Love Will Save You // Ryan Follese

Chapter 32: Take a Breath and Let the Rest Come Easy

-Danielle-

"I'm still not telling you," I rolled my eyes as Nash bugged me about what I meant at dinner. He's been doing this for the past month, obviously not taking the hint that I'm not going to tell him.

"Please," he whined, following me around my bedroom as I was packing some last minute things for the trip to Australia.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

"Really?" he asked excitedly.

"No!" I said loudly, looking at him. We turned toward the door when we heard someone laugh.

"Nash, leave her alone. She's not going to tell you," Jamie smiled, leaning against the door frame.

"But she-"

"No," Jamie cut him off, shaking his head. Nash looked at me and I shrugged, causing him to sigh and drag his feet toward the door.

"I love you, Nashy!" I called after him as he walked out the door. He mumbled some not-so-nice names, making me laugh.

"So," Jamie said, coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist, "What do you have planned for him?"

I turned around in his arms, wrapping my own around his neck and smiling, "Just because you're my boyfriend doesn't mean I'm going to tell you. I'm sworn to secrecy."

"Not even if I did this?" he asked, kissing me.

"Nope," I giggled when he pulled away, "And no amount of kisses are going to work."

"Oh, really?" he smirked before starting to tickle me.

"Jamie!" I screamed in between laughs.

"Knock, knock," Melanie said from outside the door.

"It's open, you know," I laughed again, catching my breath.

"I know," she replied, walking in, "I didn't want to just walk in if you two were taking the first line of I Like It Like That a little too seriously."

"Mel!" I yelled.

She simply smirked before walking away and calling after us, "We leave in 10 minutes. Finish whatever you're doing by then."

"Melanie!" I yelled again. Melanie laughed loudly and I turned back to my suitcase, mumbling, "I am so getting her back for that." Jamie chuckled and wrapped his arms around my waist from behind again.

"You want it and you know it," he smirked.

"Oh, I want it bad," I replied, sticking my tongue out at him before kissing his cheek, "Now help me close this thing." He laughed lightly as I jumped up to sit on my suitcase.

"You sure you need this much stuff?" Jamie asked jokingly as he zipped it.

"I bet it's less than what your brother's bringing," I smiled.

He nodded and laughed, "That's probably true."

~

When we got to the airport and passed through security, we were walking toward the gate and Jamie suddenly said, "I forgot something!"

"What this time?" Ian chuckled.

"My carry-on!" he replied, picking me up.

"Jamie!" I squeaked before laughing hysterically.

Ryan looked at Melanie and she giggled, "Don't even think about it, Follese." We noticed the woman standing at the gate was smiling at us.

"You two remind me of my husband and I when we were your age," she said when we got to her.