Page 28 of One Last Time

Love you too. Have a good day. X

Damn, a kiss. I fucking love that.

"Okay, are you done with the sappiness? We've got to get to training," Tate grumbles. "Are we going to the children's hospital today?"

We go to Seattle's Children's hospital whenever we can and meet the sick children. We've made connections with the kids there, it hurts when one of them passes away, their tiny bodies unable to fight any longer.

"Yes, it's been a while since we've been there," I say. It'll also take my mind off Payton being on a damn flight going across the Atlantic Ocean.

Cas gets to his feet. "Let's get moving." He's a morning person, whereas Tate and I aren't. He's a pain in our asses most of the time.

"Miller..." I turn at Jack’s voice, he's got a smile on his face as he moves toward me. "Seems as though you had a good night."

I raise an eyebrow, and that just has him smiling wider. "You have something to say?"

The rest of the team are standing close by listening to our interaction. "Saw the pictures. It's kind of hard to miss. Your faces splashed over every rag there is."

I smile, "And?"

He throws his head back and laughs, "I'm happy for you."

"Thanks, bro," I tell him when he pulls me into a man hug, slapping my back as he does.

"She coming to the game this weekend?" He glances around our teammates and grins when none of them even try hiding the fact that they're listening.

"No, she's on her way to London as we speak. She'll be gone for nine days."

He winces, yeah, that's how I fucking feel. "Damn, it'll take a while before you can get into a routine. But when you do, it's worth it."

"I hope you're right. It's going to be at least three months before I see her again." I just hope it flies, she's only been on her flight for two hours, and already I’m missing her.

Not being with her for three years has made it harder. I’ve never felt this possessive over her before, and now I hate the thought of her being anywhere without me. There's not much I can do about it, she has her life, and I have mine, no it's going to be trying to find an in between of those lives and melding them together.

"Fuck," he curses. "Three months." He shakes his head. "You've done longer."

"That's why I'm not going insane," I admit. "This time though it's different. She's not holding back. We're talking."

He nods. "That's good. It's going to get hard, Silas, just don't let her push you away."

"I don't intend to."

He nods, "You coming with us to the children's hospital?"

"Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen the kids."

He smiles at me. His wife Tanya is a nurse at the hospital, it's how the two of them met. His wife is a fucking superstar, I wouldn't be able to hack it, watching those kids fight every day to try and survive. It's heartbreaking, and Tanya does it every day.

"I'll see you there," he says and turns away. Thankfully, the rest of the team dispersed, and I feel relief that I don't have to talk about me and Payton.

"Come on, Casanova," Cas yells, and Tate chuckles.

I sigh, another eight hours before Payton lands in London.

CHAPTER 16

Payton

ONE MONTH LATER

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