Jenna and I stand as we watch the plane take off. I glance at her, seeing her eyes glossy. "You going to be okay?"

She shifts and looks at me and then stares back out the window. "Yeah, I'll miss him but we'll still talk and work things out. Besides, it's only a couple months. It'll go by faster than we think."

The plane launches into the sky and soars up, becoming smaller and fading away. Just ten minutes ago, Cody was right here, standing with us. He hugged me goodbye. It's so weird to think he's gone. This whole trip, since the airport, he's been at my side every step of the way. All the time I've spent in Austria, Cody's been with me. It almost feels wrong to carry on without him. I know it'll be fine but it's still weird.

The two of us start walking back, probably going to go get lunch now. "How are you doing?" Jenna asks me.

"I'm okay, not looking forward to starting the next semester without him," I say.

"I know what you mean," she says. "Thank you again, Frank, for introducing us."

I crack a smile, shaking my head. "You don't need to thank me, I didn't set you guys up. That was you two."

"True, and now that we're on the topic of setting up..." I know with is going and my smile fades. "Gerard?"

I pause for a moment. "He's handling everything," I say.

"Yeah, I can't imagine what he's going through. I saw it on the news and I couldn't believe it happened. I mean, that's something that happens just, that doesn't happen here."

"You'd expect it in America or something," I say.

Jenna glances at me. "America? You guys wouldn't have-" I start nodding my head and she falters. "Do I really want to live there?"

"It's not an everyday occurrence," I tell her. "It's just less surprising there than here."

She nods along, still a little shocked. "Alright. But is he doing better now?" I bite my lip, glancing down at the floor. "Have you talked?"

"No," I say. "We uh, he said that we couldn't see each other anymore."

Jenna looks at me surprised. "Wait, as in like be together? Or as in...in general?"

"He meant in general," I sigh. "But like I get why he has too, I mean...he told me things would get busier in the holiday season and...that's a pretty traumatic experience. But I still wish it didn't have to be this way."

Jenna shuffles her hands in her pockets. "Frank, do you think-and I know you don't want to think like this but do you think Gerard wanted to stop seeing you?"

I pause. "I don't think so. He...well, he told me that he really did like me and earlier, we were talking about like me liking him and I did ask to kiss him-" Jenna's head perks up and I start smiling. "He didn't then but when he said that this was really goodbye..."

"Are you for reals?" Jenna says, grabbing my arms. I nod my head. "And you didn't tell us?"

"I mean, I felt there was more pressing matter at the time," I say. "And I also didn't want to talk about it really talk it. I mean, I was definitely glad he did it, it was good. But I want to still see him."

"So is that it then? Like he kisses you and just is gone?"

"Well, no," I say as we step out of the airport. We start walking to the car, the wind cold and picking up the snow dusted over the sidewalks. "He said he'd call me before I leave Austria. Which is...months away."

"Are you worried he'll just forget about you?"

"Yeah," I whisper. "It's crossed my mind. But I might also forget him." I trail off at the end.

"But?"

"I really don't want to forget him because these last few months have been really nice and I just-I just want a few more, that's all. And knowing that there could potentially be something, I definitely want more time with him."

"You think anything will happen?" She unlocks the car door and we get in.

"I don't know, I mean, I didn't think he'd kiss me. But I also didn't think he'd leave me. I don't know what to expect but I just hope it's...something."