The Spin off – Part 10
The next day...
Archie got packed ready for the trip back to Glenbogle. He had done it so many times when he first went back there. He laughed as he remembered his father saying, "Is packing suitcases your favourite hobby boy?" Then he stopped; there it was again memories. It seemed that while being in London he kind of forgot about Glenbogle, his father, Jamie and now Paul, maybe that's why he moved here in the first place but then it was to get away from his father and the guilt of Jamie's death, now it was to not be reminded of either deaths and the fact Paul was no laird. He looked at the clock; he really should be leaving to go to the station, yet something stopped him going. He sat there, frozen in thoughts. Suddenly he shook his head and came back to realization yet now the time had pasted, he had missed his train. Another one wasn't for another two days.
At Glenbogle...
"Oh Lexie it really is great to see you back" Molly smiled at Lexie as they sat outside in the morning sun. "And I'm glad to be back" Lexie smiled "Where's Ellie gone? Where's she gone?" Golly's voice came round the corner of the house, he was talking in the type of voice you talk to babies in while he held Ellie. "There she is," He laughed at her and she chuckled. He hadn't realised Molly and Lexie were sitting there until they both started laughing. "You're a natural," Lexie laughed pulling Golly up a seat.
"LEXIE" Duncan cried as he came outside to join them, he was holding Kyla and she was crying again. "Oh not again..." Lexie said getting up and taking Kyla off him. Kyla looked at the two men who she didn't recognise and cried more. "Do you miss your daddy?" Lexie spoke to her comforting her. "He will be here soon, he will, don't worry" Lexie spoke to her rocking her, yet she was more telling herself it.
Later that night...
Lexie sat on her bed staring at the wall. The door was open so as Paul walked past the door he stopped and came in. "Lex are you alright?" he asked sitting down in front of her. "Yeah..." she said halfhearted. "He will come tomorrow," Paul, said already knowing she was upset that Archie hadn't come today. "Yeah...maybe" Lexie said still staring past Paul at the wall. "He will Lexie, he loves you" Paul spoke taking her hand. Lexie didn't say anything she only nodded slightly. "Well goodnight, see you in the morning" Paul said getting up. "Yeah...Night" Lexie spoke quietly as Paul shut the door.
Next morning back in London...
Archie awoke with a start and bolted right up. He had just had a terrible nightmare. Breathing deeply and relaxing as he realised it was only a dream, he looked beside him to the empty space, he expected her to be there like she always was, sometimes with the twins or ready with a cup of tea. Yet she wasn't there. He got up and walked to the bathroom, he passed the twins room, the door was ajar so he stopped and looked, empty too. No crying, No childish giggles, No cooing sounds, silence. Suddenly he jumped as the phone rang.
"Hello?" Archie answered "Archie?" Justine said surprised "Yes?" Archie said confused "What are you doing?" Justine shouted "Answering my phone?" Archie said laughed "But you're supposed to be in Glenbogle!" "Then why did you ring?" "To check you weren't still here!" "Well I am, I missed my train" "You missed your train?" "Yes...now was there something you wanted?" "I'm coming over" "What?" "Look someone needs to give you a good talking too!" "Ok then...see you soon" "Ok bye"
Archie quickly went back and got dressed. Soon the doorbell went, Archie opened the door, it was a bit weird Justine just on her own but still he let her in. "Right Archie MacDonald what do you think your playing at?" Justine said handing him her coat. Archie took the coat "What?" he said confused. "Oh come on Archie, look at you!" Justine said, Archie looked down "Well you did call quite early I wasn't..." "No Archie I don't mean what you look like I mean look what you have got yourself into!" Justine yelled at him. "Look Justine I really don't think its any of your business" "Lexie is my friend, I don't want to see her get hurt the way I did" "What do you mean?" "I feel our relationship was broken because you went to Glenbogle" "Well then...why do you want me to go back?" "Because that is where your home is, you proved that to me back then and now your wife and kids are waiting for you to return and your still standing here in London in a small hallway being yelled at by me!" Archie didn't say anything, he was kind of scared of Justine. "Look Archie you need to prove to Lexie that her and the kids are more important than London" "I guess your right..." "I am right! Now I have to get back, but I want you in that car and you can drive up there ok!" "Justine..." "Yes?" "Thanks, I mean for helping us out considering well...Our past" "Archie its no problem, well I'll see you soon and tell Lexie to give me a ring oh and Archie...it might be best not to mention I was round and spoke to you" "Ok I understand, well thanks again, bye" Archie said shutting the door.
The next day...
Archie got packed ready for the trip back to Glenbogle. He had done it so many times when he first went back there. He laughed as he remembered his father saying, "Is packing suitcases your favourite hobby boy?" Then he stopped; there it was again memories. It seemed that while being in London he kind of forgot about Glenbogle, his father, Jamie and now Paul, maybe that's why he moved here in the first place but then it was to get away from his father and the guilt of Jamie's death, now it was to not be reminded of either deaths and the fact Paul was no laird. He looked at the clock; he really should be leaving to go to the station, yet something stopped him going. He sat there, frozen in thoughts. Suddenly he shook his head and came back to realization yet now the time had pasted, he had missed his train. Another one wasn't for another two days.
At Glenbogle...
"Oh Lexie it really is great to see you back" Molly smiled at Lexie as they sat outside in the morning sun. "And I'm glad to be back" Lexie smiled "Where's Ellie gone? Where's she gone?" Golly's voice came round the corner of the house, he was talking in the type of voice you talk to babies in while he held Ellie. "There she is," He laughed at her and she chuckled. He hadn't realised Molly and Lexie were sitting there until they both started laughing. "You're a natural," Lexie laughed pulling Golly up a seat.
"LEXIE" Duncan cried as he came outside to join them, he was holding Kyla and she was crying again. "Oh not again..." Lexie said getting up and taking Kyla off him. Kyla looked at the two men who she didn't recognise and cried more. "Do you miss your daddy?" Lexie spoke to her comforting her. "He will be here soon, he will, don't worry" Lexie spoke to her rocking her, yet she was more telling herself it.
Later that night...
Lexie sat on her bed staring at the wall. The door was open so as Paul walked past the door he stopped and came in. "Lex are you alright?" he asked sitting down in front of her. "Yeah..." she said halfhearted. "He will come tomorrow," Paul, said already knowing she was upset that Archie hadn't come today. "Yeah...maybe" Lexie said still staring past Paul at the wall. "He will Lexie, he loves you" Paul spoke taking her hand. Lexie didn't say anything she only nodded slightly. "Well goodnight, see you in the morning" Paul said getting up. "Yeah...Night" Lexie spoke quietly as Paul shut the door.
Next morning back in London...
Archie awoke with a start and bolted right up. He had just had a terrible nightmare. Breathing deeply and relaxing as he realised it was only a dream, he looked beside him to the empty space, he expected her to be there like she always was, sometimes with the twins or ready with a cup of tea. Yet she wasn't there. He got up and walked to the bathroom, he passed the twins room, the door was ajar so he stopped and looked, empty too. No crying, No childish giggles, No cooing sounds, silence. Suddenly he jumped as the phone rang.
"Hello?" Archie answered "Archie?" Justine said surprised "Yes?" Archie said confused "What are you doing?" Justine shouted "Answering my phone?" Archie said laughed "But you're supposed to be in Glenbogle!" "Then why did you ring?" "To check you weren't still here!" "Well I am, I missed my train" "You missed your train?" "Yes...now was there something you wanted?" "I'm coming over" "What?" "Look someone needs to give you a good talking too!" "Ok then...see you soon" "Ok bye"
Archie quickly went back and got dressed. Soon the doorbell went, Archie opened the door, it was a bit weird Justine just on her own but still he let her in. "Right Archie MacDonald what do you think your playing at?" Justine said handing him her coat. Archie took the coat "What?" he said confused. "Oh come on Archie, look at you!" Justine said, Archie looked down "Well you did call quite early I wasn't..." "No Archie I don't mean what you look like I mean look what you have got yourself into!" Justine yelled at him. "Look Justine I really don't think its any of your business" "Lexie is my friend, I don't want to see her get hurt the way I did" "What do you mean?" "I feel our relationship was broken because you went to Glenbogle" "Well then...why do you want me to go back?" "Because that is where your home is, you proved that to me back then and now your wife and kids are waiting for you to return and your still standing here in London in a small hallway being yelled at by me!" Archie didn't say anything, he was kind of scared of Justine. "Look Archie you need to prove to Lexie that her and the kids are more important than London" "I guess your right..." "I am right! Now I have to get back, but I want you in that car and you can drive up there ok!" "Justine..." "Yes?" "Thanks, I mean for helping us out considering well...Our past" "Archie its no problem, well I'll see you soon and tell Lexie to give me a ring oh and Archie...it might be best not to mention I was round and spoke to you" "Ok I understand, well thanks again, bye" Archie said shutting the door.