Ch.5 Follow Your Heart

Later that Night

Lu arrives at the restaurant

Ben: Thanks for coming Lu

Lu: No problem

Ben: I know what you said yesterday when I asked you to come with me but I just have to ask again since u had time to think overnight

Lu: Ben I'm sorry but my answer is the same as yesterday

Ben: Ok then I have no choice…with a smile on his face

Lu: no choice for what?

Ben: Kneeling down on one knee and holding a ring case in his hand Lu will you marry me?

Right when he asked her Lu woke up

Lu: OMG! Lu jumped up from her sleep ad she was sweating like crazy, she looked around to see where she was and she realized she was at home in her bed dreaming. Oh no so it wasn't real whispering to her self, so she walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water and she went back to bed.

The next morning...

Lana enters Lu's office

Lana: Good morning Lu

Lu: Good morning Lana

Lana: it looks like you had a good night

Lu: No but I had a good dream smiling

Lana: Spill it girl

Lu: I had a dream last night about Ben proposing to me!

Lana: and what did u say?

Lu: that's the bad part about it…I don't know

Lana: what do u mean?

Lu and Lana at same time you woke up! Laughing

Lu: yeah but like we were in the same restaurant we're going to tonight. Aint that a little creepy?

Lana: No girl that's what u call lucky, so what if he propose to u tonight...what will u say?

Lu: I think I'm going to say no

Lana: why kid?

Lu: cuz he wants me to move with him to Miami

Lana: what!

Lu: yeah he asked me yesterday and I said no

Lana: why didn't u tell me this yesterday and why did u say no?

Lu: Sorry Lana but I just had to go home and think myself and the reason y I said no was cuz I cant just leave this clinic and I can't leave you…you and Peter are my only family

Lana: yeah I understand kid

Phone rings

Lu: Hello?

Ben: Hey Lu

Lu: Hey Ben where r u?

Ben: coming from Miami cuz i had to talk to some people before i go back there 2marrow morning, I just called to tell you that I'm going to have to cancel our date tonight

Lu: why?

Ben: Cuz I have to go to Virginia, that's where im going now to fill out some paper work

Lu: aren't u leaving to Miami tomorrow

Ben: yeah im so sorry Lu

Lu: yeah ok

Ben: Please don't be mad, I love you

Lu: How can I avoid myself from not being mad at u?

Ben: Lu please just think about moving with me…I love you too much to leave you!

Lu: Ben you don't know how much I love you…you really don't but im so use to men leaving me so this is nothing new to me…so I guess I wont be talking to you later so bye

Ben: I love you

Lu hangs up

There's a knock on Lu's office door

Dr. J: Ms. Hawkins how are you suppose to be receptioning when you're in here gossiping with the doctor that's suppose to be doctoring?

Lana: Lu ill talk to u later

Lu: bye Lana, sorry Dr. Jackson I just had an important phone call

Dr. J: Yea bet it was more important then all those patients in the waiting room?

Lu: No im sorry

Dr. J: It's ok but just don't let it happen again…but the real reason y I came in here is to talk about Ben Sanders… Lu cuts him off in anger

Lu: what is there to talk about…sorry Dr. Jackson but I have to go take care of my patients

Dr. J: Oh now you want to do ur job!

Later that day...

Lana knocked on Lu's office door

Lu: come in Lana

Lana: So what did Ben say when he called earlier?

Lu: He said that he had to cancel our date tonight and since tomorrow morning he's leaving to Miami and he's goin to be in Virginia for today…that's y he cant see me tonight or in the morning before he moves

Lana: Im sorry kid

Lu: Lana why does this always happen to me…the men that I care about always ends up leaving me she puts her head down and starts crying

Lana walks Lu over to the couch in her office and Lana held Lu while she cries

Lana: Just let it out baby, crying always makes it better

Lu ends up falling asleep in her office on the couch and Lana stays with her

The next day...

Lu took the day off she was to depressed to go to work and this is unusual for Lu to take off work just cuz a man has left her life…that's how she knew she loved him so much

Her phone rings

Lu: in a depressed voice hello

Ben: Lu are u crying?

Lu: why does it matter you don't care about me anyway

Ben: How can you say that?

Lu: Ben, prime example…where are u and where am I?

Ben: I know but I still care for you…I still love you

Lu: Hold on somebody's on my other line

Ben: ok

Lu: Hello?

Lana: Lu I know you took the day off but I really need you…I really do!

Lu: ok Lana calm down I'm on my way

Lu hangs up with Lana and clicks back over to Ben

Lu: Ben I have to go cuz they need me at the clinic bye

Ben: But… Lu cuts him off

Lu: Bye Ben she didn't even wait for him to say bye she just hung up

Lu arrives at the clinic

Lu: Lana what's wrong, it sounded like you were dying on the phone

Lana: the patient is in your office

Lu: What? If it wasn't that serious why didn't you get Andy to take care of her?

Lana: just go in Lu!

Lu opens the door…

TO BE CONTINUED...

Will Lu's dream come true or was it just a nightmare?