Forehead Kisses
She could remember the first time his lips landed on her forehead in a kiss. They had only been officially dating for a few days. He was leaving for the night when he came back and pulled her into a hug, afraid her father would come in and steal his shoe he opted for a goodbye kiss on her forehead.
Even though it hadn't been on her lips it had still been wonderful, comforting, promising all at once.
She could remember the time he kissed her forehead and held her close when Auggie was in the ER and no one was telling her what was wrong. In the end he just broke his wrist trying to keep up with Ava on the soccer field.
She remembered the time her lips fell on his forehead as she held him, the sobs shaking his body when Pappy Joe died.
If she closed her eyes and tried really hard she could forget the last time his lips were on her forehead, when he left her. The last time he crawled out the bay window, the last time they'd spoken.
It was easier to forget when she was in her dorm room, but when she was back in her parents apartment it would come rushing over her.
Right at this moment she stood outside her room, her hand nervously hovering over the door knob, why was her door even closed probably to keep Auggie and Ava out.
The room was dark, but had a glow of candle light. Confusion swept through her as she pushed the door open, terrified about what was happening in her room.
"Hi" His voice had that southern drawl back after his time in Texas.
Riley spun towards the bay window; he was sitting in the middle, a bouquet of flowers in his hand and a hopeful smile on his face. "Hi."
"Hey" He rose from the seat and took a few steps forward, "I'm sorry Riley, I know we haven't spoken since before I left for school in Texas, I'm sorry I didn't call, I tried but something—fear, always stopped me. I'm sorry I didn't write, I tried but it never seemed like enough. All I knew was that if I was going to apologize, to tell you how much I still love you, how much I'll always love you, I would have to do it here, in person.
"And I do Riley, I love you. I have loved you probably since the moment I was born, I just hadn't met you yet. I don't want to have a life without you in it."
Riley put her bag down and closed the space between them. She took the flowers from his hand and placed them on the dresser. Her hands cupped his face and he leaned down towards her. Her lips pressed a kiss on his forehead, "We can make this work, I know we can Lucas, I know we can."