[Nods back, but looks pained for a moment, far sadder than a statement like that would normally make him. Right, his time with Victor like this is going to end soon, isn't it...]
Me too. I--
[Reaches out, taking up Victor's hand kissing his ring, lingering close - blushing a little.]
A life without you was-- [was hardly a life at all, really.] ... empty. [He said that before, but it's the best way he can describe it, anyway.]