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That’s the thing about grief, I guess. It steals the air from your lungs just as you’ve finally figured out how to breathe.
“Watch your mouth,” he says slowly, his New York accent coming through strong, dropping the r and elongating the vowels. “You won’t disrespect yourself to me.”
Because fuck her if she thinks I’ll allow her to disappear with another man on her arm when she came here with me.
Because maybe it’s time I truly put myself first and go after the things that I want. Starting with my cousin’s fiancé.
I want her to feel cherished. Taken care of.
“In a different life…” I pause, emotion suddenly clogging my throat. “I’d love you out loud.”
“Now we get you cleaned up, I take you back out there, and I show you how good we can be in this life, not a different one.”
It may take a while for me to forget about what she did, but I think I can forgive her. Her being dishonest doesn’t wash away the fingerprints she’s ingrained in my soul. Because life’s too short to not hold the ones you love close. So I’m going to find her, and then I’m going to spend the rest of my life loving her out loud, just like she deserves.
