Pippin watched Merry and Estella dancing together, they were both smiling
and looked like they were having heaps of fun. He hadn't seen Merry that
happy in a while and felt happy for him but at the same time he felt, well,
left out. He had guessed that Merry had started to like Estella, Merry
changed whenever he was around her. It wasn't a large change and probably
no one else noticed but Pippin did. He wanted Merry to be happy but he
didn't want to lose his best friend.
Merry was having fun dancing with Estella and he knew she was enjoying herself too. Her cheeks were a little flushed but she was smiling and laughing and her blue eyes seemed to dance as well. As Merry looked down into her pretty face something clicked inside of him and at last he understood his feelings.
"You looked like you were having fun last night," Melilot said as she poured tea from the pot into a couple of teacups. She handed Estella one of the cups and put some sausages into a pan. "Thankyou, yes I did have fun," Estella smiled as she reflected on the previous evening at the Green Dragon.
Estella had gone to visit Melilot at Buckland late in the morning after the party. It was now nearing noon and she was helping Melilot to prepare lunch for her parents, brother and sister. "Well, I'm not the only one who was enjoying themselves," Estella said as she pulled some plates from the cupboard. "I don't think that you and Evard ever left each other's sight all night."
Melilot blushed a little and helped Estella set out the plates. "And you had two hobbit-lads trying to keep you in their sights all night." This was Estella's turn to blush. "I doubt if that was true," She said quickly as they went back into the kitchen. "No?" Melilot grinned, "You and Wilcome looked quite sweet together."
"Jolly is and will only be a friend," Estella said as she turned to face Melilot. "And I would wish nothing more from him," She told her friend. Another smile quickly crept back across Melilot's face, "But you couldn't possibly tell me that you wouldn't wish for more from Merry?" She asked and Estella sighed, picking up a spoon and stirring the soup in the pot.
Silence fell about the room for a moment as Melilot waited for Estella to say more. Knowing that she couldn't hide it from her best friend she broke the silence, "No you're right - I couldn't tell you that. I have loved him secretly for the longest time but I fear that he doesn't feel the same way in return." She admitted.
Merry was having fun dancing with Estella and he knew she was enjoying herself too. Her cheeks were a little flushed but she was smiling and laughing and her blue eyes seemed to dance as well. As Merry looked down into her pretty face something clicked inside of him and at last he understood his feelings.
"You looked like you were having fun last night," Melilot said as she poured tea from the pot into a couple of teacups. She handed Estella one of the cups and put some sausages into a pan. "Thankyou, yes I did have fun," Estella smiled as she reflected on the previous evening at the Green Dragon.
Estella had gone to visit Melilot at Buckland late in the morning after the party. It was now nearing noon and she was helping Melilot to prepare lunch for her parents, brother and sister. "Well, I'm not the only one who was enjoying themselves," Estella said as she pulled some plates from the cupboard. "I don't think that you and Evard ever left each other's sight all night."
Melilot blushed a little and helped Estella set out the plates. "And you had two hobbit-lads trying to keep you in their sights all night." This was Estella's turn to blush. "I doubt if that was true," She said quickly as they went back into the kitchen. "No?" Melilot grinned, "You and Wilcome looked quite sweet together."
"Jolly is and will only be a friend," Estella said as she turned to face Melilot. "And I would wish nothing more from him," She told her friend. Another smile quickly crept back across Melilot's face, "But you couldn't possibly tell me that you wouldn't wish for more from Merry?" She asked and Estella sighed, picking up a spoon and stirring the soup in the pot.
Silence fell about the room for a moment as Melilot waited for Estella to say more. Knowing that she couldn't hide it from her best friend she broke the silence, "No you're right - I couldn't tell you that. I have loved him secretly for the longest time but I fear that he doesn't feel the same way in return." She admitted.