Three consecutive knocks on the wooden door was enough to make his heart race. Every minute he spent waiting was AGONIZING. It had been so long, too long since he’d last seen her. A dull ache throbbed in his chest from an old wound he reopened by the mere thought of their last departure. He still remembered what she’d said to him back then.
"I can't go on watching as you walk away, and not knowing if you'll come back."
He could only hope she didn’t hate him.
Just as he’d turned to leave, he heard the door open. He froze for a moment, silently cursing himself for ever having shown up in the first place. Slowly he turned to face her, and god, she was just as beautiful, if not MORE, than when he’d last seen her. His heart was R A C I N G, and he hadn’t had butterflies like this in years. Yet, his voice was steady. A slight smile formed as his gaze met hers. He missed her so much.
“You should have known that I would be back.”