We are all we need

I struggle to find a seat on the train as I quickly enter. A group of females looking somewhere in their 20’s had a loud conversation. Loud enough to be heard from the next train over. They were talking about some guy they know or at least one girl knows. One of the girls looks at me. 

"Next stop Brooklyn" We hear over the intercom. I look down with a sad look on my face. One of the women walked over to me. 

"Why the long face?" Asks the curious young woman. She had beautiful golden hair that shines in the sunlight with beautiful green eyes to match. She had the cutest freckles anyone could see. I don't know why but in that second I wanted nothing but to tell her what was wrong. So I did.

"When we talk about falling in love we only talk about the goods. We don't talk about the heartbreak that follows not soon after it starts. We don't talk about the long arguments over nothing. We don't talk about anything less than perfect." I looked up, "With her there was no such thing as perfect. Well except for her  we constantly had something to argue about. But that is what made our relationship special. We actually communicated. Sure we fought a lot but it wasn't like an unhealthy amount. It was enough to get us to better ourselves. She had the best of me and I had the best of her. But like I said heartbreak follows not soon after." I looked away, embarrassed. I just opened up completely to a random stranger. She smiled at me. 

"Hey it's all going to be okay. Why don't we go for a walk around Brooklyn? We can keep talking if you would like?" I didn’t know what to say so I decided to just nod. I wonder what has gotten into me. Never in my 23 years of existence would I open up to a stranger let alone agree to go for a walk and talk. But I feel like I have known her forever. Maybe I have. That's impossible. I just met her today. 

"If it's okay to ask and feel free not to answer but, why did  you guys break up if you were so well together? I mean you two sounded perfect for each other but what happened." I explained how she moved away because she couldn't afford to live where we did. I explained how we are from the city and both of our parents worked at the twin towers. Everything was going smoothly. I feel like we have been friends or more in the past life or something. I explained for her to keep in mind that last time I saw her was after high school graduation. Given like that was a few years ago. 

“I'm pretty sure now she is probably looking at her husband with their kids yelling in the background. I know she probably found someone better. I’m happy for her. But of course I miss her. She was my rock.”  The young lady seemed to tear up.

"You must really miss her." I nodded in agreement and wiped the tear off her cheek, "Funny. You and her could almost be sisters. You both are beautiful and have the same kind of color eyes and hair. If I didn't know any better I may say you look exactly like her and I think you may even be her." Her face turned bright red. 

“Uh I don't know I wouldn’t say I'm beautiful.” She said, I knew right there that she was my Jordan. The same girl I have dreamed about and missed like hell. I place my hand on her cheek.

"Jordan!” I exclaimed “I missed you so much. You have no clue how long I have been waiting to see you again. I told myself I would recognize you but I guess I didn't." Everything was falling into place. Everything that led up to this moment was falling into place. I now knew that my world was complete again. She truly is my last puzzle piece. The one thing that makes everything whole and the last thing I need to finish happily.

“I can’t move on. Everything I do I do for you and no one else. I haven’t been in another relationship since I left. Your everything I want. Everything I need and now I’m here with you. I decided to try and find you again so I moved back up here. I remember your old schedule so I followed it and look where we are now.” She told me as she smiled. 

“Well I feel the same way. I never found anyone else. I was waiting for you hoping one day I would find you again.” 

 I looked at her with awe. My Jordan is officially back with me and I’m not going to let her get away. She reached for her pocket. I thought she was reaching for her phone. But she didn’t get out her phone, instead she got out a small box and got down on one knee.

“Asher… I have loved you since the day I met you. I left once but I promise to never leave again. Leaving was the biggest mistake of my life. I realized that leaving could be a fresh start and I left but I made up a dumb excuse. It wasn’t because I couldn’t afford it but because I wanted to start over and get away. I needed space and time. I was losing myself. But I have found myself again and I am not going to make the same mistake twice.” I looked at her and I couldn’t believe she didn’t talk to me.

“Jordan, I love you. I always have and I always will. So with that I say that I will not marry you yet because I think we should wait and get back together first. So Jordan, will you be my girlfriend?”

“Of course.” She exclaimed 

And with that we looked out at the beautiful crystal clear water with the sunset just over the horizon. In that moment we knew, we are all we need.