“What are you doing here!” I screamed in shock and happiness.
“I missed you.” He smiled and then took my face and kissed me passionately. “I hated being apart from you,” James said as we came up for air.
“Me too! But how did you even manage to get here?” I asked in awe.
“I sold my car.” He grinned. What?
“But you loved that car!” I exclaimed in shock. I felt bad, he loved his car and driving and he’d only just gotten his licence back, and now he wouldn’t even be able to use it.
“I love you more.” He smiled kissing my cheek and hugging me tightly.
“How long are you even here for?” I asked eager, I didn’t want him to ever go. I was starting class in three weeks.
“As long as you’ll have me.” He smirked.
“Forever!” I laughed overjoyed. But when he smiled even wider, I got curious. “No, really when do you have to go back?”
“I don’t. I realized I don’t have a dream for myself yet, you’re my dream, so I thought I’d follow you and be there for yours,” he chuckled, “I bought a one way ticket and I applied for a working visa and a job giving tours in English for tourists, and I got both.” He grinned beaming now. “So, now it’s up to you and if you want me here, and being a part of your dream,” he said, leaving it all up to me. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I really had two angels looking out for me and granting me all my wishes.
“Of course, I do! You are my dream, it has always been you.” I told him feeling pure happiness as he kissed me, and brought me home once more in his embrace. He was my home, he was all I needed. Now I really was living my dreams, I couldn’t imagine my future looking any brighter.
I looked down to a pair of the most beautiful hazel eyes looking back at me, she had her father’s gorgeous eyes and the names of three amazing women. I’d had a tough childhood but my life had been so rich and full of love and happiness in spite of all of that. I moved my red and white comforter, the one that had always been there and lay my sleeping beauty down to rest.
“Is she down?” James asked tiptoeing into our room, the room that I’d had since I was a child. I had kept this as our room, even after Gran had passed much had stayed the same in this loving home.
“She is.” I smiled to him as he wrapped his strong, warm arms around my waist and we smiled down at our perfect little angel.
“She’s beautiful,” he said as in love with her as I was.
“She is,” I agreed.
“I still can’t believe she’s ours and how this is our life. However did I get here?” he smiled and kissed my head.
“I believe it all started with a next-door neighbour, or maybe we have Mrs. Becker to thank, or maybe Paris.” I laughed. I didn’t know when I knew for sure James was the one and we were going to spend our lives together forever, maybe part of me just always did. Maybe it was just meant to be, it had always been him.
The End
I had so much fun writing this book years ago, when I was being friend-zoned and it’s nice to have finally finished it. Thank you to my first love for giving me something to write about and to my friends for helping to get me through it. Thank you to my editor Stephanie, it is always a pleasure working with you! To all my readers, thank you for your support and I hope you enjoyed reading this book!
Corina Eichholz is a Canadian author from Montreal. She enjoys spending her free time with her daughter and travelling, when not cuddled up with a good book.
