What If: Love in a College Town.

Theres a Secret (11)

January
1•25•15

It was 1030 that night, I've been in Mexico for since the night of the 22nd. I didn't perform until the 26th but I had to be here to get things together and be here for my 'guests' that were performing. Kelly was suppose to come down and meet me here on the 22nd but she had so much homework and didn't want to miss practice and her one game like we planned.

They've been undefeated since she got back. 10 games they've won since. They were 10-5. She was killing it. I was so proud of her but I missed her so much. I tried my best to make it up for a weekend but it didn't work. I was exhausted from being up late to wait to talk to her after practices or late games. She was exhausted with waking up earlier after being up half the night studying to talk to me before I went to the studio.

I told her she didn't have to and she told me I didn't have to but, we would both me going even more crazy if we didn't.  After this week we weren't suppose to see each other until Spring break, however I pulled some strings and I'm going up the weekend of Valentine's Day. I'm heading in for her game on the 13th, and then I have to leave the night of the 15th.

I was standing at the airport gate waiting for her. I couldn't wait to hold her. Among other things. My divorce got finalized finally. Actually got the information on December 23rd, one of the best days of my life. I overnighted the papers, with a bottle of wine and one of her Christmas presents for her. It was a pandora bracelet that she saw and wanted. She opened it at 1202 am on Christmas and screamed when she opened it we were on FaceTime, we sat there and drank wine together over it.

So this week, this week was it. I was finally going to get to make love to her. I had it all planned out to a T to make it special for us. I was zoning hard I guess because I heard her sweet voice.

"Hey you." She said. I looked up and there she was. In black leggings and my damn hoodie. I smiled. She ran and jumped in my arms. I held her tight as I kissed her.

"I missed you." She said. I put her down.

"I missed you more." I said.

"So you going to propose now?" She asked. I couldn't tell if she was serious or not. I mean fuck yeah I would. But I didn't have her ring.

"I mean," and she cut me off.

"I'm totally joking Luke, not for a little while." She said. Which kinda hurt.

"So you'd say no if I dropped down onto one knee right now?" I asked backing up and reach in my pocket.

"Thomas stop!" She said. I started laughing.

"Give me a little more credit, do you really
Think I'd do it in a middle of an airport, in basketball shorts and a cut off?" I asked. She shrugged her shoulders.

"I mean, you've been talking up a big game on how you are going to make our first time special." She said. And she smirked.

"Woooow. On that note, first plane back to PA for you." I said.

"Listen don't tease I have tons of stuff that I could be doing right now."

"Yeah and there's only two things you need to focus on here." I said pulling her into me.

"And what are those two things?" She asked me.