A rose by any other name
Disclaimer:- Don't own them just borrowing!
Episode:- None
Pairing:- Sandra/Gerry
Rating:- K
Achieve:- . /group/new_tricksff/
Summary:- For now the rose stands guard over the place we met, where our love grew and where it reached maturity just like the beautiful plant that is now the symbol of our love, our undying love.
Author's Note:- In answer to Beth's "Rose bush" challenge to write a fic including the miniature rose bush in Sandra's office in series 4. Cute, fluffy and only 500 words bite sized romfic! Enjoy and reviews would be lovely!
A petal falls and out of the corner of my eye I see the flutter of colour, colour that matches that which he has brought to my life since he took it over so completely. Turning my head I find myself smiling at the small beautiful plant transported back to the day it took up its place in my office.
1 year earlier
"Gerry why are you looking so shifty? He is hanging around outside my office door like a school boy desperate to say something but frightened to take the step over the threshold.
"I bought you something." We've been together barely a month and we're both still at the soppy can't get enough of each other stage. I know sometimes I'm out and I walk past a shop and can't help myself going in if I see something he'd love or hear a song playing on the radio inside I know he loves or see something I know he'd love to see me wearing. To begin with I used to tell him off for buying me gifts and pretend I was cross about him feeing he had to, now though I don't care if we both want to spoil each other a yet then I can live with that.
"Really? What'd you get me?" God he looks so cute when he's nervous and he's pulled the small spindly looking plant from behind his back. Ok I don't mind admitting I'm a little confused I'm not sure what I'm supposed to make of a twig in some soil but I'm sure he'll explain.
"It's a miniature rose bush, it will flower in June just in time for our anniversary then every year after that to remind you how happy we are and how lucky we are to have reached another milestone." See I told you it would be perfect is it any wonder I fell in love with him? I've taken the plant and put it on my book case now he's pulled me into my arms and is kissing me so tenderly it's only adding to the emotion of the moment.
It's June, two days before the first anniversary of the night our lives changed and just as he predicted the twig is now a beautiful bush with glossy green leaves and delicate little red roses and it is the living embodiment of how our relationship has grown since the day he gave it to me. From new sapling trying out the air around our relationship, to a fully grown strong and beautiful rose that brightens the world and gets stronger by the day.
"Hey beautiful you ready to go?" He's smiling at me as I give the rose a final glance before nodding and heading for him his hand in mine. For now the rose stands guard over the place we met, where our love grew and where it reached maturity just like the beautiful plant that is now the symbol of our love, our undying love.