"…WHY CAN'T YOU SEE HOW MUCH BETTER OFF YOU'D BE WITHOUT HIM?!"

"I TOLD YOU THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN!"

"BUT YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHY. WHY THE HELL DO YOU INSIST ON KEEPING HIM AROUND?!" WHY WON'T YOU DO THIS FOR YOURSELF? FOR US?!"

"BECAUSE I'VE LOVED HIM LONGER THAN I'VE EVEN KNOWN YOU! BECAUSE I LOVE HIM MORE THAN ANYONE! ANYONE! AND IF YOU MAKE ME CHOOSE IT WILL BE HIM! IT'LL ALWAYS BE HIM!"

Needless to explain, there wasn't much to say after that. Alyssa was quick to put two and two together and it was quite obvious she'd never have a future with Holden. Holden walked around for a while trying to get his head around things. He sure didn't plan on blurting something like that out, but he didn't regret it. After all, it was the truth. As he made his way back home, back to Banky in more ways than one, he became so sad. He now knew that he could never have a relationship, because Banky will always own his heart. But he was sad, so sad, because he also knew that Banky could never feel that way about him.

"Shows how much you 'know' huh?" Banky says with a smirk as they make their way into the apartment.

Holden laughs saying, "Yeah, guess so."

Never before has Holden ever been so happy to be so wrong. He watches Banky as he tiredly plops down on the couch to take off his shoes. He makes his way to sit next to him when he notices the blinking red light of the answering machine.

He lets out a small groan and reluctantly changes course to go check it. As the tape rewinds, Holden sits on the couch and leans his head back so he can look at Banky. With his shoes off Banky tosses them to the side, leans back with exhaustion, and turns his head towards Holden.

Holden smiles at Banky and Banky smiles back as the two share a moment.

"You have one new message. *BEEP* 'Holden? Holden if you're there pick up! Shit. I may have gone overboard this year. If you could get down to the police station with $1,000 bail or a lawyer I'd really appreciate it. Hurry!' *BEEP* End of messages."

THE END

That's it :) Never say never, but I feel done with this pairing. I heart them lots, but I fear I'm repeating myself too much. Anywho, thanks for reading and please, pretty please with sugar on top, leave a review :)