1.1 Chapter Three
The Reason
Kevin just stood there, his mouth hanging open, staring. He didn't move for about an hour. Ok then, thirty seconds.
"It's Ellie." Lee said slowly as if talking to a two year old. "Remember? Our friend when we were young and carefree?"
Ellie snorted and Kevin scowled. "Of course I remember! What are you doing here though and Lee, why didn't you tell me?"
Ellie spoke then, "Well, I guess you're all probably wondering that. Truth is, I came back to see Lee again. I mean Kevin,(who was scowling again)it's great to see you too, but I came back to see if, if umm.. well.. oh forget it." Ellie was blushing now. And everyone else just looked confused. It would probably have been quite funny if any of them had seen themselves at that moment.
Later on when Ellie was helping Claudia to dry up, Lee walked into the kitchen.
"We'll be fine with the drying up Ellie," Mary-Anne said, "why don't you catch up with Lee?"
Lee looked at Ellie. "Want to?" He asked. She nodded her head and they walked off to one of the living rooms.
"So Ellie, why did you come back?" Lee asked, looking at her curiously. Ellie looked down at her hands,
"Well, I wanted to see you and stuff. You know". Lee raised his eyebrows in a disbelieving way. "Really Ellie." Lee said.
"Well. Umm… Oh forget it. I was being stupid. I thought that maybe we could…you know –get back together again or something."
"Oh Ellie. I'm sorry. If only I'd known. You should have said on that day. Ellie. I'm so sorry."
"Don't apologise. I didn't come here for apologies. I shouldn't even be here. I should be at home making sure homer doesn't get into trouble. I-"
But lee cut her off, "I still love you Ellie. Don't go please."
"No lee!" she whispered, "you don't love me. You can't love me. You love Claudia. If you say you love me I'm leaving."
"okay, okay." He sighed. "so, how's Homer?"
"Order! Order! I call this Baby Sitters Club to order. Or something like that. How did it go again?" Kristy was sat in front of a group of young ladies all lounging around. Stacey was sitting on the bed with Claudia looking at baby's clothes in a magazine. Mallory was scribbling on a pad of paper. She was a newspaper journalist now and had an assignment due in soon. Jessie was sitting on the floor doing stretches and trying out some ballet moves. Kristy unfortunately had not found a director's chair so instead she was seated in a very comfortable recliner chair.
"Everyone!" she yelled, "Shut up!" The ladies laughed and looked up at her.
Lee and Ellie were seated in the posh living room with a grand piano. Ellie was curled up in a seat, reading some old diaries of hers. Lee was sitting on the piano, playing a piece of music that was very soothing.
"Wow!" Ellie exclaimed," I'd forgotten about this. Remember that time that I set that house on fire with you in it?"
"Yes." He said. He'd finished the piece. " I was stupid. I shouldn't have been in there. I put you in danger. You really were a hero rescuing me though."
"It was nothing. You would have done it for me."
"Would I? If you were with another guy?"
"Play that piece again."
Lee swivelled around and started playing once again. His fingers gliding over the keys. The kids were in the next room and Lee and Ellie were told to look after them (as the husbands couldn't be trusted, they were watching football). Ellie and lee found this a bit ironic as they were after all the Babysitters club.
The Reason
Kevin just stood there, his mouth hanging open, staring. He didn't move for about an hour. Ok then, thirty seconds.
"It's Ellie." Lee said slowly as if talking to a two year old. "Remember? Our friend when we were young and carefree?"
Ellie snorted and Kevin scowled. "Of course I remember! What are you doing here though and Lee, why didn't you tell me?"
Ellie spoke then, "Well, I guess you're all probably wondering that. Truth is, I came back to see Lee again. I mean Kevin,(who was scowling again)it's great to see you too, but I came back to see if, if umm.. well.. oh forget it." Ellie was blushing now. And everyone else just looked confused. It would probably have been quite funny if any of them had seen themselves at that moment.
Later on when Ellie was helping Claudia to dry up, Lee walked into the kitchen.
"We'll be fine with the drying up Ellie," Mary-Anne said, "why don't you catch up with Lee?"
Lee looked at Ellie. "Want to?" He asked. She nodded her head and they walked off to one of the living rooms.
"So Ellie, why did you come back?" Lee asked, looking at her curiously. Ellie looked down at her hands,
"Well, I wanted to see you and stuff. You know". Lee raised his eyebrows in a disbelieving way. "Really Ellie." Lee said.
"Well. Umm… Oh forget it. I was being stupid. I thought that maybe we could…you know –get back together again or something."
"Oh Ellie. I'm sorry. If only I'd known. You should have said on that day. Ellie. I'm so sorry."
"Don't apologise. I didn't come here for apologies. I shouldn't even be here. I should be at home making sure homer doesn't get into trouble. I-"
But lee cut her off, "I still love you Ellie. Don't go please."
"No lee!" she whispered, "you don't love me. You can't love me. You love Claudia. If you say you love me I'm leaving."
"okay, okay." He sighed. "so, how's Homer?"
"Order! Order! I call this Baby Sitters Club to order. Or something like that. How did it go again?" Kristy was sat in front of a group of young ladies all lounging around. Stacey was sitting on the bed with Claudia looking at baby's clothes in a magazine. Mallory was scribbling on a pad of paper. She was a newspaper journalist now and had an assignment due in soon. Jessie was sitting on the floor doing stretches and trying out some ballet moves. Kristy unfortunately had not found a director's chair so instead she was seated in a very comfortable recliner chair.
"Everyone!" she yelled, "Shut up!" The ladies laughed and looked up at her.
Lee and Ellie were seated in the posh living room with a grand piano. Ellie was curled up in a seat, reading some old diaries of hers. Lee was sitting on the piano, playing a piece of music that was very soothing.
"Wow!" Ellie exclaimed," I'd forgotten about this. Remember that time that I set that house on fire with you in it?"
"Yes." He said. He'd finished the piece. " I was stupid. I shouldn't have been in there. I put you in danger. You really were a hero rescuing me though."
"It was nothing. You would have done it for me."
"Would I? If you were with another guy?"
"Play that piece again."
Lee swivelled around and started playing once again. His fingers gliding over the keys. The kids were in the next room and Lee and Ellie were told to look after them (as the husbands couldn't be trusted, they were watching football). Ellie and lee found this a bit ironic as they were after all the Babysitters club.