"Yes it is! Maybe if I had done something he wouldn't be dead,"

Damon groans and said " fuck nick no in mafia life you don't worry about the ones who are not in the room you worry what's in front of you amd he wasn't in the room you worry about yourself and then you pick up what's left "

Nick shook his head, still crying. He didn't grow up like that, that wasn't how his mind worked. From all the trauma from his dad, blaming everything on Nick, that was the way he worked. Nick always blamed himself.

Damon sighed and places both hand on each side of his face and leans his forehead against his and said " nick i don't care how your father taught you but you did nothing wrong stop blaming yourself i could have done something in the very beginning so it my fault but I can't lose you this is the first time I ever felt something towards someone you make me feel things and it hard to say it but I love you very much I don't want to lose that "

"I love you too," he breathed.

Damon kisses him softly at first but but deepens it

Nick leans into the kiss, wrapping his arms around his neck, holding Damons face in his palms.

Damon places his hands on his hips as he pulls him closer

"Damon..." he breathed out, drawing him closer.

Damon said " yes nick " as he looks at him