It had been a great day. The date with Justin overwhelmed me, and me and Chloe had a great time afterwards. We had time to just talk and catch up. The day went really fast, and I was really tired. I went to bed at about half eleven, which was quite early for me.
I was nearly asleep when my phone rang. I moaned and reached me hand out to my side table. I put the phone to my ear. “Hello?” I said.
“Hi Steph”
“Who’s this?”
“Check your caller ID” they joked. It was Justin.
“Woops.” I laughed back,
“Uh.. Steph, there’s something I have to tell you?”
“Oh.. Uh.. Ok..” I was starting to get worried. I didn’t know what was coming next.
“Uhm.. I’m going back to Atlanta…” I felt like crying. Did this mean that I would never see him again? Was this the end of ‘us’? I can do long distance relationships.. NO I CANT. It would be terrible.
“You there?” he said.
“Yeah”
“Ok, im leaving tomorrow night.” I looked at the clock. It was midnight.
“Can you come over?”
“Umm.. It’s 12 o’clock?”
“I know, I just want to spend one night with you, before you leave”
“Uhm.. Ok, I’ll be there soon.”
It felt like I waited for ever. But I looked at the clock just as the doorbell rang and it had only been 20 minutes. I opened the door and immediately gave him a hug. He hugged me back and I stood in his arms for ages. “I love you” I said quietly into his ear.
“I love you to.” I took my head of his shoulder and rested it on his chest. Me kissed the top of my head and I looked up. I bit my lip. “I love it when you do that.” he said.
“What this?” I bit my lip again. He leaned in my rested his lips on mine. We both smiled in the middle of the kiss. I stepped back. We were still standing at the door, and I was wearing PJ shorts and a crop top. I was freezing. He stepped inside and we went upstairs to my bedroom. We talked for ages, till like 2am. “You better get some sleep” I said. “You’ve got a long day tomorrow.”
“Yeah.” He grabbed a pillow and blanket and lay down on the floor. I just looked at him. “Are you serious?” I said.
“What?” he replied like he didn’t know what I was talking about. I moved over and patted the bed in front of me. My bed size is classed as ‘Small double.’ Big enough.
He smiled and got up from the floor. He lay beside me and pulled the covers up to his chest. He put his arms around me from behind and I felt his warm body against my back. I fell asleep in his arms.
When I woke up I turned to face Justin, who was still lying beside me. I stared at his face and smiled to myself. “What are you looking at?” he said. I jumped a little. I didn’t think he was awake. “You” I replied. He opened his eyes and leaned forward, kissing me on the lips. I shut my eyes. This could be the last kiss I have with him. I cant believe I won’t be able to see him. It’s gotta work out somehow right? If it’s real it will work. Or that’s what I’ve heard. I just hope its true.
“I looked at the clock and it was midday. “Justin it’s 12 o’clock” I said.
“Really?” he looked kind of worried.
“When’s you’re flight?”
“4. I better get ready.”
“Aw, ok” I seriously felt like crying I didn’t want him to go. He got up off the bed. “I’m gonna take a shower.”
“Ok.” I sat up and I felt a tear come to my eye. I got up and looked in the mirror. I looked a serious state! ‘God’ I thought. I quickly put on some make-up and straightened my hair. I flung on a pair of jeans and a black crop top. I decided to go downstairs to get something to eat. I quickly made some soup. When I was dishing it out I heard Justin coming down the stairs. “You want some?” I asked.
“Yeah ok.” I emptied the soup into two bowls and handed Justin one of them.
After lunch Justin said “Hey, Steph.. Uh.. I gotta go now.”
“I know.” I said. I really didn’t want him to go. I didn’t think I could handle being away from him. My life would be incomplete without him being here. Even if he was in it from a distance. A tear came to my eye and I quickly wiped it away. “Hey don’t cry!” he said.
“I just don’t want you to go”
“I don’t want to go either. But I have to”
“I know…Will I ever see you again?”
“Of course you will… I just don’t know when.” I didn’t want to hear that. I burst out in tears. He came over to me and wrapped his arms around me.
“I really, gotta go.” he repeated.
I removed my head from his shoulder and kissed him. It was a long kiss and we both smiled in the middle of it. I would miss this. I took his hand as he walked to the door. “You better call me” I joked. He laughed, and I hugged him again. I didn’t want to ever let go, but I had to. I felt like I was letting go of our relationship. I hope it didn’t have to be that way. “I’ll see you later.” he said. I was confused. “How?” I said.
“On skype.” I laughed and let go of his hand. He walked to his car. Another tear came to my eye. I couldn’t believe he was leaving. I didn’t even want to think about how long it would be before I see him in person again. He waved and shouted “I love you.”
“I love you to.” I shouted back. He got in the car and drove away.
