Green

Author's Note:

This story is based after Archie and Lizzie's return from Peru. It is split between London and Glenbogle. As I have only seen series 4 and 5 once some of the facts may not be correct, but for the story they will have to be!! Sorry!!

Hope you enjoy the story!!

Kate x

Part 1

As Archie woke up he smiled. He could feel his wife to be lying in the bed beside him. He imagined what life would be like in 10 years time for them. Living together in a cottage in the countryside, with visits to Glenbogle with their children to show them where his parents used to live and to spend time with their family.

How he had missed his wife while he was in Peru. Every moment of his waking hours he had ached with a longing to be with her. It was only two weeks after his return, but it felt only like a few moments. Now they were searching for a new home together in which they would start their own family.

Archie reached out and held his wife, softly kissing her neck and enjoying the coconut scent of her shampoo. She giggled.

"Arch, " she smiled, "we'd better get up, Molly will be expecting us downstairs for breakfast."

She carefully got up and walked to the other side of the bed. She lowered her head and kissed Archie. Her golden curls fell over his face.

"Come on," Katrina grinned and walked out of the bedroom.

Archie woke with a start. Katrina? He rolled over to see an empty bed beside him. Where was Lexie? Was that a dream or reality?

He looked across the room at the dressing table. On it was a picture of his wedding day. He squinted until he saw a woman in a brown hat standing next to him. He dark hair was blowing a little in the light breeze.

Archie sighed in relief. He was married to Lexie.

Part 2

Hundreds of miles away in a flat in London Katrina woke with a start. She looked around her, bewildered. Where was she? Why did she have that dream? She watched as the door to the room she was in opened.

"Hey," a familiar face appeared from behind it, "you've finally woken up. I guess looking after Martha really took it out of you!!"

"Hmm…" Katrina suddenly remembered the night be fore's happenings.

"You seem quite distant. Are you OK?" Lizze asked settling down on a comfy chair.

"Yeah…" Katrina faintly replied.

"Sure?" Lizze watched her friend's face carefully, for any hint of a telling expression.

"Sort of," Katrina was almost embarrassed to tell the truth.

"Katrina, you know you can trust me. Tell me and maybe I can help." Lizzie knew that she would soon tell her what it was. A few kind words here and there would soon encourage the deepest of secrets out from Katrina.

"It's just…well, I had…a dream," Katrina said awkwardly.

"Oh, well what's wrong with that? I had a dream too last night!!" Lizzie smiled.

"Are you still a little bit drunk after your night out? Having a dream is fine, what is in it is the problem."

"Oh…sorry," Lizzie blushed at her stupid mistake, "carry on then."

"I dreamt that I was back in Glenbogle…and…was married to Archie," she looked at the floor, but still knew that Lizzie's eyes had widened.

"Oh…."

"It was totally realistic. I mean, I'd moved on…but now…."

"NO!! Katrina NO!! He's married. For goodness sake please don't do anything stupid. It was a dream that's all. Just a reminder of how things used to be. Not a reason to fall in love with him again. Get some closure, find someone new." Lizze panicked. Katrina was her friend, but so was Lexie. And Archie was her brother. She couldn't let any harm come to any of them, but running after three adults and a child did become very tiring. She wished she could let herself forget about them and have some fun, but last night proved that she could not. Even though Archie and Lexie lived in Scotland, they still caused so much trouble to her.

Ah well, Lizzie to the rescue again…she hoped.