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AN: Written at the same time I wrote the previous chapter of this story. I figured it was about time I started writing ahead rather then writing a single chapter at a time. This time we have Hay Lin and Eric.
Love is a Hearts Child: Interlude – Girls and Boys
Chapter 2 – The Wind Blows You Home
It was February the 28th the last day of the month due it not being a leap year and a whole 2 months since the last time the guardians had to use there powers for anything serious. Life was good, in fact it was really good. Cedric store had been opened, and Taranee and Neil both enjoyed working with the older man. Orube and Cedric also had something resembling a relationship going on. Caleb had finally found a job, and Will was starting to grow, a healthy baby girl inside her from what the doctors could tell.
Cornelia and Peter had moved in together, and it was about time, seeing just how long the two had been together. Irma and Steven had started dating they seemed to argue a lot, but they were happy together. That left herself Hay Lin, the only one of them who had a boyfriend that didn't live in Heatherfield. It was upsetting some times that she could just see Eric when she wanted. Those thoughts never lasted long though.
Hay Lin was too positive of a person to let any thing keep her down, if was missing Eric she called him, and normally saw him a day or two after that. It wasn't perfect but it was the best she could have and she wouldn't change it if she could. It worked, in fact it worked better the most close knit relationships. "HAY LIN." Her mother voiced called from the kitchen, causing her to stop thinking and pull the helmet on the counter side and strap it on. Rushing over to her mother, her mother passed her a bag and a slip with a address on.
Hay Lin read the address before heading out back and jumping on her moped. Pushing the visor of her helmet down. She put the food in the box on the back and closed it before driving off to delivery the food to the address on the paper.
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"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Eric asked. "I feel overdressed." He added straightening his tie. "Are you kidding, she will absolutely love it." Peter said smiling. "I should have done this earlier." Eric said to himself as he wiped sweat from his forehead. "You should have, but moving back to Heatherfield with no mortgage is impressive. All you have to do now is pay normal bills." Peter said giving Eric a thumbs up. "Anyway I should get out of here. Good luck dude." Peter said quickly leaving and jumping in his car outside.
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Hay Lin drove the moped through car filled roads and was glad that it didn't take her long due being able to fit between other car. As she drove down the road, that was the road her destination was on, she recognized a blue car that went past her, but couldn't risk looking to see if who she thought would be driving.
Finally coming to a stop outside small but pretty Semi-detached house, she took the food out of the box on the back of the moped and pulled the helmet off, putting it under the other arm before walking up to the house, and pressing the bell for the door on the right. Hay Lin waited for the owner to answer the door.
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"Oh my god, she here, Peter would say act cool but I'm about to go nuts." Eric said to himself, putting the last few thing in place, before heading for the door. He could see the outline of Hay Lin through the misted panels of glass of the door. Huffing out a long breath, he reached out and slowly opened the door, hoping this would go okay.
Hay Lin squealed in surprise, made Eric recoil back a step. "ERIC WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" She shouted, causing a man walking down the street to look over before speeding up. "Come on in." He said stepping out of the way. Stepping inside Hay Lin looked around the fashionable hallway of the house and then turned to Eric. "Who's house is this Eric, and why are you here?" She asked trying to contain her happiness at the surprise at seeing him.
"Mine." He said simply. "Seriously Eric?" She asked not quite believing it. "Yeah, this house is 100 percent mine." He said as Hay Lin, put her helmet on the floor. "You moved back to Heatherfield and didn't tell me why?" She said sounding a little hurt at the idea. "I only moved in for definite yesterday, and I didn't want to tell you until I was certain." He said. "But your stuff is already here." She said noticing that, a picture from Eric room in Open Hill was hung in the hall.
"You can thank, Peter, Caleb, Nigel and Steven for that. They helped me move everything in last night. I wanted every here so I could surprise you today." He said taking Hay Lin hand and leading her through into the dinning room. The table in the room was set for two and she looked at him. "Oh you have the rest of the day off just so you know." He said taking the bag of food and pulling the containers out of it.
"My mum's in on this too." Hay Lin stated as she figured it out. Jumping at Eric and crushing him in a hug she cried from joy. "I'm so happy, but you should have told me." She said leaving a wet patch on the shirt he was wearing. "And miss seeing the most surprised you ever been." He said with a laugh. "It not funny, it almost gave me a heart attack." Hay Lin said wiping her eyes dry on his shirt. "Well you hungry, your mum cook your favourites plus what I ordered." Eric explained pushing two container next to each of the plates set out.
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Nearing the end of the meal. Eric had by then explained that he had bough the house from money he had been saving up over the last few years, and his parents gifting a small part in order to preventing him from having to get a mortgage. "How on earth did you save enough to afford this place?" Hay Lin asked between mouthful of food. "It was actually pretty cheap, the owner wanted to sell it quickly, because he already had bough the house he was moving to." Eric explained.
"Hay Lin?" Eric said trying to get her attention away from eating again. "Yeah?" She replied wondering what it was. "Move in with me." Eric said sounding serious but managing to smile while doing so. Realising the he was indeed being serious, she did the only thing she could think of doing. She fainted, and fell out of her chair. "HAY LIN?" Eric shouted jumping out of his chair.
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Hay Lin opened her eyes, to the sight of Eric over waving his hand in order to cool her down. "You okay?" He asked looking concerned. "Yeah. Did you ask me to move in?" She asked not believing it. "Err Yeah." He said. Hay Lin wrapped her arm behind his neck and pulled him in to a crushing hug. "Is that a yes?" Eric asked using a arm to prevent himself falling on top of Hay Lin. "Yes, yes and more yes." She said grinning so hard it hurt.
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Peter parked his car outside the small Café in the centre of Heatherfield and got out before heading inside. "YO PETER OVER HERE." Nigel called out from across the bar. Nigel and Steven, sat at one of the table and quickly Peter walked over and took a seat. "So how was Eric holding up?" Steven asked. "He won't back out." Peter said. "Yeah I'll bet you five he will." Nigel said "Make it ten." Peter said in return, putting a hand out. "Ten it is." Nigel said shaking his hand.