1.1 Chapter Two
1.2 Ellie's Arrival
Lee looked at the woman standing in the door. She had blonde hair tied back in a pony tail and was smiling, although rather nervously. Lee just looked shocked.
"Ellie", he repeated again. This was getting bad. He was on to one word vocabulary. Ellie nodded her head making her pony tail bounce.
"umm… come in you'll get wet standing out there in the rain." Lee said opening the door wider letting the dripping girl in. By this time Mary- Anne, Dawn, Kristy and Claudia had joined him.
Claudia had heard of all the stories of this Ellie. Ellie had been with Lee when Australia was invaded. Claudia knew that Lee had a small relationship with her but Lee didn't say much so Claudia didn't ask. "I'll get you a towel." Said Mary-Anne, the only one who was thinking straight. Claudia went off with her to get the towels peering over her shoulder as she went. Kristy muttered something about going to go and check Sasha and went off to the sitting room they had been in.
"Ellie, it's been years. How did you know where to find me?" Asked Lee, curiously looking over at her.
"Well you told me you were moving to Houston that last day and I…"Ellie started talking but Lee wasn't listening. He was looking at Ellie. When was the last time he'd seen her? It must have been on that day, that day when he had asked Ellie to marry him.
2 Five years ago on that day
"Ellie, look at me." Lee said in his soft voice. Ellie looked up into those deep brown eyes. They were her favourite eyes in the world.
"Yes Lee?" They were looking out over the area called Hell. Sitting high up on Tailor's Stitch. Hell looked impassable but on the year of the invasion they had managed to get down using Satan's Steps. The sky was a rainbow of different colours. Reds, Oranges and pinks, blending into purples and blues.
"Ellie, you know how I'm leaving in one week." Tears started flowing down Ellie's face once again. It was unusual for Ellie to cry but she had barely stopped since Lee told her he was moving to America. "Ellie, I want you to come with me to Houston. We'll get married and buy a house and you always wanted to go to America. " His face was full with pleading. His eyes were staring into her blue ones. "Please, Ellie, come with me. I need you. I, I love you Ellie."
He remembered that day alright. Lee left the next week. Alone. He hadn't been able to contact her and had sorely missed her.
"So, a lot has happened since our last day together." Ellie said, squeals of laughter coming from the next room, " I guess you have one child and are expecting another one. And four wives. Really Lee."
"Very funny Ellie. Nah. She's not mine. That is one of Claudia's friends. Claudia's my wife and she's pregnant. So that will be our first. How about you. Are you married? Kids?"
"No. I thought that…oh. never mind." Ellie said quietly, dropping her head.
At that moment Claudia came back with a towel. "so," she said, "You're the famous Ellie I've heard about. Please, stay with us tonight. We're quite crowded at the moment but it will be fun. Go on."
"This place is beautiful. You painted it yourself?" Stacey asked, spinning around trying to look at everything at once. Her husband Kevin was right behind her tugging the bags. Kevin was one of Lee's old friends and they had come to America together but Kevin had gone up to New York and met Claudia's best friend. A little girl followed. She had blonde hair and ran up to Claudia with a squeal of delight. Hugging for a moment, Kevin stood up straight and looked around.
"Nice place you've got here. Where's.." but was broken off with Lee entering the room. They greeted each other, formally shaking hands then hugged. Breaking off, Lee said:
"You'll never guess who just arrived." Kevin raised his eyebrows. "Who?" He asked suspiciously. Almost right on cue, Ellie walked in.
1.2 Ellie's Arrival
Lee looked at the woman standing in the door. She had blonde hair tied back in a pony tail and was smiling, although rather nervously. Lee just looked shocked.
"Ellie", he repeated again. This was getting bad. He was on to one word vocabulary. Ellie nodded her head making her pony tail bounce.
"umm… come in you'll get wet standing out there in the rain." Lee said opening the door wider letting the dripping girl in. By this time Mary- Anne, Dawn, Kristy and Claudia had joined him.
Claudia had heard of all the stories of this Ellie. Ellie had been with Lee when Australia was invaded. Claudia knew that Lee had a small relationship with her but Lee didn't say much so Claudia didn't ask. "I'll get you a towel." Said Mary-Anne, the only one who was thinking straight. Claudia went off with her to get the towels peering over her shoulder as she went. Kristy muttered something about going to go and check Sasha and went off to the sitting room they had been in.
"Ellie, it's been years. How did you know where to find me?" Asked Lee, curiously looking over at her.
"Well you told me you were moving to Houston that last day and I…"Ellie started talking but Lee wasn't listening. He was looking at Ellie. When was the last time he'd seen her? It must have been on that day, that day when he had asked Ellie to marry him.
2 Five years ago on that day
"Ellie, look at me." Lee said in his soft voice. Ellie looked up into those deep brown eyes. They were her favourite eyes in the world.
"Yes Lee?" They were looking out over the area called Hell. Sitting high up on Tailor's Stitch. Hell looked impassable but on the year of the invasion they had managed to get down using Satan's Steps. The sky was a rainbow of different colours. Reds, Oranges and pinks, blending into purples and blues.
"Ellie, you know how I'm leaving in one week." Tears started flowing down Ellie's face once again. It was unusual for Ellie to cry but she had barely stopped since Lee told her he was moving to America. "Ellie, I want you to come with me to Houston. We'll get married and buy a house and you always wanted to go to America. " His face was full with pleading. His eyes were staring into her blue ones. "Please, Ellie, come with me. I need you. I, I love you Ellie."
He remembered that day alright. Lee left the next week. Alone. He hadn't been able to contact her and had sorely missed her.
"So, a lot has happened since our last day together." Ellie said, squeals of laughter coming from the next room, " I guess you have one child and are expecting another one. And four wives. Really Lee."
"Very funny Ellie. Nah. She's not mine. That is one of Claudia's friends. Claudia's my wife and she's pregnant. So that will be our first. How about you. Are you married? Kids?"
"No. I thought that…oh. never mind." Ellie said quietly, dropping her head.
At that moment Claudia came back with a towel. "so," she said, "You're the famous Ellie I've heard about. Please, stay with us tonight. We're quite crowded at the moment but it will be fun. Go on."
"This place is beautiful. You painted it yourself?" Stacey asked, spinning around trying to look at everything at once. Her husband Kevin was right behind her tugging the bags. Kevin was one of Lee's old friends and they had come to America together but Kevin had gone up to New York and met Claudia's best friend. A little girl followed. She had blonde hair and ran up to Claudia with a squeal of delight. Hugging for a moment, Kevin stood up straight and looked around.
"Nice place you've got here. Where's.." but was broken off with Lee entering the room. They greeted each other, formally shaking hands then hugged. Breaking off, Lee said:
"You'll never guess who just arrived." Kevin raised his eyebrows. "Who?" He asked suspiciously. Almost right on cue, Ellie walked in.