The place she leaves him in is dark and desolate, his heart aching and shivering with cold.

He tries to numb it away with drugs and drink and sex - but in the end he's left empty and broken in the quiet loneliness of the room they once shared, wondering why he's not worth loving, why he always ends up alone... why no one ever stays.

And then, Blake's there - arms strong and warm around him, the light shining from his eyes like a beacon guiding him back; Blake shushes his sobbed pleas and cradles him like a child, whispering a promise against his ear, "Shhh, it's all right, darlin'... I'm here now, and I'm not goin' anywhere..."