Disclaimer: I thought I'd let you know that the song used is Holy Water by Big and Rich, and I don't own that any more than I own anything else you recognize in my story.
Never Say Never
Chapter 26
Randy was concerned. It wasn't like he was at the top of Mike's list, so when the man called him and said that he was concerned about Lorelei, Randy knew it was bad. He wasn't sure what state he would find one of his best friends in. He wasn't sure that he wanted to see her, but she needed someone there with her.
Somewhere
there's a stolen halo
I used to watch her wear it well.
Everything
would shine wherever she would go
But lookin at her now you'd
never tell.
Someone ran away with her innocence;
A memory she
can't get out of her head.
And I can only imagine what she's
feelin when she's pray'n
Kneeling at the edge of her bed.
Randy got to Mikes house and wasn't sure what to make of Lorelei. She greeted him and put on happy face, but it wasn't the same. She didn't smile or say more than a couple words to him or anyone else for that matter. There was something missing. She was walking around like a shell of herself. That only made him even more angry at Paul for doing this to her. She didn't deserve any of it.
She didn't smile or do more than greet him before taking off. Mike told him that all she had been doing lately was locking herself up alone assumingly doing anything that she possibly could to keep herself from thinking of Paul. Randy knew that the man had taken her innocence both figuratively and literally, and he couldn't blame her for not getting the memory out of her head. If he were screwed with that why he wasn't sure he would be much better off than she was now. He was her everything and now she had nothing
And
she says - take me away
And take me farther
Surround me
now,
And hold - hold - hold me like holy water holy water
Randy watched and silently followed her and hoped that she would let him in on whatever ritual she had. If he knew one thing about her, it was that there was always some sort of ritual. She needed the structure it provided. There was something that she was running from that was more than just what it was.
Lorelei was trying desperately to run from everything that was haunting her, but there wasn't a place for her to go. The fantasy land that books had provided her since she was a little girl was no longer a distraction, but a reminder. A reminder of the fairytale that had almost been her and Paul. She couldn't do anything to get this out of her mind. It was taking everything she had not to fly back. She wouldn't forgive Paul, but at least she would have someone to hold her and comfort her. He must know what he did was wrong by now.
She
wants someone to call her angel,
Someone to put the light back in
her eyes,
She's looking through the faces and the unfamiliar
places
She needs someone to hear her when she cries.
Randy didn't say a word, just watched her and he knew almost instantly that she needed someone to hold her and to make her smile the way she used to. The way Paul used to before he got stupid and took everything away from her. Something that Randy could only hope that Paul would never get back.
He saw her begin to cry and his heart broke. He hated to see anyone cry, but this was even worse. She was like an angel to him, and angels just don't cry. He knew that somewhere he liked Lorelei as more than a friend, but he was going to respect her wishes and let her take control. It wasn't his place to do anything more. He was however going to take her with him to St. Louis. It might do her good to see someplace new.
And
she says - take me away
And take me farther
Surround me
now,
And hold - hold - hold me like holy water
"Princess, come with me to St. Louis for a while," Randy said making his presence known. He couldn't take any more of the crying or heartbreak that was radiating off of her. He wanted to take her away from all this. He didn't want her to feel like she was intruding on something.
"Take me away," was all that Lorelei could manage to say through her tears. She wasn't sure if she would ever stop crying, even though she wanted to just be all cried out.
She
just needs a little help to wash away the pain she's felt
She
wants to feel the healing hands of someone who understands
Randy just held her for a while. He didn't talk to her because he honestly had no idea how she felt. He was happy that he had never been betrayed the way that Paul, the man she loved more than anything, had betrayed her. He didn't want to take her too soon. He knew that this was going to be a delicate process. He didn't want to make her any more upset than she already was, if that was possible.
And
she says - take me away
And take me farther
Surround me
now,
And hold - hold - hold me
And she says
Take me away
And
take me farther
Surround me now,
And hold - hold - hold me like
holy water
Like holy water, like holy water, like holy water
It took a while for Lorelei to regain her composure, but when she did she was more than ready to leave. It wasn't that she didn't like staying with Mike and Rebecca, it was that she felt like an intruder no matter how many times they told her otherwise. She also knew that Randy would take care of her and not treat her like she would shatter at any moment.
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