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Lunamaria glanced up at the clock in her living room it was probably the fortieth or fiftieth time she had looked at it in the last hour.
Why she was looking at the clock she didn't know, it wasn't like the clock could tell her what she wanted to know but still she looked, because for some odd reason seeing the time tick by and the knowledge that her sister had still not called her were the only things that calmed her fear that she had done the wrong thing when she helped Kira set Meyrin and Athrun up on a date.
It was a good thing she had these little things to calm her, after all when Shinn had finally confronted her two days ago as to why she and Meyrin had not spoken, ( except for one phone call just a few days ago), they had had a huge fight and now they were hardly speaking to each other.
Lunamaria couldn't understand why Shinn had been so angry that she had set Meyrin up on the date. Even after she had gone over the conversation in her mind again and again the only objections she could remember him having was that it was a betrayal of the trust Meyrin had put in them and that he didn't want any woman he actually liked dating Athrun.
What he had against Athrun she didn't know, after all most of the time he seemed to like and respect Athrun but every so often just like back when they had all first met, Shinn appeared to hate Athrun for all intents and purposes.
Letting out a huff Lunamaria walked over to the couch and flicked on the TV. Flipping through the channels, she paused when the sight of the old black and white film caught her eye.Most people her age couldn't stand these ancient films and for a good long time she hadn't liked them either.
But when she was twenty and Shinn was nineteen and they had finally started seriously dating, he had often begged her to watch one with him on various occasions, and eventually he had won her over to how good a black and white film could be.
And since at that very moment Lunamaria was desperately missing the closeness she and Shinn usually shared she left it on that channel.
As the movie continued Lunamaria became absorbed enough that she forgot to look at the clock though the romantic drama was making her longing for her husband's attention even stronger. Just as the tears were beginning to gather in her and she was about to run up the stairs to Shinn's study,the place he had been brooding in for the past two days, and beg his forgiveness two strong hands grasped her shoulders and gave them a comforting squeeze.
Snapping her head upwards Lunamaria was happily surprised to see her husband's face looming above her with an apologetic look on his face.
Shinn leaned down and placed a kiss on his wife's forehead moving around the couch he sat down next to Lunamaria and wrapping his arms around her waist he pressed his forehead against her's and looking into her eyes he said, " I've been a stubborn fool. Forgive me?"
Lunamaria's face lit up with true happiness and relief at these words and she joyfully replied, " Of course I forgive you, but..."
At this Shinn's lips drew downwards in a worried frown and drawing her closer he said, " But?"
Lunamaria dropped her eyes from his gaze for a brief moment then raising her eyes back up to meet his once again she said," But, could you please tell me why you were so against Meyrin going on a date with Athrun?"
Shinn let out a sigh and leaning back so he could look at the whole of her face more easily he asked, " Do you really want to get into this? Couldn't we just drop the subject and have nothing more to do with this blind date other than being supportive of Meyrin in whatever she decides to do after this date?"
Lunamaria narrowed her eyes at this comment and said a little sharply, " No."
Shinn let out a groan and dropping his head onto the back of the couch he said, " All right, all right. I will tell you what you want to know, but you have to promise me you will not snap my head off or stop speaking to me again. I don't know about you but these last two days have been horrible for me so I would really rather not get into another spat with you about this."
" So do you promise me that no matter what I say you will try and see it from my point of view?"
This little speech along with the worried look on Shinn's face caused the annoyance Lunamaria had felt building up in her when Shinn had seemed reluctant to answer her question to drift away leaving understanding in it's place.
Resting her head on his shoulder, she smiled reassuringly at him and said, " I hated the silence that was between us as much as you did, so you have my word that I will not get angry at you no matter what reasons you give me. Ok?"
Shinn let out a relieved breath at this statement and then explained what his problems with Meyrin's blind date were. " First off my problem with this date does not lye solely with Athrun. One of my main issues with this date was the fact that for years you have left Meyrin alone about dating and I know she appreciated that, so you ambushing her with this date had to have felt like a betrayal to her. And I do not want to see you two become like some sibling I've seen who only speak to each other at weddings and funerals."
Lunamaria broke in at this saying," I hadn't really thought about it like that, I was just so worried about Athrun and it had been ages since Meyrin had gone on a date. So I thought this was a great solution to both problems. But now that you have brought that concern to my attention I promise I will talk to and if necessary apologize to Meyrin."
Shinn's eyes glowed with pride as Lunamaria said this and giving her another squeeze he said, " That's all I could ask of you, but that's not the only reason I disapproved of this date. And I can tell by the look on your face that you are still curious about the other reason."
She blushed a little at this but eagerly motioned for him to continue anyways. Laughing softly, he continued speaking, " My other reason is much more simple, unlike you and Kira, I don't believe that Athrun will let go of Cagalli. And if he won't let go of her the only thing that is going to happen in this in this little experiment that you and Kira cooked up is that Athrun will continue living the same way he has since his wife died. And Meyrin will end up with a broken heart that she might never recover from."
After Shinn finished stating his second reason, Lunamaria opened her mouth preparing to defend her and Kira's reasoning even though his reasons had planted a seed of worry in her heart. But just as she was about to do this the phone rang, quickly turning to the phone that they always left by the couch, Lunamaria took a quick glance at the phone to see if the time might give her a clue as to who was calling.
To her amazement two hours had past since the last time she had looked at the clock, grasping the phone even as she pondered how the time had flown she clicked it on and said, " Hello, Asuka residence?"
Meyrin's voice came across the line in an excited rush, " Lunamaria, do you think you could get me out of dinner with the folks this Saturday? Athrun invited me to a picnic with his family. Please do this for me Lunamaria, please?"
As her sister continued to plead sounding more excited and happy than she had in months, the worry that had been planted in her heart began to grow, and covering the phone's receiver with her hand she looked over her shoulder at Shinn and said, " I hope you are wrong about Athrun, Shinn,cause I don't know if Meyrin would ever recover if you aren't."
Author's notes: I am sorry that this is not the rest of the date. I am still trying to figure out what to do with the rest of the date and this chapter kept demanding to be written. So I hope you like it and hopefully sometime this week I will have the rest of the date up.
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God bless you,
EzrathenNehemiah
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John3:16
