I Love You. The More-Than-Friends Kind Of Love (Tyler Ward&Alex G FF)

Part 19

There's something so comforting about waking up with your loved one by your side. Something so soothing about hearing them say your name. Something so exciting about the "I love you"'s. Something so mesmerizing about looking into their eyes.

He whispered a sweet "morning" into my ear and placed a little kiss on my cheek. "Good morning." I mumbled,still half asleep and turned around to him. "So what do you wanna do today?" he asked with a smirk on his face while playing with my hair. "I dont know...the usual?" The usual was just staying home,doing nothing. "How about...a little picnic at the lake? We could go swimming aaanndd you know,do picnic stuff." he let out a cute laugh,when he finished. "Sounds like a good idea." I replied and smiled a little.

Life was great at this point,it really was. Nothing to complain about. Everything was perfect.

But of course life had to come along and destroy the happiness.

It was on a saturday,at night. The summer break was long over. We were talking about our future and especially about college. He always told me that he would go to a football school in New York,where I would study drama. But I feel like he's been hiding something big from me. After a long time of silence he spoke up. "Alex?" He whispered and took my hand. "I got a letter yesterday and it was from the uh football school in LA." Tears were starting to build in his eyes and I could feel him tensing up. "And I got a scholarship." My heart stopped beating for a second. New York was already so far away from Denver and now I don't even have Tyler by my side. "I can't...I can't be without you." I whispered and looked down,tears running down my cheeks. "Hey,hey...look,just because you will be living on the other side of America doesn't mean that we have to break up. We'll find a way,okay?" He pulled me into a hug and rubbed my back. "It will be okay." he repeated over and over.

"It will not be okay!" I said and lightly pushed him away. Tears were still running down my cheeks,but I didn't have the energy to wipe them away. "Nothing will be okay! I will be there alone. The only person that I,at least,know the name of is my roommate. What if she is horrible to me? Who will I have then? Laying by my side,comforting me? And I...I can't wait months for you to come to New York for a week. Or wait months to finally have enough money to fly to LA. I can't do that." My voice went quiet at the end. He took my hands in his again and squeezed them. "We'll find a way. Trust me,it won't be that bad."

"So...we are not like...breaking up?" I asked shyly and looked down. "I'd never break up with you." I cracked a little smile and looked at him. "Me neither."

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For those past few months before we had to go to college,we just pretended like we are going to go to the same college. But,eventually,we had to leave.

Tyler brought me to the airport. He was the last person I haven't said goodbye to. "I'll call you when I'm there,okay?" I asked,trying to keep in my tears. His gaze went down and I heard him sigh. "No...do-don't call me." Wait...is he coming with me? By the sound of his voice,it looks like he's breaking up with me. "Why?" I asked,still hoping that he'd come with me. "I-I need to let you go."

"Are you breaking up with me?" I asked completely choked up. Tears were welling up in my eyes,a few ones were running down my cheek. "I think it's the best for both of us. You can't just be in this amazing city and only think of me. Live your life,without me."

"You said you'd never break up with me." I whispered with a trembling voice. "I never thought I'd have to."

He took my hand in his. "Hey,look at me. You're gonna get on that plane,you're gonna fly to New York and you're gonna live your life. And if we're meant to be together,then we'll find us again.

I just need you to be strong right now. I...I know it may be hard,but you can do it,I know you can."

"I can' believe this is happening." I mumbled and leaned against him. "We need to go now. You'll miss your plane." he whispered and wiped away my tears. I took a deep breath and got out of the car. Tyler took my suitcase and we both went into the airport.

Before the security check,he pulled me aside and handed me a necklace. "You don't have to wear it,but I thought that it would look good on you." He said in a quiet tone. "Thank you." My voice was already shaking. Keep it together,Alex! He pulled me in for a kiss before he let me go. "I love you." I heard him say.

I looked back at him one last time before I made my way to the gate. Time moved so slow,yet so fast. Everything felt so...weird, maybe even wrong.
"This isn't real." I whispered to myself. "You're gonna wake up and lie next to him."
But as the minutes passed, I realized that this was reality. As soon as I sat down in the plane, it really hit me. I just left the love of my life behind.

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