Cat & Her First Love (Novella Of The "And Her" Series) (COMPLETED) (UNEDITED)

Chapter Fifteen-Catherine 18yrs Old

I'm ready. I'm finally ready to give the rest of me to the man I love. He texted earlier asking me to meet him at our spot because he had news. Me and Craig have been together for a while now and ever since we professed our love to one another we've been insatiable for one another, but I haven't gave that part of me yet, up until now.

Craig insisted that we'd wait until I felt ready, that he was in no rush and he would wait how ever long I'd need him to. I'm 18yrs old now, and I'm about to start university after the summer holidays. Everything is perfect, I have man who I love with all my heart and soul, he makes me happy, he's everything to me.

I walk up to our spot where Craig is already waiting for me grinning when he see's me. I take off into a sprint towards him and leap into his arms he catches me I kiss him passionately pouring everything I feel for him into the kiss.

Craig groans into my mouth and I take the opportunity to caress my tongue with his, he squeezes my arse in response making me moan. He chuckles and leans his forehead against mine breathlessly. "Hi" he murmurs against my lips. "Miss me?" He asks.

"Was that not enough of an answer?" I tease. "Of course I missed you, I missed your face" I purr. "I missed your body" I kiss his lips softly. "I missed your lips" I smile. "I missed—" and gasp as he kisses me again cutting me off.

"I love you" he growls against my lips.

I grin. "I love you too" I tell him kissing him once more as he lowers me down grinning at me.

"So, what's this news you've got to tell me?" I ask him. "Come on, tell me! Tell me!!" I ask excitedly.

"You'll never guess, baby" he grins and his beautiful smile appears making his gorgeous dimples appear.

I sigh happily. "Well I can't guess, can I?" I tease. "But I'm assuming it's good news?" I ask him.

"Kitty Cat, I've only gone and been offered a place at a football camp in USA.—it's THE Camp, babe!!" He says excitedly.

"What?" I gasp.

what the fuck has he just said? The USA? A football camp? He's leaving me?!?

"When?" I ask him.

"In two weeks" Craig says happily.

TWO WEEKS!!!

"Baby, I gotta go. I can't make anything of myself here, I'm always going to be known as Russ Berkeley's Little Brother" he sighs in frustration. "I wanna make something of myself without being behind Russ's shadow" he tells me softly cupping my face before kissing me. "You understand, don't you?" He asks me. "I mean it'll only be for a few years and I can come back every at Christmas and through the summer, I know it'll be hard, baby, but we'll FaceTime and Text all the time. I just gotta do this, Kitty Cat, otherwise I'll always be in his shadow" he says kissing me again. "Do you understand?" He asks me.

My breathing shakes.

Yeah, I do. That's why this is going to hurt like a bitch.

"I do, Craig. I understand" I smile sadly as a tear comes down my face.

"Baby, don't cry, it'll be okay" he promises. "I love you" he tells me.

My heart leaps like it always does since the first time he told me he loved me. I smile brightly with tears cascading down my cheeks now. "I know, and I love you too—so much" I tell him and he smiles happily.

Taking a deep breath in, I continue. "So much that I'm letting you go" I tell him.

He frowns at me in confusion. "What do mean, kitty cat?" He asks.

I shake my head in sadness. "I love you so much, Craig. So fucking much, I understand how much this means to you, really I do. Which is why I think it'll be best to end us" I sob.

His eyes widen as panic takes over his beautiful face. "No. No, Kitty Cat. We can make it work" he tells me.

I shake my head. "I..I can't craig, it'll be too hard for us." I tell him pleading with him to understand. "I'm going to uni, you're going to the USA. You're on different time difference for one, no doubt you'd need all your energy for camp and I'll need mine to concentrate on studying. Please try to understand that am not doin this to hurt you, Craig. You're my heart, and your happiness means everything to me, if I tell you to choose you'll end up hating me and I don't want that. So I'm doing it for you, Go to USA get out your brother's shadow, be the amazingly talented man I already know you to be" I tell him and kiss him deeply saying my goodbye in the kiss. "I love you Craig Berkeley, I always will—be happy" I croak and pull myself away from him and start running.

"Catherine, baby. Please, don't do this...I love you!! " Craig shouts after me.