*Dear readers, though I have read the book, I'm basing it mostly off of the movie. And as far as Daisy goes, watch for A/N (author's notes) for updates. As far as the timeline goes it may be a bit sketchy because my dates might be a bit off compared to the book and the movie. I also would like to think my grammar is pretty good, so if there are mistakes please note they are not intentional... but yeah. Enjoy! J
A Lot Has Changed
It was a Friday afternoon in West Egg, the water of the bay glowing and smooth as the sun shown brightly in the sky on the hot summer day. The brilliant, looming mansion sat off the beach with the lights out, quiet, considering the last couple of months of chaotic parties that occupied the weekends. Everyone in the house was quiet as they worked. Except one.
The small patter of feet could be heard loudly echoing on the hard wooded floors through the halls in a quick manner. As the sound disappeared around a corner, another soon followed, heavier yet as light as the first. The small squeak of the glass doors were heard as the smaller set of feet quickly made it's way out of the house, down the concrete patio, and sprinting on the beach, followed by the other. Treading through the sand slowed the smaller legs greatly and just as they reached the water, they were lifted off the ground!
A shriek.
"AH! DADDY!" screamed the little girl. She was just tiny, even so as she was only 5 years old. She was a twin to her father, with dark blonde hair, which fell in soft curls down her small, golden-tanned skin, an enchanting smile and the brightest blue eyes. She began flailing her arms as her father carried her over his shoulder, playfully, along the beach. "Put me down!"
"I will do no such thing!" he cried dramatically as he spun around once, rewarded with a short scream and hysterical giggling from the girl. Seriously, he added, "You are still much too young to be swimming in the bay without me next to you, little lady; you're still learning.'
"But dad," she slowly dragged out, "I can swim just fine! And I never get to swim because you're busy or there's people here and I'm stuck in my room!"
He set her down in front of him, "Alright, little lady. How 'bout for the rest of today I spend with you, hm? We can swim in the bay and we can try out jumping off the dock. How does that sound, Scar?" he said sweetly, before tickling her with all his might as she burst out to high-pitched laughter.
"Ok, Ok! As long as you stay with me when people come tonight," she said cheekily knowing that he always attended his parties.
"We'll see, sweetheart. However you need to know that I've invited someone very special to the party tonight and I'll need to spend some time with him as well," he said with a half-hearted crooked smile.
"Who is it?"
"The man that moved into the small house next door - seems like a nice enough fellow, thought I'd introduce myself."
"Will I get to meet him, daddy?"
He gave a small smile,
"Maybe next time, little lady, when it's daylight and the crazy people are gone," he chuckled with a wink.
She laughed, "Oh alright, maybe we can have him for tea next week!"
"Well, let me meet him and we'll see where that leads us," he clapped his hands once and said, "Alright, little lady, let's go back to the house and get our bathing suits!"
Scarlett made a dash for the house but not before turning around and saying,
"Last one to the patio is a rotten egg!" He gave a small chuckle as he waited for her to get far enough until running after her. Just as he reached the house, his most trusted butler stood before him, urgently saying,
"Mr. Gatsby, sir. Chicago's on the line."