It took some doing, but Jack was finally able to arrange a return trip to Hawaii. He had arranged for Felipe to work at the restaurant. With a promise that when he returned Jack would make him his full time chef.
He stepped off the plane and had a much different feeling than the last time. He was hoping that Terri would be willing to talk to him. He didn't know why she hadn't called him to tell him that she was pregnant.
Terri arrived back at her apartment early the next morning. It had been a hectic night in the ER. All she wanted to do was curl up with a good book and go to sleep. She walked up the steps to her apartment and sighed when she saw Jack sitting there.
"What are you doing here Jack?"
Jack looked at her for a minute. Finally he pan his hand thru his hair and said "What am I doing here?"
Terri "That's what I said Jack? Don't tell me you came all this way to..."
"Listen Terri. I am really not in the mood for casual conversation. I want to know why I had to find out that you are pregnant from Janet?!"
"Leave it to her and her big mouth to tell you."
"Cute Terri..."
"I wasn't trying to be cute Jack. She always has to make sure and..."
"All she did was mention that you were pregnant. Which I must say would have been nice to hear from you. After all, I have something to say about..."
Terri gives him a dirty look and says "What? I can't believe you honestly think that this baby is yours?!! What kind of fool do you take me for Jack? It could have been any one of them men that I have been with!"
"Bull Terri!! I know that I am the only one that you have been with!!"
"You sound so confident? How could you possibly believe that you mean anything to me?! You were a convenient roll in the sack!! Nothing more! Nothing less."
Jack stares at her for a minute. He can't believe that she is talking to him like this. He knows that she had fallen in love with him. He stands up and walks toward her. She gets a scared look on her face. He sighs and says "If you think I would hurt the woman I love. The woman who is pregnant with my baby, then you really don't know anything about me at all Terri."
He gives her a kiss on the cheek and whispers softly "This isn't over Terri. Not by a long shot."
Terri puts her hand to her cheek and watches him climb into his rental car. She lets a single tear roll down her cheek. She doesn't bother to wipe it away.
The song playing in the background it sad and echoed her feelings.
"I Miss my Friend" By Darryl Worley
I miss the look of surrender in your eyes
The way
your soft brown hair would fall
I miss the power of your kiss when
we made love
But baby most of all
I miss my friend
The
one my heart and soul confided in
The one I felt the safest
with
The one who knew just what to say to make me laugh again
And
let the light back in
I miss my friend
I miss the colors
that you brought into my life
Your golden smile, those blue-green
eyes
I miss your gentle voice in lonely times like now
Saying
it'll be alright
I miss my friend
The one my heart and soul
confided in
The one I felt the safest with
The one who knew
just what to say to make me laugh again
And let the light back
in
I miss my friend
I miss those times
I miss those
nights
I even miss the silly fights
The making up
The
morning talks
And those late afternoon walks
I miss my
friend
The one my heart and soul confided in
The one I felt the
safest with
Part of her ached to run after him. Suddenly it was too late. Jack's car was quickly out of sight and Terri walked inside. Suddenly she forgot all about the book. She flopped herself into bed and cried herself to sleep...