She smiled as she looked out the window to see her daughter and Granddaughter walking up the driveway, it was always a great day when the two of them could visit and today even better because her Granddaughter Emily was sleeping over. Emily was seventeen going on thirty; a brilliant girl and she always made time for her grandmother. She waved as Nora and Emily spotted her each with a bright smile, they always brightened up the empty home, it had been like this for a while since her husband passed away but then again maybe well before that.
"Hey Mom," Nora dropped a kiss on her cheek and placed Emily's weekend bag on the couch.
"Hey honey, are you excited for your weekend get- away with Tom?" Tom was Nora's husband and Emily's stepdad but he raised her since she was two.
"Yes, though we will miss our Emmy," She wrapped her arms around her daughter who rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Oh mom its only five days, besides you and Dad need some alone time," Emily teased, she emphasized the "alone" because she knew how much the two of them worked but also because she needed time away from them.
"Oh you," She gave a playful scowled face to her daughter before turning back to her mother. "Okay Mom, I have to go get Tom from work, please if you have any problems don't hesitate to call." She kissed her daughter and mother before rushing out the door. As soon as the door closed, Emily turned to her Grandma and grinned though it faltered something that she caught on to quick.
"Hey how about we order a pizza and then you can help me clean out my attic, there is a tone of stuff in there and I know how much you like to go through it."
"Sounds like a plan; I'll put my stuff in the guest room." She watched her disappear down the hall and wondered what could be bothering her.
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"Okay, why so quiet Emily," Eddie asked as she watched her granddaughter go through a box that contained her medals she received on the job. Emily looked up and gave her a soft smile but her eyes looked pained. Eddie walked over, sat across from Emily, and took the box away, forcing her to finally face her.
"I have to tell you something but promise not to tell mom or dad, they would freak out." Eddie motioned an x across her chest to signify that Emily's secret was safe.
"Grandma, I have a boyfriend or rather had one."
"Oh," She said in surprised, it was not a shock that Emily would have a boyfriend, she was beautiful but rather that she focused so hard at school that she wouldn't have the time.
"I love him, I know its weird to say at seventeen but I really like him."
"So what happened?"
"He is my complete opposite, we are in different social cliques but he is so down to earth and he said none of it matters."
"So I don't see anything wrong, are you afraid of what your parents will say?"
"No but I was afraid of everyone else, his friends and mine, they don't get along and I was fine keeping us secret but he didn't want to we had a fight and well, things got messy."
"I see, he seems to really care about you, and this is obviously making you upset."
"I feel stupid for the first time in my life my brain failing me."
"No sweetie, you are just choosing your mind over your heart but in the end you may look back on him and hate yourself for letting him be the one that got away." She looked at Emily sympathetically; she hated seeing her granddaughter like this.
"You speak like you've experienced this, but I mean you and Grandpa I mean you two were always so perfect." Eddie sighed and looked at Emily who started to see the look in her Grandma's eyes change. She raised her eyebrow as Eddie looked at her as if she was trying to decide whether to do something. "What?"
"Hang on," She said slowly standing and walking to another box, she rummaged through it before pulling out a small box and returning to her granddaughter.
"Like I kept your secret, you have to keep mine," Emily nodded her head vigorously and motioning an x like her grandmother had. Eddie sighed, opened her box, and sifted through a couple photos before handing Emily 1 in particular.
"Wow, Grandma, you look so young!" She smiled as she looked at the photo.
"I was twenty six years old in that photo, a year and a half on the job."
"That's around the time that you met Grandpa Right, you never told me about your days as a rookie, or really as a NYPD beat officer."
"Well I kept it from your mom, she hates my detective stories but some of my patrol days were worse than the detective days."
"Who's that?" Emily asked holding out the picture and pointing to the man in the photo.
"The one who got away, his name was Jamison Reagan and he was my first partner." Emily's eyes widened and she seemed to stare at the man, he was handsome, lean and with a humorous smile, they both did. "What happened?"
"I'll tell you but first I need you to know I loved your grandfather."
"I know grandma."
"Okay, I will tell you then, but again this stays between you and me."
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Hello Friends, I have missed you!
This is not my normal type of story, I do not think I have ever done one set in the future but this popped into my head and I HAD to write it!
I know right now it can be confusing but this is Eddie's perspective on how she let Jamie get away and maybe later we can find out where he is. This story popped into my head after I watched Definitely Maybe (Ryan Reynolds is a dad telling his daughter how he met her mother and she had to guess who the mom is but really it's about the one who got away and they reunite, it's cute you should watch it), but anyway I hope you like it please Review I know it's barely a start but I like feedback.
