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“It’s all over your face and your work,” she said, crossing her arms, smiling.
“Is that so bad?” I sighed, clenching my hands against my chest. “I don’t think I ever stopped loving him.”
“Really?” Her brow furrowed.
“I don’t want to bore you with all the details, but plain and simple, yes.” It felt good to admit it out loud.
“Did you want me to call him?”
“No, no. I think he hates me.” I looked away, sad.
“I think you’re wrong.” She said taking my hand in hers.
“But he is so cold to me.”
“It’s not because he hates you, sweetie.” she said, taking my hand in hers. My heart raced.
Did he say something to her? I wanted to text him and ask him to come back, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.
“I’m good here if you want to head back to my place,” she said, turning away. She was texting someone then put her phone in her pocket.
“I’ll help you, I don’t mind.” I said.
“Okay,” She stopped when her phone chimed. She took her phone out then shoved it back in her pocket. “Can you do me a favour? I need a few things from the trunk of my car.”
“Of course.” I replied.
She turned around. “My keys are on the desk out front.”
“What do you need?” I asked. My brow furrowed.
“You’ll see when you get out there,” she replied.
When I got to the front door, I saw Nick leaning on her car. My heart started to beat rapidly. Slowly I opened the door and stepped out.
“Hey,” I said, walking closer. Our eyes locked. “I was just talking about you.” I gulped. “Claudia was just telling me that people were impressed with my work.” He continued to stare at me without saying a word. “Nick, I don’t know what this all means but—” My breath came to a halt when he stood and came straight at me, scooping me up in his arms. Our lips met and he breathed me in. Our tongues entangled . . . And then it hit me. The love and passion I felt all came crashing back. He pulled away, holding my face in his hands. Our foreheads pressed lightly.
“I’ve been dying to do that since I first saw you yesterday,” he breathed.
“Why didn’t you?” I said breathy.
“I wasn’t sure if you were in the same place.” His eyes were glossy. It made my heart jump into my throat.
“I never left.” I cupped his cheeks. I had missed him so much. He wrapped his arms around me, holding me tight. “You are the reason I couldn’t marry Mason,” I whispered. He pulled away and held my face in his hands.
“I thought—but you said yes to him.”
“I felt pressured to say yes. He sprung it on me. Everyone was waiting for me to answer, and all I saw was your face.” A tear escaped. “I never stopped loving you, Nick.” I chocked back the tears.
He grabbed me tight. His hand splayed on the back of my head, tangling in my hair. “I never stopped loving you,” he cried into my hair. When I opened my eyes and looked up, Claudia was standing at the door, smiling. She fingerwaved then walked away. “What do we do now?” he said pulling away.
“Start over?” I replied. His eyes bore into mine. My heart swelled as his head started to nod. I cried. He hugged me tight, and I could feel his body shudder. Then he asked me back to his place. I sent a text to Claudia, who had already anticipated as much.
The entire ride I couldn’t help but stare at him. He kept blushing and asking why I was watching him, and I just kept saying I was making up for lost time. I felt the tremble in my chest as I fought against the urge to burst into tears of joy. I didn’t want to get a head of myself. I don’t know what could happen in the next few hours.
At his apartment he opened a bottle of wine handing me a glass, then he walked over to the fire place and threw some wood in the fireplace. I sat on the arm of the chair sipping the wine watching him. When he stood and turned he smiled at me, looking just as nervous as I felt.
“Now what?” He said, his fist clenching and unclenching at his sides. I shrugged and stood walking towards him.
