Six months down the track… How's life going for Lindsey at medical school and how are things back in the village for Freddie?
LINDSEY'S POV:
It was 6:30pm and I hadn't been home from my last lecture for long when I heard the Skype dingle on my laptop sound as I stood in the kitchen, organising myself some food. Hurrying through, I smiled as I saw it was Freddie calling and pressed accept, my smile widening as I saw his face appear…
"Hey, you" he greeted me
"Hey, yourself" I mirrored "I thought we weren't chatting till later?"
"I couldn't wait to see you" he admitted "even if it is via a laptop. You look shattered, babe"
"Charming" I chuckled, stifling a yawn "but you're right, I am. I haven't been in long"
"How long is not long?" he questioned, raising an eyebrow at me
"Fifteen minutes, half-an-hour" I informed him
"And you're going to be studying tonight, am I right?" he asked
"I have to. I've got an exam first thing and then lectures back-to-back" I admitted
"Linds, you're gonna make yourself ill" he sighed
"It's either that or fail and get kicked out of here" I informed him
"You've got to look after yourself too" he replied "how about I come up for a few days?"
"No, I'm sure you've got plenty of other things to be doing back there than coming here to look after me" I sighed "look, I love you and I wanna carry on chatting, but I've really gotta go"
"Okay" he stated "I'll speak to you soon, yeah? And take care of yourself. I love you"
"I love you too" I mirrored, smiling warmly as he blew me a kiss and hung up
FREDDIE'S POV:
"Mum, have you seen my jumper? The one Linds got me for Christmas?" I questioned
"Why do you want that?" she inquired "you're not going out, are you?"
"Yeah, I'm gonna go and see Linds for a few days" I informed her
"You're leaving at this time of night?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow at me
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "I've just spoken to her and she's shattered, so I'm gonna go and look after her"
"She's a lucky woman, Freddie Roscoe" she sighed "your jumper's on the airer. Drive safe and let me know when you get there, okay?"
"Course" I replied, grabbing my jumper from the airer, kissing her cheek before leaving the room
LINDSEY'S POV:
It was nearing 10pm and as I was about to switch off all the lights and head to bed, my intercom started to ring. Sighing heavily, I picked up the phone and answered it… "Hello?"
"Guess who" Freddie chuckled
"Freddie, I told you not to come" I sighed
"Tough, now let me in or I'll sleep in my car" he informed me
Shaking my head, I pressed the accept button on the phone and unlocked the door to my flat, smiling warmly at him as he entered, shutting the door behind him…
"Hello" he greeted me, kissing me softly "I've missed you"
"I've missed you too" I mirrored, sighing contentedly as we pulled apart "what're you doing here?"
"I'm gonna look after you and wait on you hand and foot for the next few days" he informed me
"You don't need to do that" I admitted "I'm fine, honestly"
"Really?" he questioned "Linds, you're shattered, why don't we get to bed?"
I nodded my head, signalling yes, tiredness washing over me. Locking the front door and switching off the lights, Freddie took my hand in his and led me through to the bedroom…