“You pulled back, right?” Melody asks, eyes narrowing suspiciously.
“Of course!” I reply quickly. “I did immediately.”
“Then, that’s good enough for me,” Melody says with a satisfied nod. She sighs softly, her expression turning serious all of a sudden. “Abram. I...I know we haven’t talked about our difference in location, and I just always thought it would miraculously solve itself somehow. But after yesterday’s incident, I gave it a thought, and I realized that I don’t think I can live anywhere except for Hudson.”
“Mel....”
“Please, let me finish what I have to say,” Melody says, gently cutting me off. “I know it’s selfish of me to say this when you’re the one with a big career in London and all over the world, but this is my home. It’s the first place I found love and acceptance. I...I understand you also can’t move down here all because of me and me....”
“Of course, I can,” I say to her with a cheeky smile.
Melody gasps softly, her eyes opening wide in surprise.
“What? Why?”
I shrug.
“It’s about time I retired, anyway. But first, I have to go back and put some things in place. Will you wait for me?”
Melody nods, her lips pulling up in a happy smile that makes my heart pulse with a giddy feeling. I guess I’m in way deeper than I thought.