Accidental Love
Chapter 14: Logan Airport
* denotes thought
Walking through the automatic doors, I immediately looked up at the
monitors. I found Matt's flight.
"London, England...FL1739...Baggage Claim C"
I was halfway across the baggage claim area when I saw the group of
superstars. I spotted Matt in the crowd and began running towards them.
I called out his name and he turned. Matt began jogging towards me.
When we met each other, we embraced and Matt picked me up off the
ground, spinning me around. We nearly fell over from the momentum.
"I've made my decision," I softly whispered in Matt's ear.
We released each other. With his eyes wide, he asked, "Am I going to
like it?"
I took his hand in mine, brought it to my mouth, and kissed it gently.
I shot him a teasing smile. "I certainly hope so."
"Hey Matt! Are you ready?" Jeff interrupted as he walked towards us
with Amy.
"Hey Sam. It's good to see you," Amy said.
"Hey there. It's good to see you too," I replied. I stepped forward and
hugged her.
"So, how are things?" Amy asked as we separated from the hug.
"Things are good, really good," I said smiling back at her. I focused
on Jeff. I extended my hand to shake his. "It's nice to finally meet
you, Jeff. Matt talks a lot about you."
Jeff accepted my hand. He then took a step forward and gave me a great
big hug. "As much as I've heard about you, I feel like I've known you
for years," Jeff said with a wide smile.
"You're getting a rental right, Jeff?" Matt interrupted.
"Yeah, we should get going. It's another hour to the hotel," Jeff
replied.
"Well, why don't you and Amy get the car and head to the hotel. Sam and
I will meet you there."
Jeff began walking away, snickering, saying "Don't do anything I want
to do."
"Good luck," Amy said before following after Jeff.
"So..." Matt started, draping his arm around my shoulders. "What do you
say we go get my bag and we can talk about this decision of yours?"
We walked back to the baggage conveyor belt to find Matt's bag.
"Well... Let's have it," he said, nudging me.
* Can we say impatient. * I didn't look at him. I simply stared
straight ahead watching suitcases, boxes, and bags go by on the
conveyor. "I've given this a lot of thought and I really care for you
... more than I can express. Being with you would probably be one of
the most difficult things I would do in my life." I glanced at Matt and
saw the heartbreak in his eyes. I turned to fully face him and ran my
hand across his cheek. In this moment, I knew I had made the right
choice. "I can't imagine my life without you." Matt's face didn't
change, he continued to stare straight ahead and it occurred to me that
what I had just said didn't register with Matt yet. "Matt..." I pushed
lightly on his chin, turning his face towards me. "My answer is yes."
"Yes?" Matt repeated.
"Yes," I said, reassuring him. "I would love to be your girlfriend, if
that's still what you want."
"Yes, you're saying yes," Matt mumbled to himself.
I saw the tears welling up in his eyes and I embraced him, hugging him
as closely to me as I could.
Chapter 14: Logan Airport
* denotes thought
Walking through the automatic doors, I immediately looked up at the
monitors. I found Matt's flight.
"London, England...FL1739...Baggage Claim C"
I was halfway across the baggage claim area when I saw the group of
superstars. I spotted Matt in the crowd and began running towards them.
I called out his name and he turned. Matt began jogging towards me.
When we met each other, we embraced and Matt picked me up off the
ground, spinning me around. We nearly fell over from the momentum.
"I've made my decision," I softly whispered in Matt's ear.
We released each other. With his eyes wide, he asked, "Am I going to
like it?"
I took his hand in mine, brought it to my mouth, and kissed it gently.
I shot him a teasing smile. "I certainly hope so."
"Hey Matt! Are you ready?" Jeff interrupted as he walked towards us
with Amy.
"Hey Sam. It's good to see you," Amy said.
"Hey there. It's good to see you too," I replied. I stepped forward and
hugged her.
"So, how are things?" Amy asked as we separated from the hug.
"Things are good, really good," I said smiling back at her. I focused
on Jeff. I extended my hand to shake his. "It's nice to finally meet
you, Jeff. Matt talks a lot about you."
Jeff accepted my hand. He then took a step forward and gave me a great
big hug. "As much as I've heard about you, I feel like I've known you
for years," Jeff said with a wide smile.
"You're getting a rental right, Jeff?" Matt interrupted.
"Yeah, we should get going. It's another hour to the hotel," Jeff
replied.
"Well, why don't you and Amy get the car and head to the hotel. Sam and
I will meet you there."
Jeff began walking away, snickering, saying "Don't do anything I want
to do."
"Good luck," Amy said before following after Jeff.
"So..." Matt started, draping his arm around my shoulders. "What do you
say we go get my bag and we can talk about this decision of yours?"
We walked back to the baggage conveyor belt to find Matt's bag.
"Well... Let's have it," he said, nudging me.
* Can we say impatient. * I didn't look at him. I simply stared
straight ahead watching suitcases, boxes, and bags go by on the
conveyor. "I've given this a lot of thought and I really care for you
... more than I can express. Being with you would probably be one of
the most difficult things I would do in my life." I glanced at Matt and
saw the heartbreak in his eyes. I turned to fully face him and ran my
hand across his cheek. In this moment, I knew I had made the right
choice. "I can't imagine my life without you." Matt's face didn't
change, he continued to stare straight ahead and it occurred to me that
what I had just said didn't register with Matt yet. "Matt..." I pushed
lightly on his chin, turning his face towards me. "My answer is yes."
"Yes?" Matt repeated.
"Yes," I said, reassuring him. "I would love to be your girlfriend, if
that's still what you want."
"Yes, you're saying yes," Matt mumbled to himself.
I saw the tears welling up in his eyes and I embraced him, hugging him
as closely to me as I could.