Authors Notes: Hey, everyone here's the second chapter. There's not much I can really say about this chapter as the title of the chapter probably says that all.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.
The rating for this story is a T. I do not foresee it going higher.
Now without further ado I present to you the second chapter to A College Romance: Reunion. Enjoy.
ZR };-
A College Romance: Reunion
By
Zona Rose
Chapter 2-Miscommunication
Nanoha's POV
I feel like I've been walking on eggshells ever since Fate came home from the hospital. She's been in rehab every day; everyone has been surprised at her fast recovery. She has about half of her mobility back to the point where she can actually walk with a cane instead of being in a wheelchair.
A woman has been calling almost every other day wanting to talk to Fate, but I keep telling her that Fate is unavailable. I've finally had enough of her calling and told her to never call this number again.
"Nanoha, who was that on the phone? Are we getting harassing phone calls? If we are let me handle the harassing phone calls; I'll make sure they'll never call us again."
"It's okay I think I've taken care of it she won't be calling here anymore."
"She, she who? Who was it on the phone Nanoha?"
"It's a woman who's been asking for you she just won't take the hint. So I told her to never call back again."
"What was her name I may be expecting her phone call? Did you ever think to ask me if I was expecting a phone call Nanoha? Because there is somebody I need to talk to and I've been waiting for her phone call."
"So now you're not even going to try and hide it you're just going to flaunt it in front of me; well fine then here I've had these drawn up I expect you to look them over and sign them."
I handed Fate divorce papers that I had drawn up just before she had her heart attack. I couldn't take it anymore now she was even flaunting her affair in front of my face saying that she was expecting a woman's phone call. I don't know how much more of this I can take.
"What's this…? Nanoha how long have you had these papers?"
"I've had them for a while now Fate it was only a matter of time before I handed them to you."
Fate made her way over to her chair and sat down. The look of disbelief on her face at reading the papers I handed her nearly brought me to my knees.
"Nanoha can you please pass me the phone? I need to make a phone call."
I handed her the phone she quickly dialed a phone number without having to look it up. "Yes, can you put me through to Liz please…? Hi Liz its Fate. Yeah I'm sorry I haven't been in contact with you I've had some medical issues but, I've also got some bad news for you. I'm sorry to have to do this to you but I need to cancel everything… Yes, I'm quite sure I'm sorry my wife Nanoha just handed me divorce papers. So I seem to no longer be needing your services but, if I ever do I'll be sure to call you…. No, no you keep that you earned it. You did a great job and I want to thank you for your help. Good by Liz I'm sorry if I ruined your day."
She hung up the phone and had tears in her eyes. "I hope you're happy now Nanoha. I'll sign the papers tomorrow I don't care what they say you can have it all. Now if you'll excuse me I'm feeling very tired I'm going to go lay down."
She got up and left the living room her head and shoulders were down as if she was a defeated woman. I was bewildered with the conversation that I had heard. So I picked up the phone and hit redial, and got a shock at a man's voice on the other end of the phone.
"Dream Vacations, How can we make your Dream Vacation come true?"
"Can you tell me where your office is?"
"Yes ma'am we're located at…"
Fate's POV
I was lying in bed when the doorbell rang; I knew the kids were at school so I was the only one who could answer it. I thought about letting the person just think that I wasn't home or not answer the door. When I thought that that person might think something was wrong and break in the front door, I reconsidered.
I made my way to the door to find out who was pestering me. It just so happened to be my sister. "Fate you look like crap. Are you okay?"
"You would look like this to Alicia if your wife just handed you divorce papers today."
We moved into the living room and I sat down in my chair. "So Nanoha really did it she really wants a divorce from you. I can't believe this you two are so in love with each other. Can't she see you still love her?"
"Apparently not; I just called Liz at the travel agency and told her to cancel everything. After all why take that kind of a trip if you're not gonna be married anymore."
"Hey you want some tea I'll go make some tea if you want some?"
"Yeah that sounds good Alicia."
"All right I'll be right back sis."
Alicia got up and went out to make us tea; I looked down at the coffee table and there were the papers still sitting there. So I picked them up, found a pen and signed them. I didn't care what they said if this is what she truly wanted, I wasn't going to fight her about it. As long as she allowed me to see the kids, I would be all right.
"Okay here we go two cups of green tea no sugar, no milk. Yeah, I still can't believe aunt Lindy does that to green tea. I get shudders when I see her do it."
I smiled at my sister and she seemed to relax seeing me smile. "Yeah I feel the same way. Thanks sis I needed this."
"What is family for? If it's not to irritate you unmercifully, it's to pick you up when you're down; and right now I don't think you can get much lower if you tried."
Smiling Alicia looks down at the coffee table, sees the pen and paper, and then notices my signature. Her smile disappears as she looks back up at me. "You signed them you're not even gonna fight for your family? Why Fate? Why aren't you fighting for your family?"
"If Nanoha has found someone else that makes her happy who am I to stand in her way of happiness? As long as she is allowing me to see the kids I think I'll be all right."
My voice starts to crack towards the end and I could feel the tears start running down my face. Alicia was up and by my side and had me in her arms; I turned my face into her shoulder and started crying.
Nanoha's POV
My drive downtown felt like it took forever, when in actuality it was only 20 minutes. I pulled up outside of an ordinary looking office building. It had about 10 stories. Walking in, I told the front receptionist where I was headed, and she told me I had to go to the third-floor Suite 310.
Getting off the elevator, I made my way down the hall and when I arrived at Suite 310, there was a beautiful picture of a sunny beach and happy couples. The sign on the door said 'Dream Vacations, How can we make your Dream Vacation come true?' Opening the door, I was greeted by a male receptionist.
"Hello there. How can I help you to make your Dream Vacation come true?"
"Hi I had called earlier and asked for directions to your office."
"Ah yes so how can I help you today ma'am?"
"I was referred by a friend of mine to one of your people; her name is Liz she wouldn't happen to be in today would she?"
"Why yes she is actually you've got some great timing. Liz had this really big account that she's been working on for several months but they ended up canceling on her. So now, she's free to be able work on something new. Here follow me and I'll take you right to her office."
We walked down the small corridor and at about five doors down; he stopped and knocked on her door. "Liz you've got someone who was referred to you, now that you no longer have that other account would you mind taking her in?"
"That's fine Charlie send her in." I recognized that voice it was the same one as the woman that had been calling asking for Fate. So I finally found her the woman that was stealing my wife away from me, now she was going to get a piece of my mind breaking up my family like this.
Walking through the door I gently closed it behind me, as I didn't want anyone else to hear our discussion. The woman sitting behind the desk had a smile on her face until she saw me step through the door. Her smile faded and her eyes widened in either surprise or fear although maybe it was a little of both.
"Mrs. Testarossa this is an unexpected surprise. I had talked to Fate and she canceled her plans."
"How do you know who I am?"
"Well your wife Fate showed me a picture of you and her family; by the way your children are beautiful."
"I see, thank you."
"So how can I help you?"
"I am here to see if you are worthy enough to have my Fate."
"I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean?"
"You're the woman who stole my Fate away from me, so I'm here to make sure that you are truly worthy enough to have the woman of my dreams."
"Oh my, I think Mrs. Testarossa that we need to have a serious discussion. Would you please sit down? I think we need to clear the air here."
I sat in the chair closest to the door just in case I have to make a hasty exit. The pretty older woman turned around and was looking for something. After finding it, she turned around and put a 3-inch folder down in front of me.
"Mrs. Testarossa exactly what do you think your wife and I have been doing?"
"You're having an affair with my wife but, I don't know if I'm ready to give her up just yet even if I have given her the divorce papers today."
"Mrs. Testarossa what's this on my left hand?" She held up her left hand and on her ring finger was her wedding set.
"So it looks like you're cheating on your spouse also. Do you have no shame cheating on your own spouse and trying to take mine too? You're nothing but a home wrecker."
"Mrs. Testarossa I am straight and I am very much in love with my husband, and your wife is madly in love with you. The moment she came into this office she wanted to do something spectacular for you and your 15th wedding anniversary. This file has been the work of the past nine months of planning your second honeymoon."
"What but that can't be? I saw the two of you at that restaurant and she was holding your hand."
"Mrs. Testarossa I had just lost my mother and your wife was trying to comfort me in my grief. There is nothing romantic between us; she has been so excited about giving this to you for Christmas."
"If that's true then... Oh, my God what have I done to her? What have I done to my beloved Fate?" My hand went to my mouth as the tears started to pour from my eyes at the realization that I was the one that was destroying my marriage, not this woman in front of me.
"Mrs. Testarossa… Nanoha, it's okay, this is still fixable she still loves you. You're just going to have to figure out how to make this right."
"You're right I'll figure out a way of making this right somehow but, if you would show me what the two of you have been working on?"
"Of course Nanoha." Opening up the file, she pulls out four pictures. "These were her final decisions; she wanted to spend a week at each one; she wanted to start off in Venice, Italy, then she wanted to go to Madrid, Spain, your next stop would've been in Paris, France, and your final destination would have been Niagara Falls in Canada. Although I'm quite sure, you would've also gone to the United States side as well.
We were supposed to go over the final arrangements of hotels and restaurants before she gave this to you at Christmas. Now I'm not sure what to do with this file as she put her heart and soul into this project only to have to drop it."
"You said she wanted to spend a week at each one of these? That would make our trip a month-long. But I also don't understand why Hawaii is not one of the choices?"
"Well Hawaii was in the original pictures that I had showed her for romantic places to go but, she said Hawaii was off-limits as that was your first honeymoon and she didn't want to take away from those memories."
"Yes that was a very memorable… *blushes*… time."
"Nanoha I have an idea, I know Fate is still madly in love with you, if she wasn't then I would not have spent the past nine months working on this project. I'll tell you what I'll do; I will continue working on this but what I would like you to do is to rediscover each other and bring back the love and trust that you both once had. I would hate to see two people that are so madly in love with each other end up separated."
"All right I will find a way to somehow get us back to the way we once were. Then we'll go on the second honeymoon and continue where we left off on the first one."
When I got home, I got a mild surprise as Alicia and was sitting in my living room. "Alicia what are you doing here and where is Fate I need to talk to her?"
"Fate's lying down she said that she was tired. But I need to talk to you because I'm really pissed at you. How could you have treated my sister this way when she has been nothing but loving to you from the day, she first saw you she was in love with you and now you treat her like this? I hope this other woman is worth the pain that Fate has to go through."
"Alicia what other woman? The only one that I have ever wanted is Fate, so I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Fate thinks that you're seeing another woman who is making you happier than she could, so without even looking at or reading over the divorce papers she signed them, because she doesn't want to stand in the way of your happiness. That's how much my sister loves you she's willing to give up her own happiness for you. I mean, why else would you give her divorce papers if you didn't love her anymore?"
"It seems that Fate and I were both thinking the same thing. You see, Alicia, I thought Fate was having an affair and I went to go and confront that woman today. That's when I found out that Fate was planning our second honeymoon. The woman I thought she was having an affair with was Liz. But why would she think I had found someone else?"
"I don't know Nanoha could it be the fact that you're sleeping in the spare bedroom, or maybe even the fact that you give my sister the cold shoulder. What else is she supposed to think Nanoha; when the once loving wife no longer wants anything to do with her?"
"Don't worry Alicia I'll…"
"Mama, Mama please wake up. Mama it's time to wake up now. Aunt Alicia, Fate-mama is not waking up!"
We both rushed to the master bedroom and my son Clyde was trying to wake Fate up with no success. I moved my son out of the way to get to my wife, I checked her pulse and was erratic her skin was cold and clammy. I turned to Alicia to tell her to call the ambulance but she was already on her cell phone.
"Fate, Fate please wake up, sweetheart I need you to wake up; please wake up. Don't leave me like this, I love you Fate please, please don't leave me!"
Authors notes: Yes I know I just left you at a critical cliffhanger and I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to update next; so please don't kill me if you do that, I can't finish the story. ^_^ Well anyways here's the end of chapter 2 I hope you enjoyed it even if I did leave you at a critical moment and cliffhanger.
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In Love & Light,
Zona Rose };-
9/26/2011