At first, when James started talking, Aiden thought she was emphasizing on the bit where she promised she'd tell him about what was eating at her. When he realized what she meant as she said those words his breath caught in his throat and Aiden felt his eyes burn up. Immediately a wave of rage washed over him; he was crying for God's sake, it was pathetic. He was crying about someone telling him they loved him, crying that this was the first time that was happening that he remembered, and it was fucking sad.
The fact that James' feelings mirrored his own so well scared him, too. He could see how fucked up they both were and inevitably Aiden wondered if they should even be together, fueling each other's dysfunctional fire. He didn't know whether or not to tell her that he would never make her regret breaking the barriers down - because he would. He was bound to. On the other hand, this was the most amazing thing to ever happen to him and dammit, part of him felt like he deserved it. If he weren't so ashamed of himself for the tears falling silently down his cheeks he might even be ecstatic. Don't ruin it, you piece of shit he told himself, tightening his arms around James. Since he couldn't promise not to betray his trust, Aiden remained quiet. But he didn't think he had ever held her so tightly and so close as right now.