Freddie sighed. "I don't want to leave you. You know that. But this is a huge opportunity. Don't worry though. It'll fly by."
"That's what they say!" Sam argued. "That doesn't mean it's true. What am I supposed to do for three months anyway? Believe it or not you are a pretty good kisser and my lips are going to starve to death. Wipe that stupid grin off your face nub." She added. Freddie did as he was told and wrapped Sam up in a big hug.
"Listen. Ill text you everyday and we can web chat and ill call you and email you too. It'll be fine I promise." He said softly. "Now I need to go pack. Do you want to help?"
Sam laughed. "How about instead we do other things like make out?"
"That works too." Freddie responded eagerly.
...
The next morning Sam was wrapped up in a sweatshirt of Freddie's and had her hair up in a rare ponytail. It was 5:00 in the morning and Sam was not happy to be at the airport.
"Why couldn't you have booked a later flight?" She grumbled to Freddie.
"I'm sorry. Next time I have a great big important trip sponsored by my college ill make sure and tell them to plan it around your sleeping schedule." He replied sarcastically.
"Good." She answered smugly.
"Attention passengers. All flights from Seattle airport to Chicago will now be boarding." A voice chimed over the intercom.
"We'll, I guess that's me." Freddie said stalling a bit. "I'll really miss you Sam. Be good ok? Ill talk to you every day."
Sams heart sank. She missed him already. She threw her arms around his neck and buried her face in his shoulder. Freddie dropped his backpack to the floor and hugged her back tightly. He gave her one last fleeting kiss and left. Sam sighed. This would be a long three months.
...
Later that night Sam was laying in her bed video chatting Freddie.
"You know this is the first time in 7 months I haven't had a goodnight kiss from you." She mentioned.
"I know." He replied glumly. "But man, Chicago is awesome! Did you know that they have an annual meat parade?"
Sam gasped. "No chiz. Really? Mama is the queen of all things meat! Why wouldn't your stupid school let me come with you?" She said angrily.
"I wish you could've. You'd love it here. Well with the time difference and jet lag and all I'm pretty tired. Ill talk to you in the morning ok?" He replied.
Sam touched her hand to the screen and smiled when Freddie did the same.
"Ok. I love you." She said softly, cringing inside at all the cheesiness.
"I love you too princess. Goodnight."
...
Exactly three months later Sam was waiting in the airport. She fidgeted on the cold metal chairs and sighed impatiently. Someone tapped her on the shoulder.
"Excuse me. Is this seat taken?"
She turned and gasped. "Freddie!"
She stood up and barreled into his arms. He hugged her tightly and spun her around a few times for good measure.
"Oh Sam. I missed you so much." He whispered into her neck.
"Yeah yeah. Whatever. I might've missed you too. A tiny bit." She mumbled. But Freddie could see the slight blush on her cheeks.
He pulled back and cupped her face. Then he leaned in and gave her the softest, sweetest kiss she'd ever had. Sam eagerly responded, their lips craving each other after so long apart. She ran her hands up and down his chest and arms feeling the muscles that she had been deprived of. He really did have an extremely nice body even if she didn't like to tell him.
He ran his hands through her long soft hair and twisted some up in his hands then letting it go, relearning all his favorite things about her. Finally they broke apart.
"So." Freddie said a little breathlessly. "I got you a shirt from that meat parade and I also brought you back some of the meat. I had them preserve some of it and its being shipped to your house as we speak."
Sam grinned. "Really? We'd better go then before my mom comes home from wherever and finds it first..."
