Me: How many times have you been back to Gloria’s?
 
 Jo: Ha! I’m not going to lie … it’s been tempting.
 
 Jo: It’s good to hear from you, Jenner.
 
 Me: I’m in Manhattan for business, flying to Dallas tomorrow, and then onto San Fran.
 
 Jo: My forever wanderlust. Must be magical to see so much in such a short time.
 
 Me: I’ve seen boardrooms and conference tables and the view from my hotel.
 
 Jo: It’s too bad none of those stops are taking you south.
 
 Me: Will you be making any trips home after graduation?
 
 Jo: Don’t know. Probably not. I have to plan my next move—remember, that whole job thing? ;)
 
 I stared at the screen. So many thoughts were filling my head, so many replies I wanted to type.
 
 Nothing felt right.
 
 Nothing felt worthy.
 
 Jo: I’ve missed you.
 
 And then those three words came across my phone.
 
 Ones that had so much meaning.
 
 Ones that resonated so hard because I felt the same.
 
 Damn it, Jo.
 
 Jo: I have to run into class … I’ll talk to you soon.
 
 She ended her text with an emoji. The face with puckered lips and a red heart coming from the mouth.
 
 She was sending a kiss.
 
 And, fuck, I felt it.