Reunited
Their eyes locked and Lara could hear Alex take a sharp intake of breath. God she was gorgeous! He thought as she stood at the top of the staircase dressed in plain black trousers and a tight karkhi top. Her eyes were still mysterious, her complexion still perfect, he lips still kissable and plump, her hair was still long and flowing around her shoulders and her figure was still trim and firm. Yet, he saw something different within her. She seemed moody and more defensible than usual but there was something else too, something that Alex recognised as sorrow and loneliness, usual things to see in Lara's eyes as well as his in the last few years but today it seemed to be showing stronger than usual.
He became nervous all over again and so decided to start with something non- committal and bland as to not annoy Lara, as he knew that the subject he was here to broach would be a touchy one.
" Hey Lara, just thought I drop by and say 'hello'." Alex lied, he wouldn't let her know that he had only got back from Africa yesterday and that he had a meeting this morning or else he would have been here bright and early.
" Well 'hello' Alex," Lara replied then added, " your looking very smart today." Almost cruelly but it was more so for her benefit, to convince herself that she was in control and didn't find his sudden arrival exiting and scary but it she could see that it did affect him as she saw a flicker of hurt cross his eyes but, as soon as it was there it was gone.
" Business meeting." He mumbled almost in-audibly now a completely different person from the man who had just come in.
Suddenly she felt bad, he didn't deserve that however screwed up her emotions were right now it wasn't really his fault. Although she sometimes did wonder that if Alex hadn't stolen her prayer wheel all years ago how different things would be. She dragged her self to the present and address the man in front of her who was obviously deflated and rattled by her harshness towards him, they had never been harsh towards each other, mean- yes, angry- yes, hell, they were even in love but they had been harsh to the other and Lara felt another jolt of guilt go through her at her behaviour.
" Come on, why don't we go into my study where we can talk?" she asked, more softly this time and she saw his eyes brighten the tinniest bit as he replied.
" Yer sure, that'd be great." He replied thinking that what ever Lara had gone through in the last few months had seriously effected her, maybe more so that she was letting herself believe.
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Their eyes locked and Lara could hear Alex take a sharp intake of breath. God she was gorgeous! He thought as she stood at the top of the staircase dressed in plain black trousers and a tight karkhi top. Her eyes were still mysterious, her complexion still perfect, he lips still kissable and plump, her hair was still long and flowing around her shoulders and her figure was still trim and firm. Yet, he saw something different within her. She seemed moody and more defensible than usual but there was something else too, something that Alex recognised as sorrow and loneliness, usual things to see in Lara's eyes as well as his in the last few years but today it seemed to be showing stronger than usual.
He became nervous all over again and so decided to start with something non- committal and bland as to not annoy Lara, as he knew that the subject he was here to broach would be a touchy one.
" Hey Lara, just thought I drop by and say 'hello'." Alex lied, he wouldn't let her know that he had only got back from Africa yesterday and that he had a meeting this morning or else he would have been here bright and early.
" Well 'hello' Alex," Lara replied then added, " your looking very smart today." Almost cruelly but it was more so for her benefit, to convince herself that she was in control and didn't find his sudden arrival exiting and scary but it she could see that it did affect him as she saw a flicker of hurt cross his eyes but, as soon as it was there it was gone.
" Business meeting." He mumbled almost in-audibly now a completely different person from the man who had just come in.
Suddenly she felt bad, he didn't deserve that however screwed up her emotions were right now it wasn't really his fault. Although she sometimes did wonder that if Alex hadn't stolen her prayer wheel all years ago how different things would be. She dragged her self to the present and address the man in front of her who was obviously deflated and rattled by her harshness towards him, they had never been harsh towards each other, mean- yes, angry- yes, hell, they were even in love but they had been harsh to the other and Lara felt another jolt of guilt go through her at her behaviour.
" Come on, why don't we go into my study where we can talk?" she asked, more softly this time and she saw his eyes brighten the tinniest bit as he replied.
" Yer sure, that'd be great." He replied thinking that what ever Lara had gone through in the last few months had seriously effected her, maybe more so that she was letting herself believe.
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