Page 78 of Worth the Want
“I am.”
“Good. Me too. So what did you two get up to today?”
I tell her about our day, and then she tells me how things went with her at The Edgemont. Sharing our days with one another feels so normal, like we’ve been doing this for years, and at the same time, it’s exciting, venturing into new territory like I never have before.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Knox.”
“Goodnight, Indie.”
“Goodnight.”
Setting my phone down on the table, I pick up her note from earlier, reading it again.
Do you think about the future?
I grab a sticky note and write a response before walking over to her house to put it on her door for her to findtomorrow. When I look back from the porch and see our two chairs side by side out by the lake, I think about the feeling Indie was telling me about.
I didn’t know this was what I wanted until I felt it for the first time.
My stay at The Edgemont was amazing. Ivy set me up in the most adorable chalet, and I got to ride the gondola up and take some photos in the mountains. I picked up a few of the postcards I had made from the pictures I’ve taken in my time here, and they came out perfectly. I wrote a quick note to Han on the one I made from the lake view.
You should see it here, Dragonfly.
You wouldn’t believe how granola I am now.
I love you. I miss you.
Love, Indiana
I come down the now familiar drive and notice Knox’s truck is gone. He must have gone to work today. Is it insane that it’s only been a day and I miss him? I park in front of the little white house that I’ve grown to love and see a note. My heart starts to gallop in my chest, and I fling open my door,dashing onto the porch before ripping it off the door to read it.
One line. Four words, and my heart leaps out of my chest.
I think aboutyou.
I look around to make sure I’m still alone out here and hug the paper close to my heart, spinning in a circle. Walking inside, I rush to my desk, opening the top drawer to grab a sticky note. In my hurry, I pull it too hard, causing all my papers to fall out. Bending to pick them up, I see the one on top. Clutching it in my hand, I read the lines over and over.
I have to tell him. Tonight.
I’ll leave him a note and ask him to come over before he goes to get Hazel. I’ll tell him everything and hope he understands. Swiping a pen from the cup on my desk, I write a few short sentences before running over to stick it on his door. Sally stays with me the whole time, coming to lie on the porch when I’m back. It’s like she knows I’m needing the comfort.
We sit on the porch for a while, listening to the world around us, staring out over the lake. My gaze is pulled to the big green house where I’ve spent so much time the past few months. I never imagined falling for them, but now that I have, it’s impossible to think of a life that they aren’t in.
I wait until I see his truck before I stand to get myself a glass of water, hoping to calm my nerves. He cares about me. I’m fine. I can do this.
Only when he races up the steps and sweeps me into his arms, I back out. I let myself get lost in him and what he brings me. Peace, when I haven’t felt that way in so long. I let him make love to me and make me feel things I didn’t even know tohope for.I love him.I’ve never been in love before, but I’m certain that this is what it is.
“Come to dinner with me tonight,” Knox says from beneath me. I’m lying across him, sprawled across his wide chest, running my fingers through the hair there.
“Don’t you have to pick up Hazel?” I ask, yawning.
“Yes. I want you to come with me.”
“To your parents’ house?” I prop my head up to look at him.
“Yes. I want you to come to my parents’ for dinner.”
“They aren’t expecting me,” I say, sitting up.
