AN:
Hi there!
Thank you so much for the reviews, little dark and LittleTurtle88 (what a cute nickname!)
And- like you requested-
On with the show!
Hope ya enjoy!
This will be a little bit of short fun ;)
Please R&R, thanks for watchin'!
-10-
-sometimes you have to meet strange people
to realize
-that strangers aren't that far away from yourself-
" Izzie , this really isn't helpful at all! "
Her sister , who had claimed the nickname " Izzie " for herself now
ran around her in circles like a dramatically blown out and startled chicken.
So... it's „Izzie" to her now. Lilly thought with a smirk on her face.
Lizzie would have been somehow confusing- with Lil and Lizzie ...
If she had to call herself „Lils" , then yes , it was the least one small piece
that Lilly could have her own nickname for Elizabeth, too.
And the name pleased her sister.
What was of considerable importance and something Lilly really learned quickly about her...
It was like a nonverbal „task" and complete natrualness
that Izzie would be her companionship for her trip to Tennessee- in Izzies eyes.
Not that the young lady would've waste any time to ask Lil about that matter...
Secretly Lilly wondered if not, too, at least at a small extent,
Celeste had her fingers in the game.
Because this genius masterplan and unexpected move reminded Lilly
so much of someone with a nice but commandin' voice who protested
not such a long time ago:
„What are you waitin' for?
You stood me up four times for dinner.
At least what you can do is try my lemon chicken!
Come on, let's go!"
Good old Celeste...
Lilly smiled at the memory.
Yeah, Lilly and her car... outside the Coopers...
Seems to be a never endin' story these days...
But she couldn't have done otherwise now:
With Izzie...
(who's fifty percent Celeste and Paul Cooper- what a force!)
She haven't something, no, anything to say- to any matter-
from now on.
But what was really remarkable about this topic
was that it's the pure contrary than what she thought it would be like... to be „outvoted"-
what she will be feelin' in that case...
Because it was a nice change,
some kinda'f new sense that someone from the family's worried about her welfare.
So does Celeste...
and all Lilly could hope for was that this were Izzies real intentions, too.
She suddenly smiled, despite the tense nerves that she always had before each flight.
Lilly pushed her sister down the gangway of the plane and threw an annoyed glance
to the stream of the other passengers behind and in front of them .
They had agreed that Lil was allowed to take a few of her "old" stuff with her in a suitcase
and that Elizabeth- after arriving in Nashville, where they both would be picked up by Lucille-,
would insert a leisurely afternoon of shopping
before she followed her older sister and Lillys friend to the ranch at Knoxville.
Though...Lilly felt a little uncomfortable at the thought
that someone, a person other than herself , would do a make over,
a selection in her wardrobe...
But her sister could be very persuasive if she wanted.
And as if she, Lilly Rush, would came up with the idea of wanting a verbal confrontation with the future ADA Elizabetht Margery Cooper!
Lil had never met anyone who was able to confess and proclaim his opinion as Izzie's capable of.
Cynics would have claimed that it may lay in the family gen pool...
Lilly sighed and stumbled over Izzie's hatbox ,
which had sailed down from the trunk of her sister,
and now lay in the middle of the gangway.
Behind her, disgruntled voices were heard .
" Sorry! "
Lilly's forehead hit the brim of a large white cowboy hat,
and behind it big brown eyes that almost looked amused were scannin' her.
For a brief moment Lil held her breath .
" No , Seniorita, that's my fault ! "
The man under the hat reached for Izzies white hat and his fantastic Stetson cattleman,
since they had slipped in the collision off of his head and down her suitecase,
as he had bent after the hatbox to help Lil .
She sat up slowly and looked intensly from a short distance at him.
Before her, Izzie was reversed and now came up to both of them,
her eyebrows drawn together skeptically .
" Lils ?"
Her voice sounded a bit alerted.
Lilly finally smiled.
"Everything's okay, Izzie . "
Lilly shook the outstreched right hand of the handsome young man and added :
"I already know that Cowboy . "
Izzie had arrived at them and Lilly watched as the dark green eyes widened ever so slightly .
It was funny , she could say with the certainty of a sleepwalker
that Izzie felt attracted to this gentlemen!
Lilly wondered where this knowledge might come from,
although she knew this sparkle of intrest in the eyes of her sister for only a few hours...
It seemed as if she's able to read Izzies expression, as if it's an open book.
Though Izzie's face betrayed the outsider because nothing of that sudden feeling
was showin' on it and she smiled politly at him..
a smile, that seemed to be friendly,
but was distant and cool at the same time.
The younger of the Rush sisters stretched her spine and lifted her chin up as good as possible
without comin' in danger to look grim.
This look could have let hell freeze to ice in a few seconds.
Lilly couldn't help it - a giggle rose up in her
and immediately the disapproving look on her sisters beautiful face
was on her now!
So this is my "Ice Queen stare".
It is understandable that the people really feel uncomfortable with it !
Lilly thought gigglin' inside.
Maybe there was actually a reason for their loyalty .
Lilly grinned.
She decided to gave Izzie a few informations about him
without shootin' against the man out off guard
because of too much information...
that would be unfair and even forbidden for her...
like his time as a junkie...
And she had to admit that she'd always liked him.
His way to deal with his past, his failures, his honesty.
And for what he made out of his life,
in contrast to someone like her Ma.
He'd givin' back the good he was given once
by the star jockey and fatherly friend Sonny Sandoval,
the victim of this case.
" Izzie-
May I introduce... Senor Angelo Rivera.
I..have the pleasure...with Mister Rivera durin' a case at a racecourse.
He has a good hand with horses and kids, if i remember correctly!
And you were a successful jockey once, aren't you?
Mr. Rivera- This is my sister:
Miss Elizabeth Cooper. "
The young man from Mexico lightly tapped the brim of his hat and bowed slightly,
as it was usual for the old way of treatin' a lady, back in the golden days when the cowboys
in the times of wild wild west were more than just a fadin' memory of something long gone...
" I am delighted to make your acquaintance , Miss Cooper.
Detective Rush! I am pleased of course to see you again, too !
How do I deserve such a honor? To meet two lovely Senioritas like the two of ya at once ? "
The sisters threw him a look of pure amusement and both started to giggle at the same time
at his colourful encircled voice and grateful words,
presented by him as if he was talkin'
to them as if he's in the late 1880s.
„Thank you for your kind words, my friend, it's our pleasure to meet you!"
Izzie tried to suppress laughin' out loud and ellbowed Lilly.
AN:
By the way...
To Little Turtle 88!
I wish i could answer your kind words with a private message,
so now i have to make it up to here to thank you for leavin' your thoughts!
I'm always thankful for a new member to the review front
(and that's the moment i call ourselfs the „Lucky Ones" from now on!)
And don't be afraid- you're english's very well!
And if anyone can understand and ignore mistakes in gramma or
somethin' like that- that's me!
I'm from Germany :)
Greets from over here
Imsoproud