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I thought about what I would tell him.
Just thinking. I may need more space for my farm one day.
Which wasn’t a complete lie if I wanted to expand and have more and more animals, especially large ones.
I can send you the details, if you’d like. I know the realtor too, if you’d like me to set up a viewing.
I typed a response as I noticed Anna and Emily heading back.
Yes, please.
I put my phone away just as Anna sat down beside me. She sniffled and wiped at her nose. Had she been crying, and if so, why?
“Hey, Anna, can we talk for a minute?”
The main band was about to perform. Unlike the rest of them, however, I had never heard any of their music and couldn’t care less about missing the band, but we should have plenty of time.
Anna nodded. “Sure.”
We walked a few feet from where everyone else was sitting. Anna crossed her arms in front of her chest and stayed further away from me than usual. Her gaze never met mine.
I took a deep breath. Here goes nothing. Tell her Levi. Tell her you’ll make her dreams come true here in Sunville, that you’ll do anything to be together. She wiped at her eyes, changing my concern entirely.
“First of all, are you okay? You seem to be upset about something.”
“I’m fine,” she said, but she sighed and shook her head. “Actually no, I’m not fine. I have a lot on my plate right now. And I’m sorry for how I’ve treated you, how messy this whole thing has gotten.”
“It’s okay, Anna,” I said. “I just wanted to say, I understand you have dreams, and I don’t want to stand in the way of those dreams.”
“Thank you, Levi. I’m so glad you understand,” she said. “Because truthfully, leaving you will be harder than I expected… but I know it’s something I have to do.”
My heart sank. The words I had planned in my head, telling her about everything I was willing to do to keep her in Sunville went right out the window.
She knew what she wanted more than I did, and she had a right to chase her dreams.
I had no right to ask her to stay.
“I have to do this, Levi. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, and if I don’t go, I will forever wonder what if…”
“I understand that all too well.”
“I knew you would,” she said, offering me a small smile. “I hope we can remain friends and stay in touch.”
My throat nearly closed, but I nodded. “Of course.”
“Anyway, you wanted to talk to me?” she asked.
I knew she didn’t believe she could have her dreams in Sunville. Nothing I said even mattered; it wouldn’t change. I had to show her it was possible, and that I was serious about making her dreams of owning her own reserve a reality.
But I couldn’t just talk to her about it. I had to prove it to her, and I would.
“I just wanted to let you know, I’m thinking of heading out.”
“Already?” Anna looked at the time on her phone. “The main act hasn’t even started yet.”
“Yeah, their music’s not really my thing, and I don’t know why I told James I’d come.”
“Well, you’ll be missed.”
