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  “Were you waiting for me?”

  She nodded again unable to speak, so many thoughts swirling in her mind.

  “Things got busy at work. I’d wanted to be here,” he said, ducking his head.

  And that’s when her tears dried up and her worry fell away, her heart renewing with hope. He was shy. She’d never thought of that, never imagined that his silences could be anything but cold detachment. She stared at him with the same eyes of love that she had two months ago. She knew what he needed. If he was shy, she could be bold.

  “Sorry to make you wait, I—”

  She didn’t let him finish, kissing his words away. His lips felt cold and he smelled like spearmint. She didn’t need him to apologize. He was there now.

  And now was all that mattered.

  The End

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