"I know, I know, I didn't even think that," I replied. "You would have done it anyway. But you never did with Cara. She strung you along for almost three years. I've only had you for a few months. Look at the differences. I know that you love me, Kieran. I know that you aren't the same guy you were before."
"Like I said... it wasn't that long ago..." he mumbled sadly.
I grabbed Kieran's face between my hands, forcing him to meet my eyes.
"It doesn't matter how long ago it was. You are no longer that person. You're better now. And I don't mean that you're sober, or no longer drowning, or that you took a step back from being The Prodigy," I told him. "You're better now simply because you are happy. That's all I want for you, for us, to be happy. I want you to live your life for you as muc
