so, the next chapter is up. I hope you like it. it's really hard to write from an old mans/womans POV as I said the chapter before but I hope I did it a good way.

so give me reviews please!

enjoy reading...

The next day:

‚Okay, it's not her! Yeah I'm sure about that. So I can move freely around here, without fearing that I could meet her. That's great. So, what could I do today?' he thinks. Bored.

"Hey Jess! What about a game of chess?"

"Oh I don't know Theo. I heard that you're always winning so it's no fun!"

"Come on Jess! Just one game!"

"Later today, okay? Look, it's really early and I can't lose a game in this early hour! That would be a shame."

The two old man laugh and Jess continues to walk around.

'So what could I do?' He passes the little library. He was attracted to libraries since he was born. 'Hm, I don't think the books in here can surprise me, but, okay, I'll try it. Maybe this is going to be fun.'

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She likes it in here. That's the only place in this big house where she feels comfortable. It's always so quiet and peaceful in here. In the leaflet of this nursing home they spoke of 'peaceful places all over the area' but she can tell that this is the ONLY peaceful place.

'Where was this damn book? Oh I know. It was over there, wasn't it?' Without looking she reaches for the book as her hand touches something warm and smooth.

"Oh, I'm sorry" a male voice says. She lifts her head and looks into those incredible brown eyes.

He looks to the small woman standing beside him and sees those big blue eyes looking at him.

Shocked they are standing there at the rack looking at each other. Her heart is beating faster and she can hardly breathe. Suddenly she pulls her hand away, still looking at him.

"Rory." He says in his rough silent voice.

Her name said by him causes her goosebumps all over her body.

"It is you.", she manages to say.

"Yeah."

They are still standing there looking at each other. Like she is just a mirage he looks at her, not daring to look away. Maybe she could be gone then.

"What about a cup of coffee?", he finally asks her.

"Okay." She doesn't know what to say or to think. He is here. With her. After all these years she can see him again. He is really here with her. She just can't believe this.

In silence they go into the dining room. And in silence they sit down at a table across the room.

She looks at him for a long time. He doesn't move. He just replys her odd look.

There are a thousand thoughts in her mind and she just isn't able to arrange them. She doesn't know what to think. She's jsut so glad that he's here.

"Why are you here?", she suddenly asks.

"My son."

"Wow. Your son. I never thought you'd have a son. That's great!"

He smirks. And it's still the same smirk it was 63 years ago. It makes her heart beat faster, just as it did 63 years ago. She can't believe what an big impact he has. Still. After all these years.

"What about you?", he asks her.

"My daughter."

"Your daughter?"

"Hazel."

"Hazel. And she..."

"...thought it would be good for me to be here. Meet other people instead of reading books all day long. You know...all that "old-people-stuff" is really not my version of being old."

He grins.

The same humor. The same voice. The same person. The same love.

"So what can I get you?", a nurse asks the two.

"I think two cups of coffee would be great."

"Really? You're drinking coffee?", Rory questions.

"Old People Stuff, you know..."

She laughs. Oh how he missed her laughter. This situatuion is kinda awkward. They know each other so good but they don't know anything about each other. 'This is weird.', he thinks.

The nurse comes and brings two big cups of coffee.

Rory takes a sip of coffee and makes a face. "Urgh."

"What?", Jess laughes at her face.

"Without caffeine...", she mumbles and he grins.

"So...it's been a long time." She says after a little while, looking deep into his eyes.

"Yeah, that's true. A lot of stuff happened."

Rory nods and looks at him. He's still the same. Still the same rebel, the charming guy, the unsearchable man.

"Come on let's go for a walk.", he says as he stands up and takes her hand.

"Hey! I can go on my own!", she says touchy.

"Okay Okay, Ma'am."

"Oh your humor hasn't changed!", she giggles.

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'He's here. With me. After all these years I can talk to him. Oh my god I can't believe this! This must be a dream!

How could I be so stupid? I knew it was him! I'm so stupid!

Should I ask him about...about us? No, it would ruin everything. I'd lose him again.

But I have to know the truth. Why did he leave? Was it because of me? Because of school? Because of Luke? I don't know. But I have to know it.

He's here. Walking with me through the garden, looking at flowers, birds, people. But we're not talking. What shall we say? I'm sorry?

But no matter what happens next, I finally met him again. And that's everything I ever wanted. Maybe there are no coincindences and this was our fortune. Who knows...But I'm too old to think about something like that. I should enjoy the rest of my life.' She smiles happily.

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'She's smiling. She seems to be happy. Oh how I missed her! It's been so long! And now, with 84 years I meet her again. What a coincidence! Or was this fate? It doesn't matter. I finally met her again and that's more I ever wished for!

I like to be near her. I always wanted that but I messed it up. It was all my fault. Now I should make up all my mistakes. She deserves that.'

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"Rory, I'm sorry."

Confused she looks at him. "I know.", she says quietly.

Together they walk around a little pond, not talking. There are so many emotions and noone knows what to say.

"So, why didn't I see you before?", she asks.

"That's my second day here."

"Oh. That would be the reason I guess."

"And you? For how long are you here yet?"

"Two years."

He nods.

There's still something between them. Something unspoken. 'I have to tell her...'

Suddenly he stops. "Rory, I'm really sorry for treating you like that. I didn't want to--"

"I know", she cuts him off.

"No. You don't. I was wrong. I was wrong with everything. If only I had known! It was wrong leaving you. And I don't want you to forgive me but you have to know that I never meant to hurt you. I'm really really sorry!"

"I know that you didn't mean it. We were young, and so much time passed by ... and I forgive you." She smiles at him and he smiles back.

To be continued...