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I load Charlotte into her car seat and she tells me all about her day as we make the short drive over to the Virgin Street Diner.
“Can we go camping this weekend? We haven’t seen Heath in so long,” she says, drawing out theso long.
I haven’t told her yet that we broke up, and I don’t want to think about why. At first I told myself it was just because she was sick and I didn’t want to cause her more stress, but then she got better and I still didn’t tell her.
Part of me knows it’s because I don’t really want it to be over.
“Um, maybe,” I stall and she huffs out a sigh.
“I miss him,” she says quietly and I nod, my eyes starting to water.
“Me too,” I admit.
We head inside and I get Charlotte settled in a booth and go to grab her a chocolate milk and place her order.
My eyes stray to the front windows and I look across the street to the Cherry Falls Trading Post. I can see Heath behind the counter and he looks up, meeting my eyes for a brief second.
That’s it. That one look and I know I can’t go on like this.
He looks as miserable as I feel and I can’t take it. I can’t stand not seeing him for another second.
“Hey, Gracie?” I ask as she eats her food at the counter.
“Yeah?”
“Can you watch Charlotte for just a second?”
“Sure!” she says, grabbing her drink and plate and heading over to the booth.
I watch them sit together for a minute before I take a deep breath and head for the front door. I make it across the street and open the door, almost running into Heath as I walk inside.
“Hey,” I say as he reaches out and steadies me.
“Hey,” he says, eyeing me hopefully.
“I’m so sorry,” I choke out and the next thing I know, Heath’s lips are on mine.
He kisses me hard, our hands clinging to each other’s clothes as we try to get as close as possible to each other. He pulls away just as abruptly as he started the kiss and I’m left feeling off balance.
“Thank fuck. I was losing my mind without you,” he breathes as he rests his forehead against mine.
“Me too,” I admit. “I’m sorry that I panicked and pushed you away. I need you. I love you, too. So much.”
He kisses me again, his tongue slipping into my open mouth and I tug on the short strands of his hair, loving how he makes me feel, how perfect we are together.
“I love you,” he says as his lips land back on mine.
“Uh huh,” I mumble, kissing him back.
“I missed you so much.”
“I have something else that I should tell you,” I say as we come up for air.
“What’s that?” he asks, tugging me closer to his body.
“I went to see Dr. Coleman today because I wasn’t feeling well the last few days, and I wanted to make sure I didn’t have what Charlotte had.”
Heath’s brow wrinkles and I can see the worry in his eyes. His hands tighten on my waist, like holding me closer is going to cure me of whatever ailment I might have.
