‘You did.’
‘Okay, yeah, I did do that,’ she admits with a gentle nod.
‘But you were right to challenge meandto be angry with me – both for yourself and for Pippa. It was torture walking away from you – not knowing if I’d ever see you again – but I needed to sort out my own life before marching back into yours.’
‘It was so,soshitty, Nick.’
‘What was?’
‘Capri!’ she wails. ‘After you left, I hated it. Then I came home and I hated it here too. I missed you and I kept thinking I’d done the wrong thing – that I should’ve… I don’t know, been more supportive.’
‘No, no, you were supportive. You called me out for lying to myself and I needed to hear that.’
‘Are you sure?’
‘I’m sure.’
‘But I could’ve asked you to stay! Would you have stayed – if I didn’t yell at you like that?’
‘No, leaving when I did was the right thing to do.’
She regards me thoughtfully, staring into my eyes for a very long time.
‘Okay, you’re right.’
‘I often am.’
She sniggers, her elbow digging into my ribs. ‘You dork.’
‘I am a dork, but I’myourdork.’
‘Yeah, you are,’ she agrees, nodding slowly as she looks deep into my eyes. ‘Oh, hey,’ she says, breaking the spell, ‘do you like pancakes?’
‘Yes, I like pancakes,’ I reply, wondering where on earth she’s going with this.
‘Good, because we have breakfast plans tomorrow morning.’
She grins, coming closer for another kiss, and I know without even a whisper of doubt that this is exactly where I’m meant to be.
ONE YEAR LATER
NICK
EXT. FILMSET – CAPRI – SUNSET
Delaney gently nibbles on her lower lip as she watches the actors playing Finn and Lexi from her canvas chair.
LEXI
When did you know?
FINN
That I was in love with you?
Lexi nods and Delaney nods along with her.
FINN