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Does my piss-poor attitude—including my insane letter to Christmas—have anything to do with the one that got away, the woman who just so happened to move back to our small, wintery town in the heart of Maine? Absolutely, it does.
“What?” she responds. “That’s what you’re going to say to me? What?” No, what I really want to say is how beautiful you are. How I’ve missed staring into your eyes. Or hearing your laugh.
(1) I’ve never told anyone this, but every year since I was seven, I’ve picked a flower from my mom’s garden, pressed it, preserved it, and labeled it with the year I collected it. I have a whole book dedicated to the flowers. When my mom turns sixty, I’m going to give it to her.
This is so cute
This is my second chance, and if I don’t do something now, I could lose her forever.
“Trying to remind you that I’m a good guy, that people make mistakes, and that even though I know our chapter is over, I don’t want you to feel uncomfortable living here.”
But if there was one thing I knew for sure after being in Boston, it’s that I was meant to stay in Bright Harbor, and that’s when I decided to fully let you go. I knew we were headed in opposite directions, and if I tried to follow, I’d be miserable. And that’s not fair to you.” “Oh,” I say softly, as the truth hits me. I never realized that’s how he felt. “You could have told me that, Caleb.” “And risk having you stay when clearly you were supposed to go and explore the world?” He shakes his head. “I wouldn’t have done that. You deserved more.” “I deserved you,” I say before I can stop
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“Well, if you weren’t spouting heart eyes for the man, you might have heard me walking up with my cane.”
“You have to know.” She wets her lips. “Even during our time apart, even when our hearts were both shattered, it’s always been you. Always and forever.”
This is my girl. The one I’ve been waiting for. And sure, it might have taken a few years and some letters delivered by a friend, but we’re here, in each other’s arms, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.
