"I said do you wanna talk about it?" I ask for the second time.

Leah sighs and looks up at me. "No, I'm good." She says and takes a few deep breaths.

She walks over to me and puts her hand on my chin to kiss me. "I'm sorry, I just- I'm okay." She gives me a fake smile and kisses me again. "How are you? Are you hungry?" She asks.

"I'm good, and I'm a little hungry." I tell her and slide off of the desk.

She nods and puts her hair into a messy bun. "Let me finish up here and we can go eat or something. My parents are gone for the night, my dad had a business party and their rental house is closer so they're staying for the night." Leah says and goes back to her computer.

"No rush, baby. I'll go wait in there." I say and leave the room.

Ten minutes later Leah comes and finds me, "ready? I found something for us to do but it's gonna have to be a surprise." She says.

I smile and look down at what I'm wearing, "am I dressed appropriately?"

"You're dressed fine. I'm gonna go change and then we can go." She says and runs up the stairs.

Soon after, we're on the road to our mystery destination and Leah's back to her usual, peppy self. I don't know what all that was about earlier, I'm just glad she left it out of our relationship.

We finally get to where we are going and it's a little street carnival. Food trucks, booths selling little things, games, and a small ferris wheel.

"Plot twist, I only brought you here for the fried Oreos." She jokes and I smile and we head over.

"I haven't done anything like this in years." I say and she smiles grabs my hand as we walk.

"No? I've been to a few more than I should've. Traveling around I see a lot of festivals and carnivals... so I make the most of it." She explains.

"I bet it's cool seeing this in other countries. Do you ever meet people in other countries and keep in touch?" I ask her.

"If you're asking if I meet women and sleep with them while I'm working, the answer is no... not anymore at least." She laughs.

I look at her and bite my lip. That's exactly what I was asking.

"I only slept with one woman I met on my last trip... and that was a consistent thing. We 'dated' while I was there." She says.

"That's nice. Gives you some entertainment while you're away." I smirk.

"Mmhm, I actually have her in some of my photos. Nothing big, just filler photos." She tells me.

"I love how happy you are when it comes to your work. You're passionate, I love that." I say and she smiles and kisses my cheek.

"Come on, let's go be fat kids for a few hours." She says as she begins dragging me in the direction of a food truck.

Hours later we leave the place, still hungry, and head home.

"You're sure you don't want to go eat?" Leah asks for the tenth time.

"I'm positive. We can eat in!" I say.

She sighs and drives home. We go inside and Leah heads upstairs, "you want clothes?" She asks me.

"Yes, please. I'll make us some dinner." I call back.

A few minutes later she comes back down and tosses a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt at me. "Thank you. Dinner is ready." I grin.

"That fast? What the hell are we eating?"

"Instant ramen!!" I laugh and hand her one of the two cups.

She laughs and shakes her head. "I hate you, but fine. I get to eat you for dessert." She says and kisses me.

"Mm, I like the sound of that." I grin and bite my lip.

Leah goes and sits on the couch while I change. I join her and we both eat. We talk about whatever comes to mind, mainly about today and Leah's travel history. I'm not exaggerating when I say that Leah's eyes light up when she talks about her work. It makes me happy to see her so happy about something. I would kill for that.

An hour passes and it's pretty quiet. I'm getting tired and I'm laying in Leah's lap while she plays with my hair.

"You okay?" I ask her and put my hand over hers.

Her eyes almost look glazed over. She's thinking hard. She looks down at me and slowly shakes her head no.

"What's wrong?" I ask her and sit up.

"I got a job offer." She says.

"That's good! Isn't it?!" I ask and grab her hand, squeezing it.

"It's amazing. It's like... my dream job." She pauses and then looks down at me. "I'd move to London." She says.

When she says it my heart sinks a little bit and I get quiet. "Is this what you were upset about?" I ask her and she nods her head.

"I don't want to leave you." She admits and I shake my head and hug her tightly.

"Shh." I whisper. I look her in the eyes and grab her chin. "Listen, I don't want you to leave me either, but I don't want your to miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime because of me. Okay? I know how much what you do means to you... I see how happy it makes you. Don't include me in this decision. This is about you, baby. Do what you want and what's gonna make you happy." I say, as painful as it is.

"I'm so stuck. If I hadn't met you I would have already taken the job. I just... I can't let go of you. You are such a big part of what makes me happy." She says.

"I'm not yours to hold onto." I remind her. She closes her eyes and looks away from me.

"I'm leaving for two weeks as a trial run. I have one month after that to give them my final answer." She says.

"Two weeks? Starting when?"

"I leave next Saturday." She says.

Bombshell. "Okay, that's good. You can see if this is really gonna make you happy. It'll be a good thing. It can also be a test for me too..." I say.

She sighs and hugs me tightly. "You make me happy." She whispers.

I smile at this and she stands up and starts to carry me to her room.

She tosses me onto her bed and cuts the lights out before straddling me and kissing me slowly. "I don't know what I would do without these lips." She whispers and we start to make out and things get more and more intense. I'm sure you know where it goes from here...