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I was sure by later that afternoon there’d be some splashy news report printed about the scene I made in LAX.
I’m sure the board of directors will love to see that one.
Defeated, I turned.
Standing in front of me, with her hands on her hips and a smile on her face, was Lark.
My woman. My whole heart.
“Wyatt.” Her warm hazel eyes gleamed with unshed tears.
Cell phones were raised in our direction, no doubt filming my epic fuckup. I took two long, determined strides toward Lark.
“You’re here,” she said softly.
My heart still hammered in my chest. “I didn’t think I’d be chasing down an airplane, but yeah. I’m here.”
Lark’s arms wound around my neck, but I stepped back.
“I’m sorry, Lark. I lied to you.” Her sweet face scrunched as I put my hands on her hips to steady myself.
I have to get this right.
“I’vebeenlying to you. I’m happy for you and so damn proud that you landed this role—that part is true. But I’m fuckingmiserable. I know I’m supposed to smile at you and tell you everything is peachy, but I can’t do it. I won’t. I know I’m demanding. My schedule sucks. My hometown is ridiculous, and my family is alotto handle sometimes. You have this whole bright future ahead of you and—” I waved my hand around us as my heart pounded. “If this job and LA are what you want, we’ll make it work. But I can’t go weeks without seeing you. I won’t. Being apart from you hurts.Physicallyhurts. I love you too much.”
A startled little gasp escaped from Lark’s lips. Her chin was wobbling, and worry flickered over me.Maybe I was too late.
When a tear spilled over her dark lashes, I swiped it away with my thumb, and her face leaned into my palm.
“Wyatt.” She sighed. “How are we going to make this work?”
I wanted to reassure her, tell her I have everything figured out, but that would be another lie. So instead, I gave her more truth. “I will love you. Every second of every day. You will never have to wonder if I’m thinking about you or missing you. If we’re apart, you’re with me. Here.”
I planted her hand over my heart and covered it with mine. It beat against my chest, and I only hoped she understood. “You’re it for me. Forever.”
“I was coming home, Wyatt.”
I pulled Lark closer and rested my chin on her head. “I know, baby.”
She stepped back and shook her head. “No. Home. Like,homehome.”
I looked at her, trying to figure out exactly what she was implying.
Her watery smile brightened. “We wrapped today. The directors pulled me into an office and offered me a job as a series regular. They want Delilah back and are working with the writers to make that happen for the next season.”
My heart ached, knowing that it meant a more substantial long-distance relationship. But I had meant what I said. I would always support Lark, and if this was what she wanted, I would make it work. There was no option to live in a world where Lark wasn’t mine.
“They told me how they plan to spin the relationship and make it a running story line. It’s the break every actor hopes for.”
My throat filled with sandpaper, and I tried to swallow past it. “I understand, and I’m so proud of you. I know—”
“I turned them down, Wyatt.”
My heart stopped. My mind went blank.
Lark’s tinkling laugh and the brush of her fingertips across my furrowed brow had me pulling her in closer.
“But this is everything you’ve wanted. What you’ve hoped for.”
