Her Absence – Chapter 2
A/N: First of all, thank you to all of the lovely reviews I got, but a special thank-you to Katherine, who read my story despite having never really watched Scrubs before, and left a lovely review. This one's for you :)
The song is "The Animals Were Gone" by Damien Rice. I kinda reordered parts of it, just so it really applied to this story. Oh and I haven't seen all of P.S., I Love You. I got about 20 minutes into it before deeming it too sad and stopping it. But I did see the bit I mentioned. Oh and yeah I'm probably not going to do an epilogue, but depending on reviews, I might. :)
Succumbing to temptation, he made his way to their bedroom.
He flopped down on her side of the bed and drew his cell out of his pocket.
His fingers flying over the buttons (he never had to put her on speed dial, he felt it more special if he knew her number by heart), he called her cell.
It struck him that he was doing exactly what Holly had done in P.S., I Love You, phoning her husband's cell just to hear his voice. He remembered when they had watched that movie together.
It wasn't very long after Elliot and JD's wedding, and they were sitting at home, still relishing that newlywed feeling.
"Babe, you don't mind what we watch, do you?" Elliot asked, wrapping her arms around JD's waist from behind.
"Somehow I don't think I'm going to be focusing on the movie, he grinned, spinning her around and pressing his lips to hers.
She giggled and kissed him back. "How about a rom-com?" she murmured against his lips.
"We're better than any couple in those," he whispered deepening the kiss.
She sighed, and pressed herself into him, feeling the lines of his body meet hers. "Come on," she whispered seductively. "Save it for later."
She pried herself out of his grasp and laughed when he pouted, kissing his pout before putting on her serious face. "Seriously, what do you want to watch?"
"Anything's fine," he sighed. "Actually, on second thoughts, can we watch something with Hilary Swank? Because after seeing Million Dollar Baby, I'm quite interested to see her versatility."
"Yes, dear." Elliot's face was amused as she walked over to the DVD cabinet.
"How about P.S., I Love You? That has Hilary Swank and that sexy Gerard Butler."
"Well you have your own sexy John Dorian here! G-Buttz' got nothing on me."
"Yes, dear," Elliot repeated, snuggling up against JD as the movie began to play.
"That was so sad." Tears were streaming down Elliot's face as they had been for the majority of the movie.
"I don't know what I'd do if you died," JD whispered, blinking back tears.
Elliot spun around and stared him straight in the eye, conviction on her face. "You'd keep right on living. No matter what happens to me, you've still got Sam, and Turk, Carla, Dan and your mother. You can't end your life just because of me."
"Yes Elliot, but without you, I'd just be a shell of my former self."
As he expected, Elliot didn't pick up. Instead he got her voicemail.
"Hey, you've called Elliot Reid. Leave a message."
"Hi babe, I guess I just wanted to hear your voice. And tell you that I love you and miss you so, so much."
He hung up and sighed, taking a sleeping pill from the container by his bed, as he had done for the last few nights.
While he was waiting for them to come into effect, he picked up Elliot's iPod from the bedside table. He unlocked it, wanting to see the last song she'd listened to.
Woke up and for the first time, the animals were gone,
It's left this house empty now, not sure if I belong,
Yesterday you asked me to write you a pleasant song,
I'll do my best now, but you've been gone for long
Oh I know that I left you in places of despair,
Oh I know that I love you, so please throw down your hair,
At night I trip without you, and hope I don't wake up,
'Cause waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup
I know I've been a liar and I know I've been a fool
I hope we didn't break yet, but I'm glad we broke the rules,
My cave is deep now, yet your love is shining through,
I cover my eyes, still all I see is you
Oh I know that I left you in places of despair,
Oh I know that I love you, so please throw down your hair,
At night I trip without you, and hope I don't wake up,
'Cause waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup
Woke up and for the first time, the animals...
The sound of the bedroom door opening awoke JD from his sleep. He jumped up, startled, and in the light spilling through the open door he could make out a slight frame.
"Elliot?!" he whispered, unsure if it were really her or not.
"Hey," she said, and in the half light he could see the corners of her mouth turn up into a smile.
"Wha-? Whe-? How? Wha-?" he stammered.
"I got your message," she grinned. "And something in your voice told me you needed me so I flew home. The conference was dead boring anyway. Plus I left my iPod behind."
She crawled under the covers and curved her body around his, twining her arms around his waist.
"I missed you so, so much. It felt like, like you were dead or something."
"I was gone for three days, plus I talked to you like, five times everyday. Six times yesterday."
"Still. It wasn't the same without you."
"Speaking of not-being-the-same. JD, I have something to tell you."
She rolled over until she was staring him straight in the eye.
"I'm pregnant."
"What? No, what, really? Seriously?"
"Yep," she smiled. "I took a test while I was away. I just wanted to come and tell you myself. We're going to be parents!"
JD wrapped her in his arms and kissed her hair.
"I love you."
Did'ya like it? This one was written during my Science class :) So you better review and give me information on the properties of Acids and Bases :P
Oh yeah and I know I'm evil. I had you all convinced that something horrible had happened to Elliot, didn't I?! As if I would ever do that to them. They've created enough trouble on their own, thanks very much.