The airport of "La Guardia" was crowd of people, shouting and chatter mingled with the metallic voices announcing arrivals and departures of flights. 

Nick settled back in the bag on the shoulder as he waited Mya as she was giving the last greetings with her parents. In the end, Brian hadn’t accompanied him, and perhaps it was better that way. They decided it together, after already saying goodbye to the cafeteria had been too much heartbreaking and Nick knew that, with roles reversed, even he wouldn’t and couldn’t be able to stand still and motionless as he watched Brian disappear in a sea of r03;r03;people. Yet, despite this, he found himself, however, to turn around and observe the people around him. 

"But I was there. Even if you did not see me, I was there. “ It was those words that drove him to seek honey blonde from hundreds of other blonde, the knowledge that he was there. Hidden away, but Brian was there to tell him ... no, not even a goodbye or a farewell. 

"Nick? They announced your flight. " Howie told him but Nick didn’t reply. He remained there, motionless, still trying to find the other part of him that he was leaving for America. When his research turned out to be in vain, Nick muttered a simple "I love you" on his lips, before turning around and begin to walk towards his terminal. Only when his figure mingled with other unknown, Brian moved away from the column where Brian had been hidden, answering in the same way to the promise that had been addressed to him alone. 

*****

It was already night when Brian was able to return to the apartment. Blaine, AJ and Kurt had offered to keep him company but he refused, preferring to remain alone. He needed it, especially that night that would be the most difficult of all. 

He didn’t turn on any lights but silently moved directly in their room, breathing in the scent of Nick that still hung in the air. The bed was unmade and still confusion reigned in that room and almost instinctively he began to fold clothes that Nick had left behind. Then, he went to tidy the bed. He lifted the duvet and there he found something on the sheets, before picking it up. It was a smile mingled with tears that painted his face as he took in his fingers that one blank sheet. The unique features of Nick had painted the two of them at the airport, the sign "Arrivals" was implying what was gonna happen in a few months. In one corner, a simple inscription: “I love us. I love our life. I love our future”. 

The lump in his throat broke up and Brian did nothing to stop the tears that had begun to slip away. Simply, he kept that piece of paper close to his chest as he moved up to the window, crouching on the bench underneath. In the starry sky, a light shone intermittently, moving more and more towards the top. It wasn’t Nick’s flights but Brian pretended that it was as he placed the index finger on the glass as if he could get to where Nick was at that time. 

"Come back soon." He whispered with a smile. Because that wasn’t the end. It was just the beginning of a new chapter.