The hands pocketed in the pajama pockets subconsciously tightened, eyes fixed on the figure did not dare to blink, fearing that they had a slight miss.
In the dim light, a long figure slowly stepped out of the car. Closing the car door, he slowly turned around and faced her.
The moonlight and the shadow of the lamp, the handsome face just appeared in front of her eyes without warning. Two years have passed and almost nothing has changed. neal Williams … is still the same Neal Williams …
The deep eyes burned into her, with all kinds of emotions surging. Excitement but had to be bitterly suppressed.
Like, her heart at the moment.
Andrea Jones subconsciously took a step closer, but the complex feelings made her afraid to go forward. At that moment, the four eyes look at each other, let the time flow, no one made a sound, as if the whole world only the two of them exist.
No one wants to break this peace.
Until …
“Eh, who are you two? Why are you still standing here in the middle of the night?” The security guards patrolling the area shone a flashlight over, and the bright, harsh light swept over the faces of the two people one by one.
Just a moment of light, Andrea Jones has seen the deep fatigue between his eyebrows. Even though, he is now in good spirits, smile deep, but, she can also see that he traveled hard.
Heart tightened, and he looked at each other, busy and the security guard explained, “I am a resident here, I will go up immediately.”
“What about him?” The flashlight shone on Neal Williams again, and he didn’t reach out to block it, his eyes only looked straight at Andrea Jones as if she would disappear in the next moment. Perhaps seeing the affection in his eyes, the security guard said: “Your boyfriend, right? Let’s go up together, hurry up, don’t hang around here.”
“You misunderstand, he … he’s just my friend.” Andrea Jones explained in a raw voice.
Neal Williams stood there, clearly hearing her explanation. The dark shadows of the night rubbed into his eyes, and his eyes grew a few shades darker.
Friends …
See them after two years … just friends …
That’s all!
“All right, you guys hurry up and go up, don’t stand here.” The guard did not stay much longer, grabbed the flashlight and patrolled elsewhere.
One Time …
It was quiet again, as if only the two of them existed in the whole world.
Andrea Jones clearly heard her own heartbeat, so strong, so energetic, it seemed to be the most vivid beat in the past two years.
The time she spent in New York was as peaceful as her mother said it would be, without sorrow or joy. It’s not that no one introduced her to a boyfriend, and there were many people who pursued her, but it never touched her heart.
“From what Garret Miller said, your boss is a very important client of ours …” Neal Williams was the first to speak, breaking the silence. The tone of voice, calm as if a long-time friend chatting, but … dull voice easily reveals all his complex and intense emotions at the moment.
Andrea Jones’ hand at his side squeezed the hem of his shirt and drew in a secret breath so that he could be as calm as he was.
“I thought … you were in Hong Kong now.” Although trying very hard to adjust their emotions, but, the exit words are still broken.
“Well …” he nodded slightly, a hazy layer of light in the eyes that stared at her. But he only said lightly, “Temporarily back again.”
“… Oh.” She gave a false response. Was it for herself that the words were almost out of her mouth in such a hurry to get back. But, hard and fast, they were stuck in her throat, instead replaced by …
“Why are you still here so late?”
He was stunned.
And then, the eyes look around aimlessly, as if looking for a reason in the mind that can convince her. Then he met her eyes and looked into her crystal eyes, his mind moved and suddenly felt that all the reasons were so far-fetched.
“Wanted to come see you …”
But only because of these five words, so he left his job, took the high speed train, changed buses, tossed and turned, and appeared right in front of her eyes!
The heart, slightly swinging, the tip of the nose involuntarily flooded with acidity. The surge of strong emotions, filled her thoughts, stained her chest, so that she could not say a word.
Neal Williams took a step closer to her. Her breath tightened a few inches closer to each other. The light and shadow envelope, the shadow cast by his tall form enveloped her entire body, so closely. The shadows of each other overlapped as if they had never been apart …
Neal Williams suddenly reached out, under her shock, long fingers slowly inserted into her hair, the fingers of his thumb lovingly caressing her clean face. It was as warm as the temperature in the dream … …
This kind of touch, which is like a world away, makes him covet it and makes him unstoppably enchanted. He almost could not resist the urge to take her deep into his arms. Even if you do not do anything, just hold it like this. At least … let his thoughts, there is room to convey …
However, the impulse, was suppressed raw. He picked his lips to smile splendidly, his fingertips paused on her soft cheeks, his eyes deep, “It’s late, go up to bed.”
Although said so, but, the heart of the reluctance, but only you know best …
Andrea Jones was slightly stunned. When really love the warmth of his palm, that one touch directly into her heart. But …
She just nodded obediently, “Good.”
After a pause, he lifted his eyes to look at him again, “What about you?”
He fondly drew back his hand, as if the warmth of her still remained in his palm. “I’m tired too, I can probably get a good night’s sleep today.”
“… That’s fine.” Andrea Jones gave him a look, “Then … I’m going up.”
Although the words say so, but, the footsteps but can not move. A pair of eyes still glued to him.
“Well, go up there. It’s going to be a lot harder with jet lag these days.”
He has said so, she really does not seem to have any reason to stay. The heart uncontrollably floated a circle of loss, she made up her mind to turn around and take two quick steps. Behind him, there was no sound, the heart, and sank a few points.
No more pauses, she kept going … kept going …
It was not until she reached the corner that she stopped walking, as if all her strength had been exhausted, and she leaned against the wall somewhat feebly.
The night is dark like this …
The light is so dim …
She didn’t even get a chance to look him over properly …
On the face, cold. I moved my hand to touch it, only to find that tears had sprung up in my eyes. Suddenly some uncontrollable, tears flow more and more, as if to be the two years abroad suffer the pain of longing are cathartic …
The phone rings, suddenly. In such a night, it seems especially sharp.
Almost immediately, I guessed who it was, quickly wiped away the tears on my face, leveled my breathing, but the moment the phone was pressed to my ear and the low, dull voice came from the other end, all my emotions were still out of control.
Exactly the same as two years ago, he, easily, touched his heart. All these years, too, only him!
“There’s something I forgot to say to you …,” Neal Williams spoke over there.
“Hmm?” Not wanting to give away her emotions, she only responded briefly.
“Welcome back …” He has been waiting for a long, long time … long enough that he thought he would have to wait until the end of the earth… …
Neal Williams’ voice came from the other end, “You’re crying?”
“… did not.”
“Are you too tired?”
Yes … is too tired! A person in a strange excess, support, very tired and tired …
“… no.” The words that came out were stubborn denials.
There, he was quiet, and all Andrea Jones could hear over the phone was the sound of him seeming to walk.
“Neal Williams, you stop.” Andrea Jones suddenly spoke.
Fruity …
He stopped in his tracks.
She stood up and walked upstairs step by step. The light from the phone, hitting that small face, set off the small face a little pale.
“Thank you for coming back so late from Hong Kong to see me …,” she said.
He was quiet, standing there, not moving.
She continued, “I … have no desire to stay. After this case is done, I will go back to New York.”
Still quiet.
Andrea Jones thought he would never speak again, and the stalemate between them made her heart ache. She wanted to hang up in style, but she didn’t have the courage to do so.
The Next Moment …
But he was heard to open with a soft smile, “Well, I see … it seems that I misunderstood.”
Just as he let her go two years ago, today, he still lets her go graciously and quietly.
It was he who misunderstood her, misunderstood that she had come back for herself, misunderstood that she had begun to fade away from her past wounds, misunderstood that she might stay for herself …
With his status today, he is not even qualified to retain her …
“I …” Andrea Jones wanted to say something.
Neal Williams opened his mouth again, “I know. It’s only logical to go back when your job and only family are over there.”
Here …
Only he, though, is left.
In her, perhaps really not at all attractive already …
After all, two years is enough time to change a lot.
This is to give her a reason, but more like a reason to convince themselves. However, the bitterness of the heart can only be understood by oneself.
“Then I’ll hang up.” Neal Williams said.
Andrea Jones did not make a sound, only listened to his increasingly heavy breathing, suddenly felt the heart hurts. I wanted to say something, but over there, he had already taken the lead and disconnected the phone.
Listening to that mechanical beeping sound, her heart was so sad that she couldn’t breathe. She went upstairs, quickly took the key to open the door, and quickly walked to the bedroom window. But it was already dark downstairs …
Even the street lights in the neighborhood are dimmed.
The car lights, too, did not light up …
He, gone …
Must be gone …
Maybe, this time … will really never see … again
Her case, too, is being handled by Garret Miller.
Heart an empty, she leaned against the wall and slowly closed her eyes …
Early in the morning.
When Andrea Jones went downstairs to buy breakfast, she ran into the cleaning aunt chattering with the neighborhood security guard, “Tsk, these young people, they don’t have any restraint in smoking these days. So many cigarettes in one night?”
Auntie said while taking away the cigarette butts from the cell pipe.
Andrea Jones heard the muttering and subconsciously glanced at them. Before he could recognize the guard, he heard the guard speak to himself, “These are the ones your friend in the Hummer smoked last night. You guys don’t look like friends either, you’re not breaking up, are you?”
Andrea Jones was stunned and reached out to compare herself, “Are you talking to me?”
“Then who else could it be? Wasn’t it you who met with a friend downstairs at a few minutes past midnight last night?”
“Ah, it’s me.” Andrea Jones then recognized the other person, realized something and snapped, “You just said that all these cigarettes are …”
“Hmm. He just smoked against the car and smoked the whole night. It just got light before he left!”
Heart tightening, Andrea Jones froze on the spot.
Last night … he actually stayed here for the whole night … he was that tired! Just back from running around Hong Kong …
He, how can he be so stupid?