There She Goes (Book 2)

34. A Place Where You Belong

A/N: I used a part from Friends, so all credit goes to the show. I watched it the other night and thought it was perfect for what I wanted to do.

Matt’s POV

I couldn’t say that I wasn’t proud of Val I was, I knew that this was a great opportunity for her, but I didn’t know if I could handle her going so far away.

I smiled at her and walked outside to get some air. I needed to think, if she was really going to take this job than that was the end for us.

I wanted her to be happy and if this was what made her happy than I had to be okay with her. I had to make myself okay with this. There was no other option.

I sat on the back of Benji’s truck and a few minutes later I heard the door open and close. Val was soon standing in front of me.

“Hey you okay with this?” She stood there, trying to hide the excitement in her eyes over this new offer.

I shook my head. “I don’t know, I mean it all seems surreal. We have been together for so long and now separating our lives, I just don’t know.”

“I’m sorry that everything is changing, our love has changed.” She said quietly.

I shook my head once again, grabbing her hand and pulling her close. “Valary, I love you just as much as I always have and that’s why I want you to take this job.”

I didn’t give her anytime to talk; I simply kissed her on the forehead and started walking down the road. I didn’t know where I was going I just needed to get away.

I ended up at this little coffee shop just around the corner from Alisha’s house. I sat down and waited for Brian and Mandy. I felt they were the only two people that could help me right now and I knew that Mandy could use something else to think about.

I ordered a cup of coffee and sat there waiting, trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do with my life now that Val wasn’t part of it. I had officially just let her walk out of my life, I didn’t try to get her to stay or make an attempt at fighting for her and the longer I thought about it the more I regretted it.

Bri and Mandy walked in and she practically ran to the table when she saw the look on my face. I had wiped away a single tear. What was I to do now?

“Hey, what’s going on?” Mandy asked sitting down next to me.

“I let her go.”

“You what? Why the hell would you do that?” Brian asked.

I stayed quiet. “Matt are you sure this is what you want? To be without her I mean?” Mandy said.

I shook my head. “Of course this isn’t what I want, but this is what she needs and if after being away for a while she still wants the divorce then I will give it to her, but for now I won’t.”

“Dude, you know she isn’t going to go for that.” Brian said.

“She will. I know that she will, because she still loves me just as much as I love her.”

A couple days later…

Alisha’s POV

Val had gathered us all here once again because her flight back to LA to get everything ready for Italy was tonight. She had decided she wanted to say goodbye to us all one by one and right now she was with Jimmy.

All that was left was me, Linz, and Matt, but he hadn’t shown up yet.

Val walked out of the room with tears in her eyes and hugged Jimmy before calling Linzi into the room.