ALL MY LIFE
PART THIRTEEN
Charlie looked Jody in the eyes for the first time in 5 years and sighed. "You look beautiful."
Jody smiled. "Thank you… Charlie."
"Listen, Jody. Um, leaving you and going to Russia was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I can still remember sitting on the plane, wanting to just kill myself for letting you go and leaving you like that. I was thinking the whole way there about you and I realized I'd lost you forever."
Jody blinked and could feel the tears starting to form.
"3 years in Russia without you was… the worst three years of my life. I had just ended the best 3 years I'd ever had… to be followed by the worst 3 years. Then… the last year I met Kathy, but that's another story."
Jody nodded and wiped her eyes.
"Anyway… um, this point is that, I had never loved anyone as much as you. And… I still don't think I ever will. But I do love Kathy… just like you love Scott. But I loved you for… a long time. All through our relationship, even before that during ABA… and then 3 years in Russia, I still loved you even then."
Jody sniffed and hugged her arms around her knees.
"Then I stated dating Kathy and I knew I still loved you. Uh, I guess the point I'm getting to is… I'll always love you, Jody. I can't help that, but then there's this part of me that's pretty much moved on… anyway. I just wanted you to know… and now that we're talking again, I just hoped we could be friends again."
Jody nodded. "Sure…" She managed to say and then they hugged.
They stood up and Charlie hugged her again and started humming.
"Oh Charlie…" Jody stared to cry again as he hummed "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden, their song.
Charlie closed his eyes and held Jody close, swaying slightly as they started to dance. He pulled back and wiped his own eyes. "I…" Charlie didn't know what to say as he watched Jody completely break down and sit back on the bench in sobs.
I love you too, I love you too, I love you too! Jody thought to herself as she tried to calm down. She couldn't believe Charlie still loved her after all these years. He still loves me… I love you too.