“Justin?” She found her voice, and spoke his name, barely above a whisper.
“Sara, what’s wrong?” His voice was so full of concern, that it made her cry harder. She couldn’t
bring herself to tell him that the only thing she needed to feel happy again was him, and his strong
arms around her to pull her closer. She rested her tired head on her long legs, pulling them near to
her body, wrapping her arms around them. She needed someone to tell her she would be all right,
something to prove to her that she was loved and needed. She needed a strong shoulder to cry on,
and one for support when she felt weak to the world. She was losing it, all hope, all will to live a
happy life. She couldn’t be happy without him, she couldn’t be happy without knowing that she
meant something in his life.
“I’m just alone and cold.” The words escaped her lips before she could stop them, words that held
more meaning then she had signified.
“Here let me get you a blanket.” He turned from her quickly, wishing that he could be the one to
keep her warm, and to make sure that she would never be alone. He knew that she would come
back to him when she was ready, but he also had discovered that she had lost her strength, and
that living life wasn’t anything to her without him in it. He made a quick grab for a light cotton
blanket that hung over the corner of the couch. He placed it tenderly around her shoulders, his
hand resting extra long on her arm. She willed her hand to grab his, to hold it close to her heart,
but something stopped her, something that she couldn’t overcome at the moment. She kept her
hands close to her knees, making sure that she wouldn’t do something out of the spur of the
moment, because he was standing so close. “Are you sure there isn’t anything else I can get you?”
Justin’s voice was low and gentle, and Skeeto needed that at the moment, the longer he was near
her, the better she felt. She soon swivelled the chair around so that she could stare into his blue
eyes, the blue eyes she longed to see. When she turned around, his heart flew up into his throat,
and he lost all control of his actions. He stepped towards her, kneeling down so he was at her
level. He took both of her small hands in his, and gave them a squeeze, there was so much he
wanted to tell her, but for now all he wanted was to hold her, and make sure that she understood
he wouldn’t leave her for anything. Skeeto looked down at her hands, engrossed in Justin’s
strong ones. More tears came to her eyes, and she returned the squeeze he had given her. She
moved her eyes from their hands, to his chest. She longed to be close, to be held tightly against it,
and to hear his heart beat. The sound of the steady rhythm brought her more safety then even the
strongest men on earth. She needed him more then she knew, and she was willing to give up
everything to have him once again. Neither one could speak, for no words were needed. She
read everything in his dark blue eyes. She saw compassion, care, want, trust, safety, and
something new she hadn’t seen before, something she couldn’t quite place a finger on. She
removed her hands from his, and his eyes clouded over with disappointment. She quickly placed
her small hands on his arms, working them up slowly, so they fit perfectly around his neck. She
pulled him towards her for a much needed hug, a hug of not only friendship, but of two people
who needed to be told that the other was there, that the other wouldn’t hurt anymore.
“Justin I want you back in my life, I don’t want to run anymore.” Her words were muffled as she
spoke them into his shoulder, but he had heard what she had said.
“Sara, I’ll never let you go again. I need you to much, and you are the only one I want.” He
pulled away so he could look at her face, the face of the one he was falling in love with all over
again.
They held each other for some very long minutes, before Justin finally placed a soft kiss on her
forehead, and walked out of her embrace. “Sara, I have to get to my soundcheck, but I promise
you, we’ll talk later.” He leaned down to kiss her once again, but this time planting it directly on
her hungry lips.
With her eyes closed, she felt every part of his lips against hers, and tears begin to build up behind
her eyes, only this time, they were tears of relief, tears of knowing that he was back in her life,
tears of all the pain and suffering she had gone though, it was all gone, and she would never run
from him again.
Skeeto leaned back against the wall, her breathing heavy, but her heart jumping with joy. He was
back, and that phrase repeated over and over again in her mind. She was interrupted by a loud
knock on the door, so she slowly pushed herself upright, and opened the door, letting Sugar into
full view. Sugar looked Skeeto over, noticing the glow that hung as a halo around her younger
friend.
“Well, something good just happened in this room, and you’re gonna tell me what it is.” Sugar
folded her arms across her chest, as she watched Skeeto eyes sink back in thought.
“Justin was just in here.” Skeeto breathed it out. She looked at the wall, not daring to move, or
speak much.
“He was just in here, and you two weren’t fighting.” Sugar’s happiness was being to peak, but she
kept her hopes down, just in case it wasn’t what she hoped for.
“He came in here to promise me.....” Skeeto stopped her sentence, not knowing quite how to
finish.
“Promise you what?” Sugar stepped closer to Skeet, wanting, needing to know what was said
behind these walls.
“He promised me he’d never be the cause of my pain again, and I promised him that I wouldn’t
run anymore.” At those words Skeeto sank down to the floor, pulling her knees to her chest.
Sugar was at a lose for words, she had waited for months for this moment to happen, and it had,
right under all of their noses. Skeeto and Justin didn’t need any help finding each other, they had
done it all on their own. She saw for the first time the love that Skeeto had for Justin, and knew
that for once in her young life, she’d never be hurt by him again. Sugar leaned down next to
Skeet, taking her small hands in her own.
“Did you both let the other know how you felt?”
Skeeto looked up at her, and nodded her head slowly. “Sugar I feel so safe, like all the pain and
heart ache is gone, and for good this time. I don’t have to run from him anymore, I don’t have to
play this game.”
Hearing those words Sugar let out the breath she had been holding, and gave her friend a
hug.
