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The phone rang and rang. It was near 10am and she was sound asleep. He hung up and tried again.
She awoke to the sound of her cell phone ringing. She grabbed it off the night stand and answered.
"Hello?" She managed to say, her voice sounding hoarse.
"Hey baby. Sleeping were we?" He asked.
"As a matter of fact I was. What time is it anyways?" She sat up and noticed Stephanie on her bed, typing on her laptop.
"A little after 10. you want to do something today?"
"Why don't you come here and we'll spend the day in Boston. There is so much to do here." she covered the phone with her hand. "Hey Stephanie, you want to order room service for breakfast?"
"Sure, I'll get the menu."
"Sounds like a great idea. What hotel are you at?" He asked as he grabbed a pen and paper.
"The Marriot on Main Street. How about you plan on being here around noon. Sound good?"
"Sounds great. See you soon."
"Bye." They hung up the phone.
"Okay, what would you like for breakfast, Mrs. Rainey?" Stephanie asked.
"I would like...wait a minute. Hey!" Elyse said laughing.
"Sorry, couldn't help myself. So, what do ya want?"
"I'll have a garlic bagel with cream cheese, apple juice, and a bowl of mixed fruit."
Stephanie picked up the phone and ordered the food.
"You gonna take a shower, Steph?"
"Yeah, I'll be out in a few minutes."
Elyse sat down on the firm hotel bed. She always hated them because they were so uncomfortable. She turned on the TV and to her delight Pirates of the Caribbean was on. She sat there reciting the lines while watching the movie. There was a knock on the door and it turned out to be the food. Stephanie emerged from the bathroom, hair wrapped in a towel. They sat on their beds, ate their breakfast, and watched the movie. There came another knock on the door.
"I'll get it," Elyse said, rising from the bed. She opened the door and there stood Brandon. "Hi come on in." She went to close the door when another unexpected visitor walked in. Brandon's friend Fernando.
"Fernando!" Stephanie said running to give him a hug.
"Good to see you too." He said, returning the hug. "Let's sit over here." he motioned her over to the corner.
"Look Elyse, I want to tell you something and I really want you to listen first." She just nodded and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Okay, I was really stupid. What I did was moronic. I never meant to hurt you. Trust me I would never want to hurt you. I just went to the party to see some old friends from high school. And well when I met up with Kristina after al these years I made a mistake. I slipped."
She felt tears in her eyes. He had been the first man she ever loved. She liked him since their freshman year in high school. She didn't want to hear the rest. She wouldn't be able to handle it.
"Brandon, please stop while you are ahead. Look, I came here hoping to get away from it all. All the memories of us I left in Texas. The truth is...I met someone else." Salty t ears now flowed down her cheeks. "I'm sorry. He's the author who wrote 'Secret Window'. We met, and had dinner. I'm so sorry."
He looked truly heart-broken. Elyse got up and went into the bathroom, locking the door behind her.
She didn't want to feel this way. She left all her memories of him in Texas and here he was bringing them all back up again. She didn't have feelings for him anymore. Or did she? No, she can't. She belongs to Mort now. She had no idea how true that was.
She felt like the scum of the earth. Then again, Brandon was the one who showed up here. How could he come back here and apologize and think everything was going to be swell?
Another knock came at the door. "Elyse, its Mort please open the door." She crawled over to the door, unlocked it, and resumed her spot on the floor.
Mort opened the door, coming in slowly. He shut it and locked it behind him. It ailed him to see her like this. So weak, so fragile. He sat down on the floor embracing her in his arms. She broke down in an instant. Tears streaming down her cheeks once more.
"Baby, what's wrong?" He asked, for Stephanie, Brandon, and Fernando told him nothing.
"Brandon came here...to see me...he wants me back...and I'm so confused..." that was all she managed to get out between sobs.
"Do you still love him?" Mort asked, dreading the answer.
She looked up into his eyes and said...
A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this chapter. I enjoyed writing it. I thought about having a fist fight between Mort and Brandon, but I thought that would be too immature. Thanks for reading and please review.
The phone rang and rang. It was near 10am and she was sound asleep. He hung up and tried again.
She awoke to the sound of her cell phone ringing. She grabbed it off the night stand and answered.
"Hello?" She managed to say, her voice sounding hoarse.
"Hey baby. Sleeping were we?" He asked.
"As a matter of fact I was. What time is it anyways?" She sat up and noticed Stephanie on her bed, typing on her laptop.
"A little after 10. you want to do something today?"
"Why don't you come here and we'll spend the day in Boston. There is so much to do here." she covered the phone with her hand. "Hey Stephanie, you want to order room service for breakfast?"
"Sure, I'll get the menu."
"Sounds like a great idea. What hotel are you at?" He asked as he grabbed a pen and paper.
"The Marriot on Main Street. How about you plan on being here around noon. Sound good?"
"Sounds great. See you soon."
"Bye." They hung up the phone.
"Okay, what would you like for breakfast, Mrs. Rainey?" Stephanie asked.
"I would like...wait a minute. Hey!" Elyse said laughing.
"Sorry, couldn't help myself. So, what do ya want?"
"I'll have a garlic bagel with cream cheese, apple juice, and a bowl of mixed fruit."
Stephanie picked up the phone and ordered the food.
"You gonna take a shower, Steph?"
"Yeah, I'll be out in a few minutes."
Elyse sat down on the firm hotel bed. She always hated them because they were so uncomfortable. She turned on the TV and to her delight Pirates of the Caribbean was on. She sat there reciting the lines while watching the movie. There was a knock on the door and it turned out to be the food. Stephanie emerged from the bathroom, hair wrapped in a towel. They sat on their beds, ate their breakfast, and watched the movie. There came another knock on the door.
"I'll get it," Elyse said, rising from the bed. She opened the door and there stood Brandon. "Hi come on in." She went to close the door when another unexpected visitor walked in. Brandon's friend Fernando.
"Fernando!" Stephanie said running to give him a hug.
"Good to see you too." He said, returning the hug. "Let's sit over here." he motioned her over to the corner.
"Look Elyse, I want to tell you something and I really want you to listen first." She just nodded and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Okay, I was really stupid. What I did was moronic. I never meant to hurt you. Trust me I would never want to hurt you. I just went to the party to see some old friends from high school. And well when I met up with Kristina after al these years I made a mistake. I slipped."
She felt tears in her eyes. He had been the first man she ever loved. She liked him since their freshman year in high school. She didn't want to hear the rest. She wouldn't be able to handle it.
"Brandon, please stop while you are ahead. Look, I came here hoping to get away from it all. All the memories of us I left in Texas. The truth is...I met someone else." Salty t ears now flowed down her cheeks. "I'm sorry. He's the author who wrote 'Secret Window'. We met, and had dinner. I'm so sorry."
He looked truly heart-broken. Elyse got up and went into the bathroom, locking the door behind her.
She didn't want to feel this way. She left all her memories of him in Texas and here he was bringing them all back up again. She didn't have feelings for him anymore. Or did she? No, she can't. She belongs to Mort now. She had no idea how true that was.
She felt like the scum of the earth. Then again, Brandon was the one who showed up here. How could he come back here and apologize and think everything was going to be swell?
Another knock came at the door. "Elyse, its Mort please open the door." She crawled over to the door, unlocked it, and resumed her spot on the floor.
Mort opened the door, coming in slowly. He shut it and locked it behind him. It ailed him to see her like this. So weak, so fragile. He sat down on the floor embracing her in his arms. She broke down in an instant. Tears streaming down her cheeks once more.
"Baby, what's wrong?" He asked, for Stephanie, Brandon, and Fernando told him nothing.
"Brandon came here...to see me...he wants me back...and I'm so confused..." that was all she managed to get out between sobs.
"Do you still love him?" Mort asked, dreading the answer.
She looked up into his eyes and said...
A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this chapter. I enjoyed writing it. I thought about having a fist fight between Mort and Brandon, but I thought that would be too immature. Thanks for reading and please review.