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Being with her might be its own kind of healing.
I nodded. It was just a visit. My baggage could stay locked away for a few days. She was worth it. Moreover, I didn’t know how much longer Faith and I could hold out on texts and phone calls. A holding pattern had to end before the plane ran out of fuel and crashed.
I cleaned up the dishes and Kal ran to the living room to play on my Xbox. I opened my laptop on the kitchen counter and searched flights, then stepped out onto the lanai. The sun wasn’t even thinking about setting, and the ocean was the deepest blue. I texted Morgan a brief outline of a plan and told him to call me when he was free.
Kal and I tossed a ball around, played a card game, and when twilight approached, my phone rang.
“Give me a sec, buddy,” I told Kaleo.
“Can I watchTales of Arcadia?”
“I don’t know what that is, but…sure.” I waved him toward the TV and answered the phone. “Hey.”
“You’re going to Seattle?” Morgan asked immediately.
“Yeah, I wanted to make sure you’d be okay without me watching Kal for a few days.”
“We’ll be fine. Go.”
I snorted a laugh; he sounded more eager than me. “Okay, I’m going to head out tomorrow night—”
“Tonight.”
“What?”
“There are flights tonight, right? Redeyes?”
“I suppose…” I tucked the phone against my ear and went back to my laptop. “Yeah, one. At eleven tonight.”
“Grab it. If you’re feeling up for it. You still sound like shit. Are you sure—?”
“I’m fine. Stop asking.”
“Then go to Seattle. Tonight.”
“Jesus, do I seem that fucking desperate to everyone? Between you and Kal and—”
“You have five days off, Ash. Make the most of them.”
I started to protest but no words came out.
“Exactly.” Morgan laughed. “I’m on my way to get the boy. Pack up, my brother. You’re going to do something for yourself for a damn change if I have to drive you to the airport myself.”
He hung up and I had to laugh for a moment, but it burned up fast at the thought of seeing Faith again. How I felt about her raged uncontained in my blood, in my thoughts, in my heart. It was probably fucking crazy to keep whatever we had alive. Neither of us were equipped to handle something real and would probably crash spectacularly.
That might be worth it too.
