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My chest tightened. I wanted to be strong for her. She deserved that at least. She had been there for me through so fucking much.
Yet I couldn’t stop myself from digging my fingertips into her hips because I wanted to savor every moment that I had with her. I didn’t want to let the moments slip away.
“It’s okay, Allie,” I whispered, for fear that if I spoke any louder, I’d choke up.
Tears spilled down her cheeks, and I pushed them away with my thumbs.
“Don’t cry, baby. It’ll be okay. We’ll get through it. We’ve gotten through everything that life has thrown at us already.”
Lips trembling, she threw her arms around my shoulders and pulled me closer. “I don’t want … I don’t want to leave you. We’ll be hours apart, hundreds of miles away from each other for four years. I haven’t been without you since freshman year.”
Not knowing what to say—because I couldn’t deny what she had said—I tugged her closer to me and kissed her softly on the lips, fingers trailing down her sides. Neither of us knew what the future held, but I wasn’t going to let the presentslip away from me.
