miles and miles

real

oliver and sue were spread out

on oliver's bed, her

head on his chest

and his hands moving through her hair.

he asked about her movie and she

told him it was done and

he asked her how many bloopers

there were and she told him the

bloopers were

longer than the project

but that she loved it.

she wrapped her arms around him

and he held her impossibly

closer.

and they laid there, each

thinking their own thoughts and

basking in each other's company.

sue was the one to break the silence,

looking up at oliver with pain in her eyes.

"ollie," she sniffled. he sat up

immediately, wiping at the tears on her cheeks

and pushing her hair behind her ears.

"what's wrong, sue?"

"can we stop pretending for a second?"

"if that's what you want."

she nodded.

"I just don't know what i'm going to do

when I have to go back."

"I know, sue, I know."

"I don't think skype every once in

a while and messaging you will suffice,

especially not now."

"we'll make it, baby, I promise you."

"how do you know?"

"because we love each other, sue. is

distance going to change that?"

she shook her head.

"but, oliver, it hurts."

"I know. I know."

he pulled her close, letting her

cry into his shoulder.

"that just means it's real."