Chapter 6/Dinner
Emily sat nervously across from Landon. What's my problem, she thought to herself. Landon's my dream guy…why am I so anxious? She sighed and put on a fake smile, leaning across the table towards him. "Go ahead," she said encouragingly.
Landon took a deep breath as he gazed across the neatly covered table at Emily. "Well, where did I leave off," he asked, pausing to smile nervously.
"Um you had just told me that she told you, about her, you know cancer."
He winced at the word. Before Jamie he hadn't really thought much of it. Now he knew the truth…it was a torture chamber. A killer of young in love girls that guys loved. Then something else occurred to him…before Jamie. What had he been before her? Nothing. He'd been a pure joke, striving for a little attention. Who knew, maybe he still was. All he knew was that from the moment Jamie Sullivan had walked onto that stage and into his life everything had changed for the better. He had changed. Any so-called life that he had known before was instantly gone at the soft touch of a young sick girl. He felt an aching pain deep down as he thought of her…her soft brown hair and bright deep eyes. Her gentle voice and tiny hands and petite figure. He missed her more every second.
"Landon?"
"Oh yes, sorry. After she um told me, we didn't talk. For some reason she seemed to think I hated her…she was so wrong." His eyes misted with tears at the thought of beautiful Jamie, crying because of a keyword…him.
Emily nodded in encouragement, taking his hand in hers.
Landon remembered Jamie's soft touch and the way her eyes always sparkled…Emily's were this dull dark color, sort of broading. He snapped back to reality and scolded himself mentally. "Then we sort of kept our distance…until of course I found my own way to tell her how I felt…when she got to sick to stay mad. We used to sit and lay together, she'd fall asleep on my shoulder and I'd read and sometimes sleep too…I remember this one morning, it was raining really hard, we were together with her head on my shoulder on a bench…"
"Landon," "Hmm?" "I wanted to ask you something." "Sure what?" "Well I was wondering…will you promise me something?" "Um yes, sure anything." "Ok, promise me that after I'm gone you'll move on. Promise me you won't mourn constantly." "Jamie, I told you, we're not going to talk like that." "Landon…please do this for me. Just promise me this." "Ok Jamie, I promise." "And please, promise me 1 more thing. Please, even after you marry and have babies and become a doctor…please don't forget me. Don't let them forget me," she whispered, laying her head back on his shoulder. Before he could respond she was sound asleep again, snoring slightly, in a peaceful slumber. "I promise Jamie. Forever and ever." He sank down on the bench snuggling her closer. Just moments from sleep he heard her small voice… "I Love you Landon Carter. Always, forever and ever." He smiled, squeezed her shoulder, and fell asleep.
"Oh Landon," Emily said, pulling him across the table, wiping tears gently off his face. "Landon, that's so incredibly sweet," she said, and before he knew it her lips were on his. He tried to pull back, but she had this needy feeling. Like she'd been waiting to do that for so long. She finally broke off, and smiled softly, glancing to see his reaction.
No, he thought. It isn't right. Seconds later I was remembering Jamie and now I'm kissing another girl? No. He jumped up and ran from the table, leaving a stunned, disappointed, guilty Emily at the table.
Landon woke up at home under his covers. He glanced at the clock. It was 11 already. He groaned and sat up, remembering the night's earlier events. He picked up the phone, pulling himself out of bed. He dialed Emily's number and heard her familiar voice on the other line. "Emily…I just called to say I'm so sorry about this afternoon. I had no right…I wanted it just as badly, it's just I miss her so much…"
Emily was silent on the other end for what seemed like hours to Landon. "It's ok…I moved to fast. Want to meet? At the cyber café around the corner? We could have a coffee and talk more…about her."
"Sure, see you in 10."
Landon struggled into his jeans again and ran to his car, hurrying to the shop. Emily was early, sitting in a nearby booth quietly sipping a cappuccino. He could help thinking how pretty she looked sitting there with her blonde, triangle cut hair pulled back in wisps and her brown highlights bringing out the sparkle in her bright blue eyes. Her complexion was fair and gentle…he couldn't help but allow his heart to skip a beat at her beautiful site. She glanced up at him and smiled, motioning for him to come join her.
"Hello Emily," Landon said as he approached the booth. She patted the seat across from her and smiled again, this time the grin lighting up her whole face.
"Hi Landon…you ok?"
"Yeah I'm ok. I figured something out though."
"What?"
"I don't want to talk about Jamie right now. We can finish the story in time, maybe in a few days, I can't stay, there's just something I have to do…"
Emily stared at him quizzically, a tingle shooting up her spine. Could he be…? Nah.
Before she could ask anything he leaned in and kissed her with all of his might, putting every emotion he'd had left into it. The kiss shot straight through her. There seemed to be some sort of energy between them. An attraction they just couldn't hide anymore. It wasn't something they could ignore any longer…and Landon didn't want to.
A/N: This isn't the last chapter; I'll hopefully put a new 1 out soon. I didn't ever expect Landon and Emily to hook up, I know you all think he shouldn't disrespect Jamie, neither do I…we'll see what they have in store.
Emily sat nervously across from Landon. What's my problem, she thought to herself. Landon's my dream guy…why am I so anxious? She sighed and put on a fake smile, leaning across the table towards him. "Go ahead," she said encouragingly.
Landon took a deep breath as he gazed across the neatly covered table at Emily. "Well, where did I leave off," he asked, pausing to smile nervously.
"Um you had just told me that she told you, about her, you know cancer."
He winced at the word. Before Jamie he hadn't really thought much of it. Now he knew the truth…it was a torture chamber. A killer of young in love girls that guys loved. Then something else occurred to him…before Jamie. What had he been before her? Nothing. He'd been a pure joke, striving for a little attention. Who knew, maybe he still was. All he knew was that from the moment Jamie Sullivan had walked onto that stage and into his life everything had changed for the better. He had changed. Any so-called life that he had known before was instantly gone at the soft touch of a young sick girl. He felt an aching pain deep down as he thought of her…her soft brown hair and bright deep eyes. Her gentle voice and tiny hands and petite figure. He missed her more every second.
"Landon?"
"Oh yes, sorry. After she um told me, we didn't talk. For some reason she seemed to think I hated her…she was so wrong." His eyes misted with tears at the thought of beautiful Jamie, crying because of a keyword…him.
Emily nodded in encouragement, taking his hand in hers.
Landon remembered Jamie's soft touch and the way her eyes always sparkled…Emily's were this dull dark color, sort of broading. He snapped back to reality and scolded himself mentally. "Then we sort of kept our distance…until of course I found my own way to tell her how I felt…when she got to sick to stay mad. We used to sit and lay together, she'd fall asleep on my shoulder and I'd read and sometimes sleep too…I remember this one morning, it was raining really hard, we were together with her head on my shoulder on a bench…"
"Landon," "Hmm?" "I wanted to ask you something." "Sure what?" "Well I was wondering…will you promise me something?" "Um yes, sure anything." "Ok, promise me that after I'm gone you'll move on. Promise me you won't mourn constantly." "Jamie, I told you, we're not going to talk like that." "Landon…please do this for me. Just promise me this." "Ok Jamie, I promise." "And please, promise me 1 more thing. Please, even after you marry and have babies and become a doctor…please don't forget me. Don't let them forget me," she whispered, laying her head back on his shoulder. Before he could respond she was sound asleep again, snoring slightly, in a peaceful slumber. "I promise Jamie. Forever and ever." He sank down on the bench snuggling her closer. Just moments from sleep he heard her small voice… "I Love you Landon Carter. Always, forever and ever." He smiled, squeezed her shoulder, and fell asleep.
"Oh Landon," Emily said, pulling him across the table, wiping tears gently off his face. "Landon, that's so incredibly sweet," she said, and before he knew it her lips were on his. He tried to pull back, but she had this needy feeling. Like she'd been waiting to do that for so long. She finally broke off, and smiled softly, glancing to see his reaction.
No, he thought. It isn't right. Seconds later I was remembering Jamie and now I'm kissing another girl? No. He jumped up and ran from the table, leaving a stunned, disappointed, guilty Emily at the table.
Landon woke up at home under his covers. He glanced at the clock. It was 11 already. He groaned and sat up, remembering the night's earlier events. He picked up the phone, pulling himself out of bed. He dialed Emily's number and heard her familiar voice on the other line. "Emily…I just called to say I'm so sorry about this afternoon. I had no right…I wanted it just as badly, it's just I miss her so much…"
Emily was silent on the other end for what seemed like hours to Landon. "It's ok…I moved to fast. Want to meet? At the cyber café around the corner? We could have a coffee and talk more…about her."
"Sure, see you in 10."
Landon struggled into his jeans again and ran to his car, hurrying to the shop. Emily was early, sitting in a nearby booth quietly sipping a cappuccino. He could help thinking how pretty she looked sitting there with her blonde, triangle cut hair pulled back in wisps and her brown highlights bringing out the sparkle in her bright blue eyes. Her complexion was fair and gentle…he couldn't help but allow his heart to skip a beat at her beautiful site. She glanced up at him and smiled, motioning for him to come join her.
"Hello Emily," Landon said as he approached the booth. She patted the seat across from her and smiled again, this time the grin lighting up her whole face.
"Hi Landon…you ok?"
"Yeah I'm ok. I figured something out though."
"What?"
"I don't want to talk about Jamie right now. We can finish the story in time, maybe in a few days, I can't stay, there's just something I have to do…"
Emily stared at him quizzically, a tingle shooting up her spine. Could he be…? Nah.
Before she could ask anything he leaned in and kissed her with all of his might, putting every emotion he'd had left into it. The kiss shot straight through her. There seemed to be some sort of energy between them. An attraction they just couldn't hide anymore. It wasn't something they could ignore any longer…and Landon didn't want to.
A/N: This isn't the last chapter; I'll hopefully put a new 1 out soon. I didn't ever expect Landon and Emily to hook up, I know you all think he shouldn't disrespect Jamie, neither do I…we'll see what they have in store.