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I heard my Mum take a deep breath. “Okay honey, as long as you’re sure you’re not hurt? We’ll have a look now and call you back.” I could hear the reluctance in her voice.
“Thank you,” I whispered hanging up the phone.
Half an hour later on the way to the airport my phone buzzed with a message, thinking it was from my parents, I reached for my phone only to see a text from Mason. My heart was in my throat as I opened the message.
Mason: Hey baby, how are you feeling? Brody and Josh are heading to a bar tonight, do you and Savannah fancy going? Love youxxx
I burst into tears as I read his message, doubt creeping into my mind, was I was doing the right thing? Mason was going to hate me when he realised that I’d just upped and left. I bit down on my lip as I reread his message.
“Is that Mason?” Savannah asked me with a sad smile. I nodded my head, not trusting myself to speak. “It’s not too late Lib, I can turn back.”
I shook my head. “No, this is for the best.”
“The best for who.” She muttered.
I glared at her. “The best for Mason. The best for me! I thought you were going to support my decision.”
“I don’t think Mason would agree that this was what’s best for him. I know I said I’d support you, and I am, I’m driving you to the airport, aren’t I? But I think you’re panicking and running away from the problem.” She looked over at me, her eyebrows raised in question.
“So what if I am?” I replied, crossing my arms over my chest. “I was wary about getting involved with Mason in the first place, maybe this is fate telling me I was right.” I took in a deep breath, letting it out slowly. “I know you don’t agree with me Sav, and maybe I am making a huge mistake, but I can’t keep letting myself get hurt. I know I’m hurting Mason too and that kills me.”
Savannah reached across the car and patted my knee. “I know you’re scared Lib, I just wish you’d talk to him.”
I looked out the window, there were so many things running through my mind, I hadn’t even had a chance to get nervous about the journey, that was the least of my problems. My phone rang in my hand, and I jumped at the noise, my heart beating wildly in my chest at the thought that it could be Mason. Looking down I saw that it was my parent's number. “Hello,” I said as I answered the phone.
“Honey its Mum, we’ve booked you onto the 3 pm flight to O’Hare International, and then you're booked on a flight from there to Manchester. We couldn’t get you on a direct flight to Heathrow until the morning. Is that okay?”
“That’s great, thank you, Mum,” I said quietly.
“I really wish you’d tell me what’s happened, sweetheart. You’re worrying me.”
“I’m okay Mum, I’ll fill you in when I’m back.”
I heard her sigh. “Okay. I’ll text you the flight information, we’ll be waiting at the airport for you when you land. We love you, Libby.”
“I love you both too. Bye.” I whispered, pushing the button and ending the call.
We arrived at the airport and Savannah linked her arm with mine as we walked to the check in desks. “I’m going to miss you Lib,” Savannah said quietly.
“I’m going to miss you too.” I stopped to pull her into a hug.
“I don’t know how long I can keep from telling Mason where you are, he’s going to freak. Just promise me that once you’re back home, you’ll call him and explain.”
I nodded, I couldn’t promise her that I would, I knew that if I heard Mason’s voice, I’d crumble and want to rush back into his arms.
After checking in, I said a tearful goodbye to Savannah and went through to departures. Mason had text again, and I ended up turning my phone off. I hated myself knowing that I was hurting him. If I stayed and fell even more in love with him, if that were even possible, the hurt would be ten times worse for both of us further down the line. It was better to leave now, even though it felt like my heart was breaking.
It was just over a two-and-a-half-hour flight to O’Hare International Airport, and I had an hour layover before catching the flight to Manchester. I realised pretty quickly that I’d left my kindle at Mason’s in my rush to leave. I don’t think I could have read anyway as my head was all over the place. I just stared blankly out of the plane window, lost in memories of Mason, my heart breaking a little bit more each time I thought of him. Tears tracked down my face, and I let them, not attempting to wipe them away.
After we had landed, I made the mistake of turning my phone on. I had twenty-three text messages, twenty-two of which were from Mason and eight voicemail messages. There was a text from Savannah and I opened that one first.
Savannah: Masonknows,and he’s beside himself Lib. Please call him x
I closed my eyes and dropped my head back against the chair I was sitting in. The pain in my chest at knowing I’d hurt him was unbearable. I reached my hand up, rubbing over my heart in an attempt to ease the ache. I opened the last of Mason’s messages, my heart pounding in my chest.
Mason: Libby sweetheart, I know you’ll be on a plane right now but as soon as you get this, callme,please. IF Amber is carrying mychild,I still want to be with you. I will support thechild,but I don’t want to be with Amber. I love you. Please call mexxx
Once again tears streamed down my face, and I couldn’t read anymore, I knew if I did I’d be boarding the next plane back to him. I reluctantly turned my phone off and sat silently waiting to be called for my next flight.
I didn’t have to wait long, and before I knew it, I was on my way home. I’d only been in Texas for two weeks, but they had been the best two weeks of my life. Meeting Mason had shown me that there was life after Mia, and I would be eternally grateful to him for that. He was starting a new chapter of his life with a baby on the way, and now somehow, I had to restart my life, I just had to learn to do it without him by my side.
I only hoped that I could.
