“I love you so much, Eric.” He murmurs quietly. “I love you too.” He repeats, pressing a few more kisses to the top of her head.

He stays like that for a few minutes, embracing her tightly. He can feel her heartbeat racing against his chest and his own heart begins to race as well. He can’t help but imagine everything that might happen between them once they go their separate ways in a couple of weeks. They’ll both be leaving each other.

They won’t have time to see each other as much as they’d like to. But he knows it won’t be forever. At first, he thought about staying...