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The boy she once had known was standing in front of her, he had grown into a real man by the looks of it. His face was the same, but harder in a way…
With her eyes, it seemed like he was carrying the weight of the world on those shoulders of his. Her eyes studied him, his face, his clothes… Then they rested on his sling…
What had happened?
She studied the cast and the sling for a few seconds, then her eyes traveled back to his face. His expression had changed… He looked nervous…
It suddenly hit her that she hadn't answered his question. She blushed and looked down at her shoes, then back up into his perfect blue eyes.
"Yes… Yeah… I would love some coffee…"
…with you
A huge grin spread across Jax' face. The grin she remembered, and loved. That particular heartfelt grin that she had missed so damn much! Butterflies danced around in her stomach, and all she could do was smile just as much as he did.
SOASOASOA
About fifteen minutes later, they had walked over to 'Rosie's coffee and cakes'…
Tara ordered a latte, and Jax ordered a regular black coffee… No surprises there…
They found a corner booth, and sat down.
"So…" Tara started… Wondering how she was supposed to find the way to ask him. WITHOUT looking as desperate as she damn sure felt.
Jax looked up at her.
"So…?" he repeated when she kept silent.
He bit her tongue. How was she supposed to say this? How could she possibly put this, without urging him to run away from her?
SOASOASOA
Tara stayed silent for about a minute. And with each passing second Jax grew a little more nervous.
If this was a movie, he would have just upped and kissed her. Hands everywhere, uncontrolled panting… You name it…
But this was real life… This demanded some sort of tact and cunning.
He almost fell backwards off his chair when she finally spoke up.
"I've missed you!" her voice was shaking, on the verge of crying. "I screwed up, and I started regretting it even before I entered my car…"
Jax felt like he had no control over his body… It just reacted for him…
He saw himself getting to his feet. He saw himself taking the two steps to the other side of the table. He saw himself kneeling down to her height. Then he put his hand at the back of her neck. She relaxed into him.
"Missed you too…" a single teardrop threatened to escape his lids as he was eye to eye with Tara.
She inched closer, he followed. She repeated her move, he went for it…
Their lips connected, and Jax was willing to bet that he saw fireworks exploding in the sky. Feelings he had tried so hard to suppress the last couple of years flooded over him… Her lips tasted even sweeter than he remembered, and her hand seemed to fit perfectly wherever she placed them…
He pulled back for a second, or so, to take a look at her. When she noticed, she looked disappointed… That was all the confirmation Jax needed before he leaned back in.
SOASOASOA
All of the sudden, they were back to the way it used to be. Like if nothing had changed… Like if the last four years never had happened…
They ordered another coffee each, and sat there. Chatting and flirting. Their feet constantly touching under the table…
Tara knew one thing for sure.
She was still as madly in love with the blonde man in front of her as she had been four years earlier.
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