*Him* Nicholas knew he was in a bad way. He missed Alvaro being the annoying voice of reason in his head. He had lost all track of time and his mind was starting to wander. He still had his senses though and even with his head hung low he could smell her. Vera. She had finally come to visit him. His love. He had also missed her. What he didn't miss however was that bastards smell all over her. He growled. "Come to gloat that he's better than me?" Vera laughed in his face. She lit up a cigarette and sat in a chair in front of him and gracefully crossed her legs at the knees. She blew smoke in his face. Nicholas took a long wiff in. He had missed the nicotine. "He is good actually, now that you mention it." Vera had replied smugly. " But I actually came to check on yo

