A Dream Come True, Not!

Chapter four:- Secrets Unlocked

Jimmy started walking home still confused by what had just happened. He walked into the lab and greeted his mechanical dog. He fell down on the couch and sighed. He still couln't figure out what was wrong with Cindy yet there was a smile on his face he just couldn't wipe off. He knew why he was smiling. He had just had the most passoinate kiss of his life with the love of his life. For a few seconds he tough that this marrige might have worked.

Across the street, Cindy ran into her house and ran to her mother in tears.

"I hate you!" Cindy yelled at her. "I ate what you're doing to me! This sin't fair!"

"Cindy Cindy Cindy, what on earth do you mean?"

"I mean what I said! I hate you!" She continued to yell. Cindy then ran into her room and called Libby. "I kissed him." She said.

"That's great!" Libby yelled. "Wait. Why do you sound unhappy?"

"I'm just afraid."

"Afriad of what? Ohhh." She said realizing what was going through her friend's head. "Jimmy's not like that though. He wouldn't do anything like that. Especialy to you."

"We didn't think Chris would do that either but he did."

"Girl that's harsh calling him by his first name."

"You think I care!" Cindy yelled out.

"Alright tell me what happened." Libby said. After Cindy explained it all, Libby tried not to laugh.

"This isn't funny!"

"I can just imagine the look on Jimmy's face. He's gotta be soooo confused!"

"I didn't even think about that. I just left him there..."

"You know you have to talk to him right?"

"I know. Bye." Cindy hung up and sighed. She knew she had to tell him but how? It wasn't easy to explain. She knew he'd take it the wrong way. Cindy went for a walk to help her think.

Jimmy had done the same thing and eventualy they both ended up at the park again. He saw her from behind sitting on the swing. She didn't notice him come up behind her.

He didn't know why he started pushing her lightly because he thought she would kill him but he did. She turned her head quickly when she felt his hands on her back and the swing move.

All they did was smile at each other. Jimmy continued pushing her gently.

"So..." He started. "You want to tell me what's wrong?

"I don't know." She sighed "I'm just scared, that's all."

"Scared of me, or what?"

"I'm scared of everything, the marrige, my mom, you, me, and what's gonna happen." Jimmy kept pushing her slowly.

"Why are you scared of me?" He asked a little confused. He seemed to be more confused the past 2 days then he had in his entire life. "I'm sorry I kissed you if that's it."

"No. No. It's Chris."

"Alright, I'm really really confused. Who's Chris?"

"Nevermind." Cindy stopped the swing and stood up. Jimmy wasn't gonna let her go though. He quickly grabbed her wrist and turned her around.

"No. Tell me."

"Drop it." She turned to leave but he just tightened his grip. Once she turned to face him again, he saw her eyes start to water.

"Who's Chris." He asked one more time.

"He's no one! Now let me go!" Cindy finaly pulled away from him and started to walk away. Jimmy ran and caught up with her. He gently took her hand and saw her tears run down her face.

"Cindy...I-" Just then a mob of kids came running into the park. He dropped her hand. She motioned for him to follow her. She led him to the back of the park.

The sun was starting to set as Cindy sat on the ground. Jimmy sat across from her. He wiped away a few tears.

"You must be happy?" Cindy said

"How? I mean why?"

"You get to see the great fearless Cindy Vortex cry and become vunerable." Jimmy took her hands again

"The only thing I see is the great fearless Cindy Vortex being human. I think I like this side of you." They both smiled. "Now will you tell me who Chris is?"

"You've already asked me about him. I didn't tell you anything though." Jimmy had never asked about any Chris.

"Who is he?" He asked again ignoring his confusion. "Did he hurt you?"

"Yes."

"Where is he? What did he do? Jimmy started yelling.

"Jimmy calm down. There's nothing anyone can do now, he's gone."

"Who was he then? How'd he hurt you."

"He's my father." Jimmy almost dropped her hands. "He and my mom had an arranged marrige too. They were in love before the marrige. When I was about five, he took off with some woman from his work. We were really close. Or so I thought." She paused to take a deep, shaky breath. "I would stay up at night waiting for him to come back. He never did. He wrote me once or twice when I was eleven but he never called or came back to see me or anything. He never even apoligized in the letters. He broke my mom's heart when he left too. She wouldn't talk to anyone especialy me. It was because I reminded her of the jerk my father was. How things should have turned out but didn't. I thought after her experience with love and marrige, she wouldn't do the same thing to me." Cindy broke down and tears poured out. She buried her face into her hands which were still held by Jimmy's hands.

He now understood why she never wanted to get serious with anybody. Her having an arranged marrige just made it all worse. He lifted her head up and pulled her into a warm embrace. She continued to sob in his arms. He tried to calm her down but it wasnt' that easy.

"Cindy, I would never do that to you ever."

"I know but it still scares me." They slowly pulled apart. "I'm sorry Jimmy. I don't want you to think that I expect this of you or anything it's just that it scares me. I don't want to be hurt again."

"I wouldn't never do anything to hurt you like that. I might try to make you feel less intelligent than me but..." She laughed a little. "C'mere." He turned her around and had her sit between his legs with her leaning back against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she set her arms over his. "I understand you a lot better now. It's nice to know why you're so defensive around me. That it's not because you hate me."

"Jimmy, I could never hate you. I love you."

"I love you too." She turned her head up towards his as he leaned down until his lips met hers. It was soft and light almost heavenly or to good to be true. When they broke apart, they just sat their holding each other until they both had to get home. They walked down the street hand in hand until they reached Cindy's door step. "So I'll talk to you tomorrow?"

"Yeah. We have wedding details to go over." They both smiled and gave a quick kiss good bye. Cindy slowly closed the door as Jimmy walked down the street. Just then, Carl and Sheen came out from some bushes.

"Hey dude! That was so cool!" Sheen said patting him on the back.

"Yeah I don't know what happened but it must have been romantic." Carl added.

"Yeah. I"m the happiest guy on earth right now. Or on heaven... either one would work."

No this is not the end, we still have the marrige to get through.