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Chapter One: Worries
Lily's POV
It had been four weeks; four weeks since Aaron had found his way back to her. Four weeks since life had finally slowed down to a manageable pace. No one was following them; no one was trying to kill them and no one wanting something from them. It was blissful, she was happy and it was perfect, too perfect. Maybe because of recent events had led her to this conclusion, but she had a sinking feeling it wasn't over just yet. Yes she was beyond happy when Aaron had asked her to marry him and yes she was happy that they were in her parent's old house in Shannon Ireland but she still felt as if something was off, as if she was missing some vital piece of information. Throughout the last two years she had managed to escape with her life more than once, learned how to wield a frying pan, found the love of her life, his twin brother and that her sister was alive. She had brought down a major threat, been kidnapped by said twin brother only to find out he wasn't so bad, really, shot, hit, stuck in the leg, chased by bats, survived a wicked sea storm and a snow storm. Maybe in reality she was board, or crazy.
Aaron on the other hand seemed to adjust to this slow pace a lot better than she had. The O'Callaghan's who had been friends of her parents and who had taken her in had offered both of them a job in their inn. Aaron would help William with the upkeep while she would help Molly with the guests and cleaning. A quiet life, a good life, a boring life. Fine she was board and antsy and needed to do something. A few time she had tried to get Aaron to tell her about his time away and if he had found both her sister and his brother. He wouldn't tell her much, just that Alex was okay and that Sarah would be found very soon. Nothing more. So she found a project, planning a wedding. Sure neither one had much family to speak of but it was going to be good. Her only wish was for her sister to be there. She had long thought her sister was dead, and she had blamed herself so many times. The thought of her being alive was almost too much to comprehend. So she threw herself into whatever she could and let herself be taken away in this quiet life style. Still she couldn't shake the feeling that something more was out there.
As she was having these thoughts, she sat at a table in the cozy little kitchen where she was working on a flower arraignment. She had taken wild flowers that she had found and was working on some elaborate design which had become popular with the guest. Maybe she had found her niche in life and she found it calming; whichever the case she had spent several hours gathering and creating. She found that by keeping her hands busy, her mind wouldn't wonder and come up with several outlandish scenarios that would break up this happiness. She had just put the finishing touches on her last basket when a pair arms went around her and pulled her against him. She could feel him smile as he kissed her ear and said.
"Pretty."
"You think? I wasn't too sure about some of these colors." She said as she turned the basket around so that she could see all sides of the arrangement.
"I'm not talking about the flowers Sweetheart." He said with a chuckle. He turned the stool she was sitting on around so that she was now facing him.
"Oh" Was all she said and she could feel her cheeks grow warmer which made him smile even more.
"I like that I have that effect on you." He said as he reached up and traced a finger down the length of her nose. "But are you going to tell me what is really on your mind?"
"It's nothing really, just some worries." She said as she smiled up at him. He looked at her with concern before he spoke.
"You are happy here, right?" his concern for her every day was always so touching.
"Of course I am I'm just having a hard time adjusting to the quiet, that's all."
"And you miss your sister and you feel as if you need to do more than sit around arranging flowers." He added
"Yes" She said in a quiet voice as he pulled her in for a hug. It really shouldn't surprise her that he could read her so well. He rubbed her back and kissed the top of her head.
"Okay, so I should tell you what I found when I went to find Alex." He took a deep breath before he continued. She looked up at him and waited. "I did find Alex and not in very good shape. I was going to bring him back here but before I could, he disappeared again and now I don't know where he is again."
"I'm sorry Aaron." She said as she wrapped her arms around him holding him close. He looked down at her and said.
"He found her Lil and then he lost her again. I knew what I would feel if that had happened to me so I let him go."
"What do you mean he lost her again?"
"We found the place where they were keeping her and we were just about to move in when the whole place went up. We were so close, he could see her and then she was gone. You should have seen his face when he had lost her. It was as if his whole world had ended."
"Is she still alive?" Lily asked almost afraid of the answer.
"Yes, but I don't know for how long. Alex was supposed to get back in contact with me and I haven't heard."
"So what do we do?" Lily asked fighting back tears.
"Well, we wait. For now we wait." So they sat there holding each other waiting and worrying.
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