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“Anne you can’t leave! Just skip school!” Brian whined the next day. All of the guys, with all of the girls had come to see me off.
“Sorry, this is my senior year. After that I can put college off.” I explained. Nick walked through the door and came up behind me.
“Sweetie, don’t leave me!” He whined slipping his arms around me and placing a quick kiss on my neck.
I felt all eyes on us and an uncomfortable silence as Nick started to kiss me again.
“I have to. Hold on….let me say good-bye to everyone else.” I made my rounds to Kevin, Kristen, Howie and his girlfriend. But it took longer to get through Amanda and AJ. Neither would let me go! I had tried not to cry, but they got me started with their own tears.
“I love you, Anne!” Amanda cried not letting go. “I’ll miss you! You have to call.”
“I promise. I’ll miss you too. Love ya.” Soon I was embraced by Lieghanne, but Brian couldn’t take it any longer and pulled me in his arms.
“Sis, I don’t know what I’m gonna do without you. When will I see you again?”
“No clue, B. No clue.” I sobbed onto his shoulder.
“Call me, after Nick that is, when you get home. Okay? I love you.” Brian whispered still holding me tight.
“I love you too. I promise I’ll call. I better get going.” I finished pulling away. I turned to face everyone. “Thanks again for everything! Bye!” I smiled as Nick put his protecting arm around me.
“You sure you won’t change your minds?” He pleaded. Slowly we walked out to my car.
“I’m sure! You’ll see me soon enough.” I said hoping to cheer us both up.
“Three months….well longer then that! There is no way I can see you before Christmas! Sorry!” He mumbled.
I opened the car door and sat down. “Nick, we’ll make it! I know we can! Just call me as much as you can.”
“I will.”
“Well…I’ll call when I get home!” I barely said as tears started to build up again.
“You think you’re gonna leave without giving me a kiss, I don’t think so!” He exclaimed pulling me up against him. He saw my tears and brushed them away.
“Nick, are you about to cry?”
“No!” He choked out, but his voice gave it away. Within seconds we were crying together as we held each other. Slowly I felt Nick’s lips graze my neck. He kept kissing my neck and worked his way up to my lips. Before he kissed me I could tell he wanted to say something, but didn’t for some reason.
I ran my hands up his chest as his lips finally captured mine. His fingers traced my chin and shoulders as he kissed me again. I could feel his sadness for me leaving, but I just couldn’t miss my senior year.
Brain ran to the window and looked out to see what Nick and Anne were doing. Amanda, AJ and Leighanne followed.
“They’re just too perfect together. If they don’t engaged or something I’ll be so mad!” Amanda exclaimed as she watched the two’s goodbyes.
“Look at Nick! He’s going for the good stuff!” Brian exclaimed.
“Brian, hush!” Leighanne yelled at her husbands joke as she tried to pull him away from the window with no success. “We shouldn’t be watching this!”
I felt Nick’s tears as he kissed me one more time. “We’re pitiful Nick! We’ll see each other again!” I sobbed burying my head in his shirt.
“I know we’ll see each other again. But I just wanna be with you always. I hate my job!” He sneered out.
I could actually hear true bitterness and hatred towards his position in fame. “No Nick! Don’t even say that! You know you don’t mean that! You’ll be happy with it again once I’m gone and you’re used to it! I know you will!”
“That’s just it! You don’t get it Anne!” Nick cried cupping my face in his hands. “Nothing brings me more joy then being with you. Knowing you were waiting to see my after practice I almost couldn’t take it!”
“But I won’t be there so you won’t have to be so anxious!” I pointed out. I also knew that wasn’t exactly what he meant.
“Anne, please stay. I don’t know how I can bare these months with you.” Nick sobbed on my shoulder.
“Look at me Nick.” My fingers played with his belt loops as I pulled him completely against me. His hands rested on the small of my back. I leaned up and kissed him one time hard and forcefully. “This is just part of life. I love you and you love me. We can and will survive this! This will prove how strong our love is! Just know that you are and always will be the only one in my life!”
“I love you Anne! And there is no else that could even compare to you. I’ll be counting down the days till I see you again.” We leaned towards each other for our final kiss. So much of each other’s feelings mixed in I, but nothing compared to the longing to stay with each other.
At long last we parted. Within second I was in my car, driving away from the love of my life. I wanted to run back and say that I had changed my mind. But I couldn’t. I almost couldn’t look at Nick, at all the pain that showed through his eyes. Somehow I managed to keep in all my tears till I got home.