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"That hurts, Max" Gus touches his chin, no doubt it'll be bruise tomorrow, if they still have tomorrow here. Standing right in front of Gus is Angry Max. Gus wants to make a joke about how Max seems like a volcano about to explode or he can see fire above his head, but looking at his lover's eyes, Gus is speechless.
"20 years, Gus. For the God sake. Two decades and for what?" His voice hoarse, he not dare to look at Gus's eyes, he still blamed himself for making Gus into this.
Well, it can't be your fault when you are the one who be killed but sweet heart Max somehow turns it into his problem. He has been here for 20 years, watching Gus, waiting for Gus, and now, his boyfriend is here, half face off but before he can think, he punched him right on his remain face. Max furies at Gus, how can he be so stubborn like that? Spend two decades for what? Wasting his life for nothing, not even letting someone stay by his side, living like a robot without love and being loved. Max is angry, he is angry at Gus and angry at himself too. All this shit happened because of his fault in the first place, it was his ideal to bring their meth to the cartel and then the only one who had to be suffered is Gus. The first time in 20 years, he cries, he not even know that he can cry, but he did.
"To revenge my love" Gus caresses his cheeks, "I am here Max. I'm here now". He brings Max into a hug, a hug he had dreamed for two decades, it still like a dream for Gus, the bomb, Hector Salamanca, the cartel, El Eladio, and now he is, hugging his most important person.
"You're an idiot", Max snaps, but he lets his head fall on Gus's shoulder, whispers to his ears like he always likes to do.
"Your idiot. You're going to whine about that forever, aren't you?"
"Yes indeed. If you are scared already, better run now, Gustavo Fring. Because all I have is time."
Gus lets out a laugh, his true laugh, he never laugh like this since Max gone, now he is the one who brings it back.
"I won't let you go this time, Max Arciniega. Never."