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anymore, but if it can do it for you, please let me do it.”
“Austin…” Sam whispered. “Why are you doing this? Spending time with me, saying you’re going to take me to Italy?”
He could feel Sam’s eyes on him, burning to know the answer. And he had to give it to her. Was she ready to hear it? He didn’t know, but there wouldn’t be a better moment.
“I haven’t been entirely honest with you,” Austin started, gathering his courage to tell Sam the truth. “Before I left for college, I… I had feelings for you too.” He looked at Sam’s face, searching for a reaction. Her eyes were wide open, like she didn’t believe him. “And I’m not sure those feelings are gone.”
He waited for an answer from Sam, but it never came. She stayed silent, and he couldn’t blame her.
“I want you to be happy, I really do,” Austin added, not sure what to say anymore. When he peeked at Sam’s face, she looked serious, like she was weighing her options.
“But you’re leaving tomorrow,” she finally said, meeting his gaze. It was a fact that he stopped shooting the next day and was supposed to take a plane back to New York. That was the original plan.
“I’ll push it back. Leave next week.” He didn’t have a clue if this was what Sam wanted, but he was ready to do whatever it took to be with her. Even if it meant he would miss a week of work. Especially if it meant he would miss a week of work.
Sam was analyzing him and he didn’t stop her. She was staring boldly, but even if it made him a bit uncomfortable, he didn’t say anything. He simply waited.
“Okay,” she said as she let go of the pipe she’d been holding on for a while. She took a step back, a smile slowly dawning on her face. “I have to head back to town, but pick me up tomorrow.”
Austin’s heart was pounding harder than ever. He wanted to grab Sam and kiss her so badly, but it was too soon and he knew it. She gave him one last smile before turning around and walking back to her car. As much as Austin wanted to stop her, he had to keep some pressure on the pump while the glue he had put on it was drying.
But it didn’t matter, because he was going to see Sam again tomorrow.
And for the first time since they’d known each other, he would be taking her on a date. A real one.
Chapter Ten
Sam
As she grabbed the steering wheel, Sam felt lighter than ever. She had come to Austin’s house with a bad excuse and left with a date set up for the next day. She still couldn’t believe how that morning had turned out, but she was happy about it. Happier than she had been in months. Her life was going forward again, after being stuck in the same routine for years.
Glancing in the rearview mirror, Sam noticed how wide the smile was on her face. She finally had the chance she never had to be more than Austin’s friend. After the way they had left each other, she had never thought that she would have a second chance. But after that morning, she wanted to be with him more than ever. The fact that he cared for her made her feel special , something she hadn’t felt in a long time. It was something that only Austin could make her feel.
And he cared about her. Even if he had left her life a long time ago, he had never stopped loving her.
Those words echoed in her brain and she couldn’t believe them. He had loved her. She felt so silly, realizing ten years later that she wouldn’t have gotten her heart broken by Austin if she’d just said something. Maybe they would have had a completely different life…
But then maybe there was also a reason for everything that had happened.
Sam tried to concentrate on the road in front of her as she drove back to Bluebell Valley, but she just couldn’t stop thinking about Austin. She wanted to kiss him. She imagined his arms around her body, how warm his embrace would be, how she would hide her face in his neck and stay there forever. She wanted more of Austin, more than she ever had of him,
“Austin…” Sam whispered. “Why are you doing this? Spending time with me, saying you’re going to take me to Italy?”
He could feel Sam’s eyes on him, burning to know the answer. And he had to give it to her. Was she ready to hear it? He didn’t know, but there wouldn’t be a better moment.
“I haven’t been entirely honest with you,” Austin started, gathering his courage to tell Sam the truth. “Before I left for college, I… I had feelings for you too.” He looked at Sam’s face, searching for a reaction. Her eyes were wide open, like she didn’t believe him. “And I’m not sure those feelings are gone.”
He waited for an answer from Sam, but it never came. She stayed silent, and he couldn’t blame her.
“I want you to be happy, I really do,” Austin added, not sure what to say anymore. When he peeked at Sam’s face, she looked serious, like she was weighing her options.
“But you’re leaving tomorrow,” she finally said, meeting his gaze. It was a fact that he stopped shooting the next day and was supposed to take a plane back to New York. That was the original plan.
“I’ll push it back. Leave next week.” He didn’t have a clue if this was what Sam wanted, but he was ready to do whatever it took to be with her. Even if it meant he would miss a week of work. Especially if it meant he would miss a week of work.
Sam was analyzing him and he didn’t stop her. She was staring boldly, but even if it made him a bit uncomfortable, he didn’t say anything. He simply waited.
“Okay,” she said as she let go of the pipe she’d been holding on for a while. She took a step back, a smile slowly dawning on her face. “I have to head back to town, but pick me up tomorrow.”
Austin’s heart was pounding harder than ever. He wanted to grab Sam and kiss her so badly, but it was too soon and he knew it. She gave him one last smile before turning around and walking back to her car. As much as Austin wanted to stop her, he had to keep some pressure on the pump while the glue he had put on it was drying.
But it didn’t matter, because he was going to see Sam again tomorrow.
And for the first time since they’d known each other, he would be taking her on a date. A real one.
Chapter Ten
Sam
As she grabbed the steering wheel, Sam felt lighter than ever. She had come to Austin’s house with a bad excuse and left with a date set up for the next day. She still couldn’t believe how that morning had turned out, but she was happy about it. Happier than she had been in months. Her life was going forward again, after being stuck in the same routine for years.
Glancing in the rearview mirror, Sam noticed how wide the smile was on her face. She finally had the chance she never had to be more than Austin’s friend. After the way they had left each other, she had never thought that she would have a second chance. But after that morning, she wanted to be with him more than ever. The fact that he cared for her made her feel special , something she hadn’t felt in a long time. It was something that only Austin could make her feel.
And he cared about her. Even if he had left her life a long time ago, he had never stopped loving her.
Those words echoed in her brain and she couldn’t believe them. He had loved her. She felt so silly, realizing ten years later that she wouldn’t have gotten her heart broken by Austin if she’d just said something. Maybe they would have had a completely different life…
But then maybe there was also a reason for everything that had happened.
Sam tried to concentrate on the road in front of her as she drove back to Bluebell Valley, but she just couldn’t stop thinking about Austin. She wanted to kiss him. She imagined his arms around her body, how warm his embrace would be, how she would hide her face in his neck and stay there forever. She wanted more of Austin, more than she ever had of him,
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