A/N: You know I don't own the traveling pants, because if I did, I
probably would have put it in the next book, not on the net. That said,
enjoy the fic.
**************************************************************************** ***** It was almost summer. That would have meant two things to Lena, time to take out the Traveling Pants and Kostos' first wedding anniversary. However, Lena wasn't thinking about the summer. Her mind was mostly on the boy sitting in her room. Of course it was hard to think of anything else when that certain boy was leaning in closer.and giving you a long, romantic kiss. Lena was the happiest she had been since last summer. Yet, it was a different person making her happy this time. Paul was amazing at taking at taking her mind off things. He wasn't too talkative, but lately neither was she. All of last summer's confusion and depression had not worn off yet. Now, though, it seemed to be disappearing three hundred times as fast. After they broke apart, Lena had an unstoppable, silly grin displayed on her face.
As they were leaning in again for another go, a loud gasp and a slam of Lena's door interrupted them. Standing there in a slightly wrinkled, professional suit with a tie that seemed to have been through a lot of travel was a tall, out of breath man. Lena wasn't sure what to think of the unexpected stranger.
*Oh, my God. No, it can't be. * "K.. K.Kostos? Wha.. What are doing here?" Her first instinct was pull him toward her and kiss him like nothing had ever happened. Her second reaction was to slap him. Then she realized she could do neither, for she was on a date with Paul.
Lena wasn't the only one looking completely bewildered. Paul only gave a small hint of his confusion, while animated Kostos showed all his emotions. His face included happiness, anxiousness, perplexity and a sad understanding of the situation. The two males in her bedroom (a rare occurrence) kept staring at each other, which prompted Lena to do introductions.
"Kostos, this is Paul. Paul, Kostos." Lena didn't dare go any farther; she had no idea what kind of trouble that would cause. She did not have to go on because Kostos immediately asked if they could talk. Lena agreed, and whispered, "I'll be right back," to Paul. He sensed competition, so he gave her a small, sexy smile.
When they got downstairs and outside, Lena felt her first idea of giving him a passionate kiss pulse through her body. Before she acted on it, she had to ask, partly sarcastically, "So, how's married life?"
"Please, Lena, I know you probably hate me now, but let me get through this. I was a total asshole for.that. The baby was born early and died. Mariana and I realized that we did not love each other at all. I just came from finalizing the divorce. As soon as it ended, I had to come see you. I'm still wearing my suit. I threw the ring in our lake in Oia, to finalize it. I realize that you were on a date with.Paul was it? And I didn't expect you to be alone. I mean, I didn't.I just figured you were too beautiful for no one to have acted on you. I just hoped.maybe."
"Stop." Lena said, studying his face with all its pain and excitement at once. She felt so torn. She knew he was deeply in love with her and she with him. But after what he did, and Paul to consider, she just could not be sure. So Lena did the first thing her mind could think up. She kissed Kostos deeply, then ran to her car and drove away from the whole mess.
To commemorate the event, Lena drove to the A&P to buy cookie dough, her favorite forgiving snack. She saw replays of Kostos with her, his beautiful eyes seeing everything about her, uncovering her beauty even when she tried to hide it. She drove right to the Lincoln Memorial, Kostos' face still flashing in her mind. Lena remembered the stars, not a cloud in the sky. This sky seemed to mimic that night exactly. Parking was, again, not a problem since only one other car was in sight. Looking into the eyes of one of our greatest presidents, Lena asked him for help as she munched on her cookie dough. All of a sudden, she felt a cool breeze surround her, as if to say cool down and everything will turn out just fine. She took no time at all finding the clearing in the woods; she had been there a dozen times after he had ruined her life. Lying down, she felt warmth in the ground, as if a soul or angel was there with her. Smiling, she fell asleep. ******************************************************** A/N: Two last comments: Please Review! And, not that anyone else cares, but this is my second fan fic! I feel so accomplished! But, if you like this one, ya might want to check out my other one.please?
**************************************************************************** ***** It was almost summer. That would have meant two things to Lena, time to take out the Traveling Pants and Kostos' first wedding anniversary. However, Lena wasn't thinking about the summer. Her mind was mostly on the boy sitting in her room. Of course it was hard to think of anything else when that certain boy was leaning in closer.and giving you a long, romantic kiss. Lena was the happiest she had been since last summer. Yet, it was a different person making her happy this time. Paul was amazing at taking at taking her mind off things. He wasn't too talkative, but lately neither was she. All of last summer's confusion and depression had not worn off yet. Now, though, it seemed to be disappearing three hundred times as fast. After they broke apart, Lena had an unstoppable, silly grin displayed on her face.
As they were leaning in again for another go, a loud gasp and a slam of Lena's door interrupted them. Standing there in a slightly wrinkled, professional suit with a tie that seemed to have been through a lot of travel was a tall, out of breath man. Lena wasn't sure what to think of the unexpected stranger.
*Oh, my God. No, it can't be. * "K.. K.Kostos? Wha.. What are doing here?" Her first instinct was pull him toward her and kiss him like nothing had ever happened. Her second reaction was to slap him. Then she realized she could do neither, for she was on a date with Paul.
Lena wasn't the only one looking completely bewildered. Paul only gave a small hint of his confusion, while animated Kostos showed all his emotions. His face included happiness, anxiousness, perplexity and a sad understanding of the situation. The two males in her bedroom (a rare occurrence) kept staring at each other, which prompted Lena to do introductions.
"Kostos, this is Paul. Paul, Kostos." Lena didn't dare go any farther; she had no idea what kind of trouble that would cause. She did not have to go on because Kostos immediately asked if they could talk. Lena agreed, and whispered, "I'll be right back," to Paul. He sensed competition, so he gave her a small, sexy smile.
When they got downstairs and outside, Lena felt her first idea of giving him a passionate kiss pulse through her body. Before she acted on it, she had to ask, partly sarcastically, "So, how's married life?"
"Please, Lena, I know you probably hate me now, but let me get through this. I was a total asshole for.that. The baby was born early and died. Mariana and I realized that we did not love each other at all. I just came from finalizing the divorce. As soon as it ended, I had to come see you. I'm still wearing my suit. I threw the ring in our lake in Oia, to finalize it. I realize that you were on a date with.Paul was it? And I didn't expect you to be alone. I mean, I didn't.I just figured you were too beautiful for no one to have acted on you. I just hoped.maybe."
"Stop." Lena said, studying his face with all its pain and excitement at once. She felt so torn. She knew he was deeply in love with her and she with him. But after what he did, and Paul to consider, she just could not be sure. So Lena did the first thing her mind could think up. She kissed Kostos deeply, then ran to her car and drove away from the whole mess.
To commemorate the event, Lena drove to the A&P to buy cookie dough, her favorite forgiving snack. She saw replays of Kostos with her, his beautiful eyes seeing everything about her, uncovering her beauty even when she tried to hide it. She drove right to the Lincoln Memorial, Kostos' face still flashing in her mind. Lena remembered the stars, not a cloud in the sky. This sky seemed to mimic that night exactly. Parking was, again, not a problem since only one other car was in sight. Looking into the eyes of one of our greatest presidents, Lena asked him for help as she munched on her cookie dough. All of a sudden, she felt a cool breeze surround her, as if to say cool down and everything will turn out just fine. She took no time at all finding the clearing in the woods; she had been there a dozen times after he had ruined her life. Lying down, she felt warmth in the ground, as if a soul or angel was there with her. Smiling, she fell asleep. ******************************************************** A/N: Two last comments: Please Review! And, not that anyone else cares, but this is my second fan fic! I feel so accomplished! But, if you like this one, ya might want to check out my other one.please?