Past won't go away: Story of my life Day 7

Archie smiled as he stood in the doorway of Lexie's room. Ami was asleep on Lexie's bed to the right of him, with her bottle in one little hand and her other hand tucked behind one little bunch in her hair. She had on her little pink princess dress, which made Archie turn to the picture Lexie had drawn at the age of nine, which now hung on the wall beside her bed. Archie suspected Ami might grow up to be a bit like the young Lexie in her unique ways.

He tapped lightly on the door and Lexie looked up from the wardrobe at the far end of the room. "Come away in" she whispered. Archie smiled and entered the room, and sat where he usually did in the chair at the far end of the room next to the wardrobe. "Nothings changed round here" Archie commented looking at the same four colour walls and the fairy lights lit up, with the little bits and bobs that just made it 'Lexie's room'.

Whatever makes you happy

"Oh I think some things have changed" Lexie answered, reviling a bunch of miniature size clothes hanging up in the wardrobe, then pointing to the cuddly toys that lay on the floor, randomly scattered about and then to Ami on the bed. "Ah, ok well tiny things, so do you two always stay in this room when Max goes back to work?" Archie asked.

"Yeah Molly's always kept this room for me, I don't believe you Archie Macdonald that you haven't been in this room in five years" Lexie replied.

"Ok, ok so I've been in here, but I guess I just come in to sit, I didn't really pay attention to your pictures" Archie explained. As he glanced across at the two pictures beside her bed of Lexie and Max on they're wedding day and then Lexie and Max holding Ami. "So I didn't really think…"

Stop me thinking and wondering… Why?

"What…you do come in here?" Lexie looked shocked as she giggled softy then shutting the wardrobe doors went over and laid down on the bed next to Ami on her side, so she could talk to Archie.

"Yeah sometimes, I hope you don't mind, it just gets so hectic sometimes with Amber, and well she doesn't come in here, so its like an escape" Archie answered.

After a moments silence Lexie whispered "What do you think about?"

Archie sat back in the chair as the image clear infront of him as it always did.

The day, you, slipped away, was the day, I found it, wont be the same

"Lexie please wait" Archie yelled as he stood infront of her bedroom door.

"Archie, I've waited long enough! I stood by and watched you with every woman but me! I even helped you! Yet you knew how I felt, I don't know, mebbe you just thought I would always be here waiting for you. Archie you're my best friend, but if you cant see what's under your nose, then mebbe this was never going to be, and I was kidding myself thinking I ever had a chance with you. And now I've found someone who loves me for who I am, and tells me he loves me, reassures me, and even though he knew I was still caught up in my feelings with you, he helped me. Well I'm sorry Archie, but I love him, and I don't wanna be messed about anymore, I've been hurt enough, you're going to have to fight this one by yourself. I hope you get your happy ending. Goodbye Archie" Lexie finished, taking deep sighs. She blinked her eyes to get rid of the blur from tears filling up. Her voice had been shaky as she had finished them last few words.

So now we'll go our separate ways, never again we two

Archie stood staring at the tears as they spilled from Lexie's eyes, ran down her cheek and to her lips. He was still taking it all in, he couldn't think of a response even if he could of said anything.

She reached forward and kissed him on the cheek, then with one last longing look at Archie, she turned and left. He stood watching her go, watching her take them last steps out of the bedroom she had stayed in for all these years, out of the house that had become her home, the people she had called her family.

He had let her go without saying how much he truly loved her. How that he was going to propose to her that night of the mid summer's ball, but he had chickened out and ended up just thanking her for saving the day as usual. He couldn't find the right words to say it. Then his uncle Jolyan had turned up and Archie ended up clearing up after his mess and didn't have the time to work out what he was going to say to Lexie. How he was going to put it.

Then Lexie had gone to visit her mother, and that's when it had happened, just when Archie was missing her terribly, and had decided that when she returned he was going to tell her his true feelings, his father had gotten himself blown up. The family went into morning for him, and when Lexie returned with stories of a man she had met called Max, whom she had known from high school, Molly would sit and listen. But after a while Lexie had stopped telling the stories, she had been there for Molly and Archie all the time, Archie had assumed it was nothing, that it was just a holiday romance. Until today, Archie had gone to kiss Lexie, but she had backed away, she had looked confused, then angry. Then everything else had just become a blur, she announced she was leaving, moving to Glasgow to live with his Max.

Archie's world had been swallowed up, his dreams been destroyed.

You never miss a good thing till it leaves

Archie looked up, it had been a long time since he had spoken, and as he looked across, Lexie had fallen asleep. He smiled and reached across for the blanket and covered them both up and kissed Lexie gently on the forehead, she breathed deeply but didn't wake. Maybe this could be of been his happy ending.

"ARCHIE!" Amber's voice came from the hall. Archie sighed and walked quietly out the door and shut it behind him. "Coming" he replied.