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Jack couldn’t stand the stupidly small distance between them. He’d been gritting his teeth for two weeks, hating they were apart. Now, as he took her small hand inside his large one, he was praying he wouldn’t lose her again.
“Amelia,” he cupped her face, his thumb rubbing over her cheeks. “Can we start again?”
She shook her head, and he felt his stomach drop.
“No.”
“Don’t—”
“We can’t. What’s done is done,” she said, her eyes lifting to his. “You can’t erase history. You know that.”
He nodded and let out a breath. “Please don’t give up on us. What we had was too good to just walk away. Please, spend the day with me. Just give us a chance.”
Her eyes filled with tears, and he brushed them away before they could fall.
“I love you, Amelia. I love you so fucking much. I never expected to feel like this about someone. Ever. Every day we were together in Philly, I couldn’t believe how much I wanted to see you again the next. And the next. Even when I closed my eyes to sleep, I couldn’t wait until morning to see you again.”
“Oh, Jack,” she sighed.
“I wanted to tell you about Cindy, but the entire situation was so fucking insane I was hoping I could deal with it and you’d never have to know. I suppose, I was ashamed.”
“We were never meant to be anything more than a holiday romance.” Amelia shrugged.
Jack nodded.
“At first. Sharing any of those details with you when we first met was not something I could risk. You were a stranger.” Jack explained. “Although, at the same time, I was falling in love with you. You were right. At some point when we were together, I should have told you.”
He watched Amelia as she began processing what he was saying. Hope began to bloom, but he wouldn’t get ahead of himself.
“Don’t decide anything right now. Spend the day with me. Let’s be us. Then we can talk more later.”
Jack wanted to imprint himself on her again. He wanted her to remember how happy they could be. That he was a good man and would spend forever showing her and proving it.
Amelia was his. He knew it in every cell of his body, but they needed time.
He would stay for as long as necessary.
“Okay,” she nodded.
Thank fuck.
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FOR THE REST OF THEday, they hung out in Waikiki. After heading downstairs, they walked along the beach and then made their way into one of the well-known hotel restaurants for a long, lazy lunch.
Three cocktails later, both of them were feeling more relaxed and talking about what they’d been up to over the past few weeks.
But both of them had suffered being apart, so it just served to remind them of their pain and her anger. Jack needed to distract her so they could focus on being who they had been. Who they still could be.
“Have you ever been to the aquarium?” Jack asked.
“No,” Amelia smiled.
“Let’s go.” He grabbed her hand and dropped a handful of big notes on the table.
