When he heard the whimper the young man slowly stroked his lover's hair, leaning down and kissed his forehead "I love you too. . . And I'm going to stay in your life.  No matter what." Daniel whispered as he drew back slightly and looked Aiden in his eyes. He didn't want Aiden to feel guilty, neither of them had a say in what their mother did or what she did in the following years.<br/><br/>Kissing Aiden deeply the young man laid Aiden back, simply kissing him and running his fingers through Aiden's messy hair.   Daniel pulled back once he needed to take a breath, his lips a bit swollen and red from kissing Aiden for so long.  "I love you, I've loved you more than a brother since we were middle school.  I never want a life without you."