Engaged twice, married none, 28 year old Nina Martin was on her way to England to find her one true love. And that was Fabian. The only problem, she has no idea where he is. There are hundreds of cities throughout England and all she knows, that's the country he lives in.
Nina was sitting in her seat, on the plane, wearing jeans and an old t-shirt. Even though Nina is, now, a thirty year woman, she still looks she's eighteen. She barely has any worry lines, wrinkles, or noticable laugh lines and she still has a great body [that was weird to write].
After the plane ride, Nina got a cab and went to a nearby cafe. Nina sat down at one of the tables and a waitress came up.
"Hello. My name is Susan. What can I get you?" the waitress asked in a British accent. "Uh. Can I just get a coffee and a bagel," Nina said. "Sure. Anything else?" Susan asked. Nina shook her head. "Alrighty then," the waitress said and left to place Nina's order.
As Nina waited for the waitress to come back, an old friend entered the cafe. Mrs. Mara Jaffray-Clarke. Nina didn't notice Mara when she walked to the counter. "Can I get a black coffee to go please. No sugar," Mara asked the person at the counter. While Mara waited, she looked around the cafe, where she saw Nina. At first, Mara couldn't believe her eyes, so she walked closer to her. When she got within range, she noticed the familiar features of her old housemate. Sure enough it was Nina Martin.
"Nina?" Mara asked. Nina turned her head in the direction the voice came from. "It's me. Mara," Mara stated, hoping her friend would remember her. "Mara!" Nina cried and gave her petite friend a hug. "How have you been?" Nina asked as they both sat down at Nina's table.
"I've been great. I've gotten my masters in business and law. And Jerome and I have been married and going strong for about four years now," Mara said. "That's great," Nina replied. "Yeah. And we have two kids named Allison and Michael and they're both two years old," Mara explained. "Twins?" Nina asked. "Mmhm. Fraternal," Mara stated. "Well that's awesome. You look amazing for someone who'd given birth to two kids," Nina told Mara.
"Thank you. And you look great too. You look exactly the same as you did back at Anubis. Except for the hair of course," Mara complimented. [A/N: Nina's hair is shorter. Like it was a couple of years ago] "Thanks. How's everyone else?" Nina asked.
"Great. Jerome's doing really well. He owns a pranking store here in Liverpool. Amber and Alfie are doing great, too. They've been married for about six years now and have three kids and another one on the way.
Amber's is doing a really great job as a fashion designer and Alfie is an inventor. He's been building alien and ghost tracking devices that people actually buy. I don't know why, though. And they live in London. Patricia and Eddie are also in London. I don't know much about their careers though, but they've been married for ten years and have one son. Mick's married to this girl from Australia, but the live here in Liverpool. Joy works in London with Amber. And I haven't heard from Fabian since we graduated," Mara told Nina.
"Wow," Nina said, "Well I'm happy for all of you." "How are things for you?" Mara asked. "Um. Things are good," Nina lied. "How's Henry? The last I heard you two were getting married and had a kid on the way," Mara said. This hit Nina in the gut. "I don't know how Henry is," Nina spat. "But I thought-" Mara began. "I don't want to talk about it," Nina interrupted. Mara dropped the subject. "So what are you doing in England?" Mara questioned. "I uh wanted a break. You know from bills and stuff. Besides, I missed this place," Nina lied. Mara nodded, understanding. Nina's waitress came and put Nina's order on the table and left. "I better get going before that motel on the side of the highway runs out of rooms," Nina said, standing up. "Ugh. That place is terrible. I am not letting you stay there. You are going to stay with Jerome and I," Mara stated. "No. I wouldn't want to intrude," Nina commented. "Nonsense. Besides, Jerome would be thrilled to see you. Come along," Mara said, grabbing Nina's suitcase and heading out the door, completely forgetting about her coffee. Nina quickly left the money for her meal and the tip on the table and followed Mara to her car.
*At Mara and Jerome's house*
Mara and Nina walked through the front door of the Clarke manner. "Jerome!" Mara called. "In here!" a voice said from another room. Mara walked into the kitchen while Nina looked around the large house.
*With Mara and Jerome*
Mara walked into the kitchen to find Jerome cutting up apples. "Hi, honey," Jerome greeted. "Hey. I brought someone home with me," Mara said. "Oh, please tell me it's not that Samantha woman. I'm telling you Mara something's not-" Jerome stopped when Nina entered the room. "NINA!" Jerome cried and gave her a hug, picking her up off the ground. "Oh my goodness. How have you been?" Jerome asked. "Good," Nina replied.
"Nina is visiting and I told her that she can stay here. I hope that's alright," Mara told her husband. "Of course. You're always welcome here, Nina," Jerome said, strangely considerate. "Thanks," Nina stated. "Well I'm going to be on a business trip for a couples of days but I'll be back in time for the reunion," Mara commented. "What reunion?" Nina questioned, confused. "Amber's holding an Anubis family reunion at her house in London. All the kids are invited. Husbands. Wifes." Jerome explained. "You should come," Mara said to Nina.
"No. I wasn't invited," Nina replied. "Nonsense. You're apart of the Anubis family just as much as everyone else," Mara told her. "Alright," Nina gave in. "Hey, did you hear?" Jerome asked. "Hear what?" Mara asked. "Mick's going to be there. AND Fabian," Jerome answered. "Fabian?" Nina asked. "Mmhmm. And he has some sort of special announcement." "Maybe he'll tell where he's been hiding for the last ten years," Mara stated. Everyone chuckled at the comment.
"Well I better be off," Mara said, giving Nina a hug. "I'll be back soon. Jerome don't forget to pick the kids up from Mrs. Donaldson. Nina don't forget about the reunion. Oh! You should call up Henry and see if he and the kids could stop by," Mara stated. "Will do," Nina lied. "Bye," Mara said, giving Nina one last hug and Jerome a kiss before heading out the door.
"Guess it's just you and me," Jerome said. "Yep," Nina stated. "Um. The guest room is upstairs, third door on your right," Jerome explained. "Thanks," Nina replied and headed up the stairs with her stuff. When Nina reached the guest room, her mouth gaped at what she saw. The room was huge. It had a king sized bed, a wardrobe, a couch, two loveseat chairs, a coffee table, a mini fridge, and other magnificent stuff. And they still had more than enough room to walk around. Nina set her suitcase and purse on the bed and beagn to unpack. "If only they knew," she thought.