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He decided not to answer because he didn't want to lie to her. The truth was, he wasn't okay and he wasn't ever gonna be. Abel knew that his silence was just going to raise more questions out of her, but he hoped she'd just spare him and accept it.

They sat in silence for a split three minutes before Aura softly sighed. "Do you mind if... I come and check on you? It'd ease my mind a little if I saw you."

Abel looked off, silent tears still falling down his face. Although he wanted to be alone, doing so wouldn't be good for him at the moment. He was certain that he'd do something he'd regret.

So he accepted, promising that he would stay on the phone while she traveled. After he sent her the address to his apartment, he dreadfully got out of bed to tidy up his bedroom a bit, getting rid of any trash and tossing loose clothing into his hamper.

By the time he was finished cleaning, there was a knock on his door. He hung up his phone and went to open it, seeing Aura's bright comforting smile. She held a duffle bag on her shoulder and a grocery bag in her hand. Abel smiled slightly.

"Sleepover!" She giggled, holding up the bags.

He stepped to the side letting her rush in. She dropped her duffle bag next to the couch and hurried to put the bag of snacks on the kitchen counter. After closing and locking the door, Abel went to join her, sitting on the barstool across from her. He watched her maneuver around, putting things away while humming softly. How could someone look as beautiful as her, he'd never know.

When Aura finally noticed his slightly red eyes and tear staind face, she pouted and stopped what she was doing to stand in front of him. She stepped in between his legs to get a closer look at his face. Abel froze up at how close she was.

"Abel," she whispered sadly, grabbing his face. "Why are you crying?"

He tried looking away, but Aura's firm but gentle grip kept him from doing so. He didn't want her to see him this way—he was truly ashamed.

She got the memo that he didn't want to talk about it so instead of pushing it further, she instead wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled. "I'm sorry that you don't feel so well. I wish I could help in any way." Abel looked ahead silently. "I just want you to know that I'm always here for you.. whenever you feel comfortable talking about it."

She rubbed along his back slowly, easing his riddled nerves only a little. "Have you eaten at least?"

He shook his head slightly. Aura nodded before pulling back to see his face. "Well, I bought stuff to make a pizza" she smiled. "wanna help?"

Her smile was so cute and contagious that Abel couldn't help but smile a little himself. Aura beamed proudly as he nodded and took his hands to pull him up.

"Well come on! We can watch a movie after!"

They maneuvered around the kitchen, grabbing and mixing ingredients together in bowls and putting them aside for later. While Abel finished getting the shredded cheese, Aura attempted to knead the dough around the flour. She rolled it into a ball as best as she could before flattening it with the roller.

She huffed in frustration. "Maybe my hands are too small. It's not spreading like I want it to!"

Abel chuckled and turned from the counter to stand behind her at the island. "Let me do it."

Aura started to move away, but realized she was trapped between his arms. He reached in front of her and placed his hands on top of hers on the handle. His chest softly touched her back making her draw in a breath.