Rachel's friend Lisa was over. "What do you want to do?" Rachel asked her.
"I don't know, there's nothing to do," Lisa pouted. Then she giggled. "Let's go use your computer and instant message with Clark."
"Lisa," Rachel said, rolling her eyes. "C'mon."
"What?" Lisa said.
"Clark's an idiot."
"C'mon! He is not. You don't know him, Rachel."
"And I don't want to know him."
"Tell you what," Lisa said. "you chat with Kenny, and I'll chat with Clark. We can take turns."
"Okay," Rachel said. "There's nothing else to do anyway. Let me just get our mail first."
"Why do you have to get it now?"
"Cause my mom likes me to bring the mail in since I get home first, and she throws a hissy fit if I don't."
"Okay."
Rachel went out to the mailbox and came back in a few minutes later. She rummaged through the mail.
"Ready?" Lisa said, heading towards the steps.
"Wait, I'm just seeing if there's anything for me," Rachel said, looking through the pile. "Not that there ever is. Bills, bills, and more boring -- oh wait, I did get something."
"Yeah?" Lisa said. "Who's it from?"
"My stepparents," Rachel said, glancing at the postmark. "I mean, Elizabeth wrote the card. Remember I told you they were going to Europe?"
"Yeah, but like, are they really your stepparents?" Lisa said. "I know she was married to your dad, but now she's not, and anyway are she and this other guy even married yet?"
"No, but close enough." Rachel said, shrugging. She sat down and looked at the post card.
Lisa glanced over at it. "What's that a picture of, Paris?"
"Yeah, that's where they went." Rachel said. "Hang on, let me read this." She read the message at the postcard, smiled, and shook her head.
"They having a good time?" Lisa said.
"Yeah," Rachel said and laughed. "You can look at it, if you want." She handed the card to Lisa.
"Oh, wow it's the Eiffel tower," Lisa said, looking at the picture, as she started to read:
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"Having a wonderful time. You must go when you can. We toured Provence last week -- it's gorgeous. In Paris, we've been to the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, and some other places. Montmarte was lovely, and we really liked the gardens at Versailles. I'll put the photos online when we get them. Tomorrow we'll be in Rome -- I'll send you another card from there if I can. The days go so fast here, and there is so much to do. We're sitting at a little outdoor cafe right now. Robert says hi. He says I have to sign off now, I've been writing too many cards and it's time for some PDA.
Love from both of us,
Elizabeth"
-the end-
**Author's Notes: Thank you notes are in order! I want to thank all of you who stuck with this story. I've had a lot of fun writing it. Special thanks to Melissa, Katie, and Kate for being such regular reviewers -- you guys are so sweet! I want to thank *all* of my reviewers, though - it meant so much to me to receive your feedback. Thank you very much!
Thanks also to those of you who didn't review on the site but e-mailed me or wrote me notes on the ER message boards to let me know you enjoyed the story. Actually, thanks to everyone who read the story (whether you let me know you were reading or not) - I'm glad you took the time!
As some of you may know, I have another story on Fanfiction.net right now -- it's called "Real Ghosts." Please read it if you have the time and inclination, and let me know what you think. It takes place after the 10.9 episode "Missing," so it's kind of a melancholy story.
I'm also considering writing more happy, Robert-and-Elizabeth-together stories (along the lines of "Just Visiting,"), so if you're interested in seeing more of those, please let me know. Thanks again for reading and take care!
Justine
"I don't know, there's nothing to do," Lisa pouted. Then she giggled. "Let's go use your computer and instant message with Clark."
"Lisa," Rachel said, rolling her eyes. "C'mon."
"What?" Lisa said.
"Clark's an idiot."
"C'mon! He is not. You don't know him, Rachel."
"And I don't want to know him."
"Tell you what," Lisa said. "you chat with Kenny, and I'll chat with Clark. We can take turns."
"Okay," Rachel said. "There's nothing else to do anyway. Let me just get our mail first."
"Why do you have to get it now?"
"Cause my mom likes me to bring the mail in since I get home first, and she throws a hissy fit if I don't."
"Okay."
Rachel went out to the mailbox and came back in a few minutes later. She rummaged through the mail.
"Ready?" Lisa said, heading towards the steps.
"Wait, I'm just seeing if there's anything for me," Rachel said, looking through the pile. "Not that there ever is. Bills, bills, and more boring -- oh wait, I did get something."
"Yeah?" Lisa said. "Who's it from?"
"My stepparents," Rachel said, glancing at the postmark. "I mean, Elizabeth wrote the card. Remember I told you they were going to Europe?"
"Yeah, but like, are they really your stepparents?" Lisa said. "I know she was married to your dad, but now she's not, and anyway are she and this other guy even married yet?"
"No, but close enough." Rachel said, shrugging. She sat down and looked at the post card.
Lisa glanced over at it. "What's that a picture of, Paris?"
"Yeah, that's where they went." Rachel said. "Hang on, let me read this." She read the message at the postcard, smiled, and shook her head.
"They having a good time?" Lisa said.
"Yeah," Rachel said and laughed. "You can look at it, if you want." She handed the card to Lisa.
"Oh, wow it's the Eiffel tower," Lisa said, looking at the picture, as she started to read:
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"Having a wonderful time. You must go when you can. We toured Provence last week -- it's gorgeous. In Paris, we've been to the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, and some other places. Montmarte was lovely, and we really liked the gardens at Versailles. I'll put the photos online when we get them. Tomorrow we'll be in Rome -- I'll send you another card from there if I can. The days go so fast here, and there is so much to do. We're sitting at a little outdoor cafe right now. Robert says hi. He says I have to sign off now, I've been writing too many cards and it's time for some PDA.
Love from both of us,
Elizabeth"
-the end-
**Author's Notes: Thank you notes are in order! I want to thank all of you who stuck with this story. I've had a lot of fun writing it. Special thanks to Melissa, Katie, and Kate for being such regular reviewers -- you guys are so sweet! I want to thank *all* of my reviewers, though - it meant so much to me to receive your feedback. Thank you very much!
Thanks also to those of you who didn't review on the site but e-mailed me or wrote me notes on the ER message boards to let me know you enjoyed the story. Actually, thanks to everyone who read the story (whether you let me know you were reading or not) - I'm glad you took the time!
As some of you may know, I have another story on Fanfiction.net right now -- it's called "Real Ghosts." Please read it if you have the time and inclination, and let me know what you think. It takes place after the 10.9 episode "Missing," so it's kind of a melancholy story.
I'm also considering writing more happy, Robert-and-Elizabeth-together stories (along the lines of "Just Visiting,"), so if you're interested in seeing more of those, please let me know. Thanks again for reading and take care!
Justine