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“Hey, it’s cool. I can’t do cocaine anymore either, but that turned out to be a blessing in disguise for all the money I’m saving.”
“Don’t let me vanish, Theo. Please. Help me…”
“That you can find beauty everywhere, even in the things that scare you the most.”
“Because, Kace, the days will count down until there’s only one left,” he said through gritted teeth. “The one where I have to say goodbye to you.”
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
We might not have months or years, but we have moments. Thousands upon thousands of them. Let’s take each moment, seize it and wring it dry. Okay?”
I would love you forever, Kacey, if I only had the chance.
“He’s pushed so many friends away for the same reason. But he couldn’t keep you away, could he?” I shook my head, a smile spreading my lips. “No, he couldn’t.” “Of course not,” Dena said with a laugh, and turned her gaze on Jonah. “You were in each other all along.”
We had to go full tilt, just like the card players did. I would hit instead of stay. Always.
“This is what I want. You and me, in a place like this. Outside of time. Going for a walk along the beach, eating or swimming or making love when we feel like it.” I heard his breath catch and his next words were gruff. “This is living, Kace. This is exactly what I wanted but I didn’t know who to ask.” I felt tears sting my eyes, and I let out a breathy little laugh. “It was me.” “It was you.” He held my face in his hands, brushed his lips over mine. “Always and only you.”
“When you’re ready, you’ll come back,” he said. “And your father might talk and reconcile, or he might hold on to his stupid anger and turn you away. If he does, then he’s a goddamn idiot. You wanting to be loved by him doesn’t make you broken, Kace. He’s the broken one for letting you go. It’s his loss. I want to hate him for what he’s done to you, but instead I just feel sorry for him.”
“He came,” Theo said. “And he likes Jonah’s work. We saw it happen.” I nodded, fighting back tears. “We saw it,” he said. “You know what I mean?” I knew. Jonah met his idol. His hero praised the work. Theo and I witnessed it. It would forever be one of the most precious moments of our lives.
That’s my legacy: I loved you and was loved by you.
