Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed.
Tales of December
a story by Ryeloza
Wyatt: December 17, 2020
There was a loud knock on the door and from the stairs Wyatt could hear Mel and Chris begin a fight about who would answer. With a sigh, he called out, "I'll answer it!" and crossed the floor to the door. When he opened the door his eyes widened in surprise. "Lilly?"
"Hi Wyatt."
Wyatt had known Lilly for years. She'd been a friend since they were in elementary school and later his first kiss, his first girlfriend. In all those years of knowing her he'd always associated her with being full of laughter; light and bubbly. Even when she had moved and had been crying at her going away party, she was still lovely Lilly. Now, looking at her, he barely recognized that girl.
Lilly tucked a piece of her hair that had fallen from her ponytail behind her ear and then crossed her arms over her chest. She had clearly been crying earlier; her green eyes were still red and puffy. "Can I come in?" she asked, and Wyatt shook himself out of his daze and held the door open for her. The moment Wyatt shut the door she threw her arms around him and hugged him so tightly he could barely breathe.
"I didn't have anywhere else to go," she whispered against his neck. "I've always felt safe here."
Completely bewildered, Wyatt patted her back awkwardly, wondering what made this girl who he hadn't seen in two years show up on his front door a week before Christmas. But with Lilly holding tight to him, her tears wetting his skin, he couldn't bring himself to ask her yet. Later, he supposed, everything would come out.
For now, a hug would have to do.