Demian laughed from the silly expression Nicole made while her brain freeze from the ice-cream, it was a blissful moment, she looked so innocent, and pure on his eyes. She looked up at him to find herself, face to face with those piercing blue eyes of his. Fuck! he was so pretty, and it wasn't just physically, he was beautiful inside and out, he had his ups and downs, after all he was human, but he was still so amazing, so naturally kind, and good, in a world cruel, filled with darkness that wasn't meant for him. She was still trying to figure out what had gone wrong between Demian, and Chris, to make the later, lost his mind and punish him so mercilessly cruel, it was clear it had to be a big deal.
"You're so pretty" he said reaching out, to caress her cheeks, in the softest sweet way, lost in her features, in her green eyes that sometimes look grey when the light hit them in a certain way.
"Thank you" She whispered blushing, leaning to his touch, closing her eyes for a brief moment, basking herself on his warm hand on her.
"I wish we could live this blissful moments forever, blocking out the rest of the world, just you and me, like we used to" He whispered in a raspy deep voice, holding on tears that where threatening to fall.
She opened her eyes as soon as he started talking, and her eyes become a reflection of his, she couldn't help it but her eyes were full of tears too.
"You'll be alright" She whispered with a certainty that give away, the dark thoughts she had regarding the situation.
"I'm so..." He tried to apologize, feeling guilty for upsetting her.
"Don't event say it" She stop him a little bit annoyed "I'll suggest you this, let's forget about the world for today, I'll drive to nowhere in particular, and we'll just have each other, no thinking, and not talking if you don't want to, but please stop apologizing, you mean the world to me, I'll do anything for you, and I'm not asking for anything in return, I do it because I want to, because I can" She said becoming serious again, a little bit hurt and annoyed.
"I know that baby, I'm not apologizing about that, I just don't like the idea of you being upset because of me" He whispere softly, grabbing Nicole's hand again "Let's drive away then, as long as I'm with you, I don't care about anything else" He assure her squeezing her hand.
It was clear for him, that she was the only medicine he needed to be somehow okey. They pay for their food and in no time they where on the road, Nicole was driving upstate New York, looking for the scenic view.
"You remember when our parents took us to the lake house one summer, and we kept talking about having a house like that one day when we grow up, to spend the rest of our lives in that magic place" Demian asked daydreaming about old days.
"Yes, I remember, we used to watch the stars blend in the lake, sitting on the dock till late at night" Nicole say smiling, remembering good old days.
"I want to live in that bubble again, we should go to the lake house, it's not so far away, and it's always ready" He say hopefully, selfishly wanting to take her away from the world just for a couple of days, but she had a life of her own and he couldn't do that, but he could have her for a couple more hours.
"Of course, why not, let's head there" She said smiling sweetly, heading toward the new destination, she secretly wanted to live in those memories, of a time when things were more simple, and she wasn't sick.
They fell in to a comfortable silent, just the wind blowing trough the wrangler jeep, Demian felt overwhelmed by sadness, he knew this was not only going to hunt him, his parents would freakout, and Nicole was already struggling with it.
"Hey, I'm here" Nicole said reaching her hand out to grab his on his thigh.
"What?" He asked startled.
"You call me" She said with a hit of worry.
"Oh, I was just thinking" He gave her a tiny smile, but she could look through it, he was overthinking of course.
"Do you remember how much we used to come here?" She ask bringing his attention to the here and now.
"Yes, I remember you used to follow me everywhere I went, and to be honest I did love it so much, you were the prettiest thing back them" He say with a silly smile "Well you still are" He say squeezing her hand still in his.
"I still follow you wherever you go" She said laughing playfully "Even though work sometimes gets in the way":she had a big smile and he love it.
"Yeah, and I still love it, Cambell do too" He said refering to his actor friend, slash partner in crime, slash brother.
"Yeah, Max love it when I visit you" She laugh wholeheartedly "I sometimes think he loves it more than you do" She kept laughing, and it was contagious because he laugh too, so care free and happy.
He had a hope that everything would be alright at the end, that things couldn't be that bad, so he just live that moment. She on the other hand was angry beyond imagine, she just wanted to kill that bastard.
Soon enough the arrive to the beautiful lake house, it for pretty glass doors, and a porch with the perfect view of the sunset, they walked hand in hand to the dock.
"Do you think we could stay the night?" He asked a little bit hopefully.
"I'll have to make some calls, but we could if you really want to stay here" She said hugging him lovingly, feeling momentarily happy.
"Yes I want to stay here with you" He whispered cupping her cheeks, moving his thumb so softly against her cheek.
"Demian" She said a looking up at him with adoration.
"You're so pretty" He whispered leaning in, connecting their lips together, in a sweet kiss that turned needy, he wanted her, and he'll make her his, right there and then, he couldn't help it anymore, he just wanted to feel love by her, and love her in return.