"Linda, I saw that grin". They both laughed but Linda was still fighting back tears. "I smiled because I havent been called Lin in so long". Vince gave her a grin again, "And why's that"? Linda just shook her head. "I don't know I guess I've always been know as the doctor". "The doctor, oh that right, you became a doctor".
"Why, yes Greg was a doctor also". "Now Linda, you plan on telling me, why you were crying before?" "Well, you see when Greg and I were married we were going to have a child". It was so many years ago but it feels like it was just yesterday when it happened. I was at work and I got this sudden pain in my stomach then everything went black. When I got the pain, I just thought it was yet another pain. Because throughout my pregnancy I was suffering many stomach problems. But it wasn't just a regular pain I soon learned that.
You see I woke up in the hospital and Greg was right by my side. God rest his soul he truly was a great man. He took my hand in his and I found it odd the faces he was giving me. Greg's face was just pure agony and pain. I almost wanted to turn away, I couldn't stand it. I know that no matter what I will remember that day for the rest of my life. Greg looked at me and said "Lin, honey, we lost the baby". When he said those words I begin to sob and when I looked in his eyes, I saw tears slowly fall. I kept feeling him rocking me back and forth saying things would be fine.
But honestly, Vince, things were never the same. Greg after the loss of our child became consumed with work and never wanted to come home. He couldn't bear to look at me without crying. I felt so saddened and I fell into a deep depression. I couldn't bear to live with myself, in some way, I felt responsible. But with months of counseling and help, I came out of it. I no longer blamed myself for the death. It was in know way my fault but yet today I still feel responsible.
Vince looked into the blue eyes that he was once so familiar with. They defiantly look jaded and tainted. He didn't know what to say or do. Vince would be a lost puppy if Emma was ever gone. He couldn't start to even understand how it would be to lose a child.
Vince placed his hand over Linda's. "Look, don't blame yourself, What happened couldn't be controlled." I know it must be hard to lose a child, I could never image not having Emma in my life. Linda looked at Vince's hand and squeezed it. "Thank you Vince".
Before you called me today, it was weird, I was thinking about you. Wondering how life was treating you and to see if you still looked the same. Vince stood up and turned around. "Well, do I look the same, huh, huh? Linda laughed, "Yes, still got that goofy grin". "Well Lin, I was going to say that years haven't aged you a bit but after that comment….". "Here we go, what do you have to say, come on, I can take it". "I'm not saying a word".
Lin, with all jokes aside there is something I would really like to tell you. It's something, I've been keeping a secret for so long. "Well, go on, I'm listening". "Well, you see, I'm going to tell you the truth, about that person on that paper". You see as you remember, we hadn't been married too long about a year and things were going really well. When we got married as you remembered things weren't too fancy, you barely had a diamond ring.
I was going to college and I had found myself a full-time job to support us and there was something I wanted to buy you. Linda knew what Vince wanted to buy he always promised her that one day he would buy her a real diamond ring. "A diamond ring". "That right, so every week when I got extra money I would put it aside for your ring".
There had been this little shop downtown, Ken's jewelry was the name I believe. There was this beautiful ring he had there. The most wonderful ring, I knew the moment I saw it you would love it. The only problem was when I went in the shop it was over 500 hundred dollars. At the time that was a lot of money. I had only save up 200 hundred so I would have still needed another 300 hundred. So I tried working as much as possible. Taking all the overtime I could to buy you the ring.
I even walked by the window with you once and I remember you seeing that ring and loving it. I was so happy, I knew I had picked the right one. I had finally collected all the money and I was all set to buy the ring. I went down to the jewelry store. The woman working there walked over to where I was and asked if I needed any help. I told her I wanted to buy that ring and I pointed right at the ring. She smiled at me and looked at the ring.
"Good choice, I hope your looking for a size 6". When I heard that, I almost cursed I knew you were a size 7. So I asked the woman if I could get the ring in size 7. She said yes and it would be in two weeks. So I nodded and left the store.
I went by the store a week later to look around at other things they had and deciced to ask and see if maybe the ring was in. The same woman was there but this time there was a man with her. When I walked in they seemed to be fighting, so I pretend to look at some jewelry.
The man walked out and the woman stood there crying. I felt bad for the woman, she seemed really upset. So after the woman cried the blues on my shoulder which for some reason always happens to me. I asked the woman if the ring was in. She laughed and told me another week. "By the way my name is Kelly". "Well thanks Kelly and again I'm sorry about your husband".
"Oh its okay, I'm used to it already". Kelly went to go get a card and said "here's my number here, please call me with any questions". I can tell you really love your wife, buying her such a beautiful ring. "Thanks Mam'a, here's my number, please call me when the ring arrives and if you ever need someone to talk too" "Thanks, I will call you when it come".
Now since I was a married man maybe I shouldn't have told her she could call me. But I mainly gave her my number about the ring. So that was my reason and now when I think of what it did, I want to laugh.
Linda couldn't believe what she was hearing. Vince never cheated, she thought he had. She was almost angry, why didn't he just tell her the truth of who Kelly was? And she couldn't believe, how Vince had saved all that money just to buy her a ring.
"Vince, you never cheated"? "No I didn't, you thought I did?" "Well, yes, I mean, I can't believe you couldn't just tell me". "Linda, I was afraid and I thought you wouldn't believe me". "You could have at least said something, anything". Vince, I loved you so much and I still do. I was so upset when I had to divorce you. You and I had been together though many of life's twist and turns. Vince, you were my first love, my first kiss.
Linda, I love you too and I always did. I wish things could have turned out differently, that we would have spent the past 30 years together. But that didn't work out. I came back here because I love you so much and you needed to know the truth. I was never unfaithful just stupid for not telling you the truth.
Linda looked Vince in the eye. She knew the truth now and she was finally happy to know the truth. Vince looked into Linda's eyes and hope that maybe just maybe they could be together again. Linda felt this sudden energy and it seemed as though the world had stopped. She was so close to Vince's face and wanted to his kiss him. But she wasn't sure it had been so long since they had shared a kiss. Linda pulled in and placed a kiss on his lips. When they pulled apart Vince smiled, "there's one other thing I have to give you". "What's that?" Out of Vince's pocket he pulled out the dimoand ring from 30 years ago. "Oh my God, you still have the ring?" "Well, I wasn't going to keep it at the store".
Vince put his arm around Linda and said "would you like to go to dinner?" Linda smiled, "I would love too, I'm so happy you came here and I love this ring". "Lin, lets just say we took a trip down different paths and we find our way back to the same path".
The End
I would just like to thank everyone who has taken the time to read this story and review it. Thank so much and I will be writing another story soon. Nikki :)
"Why, yes Greg was a doctor also". "Now Linda, you plan on telling me, why you were crying before?" "Well, you see when Greg and I were married we were going to have a child". It was so many years ago but it feels like it was just yesterday when it happened. I was at work and I got this sudden pain in my stomach then everything went black. When I got the pain, I just thought it was yet another pain. Because throughout my pregnancy I was suffering many stomach problems. But it wasn't just a regular pain I soon learned that.
You see I woke up in the hospital and Greg was right by my side. God rest his soul he truly was a great man. He took my hand in his and I found it odd the faces he was giving me. Greg's face was just pure agony and pain. I almost wanted to turn away, I couldn't stand it. I know that no matter what I will remember that day for the rest of my life. Greg looked at me and said "Lin, honey, we lost the baby". When he said those words I begin to sob and when I looked in his eyes, I saw tears slowly fall. I kept feeling him rocking me back and forth saying things would be fine.
But honestly, Vince, things were never the same. Greg after the loss of our child became consumed with work and never wanted to come home. He couldn't bear to look at me without crying. I felt so saddened and I fell into a deep depression. I couldn't bear to live with myself, in some way, I felt responsible. But with months of counseling and help, I came out of it. I no longer blamed myself for the death. It was in know way my fault but yet today I still feel responsible.
Vince looked into the blue eyes that he was once so familiar with. They defiantly look jaded and tainted. He didn't know what to say or do. Vince would be a lost puppy if Emma was ever gone. He couldn't start to even understand how it would be to lose a child.
Vince placed his hand over Linda's. "Look, don't blame yourself, What happened couldn't be controlled." I know it must be hard to lose a child, I could never image not having Emma in my life. Linda looked at Vince's hand and squeezed it. "Thank you Vince".
Before you called me today, it was weird, I was thinking about you. Wondering how life was treating you and to see if you still looked the same. Vince stood up and turned around. "Well, do I look the same, huh, huh? Linda laughed, "Yes, still got that goofy grin". "Well Lin, I was going to say that years haven't aged you a bit but after that comment….". "Here we go, what do you have to say, come on, I can take it". "I'm not saying a word".
Lin, with all jokes aside there is something I would really like to tell you. It's something, I've been keeping a secret for so long. "Well, go on, I'm listening". "Well, you see, I'm going to tell you the truth, about that person on that paper". You see as you remember, we hadn't been married too long about a year and things were going really well. When we got married as you remembered things weren't too fancy, you barely had a diamond ring.
I was going to college and I had found myself a full-time job to support us and there was something I wanted to buy you. Linda knew what Vince wanted to buy he always promised her that one day he would buy her a real diamond ring. "A diamond ring". "That right, so every week when I got extra money I would put it aside for your ring".
There had been this little shop downtown, Ken's jewelry was the name I believe. There was this beautiful ring he had there. The most wonderful ring, I knew the moment I saw it you would love it. The only problem was when I went in the shop it was over 500 hundred dollars. At the time that was a lot of money. I had only save up 200 hundred so I would have still needed another 300 hundred. So I tried working as much as possible. Taking all the overtime I could to buy you the ring.
I even walked by the window with you once and I remember you seeing that ring and loving it. I was so happy, I knew I had picked the right one. I had finally collected all the money and I was all set to buy the ring. I went down to the jewelry store. The woman working there walked over to where I was and asked if I needed any help. I told her I wanted to buy that ring and I pointed right at the ring. She smiled at me and looked at the ring.
"Good choice, I hope your looking for a size 6". When I heard that, I almost cursed I knew you were a size 7. So I asked the woman if I could get the ring in size 7. She said yes and it would be in two weeks. So I nodded and left the store.
I went by the store a week later to look around at other things they had and deciced to ask and see if maybe the ring was in. The same woman was there but this time there was a man with her. When I walked in they seemed to be fighting, so I pretend to look at some jewelry.
The man walked out and the woman stood there crying. I felt bad for the woman, she seemed really upset. So after the woman cried the blues on my shoulder which for some reason always happens to me. I asked the woman if the ring was in. She laughed and told me another week. "By the way my name is Kelly". "Well thanks Kelly and again I'm sorry about your husband".
"Oh its okay, I'm used to it already". Kelly went to go get a card and said "here's my number here, please call me with any questions". I can tell you really love your wife, buying her such a beautiful ring. "Thanks Mam'a, here's my number, please call me when the ring arrives and if you ever need someone to talk too" "Thanks, I will call you when it come".
Now since I was a married man maybe I shouldn't have told her she could call me. But I mainly gave her my number about the ring. So that was my reason and now when I think of what it did, I want to laugh.
Linda couldn't believe what she was hearing. Vince never cheated, she thought he had. She was almost angry, why didn't he just tell her the truth of who Kelly was? And she couldn't believe, how Vince had saved all that money just to buy her a ring.
"Vince, you never cheated"? "No I didn't, you thought I did?" "Well, yes, I mean, I can't believe you couldn't just tell me". "Linda, I was afraid and I thought you wouldn't believe me". "You could have at least said something, anything". Vince, I loved you so much and I still do. I was so upset when I had to divorce you. You and I had been together though many of life's twist and turns. Vince, you were my first love, my first kiss.
Linda, I love you too and I always did. I wish things could have turned out differently, that we would have spent the past 30 years together. But that didn't work out. I came back here because I love you so much and you needed to know the truth. I was never unfaithful just stupid for not telling you the truth.
Linda looked Vince in the eye. She knew the truth now and she was finally happy to know the truth. Vince looked into Linda's eyes and hope that maybe just maybe they could be together again. Linda felt this sudden energy and it seemed as though the world had stopped. She was so close to Vince's face and wanted to his kiss him. But she wasn't sure it had been so long since they had shared a kiss. Linda pulled in and placed a kiss on his lips. When they pulled apart Vince smiled, "there's one other thing I have to give you". "What's that?" Out of Vince's pocket he pulled out the dimoand ring from 30 years ago. "Oh my God, you still have the ring?" "Well, I wasn't going to keep it at the store".
Vince put his arm around Linda and said "would you like to go to dinner?" Linda smiled, "I would love too, I'm so happy you came here and I love this ring". "Lin, lets just say we took a trip down different paths and we find our way back to the same path".
The End
I would just like to thank everyone who has taken the time to read this story and review it. Thank so much and I will be writing another story soon. Nikki :)