I felt the weight of his army jacket on me. With all my tears the distinctive greens blurred together as I cried my eyes out clutching to both of his arms. I did not want to let him go. I new what was coming, we had been planning for this for a while. How we would write to each other every week, how occasionally I'd get to hear the voice I had grown to love. It felt as if my heart was being ripped out of my chest. I was not going to see him for a whole 9 months. "Look up at me, Audrella" he said tilting my chin up with his pointer finger. As I looked into his deep blue eyes for what would be the last time before he hopped on that plane. "I love you" I say breathlessly. "And I love you, more than you will ever know" He leans in to give me one of the most meaningful kisses we have ever shared. I kiss him back with all I have. I feel the warmness of his mouth overtake my mind and its all I can focus on, the spearmint flavor from his favorite gum, to the smell of the cologne I bought him for his birthday a few weeks ago. I pull away and wrap my arms around his neck and jump up. He puts our foreheads together and he takes a deep breath in. Everyone is saying goodbye, for now at least. You never know what could happen during deployment especially in Iran.
"You know how much you mean to me, right?" Matteo says. "Yes, Matteo" I give him a quick kiss. 'You
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Waiting On My Soldier by Audrella Heat
RomanceNot only does she struggle when hes off deployment. She struggles even more as he's off in Ukraine keeping an eye on Russia. Loyal, 18-year-old army wife in-waiting is waiting for her soldier to return she is also trying to finish high school and al...
