"It's so weird sometimes. To be surrounded by all these people and be so completely alone." James laughed a little and put on that same smile, not letting Hartley's words make him at all self conscious. He was lonely and he didn't know how to truly connect, letting people in wasn't easy for James and more often than not, he just ended up regretting everything. "I like it when I'm with you. You make it all feel more alive."

And he was the idiot who fucked up what they could have had. He supposed he had to live with it now. "Of course, no kissing. You have a boyfriend now and all."