The Causeway - Sunday evening

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As much as he wasn't looking forward to this day, it was here, and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. It was time to go.

His stuff had been packed up and sent ahead save for the few things he'd left for Savannah. A few shirts, a hoodie; small incidentals that she'd wanted to keep with her. He'd said his goodbye to Destiny, and rather quietly did he and Savannah make their way to the causeway.

Everything that needed to be said, had already been said. It was the goodbye that was going to hurt like hell.


[[ OOC: And that's it for Johnny! Last post is mainly for Savannah but can be open before her if you like. ]]

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She held onto him, feeling safe in his arms just like she always did. She had promised herself that she wasn't going to break down, but she was shaking a little as they stood together.

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He felt her trembling easily and it was crushing him. His arms tightened and he buried his face in against her neck, whispering he loved her, over and over again.

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Savannah buried her face in his chest. She heard him whispering to her and her arms tightened around him. She said his name and repeated that she loved him.

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He kissed her neck, along her jawline, over her cheeks and mouth, her brow, and temples. He rained affection on her, inhaling deeply the scent that was all her own. "I am so in love with you and you will never know just how much I cherish you. You are precious to me, Savannah. Take good care of yourself for me..."

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She blinked her eyes again as he did this and swallowed a few times before she could find her voice.

"I love you so much, Johnny," she whispered. "You are very important to me and there is never going to be anyone who will come close to that. I promise, I'll take as good care of myself as I can. I will."

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He nodded, pleased, stared hard at her face and deep into her eyes. "Go now," he whispered, his voice thick with emotion as his bottom lip trembled. "No more tears."

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This hurt so much. She nodded, looking into his eyes as she tried to keep her tears from spilling over. She knew that he didn't want her to stay and watch him disappear across the Causeway, but she would have.

"Love you," she whispered, her voice trembling as she said the words. She reluctantly forced herself to step back, even though she was still holding onto his hand.

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No, he didn't. That'd hurt too much knowing she was watching him walk away.

"I love you." He squeezed her hand, bit his lip, and kept his eyes on her face. "I love you," he whispered again, eyes welling with unshed tears. "Go babe..."

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She looked into his eyes once more and tried to smile. The smile just didn't come.

"I love you. So much."

When he told her to go, she nodded and squeezed his hand a last time. Drawing up as much strength as she could, she forced herself to do what he requested and turn to leave. When her back was to him, she felt the first tears sliding down her cheeks.

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Johnny watched her. He watched her and would keep his eyes on her until he couldn't see her anymore.

Tears fell down his cheeks and he brushed at them almost angrily, blinking back the remaining emotion before he turned around and headed home.