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And now. Dreams, Revelations, and Pillow Fights.
"Landon, wake up, Landon."
Why do Mom's always have to do that to you? You're right in the middle of the greatest dream and they insist on waking you up.
"Five more minutes, Mom," I mumbled throwing the covers back on top of my head, "besides it's Saturday."
"Mmm 'kay, that's fine if you don't wanna kiss your wife good morning or attend your high school graduation I'll understand totally. I'll just go all alone or better yet maybe I'll call Eddie, he'll definitely go with me."
Wife? Graduation? Eddie? Wait a minute.. I smiled as it all came back to me. Jamie was my wife. Finally. We were graduating from high school. Finally. And Eddie.well, with any luck I would never have to see him again. Finally.
"Hey Miss," I said throwing the covers off my head, "don't I know you. Isn't your name Jamie Sullivan or something like that?"
Jamie looked thoughtful and then she smiled. "Nope it's Jamie Carter, and don't you forget it mister!" She leaped on top of me and began tickling me non-stop.
"Okay, okay," I said struggling to breathe, "I'll try and remember that next time."
"You better." Jamie said ending her attack and kissing me softly on the lips. She rolled over so she was lying next to me and laid her head on my shoulder. "Landon, I can't believe we're graduating today. It feels like it just started and now it's all ending."
"High school may be ending, Jamie, but this is a new beginning. For both of us." I added wanting to make sure she was sure of what I meant.
"Landon?" she asked quietly.
"Hmmm." I sighed
"Thank you."
"For what?" I said kissing her on the forehead.
"For loving me. I thought you never would."
She thought I never would? "What do you mean?"
"Do you remember that you said during the play you felt like I was singing directly to you?"
I nodded.
"That's because I was."
I was still confused. "But didn't you write the songs for the play way before I got involved with it?"
She nodded, "But that song wasn't written originally for Eddie's script, I wrote it for you. Well, about you at least."
Seeing that I was still confused, Jamie continued.
"Do you remember in sixth grade when we were partners for that 'let's pretend we're married' assignment?"
I smiled. "If only I knew then, what I know now."
She giggled. "Well back then you hated the idea of being my husband. You and your friends constantly joked about how awful it was even pretend to be married to 'the virgin Mary.'"
I saw a flicker of pain in her eyes when she referred to herself as "the virgin Mary." Why didn't I see before how much I had hurt her back then? "I'm so sorry, Jamie. I was an idiot."
"No, no Landon. That is what you were like around your friends. But do you remember what it was like when we were alone."
I shook my head 'no'
She smiled. "You played video games with me, showed me your incredible hulk action figure, and even stayed late with me one night during a thunderstorm because my father wasn't home from church and I was worried about him."
I had forgotten all that.
"The night of the thunderstorm, after you left, that's when I knew I loved you."
"So is that when you wrote the song?" I asked propping my head up on my elbow so I could look at her.
She laughed, "Only with a few changes recently. It started out as he likes me, he likes me, he likes me."
I winked at her, "Well your wrong you know I don't like you."
"Oh really?"
"Nope definitely don't like you. But unfortunately I love you too much to let that stand in my way. Now come on Mrs. Carter are you coming with me to graduation or do I have to sit with Belinda."
The end of that sentence was no sooner out of my mouth then a pillow was shoved into it in true Jamie style.
And now. Dreams, Revelations, and Pillow Fights.
"Landon, wake up, Landon."
Why do Mom's always have to do that to you? You're right in the middle of the greatest dream and they insist on waking you up.
"Five more minutes, Mom," I mumbled throwing the covers back on top of my head, "besides it's Saturday."
"Mmm 'kay, that's fine if you don't wanna kiss your wife good morning or attend your high school graduation I'll understand totally. I'll just go all alone or better yet maybe I'll call Eddie, he'll definitely go with me."
Wife? Graduation? Eddie? Wait a minute.. I smiled as it all came back to me. Jamie was my wife. Finally. We were graduating from high school. Finally. And Eddie.well, with any luck I would never have to see him again. Finally.
"Hey Miss," I said throwing the covers off my head, "don't I know you. Isn't your name Jamie Sullivan or something like that?"
Jamie looked thoughtful and then she smiled. "Nope it's Jamie Carter, and don't you forget it mister!" She leaped on top of me and began tickling me non-stop.
"Okay, okay," I said struggling to breathe, "I'll try and remember that next time."
"You better." Jamie said ending her attack and kissing me softly on the lips. She rolled over so she was lying next to me and laid her head on my shoulder. "Landon, I can't believe we're graduating today. It feels like it just started and now it's all ending."
"High school may be ending, Jamie, but this is a new beginning. For both of us." I added wanting to make sure she was sure of what I meant.
"Landon?" she asked quietly.
"Hmmm." I sighed
"Thank you."
"For what?" I said kissing her on the forehead.
"For loving me. I thought you never would."
She thought I never would? "What do you mean?"
"Do you remember that you said during the play you felt like I was singing directly to you?"
I nodded.
"That's because I was."
I was still confused. "But didn't you write the songs for the play way before I got involved with it?"
She nodded, "But that song wasn't written originally for Eddie's script, I wrote it for you. Well, about you at least."
Seeing that I was still confused, Jamie continued.
"Do you remember in sixth grade when we were partners for that 'let's pretend we're married' assignment?"
I smiled. "If only I knew then, what I know now."
She giggled. "Well back then you hated the idea of being my husband. You and your friends constantly joked about how awful it was even pretend to be married to 'the virgin Mary.'"
I saw a flicker of pain in her eyes when she referred to herself as "the virgin Mary." Why didn't I see before how much I had hurt her back then? "I'm so sorry, Jamie. I was an idiot."
"No, no Landon. That is what you were like around your friends. But do you remember what it was like when we were alone."
I shook my head 'no'
She smiled. "You played video games with me, showed me your incredible hulk action figure, and even stayed late with me one night during a thunderstorm because my father wasn't home from church and I was worried about him."
I had forgotten all that.
"The night of the thunderstorm, after you left, that's when I knew I loved you."
"So is that when you wrote the song?" I asked propping my head up on my elbow so I could look at her.
She laughed, "Only with a few changes recently. It started out as he likes me, he likes me, he likes me."
I winked at her, "Well your wrong you know I don't like you."
"Oh really?"
"Nope definitely don't like you. But unfortunately I love you too much to let that stand in my way. Now come on Mrs. Carter are you coming with me to graduation or do I have to sit with Belinda."
The end of that sentence was no sooner out of my mouth then a pillow was shoved into it in true Jamie style.