I know that I wish I could see him every single day, and there’s no part of me that’s imagining what else could be out there, who I might miss out on knowing and loving if we were to really be together. I know that the thought of a life in Linfield terrifies the hell out of me. I know I worked so hard to be this person—independent, well traveled, successful—and I don’t know who I am if I let that go.

