A brown haired, brown-eyed man stood silently in the doorway of the boathouse, leaning one arm against the doorframe. Clad in a black turtleneck and black jeans, he silently walked furthur into the boathouse and over to the stunned Greenlee.
"Don't be an illusion." Greenlee prayed quietly, as a few tears found their way down her face, "Please don't be an illusion."
Gently, she reached up and felt the man's face. She was expecting her hand to go right through him, as there was no possible way that it could be whom she thought it was. She had watched him fall with her own eyes, and there was no way he could have possibly survived! Realizing that what she felt was indeed both solid and warm, she gasped in shock and looked deeply into his eyes.
Watching her silently the whole time, the man wondered if she had ever looked so beautiful before. He cursed the eight months prior where he had been forced to go into hiding and let everyone, even her, believe that he was dead. Lovingly, he reached up and slowly pulled her hand down. He felt tears come to him, as he stood there and held her hand.
"Greens." he greeted quietly with a smile.
"Leo!" Greenlee exclaimed, flinging herself into his waiting arms. Sobbing eventually prevented her from saying anything else to him.
"I'm so sorry." he apologized, embracing her tightly, "I would have let you known that I was alive a lot sooner if I could have."
"No." Greenlee stammered, wiping some tears away, "Please don't apologize. I don't want this moment to be spoiled by apologies."
"Okay then." Leo said, before pulling her into a passionate kiss. As she returned his kiss, she reached up and put her hands on his muscular shoulders. She wanted to savor every minute of this.
As the two slowly broke apart, Leo smiled at Greenlee, who was still dealing with the tears of happiness that were running down her cheeks. Remembering who had taken the fall with Leo that day, Greenlee's face turned to one of worry.
"I take it that you're wondering what happened to Vanessa." Leo said, noticing her face.
"Yeah." Greenlee replied shakily.
"Well," Leo commented, pulling her close to him once more, "I wish I could answer that question, but I really don't know. I didn't see her after I fell, so..."
"She might still be out there." Greenlee finished with a sigh.
"Don't worry, Greenlee." Leo said in a serious tone, "If she is, she's never going to hurt either one of us again. I'm going to make damn sure of that!"
Smiling at the sense of security she felt, Greenlee nodded. As she suddenly realized something, she pushed herself away from Leo, who was confused at the gesture.
"Come on!" Greenlee said, playfully grabbing his arm, "There's somebody you need to meet."
"Okay." Leo said, allowing himself to be dragged out of the boathouse.
To be continued.............
"Don't be an illusion." Greenlee prayed quietly, as a few tears found their way down her face, "Please don't be an illusion."
Gently, she reached up and felt the man's face. She was expecting her hand to go right through him, as there was no possible way that it could be whom she thought it was. She had watched him fall with her own eyes, and there was no way he could have possibly survived! Realizing that what she felt was indeed both solid and warm, she gasped in shock and looked deeply into his eyes.
Watching her silently the whole time, the man wondered if she had ever looked so beautiful before. He cursed the eight months prior where he had been forced to go into hiding and let everyone, even her, believe that he was dead. Lovingly, he reached up and slowly pulled her hand down. He felt tears come to him, as he stood there and held her hand.
"Greens." he greeted quietly with a smile.
"Leo!" Greenlee exclaimed, flinging herself into his waiting arms. Sobbing eventually prevented her from saying anything else to him.
"I'm so sorry." he apologized, embracing her tightly, "I would have let you known that I was alive a lot sooner if I could have."
"No." Greenlee stammered, wiping some tears away, "Please don't apologize. I don't want this moment to be spoiled by apologies."
"Okay then." Leo said, before pulling her into a passionate kiss. As she returned his kiss, she reached up and put her hands on his muscular shoulders. She wanted to savor every minute of this.
As the two slowly broke apart, Leo smiled at Greenlee, who was still dealing with the tears of happiness that were running down her cheeks. Remembering who had taken the fall with Leo that day, Greenlee's face turned to one of worry.
"I take it that you're wondering what happened to Vanessa." Leo said, noticing her face.
"Yeah." Greenlee replied shakily.
"Well," Leo commented, pulling her close to him once more, "I wish I could answer that question, but I really don't know. I didn't see her after I fell, so..."
"She might still be out there." Greenlee finished with a sigh.
"Don't worry, Greenlee." Leo said in a serious tone, "If she is, she's never going to hurt either one of us again. I'm going to make damn sure of that!"
Smiling at the sense of security she felt, Greenlee nodded. As she suddenly realized something, she pushed herself away from Leo, who was confused at the gesture.
"Come on!" Greenlee said, playfully grabbing his arm, "There's somebody you need to meet."
"Okay." Leo said, allowing himself to be dragged out of the boathouse.
To be continued.............