The Other Side Of Love: Prologue
Author's ramblings: This is a co-written story, AngieBaby's and my first. We've both written and published under other names, and thought it'd be fun to do a story together. Thus, "The Other Side Of Love". Note: this is an AU (Alternate Universe) story; we know that angels can't truly fall in love in our real universe, but they can in our imaginations and, consequently, our alternate universe.
This is AngieBaby's chapter.
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The sun was bright and perfect for a walk in the park. It was early spring and all the flowers were starting to bloom within the melting snow. Monica sighed. She loved the spring time, with it's new life and new colors. She loved the way baby birds sang and first learned how to fly. She loved the color of the grass in the springtime. It was such a brilliant color green. She was just amazed to see God's glory showing everywhere. It almost took her breath away, to see mountains and valleys and lakes and rivers. She sighed again and then smiled as she saw Andrew walking towards her with a grin on his face. He approached her and took her into his arms for a few moments. She smiled and asked,
"What was that for?" He laughed and replied.
"Well, Angel Girl, I haven't see ya in a whole two hours!" He said, checking his wrist watch. "Can you blame an angel for missing his best friend?"
"No, I guess not." She said and he wrapped his arms around her in another tight hug. He pulled away and led Monica over to a nearby park bench and they both sat down. Monica put her chin in her hands and stared out across the park, at couples strolling hand in hand, children playing, and birds singing. Andrew noticed the intent look on her face and stared at her curiously, with one blonde eyebrow raised slightly. She glanced up at him, sensing his gaze, and laughed at him.
"What do you have that look on your face for, Andy?" She asked with a giggle.
"I should say the same to you! What were you thinking about?" She smiled and bit her lip.
"I was just thinking about all the beautiful creations here on earth. That's all." She said. She looked up at him and smiled slightly and he placed a hand on her shoulder and said,
"Are you sure that's all?" Andrew looked at her doubtfully, and she rolled her eyes.
"You know me so well. I love you for that." She said. He nodded his head and said,
"I love you too, Sweetie. Now tell me, what are ya thinking about?" She bit her lip and looked up as a young couple walked by, hand in hand, talking in small voices with one another.
"What do you suppose it's like, Andy? To be in love?" She asked in a shaky voice. The question took him by surprise and he sighed and looked away.
"Ya know I try to imagine what it's like. I see couples walking around and I try to imagine what it is that they are feeling. But I can't." She said. Andrew looked back with a slight smile on his face.
"Why all the sudden are you bringing this up?" He asked. She shrugged her shoulders and sighed once more.
"I guess...I don't know." I just..." She started.
"Just what?" He prompted her. She bit her lip and looked back up into his eyes.
"I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I just want to know, ya know?" He nodded his head silently.
"I have too." He blurted out suddenly. "I always wondered what it would be like. I would get a picture in my mind of...well...us I guess. And I would just wonder...ya know?"
"Us? You mean...us?" She asked with wide eyes.
"Well sure." He said quietly. "I can't imagine being in love with anyone but you. It just wouldn't be right. If I was able to love, I would love you and only you, Angel Girl." He said with a smile. A few tears leaked out of her eyes and she wrapped her arms around his waist and whispered,
"I'd love you too." He held her close to him and rocked her gently. He had to admit that it was weird that she was bringing this idea up now. She never said anything about it before. Of course, neither did he.
"Even though I can't love you in a human way, you know that I still love you more than anything, right?" He asked. He felt her nod against his shoulder. "Now, I may want to clock ya now and again, but you're still my best friend and I love you more than words can describe." He said with a chuckle. She laughed and pulled away from him, just enough to see his face. He planted a kiss right on the tip of her nose and she giggled again. He stood up and took hold of her hand and pulled her from the bench right into his arms. He hugged her for a second then they both turned and walked down the sidewalk towards the house that the Father had so graciously given to them.
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Author's ramblings: This is a co-written story, AngieBaby's and my first. We've both written and published under other names, and thought it'd be fun to do a story together. Thus, "The Other Side Of Love". Note: this is an AU (Alternate Universe) story; we know that angels can't truly fall in love in our real universe, but they can in our imaginations and, consequently, our alternate universe.
This is AngieBaby's chapter.
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The sun was bright and perfect for a walk in the park. It was early spring and all the flowers were starting to bloom within the melting snow. Monica sighed. She loved the spring time, with it's new life and new colors. She loved the way baby birds sang and first learned how to fly. She loved the color of the grass in the springtime. It was such a brilliant color green. She was just amazed to see God's glory showing everywhere. It almost took her breath away, to see mountains and valleys and lakes and rivers. She sighed again and then smiled as she saw Andrew walking towards her with a grin on his face. He approached her and took her into his arms for a few moments. She smiled and asked,
"What was that for?" He laughed and replied.
"Well, Angel Girl, I haven't see ya in a whole two hours!" He said, checking his wrist watch. "Can you blame an angel for missing his best friend?"
"No, I guess not." She said and he wrapped his arms around her in another tight hug. He pulled away and led Monica over to a nearby park bench and they both sat down. Monica put her chin in her hands and stared out across the park, at couples strolling hand in hand, children playing, and birds singing. Andrew noticed the intent look on her face and stared at her curiously, with one blonde eyebrow raised slightly. She glanced up at him, sensing his gaze, and laughed at him.
"What do you have that look on your face for, Andy?" She asked with a giggle.
"I should say the same to you! What were you thinking about?" She smiled and bit her lip.
"I was just thinking about all the beautiful creations here on earth. That's all." She said. She looked up at him and smiled slightly and he placed a hand on her shoulder and said,
"Are you sure that's all?" Andrew looked at her doubtfully, and she rolled her eyes.
"You know me so well. I love you for that." She said. He nodded his head and said,
"I love you too, Sweetie. Now tell me, what are ya thinking about?" She bit her lip and looked up as a young couple walked by, hand in hand, talking in small voices with one another.
"What do you suppose it's like, Andy? To be in love?" She asked in a shaky voice. The question took him by surprise and he sighed and looked away.
"Ya know I try to imagine what it's like. I see couples walking around and I try to imagine what it is that they are feeling. But I can't." She said. Andrew looked back with a slight smile on his face.
"Why all the sudden are you bringing this up?" He asked. She shrugged her shoulders and sighed once more.
"I guess...I don't know." I just..." She started.
"Just what?" He prompted her. She bit her lip and looked back up into his eyes.
"I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I just want to know, ya know?" He nodded his head silently.
"I have too." He blurted out suddenly. "I always wondered what it would be like. I would get a picture in my mind of...well...us I guess. And I would just wonder...ya know?"
"Us? You mean...us?" She asked with wide eyes.
"Well sure." He said quietly. "I can't imagine being in love with anyone but you. It just wouldn't be right. If I was able to love, I would love you and only you, Angel Girl." He said with a smile. A few tears leaked out of her eyes and she wrapped her arms around his waist and whispered,
"I'd love you too." He held her close to him and rocked her gently. He had to admit that it was weird that she was bringing this idea up now. She never said anything about it before. Of course, neither did he.
"Even though I can't love you in a human way, you know that I still love you more than anything, right?" He asked. He felt her nod against his shoulder. "Now, I may want to clock ya now and again, but you're still my best friend and I love you more than words can describe." He said with a chuckle. She laughed and pulled away from him, just enough to see his face. He planted a kiss right on the tip of her nose and she giggled again. He stood up and took hold of her hand and pulled her from the bench right into his arms. He hugged her for a second then they both turned and walked down the sidewalk towards the house that the Father had so graciously given to them.
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