Engaged

Somebody asked me today if we were engaged. "NO!" I quickly said.
'It's okay, everybody thinks we're dating, but we're not,' I said, in part to make her feel better about the mistake she had made, in part because it's true.
'You two are really going to miss each other,' said another.
"Yeah," was all I could say.
Do not remind me that he is leaving to go across the ocean, or that life as I've known it is about to be over, or that this person who is a part of my everyday decision making process will suddenly be gone.
I'm not sure that anyone will ever understand the friendship that we have. Maybe I never will. But it's fun, and uncomplicated, and I like that.
I will miss him, but I will never tell him that.
I think he'll miss me too, but he'll never tell me that either.
It's okay though, because we'll both just know.