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too happy.
     
    “ Thank you Noah. I wasn’t ready to say goodnight yet. I know we’ll see you for a bit in the morning but…” He took her hand and led her outside. “You don’t need to come out so early in the morning Miki. We’ll just load up and go, I won’t have time to talk or for goodbyes ok?” She was pouting but she nodded her head, hurt by it but thinking he just didn’t want sadness starting his journey in the morning. As they got closer to the place she was staying with her brother Noah tugged her to a bench and sat down, pulling her onto his lap and hugging her.
     
    “ I’ll miss you Noah.” He gave her his lopsided grin and kissed her chin. “I’ll miss you too babydoll.” She leaned in and turned her head just so; he followed but stopped right before kissing her. She looked surprised and playfully smacked his chest “Noah Cane you better kiss me goodbye or I’ll cry… I don’t know when I get to see you again and...and I’ve waited my whole life to kiss you…” Her dainty hand touched his cheek and he held her chin, pressing his mouth to hers in a soft, tender kiss. He whispered her name as he kissed her once more, his hands stroking her back while hers caressed his chest. “I love you Noah. I want you to know that before you leave.” It was so honest, so endearing but he tilted her chin and smiled. “Honey you’re too young to know what love is.” “I’m not too young Noah. If you don’t love me back just don’t say it but don’t think I don’t know or understand what’s in my heart!”
     
    Miki stood up and took off walking, shaking and near tears. “Miki wait up. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make light of your feelings babydoll. I just don’t want you expecting something I can’t give you right now.” One single tear slipped down her cheek and he kissed it, nuzzling his nose against her cheek and pressing a kiss on her earlobe. “I do love you Miki girl. Don’t you forget it or doubt it ok?” She gave him a watery smile and tip toed up to kiss him again, just as Callum opened the door and snapped his fingers. “ Mikayla, inside, NOW .” She laughed and hugged him once more whispering “Be safe Noah, don’t forget to write.”
     
     
     

 
     
    Chapter 7
     
     
     
    He left there with her brother glaring at him and feeling rather happy, aroused and full of himself. Back to the pool hall he went to have a few more drinks with his friends. He ended up getting pretty tipsy and flirty with a girl that had a thing for sailors. He knew this because she told him so. He couldn’t remember her name, but he stupidly ended up taking her back to his room with him and well…he wasn’t too proud of it, but he bedded her and woke up feeling like hell after only 2 hours of sleep. She followed him to the docks where he was about to board and she laid one on him. It was a long passionate kiss followed with a delighted giggle when suddenly he heard Miki’s voice, yelling at him, calling him out for being an asshole. She was right. He was. There she was in blue jeans and a pretty red top with her curls blowing in the wind looking so damn gorgeous, but tears were now streaming down her face because she saw him kissing this random nobody girl that had merely been a vessel for his lust the night before, when he’d only actually been thinking of Miki.
     
    She took off and he ran after her, grabbing her and pulling her close, kissing her cheeks and telling her he was sorry, an idiot, a worthless piece of crap for hurting her. He had never had his heart broken before. But when she looked up at him and cupped his face, kissing his lips then slapping him, telling him he was damn right he was a piece of shit, and that he had broken her heart, his heart broke in two. He’d hurt her at the worst time, his Captain was calling him to board and she was running away. He couldn’t do anything but follow orders and board. That evening in his bunk he had written her a letter and every