Song | Like I Can by Sam Smith.

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"Why are you looking down all the wrong roads
When mine is the heart and soul of the song?
There may be lovers who hold out their hands,
But he'll never love you like I can."

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"You never learn, do you?"

It seems like every [boyfriend/girlfriend] you've ever had ends the same way: heartbreak. Cheating, distance, falling out of love, you've experienced it all. And though he'd never tell you until now, your best friend was always waiting in the shadows, waiting for you to come running back to him.

Sebastian, the man you've been best friends with since he moved to New York when he was little. You'd found his accent and language absolutely adorable, and had helped him cope with a new country and step-father. Little did you know that he had fallen hard for you. You never seemed to show any signs that you felt the same way, so he bottled it up for decades.

Now, Sebastian stands in front of you. Both of you are shouting at each other in the middle of the street. You'd stormed out after he made a snide comment about your ex and how he wanted to get back with you. "You never learn, do you?"

You throw your hands up, frustrated. "Maybe I don't! Maybe that's my thing! At least I had a boyfriend!" When Sebastian's gaze drops, you cover your mouth. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean that, I swear-"

"-Do you wanna know why I haven't had a girlfriend for three years?" he asks, walking closer to you. "Do you?" You nod your head, curious. "It's because of you."

Before you can reply, Sebastian grabs you by the waist and pulls you in for a passionate kiss, pulling you flush against him. You gasp and kiss him back, feeling for the first time in a long time that he might actually be the one for you.

When he pulls back, you give him a smile. "All these years?"

He nods. "Every single one."