Chapter 7 - Love Angel

All right, and again it's time for a surprising ending.

The next morning Sam woke up in Jack's bed right by his side. He was still fast asleep and snoring a bit.

She did not want to wake him so she slipped out of bed. As she looked at the clock on the nightstand she saw that the wreath Jack had made for her was lying next to it. So she picked it up carefully and went into the kitchen where another surprise was waiting for her:

"Good Morning, Sam", Serena greeted her merrily she was wearing a pink apron over her dress and it seamed as if she had made breakfast for them all on her own, "do you want coffee?"

"Morning, Serena. And yes, please", Sam answered her in a sort of astonished way, "You've made all of this yourself? And the kitchen looks cleaner than ever before. I must say I'm really surprised of that..."

The little girl took a mug from the cupboard and set it onto the table filling it with hot coffee, "I was just so bored last night as you were away and I found that the whole house needed some tidying and since I was the first one up I decided to make breakfast for us", she explained with a bright smile, "Do you want to eat something? Pancakes? Scrambled eggs? It's all ready..."

"No, no, thanks for now, I think I'm gonna wait for Jack with that", she replied.

Serena's look fell on the wreath Sam was still holding in her hands, "Oh, has Jack made that for you?"

She nodded.

"You can hang it up somewhere and dry it, it would make a nice remembrance of yesterday night", Serena suggested. Then she turned around at the open kitchen door listening, "I think he's coming now. Get ready for a common 'Good Morning'..."

And indeed only a second later Jack was standing in the door. Serena silently counted till two with her fingers and then she and Sam greeted him at once, both of them with a bright smile:

"Good Morning, Jack."

"Good Morning, girls", he replied, "My big girl", he kissed Sam's cheek, "And my little girl of course", he brushed through Serena's hair with his hand. "Don't say you've tidied up my place?! Cool enough you've made breakfast... Oh, and nice apron."

He sat down at the table next to Sam who grinned at him saying, "You'd try the coffee, it's great. And by the way: you're snoring, but never mind, I could still sleep."

"Thanks for the helpful clue", he nudged her side, "Any idea how we got back last night?"

"Nope. You?"

Serena stood in front of them, a pan in her hand, "Does anybody want pancakes, now?"

"Course", both of them responded.

"Get 'em over", Jack added with a pleased smirk.

"But not that I'm gonna sit on the scrambled eggs in the end...", Serena admonished them.

"What do you think? I don't that anything will be left over here", Sam giggled.

Serena filled their plates with small pancakes and she herself fetched some of the scrambled eggs.

"So, what are you two doing today?" she asked.

"Well", Jack began, "today's Sunday and we're gonna. What are we... Wait, did you say us two?" he held on in a startled way, "What about you? Don't say you're..."

"Leaving already?", Sam finished his sentence.

"I'm afraid but I have to, my task here is over now", she confirmed sadly, "I wished I could stay, but there's a lot of work waiting for me."

"You can't leave just now", Jack exclaimed.

"We need you", Sam added.

"I've got to go, but I promise that this was not the last time you two saw me..." Serena sniffled a bit since she was about to start crying, "Let's just finish breakfast."

They finished their meal quietly and after it the little fairy rose and put the empty plates into the sink. She stopped in the middle of the room, halfway back to the table.

"Serena?" both Jack and Sam stood up and walked over to her. "Thank you for everything you've done for us", they bent down and kissing her on her cheeks.

"No, I have to thank you for all the things you've showed me and everything you've done for me", with these words she disappeared and Jack's and Sam's lips found each others,

As they got up from their knees they looked around realizing that Serena was indeed gone.

"There she marches", Jack sighed, "Goodbye, little love angel."

"A pity", Sam stated woefully.

"Yeah, that's it", Jack nodded, "So, what now? Shall I give ya a ride home, Sam, after you've had a shower or somethin'?" he offered.

"Would be nice", she said, "And then, maybe we could watch the baseball game tonight, no?"

"Ya like baseball? Why haven't you ever told me?"

She merely shrugged.

"Would work for me? What about some supper before it?"

"Sure."

Both of them went out of the kitchen. As they were gone the wreath of daisies that was still lying on the table changed its color into rose and the dirty dishes became clean vanishing into cupboards and drawers. On this way Serena said a goodbye to them for the moment.

End

That's it people, I hope you didn't need too many handkerchiefs.

Thank you a lot for all this positive feedback, I've really enjoyed how much you liked this story.

Serena 4 ever ! Maybe I'm gonna write more about our little angel, but first of all I'm gonna get into the gloomy corner again.

Thank you again.