She twirled a curly hair around her fingers and looked up into his light brown eyes. He smiled warmly at her and wrapped his arms around her waist. People milled around them and the annoying intercom sound crackled and announced that all passengers on Flight 376 had to go to gate 5 immediately or something like that. 

"Nervous?" she asked him, her heart beating fast.

He grinned, showing off his white teeth. "Nah, I'm ready for this." 

She smiled nervously up at him. Even though he didn't say it was, 2 years was a pretty long time to stay away from home. From her. 

Her eyes welled up with tears and she pressed her face in his striped sweater. 

"Hey babe, don't cry, you know this isn't goodbye." 

But she knew it was. 

-

I'm bored.