1 Chapter 12
"She's just like you." Said Legolas, after Tracey had forcibly removed Robyn from the room, and the others had left from their own free will.
"Do you think so?" she said. "I can't see it. But, it's good that she's like me, isn't it?"
"Yes, it's good. Well, in some ways."
"What do you mean 'in some ways'? What's wrong with me?" she demanded.
"Well, hopefully, Robyn won't break someone's heart." He said, quietly.
"I apologised for that!" she said. "And you accepted it! You said I was forgiven!"
"You are! Calm down, I DO forgive you. I was just saying. Although, it's not fair that only you have apologised."
"You don't have anything to say sorry for." She said. "Well, at least I don't think you do." She added.
"Yes, I do. I should have understood that you weren't ready to get married. I shouldn't have left you. I know you hurt me, but I still shouldn't have left." Michelle was very shocked by this. She hadn't expected him to react like this. She'd expected him to hate her, but here he was apologising to her.
"I would have done the same thing. Rejection is unbearable, and if you have the chance to get away from it then, of course, you take it." 'OK, not a great way to end a conversation.' She thought. "By the way, what did your family say when you told them you had been dumped by a 15-year old human?"
They weren't impressed." He replied. "They told me I should have had more self-control. So, I said you can't control who you fall in love with." 'Please, do not say 'love' again. I feel bad enough as it is. Got get the away from this subject.'
"I bet it was a bit of a shock for you when Dad and Robyn turned up on your doorstep."
"I'll say. But, I didn't know that Robyn was there at first. The messenger only told me that Faramir was there. I went out straight away. When I saw her, I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought she was you, at first. Then I remembered that you're 31 now, not 15." Michelle began to laugh.
"It's 32, actually, and don't remind me. I'd give anything to be able to turn back time and re-live my teenage years. There's so much I would do differently."
"What would you change?"
"I would change everything to do with Paul, yet I wouldn't want to get rid of Robyn. I love her so much." 'No, I wouldn't change you and me, so don't bother asking.'
"It shows." He said. "She will make you very proud, one day."
"She already does. She's pretty, intelligent and a lovely girl to be around, and still, she doesn't have a boyfriend. It doesn't make sense. But she is always flirting though."
"She's got plenty of time." Then, there was an awkward silence. Neither of them knew what to say.
"So, how did you find me?" Michelle said, when she finally thought of something.
"Well, it's quite strange really. It was exactly the same way as last time."
"Last time?" she didn't understand what he meant until he took the necklace out of his pocket and handed it to her. "My necklace!" she cried. "And I didn't even notice it had gone! I must have dropped it in the house, just before they dragged me down to that disgusting basement."
"I still can't believe it was Becky and Clare." Said Legolas. "Becky always scared me a bit, but Clare. She always seemed so quiet."
"I know. And all because they were jealous. It doesn't make sense. They could have just told me, I wouldn't have minded. I didn't know that was how they felt. And they threatened to kill Robyn. They told me that they had her and if I didn't 'co-operate' they would kill her. But, when they gave me the choice, apparently, they didn't have her, at that point."
"What choice did they give you?"
"Oh, they, um, told me you were back and said that I had to choose between you and her." 'Please, don't ask me! Please, don't ask me!'
"What did you say?" 'Damn you!' She looked down at the floor.
"I told them to take me instead." She looked back up at him. "I still care about you, Legolas, a lot. It probably isn't right to say this but… I still love you. OK, there, I've said it. Robyn should be happy now." She turned and started to walk away, "I'll just go now and…" but he caught her hand and stopped her. She looked at him, curiously. 'What's he doing? He's already apologised, what, the hell, is he going to do now?!'
"I don't care if it's right or not. I have never stopped loving you, Michelle." He said. 'OK then, not what I was expecting.' "Not for a single moment of any day since I left." She stepped closer to him, then he leant forward and kissed her. She pulled away and wrapped her arms around him.
"I'm so sorry, Legolas." She whispered.
"It doesn't matter." He answered. "Forget about the past. It's the present and the future that matter now."
"Do you think Robyn's wish is going to come true, then?" He looked at her, quizzically.
"What wish?" he said.
"To have a dad." Legolas laughed.
"Maybe." And he kissed her again.
*****
A/N: OK, so this chapter was a bit soppy, but at least they're back together now.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
"She's just like you." Said Legolas, after Tracey had forcibly removed Robyn from the room, and the others had left from their own free will.
"Do you think so?" she said. "I can't see it. But, it's good that she's like me, isn't it?"
"Yes, it's good. Well, in some ways."
"What do you mean 'in some ways'? What's wrong with me?" she demanded.
"Well, hopefully, Robyn won't break someone's heart." He said, quietly.
"I apologised for that!" she said. "And you accepted it! You said I was forgiven!"
"You are! Calm down, I DO forgive you. I was just saying. Although, it's not fair that only you have apologised."
"You don't have anything to say sorry for." She said. "Well, at least I don't think you do." She added.
"Yes, I do. I should have understood that you weren't ready to get married. I shouldn't have left you. I know you hurt me, but I still shouldn't have left." Michelle was very shocked by this. She hadn't expected him to react like this. She'd expected him to hate her, but here he was apologising to her.
"I would have done the same thing. Rejection is unbearable, and if you have the chance to get away from it then, of course, you take it." 'OK, not a great way to end a conversation.' She thought. "By the way, what did your family say when you told them you had been dumped by a 15-year old human?"
They weren't impressed." He replied. "They told me I should have had more self-control. So, I said you can't control who you fall in love with." 'Please, do not say 'love' again. I feel bad enough as it is. Got get the away from this subject.'
"I bet it was a bit of a shock for you when Dad and Robyn turned up on your doorstep."
"I'll say. But, I didn't know that Robyn was there at first. The messenger only told me that Faramir was there. I went out straight away. When I saw her, I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought she was you, at first. Then I remembered that you're 31 now, not 15." Michelle began to laugh.
"It's 32, actually, and don't remind me. I'd give anything to be able to turn back time and re-live my teenage years. There's so much I would do differently."
"What would you change?"
"I would change everything to do with Paul, yet I wouldn't want to get rid of Robyn. I love her so much." 'No, I wouldn't change you and me, so don't bother asking.'
"It shows." He said. "She will make you very proud, one day."
"She already does. She's pretty, intelligent and a lovely girl to be around, and still, she doesn't have a boyfriend. It doesn't make sense. But she is always flirting though."
"She's got plenty of time." Then, there was an awkward silence. Neither of them knew what to say.
"So, how did you find me?" Michelle said, when she finally thought of something.
"Well, it's quite strange really. It was exactly the same way as last time."
"Last time?" she didn't understand what he meant until he took the necklace out of his pocket and handed it to her. "My necklace!" she cried. "And I didn't even notice it had gone! I must have dropped it in the house, just before they dragged me down to that disgusting basement."
"I still can't believe it was Becky and Clare." Said Legolas. "Becky always scared me a bit, but Clare. She always seemed so quiet."
"I know. And all because they were jealous. It doesn't make sense. They could have just told me, I wouldn't have minded. I didn't know that was how they felt. And they threatened to kill Robyn. They told me that they had her and if I didn't 'co-operate' they would kill her. But, when they gave me the choice, apparently, they didn't have her, at that point."
"What choice did they give you?"
"Oh, they, um, told me you were back and said that I had to choose between you and her." 'Please, don't ask me! Please, don't ask me!'
"What did you say?" 'Damn you!' She looked down at the floor.
"I told them to take me instead." She looked back up at him. "I still care about you, Legolas, a lot. It probably isn't right to say this but… I still love you. OK, there, I've said it. Robyn should be happy now." She turned and started to walk away, "I'll just go now and…" but he caught her hand and stopped her. She looked at him, curiously. 'What's he doing? He's already apologised, what, the hell, is he going to do now?!'
"I don't care if it's right or not. I have never stopped loving you, Michelle." He said. 'OK then, not what I was expecting.' "Not for a single moment of any day since I left." She stepped closer to him, then he leant forward and kissed her. She pulled away and wrapped her arms around him.
"I'm so sorry, Legolas." She whispered.
"It doesn't matter." He answered. "Forget about the past. It's the present and the future that matter now."
"Do you think Robyn's wish is going to come true, then?" He looked at her, quizzically.
"What wish?" he said.
"To have a dad." Legolas laughed.
"Maybe." And he kissed her again.
*****
A/N: OK, so this chapter was a bit soppy, but at least they're back together now.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx