Note at the end.
Part 11
Abbey walked over to CJ with her arms stretched out. CJ hugged Abbey tightly then kissed her on the head.
"Are you sure you can't stay until Friday? I mean, it's only two more days."
"I'm sorry, Abbey, but my boss... I just have to go."
Abbey nodded then stepped aside to let her husband say goodbye to CJ. She bent down so he could kiss her on the cheek.
"Claudia Jean, don't let it be as long as this time before you come back again," he said, holding her hand as he talked.
"No, sir. I'll call you when I'm there."
She swallowed and forced herself to smile as she walked over to Leo who sat in the chair.
"Bye, Leo," she said and bent down to kiss him on the cheek.
He put his hands on her shoulders and with her help he rose. He held on to the railing as he looked sadly at her. It was first now that she realized this was the last time she would see him. She put her arms around him and cried. She held him tightly and she never wanted to let go. When she did though, she smiled gently.
"Leo, everything is forgotten," she whispered honestly and she would never forget the relived look on his face. "I promise. I love you."
"I love you too, kiddo. Can you promise me something?"
"Anything."
"That you'll make peace with Toby." He noticed she was about to protest so he hushed her. "I'm not saying it has to happen now. It doesn't even have to happen in the next coming weeks. I'm just saying. I stole three years from you. Don't let them to be more."
Tears were running down CJ's face and she pulled Leo in for a hug again. "Fuck," she whispered. "I can't believe this is really happening."
Jed cleared his throat. "I'm sorry to interrupt but if you want to catch that plane."
"Yeah," she said and let go of Leo.
She walked over to Josh and hugged him. "I'll see you soon, okay?" He nodded. "Give Amy and the kids huge hugs and kisses from me, okay?"
He smiled sadly. "What about me?"
She kissed him on the month and smiled softly.
"Move to D.C.," he blurted out. "Come on, you can get any job you want."
She put her hand on his chest and smiled. "Later, Josh, later." She turned to Sam. "And you! I'm sorry I can't go out with you tonight but you know..."
"I do." He kissed her and then hugged her.
"Call me when you're going to run for President."
He smiled and kissed her again. Josh raised his eyebrows.
"Hey, man, you're sure you're gay?"
Sam glared at him but then couldn't help smiling. CJ threw her bag over her shoulder and walked over to the car.
"Well, I guess I'll see you around."
She opened the door and put her bag in the back. She looked at Leo for a few seconds before running over to him and giving him another hug. It was a quick hug and as she let go she refused to look at him. She quickly walked over to the car and sat down in the shotgun. When she looked out the window she noticed that there was one more person on the porch. He looked intensely at her as he put his hands over his heart, the gesture she had seen him do for her so many times.
"Ma'am, are you sure you're ready to go?" The driver asked politely.
"Yeah, just drive," she whispered, looking everywhere but back at her friends.
*
"Dad, you're home!" Mallory said and bent down to hug him.
Then she walked around the wheelchair to hug Jed and Abbey.
"Where's Jordan?" Leo asked weakly. "And Margaret? I want Margaret to be here."
Mallory nodded. "They're in the bedroom, dad. They've made your bed and fixed everything. Are you tired?"
Leo nodded and closed his eyes. Mallory looked worriedly at Jed and Abbey who didn't dare to face her. Abbey rolled the wheelchair down the hall and into his bedroom.
"Margaret, Jordan," Abbey said and smiled sadly. "How are you two?"
They didn't answer. The only person that had their attention was Leo. They helped him lie down in the bed. As Margaret helped him Jordan walked over to Abbey.
"What do you think?"
"It's not long now." She put her hand on Jordan's arm. "I'm sorry."
Jordan closed her eyes and shook her head. "Don't be. Are you and Jed staying here? Margaret and I have prepared the guestroom."
Abbey smiled softly.
"Are you hungry? I'll fix something if you are."
"Jordan, Jordan, calm down. We'll manage, okay? Now just stay here with Leo."
Jordan sighed and nodded. "Thank you."
She sat down on the bed and took Leo's hand in hers. Margaret smiled slightly before leaving the bedroom. Leo opened his eyes and smiled weakly at Jordan.
"You look like an angel. If heaven's full with angels that looks like you I can't wait to go."
Jordan smiled through her tears. "Do you want anything? Water?"
Leo coughed and shook his head. "No, no thank you."
"Are you tired?"
"Yeah."
"Then I'll let you sleep." She kissed him then stayed nest to him on the bed.
"Jordan?"
"Yeah?"
"Aren't you going to ask me?"
"Ask you what?"
"How it was in Manchester."
Jordan smiled and stroked his cheek. "I'm sorry, love. How was it?"
He slowly opened his eyes and smiled softly. "I found peace."
The end.
2003-03-09
Note: Okay, so I realize the last sentence was a bit too much but anyway... Thank you so much for all feedback and reviews. It has made me so happy! I kind of feel bad, though, for making Leo the bad guy. It had to be someone though and everything turned out fine... Anyway, I know this practically screams for a sequel because of the CJ/Toby situation so just so you wont send me threatening e-mails *lol*, yes, I've already begun writing it.
Note 2: I'm in serious need of a beta-reader so if you're interested (please!) I'd appreciate if you'd e-mail me at jee__sun@hotmail.com
Part 11
Abbey walked over to CJ with her arms stretched out. CJ hugged Abbey tightly then kissed her on the head.
"Are you sure you can't stay until Friday? I mean, it's only two more days."
"I'm sorry, Abbey, but my boss... I just have to go."
Abbey nodded then stepped aside to let her husband say goodbye to CJ. She bent down so he could kiss her on the cheek.
"Claudia Jean, don't let it be as long as this time before you come back again," he said, holding her hand as he talked.
"No, sir. I'll call you when I'm there."
She swallowed and forced herself to smile as she walked over to Leo who sat in the chair.
"Bye, Leo," she said and bent down to kiss him on the cheek.
He put his hands on her shoulders and with her help he rose. He held on to the railing as he looked sadly at her. It was first now that she realized this was the last time she would see him. She put her arms around him and cried. She held him tightly and she never wanted to let go. When she did though, she smiled gently.
"Leo, everything is forgotten," she whispered honestly and she would never forget the relived look on his face. "I promise. I love you."
"I love you too, kiddo. Can you promise me something?"
"Anything."
"That you'll make peace with Toby." He noticed she was about to protest so he hushed her. "I'm not saying it has to happen now. It doesn't even have to happen in the next coming weeks. I'm just saying. I stole three years from you. Don't let them to be more."
Tears were running down CJ's face and she pulled Leo in for a hug again. "Fuck," she whispered. "I can't believe this is really happening."
Jed cleared his throat. "I'm sorry to interrupt but if you want to catch that plane."
"Yeah," she said and let go of Leo.
She walked over to Josh and hugged him. "I'll see you soon, okay?" He nodded. "Give Amy and the kids huge hugs and kisses from me, okay?"
He smiled sadly. "What about me?"
She kissed him on the month and smiled softly.
"Move to D.C.," he blurted out. "Come on, you can get any job you want."
She put her hand on his chest and smiled. "Later, Josh, later." She turned to Sam. "And you! I'm sorry I can't go out with you tonight but you know..."
"I do." He kissed her and then hugged her.
"Call me when you're going to run for President."
He smiled and kissed her again. Josh raised his eyebrows.
"Hey, man, you're sure you're gay?"
Sam glared at him but then couldn't help smiling. CJ threw her bag over her shoulder and walked over to the car.
"Well, I guess I'll see you around."
She opened the door and put her bag in the back. She looked at Leo for a few seconds before running over to him and giving him another hug. It was a quick hug and as she let go she refused to look at him. She quickly walked over to the car and sat down in the shotgun. When she looked out the window she noticed that there was one more person on the porch. He looked intensely at her as he put his hands over his heart, the gesture she had seen him do for her so many times.
"Ma'am, are you sure you're ready to go?" The driver asked politely.
"Yeah, just drive," she whispered, looking everywhere but back at her friends.
*
"Dad, you're home!" Mallory said and bent down to hug him.
Then she walked around the wheelchair to hug Jed and Abbey.
"Where's Jordan?" Leo asked weakly. "And Margaret? I want Margaret to be here."
Mallory nodded. "They're in the bedroom, dad. They've made your bed and fixed everything. Are you tired?"
Leo nodded and closed his eyes. Mallory looked worriedly at Jed and Abbey who didn't dare to face her. Abbey rolled the wheelchair down the hall and into his bedroom.
"Margaret, Jordan," Abbey said and smiled sadly. "How are you two?"
They didn't answer. The only person that had their attention was Leo. They helped him lie down in the bed. As Margaret helped him Jordan walked over to Abbey.
"What do you think?"
"It's not long now." She put her hand on Jordan's arm. "I'm sorry."
Jordan closed her eyes and shook her head. "Don't be. Are you and Jed staying here? Margaret and I have prepared the guestroom."
Abbey smiled softly.
"Are you hungry? I'll fix something if you are."
"Jordan, Jordan, calm down. We'll manage, okay? Now just stay here with Leo."
Jordan sighed and nodded. "Thank you."
She sat down on the bed and took Leo's hand in hers. Margaret smiled slightly before leaving the bedroom. Leo opened his eyes and smiled weakly at Jordan.
"You look like an angel. If heaven's full with angels that looks like you I can't wait to go."
Jordan smiled through her tears. "Do you want anything? Water?"
Leo coughed and shook his head. "No, no thank you."
"Are you tired?"
"Yeah."
"Then I'll let you sleep." She kissed him then stayed nest to him on the bed.
"Jordan?"
"Yeah?"
"Aren't you going to ask me?"
"Ask you what?"
"How it was in Manchester."
Jordan smiled and stroked his cheek. "I'm sorry, love. How was it?"
He slowly opened his eyes and smiled softly. "I found peace."
The end.
2003-03-09
Note: Okay, so I realize the last sentence was a bit too much but anyway... Thank you so much for all feedback and reviews. It has made me so happy! I kind of feel bad, though, for making Leo the bad guy. It had to be someone though and everything turned out fine... Anyway, I know this practically screams for a sequel because of the CJ/Toby situation so just so you wont send me threatening e-mails *lol*, yes, I've already begun writing it.
Note 2: I'm in serious need of a beta-reader so if you're interested (please!) I'd appreciate if you'd e-mail me at jee__sun@hotmail.com