47. Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Seven
Alex
She’s soft in my hands. Her hair is clutched in my fist and I’m holding her against me like it’s the very last time I’ll ever do so. Except it’s not the last time. So far from the last time.
“What are you doing here?” Margot asks as she tries to pull herself out of my grip but I don’t let her. I need to hold on longer. Her coconut scent hits my nose and I hold on tighter. “Alex?”
“God, I’ve missed you so much.”
She grips the back of my shirt. “I’ve missed you, too.” I let her go, reluctantly. “What’s going on? Your dad, Kai? I don’t understand.”
“My dad and I finally had a real talk. He understands that me being at Prescott Cars would be the worst thing for me. And, after some slight convincing, he offered Kai my intern position, even offering to help pay for his last semester of school if he interns for the whole year instead of just the summer.” She takes in a surprised breath and I kiss her forehead.
“I’m sorry we left things the way we did. I just saw life spiraling out of control and I didn’t want to bring you down with me.”
“There’s nowhere I want to be if it’s not with you. It might’ve taken me a minute to realize it but I can manage my time and have you in my life. I know I can.”
“I know. And I can help. I won’t be a distraction.”
Margot grips my forearms, her eyebrows pinching in. “Alex, you’re not a distraction. You’re everything.”
When I kiss her, it’s like the very first time. Our lips touch and everything else fades away. No honking cars. No bike bells. No angry tourists. Just us and this moment together. I never want to let her go and from now on, I never will.