I miss you.
The three little words glowed on my phone's screen. I was laying in bed, wishing myself to sleep after a long day of classes. But I couldn't sleep, not with him suddenly on my mind.
Being at college and away from Finn was difficult. For a while I'd put him out of my mind. He was too far away to visit, especially with how busy we both were. But after guys at school started hitting on me, treating me like an object and not a human being, I started to long for him. He was so gentle and kind, unlike most of the guys I was meeting these days.
I'd been afraid to text him, not sure what to expect as a response. We hadn't really been official before he'd left for his new job, we'd just been fooling around, but it had been pretty obvious just how into each other we were. I just hoped he still felt the same way…
I miss you too.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
I was afraid you'd forget about me.
Never.
We hadn't seen each other since I'd gone to visit my Cam for the weekend a few months ago and he'd been there to meet Dr. Brennan for advice on a report he was doing. But even then it had only been brief and in passing, just an exchange of glances and 'hellos'.
I'll be going back to the lab in a month he wrote.
Maybe I'll see you then?
I hope so.
My heart started to race. I could picture us meeting in one of the Jeffersonian's long and empty hallways. He'd take me in his arms and whisper in my ear in that gorgeous southern drawl. I run my fingers through his hair while we kissed, stopping only to stare into those big blue eyes…
Let's not wait this long to talk, ever again.
I could hear his voice saying the words to me and I felt my body relax. Tomorrow would be a breeze knowing I'd see him soon. I was grateful to know I still had Finn all to myself.