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“Hello. Myles!”
“Hey, there.” She could practically see the smile she heard in his voice.
“Oh, my gosh. It’s so good to hear your voice. I miss you so much.”
“I miss you, too. And I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to call. We’ve been deployed… I’m back on base now, but I’m not sure for how long.” He sighed.
Jess’s voice caught. “You sound tired.”
“I’m fine. Just missing you, that’s all…”
“Addison and I are in San Francisco. She’s fun and all… but I can’t help wishing I were here with you…”
“Just nine more months. And then I’m out. I’ve decided that, for good this time. I’m getting older, Jess, and I’m not sure I can hack this life anymore, to tell you the truth. Plus, there’s a girl back home that means the world to me.”
“Wow. I wasn’t sure I’d ever hear those words
from you…”
“Yeah, well, I got the pictures you sent. You look beautiful. You always were. But whatever you’re up to these days, it looks good on you.”
“Addison got ahold of me. I’ve been working with her and her trainer.”
“Tell her I said hello.”
“Oh yeah… before I forget… did you get my email about my big news?”
“No. We haven’t had computer access for a few weeks…”
Jess beamed. “My divorce was final last week.”
He laughed. God, he sounded so good. “So, you’re a free woman now, huh?”
“Something like that.”
“That’s great news. But, hey, listen… I gotta run. There’s a line here and they’re staring me down. I’ll call again just as soon as I can, okay?”
“I love you, Myles.”
“I love you, too…”
She would do anything if she could keep him on that phone, anything to not have to hang up. “All right… well, be safe.”
“Hey, Jess…”
“Yeah?”
“I can’t wait to make you mine.”
In November, right before Thanksgiving, on a day when Jess was particularly missing him, she sent him this:
From: [email protected]
Subject: Today, I’m not even going to pretend.
Dear Myles,
