Wait for Me

by Tia Louise

“Betsy lost her peach.” I can’t resist. “That’s the pits.” She blinks at me. For a moment, she doesn’t say a word, and I picture a plane crashing and burning… Until I see the twinkle in her eye. Her lips press together, and she holds out her hand. “She’s a little fuzzy on the details.” My lips tighten, and I hold out the tennis ball. “She seemed speachless.” “She needs to practice what I peach.”

“Who is THAT?” Her voice is too loud, and she stands in the window staring outside at Taron. “Holy shit! Is there a missing Hemsworth brother I didn’t know about?”

“I’ll wait for you.” My voice is soft, but determined just like his. I’ve decided, too. “I’ve waited for you my whole life. I’ll wait for you as long as it takes.”