Chapter Six: A World of New Comings
Sky woke up, after his first night back in London in two years, to the smell of fresh coffee. Tom stumbled into the kitchen; sleep still clouding his mind. A piece of paper sat on the counter. Sky recognized his mother's handwriting. He picked up the paper and read the note.
"Sky,
I'll be back later this afternoon. Alice called and asked if you would meet her later around eleven-thirty. Also, Nicholas called and wanted to know if he could talk to you. He left his number and I put it on the telephone table. Paul Greaves wants to have dinner with us later on tonight but I am going to leave it up to you.
Love,
Mother"
Sky found the number and dialed it. Nick answered and Sky could tell something was wrong immediately. Sky heard a woman's voice in the background. Nick was telling the woman that he needed to go, to go see Georgia. Sky asked what was wrong and Nick told him about the events that had taken place that morning. When he had finished, Sky told Nick that Alice and him were meeting later. Nick and Sky decided to get Georgia to meet them.
When eleven-thirty came, Nick and Sky were waiting at the small restaurant. Alice arrived before Georgia. Sky pulled Alice aside so that they could talk. Sky had found the box that he had planned to give Alice the night she broke up with him. He took it out of his pocket, feeling the velvet in his hands. His hands began to shake as he reached over and put the tiny box in Alice's hands. Alice opened the box and a look of shock flashed across her face. " I had planned to give you that the night I left but you called me and told me you had met someone. I want you to have it now. I know it probably doesn't mean that much to you, but it meant a lot to me. I gave up everything I held dear for you. I even stopped going to see Luciano, whom I had become close friends with. Yet, you threw all that away like it meant nothing. I love you, Alice. More than you will ever know."
Sky stood up and turned to go. He thought, "She's not even going to call out to me is she?" Suddenly, he heard her voice. She wanted him to stay, to work things out. Maybe she did love him.