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My heavy chest lightens as she says the words I so desperately want to hear, yet never realized how much until this very moment.
I wipe the tear falling on her face, brushing my thumb against her lip willing the tears to stop.
Everything she wants, everything my heart so desperately needs, is standing right in front of us. Except for one thing—a plane outside this terminal ready to take me away on my next journey. My lips press together in a slight grimace, conflicted as to what to do.
But what’s the rush?
We have forever, right?
“I have to do this, Adriana. I have to go find myself, but…” I search her face, praying she understands the importance of me leaving, “… I want to see where this can go, too.”
She stands in front of me, shuffling her feet with a huge grin on her face. Her body relaxes, but I know not to take this too far. As Hazel said, she’s living and breathing. There are ways to make this work. I don’t need to rush fate or whatever the hell it is that brings us into each other’s lives.
“Promise you’ll email?” she asks.
“I promise to email.”
Adriana purses her lips. “Promise you’ll call?”
“I promise to call.”
The announcement blares over the speakers, and the line is becoming shorter. With only minutes left, I think carefully about the right move to make.
“I don’t expect you to wait for me, Julian. In fact, if you find someone, you know… like to—”
I cut her off and place my hand into hers. “Adriana… you’re worth waiting for.”
And with that, I raise her hand toward my mouth and tilt it sideways, placing my lips on the scars covering her wrists. Kissing them sends a warm rush within me, and in this moment, I know why everything that happened before this moment did happen.
All in this one kiss.
I know I want nothing more than to show her how strong my feelings are, and the best thing I can do for us right now is to heal on my own.
“Thank you,” she mouths, the beautiful smile on her face rocking me to the core.
I let go, not forever, but for right now and walk away knowing good things come to those who wait.
And Adriana Evans is a great thing.
