Sara paced her living room and waited for someone to pick up the phone. She wanted to ask if Veronica was free to meet for a coffee but when she heard the voice in the line the phone nearly fell out of her hand. In a panic she hung up and dialed Vee's cell phone.
Why is he at their place? They said he'd be gone for the week! Did they lie to me?
After a couple of seconds she heard Lincoln answer.
"Let me guess you just called the apartment?"
"Yes! What is he doing there? Does he know?" Lincoln could clearly hear the panic in his friend's voice.
"Sara, calm down. He came home early and he wanted to visit us. And no he doesn't know. How could he? We can't exactly tell him you are you." He could hear her let out a breath of relief. "So you want to talk to Vee?"
"Yes please. Is she around?" Veronica stepped out of the bathroom to see her husband on her cell.
"Who is it?" she mouths at him.
"She just came in. Its' Sara!" with that he hands over the phone and goes back to the living room where Michael is sitting alone and confused.
"What was that about?"
"You scared Sara when you picked up and she called Vee to inform us about the intruder in our home."
"And why would a burglar pick up the phone?"
"I don't know! But you can't argue with women and their logic!" Linc answers as a joke.
Wow when he believes me I really got better at lying!
Before Michael can say a word Veronica comes out of the bedroom fully clothed.
"Hey I am meeting Sara. Anything you want her to know?"
"Tell her sorry that I scared her. " Michael replies and Veronica furrows her brows.
"Linc?"
"Tell her everything is safe." Was the response to her unspoken question and Vee could calm down again. After the brown haired woman had left Michael asked curiously
"What is it about that Sara person that has you three on your toes all the time?"
"She was a little shaken up about the family secret and we promised her that when she calls or has questions we would be there to answer everything."
"Ahh…!" was Mike's response.
I am not sure if he really believes me. ~ Is he telling me everything or is there more to this Sara? Maybe… No if it were they would tell me! Right?
After this short episode of suspicion the two brothers turned on the TV and watched the analysis of last night's game.
Veronica hurried across town to Sara's apartment but when she knocked she got no answer. Worried Vee checked the door and she found it unlocked.
"Sara?" she said softly when she stepped in. No answer. "Sara, are you there?"
Sara hadn't moved an inch since she had hung up with Vee. All the time she tried to make a decision.
"There you are! I was worried." Veronica said when she entered the living room.
"Oh sorry I just was thinking."
"About what?" but it dawned on her when she noticed the thing in Sara's hands.
"Oh … On that note I am supposed to tell you that he is sorry that he scared you!" at this Sara's eyes grew wide in fear.
"What?"
"Calm down! Linc says everything is safe. I think he told Mike some lie that made the guy apologize."
"Oh … Sorry that I freaked out but I am still adjusting to this."
„I can imagine. So you are thinking about Michael that is not a crime." Veronica says with a smile and points at the rose.
"I mean I was thinking about him before but hearing his voice … It makes me want to see him." Sara whispers the last part but Veronica heard her and that makes her inwardly jump in joy.
That is a huge step forward!
"You sound scared?" Veronica probes her friend.
"I kind of am. I mean I want to see him but on the other hand I am not so sure if I am ready. What if he doesn't want to see me? What if it hurts too much and I relapse again?" the young woman starts to ramble.
"Sara, stop it! This is ridiculous. I know for a fact that Mike wants to see you and if it hurts I promise you that you can count on me! I am your friend and I am not going to let you relapse!"
"Thank you but how do you know that he wants to see me?"
"Ehm he obsessively collects old paper clippings with your picture, this is how LJ pieced it together by the way."
"Come again?" Sara replies shocked.
"Yes he still loves you!"
"oh my god. This is too much!"
"We can change the subject if you want?" Veronica offers.
"I'd like that. Why don't we watch a movie?"
"Okay what do you propose?"
"I recently found 'What Women Want' in my closet. Are you in?"
"Hell yes! Mel Gibson in tights and I am in!" And with that they watched the movie and Sara could relax again.
When Veronica returned home from her afternoon with Sara she found only LJ at home.
"Where are your father and uncle?"
"Fernando's! Apparently they needed a night out together and on top Franklin is in town." The young man explains.
"Ah okay well then you'll be the first to know that Sara is thinking about meeting Michael! Isn't that great?" she tells him while walking to the bassinet to check on Amy.
"She is? Wow that is great!"
"Did your sister eat already?"
"Yes the little angel ate and went back to sleep. I could watch TV the whole time!"
"Great. What do you say, we order Pizza and you tell me about your date?"
"Excuse me? How do you know I was on a date?"
"I am a mom! So what about that pizza?"
"I am in but it wasn't really a date more like a study date!" LJ explained with a sad notion in his voice.
"But you want it to be more?"
"Yeah but I don't really want to discuss this with you. No offense but I think dad and uncle Mike are better for that."
"None taken!"
After Veronica had left Sara was alone with her thoughts again. With her rose in her hands she sat there and then for the first time in five years she pulled the box out from under her bed. In this little box were all her ties to the past. Her old passport, her last high school yearbook and her original doctor's license. Down somewhere on the bottom was also her old Fox River ID card and when her fingers brushed over the plastic she flashed back to the riot. Michael had risked his own life to save her and she could honestly say that in retrospect he had been her knight in shining armor with the super hero entrance. Determined she grabbed her phone and once again dialed the Burrows home number. When she heard the other end pick up her breathing got faster.
"Hello?"
"Hey I am ready. I want to see him!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I am. But how are we going to do this? I mean I can't just come in and say hi!"
"Sure you can! I think that is the best solution after all. Dinner tomorrow?"
"At your place after the gym?"
"Yes and I'll force the guys to prepare the food!"
"Thanks! See you tomorrow!"
"Yeah see you then Sara!" Veronica hung up and turned around to face her men. "So you heard you are going to prepare dinner for five tomorrow! Sara is coming over!" Linc and LJ sat there as if she had said the queen would come over and didn't say a word. Only Mike had something to say
"Finally I get to meet that mystery woman, too!"
I hope he is still happy when he sees her!
So what di ya think? Rushed? Oh and btw I own the DVD of 'What women want' but the idea belongs to Nancy Meyers. Talk to me people.