"I'm going to miss you sweetheart."Simon sniffed as he hugged me.

We were at the airport terminal saying goodbye and we were both pretty emotional.

"You're talking as if you'll never see me again."I replied pulling away as I wiped away my tears.

He used the sleeves of his shirt to wipe away the remnant of the tears on my face and it only made me cry more. Simon was the only true family I ever had. He was the father figure in my life and he meant more to me that he realized.

"I know I'll see you again but I'm not sure how long it'll take. You and William are going to fix this and I'm sure he'll find a way to convince you to stay and you'll say yes. Just promise me one thing?"He requested.

"Anything."

"When you land and things don't work out with William, make sure to at least make use of your visitors Visa. You have enough money to last you about a month there. Have fun, explore, love your life and then call me and I'll fly you back."He instructed.

This brought up a fresh bout of tears that I swiped off quickly with my palms.

"I promise."

"Good girl. Now one last hug, they've already called for your flight. Be safe and call me when you land."

"I will. Thank you for always being there for me when no one else was. I love you Simon."I confessed saying those words to him for the first time.

He choked up a little and it took him a few seconds to compose himself enough to reply.

"Anytime and anything for you sweetheart. I love you too."

The hug lasted a few more minutes before we pulled apart and I grabbed my small backpack from the top of the suitcase and wore it on my back. I pulled up the handles of the suitcase, smiled at Simon and he smiled back.

"See you later old man. Take care of yourself."

"You're lucky you're cute. Take care too."He replied with a fond smile and with that I turned around and wheeled my suitcase away from him.

Simon was my safety blanket and it was going to be hard to be away from him for a while but I would be okay and he would be too.

Simon had insisted that I should fly in style for my first time so an hour later after I was done going through customs and all that airport gist I was seated in first class on the flight to Montana to see William. I was very nervous, my palms were sweating but I was excited and looking forward to what awaited me at the end of the flight.

The fasten your seatbelts light came on as one of the air hostesses was explaining the safety drills. I listened carefully as I got comfortable in my seat looking forward to the first flight of my life. Half an hour later we were airborne and there was no going back. Whatever would happen with William I would still make sure that it was the best trip ever.

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Nineteen hours later we landed in Billings Logan International Airport in Montana. I knew that it would be cold since it was winter for them but I had definitely underestimated how cold it could get. Everything was covered in snow making it look like the inside of a freezer and it was just as cold. I got off the plane and followed the directions to collect my suitcase at the conveyor belt. My eyes were darting everywhere and I knew that I stuck out like a sore thumb but I honestly didn't care. It was my first time in another country and I was going to enjoy every minute of it even if it made me look odd.

I found my suitcase and as I was walking towards the exit my nerves got to me. My feet refused to take a step forward so I found somewhere to sit on a bench next to a kind looking old lady. I had been okay two minutes ago but now my hands were shaking, my heart was pounding in my chest and I felt like I was about to start crying.

The plan had been to land, get a taxi to one of the hotels in the list Simon had given me, settle in and then find William. It had all changed because I felt like all I needed to do was see William first but he had no idea I was even in the country. I didn't want to be in a strange country all by myself or go to a hotel alone. What was I thinking? Maybe I could just go back.

A warm hand settled over mine and I jumped slightly before turning to the kind old lady sitting next to me.

"Are you okay dear?"She asked in a soothing tone as if she was afraid I'd break down at the slightest provocation.

She was probably right. I was so tempted to deny it and say that I was okay but she looked kind so I was honest with her.

"No."I sobbed wiping away a tear.

Why was I such a mess all of a sudden?

"Oh no don't cry, such a beautiful face should not be crying. Here's a tissue, wipe away those tears and tell me what wrong."She requested.

I took the tissue from her, wiped my tears and blew my nose.

"I don't want to bother you with my problem."

"You're no bother at all and you look like you really need to get it out of your chest so I'm here to listen."

With those encouraging words I found myself narrating everything to her from the moment I met William, how we bonded, the week he visited me, when we broke up until I had a mental breakdown at the airport. By the time I was done, I had stopped crying, was a little calmer but I was still freaking out.

"Such a beautiful love story. I know we just met and are still strangers but can I give you a piece of advice? "The kind lady asked.

"Of course."

"You two love each other because if he didn't love you he wouldn't have gone all the way to Kenya to see you if he didn't. You wouldn't be here too if you didn't see a future with the both of you. The reason your unable leave the airport is because you're not here to sightsee or go to a hotel. You're here to see William so go and see him."She adviced

"He doesn't even know I'm here and I don't know where he lives."I countered.

"Call him then, I'm sure he'll be happy to hear from you and will be here to pick you up faster than you can imagine."She encouraged.

"I don't know is its such a good idea to ambush him like that."I resisted feeling my resolve chipping away.

"True love doesn't follow rules dear, listen to your heart."

I took some time to think about it and the kind lady was right, I was here to see William and I'd only leave the airport with him. Only one problem though....

"Can I borrow your phone? My simcard won't work here."I requested.

As a parting gift Simon had bought me a new phone, not as fancy as the one William had bought me but it was still great, just useless at the moment.

"Of course."She replied smiling fishing it out of her bag.

She handed it to me after unlocking it and after a mental pep talk that I was doing the right thing I dialed Williams number. He'd made me memorize it when we spent that week together just for fun and it had been stuck in my head ever since.

He picked up it the third ring and his manly masculine voice came through the phone.

Hello.

I'd missed hearing his voice so much it took a while to compose myself enough to talk.

Hellloooo.

Who is this?

I don't have time for this, I'm going to hang up now.

William wait.

Louis really, another stupid Malaika prank. Enough already. I thought you were done with this. It messes with my head when you pretend to be her so please stop or I swear to all that is holy when I see you next week I will kill you and throw your body in the lake.

He sounded frustrated and for some reason I found myself relax listening to him cuss out his friend for pranking him. I smiled as I listened to him knowing that he still thought about me. Having heard enough of his death threats I cut him short.

I'm sorry about what Louis did but I can assure you I'm not him.

It was silent for a minute and I thought I had lost him but the call was still going through. I was about to hang up and call again when he spoke and this time his voice had gone soft and was laced with so much emotion I felt my heart clench for a minute.

Angel.

Hi William.

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