Chapter 62
Chapter Sixty-Two
WILL
Day Twenty-Five
‘This isn’t goodbye,’ I say. ‘I’ll be back before you know it.’
‘I can’t believe how quickly it’s gone,’ Sam says, hovering outside the airport.
‘This has been the most profound month of my life,’ I say. ‘I’m not going to forget it anytime soon.’
I take the suitcase from Sam’s car, trying not to overthink. I’ll see him in no time, my flight back to him already waiting. We have so much to look forward to together, but there are final things I need to sort out back home.
Like saying goodbye to Willow. Packing up my apartment. Letting it go.
‘Got everything you need?’ Sam asks.
‘I do.’
‘Spoken to Ollie?’ Sam questions.
‘Just a quick message from him. He thanked me for marrying them.’
Ollie and I agreed to stay in touch, and even though part of me suspects he will ghost me once he settles into his regular life back home, I have a dream that yes, we could be friends.
As for weddings? Well, I suppose they’re not all that bad, are they?
I might have feared the whole commitment thing, and I did break out in a sweat when Ollie and Alec said I do, and then spoke to me later about the whole legal bit, but their joy was infectious, their humour enough to make me see what all of the fuss is about.
Love is messy. It’s complicated. It doesn’t always make sense. One person’s decision does not make sense to another.
Before this, I might not have wanted marriage.
But that was before I found Sam again.
Sam caresses the side of my face, one hand in his pocket. ‘When you come back, I’ll have a pumpkin spice waiting for you.’
‘Sam. That is true love.’
He leans in, kisses me gently, not caring if anyone stops to look. Despite the brief fear, I kiss him back, and when I break away, people are going about their day, no one batting an eyelid. It fills me with hope, and I chortle at Sam.
‘Safe flight, babe,’ Sam says.
Heading into the airport, I scan the crowds, finding where I need to be.
I turn back to Sam.
‘I choose you, Sam.’
Sam laughs, slapping his thigh. ‘Don’t be so corny.’
‘Had to try it.’