Page 43 of About to Fall

He looked down at me, smiling. "I know. Your whole face is different. And your hair."

"How did you know me?" I asked.

He pulled back and studied my face. "Those," he said, making eye contact with me. "Your eyes. I would know them from a mile away. I can see your heart in them. Plus, I look for you in every city. I've been praying so hard that you'd show up in one of them. I prayed so hard about it that I wasn't even surprised when I looked down and saw you." He paused and focused on my face. "That nose, however, I can't see your heart in that thing."

I laughed. Micah didn't care about my nose. He could see that I was touched because of his words and he knew he needed to make a joke before I lost it.

"I love you," I said.

"I love you, too," he said. "I can't believe you're here. I thought you had too much going on at the store."

"I had to see you," I said. "The store will just have to survive without me."

He kissed me. He lowered his head and slowly bent down, approaching me cautiously as if he was avoiding the fake appendages.

I smiled as I kissed him. We kissed a couple of times, smiling between each one.

"I've got to go take care of this meet and greet. It's gonna be about thirty or forty-five minutes."

"I want to still go to it," I said. "May I? I really bought a ticket, and no one has to know I'm me. Couldn't I just stand in line and pretend to be Sue still."

"Sue?"

"Yeah, this lady who I am right now." I shrugged, and he smiled and shook his head at me.

"You're so funny."

"That's why you love me," I said.

He kissed me again and then tugged me toward the door. The policeman was standing close by and he glanced at Micah. His face was more neutral this time, and I smiled at him.

"This lady would like to go back to her place in line, please," Micah said.

The guy gave him a nod and he began escorting me toward the waiting VIPs.

"So, do you know Mister Lacey?" he asked.

"Yes," I answered. "We go way back."

"He's so good," the guy said. "I heard that Spiderman song, but I didn't know how much I'd enjoy all his other stuff. My wife and daughters are crazy about him. They came to the show tonight."

"Oh, are they back here?" I asked.

"Oh, no," he said, chuckling and shaking his head. "Already, it was over three hundred dollars for them all to come see the show—and that's just regular tickets. But it was worth it. A smaller venue like this, you can see the stage, even from the nose bleeds. My wife texted me a picture from the audience, and it was great. They were lovin' it. My girls were all excited."

"Did they already leave?" I asked.

"No, no. They're waiting outside. We drove together since I had to be here, anyway."

"I think Micah will let them get in line with me," I said. "I think my lanyard can count for your wife and daughters."

"Oh, that's okay."

"Wouldn't they like it?"

"They'd love it, but I have three of them," he said. "Three daughters. Four people total. Thank you but I don't think security would allow that."

"You are security."

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