“Why not?”
It’s a valid question.
Why can’t I?
I hate my job. Blue is married now. My mom would be elated to have a reason to visit Hawaii. The wheels are already turning before I can even wrap my head around the fact that I’m actually considering this.
Do I have feelings for this man? Undeniably so.
Are my feelings strong enough to risk everything on a chance to find happiness with him?
If they weren’t would I even be entertaining the idea to begin with?
“So you want me to what? Up and move to Hawaii with you?” I question again to confirm that I’m not losing my mind. Which maybe I have for even considering this…and maybe he has too for asking.
“Yes. That’s exactly what I want.”
“But you don’t even know me. What happens if I go with you and two weeks from now you realize you’ve made a horrible mistake in asking me to do this?”
“I wouldn’t have asked if I wasn’t a hundred percent certain that wouldn’t happen.”
“You can’t know that.”
“I can, because I know how I feel when I’m with you.” He reaches out and cups my cheek. “I know it’s a big ask and I know it’s a risk. Nothing in life is guaranteed. This could blow up in our faces. But it could also turn out to be the best thing that’s ever happened to either of us.”
“I don’t know, Everett. This is just so crazy. I wouldn’t even know where to begin.”
“You think I don’t know how insane this must seem to you? Hell, it’s insane to me and I’m the one suggesting it. But it feels right, Hannah. More right than anything has felt in a very long time.” He leans forward, resting his forehead against mine. “Say yes,” he whispers. “Say you’ll take this chance with me. Jump with me, my sweet Hannah. Jump.”
“Okay.” The word is off my tongue before I can take it back, but truthfully I don’t want to. I don’t want to take it back because from the moment he suggested it all I have wanted to do is say yes.
Everett smiles against my mouth seconds before his lips capture mine.
I might be crazy for what I’m about to do. But when I look back at my life in fifty years, I don’t want to regret not taking this chance. I want to look back and know, that good or bad, win or lose, right or wrong, I had the courage to live.
The End
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