Halfway Around the World
Chapter Three- A Foreign Surprise
Like two fools, Steve and Mary stood less than two inches apart, staring at each other, like the other was a ghost. Though to them, this was more of a surprise than a supernatural spirit.
Mary was the first to attempt a form of communication, by stuttering. " U-uh um, w-what are you doing here?".
Excuse, he had to think of another reason why he was there. " Uh, there's a pediatrician's convention here, in London".
Mary would have believed him, had she not noticed the yellow piece of paper enclosed in his hand. He had not noticed her discovery, therefore could not stop her from taking it. " One of your colleagues getting married?".
Maybe if the entire page was not a list of wedding planners, he could have said he was looking for something else. But he didn't want to lie to her, and it would be hard to explain why he was looking up weeding supplies. " I was afraid of what you'd say if I told you that I came here to see you, but, I came here to see you".
Mary's eyes glistened in the sunlight, " you're not suppose to be here, you're suppose to be on your honeymoon".
" There was no honeymoon because there was no wedding" he watched Mary's confused reaction, " I couldn't do it, neither could Fran. It wasn't the color of the bridesmaid dresses or the Olivia Newton-John, it wasn't that. It was that we didn't love each other" he stopped, " Mary, I love you".
Her lip began to tremble, " I guess I'm not that magnet anymore".
Steve gently pulled her into an embrace, softly holding her while she tried to calm herself down.
" You came all this way just to...".
He answered her so she wouldn't have to finish, " it was the best last minute decision I have ever made, or ever will make".
Mary pulled back, wiping away a tear on her cheek, Steve did the same on the other cheek. " I have to, meet my boss for lunch, why don't you come with me?".
" Would be alright?".
She nodded, smiling. " Rory has been wanting to hear about past weddings I've done, just don't mention that you didn't get married.
" It's a minor detail".
Mary and Steve took a cab together, she said they were suppose to meet Rory at a small restaurant in a nearby park. The entire ride, she couldn't stop thinking about what he did, what he went through, just to see her in person.
" I was beginning to think you weren't coming" a middle-aged woman with red hair and a thick accent to compliment her well assorted ensemble stood from an outdoor patio to great them when they arrived.
Mary was grinning, " Rory, I'd like you to meet Steve Edison, he's a former client of mine, the doctor".
Rory was astonished, shaking his hand, " well I'll be damned, a pleasure to meet you". She also muttered, " he's cute" to Mary as they sat down around the table, and was signaled to be quiet.
" Oh Mary, before I forget" Rory reached into her hand bag, removing a large and thick catalog, " everything you'd want for a newborn is somewhere in here".
Mary was very pale when she hesitantly accepted the book, rushing to put it in her lap.
" One of your clients having a baby?" Steve asked, Mary wouldn't look at him.
" You didn't hear?" Rory cheered, " Mary's pregnant!".
Chapter Three- A Foreign Surprise
Like two fools, Steve and Mary stood less than two inches apart, staring at each other, like the other was a ghost. Though to them, this was more of a surprise than a supernatural spirit.
Mary was the first to attempt a form of communication, by stuttering. " U-uh um, w-what are you doing here?".
Excuse, he had to think of another reason why he was there. " Uh, there's a pediatrician's convention here, in London".
Mary would have believed him, had she not noticed the yellow piece of paper enclosed in his hand. He had not noticed her discovery, therefore could not stop her from taking it. " One of your colleagues getting married?".
Maybe if the entire page was not a list of wedding planners, he could have said he was looking for something else. But he didn't want to lie to her, and it would be hard to explain why he was looking up weeding supplies. " I was afraid of what you'd say if I told you that I came here to see you, but, I came here to see you".
Mary's eyes glistened in the sunlight, " you're not suppose to be here, you're suppose to be on your honeymoon".
" There was no honeymoon because there was no wedding" he watched Mary's confused reaction, " I couldn't do it, neither could Fran. It wasn't the color of the bridesmaid dresses or the Olivia Newton-John, it wasn't that. It was that we didn't love each other" he stopped, " Mary, I love you".
Her lip began to tremble, " I guess I'm not that magnet anymore".
Steve gently pulled her into an embrace, softly holding her while she tried to calm herself down.
" You came all this way just to...".
He answered her so she wouldn't have to finish, " it was the best last minute decision I have ever made, or ever will make".
Mary pulled back, wiping away a tear on her cheek, Steve did the same on the other cheek. " I have to, meet my boss for lunch, why don't you come with me?".
" Would be alright?".
She nodded, smiling. " Rory has been wanting to hear about past weddings I've done, just don't mention that you didn't get married.
" It's a minor detail".
Mary and Steve took a cab together, she said they were suppose to meet Rory at a small restaurant in a nearby park. The entire ride, she couldn't stop thinking about what he did, what he went through, just to see her in person.
" I was beginning to think you weren't coming" a middle-aged woman with red hair and a thick accent to compliment her well assorted ensemble stood from an outdoor patio to great them when they arrived.
Mary was grinning, " Rory, I'd like you to meet Steve Edison, he's a former client of mine, the doctor".
Rory was astonished, shaking his hand, " well I'll be damned, a pleasure to meet you". She also muttered, " he's cute" to Mary as they sat down around the table, and was signaled to be quiet.
" Oh Mary, before I forget" Rory reached into her hand bag, removing a large and thick catalog, " everything you'd want for a newborn is somewhere in here".
Mary was very pale when she hesitantly accepted the book, rushing to put it in her lap.
" One of your clients having a baby?" Steve asked, Mary wouldn't look at him.
" You didn't hear?" Rory cheered, " Mary's pregnant!".