” He looked down at me with wide eyes. His story was very convincing, but how could I believe him. It most definitely didn’t look like he had be...n jumped on unwillingly when I walked in on them. Besides, I knew he was way too good for me…from the beginning. “Say something,” he pleaded. “I don’t know what to tell you Stephen, or what you came here expecting from me,” I hedged. I wanted to believe him and forgive him. I wanted everything to go back to the way it was a few days ago. But, I. " I smiled at Joel, usually I dread traveling, but with him around I couldn't dread much. I thought that I would've outgrown the butterflies by now, but two years later, and he still had away of making me a happier version of my former self. "Ready?" I asked him. "For what, the flight or paradise?" "The flight. Is Vegas really paradise? I would've more pictured Vegas as a drunk, smokey, and a gambler's paradise, not two responsible adults," I said with a smirk. "It's my paradise, because you'll. He was proper showing it off. He was lying face down and he started wiggling his hips back and to. His bum cheeks were stiffly wobbling and they looked so fucking sexy.“You’re the gay one, mate. Lying there wiggling your arse for me.”He laughed. He then pushed his bum up in the air.“Oooh! Mate, look at my bum. Do you wanna shag me, mate?”I threw the magazine at him, hit him on the arse with it.He rolled over and lay there on the rug face up. Oh fuck, he looked even sexier now with it all. But she broke first, and her movement was quick and sudden, as if she was angry, or wanted to get the moment over with.I hurried after my parents with a heavy heart. As I heard the lobby doors close behind me, I realized I would regret it for the rest of my life if I didn’t look at Sami one final time. I turned back.Sami hadn’t moved. Her sad expression suddenly changed as she managed a weak smile and waved good-bye to me.I waved back.And just like that, my love was gone.This was a time.