Nicholas lets the mic slid from his leg. Nodding he keeps flying without responding.
Betty uses her key to get inside the office. She’s not angry with Kaden. In fact, she understands. “I know you miss him, and I know you love him, but I can’t let you be in here, at least not with him. I’m sorry.” She gently takes Kaden by the arm and starts to lead him out of the office. She pauses at the door. “Nicholas is a very a proud man, in his own way of course. He took care of his parents when his father became ill. Tore him up to watch his father die. Then his mother died not too long after. Broken heart. I think that combined with how he viewed himself until you came along made him afraid to fall in love. There was something about you though. You tore down all those walls. He loves you. I’ve never seen him so taken with anyone before in my whole life. Just give him some time. If it’s meant to be, he’ll come back to you.” She pats his arm before leading him out into the hall again. Halfway to Nicholas’ room, she stops as she hears the chopper. “I knew he would come back for you, but I’m going to give him a piece of my mind.”
The elevators open, and Nicholas steps out, heading right for them. “Nicholas, Dr. Hayden, you should be in bed. You shouldn’t be flying. You haven’t been cleared yet. We have protocols here. He stops just as he gets to Kaden. Reaching down, he grabs the back of his neck and pulls him close to him to kiss him as he says, “Fuck the protocols.” His lips meet Kaden’s in a rough, passionate kiss as he pulls him close to him. “I’m sorry,” he whispers against his lips. “Never again. I will listen to you, and I will never hurt you. I promise.”
“Dr. Hayden. You need to be in bed.” “I agree, but I’m not going alone.” He smiles at Kaden before kissing him again. “Come with me husband. Come take care of me however you want to. Please.”