The ache lessened ever so slightly as his phone buzzed, Alois always relatively quick to answer if he had the time. Zachary didn't have to wait long for his arrival either, nearly jumping to his feet once he heard the knock at his door. Sleeve-covered hands scrubbed at his eyes to make sure they were dry, fingers combing through his mess of sandy brown hair before he pieced himself together just enough to look mostly presentable. All that work was for nothing though, door opened to reveal his best friend and the look of worry plastered across his face. Green met a warm brown and what semblance of himself that Zachary had gotten together came crumbling down around him. Bottom lip trembled shamelessly as fresh tears glassed over Zachary's eyes. "Hey," he managed to push past the lump in his throat, trying and failing at pretending that he wasn't on the verge of tears. Sniffling, the artist did his best to keep from crying, inhaling a raged breath but it caught in his throat.<br/><br/>He couldn't do this. He couldn't pretend to be okay when he was so far from that. "He left," Zachary choked out, crumpling against Alois's tiny frame. Arms wrapped around his shoulders, face pressing into the warm curve of his neck as the tears finally won their battle. They were hot as they fell from swollen eyes, chest heaving with each sob that shook Zachary's body. His heart hurt, broken inside of himself as he anchored himself to the only person that he felt that he had left. It was a bit melodramatic, but in their two years as friends, Alois had worked his way into every aspect of Zachary's life -- happily so if the alpha had anything to say about it. Alois was his best friend, his closest friend, and he needed him now more than ever. He was shattered, tossed away so carelessly by the one person who was supposed to care most for him.<br/><br/>"H-He...just...left," Zach choked out, voice a hard rasp as the pain blossomed anew. Every time he thought about it, his wounds opened again, stinging just as painfully as they had when he'd first learned of his ex's infidelity. He still couldn't wrap his mind around it, desperately wished for it to all be some bad dream, but every time he opened his eyes, Zach was proven to be very much awake. This was real no matter how badly he wished it wasn't. Left gasping, he was light headed and dizzy as his sobs began to even out. Hiccuping, Zachary began to calm though his hold on Alois didn't lessen at all. ".....I'm sorry," Zach hiccuped, lips brushing against soft skin as he spoke. He hadn't meant to unleash like this, trembling as he tried to hold back the tears once again. "I just....I don't wanna be alone Lo."