Summary:

Yuna's breath caught. "What did you say, baby?"

"Please." Shane's forehead was still pressed to his knee. "Please, please, please—"

Hayden shifted closer. "Please what? Tell me what you need, Shane.”

Then, so faint that all three of them had to lean in just to catch it. "...I need him.”

Yuna's hand found David's. "Who, sweetheart? Who do you need?"

“Ilya."

 

Or: It's been a month since the tuna melts. Shane's been getting closer to breaking every day, until he finally does, in front of his parents and the Pikes. In the middle of the panic, he blurts out the only thing he needs: Ilya. So they call him.