Chapter 23: Don’t Leave

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-Garrett- I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t have come, but I couldn’t help myself. Everything in me ached to see her, even if only from afar. I had managed to stay away for two months, but today the need to see her was overwhelming. I remained in the car, engine running, hands gripping the steering wheel tightly. Sh*t, I really shouldn’t be here, but no matter what I told myself, I couldn’t leave. And then it happened. The door opened, and a small figure stood in the doorway. She was illuminated by the light from inside the house, her face showing confusion but I knew she recognized me. I couldn’t stop myself. I turned off the car and stepped outside. She was so beautiful. Her auburn hair fell loose around her shoulders. She wore a black hoodie and skinny jeans, and though she had no sh

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