Both our Hearts

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: ANDY

"John," I say turning to look at him.

"Not to be a crazy boyfriend or anything but who is that?" John asks jealousy dripping off of his voice.

I am going to pretend he did not say he is my boyfriend.

"Space between the words boy who is a friend. Him, he is my partner." I say so bluntly and Will excuses himself.

"What?'' he asks taken aback by what I said.

"I don't want to do this right now, John." I say and suddenly tears start falling down my face and l wipe them immediately.

"Really Andy?" John asks me, I nod and he ponders upon this for a few seconds before he accepted defeat.

"Fine, I just came to tell you that tomorrow I will be flying out for a couple of months and I won't be available so is Will because we are both wanted." John says and more tears come out.

"How long is a couple of months?" I say hanging on every word that will come out of his mouth next.

"Six." He whispers and I can see that he is trying so hard to hold back his tears.

It's too much for my emotional wellness not to be broken down l can not handle it, instead everything crumbles and loud sobs escape my lips.

I can't embarrass myself further so I just act on instinct and start going inside but he stops me.

"Can't you tell me not to go, can't you stop me." He says and starts sobbing.

"Who am l to stop you when every time your daddy says jump, you always say how high." And with that I remove his hand and head inside, this time he lets me go.

As soon as I close the door, I lean against it and start full on crying.

Why does this have to be so complicated, why didn't the person who had to save me from the jaws of death have to be a normal person.

One who doesn't have a demanding father, if we date would it always be like this?

After like an hour of me sobbing leaning on the door I wipe my tears and open the door to see if John is gone.

As soon as I open the door I meet John's eyes, he is leaning on his car and Will is sitting on the hood.

He continues to look at me, I run into his arms and we embrace each other.
I can see Will smiling from the corner of my eyes.

He gets a call and excuses himself; l am left with John and we hold each other and it feels like the world has stopped because all I can see is John.
"I love you Andy," he says starring into my eyes and my heart swells from all the emotions to the butterflies erupting like a volcano in my stomach. Before I could say anything, he continues.

"I love you very much and l want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. I know with me always unavailable it's going to be difficult but l am willing to give it a shot. If being with you means I have to sometimes disobey my father, I will because I need you in my life Andy Givens."

I don't think I can ever reply him to his heart content so instead I do the only thing that I know never lies; bring my lips to his and he pulls me to him so close that I could smell his woody fragrance and he crashes his lips with mine and I blossom like a flower to the taste of his lips on mine.

In this moment it feels so right, I could feel his heart beat as much as mine is beating and that's when I knew everything happens for a purpose.

Everything that happened to me be it good or bad was leading me to this beautiful, caring, selfless, kind-hearted man standing before me and l have never felt so content with my life until now.

We part lips and lean on each-others foreheads, "As soon as l come back I will come to see you."

"Make sure to call and text me every day." I say and he nods in agreement.
"Where are you going with him?" John being John had to ask.

"Well, it's a long story but long story short, I will be going to work now." I say smiling.

"That's good babe." He says with hesitation the last word.
My heart does a back flip, if hearts do that.

I can not believe that it just takes him to say that one word for me to lose my mind.

"Oh, and I will be going for an orientation starting tomorrow." I say and he smiles but it soon fades away.

"What about Josh," he asks his voice full of concern.

"It's already taken care of." I say and the same smile he had is plastered back onto his lips again.

The smile I have come to adore, one that shows his perfect white teeth.
After a couple of minutes of just smiling and staring at each other, I suggest we both go home and get some rest in preparation for tomorrow.

He kisses me goodbye, and I watch him as his car takes off.
I head for bed and I receive a text from John as l was about to sleep.

I already miss you.
All my love

After reading the text I just can't seem to wipe the grin off my face instead I head to dreamland as happy as a pig in mud.

What could possibly go wrong?

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Am l the only one who has a list of things that can go wrong???

😂😂😂😂Probably not.

:)