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“After saying goodbye last night?”
“I told you this feels wrong,” I say. “And I’m not a huge believer of signs…but this feels like a sign.”
“Or a freak blizzard,” the driver chips in.
I glance at him before looking at Michelle. “If I can have a bit more time with him, I’ll take it.”
Michelle nods. “I know he’ll be glad to have you.”
I smile.
“But are you just going to say another goodbye after this is over?”
“I don’t want to think about that right now,” I admit. “I just want to do what feels right, right now. And seeing Noah is all I want.”
Michelle chuckles. “Okay.”
We stay in the cab while the driver crawls at a snail’s pace toward the next intersection. Michelle tries to call her parents, but the lines are down. When I try to call Noah, I can’t get through, either.
“It looks like the storm is really doing a number on the city,” the driver says.
He turns into a street and circles around the block back to the hotel where we were. We’re going to wait there, taking shelter from the storm, while we figure out a way to get to our respective locations. It might take a while before we can travel.
We’re taken to the hotel restaurant and order coffee and something to eat while we wait.
“My parents will be thrilled I can see them for more than just the coffee earlier this week,” Michelle says.
Staying with her parents wasn’t practical for the week when we were so busy with Fashion Week and had to run around so much. I’m glad for her she’s getting time with her family—she’s sees them almost as little as I see mine. This blizzard brings some good with it.
“How do you think Noah is going to react when you see him?” she asks.
“I don’t know,” I admit. “But he looks pretty torn about me leaving last night, so I’m guessing he’ll be happy.” I grin. “And I can’t say I’m unhappy about seeing him, too.”
“I’m glad you get a bit more time with him,” Michelle says. She looks like she wants to add something else but doesn’t. I leave it at that—I don’t want to know. She’s going to suggest I tell him about Ava again, and I’m not going to do that. Even though I see the blizzard as a sign, and it’s great we get to spend a bit more time together.
It's still borrowed time and soon, that will run out, too.
We spend a few hours in the hotel restaurant with the radio on, keeping an eye on what they say about traffic. When it seems like the worst is cleared up—most people have made their way indoors after the storm broke loose—Michelle arranges for a cab to take her to her parents. We still can’t make phone calls, but she knows they won’t turn her out.
I hug her.
“We’ll stay in touch; as soon as the lines are back up, we’ll know what’s going on. I’ll see you soon.”
“I’ll let you know how things go when I can,” I promise, and we part ways.
After Michelle heads off to her parents, I order a cab, too. It’s not that far to go; I’ll be at Noah’s place, too.
My stomach turns when I think about surprising him. I know he’ll be happy to see me, and seeing him is all I want right now. No matter what that might do to my heart when I end up having to say goodbye a second time.
When my cab arrives, I climb in, and it happens to be the same driver that picked us up earlier.
“Things are coming around,” he says. “They’ll have everyone back on their feet in no time. Where to?”
I give him Noah’s address. I hope he is home.
“That’s just around the corner. When something like this happens, I’m always reminded that we should take the time to spend with friends and family. We leave it to chance and emergencies far too often.”
I nod. “I know what you mean.”
