Chapter 25
Five months. It had actually been five months. And now I was going to not only see him but stay with his family. Was I crazy? Was he? Was this just the kind of arrangement that happened when someone was overseas all the time, and had to cram everyone into the same weekend?
What if he didn’t even like me anymore when he saw me? I had so many doubts about it all.
But underneath, this burning anticipation and excitement about being with him again.
He picked me up near my university residence hall in his car. Despite the fact that it was double yellow lines and there was nowhere to legally stop, and I had just been expecting to get in as quickly as possible, he parked the car and came around to greet me.
The first thing he said was: "God, I’ve missed you."
The first thing I sa
