"Perhaps. But my coming out wasn't easy for her to come to terms with. By the time Alessia did though, she'd had time to accept it, pray on it and decide that God would want her to love us the same way she always had. In the end, I think it was harder for her to understand why neither of us could live here any more." Nicky had been the first to leave the country -opting for London- and Alessia had decided to move when she and Adelina had become more serious.

Chuckling softly, Nicky shifts up to press his lips against Booker's in a soft kiss. "Good to know. I'd be willing to fight for you but that might be a bit too far."