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| The Day You Left- Prologue |
| � Alright, little man. That�s my flight. Come here and give me a hug,� Jonathan said. Brandon ran up to him, practically throwing himself in his arms. � Bye daddy,� He said. � I�ll see you in a few days. Take care of your mom for me okay?� He said looking at me. � I will. I�ll miss you,� � I�ll miss you too Brand,� |
| � Go ahead, just make sure I can see you,� I said as he ran over to the window. I turned my attention back to my husband. I stepped closer to him and hugged him tightly. � Make sure you call when you get there,� � I will,� He said pulling away. He cupped my face with his hands and gently kissed me on the lips. � I love you,� He said. � I love you more,� I said back. � I hate leaving,� He sighed pressing his forehead against mine. � You�ll be back in a couple of days.� � I know, but I still hate to leave,� � Jon, you�re gonna miss your flight,� I whispered. He kissed me quickly again before turning and walking onto the jet bridge. He turned to look at me one last time, � Love you,� He said. � Love you too,� I watched until he was out of sight, and then went over to the window where Brandon was. � Look mom, that�s daddy�s plane,� He said pointing to the large jet. � That�s right, Brandon. Daddy�s plane,� I nodded. *** � Ahh, to be back on American soil,� AJ sighed stepping into the terminal. � I can�t wait to get home and sleep without any interruptions-� � Give me a break Alex, you probably have 10 girls waiting at your house,� Brian said following him. � I on the other hand have only one, and I can�t wait to get home to her,� � Yea, but Rok, She�s your wife,� � What does that matter? Maybe you-� � Guys, please shut up. It�s late and I just want to go home. I don�t care who�s there,� Nick laughed. The five men made their way down the terminal, making little talk about the tour and some of the highlights and lowlights. Nick and Brian had gotten into a deep discussion on their Mario Kart Championship when Kevin grabbed Nick�s shoulder to stop him from walking. � Nick, Isn�t that Heather over there?� He asked the younger man. Nick scanned the airport before seeing her. His heart dropped as he watched the scene unfold before him. It had been so long since he�d seen her, and now seeing her in the arms of another man was heartwrenching. Watching her kiss him the way he used to be kissed, watching him hold her in his arms. He didn�t even know that man, but he hated him just the same. � Yeah Kev, that�s-� � Look mom, that�s daddy�s plane,� � She�s got a kid,� Kevin said quietly. Nick just nodded. He could feel the tears welling up in his eyes and quickly blinked them away. � Yeah. She looks happy,� he said. � Are you going to go over?� � Naw,� He said. � I just wanna go home,� He said walking on. He and Kevin both ran to catch up with the rest of the group. |
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