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She needed to leave. Before she made a fool of herself.
Yet her body had a mind of its own as it took one step forward. Then another.
One second she was in front of Blue, attempting to shield her face from his view, the next she was pressed against his hard body, her arms coming around his waist as she hugged him tightly to her chest.
Everything happened in the span of a few seconds as she buried her face in his chest, inhaling deeply and absorbing his warmth.
She mumbled a muffled thank you—the sound rough and distorted—before she was off him and running towards the exit, leaving him baffled behind.
It was embarrassing. But for Noelle, it was also quite possibly the highlight of her life.
She'd…hugged him.
As she hurried back to where her guards were waiting for her, she couldn't help the smile that pulled at her lips as she gave herself an imaginary high-five.
For a few seconds, she'd been in his arms. But those few seconds had been more than enough for her to realize she wanted to spend an eternity nestled in his embrace.
13Noelle
The weeks passed and though Noelle continued with her routine of seeking out Blue whenever she could, she didn't always find him. More than anything, though, even the occasional sightings were becoming insufficient.
Time was running out and she knew she needed to act somehow.
The situation became even more unpredictable as Amo, her brother, decided to move back home for a period of time. With another set of eyes on her, Noelle's circumstances were becoming more and more precarious.
One day, feeling more restless than usual, she decided to shoot her shot.
They were talking about his dissertation and that he would soon be done with it. Noelle, grasping on to the chance, suggested an outrageous proposal.
"You know what. Wereallyshould. After you graduate, you should take me on a trip to Mexico and officially introduce me to Aztec culture."
She paused as she waited for him to respond. Her heart was in her throat as the seconds ticked by, his reply still pending.
Maybe he didn't want to meet her. Maybe he wanted to keep their relationship strictly online and platonic. Noelle hoped to God that wasn't the case. She didn't know if she could bear it if he rejected her in any way, shape, or form.
In her mind, their relationship was a done deal. She'd already seen their future together and chosen the names of their future children.
SheknewBlue was the one for her.
He just had to realize it too.
"Blue? Are you still there? Don't tell me I shocked you?" she croaked, doing her best to keep the imminent disappointment from her voice.
"You… You'd like to meet?" Blue hesitantly asked, his tone holding a note of awe.
Noelle blinked at his tentative question. Could it be that he was as afraid as she was?
"Sure, why not?" she added in a fluid manner—everything to mask the growing anxiety building in her chest.
"Let me get this straight. You want to meet? Me?" Blue repeated incredulously.
How could he think she would want to meet anyone elsebuthim?
Who had been her constant companion for almost two years? Who had been her best friend, her confidante, the other damned half of her soul? Who if not him?
"Of course I want to meetyou, Blue. Who else? But only if you want that, too. I have a family commitment later this year, but I can do it any time before that," she explained, trying to make it clear that she needed the meeting to happennow, not later when she'd already be shipped off to Mexico.
There was a long pause before he eventually replied.
