Chapter 16

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I grabbed anything I could and shoved it into my bag, “I’m going to Pittsburgh, I need to see him” I told Ally as she sat on the edge of my bed.

“Then I’m coming with you” she said.

I stopped to look at her, “What?”

“I’m tired of not being able to see Kris, and I know he’d be around, does he know you‘re coming?”

“Yes, he’s going to be at the airport” I said, “Go get your stuff, and I’ll see if I can get another ticket”

“Thanks Jules” she smiled running towards her bedroom.

Luckily I got another ticket for Ally and we were on our way in no time. I was anxious, nervous, and excited to see him again. I didn’t know what I would say or do, I just knew I needed to see his face again, feel his arms around me.

The flight was a little rough, I wasn’t a frequent flyer, and when I did fly, I did not enjoy it. We landed and the moment I stepped into the airport, I scanned the crowd. I felt someone grab my waist and I turned around to see Max. My breath was hitched in my throat, I couldn’t even speak. I just wrapped my arms around his neck and held on for dear life.

“I missed you, so much” I mumbled into his neck.

“I missed you too” he replied.

I pulled back to see the beard completely gone, and I saw the face I fell in love with, “I’m so proud of you, you were absolutely incredible”

“I wish you were there”

“Well I’m here now, and I promise you, I’m not going anywhere”

“Where’s Kris?” Ally asked anxiously.

“He’s actually waiting in the car”

“WHAT!? I waited here to watch you guys…make up, and he’s been there the whole time”

“Sorry” he shrugged.

“Well, are you going to show me where the car is or not?!” she exclaimed grabbing the last of her bags.

I grabbed the last of my bags and Max led us to his car. Kris came out to help before he spotted Ally with us.

“Ally?”

She just dropped her bags and jumped into his arms. I just smiled, to see my baby sister happy was the cherry on top of this amazing day.

“I guess I should have told you she was coming” Max said.

“That would have been nice” he laughed, “but I like surprises” he just smiled down at her and kissed the top of her head.

We went to Max’s apartment, not before dropping Ally and Kris off at Kris’. The fact that I was here with him again, was unbelievable.

“So when’s your day with the cup?” I asked sitting on the couch.

“Not til August, but you do know I have surgery in July”

“Oh right, your shoulder”

“Yah” he replied sitting down next to me, “it’s going to be a while before I can play again. They said a five month recovery”

“Well that brings you to December…” I said, “That’s not so bad”

“I guess…but I don’t want to think about that now” he said putting his hand on my stomach, “how’s the baby”

“Great” I smiled, “I need to make another appointment in the next few days”

“I’m coming with you”

“Max, don’t worry about me, worry about your surgery, and your divorce…”

He just cleared his throat and sat back, “you know how hard this is going to be”

“And I have no doubt that we will get through it” I replied.

He just smiled and placed his lips on mine gently. It’s been so long since I felt that, I never knew how much I really missed it. This moment, right now, today, was exactly where I wanted to be.