All Of Me

Chapter 14: Goodbye

I woke up the next morning and my heart felt heavy. I was leaving Dallas today which meant that I was leaving Sal. I heard my phone, which meant that had received a text, and I smiled. After we said goodnight to each other at the end of our date we spent the rest of the evening texting each other. I reached over and grabbed my phone, unlocking it. I read the text and smiled.

Sal: Breakfast? Just us?

Me: Sure, let me get ready.

I threw the covers off me and saw that my dad was already up.

"Hey, dad, I'm gonna have breakfast with Sal this morning," I told him.

"And leave me here all by my lonesome?" my dad joked.

"Dad," I whined.

"Just kidding, it's fine, have fun," my dad said.

I went and got ready. I pulled on a pair of skinny jeans and my panda bear T-shirt. I put my hair into a side braid, grabbed my phone, gave my dad a kiss, and left the hotel room. I had arrived in the restaurant and saw that Sal was already there, waiting for me. I walked over to him and gave him a kiss.

"Good morning," he greeted.

"Good morning," I replied with a wide smile.

"So, I had a pretty great date last night with this amazing girl," Sal said.

"Oh yeah? Was she nice?" I asked with a grin.

"The nicest and pretty gorgeous if I do say so myself," Sal said taking my hands in his.

"Kind of funny, I went on a date last night too with this great guy and he is kind of cute if I do say so myself," I replied and he laughed.

"You know, that shirt looks familiar. Where have I seen it before?" Sal asked.

"Maybe on you," I snorted. "I found it online, they had one left in stock and it was in my size."

"Bit obsessed aren't you?" he asked with an amused grin.

"I have a reason to be," I replied, smiling.

He raised my hands up to his mouth and kissed them. He laced his fingers through mine and before I could say anything else the waitress came over to take our order. The food arrived rather quickly and we ate it in comfortable silence, every so often glancing up at each other. Once we finished up he helped me stand up and grabbed my hand.

"I know you don't have to leave until tonight but would you like to spend the day with me?" Sal asked.

"I would love to," I replied with a kiss.

He wrapped an arm around me and we left the hotel. We had a busy but fun filled day. We went to museums, a movie theater, had lunch, and we even went to the zoo. It was a fun day and not just because we went to all these places but because I got to spend the day with Sal. This had been the happiest that I had been in a while and it was all thanks to him and I still couldn't believe that he liked me. There was a part of me that still doubted his feelings for me. How could someone like him like me? It was hard to believe. The worst part in the day ending was the goodbye.

I stood in my hotel room looking at my packed bags and the tears had already begun to form. Goodbye was an easy word to spell but harder to say, especially to someone you care for. I wasn't sure if I could do it. I wasn't sure if I could just go back to watching him on TV, it wouldn't be the same. I grabbed my bag and followed my dad out to the car. I stopped by the front desk and dropped off my key card. I turned around and saw Sal standing there.

"Hey," I spoke softly.

"Hey."

He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into a tight hug. I buried my face into the crook of his neck, breathing in his scent. I pulled back from the hug, trying not to cry.

"I just wanted to say that I was never interested in you because you were famous. I was interested in you because you could make me smile. You made me happy," I said.

He replied by kissing me deeply. It was like the other kisses we had shared the past two days but this time it was coated with a bit of sadness.

"You're going to make me cry," Sal chuckled.

"Only because we are saying goodbye," I replied.

"I'm gonna visit the hell out of you," Sal told me.

"I'll try to visit," I sniffled.

This time it was me who kissed him. We said our goodbyes and parted ways. I don't know how I managed it without crying.

"Let me make this easier than saying goodbye: let me tell you hello in advance for the next time I get to see you."