They boarded the flight, all parties eager to leave Newport for awhile. Even theboys seemed to be relieved that Kirsten was coming as they too had noticed thetension between their parents. Yet neither mentioned it for fear that it may bea reality.'So mom you gonna bring the Nana shopping then?''Only if forced Seth'. They all buckled their seatbelts and Kirsten smiled asSandy absent mindly reached for her hand. He knew she wasn't the best flyer,actually she hated it but his reassurance always calmed her.The flight was uneventful, Kirsten slept fitfully on Sandy's shoulder and soonenough they had landed at Miami International airport. As they waited forbaggage Kirsten said she needed to use the bathroom, and she headed off in thatdirection. She remembered that she hadn't turned her cell back on so sherummaged through her bag. At once the phone began to beep, she had received twovoice mails….'Kiki I can't believe you just left like that. We have work to do. Anyway callme when you get this we have to go over those reports'Typical her Dad could never leave her peace. No Kirsten enjoy yourself, you workhard you deserve a break.She made a sharp intake of breath when she heard the next'Hey Kirsten its Carter. Caleb told me you were heading to Miami. I justthought...well I really didn't want to do this over the phone but.. well I havegot a job offer that I'm going to take. Its in New York and its a goodopportunity and well... there isn't anything keeping me in Newport even thoughI wish there was. Anyway have fun with Sandy and the boys. Its been great'And the phone went dead. She didn't know what to think, her immediate reaction was she felt like hewas abandoning her. What was she going to do? She had no one now to talk to. YesSandy had promised to fix things but that was going to take a lot of time andtalking. She felt sick almost, it wasn't as if she had romantic feelings forCarter it was just he was someone there to pay attention to her. She knew he fancied her, she just had come to depend on him.
By this stage she had made her way back to the boys.
'You ok sweetie?'
'Yeah fine' she lied, 'can we go I'm tired' She just wanted to get out of there. Get a drink or something, anything to numb the reality that yet again she was going to be alone. 'Stop' she told herself this was giving her the chance to fix things with Sandy. That was what she had wanted, she spent all her time with Carter yet wished it was Sandy so maybe this was her wish coming true.
'Ok lets go' and he took her hand, trying to make up for all the times he hadn't in the past few weeks. 'This weekend is going to be unforgettable' he smiled with his eyes twinkling. She couldn't help but laugh yes maybe it was …..
Ok so sorry its so short I'm on holiday in New York so it's hard to find the time but I've been getting so many emails to update that I thought I'd right something. Anyway next chapter there going to have a big blow-up because they really need to clear the air properly- Don't worry there will be reconciliation. Let me know what you think!
