Abbie was sitting on her porch reading the news paper when she
heard foot steps coming towards her, she never bothered to look up
she figured it was just Jenny.
When the footsteps stopped Abbie near choked when she looked up seeing it was
Sir Ichabod Crane in the flesh standing right infront of her.
It's been about a year since she's seen or been in contact with Ichabod, she missed him
dearly but understood that they both need their space.
Abbie bit her lip to hold in a smile.
"Ichabod?"
- "Your one and only, Miss Mills." he replied smartly. "How have you been?"
Her first thought was to tell him how much she missed him but she didnt know if he'd feel the same way
nor was she trying to be vulnerable or desperate.
"I've been good." she replied with fake smile, thinking is her head what a huge lie that was.
- "I've missed you, Leftenant." stepping closer to her.
"Well that must be quite obvious as i'm here standing before you at your home without an invitation"
"i've missed you too, Cra-"
"May I?" he interrupted as he sat beside her.
Before they could continue talking it started to rain terribly, followed by quite a bit
of lightening and thunder.
Abbie got up and went inside but returned to the porch soon after when she noticed Crane didn't follower her in.
She looked out the door only to see him just sitting there getting wet, doing absolutely nothing about it.
Abbie giggled to herself.
"Crane! what are you doing?!"
- "Why, nothing Miss Mills. Why do you ask?"
"Come on! come inside!" she said while reaching out for his hands.
-"Well sure, now that I've gotten an invitation." he replied with a smirk.
When they got in, Abbie showed Ichabod to the living room and left him there.
Ichabod just sat there awkwardly playing with his fingers.
Abbie later returned with a towel, change of clothes for Ichabod which he left by her over a year ago
and some blankets.
"Here you go Crane! You can dry off and change into these" she handed him his clothes and the towel.
- "Thank you, Leftenant"
Abbie noticed he wasn't moving, only staring at her blankly.
"What?" but then realization hit her. "Oh my God! i'm sorry! you need privacy, huh?!"
Abbie covered her face with her hands.
Ichabod laughed."I can see you peeking at me, Leftenant."
They both laughed out loud.
"Okay! i'm sorry, i'm sorry !" she left the room. Call me when you're done.
about 5 minutes passed "LEFTENANT! you may grace me with your presence again, i'm decent."
"Took you long enough" she teased."I brought out blankets so we could build a blanket fort and relax or watch movies,
talk, play games what ever you like. It's something Jenny and I always did as children when it was raining"
-"Very well then, shall we?" he smiled bright, inviting her to help him build the fort.
They just laid in there and spoke, catching up on any and everything.
Abbie was laughing at some silly joke Ichabod made when she noticed he was no longer laughing
with her. He was just laying there on his back, both hands under his head (as if cloud gazing) staring
at her with a smirk on his lips and this look in his eye that made her nervous but she liked it.
She stopped laughing and awkwardly placed a hand across her cheek "Crane, stop it."
- he laughed out loud "Stop what, Leftenant? raising a brow "i'm doing absolutely nothing"
Abbie laughed uncontrollably as Crane tickled her.
Before they know it Abbie was laying on her back and Crane was on top of her pinning her hands to the floor.
When they both caught onto what was going on they just froze and stared each other in the eye for the longest time
Ichabod broke the silences when he uttered the words "I'm in love with you Grace Abigail Mills"
"You forgot a name" she smiled. "Grace Abigail Mills-Crane."
Ichabod's shock showed all over his face. "Indeed." he said.
Abbie held onto both sides of his face and pulled it down to met hers.
she winked at him before kissing him passionately for all the days, months, the year they were apart.
They both let out low sighs and moans as if this kiss was exactly what they needed.
They continued kissing long and slowly as if nothing else in the world mattered.