My Little Dove

Chapter 54

Buckys POV:

I woke up to the harsh sound of my alarm.

I sniffle in that groggy confusion and rub my eyes.

"Angel, It's t-t-time to get up" I mumble, gently nudging her

"Mhm mhm," She groans, burying her face in the sheets.

I spoon her and pull her into me. "5 minutes" I compromise, settling back in.

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We ended up sleeping an hour long and had to rush out of the house.

"You g-g-got everyth-thing?"

"Um, yeah" She nods

I kiss her temple when I see her getting all teary. "S-S-Save your te...tears for me" I joke

She laughs and we leave

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We sang our song as I drove her to the airport. It was 4 am and we were both more than exhausted, but we didn't have time to care. Literally.

I help her with her bags and we walk inside.

"Airports give me such nostalgia" She laughs

I laugh too.

I walk with her until they wouldn't let me pass.

"Well, this is me" She whispers

"Yeah" I nod

She lets her bags fall and wraps her arms around my neck. "I'm gonna miss you"

"I-I-I am too" My voice was so shaky as I tried to hold back my tears.

I kiss her head and squeeze a little harder. "You k-know? Once you leave, we're n...not gonna t...talk anymore"

"Why?" She sniffles

"Because you'll be -b-bbusy being succes...sful and I'll be busy t-t-trying to ke...keep up"

She laughed those tears out of her throat. "We'll grow apart, but we w-w-won't forget each other. We'll love each other f...f..for the rest of t-t-time and we'll th...think about each other all the t-time. ' What are th-they doing? Are they ha-ha-having fun?' But, neither of us will c...call"

She squeezes harder. "I love you, Bucky"

"I love you t-t-too, Dove. Now, you b-b-better go before you're late"

My lips meet hers and tears fall from my eyes. This was it.

She stood flat on her feet and picks up her bags.

I smile and wave goodbye. I turn and start to walk.

Something urged me to turn around.

Right when I did, Dove's body hit against me. She sobbed in the crook of my neck.

My hands grazed her back and I squeeze just as hard. "I don't want to leave you" She mumbled

"You'll b-b-be okay"

"Will you?"

Will I? This woman has been the center of my life for a year. She was my world. I loved her with every cell in my body. I watched her graduate and get accepted into her program. I watched her cry and laugh. I've touched her in ways she never thought possible. She the same.

"Maybe" I laugh

"Will you think about me?"

"Every damn ch-chance I get"

She smiles and I smile back.

"You be g...good" I whisper

She grabs me by my jacket and the most passionate and heartfelt kiss hits my lips.