It had been almost a year now since Gabrielle left Alley. She didn't bother
to tell anyone what happened after all who would believe that she was in
love with an angel? That she was best friends with an angel? That she
actually kissed an angel?! She thought it best to keep it inside although
not a day went by she didn't look at the moon praying that things could
have been different. Just as Gabrielle told her to be with Sean, she was.
At first it felt different for Alley; this being her first real
relationship and she really didn't know Sean all that well. But as the
months went by she gradually let her guard down. She was somewhat happy
now. She had that male figure in her life. Someone to love her, hold her
when she cried, make her laugh. Also, she had just got accepted to the
college of her dreams. It was a all girl's Christian college up in New
York. She hated to leave her hometown, but then again it had a lot of bad
memories that she needed to escape and leave behind. Sean had just got a
promotion in his law firm and Alley had to get something nice to wear to
dinner. You know her, the only dress she had was the one she wore last year
to prom.
"Why don't you try on this dress?" said Sean holding up a light blue princess type gown.
"I don't like the color Sean. I'm looking for something red." Alley stated while looking through the huge rack of dresses.
"Why does it have to be red?"
"Cause I already have this really beautiful necklace to wear with it."
"Didn't you wear that necklace last year? Isn't that the one that Gabrielle gave to you?"
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Just that you are always talking about Gabrielle, I mean the boy ran away a year ago and you are still talking about what a great guy he was. The boy had problems, he was a freaking psycho why in the world would you want to keep punishing yourself by thinking that he was better than he actually was?"
"Don't talk about Gabrielle that way! You don't have the slightest clue about what kind of person he was, you have no right to judge him! He was the best friend I ever had or ever will have, I can't believe you would say that Sean! You know how much he meant to me."
"You know what." Sean said as he set down the dress and backed up shaking his head. "I don't think that I want to talk about this right now."
"What? What do you mean you don't want to talk about this? About how you can't accept the fact I want a red dress? I mean if it is that big of a deal I won't go to dinner."
"No Alley, I could careless about what dress you wear it's not like its for you anyways it's my promotion. I am talking about Gabrielle. I just didn't see it until now, you loved him didn't you?"
"Sean, how can you ask me something like that? He was my friend." Alley said while still looking at dresses.
"Look me in the eyes and tell me you didn't love Gabrielle." Alley looked up at Sean and they locked eyes for awhile. Nothing ever came out of Alley's mouth she just stared back at Sean. His eyes started to water slightly then he said, "Just pick out your dress and I'll see you at the restaurant at 7."
Alley felt horrible. She knew that Sean knew now. "What have done?" She said to herself thinking that Sean would never forgive her. She picked out a dress, bought it, and then went home. She took a quick shower. She didn't sing in the shower anymore, the song she once sang had lost its meaning, it was no longer about her friendship with Trisha it was the song that bonded her and Sean. She got out, wrapped herself up in her robe. She went into her room and opened up her jewelry box and pulled out the necklace Gabe gave her. She placed it around her neck and looked into the mirror. "You look fantastic.." His voice echoed in her head. She needed to let him go and move on with her life. The more she dwelled on Gabrielle the farther she pushed Sean away. After all Sean is who she was destined to be with forever, wasn't he?
"Why don't you try on this dress?" said Sean holding up a light blue princess type gown.
"I don't like the color Sean. I'm looking for something red." Alley stated while looking through the huge rack of dresses.
"Why does it have to be red?"
"Cause I already have this really beautiful necklace to wear with it."
"Didn't you wear that necklace last year? Isn't that the one that Gabrielle gave to you?"
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Just that you are always talking about Gabrielle, I mean the boy ran away a year ago and you are still talking about what a great guy he was. The boy had problems, he was a freaking psycho why in the world would you want to keep punishing yourself by thinking that he was better than he actually was?"
"Don't talk about Gabrielle that way! You don't have the slightest clue about what kind of person he was, you have no right to judge him! He was the best friend I ever had or ever will have, I can't believe you would say that Sean! You know how much he meant to me."
"You know what." Sean said as he set down the dress and backed up shaking his head. "I don't think that I want to talk about this right now."
"What? What do you mean you don't want to talk about this? About how you can't accept the fact I want a red dress? I mean if it is that big of a deal I won't go to dinner."
"No Alley, I could careless about what dress you wear it's not like its for you anyways it's my promotion. I am talking about Gabrielle. I just didn't see it until now, you loved him didn't you?"
"Sean, how can you ask me something like that? He was my friend." Alley said while still looking at dresses.
"Look me in the eyes and tell me you didn't love Gabrielle." Alley looked up at Sean and they locked eyes for awhile. Nothing ever came out of Alley's mouth she just stared back at Sean. His eyes started to water slightly then he said, "Just pick out your dress and I'll see you at the restaurant at 7."
Alley felt horrible. She knew that Sean knew now. "What have done?" She said to herself thinking that Sean would never forgive her. She picked out a dress, bought it, and then went home. She took a quick shower. She didn't sing in the shower anymore, the song she once sang had lost its meaning, it was no longer about her friendship with Trisha it was the song that bonded her and Sean. She got out, wrapped herself up in her robe. She went into her room and opened up her jewelry box and pulled out the necklace Gabe gave her. She placed it around her neck and looked into the mirror. "You look fantastic.." His voice echoed in her head. She needed to let him go and move on with her life. The more she dwelled on Gabrielle the farther she pushed Sean away. After all Sean is who she was destined to be with forever, wasn't he?