I needed tobewith her.
When I was with her, I felt happier.Lighter.Like I could do anything.
I couldn’t imagine a world without her.
I wanted her in my life.
Forever.
She was right when she said,when you know, you know.
I tossed some clothes in my suitcase, grabbed my wallet then sprinted back to the kitchen.
‘Sorry, man, but I’m going to the airport,’ I announced.
‘Good for you,’ Roger said, a wide smile spreading across his face.‘I’ll give you a ride.’ He patted my back as I locked up.
As I stepped outside, a mixture of nerves and excitement flooded my chest.
I was going to New York to see Halle.
Now I just needed to hope that it wasn’t too late.
47
HALLE
I handed the customer his kale juice, then stifled a yawn.I must’ve had about four hours’ sleep last night.
And this time it wasn’t just because I was missing Jake.
Vanessa had arranged for me to come to her office after work to do a couple of her colleagues’ nails, which was amazing.Especially as they both asked if I could do them again next week.I officially had my first two customers in New York!
I was buzzing so much when I got home after ten that I started trying to mock up a price list and leaflet for my services and I’d set up my Instagram page.
I wanted to post the photos I’d taken so far, but I’d fallen asleep.Which was something I felt dangerously close to doing again right now.
The lunchtime rush was over, my boss had gone on a break and there were no customers, so now was the perfect time to post them.
I opened the app, selected the first photo, added a caption and a few hashtags, then pressed the post button.
Excitement flooded my chest.
I’d done it!
One photo down.Several more to go.
I started typing out the caption for the second picture.
‘Shouldn’t you be serving customers instead of posting photos on social media?’ A deep voice sounded.
Wait.
I recognised that voice.
My neck snapped up and as I saw who was in front of me, I swear my jaw dropped so far that it could’ve landed on a subway platform.
It was Jake.
