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I was still a fighter, always would be.
Charlie had shown me that I—and our love—was worth the battle.
CHAPTER20
KIERNAN
THREE WEEKS LATER, DUBLIN
The post-holiday blues was a real thing.
The post-Charlie blues was worse.
The day after New Year’s, my contract was done so I packed up my duffel bag and leftNow, Voyager.
But leaving Charlie? Ugh.
It had only been three weeks and I didn’t know how I was gonna survive long-distance.
Don’t get me wrong, I was glad to be home to visit with Ma and Korry. Tonight, I’d gone for dinner at her flat and then Korry and I went out with mutual friends.
Things were going well until we went pub crawling and met some childhood mates that were less than friendly. Old me would have started a fight in the middle of the bar, but I just walked away. We all did. Then Korry decided it was the perfect time to hit a gay club.
He even got me out on the dance floor. I took a ton of pictures and sent them to Charlie.
A couple of guys sidled up to me, but I waved them off, leaving them to my twin. Korry soaked up the attention and soon, I was heading home and leaving him to enjoy the rest of his night.
I still had energy to burn so I decided to walk home. It took me half an hour to get to my flat, in Ballsbridge.
Yeah, Charlie had a laugh about that name too.
The neighborhood was nice, and my place was modern and quiet, but the silence of being on me own again was weighing heavy.
So was the grey sky and the cool mist that was January in Ireland.
Instead of moaning about missing my man, and the state of the weather, I slipped into bed and fell fast asleep.
I woke a few hours later and glanced out my window.
A fog had rolled in and was blanketing the neighborhood, so thick I could barely see the buildings across the street.
My phone pinged and I smiled when I saw a message from Charlie.
You were dancing without me lol?
It was no fun. I left after an hour. I miss you, love
I miss you too, baby
Video call?
My phone rang ten seconds later. Charlie’s dimpled grin was the best sight I’d seen in days. He was out on deck, the bright blue Caribbean water behind him.
“So, I have an idea that I wanna run past you,” I blurted out.
“Is this about your job?’
“Yeah, how’d you know?”
