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Estella had noticed that Merry was spending more and more time helping Frodo move to Crickhollow. She didn't think much of it though. She was happy Merry was home today.
Estella stepped lightly into her kitchen. Merry was slumped over the kitchen table. He heard her come in and looked up.
"You should get more sleep, Merry-dear." she whispered in his ear as she gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Merry nodded and groaned.
"Breakfast will be ready in a second!" Estella told him sternly. He smiled and placed his head back down on the table. She giggled quietly to herself; she thought he was quite silly. Before either of them knew it Estella had made pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, toast, hash browns, bacon and sausage. She was a wonderful and quick cook.
"Yum!" Merry hummed and licked his lips. He dove right into his overcrowded plate. Estella smiled and took her time eating her meal. They ate in comfortable silence and sat back in their chairs.
"Honey" Merry started "I'm sorry I haven't been spending as much time with you..." Estella interrupted him.
"Merry, it's ok, I understand" she smiled/
"Well, not exactly, dear, we won't be seeing each other at all for a while."
"What do you mean?" Estella was somewhat confused.
"Estella, the thing is that I will have to help Frodo on some sort of quest, Pippin too. We will be gone for quite awhile, I suspect. I really am sorry, Love."
"What sort of quest?"
"I'm not quite sure."
"And when will you be leaving?"
"A few weeks."
"Is this quest.....important?"
"Yes, very much so."
Estella walked around the table to Merry and sat on his lap.
"I'll miss you." is all she could manage to say. She buried her head in his arms and he whispered "I'll miss you, too." back.
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"I'm going to go find them." Merry announced even though he knew Estella knew he was going to. He didn't think he was that predictable. He was standing at the door with his coat and scarf on. He had his lantern in his hand. Estella, who was sitting at the front table, rose and fully embraced him. He dropped the lantern and hugged her back. She had buried her face in his arms and chest like she always did and he tried to hold back faint tears.
"Come on Merry, you'll see her again." he thought to himself as he kissed the top of her head and sniffed her honey-scented auburn hair. He felt a small drop and realized Estella had started to cry a bit. He wanted to say something so bad, but nothing came to mind, and he felt like he would ruin his last moment for awhile with Estella if he did say anything.
"I love you." She whimpered, her voice muffled by Merry's coat.
"I love you, too." he whispered and he pulled away a bit. He tilted her head up and gave her a short, sweet kiss on the lips and he turned away. He walked out the door and tried to fight the urge to run back inside.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Reality just hit Estella and she couldn't help but sob.
"It'll be fine." She told herself "Merry will be home before I know it."
Just something in her heart told her it wouldn't be that easy.
A/N: Was this rewrite any better? Please review and tell me!
Sophie the Hobbit
Estella had noticed that Merry was spending more and more time helping Frodo move to Crickhollow. She didn't think much of it though. She was happy Merry was home today.
Estella stepped lightly into her kitchen. Merry was slumped over the kitchen table. He heard her come in and looked up.
"You should get more sleep, Merry-dear." she whispered in his ear as she gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Merry nodded and groaned.
"Breakfast will be ready in a second!" Estella told him sternly. He smiled and placed his head back down on the table. She giggled quietly to herself; she thought he was quite silly. Before either of them knew it Estella had made pancakes, waffles, scrambled eggs, toast, hash browns, bacon and sausage. She was a wonderful and quick cook.
"Yum!" Merry hummed and licked his lips. He dove right into his overcrowded plate. Estella smiled and took her time eating her meal. They ate in comfortable silence and sat back in their chairs.
"Honey" Merry started "I'm sorry I haven't been spending as much time with you..." Estella interrupted him.
"Merry, it's ok, I understand" she smiled/
"Well, not exactly, dear, we won't be seeing each other at all for a while."
"What do you mean?" Estella was somewhat confused.
"Estella, the thing is that I will have to help Frodo on some sort of quest, Pippin too. We will be gone for quite awhile, I suspect. I really am sorry, Love."
"What sort of quest?"
"I'm not quite sure."
"And when will you be leaving?"
"A few weeks."
"Is this quest.....important?"
"Yes, very much so."
Estella walked around the table to Merry and sat on his lap.
"I'll miss you." is all she could manage to say. She buried her head in his arms and he whispered "I'll miss you, too." back.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I'm going to go find them." Merry announced even though he knew Estella knew he was going to. He didn't think he was that predictable. He was standing at the door with his coat and scarf on. He had his lantern in his hand. Estella, who was sitting at the front table, rose and fully embraced him. He dropped the lantern and hugged her back. She had buried her face in his arms and chest like she always did and he tried to hold back faint tears.
"Come on Merry, you'll see her again." he thought to himself as he kissed the top of her head and sniffed her honey-scented auburn hair. He felt a small drop and realized Estella had started to cry a bit. He wanted to say something so bad, but nothing came to mind, and he felt like he would ruin his last moment for awhile with Estella if he did say anything.
"I love you." She whimpered, her voice muffled by Merry's coat.
"I love you, too." he whispered and he pulled away a bit. He tilted her head up and gave her a short, sweet kiss on the lips and he turned away. He walked out the door and tried to fight the urge to run back inside.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Reality just hit Estella and she couldn't help but sob.
"It'll be fine." She told herself "Merry will be home before I know it."
Just something in her heart told her it wouldn't be that easy.
A/N: Was this rewrite any better? Please review and tell me!
Sophie the Hobbit