A/N: Look—I'm ahead of Gracie for like the next 5 hours—LOL! Not that
this is a competition in any means. Here you go—and I'm glad you all are
enjoying the story, I am too. Until next time—ya'll are the best—PCGirl.
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"You would think a doctor would keep an extra pad of paper or something to write on in his desk," grumbled Elizabeth as she impatiently went through Chris' desk at the hospital. Her eyes froze on the edge of an envelope that she now saw. She pulled it out and took notice of the cursive handwriting on the front that spelt out 'Chris Ramsey'. "Why you little--," she said as she closed the desk drawer, forgetting the reason she came in here at first, and went to sit on the couch, opening the envelope and pulling out the letter and reading it to herself.
Chris opened the door to see her sitting there, and saw the envelope he had thought he had hidden well enough sitting next to her, "Elizabeth, may I ask you what you are doing?"
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"Kevin!" shouted Cindy as she came off the elevator and saw him walking away.
"Hey," he said turning and giving her a smile. "What brings you over here today?"
"I got a call from Houston—they are giving me a promotion," she beamed at him.
"That's great, but I guess that means you need to get back there then?"
"Yeah, but there's one other thing also."
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"Do you realize how bad you have it?" asked Frank as he stood there in the doorway between the bar and kitchen watching Jack.
"Excuse me?" said Jack turning around and seeing him standing there.
"Jasmine—you like her, don't you?"
"She's alright," he shrugged, trying to act uninterested.
"Only alright? Jack you've been watching her for the past five minutes walking back and forth between customers."
"And how would you know?"
"Because I've been watching you do it," he said with a laugh.
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"What I'm doing?" she said looking up at him. "Maybe you'd like to tell me about your other life, your wife and child," she said as she held up the picture of Julie and her son Daniel that she had put in the letter.
"Well, first of all she's my ex-wife, and second that isn't my child."
"Are you sure? How do I know you haven't been cheating on me all along?"
He took a deep sigh, "Well, considering I haven't made love to her in four years—I'm pretty sure it's not mine."
"Likely story. Where were you last week, because I really doubt the story you told me before?"
"I was in Chicago, but you are right there was no conference. I went to see Julie, to see if what I had heard was true—that she was alive."
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"What's that?"
"The promotion, they want me there tomorrow to fill out the paperwork—which means I need to take the next flight out. I was actually out when they called so I haven't packed up my clothes or anything at the house. I'll be back Friday though to get everything."
"Well, I'm going to miss you, but we still can visit right?"
"Definitely."
"Where are you going?" asked Lucy.
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"Well, if you think she's more than alright I'll set you up with her."
"And ruin all of Imani's hard work? I don't think so."
"Imani?"
"Yeah, you've been so into watching Jasmine that you didn't even notice what Imani's been trying to do to bring you two together."
"Well, I don't need anyone to tell me who to date and who not to," he said stomping into the kitchen.
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"Am I boring you that much lately that you feel like you have to go searching after lost flames?"
"No, you are anything but boring," he said giving a small chuckle. "Elizabeth—that letter was sent through Lucy to myself in December, but I didn't receive it until Friday. Did you happen to notice I hadn't opened the letter, hadn't taken a chance to read what she had wanted to tell me before I saw her? The reason I didn't read it is because I'm pretty sure that it's the same thing she said to me in Chicago."
"What was it that she told you then?"
"She looked at me Elizabeth, she looked and immediately saw I was happy—and it wasn't because I knew she was alive, it was because of you—you make me happy. I laughed about it, and told her you really do drive me up the wall sometimes, which you are doing right now, but I love you Elizabeth."
"If you love me so much, why didn't you tell me where you were going?"
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"I'm—I've gotten a promotion at my job in Houston. We were just trying to figure out--."
"Figuring out how we would deal with the distance," finished Kevin.
"So you think you might move there eventually?"
"I—I don't know, we really haven't talked about it. Cindy just found out, and needs to get back to Houston for a few days. When she gets back we'll talk about it, right?" he said looking at her.
"Yeah, well I need to get a flight schedule, but I will call you when I land, ok?"
"Ok," he said giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Congratulations again," he smiled as she left. "So what brings you up here Lucy?"
"I was supposed to meet with Elizabeth for something, but I can't seem to find her. Are you going to be ok with Cindy not being around?"
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"She was just trying to help Jack."
"Am I that pathetic lately that I need a woman?"
"Do you really want me to answer that?"
"You don't have a woman though, Frank—and you seem to be doing just fine without one—why does it seem that I need one?"
"I have other things in my life to fill that void, I've got a son to raise, and this business, and I've been doing some minor EMT work—plus I'm not ready to move on. When I'm ready, and when my life is ready—I'll know. So what do you say? Go out on a real date with her, and not to the pizza shack, and try and put a Ramsey-move on her," he grinned.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt, she is kind of cute."
"Who would that be?" asked Jasmine as she walked into where they were.
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"You would think a doctor would keep an extra pad of paper or something to write on in his desk," grumbled Elizabeth as she impatiently went through Chris' desk at the hospital. Her eyes froze on the edge of an envelope that she now saw. She pulled it out and took notice of the cursive handwriting on the front that spelt out 'Chris Ramsey'. "Why you little--," she said as she closed the desk drawer, forgetting the reason she came in here at first, and went to sit on the couch, opening the envelope and pulling out the letter and reading it to herself.
Chris opened the door to see her sitting there, and saw the envelope he had thought he had hidden well enough sitting next to her, "Elizabeth, may I ask you what you are doing?"
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"Kevin!" shouted Cindy as she came off the elevator and saw him walking away.
"Hey," he said turning and giving her a smile. "What brings you over here today?"
"I got a call from Houston—they are giving me a promotion," she beamed at him.
"That's great, but I guess that means you need to get back there then?"
"Yeah, but there's one other thing also."
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"Do you realize how bad you have it?" asked Frank as he stood there in the doorway between the bar and kitchen watching Jack.
"Excuse me?" said Jack turning around and seeing him standing there.
"Jasmine—you like her, don't you?"
"She's alright," he shrugged, trying to act uninterested.
"Only alright? Jack you've been watching her for the past five minutes walking back and forth between customers."
"And how would you know?"
"Because I've been watching you do it," he said with a laugh.
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"What I'm doing?" she said looking up at him. "Maybe you'd like to tell me about your other life, your wife and child," she said as she held up the picture of Julie and her son Daniel that she had put in the letter.
"Well, first of all she's my ex-wife, and second that isn't my child."
"Are you sure? How do I know you haven't been cheating on me all along?"
He took a deep sigh, "Well, considering I haven't made love to her in four years—I'm pretty sure it's not mine."
"Likely story. Where were you last week, because I really doubt the story you told me before?"
"I was in Chicago, but you are right there was no conference. I went to see Julie, to see if what I had heard was true—that she was alive."
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"What's that?"
"The promotion, they want me there tomorrow to fill out the paperwork—which means I need to take the next flight out. I was actually out when they called so I haven't packed up my clothes or anything at the house. I'll be back Friday though to get everything."
"Well, I'm going to miss you, but we still can visit right?"
"Definitely."
"Where are you going?" asked Lucy.
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"Well, if you think she's more than alright I'll set you up with her."
"And ruin all of Imani's hard work? I don't think so."
"Imani?"
"Yeah, you've been so into watching Jasmine that you didn't even notice what Imani's been trying to do to bring you two together."
"Well, I don't need anyone to tell me who to date and who not to," he said stomping into the kitchen.
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"Am I boring you that much lately that you feel like you have to go searching after lost flames?"
"No, you are anything but boring," he said giving a small chuckle. "Elizabeth—that letter was sent through Lucy to myself in December, but I didn't receive it until Friday. Did you happen to notice I hadn't opened the letter, hadn't taken a chance to read what she had wanted to tell me before I saw her? The reason I didn't read it is because I'm pretty sure that it's the same thing she said to me in Chicago."
"What was it that she told you then?"
"She looked at me Elizabeth, she looked and immediately saw I was happy—and it wasn't because I knew she was alive, it was because of you—you make me happy. I laughed about it, and told her you really do drive me up the wall sometimes, which you are doing right now, but I love you Elizabeth."
"If you love me so much, why didn't you tell me where you were going?"
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"I'm—I've gotten a promotion at my job in Houston. We were just trying to figure out--."
"Figuring out how we would deal with the distance," finished Kevin.
"So you think you might move there eventually?"
"I—I don't know, we really haven't talked about it. Cindy just found out, and needs to get back to Houston for a few days. When she gets back we'll talk about it, right?" he said looking at her.
"Yeah, well I need to get a flight schedule, but I will call you when I land, ok?"
"Ok," he said giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Congratulations again," he smiled as she left. "So what brings you up here Lucy?"
"I was supposed to meet with Elizabeth for something, but I can't seem to find her. Are you going to be ok with Cindy not being around?"
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"She was just trying to help Jack."
"Am I that pathetic lately that I need a woman?"
"Do you really want me to answer that?"
"You don't have a woman though, Frank—and you seem to be doing just fine without one—why does it seem that I need one?"
"I have other things in my life to fill that void, I've got a son to raise, and this business, and I've been doing some minor EMT work—plus I'm not ready to move on. When I'm ready, and when my life is ready—I'll know. So what do you say? Go out on a real date with her, and not to the pizza shack, and try and put a Ramsey-move on her," he grinned.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt, she is kind of cute."
"Who would that be?" asked Jasmine as she walked into where they were.
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