Eventually a voice answered.
"Hello" it said.
"Er.......hi........" I replied nervously.
"KIM!!" the voice yelled excitedly. "You called!"
"Jeff...." I whispered, barely able to speak.
"You didn't come.......you promised...."
"But the letter.....I didn't get it.....Beth she......"
"I know."
"You know, but....how could you.....?"
"Because I'm close to you Kim, closer than you think."
"What..........?"
Just then there was a knock on the door. My heart stopped. Could it be......? Was it Jeff.......? Closer than I thought...........?
"Wait....I have to get the door..." I told Jeff down the phone.
I walked slowly to the door, my knees so weak I could barely stand. I placed my trembling hand on the handle and pushed it down. I opened the door and looked at the figure stood there...........
"Tanya?!" I said, for the first time in my life disappointed to see my best friend. "But I was hoping you were...never mind."
Tanya looked confused.
"Its good to see you too," she giggled.
"Tanya......I called Jeff, he's on the phone," I told her, smiling for the first time in weeks.
"Really? No way!!" she grinned back. I'll go sit on the sofa. She left for the lounge and I went back to the phone.
"Sorry, Jeff," I said. "Tanya just got here......."
"Aren't you forgetting something......" he interupted.
"What.......?" I asked.
He laughed gently. "You should never leave your door open..."
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I dropped the phone and turned around quickly. There he was, leant in the doorway, a mobile phone held to his ear. He flipped the case shut.
"You never know who's around," he grinned, closing the door behind him.
"Jeff!" I screamed. I was so happy to see him, happier than ever before. He looked so sexy, I couldn't believe that I had lived all this time without him. I just wanted to hold him, I wanted him more than I had ever wanted anything.
I ran into his arms and he held me tight.
"God I missed you, Kim," he whispered into my ear. "I missed you so much. I've waited too long to do this......"
"Do what.....?" I asked.
"This," he replied. He pulled my lips onto his once again and our tongues met. This kiss was more passionate than the first as he massaged my lips with his own. He ran his hands up and down my back and then under my shirt. He began to kiss my neck. I could feel my skin becoming hotter from his touch but then I remembered.
"Jeff........what about Tanya...?" I whispered.
He pulled away and ran his hand over hair, which was tied back.
"Oh......er.....yeah sorry," he said. "I guess I was just real happy to see ya."
"Me too....." I giggled. "We'll pick this up later." I winked at him.
We walked into the lounge and Tanya looked up and grinned.
"I see you got my present then," she beamed at me. "I explained everything to Jeff and he came right over. Just last night, he got the first flight he could."
I was stunned. Tanya had gone to all that trouble fo me?!
"But how did you......" I asked, confused.
Tanya waved a small black book in the air.
"I'm sure Beth wouldn't mind me borrowing her address book," she laughed.
I ran over and hugged her.
"Thank you," I squeaked, sniffing. "Thank you so much."
"Oh, just get your bags and go..." Tanya laughed through her tears. "You gotta go with Jeff now.....we already said goodbye remember..."
"I'll never forget this....I promise," I said.
"Goodbye, Kim......be happy," she smiled. Then she left the house. I watched the door for a minute, not quite believing that this was the last time I would see Tanya walk through that door.
Jeff walked up behind me and slipped his arms around my waist, resting his chin on my shoulder.
"C'mon.......get your things.....this time I'm not gonna leave without you," he said, kissing my cheek.
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I ran upstairs and threw a few clothes into a sports bag along with my toothbrush, a hairbrush and a few other things. I lifted the bag, which was quite heavy and rushed down the stairs. Jeff took it from me.
"Geez," he said. "This is heavy. Y'know........if I didn't love you so damn much....."
I laughed. "Hey, quit complaining!! It'll be good for your arms!"
He smiled as I scribbled on a piece of paper.
"What's that?" Jeff asked, leaning towards me.
"Its a note," I told him. "For my family."
"I'm leaving with Jeff, have a nice life all of you. Beth, I guess if this is about winning you just lost," he read. "Hmmmm....nice..."
I placed the note on the coffee table, grabbed the money my dad had left for me that morning, and walked to the front door.
"Goodbye," I said quietly as I closed the door behind me for the last time. Jeff was lifting my bag into the back of his rental car. I walked over and he opened the door for me to sit in the passenger seat. I climbed in.
Two hours later we were sat in our plane seats, ready to take off. Jeff put his hand on mine and looked into my eyes.
"Kim, I love you," he said.
"I love you too, Jeff," I said honestly.
He kissed me lightly on the lips then settled back into his seat, putting his arm around me. I put my head on his shoulder and was comforted by the warmth of his body. As I lay there, I felt like I had finally found where I belonged. There were no guarantees that things would work out, but somewhere deep inside my heart I knew we would be together for the rest of our lives. Tomorrow would be a long day, I would have to meet Jeff's dad, his brother, his friends.....it was going to be a little scary. But for now I was happy just to enjoy his company. It still seemed a little wierd and I wasn't sure if I was living my dream, or if this was a dream............I'm still not quite sure now, years later.........but if I am sleeping, please don't let me wake up.
***THE END***
"Hello" it said.
"Er.......hi........" I replied nervously.
"KIM!!" the voice yelled excitedly. "You called!"
"Jeff...." I whispered, barely able to speak.
"You didn't come.......you promised...."
"But the letter.....I didn't get it.....Beth she......"
"I know."
"You know, but....how could you.....?"
"Because I'm close to you Kim, closer than you think."
"What..........?"
Just then there was a knock on the door. My heart stopped. Could it be......? Was it Jeff.......? Closer than I thought...........?
"Wait....I have to get the door..." I told Jeff down the phone.
I walked slowly to the door, my knees so weak I could barely stand. I placed my trembling hand on the handle and pushed it down. I opened the door and looked at the figure stood there...........
"Tanya?!" I said, for the first time in my life disappointed to see my best friend. "But I was hoping you were...never mind."
Tanya looked confused.
"Its good to see you too," she giggled.
"Tanya......I called Jeff, he's on the phone," I told her, smiling for the first time in weeks.
"Really? No way!!" she grinned back. I'll go sit on the sofa. She left for the lounge and I went back to the phone.
"Sorry, Jeff," I said. "Tanya just got here......."
"Aren't you forgetting something......" he interupted.
"What.......?" I asked.
He laughed gently. "You should never leave your door open..."
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I dropped the phone and turned around quickly. There he was, leant in the doorway, a mobile phone held to his ear. He flipped the case shut.
"You never know who's around," he grinned, closing the door behind him.
"Jeff!" I screamed. I was so happy to see him, happier than ever before. He looked so sexy, I couldn't believe that I had lived all this time without him. I just wanted to hold him, I wanted him more than I had ever wanted anything.
I ran into his arms and he held me tight.
"God I missed you, Kim," he whispered into my ear. "I missed you so much. I've waited too long to do this......"
"Do what.....?" I asked.
"This," he replied. He pulled my lips onto his once again and our tongues met. This kiss was more passionate than the first as he massaged my lips with his own. He ran his hands up and down my back and then under my shirt. He began to kiss my neck. I could feel my skin becoming hotter from his touch but then I remembered.
"Jeff........what about Tanya...?" I whispered.
He pulled away and ran his hand over hair, which was tied back.
"Oh......er.....yeah sorry," he said. "I guess I was just real happy to see ya."
"Me too....." I giggled. "We'll pick this up later." I winked at him.
We walked into the lounge and Tanya looked up and grinned.
"I see you got my present then," she beamed at me. "I explained everything to Jeff and he came right over. Just last night, he got the first flight he could."
I was stunned. Tanya had gone to all that trouble fo me?!
"But how did you......" I asked, confused.
Tanya waved a small black book in the air.
"I'm sure Beth wouldn't mind me borrowing her address book," she laughed.
I ran over and hugged her.
"Thank you," I squeaked, sniffing. "Thank you so much."
"Oh, just get your bags and go..." Tanya laughed through her tears. "You gotta go with Jeff now.....we already said goodbye remember..."
"I'll never forget this....I promise," I said.
"Goodbye, Kim......be happy," she smiled. Then she left the house. I watched the door for a minute, not quite believing that this was the last time I would see Tanya walk through that door.
Jeff walked up behind me and slipped his arms around my waist, resting his chin on my shoulder.
"C'mon.......get your things.....this time I'm not gonna leave without you," he said, kissing my cheek.
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I ran upstairs and threw a few clothes into a sports bag along with my toothbrush, a hairbrush and a few other things. I lifted the bag, which was quite heavy and rushed down the stairs. Jeff took it from me.
"Geez," he said. "This is heavy. Y'know........if I didn't love you so damn much....."
I laughed. "Hey, quit complaining!! It'll be good for your arms!"
He smiled as I scribbled on a piece of paper.
"What's that?" Jeff asked, leaning towards me.
"Its a note," I told him. "For my family."
"I'm leaving with Jeff, have a nice life all of you. Beth, I guess if this is about winning you just lost," he read. "Hmmmm....nice..."
I placed the note on the coffee table, grabbed the money my dad had left for me that morning, and walked to the front door.
"Goodbye," I said quietly as I closed the door behind me for the last time. Jeff was lifting my bag into the back of his rental car. I walked over and he opened the door for me to sit in the passenger seat. I climbed in.
Two hours later we were sat in our plane seats, ready to take off. Jeff put his hand on mine and looked into my eyes.
"Kim, I love you," he said.
"I love you too, Jeff," I said honestly.
He kissed me lightly on the lips then settled back into his seat, putting his arm around me. I put my head on his shoulder and was comforted by the warmth of his body. As I lay there, I felt like I had finally found where I belonged. There were no guarantees that things would work out, but somewhere deep inside my heart I knew we would be together for the rest of our lives. Tomorrow would be a long day, I would have to meet Jeff's dad, his brother, his friends.....it was going to be a little scary. But for now I was happy just to enjoy his company. It still seemed a little wierd and I wasn't sure if I was living my dream, or if this was a dream............I'm still not quite sure now, years later.........but if I am sleeping, please don't let me wake up.
***THE END***