Okay, this is the last chapter, but I'm working on an epilogue. It'll hopefully be up soon!
"Up, Gabriel," Miranda ecnouraged her dog, "UP!"
Gabriel went up on his hind legs almost immediately, his black eyes fixed on the treat in Miranda's hand.
"Good boy!" Miranda said, tossing the treat into the air. It landed on the ground where Gabriel gobbled it up.
She took a look at her answering machine. It had one message. She pushed the 'message' button and the machine emitted a loud beep followed by a familiar voice.
"Hi, Miranda, it's Jackson. I just thought I'd call to see if you were home yet ... I guess not. Well, anyway ... ummm ... call me when you get home, okay? Bye."
Miranda picked up the phone to dial the number she now had memorized, but at the last moment, she decided to check her mail first.
The contents in her mailbox seemed to be the same as usual when she first pulled it all out. She sat down on the couch and sifted through it ... not that there was much to sift through. There were a few bills from various companies ... including her long distance phone company, whose bill had just gone up considerably due to her recent calls to Gateway, Colorado.
Then she spotted an envelope that was smaller than the others. She picked it up and read the return address. It was from Declan. At first, she thought that maybe it was the wedding invitation, but then she decided that the contents of the envelope felt too thin to be cardboard.
Miranda opened the envelope and unfolded the letter inside. The handwriting was unmistakeable.
Miranda,
Hi! How are you doing? I'm doing fine ... a bit busy ... but very happy.
Well, anyway, on to the point of this letter. Peggy and I have decided to make you the maid of honor at our wedding ... if you don't mind, that is. We're planning on having the wedding sometime next year.
Hope to hear back from you soon!
Declan
Miranda smiled as she folded up the letter and put it back in its envelope. There was really only one thing she was worried about: she was going to wear a dress that Peggy picked out.
Putting the tought out of her mind, she decided to pick up the phone and dial the number that had grown familiar over the past month.
"Hello?" came the voice on the other end of the phone line.
"Hey." Miranda said simply. She didn't even need to say who she was anymore. She knew that he already knew.
"Hey, Miranda." Jackson said, his voice sounding noticably happier, "How are you doing?"
"Fine." Miranda said, "I got a letter from Declan. I'm going to be the maid of honor at his wedding."
"Really?" he asked.
"You sound surprised." Miranda tried to sound reprimanding, but couldn't hide a tone of amusement in her voice.
"Sorry." Jackson said sheepishly.
Miranda laughed. "It's okay." she said, "I was wondering if maybe you'd want to come with me. I could drop by on my way there."
"Sure. When is it?" Jackson asked excitedly.
"In about a year." Miranda said as a smile spread across her face.
"Oh." he said, sounding a little discouraged. "Well I have to go. I'll call you later?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty much home all day." Miranda answered.
"Great. I'll see you later." Jackson said.
Miranda smiled, "Bye."
Miranda hung the phone on the reciever and sat back in her couch. She still hadn't told anyone that she was moving back to Portland. She had decided on making an announcement at the wedding.
Okay! That's it for now! Look for the epilogue, it should be coming up soon!
"Up, Gabriel," Miranda ecnouraged her dog, "UP!"
Gabriel went up on his hind legs almost immediately, his black eyes fixed on the treat in Miranda's hand.
"Good boy!" Miranda said, tossing the treat into the air. It landed on the ground where Gabriel gobbled it up.
She took a look at her answering machine. It had one message. She pushed the 'message' button and the machine emitted a loud beep followed by a familiar voice.
"Hi, Miranda, it's Jackson. I just thought I'd call to see if you were home yet ... I guess not. Well, anyway ... ummm ... call me when you get home, okay? Bye."
Miranda picked up the phone to dial the number she now had memorized, but at the last moment, she decided to check her mail first.
The contents in her mailbox seemed to be the same as usual when she first pulled it all out. She sat down on the couch and sifted through it ... not that there was much to sift through. There were a few bills from various companies ... including her long distance phone company, whose bill had just gone up considerably due to her recent calls to Gateway, Colorado.
Then she spotted an envelope that was smaller than the others. She picked it up and read the return address. It was from Declan. At first, she thought that maybe it was the wedding invitation, but then she decided that the contents of the envelope felt too thin to be cardboard.
Miranda opened the envelope and unfolded the letter inside. The handwriting was unmistakeable.
Miranda,
Hi! How are you doing? I'm doing fine ... a bit busy ... but very happy.
Well, anyway, on to the point of this letter. Peggy and I have decided to make you the maid of honor at our wedding ... if you don't mind, that is. We're planning on having the wedding sometime next year.
Hope to hear back from you soon!
Declan
Miranda smiled as she folded up the letter and put it back in its envelope. There was really only one thing she was worried about: she was going to wear a dress that Peggy picked out.
Putting the tought out of her mind, she decided to pick up the phone and dial the number that had grown familiar over the past month.
"Hello?" came the voice on the other end of the phone line.
"Hey." Miranda said simply. She didn't even need to say who she was anymore. She knew that he already knew.
"Hey, Miranda." Jackson said, his voice sounding noticably happier, "How are you doing?"
"Fine." Miranda said, "I got a letter from Declan. I'm going to be the maid of honor at his wedding."
"Really?" he asked.
"You sound surprised." Miranda tried to sound reprimanding, but couldn't hide a tone of amusement in her voice.
"Sorry." Jackson said sheepishly.
Miranda laughed. "It's okay." she said, "I was wondering if maybe you'd want to come with me. I could drop by on my way there."
"Sure. When is it?" Jackson asked excitedly.
"In about a year." Miranda said as a smile spread across her face.
"Oh." he said, sounding a little discouraged. "Well I have to go. I'll call you later?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty much home all day." Miranda answered.
"Great. I'll see you later." Jackson said.
Miranda smiled, "Bye."
Miranda hung the phone on the reciever and sat back in her couch. She still hadn't told anyone that she was moving back to Portland. She had decided on making an announcement at the wedding.
Okay! That's it for now! Look for the epilogue, it should be coming up soon!