Chapter Twelve
Warm night air drifted through the open window in Lilly's room. The young woman stood pacing in front of her closet, debating what to wear for her date that night. Finally, it was time to meet her secret admirer. Lilly's nerves were raw with nervousness. She was anxious to know who her mystery man was, and to make a good impression.
After a long deliberation, she settled on a dress. Lilly sat down at her vanity and carefully did her hair. She painstakingly put it up with silver butterfly clips, then decided against that and simply let her curls fall down her back. She applied a bit of make-up, giving her a natural, yet classic look. With one last check to make sure she looked good, Lilly grabbed her keys and headed out.
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Greg tapped his fingers on the tabletop nervously. He was afraid that he would break out into a sweat he was so nervous. This was it, the night he found out if Lilly cared about him or not. The night when his heart would either break or soar to the heavens. And it was all on account of one girl.
He heard voices right outside of the private room that he had acquired. Greg's heart skipped a beat as the doorknob turned. This was it; there was no turning back now. The door opened slowly, Greg stood, gripping the lily in his hand tightly. Then there she was. Looking elegant in a sky blue dress that hugged her body modestly. It had spaghetti straps, a slightly low dip in the front that teased Greg by showing just the least bit of cleavage. The dress hung just below her knees, and had a small slit up the side. He smiled when he saw the butterfly necklace that he had given her resting against the base of her throat.
But for all of his hoping, the look in Lilly's eyes shattered Greg's heart. Her eyes were widened in shock, which was much to be expected, but there was also a hint of resentment in them. It was like she was accusing him of something vile with that one look. Lilly stood stiff in front of him, and Greg wished that he hadn't followed Warrick's advice. Things had been going so good for him when he had kept his identity a secret, why did he have to go a ruin it?
"Hey Lilly." He said trying to calm the shaking in his voice.
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Nervously, Lilly approached the hostess who gave her a friendly smile.
"Can I help you?" She asked kindly.
"Ye...yes." Lilly said trying to appear calm, "I'm looking for the Secret party." The hostess smiled her eyes twinkling.
"This way." She said leading Lilly towards the back of the small Italian restaurant. She stopped outside a small door and opened it. Lilly smiled her thanks to the lady and walked in.
The first thing that hit Lilly was the romantic setting of the room. There were candles and flowers all over the place. Then her eyes fell on the man standing in front of her, a single lily in his hands. Lilly's eyes widened in surprise. It was Greg! She couldn't believe it.
"Hey Lilly." He said stepping towards her. She could hear the nervousness in his voice. Lilly's heart beat wildly and she drew in a sharp breath. Her hands trembled badly, and she clutched them in front of herself to hide it.
"Greg," she said, sounding calmer than she felt, "what's going on here?" Lilly saw the crestfallen look on his face, and she felt guilt welling up in her gut.
"I thought that it'd be pretty clear." He responded, a mask falling over his face, shielding his emotions from Lilly.
"You mean YOU'RE my secret admirer?" Lilly asked.
"Yeah," Greg replied, there was a harshness in his voice that Lilly had never heard before.
"But...but you can't be." As soon as she spoke those words, she longed to take them back. The look on Greg's face tore at her heart.
"Sorry to disappoint you." he said sadly, not trying to hide his feelings. He placed the flower on the table, refusing to look Lilly in the eye.
"Greg I'm..."
"No, it's okay." He interrupted, "I understand." With that he brushed past her before walking out the door. Tears sprung to Lilly's eyes as she watched the door close behind him. She slumped down into one of the chairs and picked up the lily that sat there. One tear fell down her cheek, and was soon followed by a flood. Lilly sobbed into a linen napkin, her tears smudging her make-up, but she didn't care.
She hadn't meant to hurt him, but she had acted like that was her intention. She had spoken hastily and in shock. She hadn't expected it to be HIM, the thought had never even crossed her mind. Greg was simply just the annoying guy that worked in the lab that had the potential to be sweet at times.
Lilly couldn't believe she had been so cruel to him. She had seen the look on Greg's face. He had been heartbroken. And it was all because of her. Lilly didn't know if she could ever forgive herself.
"Lord," she prayed, "Why? Why do you do this to me? Please Lord tell me what you want me to do. Am I supposed to go after him? Do I wait for him to figure it out himself? Lord I don't know! Please, I'm begging you, tell me what to do."
She continued to sit there for another half-hour, letting the tears run their course. With a shaky breath, and a check to make sure she looked decent, Lilly stood and made her way out of the restaurant.
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"So how'd it go? Who is he?" Catherine pounced on Lilly the second she walked in the door the next day. Lilly simply walked away from Catherine, not waning to talk about what had transpired the night before. The memories of the hurt that she had caused Greg were still too fresh in her mind.
"Lilly? Are you okay?" Catherine caught up with the young woman.
"I'm fine Cath," Lilly responded, "I just don't want to talk about it that's all."
"Why not? What happened?"
"He...he didn't show up." Lilly lied.
"That JERK!" Catherine exclaimed, "And after playing with your emotions like that. Well if I ever find out who that moron is I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind." Lilly let Catherine prattle on, tuning out her words as she continued down the hall. Lilly passed by the trace lab and saw Greg sitting there. She looked at him sadly, her heart breaking all over again. She had blown her chance.
The night before, as she was crying herself to sleep, it had come to Lilly. She cared about Greg! But, she had now blown her chance with him, possibly forever. Fresh tears sprung to her eyes as she watched him work, oblivious to her. Lilly quickly turned her head away when he looked up at her, not wanting him to see the tears that stung at her eyes.
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The night had been long and torturous to Greg. He hadn't slept at all. His mind just kept going over the horrible evening that he had had. The look in Lilly's eyes was constantly on reeking havoc on him. He sought solace in his work, but he knew that sooner or later they would have to see each other. He was not looking forward to that, not in the least.
Greg looked up from his work and saw her there. She turned away quickly, and Greg's heart sank. For a second he had allowed himself to hope, to think that she was coming to talk to him about that night. But once again his hopes, and his heart, had been dashed.
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Sorry it was short, but I thought that this was a good point to stop it. The next chapter SHOULD be out soon. Tell me what you thought of this one and I promise that I'll work hard to get the next one out quickly.
Are Lilly and Greg going to resolve their differences? Who's going to make the first move? Stay tuned to find out.
Warm night air drifted through the open window in Lilly's room. The young woman stood pacing in front of her closet, debating what to wear for her date that night. Finally, it was time to meet her secret admirer. Lilly's nerves were raw with nervousness. She was anxious to know who her mystery man was, and to make a good impression.
After a long deliberation, she settled on a dress. Lilly sat down at her vanity and carefully did her hair. She painstakingly put it up with silver butterfly clips, then decided against that and simply let her curls fall down her back. She applied a bit of make-up, giving her a natural, yet classic look. With one last check to make sure she looked good, Lilly grabbed her keys and headed out.
~*~*~
Greg tapped his fingers on the tabletop nervously. He was afraid that he would break out into a sweat he was so nervous. This was it, the night he found out if Lilly cared about him or not. The night when his heart would either break or soar to the heavens. And it was all on account of one girl.
He heard voices right outside of the private room that he had acquired. Greg's heart skipped a beat as the doorknob turned. This was it; there was no turning back now. The door opened slowly, Greg stood, gripping the lily in his hand tightly. Then there she was. Looking elegant in a sky blue dress that hugged her body modestly. It had spaghetti straps, a slightly low dip in the front that teased Greg by showing just the least bit of cleavage. The dress hung just below her knees, and had a small slit up the side. He smiled when he saw the butterfly necklace that he had given her resting against the base of her throat.
But for all of his hoping, the look in Lilly's eyes shattered Greg's heart. Her eyes were widened in shock, which was much to be expected, but there was also a hint of resentment in them. It was like she was accusing him of something vile with that one look. Lilly stood stiff in front of him, and Greg wished that he hadn't followed Warrick's advice. Things had been going so good for him when he had kept his identity a secret, why did he have to go a ruin it?
"Hey Lilly." He said trying to calm the shaking in his voice.
~*~*~
Nervously, Lilly approached the hostess who gave her a friendly smile.
"Can I help you?" She asked kindly.
"Ye...yes." Lilly said trying to appear calm, "I'm looking for the Secret party." The hostess smiled her eyes twinkling.
"This way." She said leading Lilly towards the back of the small Italian restaurant. She stopped outside a small door and opened it. Lilly smiled her thanks to the lady and walked in.
The first thing that hit Lilly was the romantic setting of the room. There were candles and flowers all over the place. Then her eyes fell on the man standing in front of her, a single lily in his hands. Lilly's eyes widened in surprise. It was Greg! She couldn't believe it.
"Hey Lilly." He said stepping towards her. She could hear the nervousness in his voice. Lilly's heart beat wildly and she drew in a sharp breath. Her hands trembled badly, and she clutched them in front of herself to hide it.
"Greg," she said, sounding calmer than she felt, "what's going on here?" Lilly saw the crestfallen look on his face, and she felt guilt welling up in her gut.
"I thought that it'd be pretty clear." He responded, a mask falling over his face, shielding his emotions from Lilly.
"You mean YOU'RE my secret admirer?" Lilly asked.
"Yeah," Greg replied, there was a harshness in his voice that Lilly had never heard before.
"But...but you can't be." As soon as she spoke those words, she longed to take them back. The look on Greg's face tore at her heart.
"Sorry to disappoint you." he said sadly, not trying to hide his feelings. He placed the flower on the table, refusing to look Lilly in the eye.
"Greg I'm..."
"No, it's okay." He interrupted, "I understand." With that he brushed past her before walking out the door. Tears sprung to Lilly's eyes as she watched the door close behind him. She slumped down into one of the chairs and picked up the lily that sat there. One tear fell down her cheek, and was soon followed by a flood. Lilly sobbed into a linen napkin, her tears smudging her make-up, but she didn't care.
She hadn't meant to hurt him, but she had acted like that was her intention. She had spoken hastily and in shock. She hadn't expected it to be HIM, the thought had never even crossed her mind. Greg was simply just the annoying guy that worked in the lab that had the potential to be sweet at times.
Lilly couldn't believe she had been so cruel to him. She had seen the look on Greg's face. He had been heartbroken. And it was all because of her. Lilly didn't know if she could ever forgive herself.
"Lord," she prayed, "Why? Why do you do this to me? Please Lord tell me what you want me to do. Am I supposed to go after him? Do I wait for him to figure it out himself? Lord I don't know! Please, I'm begging you, tell me what to do."
She continued to sit there for another half-hour, letting the tears run their course. With a shaky breath, and a check to make sure she looked decent, Lilly stood and made her way out of the restaurant.
~*~*~
"So how'd it go? Who is he?" Catherine pounced on Lilly the second she walked in the door the next day. Lilly simply walked away from Catherine, not waning to talk about what had transpired the night before. The memories of the hurt that she had caused Greg were still too fresh in her mind.
"Lilly? Are you okay?" Catherine caught up with the young woman.
"I'm fine Cath," Lilly responded, "I just don't want to talk about it that's all."
"Why not? What happened?"
"He...he didn't show up." Lilly lied.
"That JERK!" Catherine exclaimed, "And after playing with your emotions like that. Well if I ever find out who that moron is I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind." Lilly let Catherine prattle on, tuning out her words as she continued down the hall. Lilly passed by the trace lab and saw Greg sitting there. She looked at him sadly, her heart breaking all over again. She had blown her chance.
The night before, as she was crying herself to sleep, it had come to Lilly. She cared about Greg! But, she had now blown her chance with him, possibly forever. Fresh tears sprung to her eyes as she watched him work, oblivious to her. Lilly quickly turned her head away when he looked up at her, not wanting him to see the tears that stung at her eyes.
~*~*~
The night had been long and torturous to Greg. He hadn't slept at all. His mind just kept going over the horrible evening that he had had. The look in Lilly's eyes was constantly on reeking havoc on him. He sought solace in his work, but he knew that sooner or later they would have to see each other. He was not looking forward to that, not in the least.
Greg looked up from his work and saw her there. She turned away quickly, and Greg's heart sank. For a second he had allowed himself to hope, to think that she was coming to talk to him about that night. But once again his hopes, and his heart, had been dashed.
~*~*~
Sorry it was short, but I thought that this was a good point to stop it. The next chapter SHOULD be out soon. Tell me what you thought of this one and I promise that I'll work hard to get the next one out quickly.
Are Lilly and Greg going to resolve their differences? Who's going to make the first move? Stay tuned to find out.