Never let you go

Chapter 66

Hunter:

I got in. I fucking got accepted to Harvard. I figured it was a long shot when I applied but I also figured it was worth a shot if it meant I got to stay close to Grey as I fought for a better future for us, but I guess a part of me never actually expected to get in. I'm not supposed to start until the fall semester but I want to try and catch up so I can graduate in three instead of four years so Grey is coming with me today to see if I can sign up for summer classes.

Neither one of us has really talked about the elephant in the room, and by that I mean her leaving for the summer for a few weeks. I don't want her to go, but I also feel like it's not right of me to ask her to stay. She deserves to see her family and I know the anniversary of Jason's death is coming up soon. She will want to be home for that and I don't blame her. She should be home for that. I just wish that she would talk to me about it. I wish she would include me. I think a part of her is afraid to talk about Jason with me, like she's worried I'll be jealous or something. I can't really blame her for that either though because I'm still not that comfortable talking about Jess yet either with her. It's still hard despite all the progress we have made together.

A part of me wishes she would ask me to come with her, but I can't ask that of her. I mean taking your new boyfriend/girlfriend home to meet your family and friends is a big deal for anyone and then add on all the extra emotional baggage Grey and I have and it makes things a hell of a lot more complicated. It was an odd feeling but I found myself actually wanting to meet her parents and see where she grew up, but like I said I won't pressure her to take me. Lord knows I have no plans of taking her back to Virginia with me anytime soon. In fact I don't plan on going back there anytime soon.

Just then I get a text from Grey telling me to come over so we can get ready to head over to the university. I feel anxious as I read the text but excited at the same time. This was really happening. As I leave my apartment I can't help but hope that they let me sign up for summer classes. I really want to catch up as much as possible. I should technically be done with my sophomore year already. Grey tells me not to worry about it. She jokes that it won't matter if it takes me four years because she still has six years of school left so even then I'll be done before her or we'll finish at the same time if I get my masters. It feels so good to hear her say that for so many different reasons. One being that this means she thinks about our future together. I mean I kind of figured she did but it still felt good to hear it and secondly it was just nice that she believed in me so much. It's been a long time since anyone believed in me. I really am so lucky to have her.

About two hours later Grey and I return from campus and I have successfully been registered for three summer classes. They are all just basic freshman classes that will help fill some requirements I need to fill, but I don't mind that they aren't classes that really interest me. I'm just so grateful to be back in school and getting my life back on track.

"I'm proud of you" Grey tells me as she places another thing in her suitcase. This is probably the hundredth time she has told me that since I gave her my acceptance letter, but I haven't gotten tired of hearing it yet.

"Thanks" I say as I crack a crooked smile at her and I love the way she smiles back at me. It makes me feel warm inside when she looks at me like this.

Her smile goes away though as she continues packing and she looks thoughtful. I want to know what she's thinking but I've learned that it's better for me to wait and let her come to me. Luckily I don't have to wait long.

"Hunter . . ." she starts off slowly and I can tell she isn't sure of what she wants to say or how she wants to say it so I continue to wait. I've become a very patient man in these last few months. "Do you . . . would you . . ." she stammers and it's so damn cute but I try to hide my smile because I can tell this is hard for her. She sighs and rolls her eyes at herself clearly frustrated that she can't spit it out and I want to tell her to calm down and relax, to help ease her in some way, but I don't because I know that this is one of those things she needs to work through on her own. She sighs one more time, "Will you come home with me when I go?"

She asks the question so quietly I'm not even sure I heard her right. I have to be wrong or I imagined this whole thing. Did she really ask me to come home with her?

"Hunter?" she asks when I haven't answered her. Great now she probably thinks I don't want to go.

Before she can doubt me any longer I shout out, "Yes."

"Yes?" she asks.

"Absolutely" I tell her. "If you want me there then I'm there. I'd go anywhere with you."

She smiles shyly at me before shoving more clothes into her suitcase and then she walks over to me and stands on her tip toes to kiss me. "Well" she says as she pulls away and wraps her arms around my neck so are faces are still close to one another. "I guess we better start getting you packed too."