We'll Always Have Rome
Chapter 2
By: Harold Finch and Grace Luvr
Author's Note: Hey guys! I really appreciate all the reviews for the first chapter. Special thanks to randomitegirl who gave me a huge idea. Because I had entirely forgot about the app on Finch's phone that warns him when Grace is near by. Enjoy!
Neither of them said anything, neither of them dare moved. John turned around and realized why Finch was so quiet.
"Uh…. Harold. I'll catch up with you later."
Finch numbly nodded as John slid away from the tense situation. Finch limped over to stand in front of Grace. He was so nervous that he didn't even know what to say. Why was she here anyway? Then he looked to the left and saw one of her artworks on display.
*The museum must have accepted one of her paintings, and she came to see it.*
"Gr…. Grace….I…."
Finch was cut off by a hard slap across the face from Grace, leaving a light red mark.
*O.k., I guess I deserved that.*
Tears formed in Grace's eyes before she took off running from the museum leaving a heart broken Harold Finch in her wake.
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John strolled through the streets of Rome, wandering aimlessly. He strolled past shops and café's and even famous landmarks. But nothing really caught his eye. That was until his eyes landed upon a happy couple. The woman reminded a lot of Joss. Like she could be her sister. And right now, that was the last thing he wanted to see. He was about to just keep walking when he saw the woman go inside her house, and watched him starting to walk away. This was just something that John couldn't pass up. So he quickly walked over to the man.
"Excuse me."
"Yes?"
"That was your girlfriend wasn't it?"
The man had a look of absolute confusion written on his face.
"Yes. Umm why?"
"Well, I lost someone a few weeks ago. She looked a lot like your girlfriend."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
John nodded and continued.
"I just wanted to tell you that you should do everything you can for her. Treat her like every moment on this earth is her last. And Tell her you love her every chance you get."
The man nodded and shook hands with John.
"Thank you sir. I think I'll tell her how much I love her right now."
John nodded and watched as the man walked back up to the woman's door, and watched as she pulled him inside. John smiled and continued walking.
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As soon as he saw Grace take off from the museum, he immediately began limping quickly after her, ignoring the stares of people who had seen everything.
*Why didn't the machine warn me that she was near by?*
Harold pulled out his phone and checked the app. It had been completely disabled and erased off his phone. He looked up and saw a camera above him with a flashing red light.
"You wanted this to happen. Didn't you?"
Harold just stared at the camera for minutes on end until he found the strength to pull himself away and look for Grace.
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After about 15 minutes of searching, Harold found Grace 3 blocks away from the museum in an alleyway. She had sunken down to the ground and was sobbing quietly. Finch limped over to her and carefully leaned down as best he could. Then he took her in his arms like he'd longed to do for years. She tried to fight against him but he held onto her tightly until she gave in and cried against his chest.
"You have so much explaining to do Harold Wren!"
"I know sweetheart. I know."
Author's Note 2: Let me know what you guys think! ;D