Fic: The Color of Your Eyes (2?)

Author: Gardenia1786 (Chloe)

Rating: PG, PG-13, I don't know, you decide!

Feedback: Yes, it is always much appreciated - as a lot of you know, it keeps the writer writing. stood not more than twenty feet away from her, but I was glued to the ground. It seems that she was as well, for she stood there just staring at me, a shocked expression etched on her face.

"Billie..." I heard, barely audible. I saw tears well up in her eyes, perhaps the sight of me was too much... perhaps I should have warned her that I was coming. I didn't know. Maybe this was all too soon. Yet, at the same time, it wasn't. I smiled at her shyly. I wasn't sure if I could find the power to approach her... I wasn't sure if it would be wise.

The only thing I knew for sure was that every atom of my being was crying out for me to hold her. So that's exactly what I did. I forcefully removed my feet from the floor and slowly walked over, giving her plenty of time to avoid me if she wished to, and stopped right in front of her.

"Hello, Katie." I said simply. A small smile crept across her lips and she pulled me into a tight hug.

"I've dreamt about this, you know. What I would do if I ever saw you again." She whispered in my ear.

"Oh really? And what always happened in your dream?" I asked, silently praying that it involved kissing. She pulled away and took my hand, with a mischievous glint in her eyes. She tugged my hand slightly, motioning for me to follow her, which I did willingly.

She pulled me into the crowded elevator, as asked someone to push the button for 6th floor. When it reached it, she pulled me out, led me down the hall to her room, and pulled the room key card out. Once we were inside, she closed the door tightly and stared at me... watched me. Waited for my reaction.

I slowly walked over and put my hands on her shoulders and looked into her eyes, trying to read her emotions, as I leaned up for a kiss. It started off slowly and tenderly, but soon grew with passion, hunger, and desire. All of the thoughts, emotions, and feelings that had been pent up for the last 14 years poured out, and were expressed in that one kiss. Our arms snaked around the other, mine around her neck, and hers around my waist.

The need for air became to great to be ignored, so we pulled back, resting our foreheads together.

"I missed you, Jessie."

I grinned, still holding on to her.

"I missed you too." I whispered as I looked deeply into her eyes. They were almost blue. The same color they were all those years ago when she looked at me the same way... when her look was full of love.

I knew right then that she still loved me, just as much as I still loved her. I could see it in her eyes.

A warm tingly feeling made it's way up my spine and I shivered. She smiled at me.

"Cold?" She asked. I shook my head.

"Hardly." I replied and her smile broke out to a full fledged grin.

"Wanna sit down? I have many questions for you, Ms. Sammler." She questioned and I laughed. She was so cute when she played formal.

"I'd love to, Ms. Singer."

And so we sat on the little couch in the suit adjoining her room. She took her hands in mine, and we faced each other on the couch.

"Ask away." I stated, and she cocked her head to one side, as she thought about which question to ask first.

"Well, let's start with the obvious. How did you know I was here?"

I grinned, that was easy. "Grace told me she saw you yesterday at the store."

Katie looked at me, puzzled. "But I..." She started, and I cut her off.

"She thought that I should be the first one to talk to you. So she followed you to see where you were staying, so she could let me know." I finished and Katie slowly nodded her head, still a bit confused, but she figured that wasn't important.

"So I have a question for you now. What are you doing back in town?" I asked, hoping for the answer I was looking for.

"A writer's convention was in town, and I was asked to speak." She said quietly before looking down at our hands and shaking her head.

"No, actually, that isn't quite the truth. I mean, it's part of the truth. I only accepted because it would be an excuse to come back here. I was trying to look you up. Thats where I just came from. Your house... er, your father and Lily's house. No one was home though. I went because I wanted to know where you lived now." She paused and looked back up at me.

"I was trying to find you." A small grin crept across her face.

"But you beat me to it." Needless to say, my heart leapt. The one person I had truly love had come back for me, and I couldn't be happier.

TBC... eventually