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and then slowly, Adele’s voice fills the room singing the opening lines of “Make You Feel My Love”.
Standing in front of me, Linc holds out his hand. “Will you dance with me?”
I nod and take his hand. As soon as my feet are under me, he pulls me tight against him. My arms slide around his neck as his circle around my back. We sway together with our eyes locked, but by the second verse, my head is on his shoulder and he’s singing the words in my ear. And I know he chose this song on purpose. The words are his plea and promise to me wrapped up in one heart wrenching song. When he whispers the line “I know you haven’t made your mind up yet”, I want to tell him I have, because I know everything he’s trying to tell me with this song is the truth. He’d do anything to make me feel his love.
It’s not that simple and we both know it. But tonight, I’m going to force myself to forget the barrier keeping us apart so I can enjoy the memory he’s creating for us. Adele sings the last two lines and the song fades out. I pull my head from his shoulder so I can look into his eyes.
“I love you, Linc.” I quietly confess.
He searches my face and then his voice is full of hope as he whispers. “I love you too, Wyn.”
A loud boom breaks through the silence, causing me to jump. Linc chuckle as he guides me to the glass wall. He points at the sky above the tree line and says, “And that’s our final surprise of the night.”
“How?” I ask, admiring the firework display lighting up the sky.
“There’s a resort on the other side of the mountain. They always set off fireworks for the New Year.”
I turn my attention back to him and ask shocked. “It’s after midnight?” The night has gone by way to fast, but it always does when you’re with someone you love.
He looks down at his watch and then back at me. “It’s 12:01.”
I circle my arms around his waist and press my lips to his. Pulling back to look into his eyes, I smile and say. “Happy New Year.”
“Happy New Year, Wyn.” He whispers against my forehead before placing a kiss there. Circling his arms around my back, he holds me tight as we watch the rest of the fireworks light up the night sky.
January
Chapter 11 – Linc
~Kiss You Myself~
“What would you really like to do after school?” Wyn and I are sitting with our backs to the arms of the couch, feet on the cushion between us, facing each other. A large afghan is thrown over our legs. We lost our shoes not long after Wyn helped me clean up the dishes from dinner. I told her she didn’t have to help, but she insisted and I, of course, gave in. I can’t deny her. She could ask for the moon and I’d work till the day I die trying to invent something to get it for her.
“I wish I could go to nursing school.” She replies, rubbing her cold feet against mine. She does it every time I ask her a question, like she needs to warm them or she can’t think straight. But I haven’t said a word about it because I’m enjoying this tiny way we’re staying connected.
“Have you tried to talk to your parents about it?”
She turns her head towards the window before she explains. “No. It’s been a battle to finish high school, so I know they won’t agree to college. By then I won’t be their problem anyways…” She trails off and I get the feeling once again she’s keeping something from me.
“Have they made it official?”
She faces me and I can see the turmoil in her eyes. “I don’t want to ruin tonight.”
Damn!
They’ve set a date.
How much time have they given us? A couple months? A couple weeks? A day? Could this be the last time I see Wyn? Was tonight her telling me goodbye? She wouldn’t leave me that way; she’d at least tell me. She said she’ll tell me in a few days and I’m going to choose to believe that and not push it now.
I swallow down my fear and force myself to say. “Okay.”
“Have you applied to any schools yet?” She asks, changing
Standing in front of me, Linc holds out his hand. “Will you dance with me?”
I nod and take his hand. As soon as my feet are under me, he pulls me tight against him. My arms slide around his neck as his circle around my back. We sway together with our eyes locked, but by the second verse, my head is on his shoulder and he’s singing the words in my ear. And I know he chose this song on purpose. The words are his plea and promise to me wrapped up in one heart wrenching song. When he whispers the line “I know you haven’t made your mind up yet”, I want to tell him I have, because I know everything he’s trying to tell me with this song is the truth. He’d do anything to make me feel his love.
It’s not that simple and we both know it. But tonight, I’m going to force myself to forget the barrier keeping us apart so I can enjoy the memory he’s creating for us. Adele sings the last two lines and the song fades out. I pull my head from his shoulder so I can look into his eyes.
“I love you, Linc.” I quietly confess.
He searches my face and then his voice is full of hope as he whispers. “I love you too, Wyn.”
A loud boom breaks through the silence, causing me to jump. Linc chuckle as he guides me to the glass wall. He points at the sky above the tree line and says, “And that’s our final surprise of the night.”
“How?” I ask, admiring the firework display lighting up the sky.
“There’s a resort on the other side of the mountain. They always set off fireworks for the New Year.”
I turn my attention back to him and ask shocked. “It’s after midnight?” The night has gone by way to fast, but it always does when you’re with someone you love.
He looks down at his watch and then back at me. “It’s 12:01.”
I circle my arms around his waist and press my lips to his. Pulling back to look into his eyes, I smile and say. “Happy New Year.”
“Happy New Year, Wyn.” He whispers against my forehead before placing a kiss there. Circling his arms around my back, he holds me tight as we watch the rest of the fireworks light up the night sky.
January
Chapter 11 – Linc
~Kiss You Myself~
“What would you really like to do after school?” Wyn and I are sitting with our backs to the arms of the couch, feet on the cushion between us, facing each other. A large afghan is thrown over our legs. We lost our shoes not long after Wyn helped me clean up the dishes from dinner. I told her she didn’t have to help, but she insisted and I, of course, gave in. I can’t deny her. She could ask for the moon and I’d work till the day I die trying to invent something to get it for her.
“I wish I could go to nursing school.” She replies, rubbing her cold feet against mine. She does it every time I ask her a question, like she needs to warm them or she can’t think straight. But I haven’t said a word about it because I’m enjoying this tiny way we’re staying connected.
“Have you tried to talk to your parents about it?”
She turns her head towards the window before she explains. “No. It’s been a battle to finish high school, so I know they won’t agree to college. By then I won’t be their problem anyways…” She trails off and I get the feeling once again she’s keeping something from me.
“Have they made it official?”
She faces me and I can see the turmoil in her eyes. “I don’t want to ruin tonight.”
Damn!
They’ve set a date.
How much time have they given us? A couple months? A couple weeks? A day? Could this be the last time I see Wyn? Was tonight her telling me goodbye? She wouldn’t leave me that way; she’d at least tell me. She said she’ll tell me in a few days and I’m going to choose to believe that and not push it now.
I swallow down my fear and force myself to say. “Okay.”
“Have you applied to any schools yet?” She asks, changing
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