Page 54 of Say Something
“Yeah. I’d really love to pick up some new clients.”
“You will. I have no doubt. You draw people in, Jessica. In no time at all, you’ll have this whole town hooked on you.”
Like you’re hooked on me?I wanted to ask. Would that have been too presumptuous? Probably not, but it would have sent a message I wasn’t ready to deliver. I didn’t feel like I’d ever be ready, but I had a feeling Danny would wait. I had a feeling Dannywaswaiting. For me.
I sighed.
“What is it?” Always perceptive…
“This is nice,” I said. It wasn’t what I’d been thinking, but it was true nonetheless.
“It is,” he said. I felt him press a kiss to the top of my head. So familiar.
I closed my eyes, remembering dancing in this same way many times before. Homecoming, prom, our wedding…
“I’m going to love you, every day for the rest of my life.”
“I love it when you whisper sweet nothings in my ear,” I smiled.
“There’s nothing ‘nothing’about it,” he said, nipping at my ear.
The music changed from something slow to something fast, but we didn’t pay attention. My head rested against his chest, his hands around my waist. He held me so close, so tight. I felt so safe, loved, happy.
It may have only been our senior prom, but I knew this was it. Danny Thompson was my forever guy.
“I love you, Danny. With all my heart and soul and everything else I can’t possibly think of in this moment.”
He pressed his lips to the top of my head, and I smiled.
“Every day for the rest of my life,” I said quietly.
The brief pause in his movements and the tighter grip on my waist let me know he’d heard what I’d said. It let me know he remembered, too. When he held me a little tighter and rested his chin on top of my head, I knew he was as much at a loss for words as I was.
