Author's Note: This is not my favourite chapter and it took me forever to
write! Also, wanted to thank those of you who have reviewed. It means a lot
to me :-) A special thanks goes to Amber. Thank you for pushing me into
continuing with this fic. I probably would have ended this chapter
differently and probably would have been the last chapter. So thanks hon!
On to chapter 4..
Gillian was sitting in the departures lounge, waiting for her flight to be called. She smiled to herself as she thought of Luka and then her thoughts went to Michael and her smile faded.
She could still see the hurt in his face when she told him about Luka. She never meant to hurt him. She still cared for him deeply, but she couldn't help her feelings for Luka.
Gillian was deep in thought and didn't hear the announcement for her flight. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Gillian looked up.
"Miss? The flight for Chicago is now boarding" Another passenger told her.
"Right, thanks." Gillian smiled. She got up and headed towards the plane.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Finally after a long flight, the plane landed in Chicago. Gillian looked at her watch, it was too late to see Luka now, so she decided to see him first thing in the morning. She couldn't wait to see Luka's face when he opened the door to her.
Gillian got her luggage and headed outside to catch a cab to her hotel.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Once she got there, she checked in and headed to her room. She was shattered and couldn't wait to get to sleep.
She headed into the bathroom and a few minutes later, was ready for bed. She slumped down and was soon fast asleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The sound of the phone woke Gillian up. She looked at the clock by the bed, it read; 7am. "Who would phone me at seven am?!" She thought as she answered it.
"Hello?" She answered tiredly
"Good morning, this is your seven am wake up call" Came the bright reply from a receptionist.
"Oh that's right.." Gillian thought. She hung up and got up. She had decided to see Luka that morning. No need to waste any time.
Now that he was back at work, she wasn't sure if he'd be at home, but she would check there first, just in case. She hoped he was at home; she didn't thing the rest of the hospital staff needed to know their business.
Gillian came out of the bathroom, got dressed and then headed to the El station. She couldn't wait to see Luka again.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Luka woke up with a startle, he couldn't put his finger on it, but there was something not.right? He wasn't sure. He sighed and got up. He didn't need to be in work until the afternoon, but he was awake now and once awake, he couldn't get back to sleep.
He went into the kitchen and made himself some coffee. He was about to get something to eat when he heard a knock at his door.
Luka walked over and opened the door. It was Gillian; he nearly dropped his coffee mug. He was totally shocked and everything around him stopped. It was like time stood still. Finally, he found his voice.
"Gillian? Wh..what are you doing here?" He asked as he held the door open to let her in.
Gillian came in "That's what I want to talk to you about. Are you working today?" She went over to the sofa and sat down.
Luka joined her "Uh..I'm in this afternoon." He was still shocked to see her. When she had left, he thought that he'd never see her again.
"Good. Then you won't have to rush off and we can talk properly." She paused for a minute, decided on how to start. "I'll keep this short. I told Michael, my boyfriend, I guess he's my ex now. Well anyway, I told him about us. I told him that I love you and that I was going back to Chicago to be with you. He wasn't pleased, of course, but I couldn't be with him knowing how I felt about you."
Luka looked at her "You love me?" He asked, unsure if she had actually said those words.
Gillian smiled and kissed him "Yes.I do." Now she was scared. She wasn't sure how Luka felt about her.
"I love you too." Luka whispered back. Gillian let out the breath she had been holding, she knew in her heart how he felt, but it was good to hear him say it.
Suddenly, Luka remembered Michael. "What about Michael? Will he do anything? Will he come here?" He asked.
Gillian thought for a moment "No. I don't think he will. I didn't tell him your name or where you lived, so he shouldn't try anything." She looked at Luka, he seemed convinced with that, but truth was, Gillian wasn't. She knew what Michael was like, and she also knew that he would do anything to get what he wanted. Anything.
Gillian was sitting in the departures lounge, waiting for her flight to be called. She smiled to herself as she thought of Luka and then her thoughts went to Michael and her smile faded.
She could still see the hurt in his face when she told him about Luka. She never meant to hurt him. She still cared for him deeply, but she couldn't help her feelings for Luka.
Gillian was deep in thought and didn't hear the announcement for her flight. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Gillian looked up.
"Miss? The flight for Chicago is now boarding" Another passenger told her.
"Right, thanks." Gillian smiled. She got up and headed towards the plane.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Finally after a long flight, the plane landed in Chicago. Gillian looked at her watch, it was too late to see Luka now, so she decided to see him first thing in the morning. She couldn't wait to see Luka's face when he opened the door to her.
Gillian got her luggage and headed outside to catch a cab to her hotel.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Once she got there, she checked in and headed to her room. She was shattered and couldn't wait to get to sleep.
She headed into the bathroom and a few minutes later, was ready for bed. She slumped down and was soon fast asleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The sound of the phone woke Gillian up. She looked at the clock by the bed, it read; 7am. "Who would phone me at seven am?!" She thought as she answered it.
"Hello?" She answered tiredly
"Good morning, this is your seven am wake up call" Came the bright reply from a receptionist.
"Oh that's right.." Gillian thought. She hung up and got up. She had decided to see Luka that morning. No need to waste any time.
Now that he was back at work, she wasn't sure if he'd be at home, but she would check there first, just in case. She hoped he was at home; she didn't thing the rest of the hospital staff needed to know their business.
Gillian came out of the bathroom, got dressed and then headed to the El station. She couldn't wait to see Luka again.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Luka woke up with a startle, he couldn't put his finger on it, but there was something not.right? He wasn't sure. He sighed and got up. He didn't need to be in work until the afternoon, but he was awake now and once awake, he couldn't get back to sleep.
He went into the kitchen and made himself some coffee. He was about to get something to eat when he heard a knock at his door.
Luka walked over and opened the door. It was Gillian; he nearly dropped his coffee mug. He was totally shocked and everything around him stopped. It was like time stood still. Finally, he found his voice.
"Gillian? Wh..what are you doing here?" He asked as he held the door open to let her in.
Gillian came in "That's what I want to talk to you about. Are you working today?" She went over to the sofa and sat down.
Luka joined her "Uh..I'm in this afternoon." He was still shocked to see her. When she had left, he thought that he'd never see her again.
"Good. Then you won't have to rush off and we can talk properly." She paused for a minute, decided on how to start. "I'll keep this short. I told Michael, my boyfriend, I guess he's my ex now. Well anyway, I told him about us. I told him that I love you and that I was going back to Chicago to be with you. He wasn't pleased, of course, but I couldn't be with him knowing how I felt about you."
Luka looked at her "You love me?" He asked, unsure if she had actually said those words.
Gillian smiled and kissed him "Yes.I do." Now she was scared. She wasn't sure how Luka felt about her.
"I love you too." Luka whispered back. Gillian let out the breath she had been holding, she knew in her heart how he felt, but it was good to hear him say it.
Suddenly, Luka remembered Michael. "What about Michael? Will he do anything? Will he come here?" He asked.
Gillian thought for a moment "No. I don't think he will. I didn't tell him your name or where you lived, so he shouldn't try anything." She looked at Luka, he seemed convinced with that, but truth was, Gillian wasn't. She knew what Michael was like, and she also knew that he would do anything to get what he wanted. Anything.