The Alpine Resort
"Come on, Sue! You know you want to go," Lucy pleaded desperately, as she foolishly clung to the hope that her best friend and roommate would forget about the plans she'd made with her, and go on yet another romantic date with her boyfriend David.
Sue sighed and shook her head sitting down beside her. " I don't think so. Don't you remember how we've been waiting to see this movie for almost three weeks now? And now when the day finally comes-you want me to back out for what? A romantic dinner that David and I share almost every Tuesday night?"
"It's just a movie! Go on Sue. You'll have a great time!"
"I know...but... I made a commitment. We made a decision. We need another girls night out and..."
"What," Lucy asked gently, knowing there was another reason why she didn't want to go out with David tomorrow night.
"Well... let's just say... I'm not as in love with David as he is with me. I want to stay friends, but I won't pretend I'm more serious about this relationship than I really am."
She looked down at her beautiful golden retriever Levi, who was also as her hearing dog, and absently scratched him behind the ears.
"I'm going to call him," Sue said, her mind made up as she scrambled to her feet, and hurried out of the room to make the call.
Lucy looked at Levi and shrugged. "Well I guess there's no changing her mind now," she remarked quietly.
Lucy glanced around her now empty apartment. "What now," she thought, without much enthusiasm.
She logged on her computer and checked for any new messages, as she usually did, when Sue was out walking Levi. Nothing new, except for one sent a couple hours earlier... "Myles," she thought. Quickly she deleted it, before she even allowed herself to consider reading it. "It's probably nothing: whatever it is can wait until tommorrow.
The next morning, Sue seemed a little distracted as both Lucy and her tried to make it out the door on time. Finally Lucy couldn't take it any longer.
"Sue! What is it? What happened with David last night," she practically shreaked.
"Sue turned around and faced Lucy. "I hurt him."
Confused Lucy asked for a little clarification. "What?"
Sue looked sadly at her friend. "I let it get too far... and in the end... I broke his heart,:"
she whispered faintly, and the look she gave Lucy broke her heart as well.
Lucy looked directly in her eyes. "Are you sure you're up to working today?"
Sue shrugged. "Maybe this is what I need... I'm coming in anyway. If it's too much for me to handle..."
"Did you talk to Jack last night," Lucy asked curiously.
"No. I just needed some time to be alone," Sue explained, hoping this would be enough for her friend.
Lucy nodded understanding completely what she meant. "If you ever need anything, you know that I'll-"
Just then the phone rang.
"Phone," she told Sue apologetically and clearly annoyed."Lucy Dotson! Myles! No I'm can talk at the office. Yeah! Bye," she said hanging up with a sigh.
Sue looked at her and smiled. "Ready to go?"
Lucy rushed into the bullpen a few steps ahead of her friend, determined to make things easy on Sue.
"Oh running a little late are we," Myles commented, at Lucy who was struggling to catch her breath.
"Yes we're running a little late, but never mind," she growled at Myles. "Oh, and everyone else do me and Sue a favor and please don't say anything to set her off. She's a little upset right now...about last night."
Everyone nodded, not understanding what she was talking about, and Jack looked worried. Sue walked in,(she'd been unable to read Lucy's lips since she was behind her) and everyone could see she wasn't her normal self today. She gave a fake smile and sat down at her desk with a sigh. Jack looked up, and smiled at a few minutes she gave a half hearted smile back at him, trying to act normal but failing miserably.
Jack wandered over to Sue's desk knowing something was wrong. "Hey, you okay," he asked.
Sue looked up at him, not knowing what to say. "Yeah, I guess," she began. "I-I just don't think I can talk about it right now. See you around," she said looking a little guilty for not letting him know what was going on in her life.
"Yeah. Well, I guess I better get back to work," Jack said clearly confused.
Myles sat at his desk, for once, not saying much of anything. If it had been anyone other than Sue he would have been the first to ridicule but Sue had become his friend, so he forced himself to remain silent. Eventually everyone went back to work except Myles. He found himself looking over a letter he'd written to Lucy a couple months ago...