***Matt's POV***

I stood there in the hallway, staring into Eddie's eyes.  "I got the flowers," he said quietly.

I smiled a bit.  "I figured that, or else you wouldn't be here."  I rubbed my head, trying to push away the headache I could feel coming on.

We stand in silence for awhile longer.  Finally, his eyes downcast, he muttered, "They lied to me, didn't they?"

I nodded.  "Yeah.....they took advantage of you being drugged to try and convince you to leave me...."  I took a deep breath.  "Please forgive me, Eddie."

He continues to look down.  "How do I know?  How do I know you're telling the truth, that you weren't messing around with Sean?"

I sighed.  "Because Sean is so much in love with Chris.  Because I'm not that kind of person."  I take a step forward.  "Because I have no desire whatsoever to mess around with anyone else but you and if you won’t forgive me I might as well become a priest or something because I don’t want anyone else but you."

Eddie smiled a bit, coming closer to touch my face.  "You'd get over me eventually."

I shook my head.  "Would not.  I'd be cold without your Latino heat...."

He smiled fondly and pulled me into his arms, letting me bury my face in his shoulder.  "You didn't do anything wrong.  I should be the one begging you to forgive me," he whispered into my hair.  His words release something in me and I can feel the tears start to roll down my face.  I burrow closer to him and he tightens his grip on me.  "What’s wrong?" he asks.

I choke back a sob.  "I thought I lost you...that I finally made you like me and now you were going to hate me again...."

Eddie laughed a bit, stroking my hair.  "Matt, you silly boy, I always liked you.  Don’t be so scared all the time."

I sniffled a bit.  "It's my nature."  I finally pulled away from him, wiping my eyes.  "Want to get something to eat?"  I asked hesitantly.

"You mean like a date?"  I nodded, and he grinned.  "Sounds like fun."