Truce
Lara stood facing away from him- God, he had changed, the old Alex wouldn't have challenged her like that and if he did he certainly would have risen to her bait and lost it at some of her jibes towards him. She never let any one in any more, not after him; the relationships she had had since him were rushed and empty rather like Terry. In the days following his death she had realised that she hadn't loved but rather seen him as an Alex replacement. That annoyed her; that she still needed him around, even if it was to argue with, she needed him there some how or else she would have no one. She also knew that she had been hard on him again when he was only trying to help, maybe it would help to talk to him about everything but, when It came down to it what could she say? ' O, by the way Alex this whole mess is about you anyway!' that wouldn't exactly be like her. But she did feel the need to give herself a chance maybe he would work the same magic he had on her 10 years ago and make her forget all of her troubles. She knew what she had to do.
Hoping it wasn't to late and still feeling his presence in the room she called out. " Alex?"
Alex stopped and turned around, as did she and there he saw a different Lara. He saw a Lara who was confused and vulnerable, a Lara who had let her guard down if only to herself. Her eyes held a muddle of different emotions that called out to him.
As he stepped closer he could see her take a deep breath and open her mouth as if to say something profound but, when she did make a sound all she could manage was a heart wrenching, " It did hurt Alex, a lot." Almost whispered. She bowed her head for a second and when she raised it once again her eyes were full of sorrow as one lone tear found it's way down her perfect cheek.
Alex didn't think twice as he stepped twice forward and enveloped his ex- lover into his arms and let her draw comfort from him, mumbling to her letting her know that he was there and willing to support her as she gave in and sobbed into his chest for the first time in 10 years.
Lara stood facing away from him- God, he had changed, the old Alex wouldn't have challenged her like that and if he did he certainly would have risen to her bait and lost it at some of her jibes towards him. She never let any one in any more, not after him; the relationships she had had since him were rushed and empty rather like Terry. In the days following his death she had realised that she hadn't loved but rather seen him as an Alex replacement. That annoyed her; that she still needed him around, even if it was to argue with, she needed him there some how or else she would have no one. She also knew that she had been hard on him again when he was only trying to help, maybe it would help to talk to him about everything but, when It came down to it what could she say? ' O, by the way Alex this whole mess is about you anyway!' that wouldn't exactly be like her. But she did feel the need to give herself a chance maybe he would work the same magic he had on her 10 years ago and make her forget all of her troubles. She knew what she had to do.
Hoping it wasn't to late and still feeling his presence in the room she called out. " Alex?"
Alex stopped and turned around, as did she and there he saw a different Lara. He saw a Lara who was confused and vulnerable, a Lara who had let her guard down if only to herself. Her eyes held a muddle of different emotions that called out to him.
As he stepped closer he could see her take a deep breath and open her mouth as if to say something profound but, when she did make a sound all she could manage was a heart wrenching, " It did hurt Alex, a lot." Almost whispered. She bowed her head for a second and when she raised it once again her eyes were full of sorrow as one lone tear found it's way down her perfect cheek.
Alex didn't think twice as he stepped twice forward and enveloped his ex- lover into his arms and let her draw comfort from him, mumbling to her letting her know that he was there and willing to support her as she gave in and sobbed into his chest for the first time in 10 years.