My heart skipped a beat and all I could do was gape at him.

His voice went deeper as he said one word "Come."

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

"Tonight. Come to my fight."

I could not help but smile as I told him "You kept Litora Bello from me for weeks and now you want me to go?"

"If I got what I wanted then you would never leave my side again."

His phone went off a couple of times again. It was just a text but he still looked down at his phone in frustration.

"I can't." I whispered.

Even the thought of him potentially getting hurt was too much for me to deal with.

I covered up my concern by adding to my reply "Lana's halloween party is tonight."

"I wish that I could show you how much I crave you. I wish that I could let you look into my mind because I only think about you." He cupped my face and lowered his voice as he spoke "If you could see how much I loved you then you would not try and leave."

Everything I needed to say got lost in the air.

I ended up whispering "Please come back okay."

I took a step back and so did he. Nothing else was said but I could feel it. The incompleteness. Our conversation was far from over.

Stone walked away but not before a last glance over his shoulder at me.

Brennan followed foot as he waved a last goodbye to Lana and told me "See you tonight."

Lana and I went back inside. I strolled to the sofa as she went through to the kitchen.

I rested my head on a pillow as I rubbed my temples in a circular motion. I let my eyes close momentarily

The sofa moved as Lana sat down next to me.

I opened my eyes to saw her sitting there holding a cupcake. It was decorated in green swirl icing and it had one lit candle in it.

Holding the cake out, She smiled encouragingly "Make a wish."

Blowing it out, I used my wish and any others that I might have had for him. All my wishes were for Stone. I wanted him to win the fight and come back unscathed.

She set the cake down on the coffee table before walking over to the other sofa to grab two wrapped presents. She set them on my lap and motioned for me to open them.

I smiled and started to open the first one. It was a flat package and it felt a lot like clothes. I pulled out the material with my finger and tilted my head at the swimsuit.

It was nothing that I would ever choose out for myself but it was nice. The one-piece suit was ombré and went from yellow to a royal blue.