Author's Note: Wow, had this done for a while mostly, jus sorta lost interest in writing I guess…almost done with this story but the way I see it, if I don't finish at least I leave you here with an ending that actually resolves things, lol, anyways, haven't done this in a while so sorta forget what its like, but yea, enjoy…
Goodbye To You
Sam flew into the parking lot. She only hoped she was not too late. She had to find him. She could not contain her feelings any longer. That was when she saw him. The door to the building was just closing and he was the one shutting it.
The car screeched to a stop as she jumped out.
"John! John!" She yelled after him, only hoping he would be able to hear her.
John turned around and saw Sam. She stood still for a second, unsure of what exactly she was to do.
Sam looked closely at him. He stood shocked and motionless. He had a look of pain across his face. Sam felt her heart sink. Had she caused this pain he felt? How could she ever apologize to him? How could he ever forgive her?
Her mind raced as she thought of what she should do. Only one thing came to her mind. She had to tell him the truth, even though she wasn't quite sure how to.
She walked forward slowly until she was a few yards away from him. She kept the distance between the two, afraid to move much closer at the moment.
"John," she started. He looked down and then away. "John, look at me!" He didn't look. "John, I said look at me! I love you dammit!"
That got his attention. He looked up quickly and gazed at her almost unbelievingly. He could not believe she had finally said those words he longed to hear coming from her mouth. He searched for words, but all her could mutter out was, "What?"
Sam knew now was her time to tell him everything. She seeked for the right words to explain, but soon she gave up and decided to let her heart take over.
"John, I love you so much. I have loved you for so long. But I ran away. I was scared, so I did the thing I know best. I ran away and hid. Because of it I've been in so much pain, and I almost lost you. I can't stand to lose someone else. I have no reason to run away anymore. Jack's gone; he can't get to you or me. There's no reason for me to pretend I don't love you any longer.
"I planned on leaving Atlanta. Planned on leaving my old life and beginning a new one. I planned on moving on., but I can't move on. Not when I'm holding on to you. I can't let you go, and truthfully, I don't even want to let you go. I wanted to get away from everything so badly, that I didn't even think of how I would get away when I'm so attached to you. How can I start over when I can't stop thinking of you?
"I love you John, and I just want to be with you. I don't care where I am anymore, as long as I'm with you. You're what I need to start over. You're what I need to move on. Without out you, I'm going to be nowhere. I won't get anywhere without you in my life. I need you John. And I don't know how I ever thought I could leave you. Talking to you earlier when I knew I was going to leave was one of the hardest things ever. I realized how much I truly cared. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry I ever thought I could leave you. I'm so sorry I didn't even tell you. I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry I didn't tell you I loved you earlier.
"But I'm telling you now, John. I love you! I want everyone to know I love you! I don't care who knows, as long as you know." Her voice lowered to a whisper. "I love you so much."
She stood still with tears forming in her eyes, threatening to fall upon the smooth skin of her face. The silence sent shivers up her body. Why wouldn't he say anything? She just told him so much! Why didn't he say anything?
John stood in shock. He didn't know what to say exactly. She loved him! He had dreamed so long of hearing her say it to him that it almost didn't seem real. He couldn't believe this was not another dream
"John, please say something. Please," she pleaded with him.
He couldn't say anything though. He was too happy and too surprised to speak. Instead he took a step forward. And then took another step, and another after that. He kept walking until he was in front of her. In a quick motion, he put his hand behind her head and pulled her in and lowed his head until their lips touched.
Her eyes closed at his touch. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he wrapped his around her waist as they pulled their bodies closer together. She raised her hands up to his cheeks, holding his face in her hands. They pulled away from the kiss and were left staring into each other's eyes.
"I love you too, Sam. I have always loved you. I don't care what happens, as long as I'm with you. Whatever you want, whatever you need, I'm willing. Just as long as we're together, that's all I want. I love you. I love you."
They closed their eyes and let their foreheads rest against each other. After standing in silence, Sam looked up at John and caressed his cheek. "What are we going to do?"
John rested his finger on her lips. "Shh, don't worry about that right now. We have forever to figure that out." And with that, he leaned in and kissed her again. But this kiss, this kiss lasted longer. They stood in each other's arms kissing, forgetting about everything, only focusing on each other and nothing else.