Page 141 of Still Love You

"And what do you think?"

"I'm thinking I can't wait to get out of this hospital so I can start living my life with the girl that I love." He reaches behind my neck and pulls my face to his and kisses me. "I also can't wait to do other things with you. Things I've been dying to do for weeks."

I smile. "Me too. You would not believe the dreams I've had."

"Oh, yeah? I'd like to hear about these dreams."

"You will, but not in the hospital. Let's wait until you get home." I lower my voice to a whisper. "Someplace where we can act them out."

He nods at the door. "Go ask the nurse if I can get out of here."

I laugh. "I don't think so. You need to be healthy for what I've got planned for you."

His brows rise. "Okay, seriously, Willow. Get the nurse. I've gotta get out of this hospital."

"You will." I kiss him, then sit back and notice a bracelet on the table next to his bed. "What's that?" I point to it.

"Oh, that's for you. I had it in my pocket and it fell out when they moved me to the bed."

I pick up the bracelet. It's a black leather cord with one of Silas' handmade silver charms threaded on it. The charm is a flat rectangular piece of metal stamped with a design. 

"You made this?"

"Yeah. Can't you tell? It's a Silas original. I even stamped the back with my name."

I turn it over and see 'Sparks' carved on the back. "That should be the name of your company. Spark's Designs."

"I didn't know I was starting a company."

"You will. You're going to be famous someday, Silas Sparks." I hold up the bracelet. "Why did you make me this? And why were you giving it to me today?"

"When you said you were meeting me at the farm, I had a feeling you'd made a decision about us. Even if you'd decided not to get back together, I still wanted you to have this to remember this summer."

I hold up the bracelet again, looking closer at the design on the metal charm. It's a star formation. The same one we saw when we went to the farm that night and gazed up at the sky. The one that looks like Silas and me lying together in the back of his truck. At first, I couldn't see what Silas did. I saw the stars but I didn't see the pattern, the shapes, or what they meant. But then it all came into focus. And I finally saw what Silas did.

Now I'm seeing more than that. I'm seeing what Silas saw all along. With us. He knew we were meant to be together years ago, and now, finally, I do too.

"Silas, this is perfect. I love it." I slip it over my wrist. "Will you tighten it for me?"

He pulls on each end of the leather cord until it's snug against my wrist. "How's that?"

"Good." I hold it up. "I'm going to wear this all the time." My eyes go back to the design and it's almost like it changed. Now it looks like a house with Silas and me and...two kids? That's weird.

"Is something wrong?" He's got a sly look on his face like he has a secret he's not sharing.

"For a minute there I thought I saw something else in the design."

"A house?"

"You saw it too?"

"Yeah."

"With you and me and—" I stop, not wanting to mention the kids.

He smiles. "Let's just pretend we see you and me in the truck for now."

"I like that plan."

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