He took me to a very fancy restaurant. It was small and quiet. We ordered our food and were given our bottle of wine.
"I just want to say, thank you for all that you've done." Toby said. "You are an amazing girl. I only wish you weren't so far away. When I say I will never forget you, I mean it. I know we decided on this whole 'no strings attached' thing but it's going to be so hard to say goodbye tomorrow."
I looked at the glass of wine I held in my hand. I swirled it a bit, trying to gather up my words.
"Jesus, Tobes." I said. "I've been thinking that to myself all week. I've been trying to hide it, but knowing you feel the same is a little bit of a relief."
"We just have to be strong tomorrow. We'll manage. We've had a great time and just try and think of that and not what we're going to miss out on."
I took a sip of the wine and looked him straight in the eyes. I knew he meant it. I had to be strong.
We finished up at the restaurant and went for a walk. He held my hand as we walked through the cool night breeze, just like the first time we kissed. It was so hard to pretend to be happy when I knew I had to leave.
"Toby?" I asked.
"Yeah?"
"Can we go home?"
He looked at me, a little sad. I knew he wanted to give me this huge goodbye date. But I was so upset, I couldn't do it anymore. He dropped me at the hotel and he turned off the engine. I tried to look him in the eyes, but it was too hard.
"I'm going to miss you…" He said. I looked up and his head was resting on the steering wheel.
"I'll miss you too." I said. "I'm so sorry."
"It's okay." He said, his head still resting on the steering wheel.
"I'll miss you."
I opened the car door and walked into the hotel. I didn't look back. I cried from the elevator to my room and didn't stop all night.
"Naomi?" Eleanor said, tapping on the door.
The smell of bacon and eggs filled the room.
"I made you breakfast. Then you better get up, we need to pack."
"Thanks." I said. I didn't remove my head from under the covers and it took me an hour to eat my breakfast. My eyes were puffy and sore. My head was pounding. I started packing my things straight after breakfast and had a shower. It was 2pm when I finished gathering all my stuff and got ready to leave.
The three of us got into a taxi and we drove off to the airport. I didn't say a word the whole trip and boarded the plane in silence. I watched a few movies and slept for a while.
We arrived at Sydney airport. I left the plane behind the two girls and we wandered down the baggage claim.
"Naomi?" Allie said. She stopped suddenly in front of me. "Look ahead."
I looked straight past her shoulder and leaning against a pole was a tall man in a green shirt with familiar gray writing across it and dark hair.
"What?!" I screamed.
His attention was averted to my direction. He smiled wide and moved from the pole. I started sprinting towards him with a huge goofy smile on my face. He held his arms out and I fell straight into them. I began to cry.
"What the hell are you doing here!?" I yelled.
"I couldn't let you go and not tell you I loved you."
I looked up and once again, our lips met. I could feel him smiling through the kiss.
Allie and Eleanor started cheering and a few people copied them. People were cheering and clapping for us.
Toby beat me back to Sydney. It was honestly a dream come true. I never imagined a guy racing me to the airport to say three little words that meant so much.
We picked up my bags and walked out of the airport holding hands once again.
"I love you too." I said.