Disclaimer: Don't own them, wish I did...but I don't so there! =)
Rating: PG
Summary: Songfic (I know, I know, I'm hooked!), set right after the end of The Mummy. The last line is a reference to another story of mine, "Precious Moments", so if you want to read that and review it, go ahead! =)
That Was Then, This Is Now
Riding back on the camel was not comfortable. At all. It seems that everywhere Evelyn shifted her weight was even more uncomfortable than the last spot. But she didn't care. All that mattered to her was the man she was leaning up against. She was so happy that the horrid events of the past week had brought a happy ending for each of them.
But even though she was happy, she was also afraid. Afraid that as soon as they got back to Cairo he would leave her forever. He was an adventurer and she was a librarian. What if it was nothing more than the excitement of the week that had brought them together? What if it wasn't real? But the way he had held her, that spark she felt couldn't have been fake. It was real electricity. But then, she didn't know how he felt when he held her. Maybe...
Rick looked at Evelyn as she furrowed her brow in the moonlight. She was obviously thinking hard about something, but he had no idea what. He had given up on trying to comprehend her actions way back at the beginning of the week. He was too busy trying to figure out how a lady, a full-fledged pure-bred English lady, could possibly feel the same way he felt for her. He had been with women in the past, but never women like Evelyn. She was proper and smart and charming and beautiful and...he could go on forever. It all came down to one thing: he loved her. He admitted it was strange to fall in love with someone so different and so quickly, but he knew it was for real. And he knew she felt the same way. At least he thought she did. She had kissed him back, right? Yes, of course she had. Then why was she sitting in front of him looking so troubled? He didn't know what to do, so he broke the silence.
"Hey....are you alright?" He said softly. She looked up at him, startled.
"Hmm? Oh, yes, quite fine, thank you."
"You sure? You seem....not fine."
"Well, actually, I'm a bit afraid at the moment."
"Why? We killed him, there's no more danger." He pulled her closer, trying to comfort her.
"No, no, that's not what I'm afraid of." Rick raised his eyebrow, not understanding.
"Well then what's wrong?" he asked, obviously concerned. "You can tell me anything." Evelyn didn't know where to begin, or how to say what she wanted to without hurting his feelings.
"Well, it's just that, I....um...well..." She sucked in a breath and blew upwards, causing a curl to fly off her forehead. Rick smiled at this, she was so cute when she was confused...
Evelyn tried again, and this time just let it all out in one breath.
"It's just that I'm afraid of getting back and what will happen between us. We're so different and this all happened so fast and what if you don't feel the same way and as soon as we get back you'll leave and I'll never see you again and I'll be heartbroken and..." She paused to take a breath, and Rick seized the opportunity to get a word in.
"Evelyn, Evelyn, calm down! That's what you're afraid of? You don't need to be! I admit that it has happened fast, but it all feels so right that I don't care. And I would never just leave you, I want to be with you forever....and I do feel exactly the same way as you do. As a matter of fact, I've been worried that when we get back you'll do all of the stuff that you just said and that you didn't feel the same way about me!"
Evelyn looked at him, into his deep ocean blue eyes, and heard the sincerity in his voice. He meant it. But something inside still wasn't settled.
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Of course! Look, I know I'm probably not someone you imagined yourself with and my past history may have an impact on how trustworthy I am, but now I'm completely different. That Rick is in the past."
You always say you like my style
You say I'm tough and kind of wild
Am I too much for you to tame?
I swear this time it's not a game
I've known a lot of girls
No, this I won't deny
I'll give our love
I'll give it more than a try
That was then, this is now
Let me prove my love girl, I'll make you proud
I never made this kind of vow
That was then, this is now.
Evelyn was feeling a lot better now. She really believed him, and that was all she needed. He did feel the same way about her, and he said he wouldn't leave her. And she loved him too much not to believe what he was saying. She didn't say anything, she just smiled. Rick then told her about his past and how much she had changed him and what he used to believe in. His words brought tears to her eyes, and he gently wiped them away with his thumb. They were the real thing. They had the real thing. And she didn't care what people thought. They were going to be together forever.
I've led a thousand lives it seems
And there's been a lot of broken dreams
My mind's just swept love aside
But you broke me down and put me wise
I've doubted all compassion
But you showed me the door
I can't doubt,
I don't doubt it no more
That was then, this is now
Let me prove my love girl, I'll make you proud
I've never made this kind of vow
That was then, this is now.
He got through to her, he comforted her. That was the best feeling in the world to him. He wanted to be able to have this feeling for the rest of his life. He was so happy that he had found her. She was everything he dreamed of and more. And the best part was, she felt the same way. He kissed her, full on the lips, and she returned it. They were interrupted by more groaning from Jonathan. Rick made a mental note to hit him later. But not now. He was with Evelyn, the woman he loved. The woman he would love for the rest of his life.
Forever and always....
That was then, this is now
That was then, this is now.
Rating: PG
Summary: Songfic (I know, I know, I'm hooked!), set right after the end of The Mummy. The last line is a reference to another story of mine, "Precious Moments", so if you want to read that and review it, go ahead! =)
That Was Then, This Is Now
Riding back on the camel was not comfortable. At all. It seems that everywhere Evelyn shifted her weight was even more uncomfortable than the last spot. But she didn't care. All that mattered to her was the man she was leaning up against. She was so happy that the horrid events of the past week had brought a happy ending for each of them.
But even though she was happy, she was also afraid. Afraid that as soon as they got back to Cairo he would leave her forever. He was an adventurer and she was a librarian. What if it was nothing more than the excitement of the week that had brought them together? What if it wasn't real? But the way he had held her, that spark she felt couldn't have been fake. It was real electricity. But then, she didn't know how he felt when he held her. Maybe...
Rick looked at Evelyn as she furrowed her brow in the moonlight. She was obviously thinking hard about something, but he had no idea what. He had given up on trying to comprehend her actions way back at the beginning of the week. He was too busy trying to figure out how a lady, a full-fledged pure-bred English lady, could possibly feel the same way he felt for her. He had been with women in the past, but never women like Evelyn. She was proper and smart and charming and beautiful and...he could go on forever. It all came down to one thing: he loved her. He admitted it was strange to fall in love with someone so different and so quickly, but he knew it was for real. And he knew she felt the same way. At least he thought she did. She had kissed him back, right? Yes, of course she had. Then why was she sitting in front of him looking so troubled? He didn't know what to do, so he broke the silence.
"Hey....are you alright?" He said softly. She looked up at him, startled.
"Hmm? Oh, yes, quite fine, thank you."
"You sure? You seem....not fine."
"Well, actually, I'm a bit afraid at the moment."
"Why? We killed him, there's no more danger." He pulled her closer, trying to comfort her.
"No, no, that's not what I'm afraid of." Rick raised his eyebrow, not understanding.
"Well then what's wrong?" he asked, obviously concerned. "You can tell me anything." Evelyn didn't know where to begin, or how to say what she wanted to without hurting his feelings.
"Well, it's just that, I....um...well..." She sucked in a breath and blew upwards, causing a curl to fly off her forehead. Rick smiled at this, she was so cute when she was confused...
Evelyn tried again, and this time just let it all out in one breath.
"It's just that I'm afraid of getting back and what will happen between us. We're so different and this all happened so fast and what if you don't feel the same way and as soon as we get back you'll leave and I'll never see you again and I'll be heartbroken and..." She paused to take a breath, and Rick seized the opportunity to get a word in.
"Evelyn, Evelyn, calm down! That's what you're afraid of? You don't need to be! I admit that it has happened fast, but it all feels so right that I don't care. And I would never just leave you, I want to be with you forever....and I do feel exactly the same way as you do. As a matter of fact, I've been worried that when we get back you'll do all of the stuff that you just said and that you didn't feel the same way about me!"
Evelyn looked at him, into his deep ocean blue eyes, and heard the sincerity in his voice. He meant it. But something inside still wasn't settled.
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Of course! Look, I know I'm probably not someone you imagined yourself with and my past history may have an impact on how trustworthy I am, but now I'm completely different. That Rick is in the past."
You always say you like my style
You say I'm tough and kind of wild
Am I too much for you to tame?
I swear this time it's not a game
I've known a lot of girls
No, this I won't deny
I'll give our love
I'll give it more than a try
That was then, this is now
Let me prove my love girl, I'll make you proud
I never made this kind of vow
That was then, this is now.
Evelyn was feeling a lot better now. She really believed him, and that was all she needed. He did feel the same way about her, and he said he wouldn't leave her. And she loved him too much not to believe what he was saying. She didn't say anything, she just smiled. Rick then told her about his past and how much she had changed him and what he used to believe in. His words brought tears to her eyes, and he gently wiped them away with his thumb. They were the real thing. They had the real thing. And she didn't care what people thought. They were going to be together forever.
I've led a thousand lives it seems
And there's been a lot of broken dreams
My mind's just swept love aside
But you broke me down and put me wise
I've doubted all compassion
But you showed me the door
I can't doubt,
I don't doubt it no more
That was then, this is now
Let me prove my love girl, I'll make you proud
I've never made this kind of vow
That was then, this is now.
He got through to her, he comforted her. That was the best feeling in the world to him. He wanted to be able to have this feeling for the rest of his life. He was so happy that he had found her. She was everything he dreamed of and more. And the best part was, she felt the same way. He kissed her, full on the lips, and she returned it. They were interrupted by more groaning from Jonathan. Rick made a mental note to hit him later. But not now. He was with Evelyn, the woman he loved. The woman he would love for the rest of his life.
Forever and always....
That was then, this is now
That was then, this is now.