“Seriously?”
“Seriously,” I said. “I’m going to hang onto this ring.”
“You’re not going to make me return it? Invest my money elsewhere?”
“No. You believe in this, Rhett, then so do I. This is going to make you work harder than you’ve ever worked before. Because giving this ring doesn’t mean shit unless you back it up.”
Rhett nodded. “Okay.”
“When the time comes, I’ll have this for you.”
I turned to leave the room.
“Hey, Foster?”
I looked over my shoulder. “Yeah?”
“Thanks,” Rhett said. “I can’t say it enough.”
“I’ve got your back, Rhett. Now pick that guitar up and keep practicing.”
He listened and I stood outside his bedroom door, opening the box to look at the ring. I should have yelled. I should have made him return it. But fuck that… I would have done the same thing at his age with Rose.
I laughed to myself as I walked to the master bedroom to tuck the ring away in my one drawer.
I dug through my t-shirts and knew right where to hide the ring. Funny enough, there was a black box already there. I looked to the door and made sure Rose wasn’t coming. I took the box out and opened it.
Another diamond ring.
I put the ring Rhett bought next to the one I bought.
I had to hand it to Rhett, he knew how to pick out an engagement ring.
I snapped his box shut and tucked it away.
My fingers touched the ring I bought for Rose and I looked at myself in the mirror.
If there was one thing in my life that I learned, it was that no time is the right time. Ever. There are only moments. They come. They go. And that’s it.
I lifted the black box off the dresser.
It was a random Thursday. Right around five in the afternoon. Rhett was playing guitar in his bedroom. Wesley was downstairs in his highchair, playing with baby toys. Rose was in the kitchen, still sipping coffee. Wearing no makeup. Her hair pulled back, obvious she did it in a hurry. In a navy blue hoodie and old jeans. No shoes. No socks.
I walked into the kitchen, one hand behind my back.
Our eyes met and Rose put the coffee mug down.
“Foster…”
I smiled.
She knew me all too well.
I was up to no good.
Maybe it wasn’t the right time to propose… but fuck it…
THE END.
Hey Rose…
Hey Rose… where are you right now?
Hey Rose… I miss the way you look… the way you taste…
Hey Rose, I want to hear your voice, just one more time. I know you’re mad at me. I’m mad at myself.
Hey Rose… you don’t have to be afraid anymore… I can take everything that scares you and chase it away for good.
Hey Rose, I’m sorry I had to leave. I’m sorry I left forever waiting in the empty bed. I’m sorry you can still smell me on your pillow. I’m sorry I never gave myself the chance to hurt you again.
Hey Rose - you don’t have to miss me. It’s okay to move on. I’ll lie and tell you I did. But when I shut my eyes I see you. I can never not see you. But I can never come back again.
Hey Rose… can we do something fun? I want you to set your alarm. Wake up just as the sun is rising. I’ll wake up with you. I’ll sit in the dark on the phone with you just to hear you breath. Hear the rustle of the covers as you roll around. Hear the soft sighs of your voice as you try to stay awake. I’ll ask you to blow a kiss to the sunrise. Then it’ll be daylight where you are. It’ll be dark where I am. Then the sunrise will start where I am. The colors… your kiss… and we did it. We kissed from far away, Rose.
Hey Rose, sometimes I wonder about our tomorrow. What time the sun will rise. When I can hold your hand for the first time that day. When I can taste the morning coffee on your lips. When I can hear your laugh for the first time. When I look into your eyes and remind you how much I care. That I’ll always… try my best to be there.
Darlin’ -
Thank you for taking this ride with me. This book means more to me than the words here can ever explain. If you’re reading this, that means you’ve read the entire book and I can never express how thankful I am for that. Part of me is Foster. Part of me is Rhett. My life, my story, the questions I never answer… they’re all placed throughout this book.
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- Jaxson
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First electronic edition February 2018
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