She picked me up early, dressed in dark skinny jeans and a long sleeve shirt. I understand its winter but we're also in California, ao her choice of clothes confused me. When I asked what was up she said it was a suprise and rushed me to the car, saying it would take a while to get there. So here we are sitting in the car the only words spoken were 'we're almost there' before she finally stopped the car at the bottom of a mountain.
"Where are we?" I look at her, watching as she opens the car door before coming around to my side. I take her hand smiling "It wouldn't be a suprise if I told you." She laughs as I roll my eyes. "Come on," She pulls my hand leading me up a path, snow dotting the ground, growing more as we get higher. Still confused and now cold, I follow truely curious.
As the snow covers the ground complete she guides me toward the side of the path, telling me to wait, before running back down around the curve. The wind picking up I hear muffled sound, confusion written on my face as she walks back towards me, quickly I looking behind her. A sleigh follows her being pulled by two giant horses, stopping near me along with Mitchie.
"Oh my gosh I can not believe you did this. How did you do this?" I grab her pulling her into a hug before she pulls back smiling wide. "The things money can buy you." She turns walking towards the sleigh. Shaking my head I watch as she talks to the girl about our age maybe younger, before she waves me over.
"Alex this is Kitty my new assistant." Her name is Kitty and shes driving a horse drawn sleigh...works for me. She waves giving a hello, which I return. Mitchie gives me her hand helping me into the sleigh, climbing in she wraps a blanket around us, as Kitty signals the horse to walk. "So what do you think so far?" She smiles wrapping her arms around me as we get higher up the mountain.
"This is amazing." Laying my head on her chest I watch the side of the mountain as we continue going up for a while longer. Coming to a stop at a small cafe. It looks like its made of logs, the windows fogged revealing nothing of the inside. "Ready for the first stop?" She raises an eyebrow, following Kitty off the sleigh, before helping me down.
Following them into the cafe, I stop in complete shock at the small yet beautiful designed place. Its lit by candles with a fire place along the back wall and a table for two set a few feet way from it. Mitchie leads me over to the table pulling the chair out before walking over to her own chair.
"So how have you been lately?" She smiles looking at me, as Kitty puts two drinks on the tables before disappearing. "I've been good, what about you? Hows everything with the record label going?" We flow into a easy conversation, as our food is set on the table. The occasional silence but comfortable non the less.
We finish eating but we stay sitting, talking enjoying eachother company. "So you never found anyone after I left New York?" The question comes as a surprise, but I answer it anyway. "No I mean I tried but nothing compared to what I felt with you so after I moved here I just gave up on even trying." I shrug the answer coming easy without thought. "What about you and Shane why the break up?" I'd rather talk about her.
She thinks for a moment before speaking. "Shane was more of a cover, a safe way. When I was with him its what everyone wanted the perfect couple." She rolls her eyes. "At first I felt nothing, but after a while I started to I guess convince myself that I felt something for him....but when I caught him with a fan girl, and I told him it was over. Walking away was to easy I know now that being with him wasn't for me it was for everyone else." She finds my eyes, I smile softly squeezing her hand from across the table.
"Look at the bright side you got Casey out of it." She chuckles shaking her head. "Yeah it did and Casey gave me an excuse to finally talk to you again." I tilt my head but she starts talking before I can ask. "You really think I found you by accident?" She raises an eyebrow. "I found you a few months after Casey was born. It was all a matter of nerves, you have no idea of how many times I picked up the phone to call you, but everytime I picked up the phone Justins words of hurting you would stop me from calling."
"Then after everything with the divorce was final, and I really needed daycare I called you and Jessica answered. I never planned going to the daycare but thats how it worked." We smile. "Nothing happens by accident, everything has a place and given time it will fall along your path. You just have to wait."
After we left the cafe we traveled farther up, before coming to a stop near a small area of trees softly blanketed in snow. Looking out towards the city which appears to be nothing but a faint glow of lights, showing no light from where are. The darkness is a welcome though.
"So I know you have yet to listen to any of my music." I keep putting it off I dont know why but I do. "But I want you to hear a song I wrote it on the plane to Washington. It was my first song and I have you to thank for my love of music." She smiles. At least something good came out of her leaving. She reaches for the guitar in Kitty's hand, before setting it in her lap, leaning on the side of sleigh.
The sound of the guitar fills the silence of the night. I watch her fingers move gracefully before she sings.
I'm leaving you
I'm not sure if thats what I should do
It hurts so bad
I'm wanting you but can't go back
Trying to find, to find
That all elusive piece of mind
Stuck here somehow
I'm shrouded beneath my fear and doubt
And I dont need it
Cuz I'm walkin down this road alone
And figured all I'm thinking bout is you,
is you my love
And my head is in a cloud of rain
And the world it seems so far away and I'm
Just waiting to fall in droplets
To droplets
You left a mark
I wear it proudly on my chest
Above my heart Above my heart
To remind me that I feel the best
When I'm with you
And everything is effortless
You know it's true
My eyes are painted with regret
And I dont need it
Cuz I'm walkin down this road alone
And figured all I'm thinking bout is you,
Is you my love
And my head is in a cloud of rain
And the world it seems so far away and I'm
Just waiting to fall and sink into your skin
You are like the raindrops,
The raindrops falling down on me
You left a mark
You left a mark
She left a mark
He left
She left
He left
And I dont
I dont need it
She doesn't move, as a small smile finds her. I return it searching her eyes for truth to song. She puts the guitar down moving closer to me. "So what did you think?" She moves more before settling in my lap, giving my a hug. "It was beautiful, your voice is amazing."
Her smile reaches her eyes as she leans in placing a kiss softly on my lips. And thats when the sudden sound of 'AHHHH' followed by a thud stopped her from persuing forward as bad as I wanted her to.
Mitchie moves off me looking over the edge of the sleigh, I follow after to see Kitty lying in a good foot deep of snow. Shes not moving other the raise and fall of her breathing. "Are you ok?" I feel the need to ask as she still lays there unmoving.
She leans up a little looking at us. "I think I broke my butt bone." She sighs laying back down with a squish of the snow under her. I cant help but laugh along with Mitchie at her words. "I'm not a doctor but I dont think you have one of those, unless your special." Mitchie points out smiling.
We get out of the sleigh to help her. "I am special." She smiles wiping her butt off, before looking at us. "Wait a minute how did you fall out of the sleigh?" Kitty looks away towards the tree.
"Well..ummm...I was kinda watching you guys and I wanted a better view so I tried to turn around and fell." She blushes looking at us. "You cant help it I know we're hot." Mitchies smirks crossing her arms as she stares at her.
"Umm, yeah I guess." She looks away mumbling something about the horses before walking away. Mitchie laughs "That was mean Mitch seriously you made her so uncomfortable." I smile as she nods still laughing, shaking my head I get back in the sleigh Mitcie soon follows.
She grabs the blanket wrapping it around us, I lay my head on her shoulder listening to the sound of her heartbeat. She puts her arm around me grabbing my hand. Closing my eyes I find peace in the moment of silence and the cover of the stars.
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A/N: I'm am so sorry that I haven't updated this story sooner but god this chapter was so hard to write. I seriouly suck at writing fluff Dont you think? I am truly sorry that I didn't update sooner and that this chater is so cliché I am a hopeless romantic. Sad I know. Hopefully Some of you are still reading this story since its been like a week I think.
Thankyou and Stuff
x-crazy-4-u-x: Yah you liked the chapter, glad you thought it was funny. And yes the date chapter what did you think?
i am indistructible: Glad you liked the 'touching yourself' I dont save lifes, so super freak is good with me but everytime I say it I think Super freaky....My emotions are better thank you.
BrucasDemena: MORE! lol sorry I just felt like typing that glad it made you laugh, and I'm happy it got you giddy hopfully this one kept you giddy.
Seth: I love the idea of Mitchie trying to teach a kid what touching yourself means. glad you liked the chapter hopefully your still reading my story.
Jazz It Up19: I love writing Jessica, glad you liked the chapter thank you for reviewing.
Demena-x: Yay you liked this chapter. i think teaching kids that would be very awkward but it was fun to write.
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