Hearts together
It was midafternoon. Lisa drove over to Heartland. It was really cold outside since it was in the middle of the winter.
A couple days ago they had celebrated the marriage between Amy and Ty. Now they were travelled to France for their honeymoon. A day later they had arrived safely at Lisa's house in Toulon to enjoying some time together.
Lisa parked her car right before the house next to the other cars. She stepped out of it and took her quite large bag out of the back of her car. She locked the doors and walked to the house. "Hi Lisa!" Lou said inside the house. "Hi!" After dropping her bag on the floor, she walked over to the kitchen. She stroked Katie's shoulder, who was sitting on the table and busy with a colorful drawing. "Exited for your trip?" Lou asked Lisa. She smiled, yes. "Where is Jack?" "He is still busy packing his stuff," Lou answered while pointing her finger in the direction of Jacks room. "I think he is having trouble what he should pack," she grinned. "You know that is not one of his qualities. Maybe you should help him".
Standing in the doorway Lisa spotted Jack searching in the top drawer of his closet. "Need some help?"
It was not just a day. Today it was one year ago they had married each other. In secret admittedly. And a lot of things had happened in that year.
Lisa wasn't entirely convinced marriage would work for them at first, but it turned out to work very well. Although they still were living separately and they didn't have a lot time to spent together, they were happy with their lives, each other and how things went the past year. Most people didn't understand it. In Lisa's opinion it was their love for each other that hold them together. She still loved Jack as much as in the beginning of their relationship, if not more. The past year had a few bumps and they had some arguments. But then they gave each other a bit of space for some time to clear the air and everything was fine again. She was proud of that.
Most of the time they spend together was at Heartland. Jack didn't like being at Fairfield that much and Lisa learned to respect that. As a result of that weren't as many moments where they were alone as Lisa preferred. Mostly they had the rest of the family around them. That was what Jack liked the most. He loved his family more than anything. Something Lisa admired him for. But there wasn't much room for privacy. Lisa also liked to be with the whole family, but there were also things she wanted to share with Jack the family doesn't need to know about. If that was romance, honest conversations or getting all of his attention. Because usually it was someone else getting his attention and she was a bit left out. Lisa was pretty much excepted in the family, but sometimes she got the opposite feeling. Through the years Lisa got used to living at Heartland. If she had the time, she cooked a diner for the family, made lunch, looked after Katie and Georgie if needed, cleaned up and even she does some laundry from time to time. Only she didn't live full time on Heartland and there were weeks she barely could be at Heartland when she was too busy with her business or she had to travel to France. Sometimes they seemed to just forget about her or someone gave her the feeling she overstepped. But Jack always gave her the feeling she was really welcome and home.
Jack looked over his shoulder. "I can't find more blankets. The thick striped one, I believed it was here somewhere." Was Jacks irritated response to her question. "Doesn't Georgie have it? I thought I saw it at the attic." "I will look," Jack growled, and he left the room. Lisa went to the kitchen again. "someone is out of his mood," she confessed to Lou. "He is been like that all morning. Good luck with him! I think you're going to need it," Lou shook her head and turned. "Thank you!" Lisa heard some clutter from upstairs. Then she saw Jack appearing. His arms full of blankets including a striped one. "Would you bring all of these with us? Aren't that to many?" She saw at least five different colors fabric. "Do you know how cold it is there? I think we are stupid to go there!" His voice sounded muted from behind the pile of blankets he was still holding. "But we will stay the night this time, won't we!" Lisa said. "We will see!" Was Jacks not high hoped answer. "Uhgg they smell stale!" Lisa pulled her nose in them, but she stepped back quickly. "Where did you get all of these?" "From the attic. That is where they were hiding. I don't want to freeze to death, so they go with us," was Jacks caustic comment. He walked through the door to put the blankets in his truck. Lou laughed, "you know what you are stuck with!" "I certainly do!" Lisa said.
Lisa decided to make some coffee for them before they would leave to have something warm. While the coffee machine was rattling, she sat down at the table. "Lisa, where are you and GG going?" Katie asked. "To your GG's fishing cabin." Was Lisa's reply. "To fly fish?", Katie asked. Lisa started to laugh. "No, I think it would be a bit too cold for fishing they won't bite, I guess. It is more like a little vacation. "Can I go with you?" "No honey, you are needed here to take your mother and sister company while we are away. Can you do that?" "Sure. The little girl looked satisfied to her mother." By the time Jack was back inside, Lisa had the coffee ready and poured in the three green mugs. Let's drink your coffee before we go Jack. Yea, but then we should hit the road. "I want to be there before it gets dark." That is a beautiful drawing Katie! He sat down and took one of the mugs. Sure Jack! Lisa exchanged a look with Lou who sipped at her coffee.
After they were done with the coffee they went ahead, waved goodbye by Lou and Katie from behind the kitchen window and Georgie from the field.
Dear readers,
I am so sorry it took me so long to write again. (about five months :o ) But here is a new story for you. I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know what you think about it and how it might end. I love to read your comments and your predictions! If you have writing tips for me, please say it. Thank you for reading! 3
I will also continue my other story "love is everything" in the next couple weeks. So stay tuned!