He'd told her to go, and nothing she could say would change his mind Blurting out an I love you! to try prove that no matter what Holden thought of himself, Tessa did. She loved him. She'd loved him when they were just kids in high school. In the yearbook they're picture was there as the most likely to get married after high school couple, only to break up when it was all over for college sake. To see if they could find their way back to each other but it hadn't happened. Tess got married and had a kid and got divorced all in that short amount of time. So finding him again now, when her life had fallen apart around her had felt every bit like fate, only for it to be ripped out from under her for a reason she's still unsure of. She'd gone about her life the best she could after that. She had a daughter to care for, a better apartment to find, a better job to find, and she did. Working now at the local bar a few nights a week bartending to make extra money because Lila wanted to do dance classes. Tess should have known that eventually, he might show up to a place like this, she just didn't think it would be so soon after her heart had started to come back together. "What can I get you?" She asked as casually as she could when she walked to stand in front of him at the bar. // @idledwritings












