Just one day

Chapter 20 - Broken Pieces of the same puzzle

Chapter 20 - Broken Pieces of the same puzzle

We settled on a nearby McDonald's for our breakfast, mostly because that was the closest fast food place to the bay area that was open.

After we finished our order, we strolled along the Avenue of Stars and took pictures together, more images to store in our mental memory banks.

It was kind of depressing, the way we tried to be cheerful despite the heavy feeling inside. But Matt was determined to end this trip on a high note and I'm all on board.

He had his arm around me while walking, not wanting to be apart for even a second.

"So there's this Blue Moon party in Phuket that I was planning to go to," Matt shared. "I just wanted to check if that's okay with you...?"

I looked at him, puzzled. "Why shouldn't it be?"

"Well, you know, I heard it's going to be quite wild. And you won't be there with me so I didn't want you to be jealous or something," he said teasingly.

"Why should I be jealous?" I asked seriously.

He stopped walking and looked at me. "You do realize that I wanted us to be exclusive, right?"

I wasn't really sure but I was not about to tell him that. He'd think I was totally clueless. I just didn't know what the rules were in a whirlwind romance.

"And...?" I prodded, urging him to continue.

"Aren't you even a bit worried that I might hook up with someone else over there?" He asked, exasperated.

"Are you planning on hooking up with someone else when you're there?" I asked him back.

"No, but still it would have been nice to know you're feeling at least a tiny bit possessive," he said grudgingly.

I could picture him like a kid who wanted to stomp his feet and pout.

I wanted to laugh at the image but I held back and hugged him instead. "Sorry but I'm not really the jealous type. I just feel like it's waste of energy, trying to control someone."

"If you really wanted to go wild, you would even if I tell you not to," I continued. "When I told you last night that I decided to trust you, I really meant it. At least until you give me a reason not to."

His eyes warmed up and he leaned down to give me a soft kiss of the lips.

"Thank you," he said quietly.

"Besides, it would be really difficult for both of us to keep this long distance thing going if we have to check in with each other for every decision we make," I finished.

"I guess I'm just not used to that. All my exes always wanted to know who I was with, where I was, what I'm doing. And I got used to telling them upfront, just to avoid arguments," he said sheepishly.

"Girlfriends?" I definitely caught on to that bit of information. "How many have you had?"

"Oh are we having that conversation now?" He teased.