Sophie sat in her living room crying. Her brother Gabriel was next to her with his arm aroud her and her grandmother was arranging the gifts they had brought underneath the tree. She had been crying for almost four hours straight. All Sophie wanted right know was to be with Robert. She felt safe and everlasting when his strong swimmers arms embraced her. Now she felt vulnerable and scared. She tried to calm down; Robert will be here soon, he'll make everything alright. The tears started drying up.
"Poor Sophie would you like some coco?" her grandma could solve anything with a cup of coco, "I'll make enough for every body."
Sophie dried her eyes with her sleeves. She hugged her brother than got up.
"It's four o'clock, I'm going to change to normal," she said trying to smile, "I've been in my pajamas all day."
Before she had a chance to change into clothes the door rang. Robert. She ran to the door. Sure enough it was Robert standing there with arms open as if he knew this is what she had wanted all day. Sophie got on her toes and they kissed asshe fell into his arms. They stood there for a minute, neither of them wanted this moment to end.
"You used my favorite shampoo?" he said. Sophie smiled.
"I missed you." She said. Up the brick path came Pier, and a woman she had never seen before with a little baby. Sophie greeted Pier with a polite hug, and invited them all in.
As Robert watched Sophie greet everybody, he knew he had never seen anything so beautiful or precious in his life. He loved her, that's all that mattered to him. Hopefully that's all that maters to her he thought. Once Sophie was done greeting the guests he put his arm around her and they both walked in together.
"Hey Robert." said Gabriel.
"Oh Robert, thank goodness you came." Marie came running over to him and gave him a peck on each cheek, "Our Sophie has been all upset after the death of her best friend you must cheer her up. I will not let death ruin Christmas." She was talking a mile a minute. "Oh I made everyone some coco, come Robert its Nesquick your favorite." Robert laughed; he wondered who was happier to see him, Sophie or her grandmother.
When everyone was in the kitchen, grandmas's orders, Robert took Sophie aside into Sophie's room. Robert shut the door behind them. They hugged again. They were lost in each others arms for a good three minutes. Sophie let go an dgot changes.
"Robert, three weeks is way to long, I missed you so much."
"I missed you to Sophie. What happened? Why were you crying on the phone before?" Sophie could feel tears coming to her eyes until she couldn't hold them any longer. She went and sat on her bed. Robert followed and put his arm around her.
"My best friend Florentine was murdered this morning. Her body was removed from Africa and came on the plane with Pier when he left for France. He was the one who called me with the news. He didn't tell me many details though." Sophie sniffled, "Pier, Florentine and I grew up together," Robert wiped her eyes with his sleeve and brought her in closer to his chest," I don't know what to do." She looked up at him, "I'm scared."
Robert kissed her head.
"You feel hot. Take a nap I'll go keep everybody entertained."