Nathan was caught off guard by James' sudden decision to tell him the truth. Of course, that was only if Nathan had promised to still be there for him. Did he even need to ask? Nathan couldn't imagine a single scenario when he would not be friends with James. [color=firebrick]"I promise. We'll always be best friends. Nothing could ever change that,"[/color] he reassured his friend. He had noticed that James had curled himself up and was looking very vulnerable. Girlish even. Especially now that his hair had grown so long. 

He waited patiently for him to get the courage to tell him whatever he was hiding from him. For extra moral support, he placed one of his arms around him and rubbed his shoulders. [color=firebrick]"Please tell me..."[/color] he added, trying to look into James' eyes.