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“What?”
I look from him to Jade. “You read the letter?”
She said she didn’t but maybe…
“She didn’t read it,” Nixon says quickly. “You either passed or failed, but instead of reaching for alcohol and drugs like you would have done just a few months ago, you came here instead. Either way, congrats.”
With a smile aimed at me, he pulls Yasmin into his side as they all start to make their way out of the gallery.
“Nixon?”
My best friend glances over his shoulder. “I passed.”
He just watches me for a moment before nodding. “I didn’t expect anything less. Congrats.”
With that, he closes the door, and it’s just the two of us. Quite literally.
“I guess I came in too late,” I say, just as Jade asks: “You passed?”
“I did, I…”
Before I can finish, Jade rushes toward me, her arms wrapping around my middle. All the air leaves my lungs as her body connects with mine. Energy sizzles between us as I slowly lift my arms and pull her closer to me, burrowing my head in the crook of her neck and breathe.
“I’m so proud of you, Prescott. I know how much this means to you.”
Not as much as she does.
Nothing will ever be able to compare to her.
I wasn’t joking when I said I’d come whenever she needed me.
There wasn’t another person who was more important in my life than she was. No, our story wasn’t pretty or easy by any means, but we made it. And no other woman, hell, no other person, will ever mean to me as much as Jade does. I’ll never love another woman as I do her.
The only question is, does she still love me?
“I always knew you would.” Jade pulls back, a big smile on her face. “You’ll be a great doctor, Prescott. And one day, you’ll change people’s lives for good. You’ve already changed mine.”
“Jade, I…”
“You guys wanna stay a little longer?” A dark-skinned woman Jade talked to earlier, smiles at us.
Jade shifts her attention between the two of us. “Angie, I’m not…”
“Can we?” I ask the woman. “The traffic was insane, so I couldn’t get here sooner.”
Angie winks at me. “Sure thing, sugar. We can’t have you leave without getting a glimpse at these. They’re really breathtaking.” She turns to Jade. “You can stay for a little while longer while I finish some stuff in the back. Let me know before you leave?”
“Thank you, Angie.” Jade smiles at her. “For everything.”
“Thankyou. I’ve already had people asking if they can buy certain pieces.”
Jade’s eyes widen in surprise. “You did?”
“I’ll call you next week, and we can discuss it. How does that sound?”
Jade nods her head silently, clearly at a loss for words. With one final smile, Angie disappears behind a door, leaving Jade and me in the gallery. All alone.
“A private tour by the photographer herself. What did I do to deserve this honor?”
