I moved toward him and he came closer. He held a little present in his hands.
For a second we just looked at each other, and for that second I wondered what the hell I was doing. Then fear took over and seized my mind. Clouding it.
“I, um, got you this.” He handed the gift to me.
I took it knowing I would always treasure it.
His fingers brushed over mine, and that was all it took to reach my heart. I threw my arms around him and loved him even more than I’d thought possible.
He held me too, held me close, and all I could hear was the powerful beat of his heart.
Then it became too much. I had to move away quickly, from him, from her.
It was too much.
A gamut of emotion seized me and I just felt like fleeing. It really was too much.
“Thanks for everything.” I glanced at them both quickly and got in the car.
Noah joined me and looked me over with concern, but he didn’t say anything.
As we drove away, my heart broke and shattered even more when I looked in the rearview mirror and saw Ryan and Aria staring after me.
At least I waited all of five minutes before I broke down.
