"Good morning," she repeated as she looked up at him with a smile on her face.
Nick placed a tender kiss on her mouth and she kissed back and slowly pulled away. Last night had been pretty incredible for her and now she knew one thing, that saying good-bye to Nick was going to be very, very hard. Sure they could keep in touch but she lived in New York and he was in Florida. It was quite a distance. Over 24 hours in a car, she thought, but then again only 2 hours by plane.
It wasn't the distance that really bothered her, what could possibly happen to her by next week was what worried her. It would probably be best just to let Nick forget about her after tomorrow.
Then again, that wouldn't be right. Nick really loved her, last night was definite proof. There was only one thing left to do. Tell him the truth.
She took a deep breath and said, "Nick, I have something important to tell you."
Meg woke up before AJ that morning and just laid there looking at him. She was so happy that they both confessed how they really felt about each other.
AJ woke up a few minutes later and Meg smiled at him and said, "Good morning sleepyhead."
"Good morning to you too," he told her as he was stroking her cheek.
Meg climbed on top of him and began to kiss him up and down his chest until finally their lips met again.
"I love you baby," he told her as he brushed a piece of hair away from her face.
Meg looked really suprised. "You do?"
"Of course. Why do you look so suprised?"
"I don't know," she said with a smile. "Maybe it's because I just feel so amazed, you know?"
"Yea, but I really love you and I don't want to have to say good-bye to you."
"I love you too and I don't want to say good-bye either but we can keep in touch and we can visit each other."
"Yea, that would be great."
Yea," Meg said. They were both silent for a moment, just laying her head on his chest, where they stayed for a long time, not talking just laying in each others arms taking in the moment.
"What is it?" Nick asked with a slightly concerned look on his face. He could sense the nervousness in her voice.
"There's something I've been meaning to tell you about me and the time was just never right but now I think you really have a right to know."
"So, what is it?" Nick asked again.
Melissa took a deep breath trying not to cry. Maybe being in love wasn't worth the trouble or the pain. You wished for this, she told herself but now she was so afraid of hurting Nick. Either way she losed but she really felt that she owed him the truth.
She leaned up a little on her elbows and said,"I've never ever felt this way about anyone in my life or even imagined that I could. You were my first love and I'll never forget you and tomorrow when I have to get on that plane and head home I'm literally going to have to be torn away from you."
"This doesn't have to end when we leave. We can still keep in touch and I want you to visit me and maybe someday we could live together. I don't want to lose you. I love you too much," Nick told her.
Melissa gave him a sad smile. "I really wish we could do that but unfortunately that's just some wild fantasy."
"No, it's not," Nick protested. "That's the way I honestly feel and I believe that when two people love each other this much nothing can get in our way."
"I wish I could be as optimistic as you but here in the real world its a lot different."
"I don't get it, Babydoll. One minute you're telling me how much you love me and the next you are saying that we can never be together. What are you trying to say?"
"I'll tell you what's the matter! I might not live long enough to see you again!"
Her last comment left a silence in the air. "What are you talking about? Of course you'll live to see me again. Why wouldn't you?"
"Because I'm sick! I have this thing in my head and its fucking up my whole life!" she explained as she started to cry.
Nick immediately wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer to him, " You aren't making very much sense Babydoll. Calm down and tell me."
Melissa breathed in and out heavily trying to stop her tears. When she finally felt like she had calmed down she started to explain. "I have a tumor in my head and next week I'm going to have a huge operation and I might not make it. The odds are against me. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before but I just wanted to be normal once and when I met you it just felt so right and..." she never finished because she started crying again.
"Shh," Nick told her as he rubbed her back trying to comfort her. "You aren't going to die. God wouldn't be that cruel to take you away from me when we just found each other."
Melissa gave him a weak smile and said, " I wish that were true but I know that hope is a disease and I should never get my hopes up to high."
"Well, we have 24 hours left to spend together so we have to make every minute count, so lets not just waste it by laying in bed."
"Good point. Let's get dressed and make this day count," Melissa agreed.