Back at Sydney's apartment Karen was sleeping on her sofa wrapped up on an afghan. A brown
afghan that Nigel had bought for her on their last trip back to England. She always thought the
color was a perfect match for his eyes. No not yet. Sydney stood from her bed and moved to
close her bedroom door. She turned on the radio and stepped into the shower. She stripped
herself down and stepped into the warm water. Letting it rain on her body and wash away her
tears and muffle out her heart breaking sobs.
Why was the only thing going through her mind at the moment as she let the weight of the news
finally hit her. She collapsed on the floor of her shower and drew her legs to her and wrapped her
arms around them. She was broken. She had loved; no cared was the correct word, before. There
had been other to fill her life and bed but none that she had loved and she had loved Nigel Bailey.
Clumsy, stuttering, intelligent, witty, funny, adoring, the list could go on forever but she closed
her eyes and sobbed harder. He was gone. He wasn't at his family home in England and would
be returning in a few days, no he was gone. Away from her grasp where she could no longer
accidentally brush her hand against his. Give him a congratulatory hug and simply hold it for a
second longer. No she would never feel his body pressed against hers in tight spaces as they tried
hiding for their lives in the many adventures she dragged him of to. Not anymore, not today, not
tomorrow not every, why had she waited so long. Not just days she had returned from her
family's home and prancing around town with every cute guy she came across. Now she felt so
worthless and empty. Nigel wouldn't be there to pick up the pieces, why because he was the
reason she had fallen to pieces.
Sydney stood from the floor and turned off the shower that had now turned cold instead of warm.
How long had she been there on the floor crying, remembering, wishing, hoping and praying that
it was all a nightmare. Doesn't matter now she thought have to get ready to leave tomorrow so
that I can see you one last time and tell you all the things I didn't before. But now Sydney
suspected that Nigel knew all her hidden truths and she smiled for the first time. Nigel was in a
better place and hopefully just maybe if she was lucky he was now her angel.
Sydney stepped out of her room to find Karen in the kitchen drinking a glass of water. Karen
turned to face Sydney and smiled a tight smile, "Hi Syd and thank you for everything." Sydney
waved it off and went to stand next to her leaning on the counter. "We need to go to England for
the reading of the will and don't worry I'll take care of everything." Sydney saw Karen nod her
head and heard her whisper thank you to her. "Look Karen I don't know how often this has
happened to you but believe me, he is in a better place. I don't mean lets through the guy a party
bet lets be happy for him 'cause I'm sure he is happy to be at peace." Karen lifted her head to
look at Sydney and smiled once again, she hadn't thought about it that way and now she felt
better. He heart wasn't breaking because she lost a dear friend. No that friend was in a better
place and even though she wouldn't get to see him all the time she knew he was happier where he
was now than he had ever been.
Sydney took Karen's hand and led her to her living room and sat next to her on the sofa. "Now
how about we go down to the store buy some frozen pizza, lots of ice cream, rent a movie and just
stay together until we have to leave." Karen beamed at the idea and stood up to get her purse and
shoes on, "How about we rent Mission Impossible, it was Nigel's favorite. I think he hoped to one
day be the rescuer instead of being the rescued." As the walked out of the apartment talking to
each other about all the wonderful things that Nigel had been they didn't notice the black SUV
with tinted windows follow them as they walked down the street.
afghan that Nigel had bought for her on their last trip back to England. She always thought the
color was a perfect match for his eyes. No not yet. Sydney stood from her bed and moved to
close her bedroom door. She turned on the radio and stepped into the shower. She stripped
herself down and stepped into the warm water. Letting it rain on her body and wash away her
tears and muffle out her heart breaking sobs.
Why was the only thing going through her mind at the moment as she let the weight of the news
finally hit her. She collapsed on the floor of her shower and drew her legs to her and wrapped her
arms around them. She was broken. She had loved; no cared was the correct word, before. There
had been other to fill her life and bed but none that she had loved and she had loved Nigel Bailey.
Clumsy, stuttering, intelligent, witty, funny, adoring, the list could go on forever but she closed
her eyes and sobbed harder. He was gone. He wasn't at his family home in England and would
be returning in a few days, no he was gone. Away from her grasp where she could no longer
accidentally brush her hand against his. Give him a congratulatory hug and simply hold it for a
second longer. No she would never feel his body pressed against hers in tight spaces as they tried
hiding for their lives in the many adventures she dragged him of to. Not anymore, not today, not
tomorrow not every, why had she waited so long. Not just days she had returned from her
family's home and prancing around town with every cute guy she came across. Now she felt so
worthless and empty. Nigel wouldn't be there to pick up the pieces, why because he was the
reason she had fallen to pieces.
Sydney stood from the floor and turned off the shower that had now turned cold instead of warm.
How long had she been there on the floor crying, remembering, wishing, hoping and praying that
it was all a nightmare. Doesn't matter now she thought have to get ready to leave tomorrow so
that I can see you one last time and tell you all the things I didn't before. But now Sydney
suspected that Nigel knew all her hidden truths and she smiled for the first time. Nigel was in a
better place and hopefully just maybe if she was lucky he was now her angel.
Sydney stepped out of her room to find Karen in the kitchen drinking a glass of water. Karen
turned to face Sydney and smiled a tight smile, "Hi Syd and thank you for everything." Sydney
waved it off and went to stand next to her leaning on the counter. "We need to go to England for
the reading of the will and don't worry I'll take care of everything." Sydney saw Karen nod her
head and heard her whisper thank you to her. "Look Karen I don't know how often this has
happened to you but believe me, he is in a better place. I don't mean lets through the guy a party
bet lets be happy for him 'cause I'm sure he is happy to be at peace." Karen lifted her head to
look at Sydney and smiled once again, she hadn't thought about it that way and now she felt
better. He heart wasn't breaking because she lost a dear friend. No that friend was in a better
place and even though she wouldn't get to see him all the time she knew he was happier where he
was now than he had ever been.
Sydney took Karen's hand and led her to her living room and sat next to her on the sofa. "Now
how about we go down to the store buy some frozen pizza, lots of ice cream, rent a movie and just
stay together until we have to leave." Karen beamed at the idea and stood up to get her purse and
shoes on, "How about we rent Mission Impossible, it was Nigel's favorite. I think he hoped to one
day be the rescuer instead of being the rescued." As the walked out of the apartment talking to
each other about all the wonderful things that Nigel had been they didn't notice the black SUV
with tinted windows follow them as they walked down the street.