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Shane has been having the same nightmare again.
Watching how his boyfriend chose another, and it was all a prank, evil prank that his teammates decided to do just to rattle him.
Shane could tell that Ilya noticed him, but he still had doubts that maybe Ilya is just not into him as he once believed, the nightmares just adding more fuel to his mental health.
Ilya saw and conquered as he kept watching his boyfriend, he could see how fast Shane’s mood seemed to change, he could tell that there was something eating his boyfriend’s mind.
Ilya embraced him from behind, kissing him, and noticed how stressed and flinched he touched his boyfriend.
“I’ve got you.” Ilya said with a fond voice, not letting go of his boyfriend.
“Are you truly mine?” Shane asked, fearing to face Ilya and see the rejection, it was too hard.
“Only you, Hollander,” Ilya replied, and then he asked, “Want to tell me what’s bothering you?”
Shane let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding as he closed his eyes, opened them and then he turned his eyes facing his handsome boyfriend, he swallowed the lump down his throat before opening his mouth to say, “I felt like I’m drowning and I’m losing you.”
“Wait, let me correct this,” Shane said, and continued, “I’m already drowning.”
“Drowning in what? What’s going on, Hollander?” Ilya asked, stared at his boyfriend’s chocolate eyes, he could drown into them.
“Sorrow, I think you already got someone better than me, more handsome than me.” Shane said, averting his eyes away from his boyfriend.
“I’m having nightmares, I don’t remember how it started, but I have them on a daily basis.” Shane added.
“Shane, love, look at me.” Ilya pleaded, the pain of seeing his boyfriend hurt that way, pierced something in him and he wished to cause harm for the ones that hurt his boyfriend.
Shane sighed before he faced his boyfriend, he could see the tears dripping from Ilya’s blue eyes as he kissed the tears.
“I love you, Shane Hollander, and I have no idea who got this into your head that I’m not loving you, you are mine!”
Ilya then kissed Shane softly, he could feel that his boyfriend was kissing him in return.
“I love you too, Rozy.” Shane said, feeling Ilya’s protected arms around his body.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you when you needed me the most, but I’ll do my best to keep you safe and chase the nightmare away,” Ilya vowed and then he said, “I love you so much.”