Chapter eight- the lost love.
Audrey and Sanna became fast friends. They were both a lot alike and going through the same things. Well one thing mainly: wedding planning. They were laughing and commiserating. The guest lists, decorators, caterers, mothers. They were having a great time talking about, Lily on the other hand could not be less amused. She was sitting there with a pained look on her face and the guys were basically ignoring her. Only four years ago had she been in Sanna's place. She had been the one talking to Audrey about weddings. Her wedding. Her friend. Her Ray.
She couldn't take it anymore. "Why don't we make plans for...uh, tomorrow. I'm going to head back to the hotel. Still tired from the flight, you know." Lily announced to the table then grabbed her bag hoping for a quick get-a-way. "Oh don't leave now!" Sanna said with an amount of enthusiasm that made Lily want to throw up all over her perky little blond head. "Yeah Lil, don't leave now" Audrey added. She shook her head "I'm really tired but we'll do something tomorrow." Lily gave Audrey and look and she backed off. "Ok then. We'll see you tomorrow. Bye" Lily waved to the table and dashed out Mickey's. Ray didn't look too crushed to see her go. This night had been every bit as awkward as he had expected. He loved Sanna. He was going to marry her, yet he knew that what he and Lily had could never happen to him again. He that no matter how much he loved Sanna it would never be the same as how he had loved Lily. That kind of love was lost.
About ten minutes later Lily and Robbie were in his rental car on their way back to the hotel. She insisted on taking a taxi but Robbie talked her into going with him anyway. He didn't really want to be left as a fifth wheel and figured Lily might want someone to talk to. He knew things were very bizarre that evening, things had been that way for a long time now. It had all started that night four years ago.
He and Camille had a fight, about what he couldn't remember. She stormed out taking the car keys and leaving him with eight-month-old Christopher. Twenty minutes later he got a call form the police. She had been in an accident, hit by a drunk driver. She was killed upon impact. Only three weeks later Lily got a call from Toronto's biggest record label, she had been signed. With all the changes going on Ray and Lily's relationship was stretching them further and further apart. That's when they broke it off. Only two months later they all graduated and moved on, moved away. But that night was the first of all the events. The event that left Robbie as a single father and a widower, that left Ray and Lily's relationship in pieces, the biggest problem was no one could put the pieces back together. That night everything changed forever.
Robbie looked over at Lily, she was scribbling on a napkin from Mickey's. "Song?" he asked but already knew the answer. She looked up at him "Yeah. How did you guess?" "You only look that immersed in something when you're writing a song. Or when you're with Ray." He said, the last part very quietly. She looked at him thoughtfully and tucked the napkin and pen back in her purse. "Robbie" She began "What happened?" She asked quietly. He shook his head and sighed. "To be honest, I haven't got a clue".