Guys, I decided to not let you suffer in agony because I know cliffhangers suck. So, see this as a present. Here's the next chap. And my god, Evo, I have so many things I want to tell you and to ask you. But I can't do that in public, if you just had an account. I don't want to answer your questions here so or you'll have to wait or...:)

Hey Babe, good news. Our mission have finished, I'm coming home.

Elsa's heart begins to beat faster, John is coming home finally ! He's been gone for 5 months now and she started to miss him so bad. Tears well up in her eyes as she reads the whole letter. She's been so afraid that it was bad news, luckily it is exactly the opposite. :)

Army Air Mail Service from 'The Nation's Capitol'

Washington D.C.

To: Elsa Winters

Hey Babe, good news. Our mission have finished, I'm coming home. I've missed you like hell, been thinking 'bout you 24/7. We'll be arriving in 7 days at 4PM at the national airpoort. See you soon, hang in there.

Your Darling, John Parker.

Elsa pushes the letter against her chest, the handwriting is sloppy and he made spelling mistakes. But who cares anyways, she understood it. O my god, I can't believe I finally am going to see him. What if he doesn't recognize me, what shall I wear ? There are so many thoughts running through her head right now that she can't think clear. Oh yeah right, first I am going to call Anna and dad. No wait, I'll drop by she's probably working. I'll call her.

After her call, Elsa runs out the door. The kindergarten Anna works at isn't that far away from Elsa's home and she's there within 20 minutes. In the distance, Elsa already can see Anna standing and waving the kids goodbye who are going home with their mommies.

"Anna !" Elsa waves her hand to grab Anna's attention. Anna notices her.

"Heyyy big sis ! Long time no see, how are you doing ? What was going on back then ?!"

Elsa receives a big hug from her tiny little sister. It feels good to see her again, it really has been a while since the last time they saw each other.

"Okay, I have something important to say…" Elsa waits to keep a tension. Anna is watching her with her big puppy dog eyes. "John is…. COMING HOME !"

"OMG, yessss ! Oh I'm so happy for you sis ! Yes, I knew it. I told ya he'd come home and that he wouldn't die." Anna cheers.

The two sisters grab each others hands and make a little dance of joy. A few teachers smile and shake their head.

"So, when is he coming ?"

"In seven days !" Elsa couldn't be any happier. She has seven days to make everything perfect until he finally comes home.

"We have to celebrate, you have to tell dad, we all should have dinner to celebrate !" Anna screams. "I still have to work another hour so maybe you could go ahead to dad and tell him already ? I'll be right behind you. And I know that there's this new restaurant in the neighborhood. We should check it out."

"Haha, alright Anna. I'll go to dad and tell him. Then we'll check out that restaurant of yours ok ?"

"See you later sis, and I'm really happy. I've missed him too."

It is true. The relationship between John and Elsa might be very strong. The relationship between Anna and John is also very strong. They feel like brother and sister and they're always kinda fighting together you know, wrestling a bit or mountainbiken. They do things together that Elsa finds too dirty to do, besides, John really likes Anna and her quickness and that's a good thing. This is the first time in like, forever, that John is that long away. Since he and Elsa met, he'd been home most of the time. Sometimes a military exercise for tree days or more but that was it. Those two years, Elsa and John practically grew together in their relationship. They bonded more and one and a half year later, Elsa asked him to move in with her. He gladly accepted it since his house was abandoned for a year and looked like a bear had been through the place. So, he moved in with her and they started shopping. A bigger bed, bigger couch, a few things for him and a few things for her. It had been fun, negotiating like that. But then, after six months, John got news he had to go away for another mission. This time in Iran. Their goodbye was dramatic and Elsa laughs every time as she thinks about it. They could have been in an Opera and it still would be too dramatic. But no worries, he was coming home now and it looked like he didn't have to go for another couple of months.

Elsa arrives at her former home. The home she used to live in. Now she's been on her own for like four years and she missed it, but not too bad. The house isn't small, it's rather big because of their father's condition. They live on the first floor, no stairs and no doors. As soon Elsa spots the house, tears well up in her eyes. It's been so long ! Elsa knocks on the door, she hears some loud noises and then her father opens up.

"Hi dad."

"Elsa ? Sweetie, you here ? My god, it's been so long since your last visit. How are you ?" Elsa's dad stares at his big daughter. He can't believe it's been that long. She certainly grew up beautifully. A define young lady.

"Dad, I missed you." Elsa bends over to hug her dad. She pushes her face in his neck and sniffs up his scent. It's a good scent, something she hasn't smelled in months.

"Well come on in darling. Is Anna with you or is she still working ?" Her father rolls in the house with his chair. The house is perfectly clean, everything is in its place. Typically her dad, he's always been a perfectionist. Everything has to be in its place. Elsa also has a hand for perfection, she knows she got that from him.

"Nope. She's still at work, I dropped by you know." Elsa says as she walks after her dad, closing the front door.

"Oh great hun, she'd been talking about it for weeks how she wanted to visit you but she never had enough time."

"It's ok, I haven't had the time either."

"So, want a cup of tea ?" He already has boiled water, like he knew someone came to visit.

"Sure dad."

As they sit in the living room, her dad starts to take a look at his girl. She's grown so much, not only physically but also mentally. Her face became a little bit more mature and it looks like she lost some weight from her teenage years. His little girl grew up so fast. Yesterday she sat on his shoulders, now she's a young woman. Making her own decisions and living her own life. He knows he can't keep his daughters forever, they have their own lives and connections. Anna is almost never at home anymore. She's or with her friends or at her work, leaving her dad all alone. He has no one to fall back on, their family comes from the Netherlands. He and his wife moved to the USA because he thought it was the land of opportunity. Well, he had that right but he had lost all contact with his family. He had only two daughters left and he cherished them deeply. He and his wife raised their daughters bilingual, Dutch and English. Elsa taught herself the other six languages. So when the sisters had some kind of secret they didn't want to tell at school, they just spoke Dutch cause seriously, Dutch sounds weird if you don't speak it.

"So, what brings you here. You just wanted to visit your old and cripple dad ?" Her father jokes.

"No, actually not. And you're not cripple dad, you're disabled." Elsa corrects him.

He laughs. "I see you haven't changed. That's a good thing."

"I came here because I have something to say. It's important and it's about-..."

"OMG IT'S ABOUT JOHN, DAAAAD. BY THE WAY I'M HOOOMMEEE, in case you hadn't noticed. AND IT'S ABOUT JOHHHNNN. ELSA TELL HIM. NO, I WANNA TELL HIM. NO YOU TELL HIM, HE'S YOUR BOYFRIEND !"

Yep, Anna is definitely home. Elsa grins. Crazy girl !

"Anna, let the girl speak. Elsa, what did you have to tell me ?"

"Well, John is coming home in a week !"

"NO, oh darling, I am soooo happy for you. How long's he been gone ?" Her dad hugs her tightly.

"About five months now. I'm so glad !"

"Me too, we should totally celebrate ! We are going to celebrate right ?" Anna interrupts both of them.

"Yes sure ! We'll go to that new restaurant of yours !" Elsa laughs.

"Yaaayyyyyy !" Anna cheers as she excitedly runs into her room to change.

"Sweetie, I'm really happy for you." Her father pats Elsa on her back since she's standing and he's sitting.

"I know, dad. Now, we should get dressed if we want to have dinner else where."

"So, here it is. Whadya think ?" Anna proudly shows her family the restaurant she'd been dying to go for over a week now, but still hadn't found a good reason for it.

"It seems expensive."

"Oh come on, Els. Don't be picky, and why not ? We may be expensive tonight, John's coming home for God's sake !"

"Alright then."

The three of them walk, ride inside. The new restaurant is beautiful, there are many tables with chairs and an open bar into the kitchen. They decide to go sit near the kitchen so they can watch how their dinner will be made. In the kitchen are a few chef cooks and waiters. Anna looks around. The interior is quite unique, a mahogany wooden floor with black tables and white dishes. The chairs are very comfortable and look expensive. The bar is made of a lighter wood, more like oak. The kitchen itself is made of steel. Suddenly, Anna's eyes fall on a guy. He's quite big and impressive. His hair is blonde and his eyes dreamy. Wow, who is that ?

"Don't you think so, Anna ?" Elsa suddenly asks her sister.

"Huh ? What ?"

"I saw that !" Elsa this time teases.

"What ?" For an ADHD person, Anna doesn't respond very quick.

"You were totally checking him out !" Elsa laughs.

"Well, maybe. Wait, what ?! No !" Anna tries to correct herself but terribly fails. Whatever, she decides and watches the hot guy doing his job.

Dinner goes really well, all three of them have a great time and chat a little. In the end, Anna wants to pay the bill but Elsa suggests they split.

"It was sublime, my compliments to the chef !" Anna says to the waitress who nods.

The waitress goes to the blonde cute guy, who happened to be their chef to tonight and tells them the compliment. He nods, looks in their direction and then walks towards their table.

"Ladies and gentleman." He says. "Thank you very much for having dinner at our newly opened restaurant. I hope you had an enjoyable time and I appreciate your compliment." He winks at Anna, she melts completely.

The chef goes back to the kitchen and Elsa and their father stand up to leave.

"Wait, where are you guys going ?"

"We're going home Anna." Their father says.

"Oh ok." Anna stands up, her eyes never leaving the handsome chef cook. He is something...She sighs deeply, as she follows the rest. This really was a weird day.

Please review, I love to know what you think of my story. And I'll certainly not abandon this story. I promise I'll have another chapter uploaded 10 August, Sunday evening. Guess I see you guys then !