Not Looking for Love: Episode 6 (A New Adult Contemporary Romance Novel) by Lena Bourne

Author:Lena Bourne [Bourne, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: By the Pond Publishing
Published: 2015-05-10T23:00:00+00:00

I wasn't going to tell Dad I went to Mom's grave, but he notices the dirt under my fingernails and on the edges of my sleeves and asks about it.

So I tell him, and we talk of her for awhile, grief spinning a web between us, but not as thick and unmovable as it was in the past. We can even laugh a little at how nervous she got when she had to fly anywhere. But it soon gets too painful, so we talk of other things. Like my school work and Dad's new job.

He has two large suitcases with him, and when he loads them onto the belt at the checking counter tears ball up in my throat. But I cough them away before he notices.

"You'll be alright, won't you?" he asks as we're having a drink at the bar. His eyes are a little bloodshot, but still sparking in the overhead lights.

"Yes, Dad, I'll be fine," I say, trying to sound bemused or annoyed, but it comes out kind of flat.

"Call me anytime, if you need something," he says. "I'll give you all my new numbers as soon as I get them, and until then I'll have my old phone."

I nod and fiddle with the edges of my napkin, tearing it to shreds.

"And book a ticket to come visit me in July," he adds. "Then send me the details."

"Will do," I manage, wishing it was July already. But it won't be, not for another two months.

He hugs me tightly at the security check point, and I hug him back, burying my face in his shoulder. I know I'll cry lots tonight, but I won't do it yet.

"Have a safe flight," I manage, my voice cracking a little. "Call me when you get there."

He kisses my cheek and lets me go, staring at me like I'm still just a little girl.

"I'll be fine," I mutter, even though he hasn't asked anything.

I wave to him as he clears security and then he's gone around the corner. The hum of other people’s conversations, their yells, crying and shuffling is suddenly so loud, I just want to run out. But I stay at the airport until my dad's plane leaves, watching it take off from the observation deck, clutching my mom's bracelet, wishing Scott was here with me. That his strong arms were wrapped around me and I could lean against him. Then all this noise, this sadness, this homesickness would not be as cutting, and I'd truly know that I will be fine. Know it for a fact. But all I know for a fact right now is that I'll cry when I get home.

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