Authors Note: This is a new series that starts after "The Storm Part 2". Everything after that episode hasn't happened, and, in the series, most probably won't. Please send feedback. Also, the song used is "I'll Remember You" by Sophie Zelmani and is in italics.
It's daybreak,
And you are asleep.
I can hear you breathe now,
Your breath is deep.
The suitcase was packed and sitting next to the front door. Neither had said much over the last two days, but the time of departing was coming closer with every second. Both seemed to realize the importance of storing away every glance, every gesture, every word against the day when there would be none to draw from. And as the little time passed, the silence continued without resolve.
When his last day arrived, they spent it in a flurry of passion. They spent the whole day making love, not knowing if this would be their last time. The intensity of it all struck them both as a reminder that after today he would no longer wake up beside her, he wouldn't hold during the night, she wouldn't sneak off with him at work to an empty room. Both would be alone with only memories of the other to get them through the lonely days ahead. Once she was asleep, he lay awake, just watching her sleep. Tears ran down her face as he realized he might never do this again. He hadn't allowed himself to cry in front of her, though during their last lovemaking session, she had wept throughout the entire thing. He had steeled himself against her cries, as though this wasn't killing him just as much.
Before I go,
I look at you one last time.
I can hear a heartbeat,
Is it yours or is it mine?
Both got up early that morning so she could take him to the airport. Breakfast was full of a painful silence that both could feel. The ride to the airport was the same. Once there, the two sat there, counting down the minutes.
I look at your lips,
I know how soft they can be.
Did they know what they wanted,
The times they kissed me?
When his flight was called for boarding, he turned to her and the stale silence was broken.
"Well… I guess this is it."
"Yeah." She paused. "I'm gonna miss you."
"I'll miss you too."
And your hands,
That I've held in mine.
Now they're reposing on the pillow,
Will they ever miss me some time?
I'll remember you,
You will be there in my heart.
I'll remember you,
But that is all that I can do.
But I'll remember you.
"Well, you should go." Tears slid down her face.
Despite his resolve, some slipped down his. "Yeah. I love you."
"I love you too. I'm always gonna."
"Same here."
Your eyes,
That always made me shiver.
Now they are closed,
They just sometimes twitch a little.
Pulling her to him, he kissed her deeply, trying to express everything he was feeling, all his love for her, in that one kiss. When they pulled away, both were breathless. Holding her for a moment he tried to ingrain the feel of her in his arms into his memory.
And your body,
I could hold for an hour.
It sent me to heaven,
With it's heat and power.
"Come with me, I can't do this alone."
By now, the tears were falling nonstop. "Then don't go." She said, pleading.
"I can't stay here Carol."
"And I can't leave Doug."
He sighed. Wiping away her tears, he kissed her one last time. Turning, he slowly went and boarded the plane. Looking back once, he saw her standing there, tears streaming down her face, one hand covering her mouth, the other raised in a goodbye. He also raised his hand in goodbye.
And with that, he was gone from her life.
I'll remember you,
You will be there in my heart.
I'll remember you,
But that is all that I can do.
But I'll remember you.
Well that's it. Should I continue with this series? Please send feedback.