Blake silently listened to Sara and before she could continue to say anything further, he turned to her and tightly hugged her. Sara thought that maybe what she shared might have lessened Blake’s pain because she knew that surely, it is painful to lose a loved one but there’s always a sense of satisfaction to know that your loved one received unconditional love even in their last moments.
CHAPTER 13
After a few days passed, everything had gotten back to normal. Sara and Blake had emotionally grown closer to each other after his father’s death because they were more open towards each other. One fine morning, Sara was in her room reading a book when Blake entered the room.
“Blake, what are you doing here?” Sara asked in a surprise.
“Sara I want to talk to you.” Blake spoke remorselessly.
“Sure. What is it?” Sara and Blake sat on her bed and she waited for him to speak.
“I am in love with you Sara.” Blake looked at Sara with soft eyes and spoke in a low voice.
Sara felt astonished and stared silently at Blake because she was not sure where he was heading with this. So instead of responding and jumping to conclusion, she waited for him to continue.
“I know I have never said that to you previously, but honestly, I have never used the word “love” for anyone other than my parents. So before using it for a third person, I wanted to make sure that I continue to say it to that person forever. Do you get what I am saying?”
“Yes I think so.” Sara continued to stare at him with wide eyes.
“Well, so I never really said I love you to anyone, but I am saying it to you and I mean it with all my heart. I Love you Sara Cameron and I promise to say it every day when we are on the road.”
“Road?”
“Yes I came here to ask if you would run away with me?” Blake leaned in and held Sara’s hand.
“What? That’s ridiculous.”
“It’s not actually. Look, I want to take you away, but not to New York because after my dad died, I just want some time off from that part of my life as well.”
“Then how could you be sure that you don’t want time off from me as well?”
“Because I want some time off from the insignificant parts of my life. You, on the hand are very precious to me and no matter what happens, I want you to be a part of my life.”
“I don’t know what to say.”
“Say yes please. Let’s just run away, far away from here. I thought a long road trip would be perfect.” Blake pleaded with soft intense eyes.
“I think it’s the grief talking because of your father’s death.”
“No, Sara, I am not a child. Grief cannot influence my decisions. I am sure about what I want, now more than ever. So tell me, is it a yes or no?”
“Well, if you have your heart set then I have only one answer for you” Sara spoke in a serious tone.
There was a brief silence between the two and Sara finally spoke with a smile. “Of course, I will go with you Blake.”
“Great, we head out tonight.” Blake concluded and stood up to leave.
“Blake?” Sara stopped him as he headed out.
“Yes baby doll?” Blake turned to look at her with a smile.
“I love you too and for your information, I have never said it to anyone as well other than my parents of course” Sara blushed and smiled happily.
Blake walked closer to Sara and before leaning in to kiss her, he said, “I am glad you didn’t”.
That evening the couple packed their bags and got ready to say goodbye to their family. Sara told her mother that she was following her heart, which belonged with Blake whereas Blake promised to keep in touch with his mother. They then sat in their car, smiled at each other and drove out of the town to spend the rest of their days together.
Copyright 2015 by Joanna Jacobs - All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without permission from the publisher.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are features of the author's imagination and not to be assumed as always real. Any resemblance to actual events, organizations, or persons, is fully coincidental
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
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