Letting go of the past part 3
*This is a full chapter and this part is sad it explains my version on the holly and Oliver situation*
Oliver made it to Joetown's restaurant, he got out the letter and divorce papers
Out of his suitcase sighed he wanted to know if the sendee why the sendee was mailing the divorce papers. He thought if understood Joe's situation it would clear his head in knowing what to do with his situation with Holly.
He walked into joetown's restaurant went to the bar and ask a bartender to see the owner, the bartender pick up the phone and called Joe
Bartender informed Oliver,
"He will be out in 20 minutes, can I get you something to drink."
"Ginger ale on the rocks" a woman said
Oliver turned to see Holly, sitting next to him, Holly gave a bartender money for Oliver and her drink as she asked for a white wine spitzer.
"Hello, Oli, nice to see you here? I was about to dinner reservations for us here and where you are?"
"Holly, I thought I told you several times during our courtship that I didn't like to be called Oli,"
"Fine, I will called Oliver but please for a time being refrain from using proper words like courtship you can call it dating."
"I will do my best, Holly, thanks for the drink but if you must know I am working."
Holly added, "working of course, what letter are you delivering this time?"
Oliver instructed, "I cannot divulge that but can I ask what do you want from me Holly?"
Holly sighed, "I want to see if there is chance for us or not, do you remember how we met?"
"I remember it as clear as day." Oliver said, drinking his ginger ale. He said, "Your car broken down, it was cold and stay with you keep you warm till help arrived."
Holly reaches for his hand, "You save me that day, Oliver, you were a hero and a gentleman and I loved for that but..."
"But what, you decide to up and leave me in my favorite place in world with so much a word from you till now." Oliver on the verge of snapping but he kept his cool and asked the bartender,
"Can I have a small order of calms?"
Holly knew she was making him angry he would eat calms if he was angry. So she decided to bow out. She slid him a card of the hotel she was staying and asked,
"I want to give you an explanation about everything, but far as I can see I make you angry so when you have finish your calms and work for the day call me at this hotel leave me a message and we'll met later and talk and decide what is next for us."
She walked away and left Oliver alone.
The bartender said,
"Are you sure, Sir, that you don't want something stronger. I mean sounds like you have lady troubles."
"One must not drink when delivering mail, but thank you. Just need to speak with your owner." Oliver reply
The bartender said and points out "There he is."
"Joe" bartender waves and calls out to him. Joe walking with cane over to the bartender and Oliver. Joe asks the bartender, "What it is, Andrew?"
Andrew the bartender said, "this is Oliver needs to speak with."
"Hello, Oliver, how can I help you?"
"Joe, I am with the Main branch of the Colorado office it seems I found your lost divorce papers."
"What no, you have gotten the wrong person." Joe said
"No, I have have an associate, who is very clever with a computer and traced your papers to this address."
Joe said nothing till his wife, Caitlyn enters with boxes pleading,
"Uh sweetheart, a little help here can't hold boxes not with baby in stomach." Joe immediately helps his wife and Oliver in shock leaves immediately out of the door once he gets out of Joeytown's restaurant Oliver closes his eyes and has memory of Holly and him, finding out about their baby.
3 years ago
Oliver and holly were in the hospital eager and waiting for news of the sex of their first child they have been only married for year but joyous to begin their family. Oliver stood by holly's side held her the doctor, which they called her, Monica came in to begin the ultrasound
And with joyous Irish accent asked,
"Are you ready?"
They shook their heads in agreement holly was two months along. She felt fine and normal. Monica puts the jelly on Holly's expose belly and Monica begins searching for the baby. Monica found the baby head's. Oliver kisses Holly's head so happy and thrilled. Monica goes lower down the belly. Oliver and Holly's eyes were focused on ultrasound picture and they saw a little something poking out
Oliver thought he was having a son. He was going to be a father of a son. But sadly Oliver's joy of being of father and Holly's joy being a mother was going be Short-lived. They heads to Monica and saw expression on her didn't look good. It sad and depressed trying to hold back the tears Monica had all she could say that moment was,
"I'm sorry"
After sobbing and heartache of the ultrasound, Monica inform Oliver and Holly that the baby was a stillborn no heartbeat. Holly had to stay in the Hostipal to have a c-section to get the baby out. After holly had the c-section they buried the baby gave it gravestone named it "Baby O'Toole"
And that is Oliver now stood in front of gravestone of his son. After lost him and Holly were never the same he tried to show her how much her cared but the more he cared the more she pushed away and he realized maybe the baby made her see she wasn't living the life she wanted she need her space and time. And now she is back ready to make the amends question was he was ready to makes amends. He didn't know what to do expect be with his son. He knelt on his son gravestone. Trace fingers along his name Oliver starts to sob leans to kiss the stone and says
"I'm sorry my son. I love you."
Oliver wipes his tears he need clarity but first there was one person he need to talk to before gaining that sense of clarity.
Shane came back from lunch and no one was at the DLO everyone was gone luckly she found a note on her desk from Norman informing her and Oliver about Rita's ribbon cutting which fully intended on going. Then she refridgerator door slam. Shane turn yo find Holly getting a yahooo and saids
"I am Oliver's wife you know."
Shane said "Yes, I know, I am sorry we haven't been properly introduce. I am..."
"I know who you are Shane, my husband refer to you fondly in his letter to me. Which I can see why but you want to something, Shane."
"What?" Shane asked
Holly said, "He is a good kisser, so I am."
"Oh well good for the both of you." Shane trying to pretend not to be jealous.
Holly surrounds her, "It bothers you that I am here doesn't it."
"No" shane lying
"Shane, there is no need to lie because I am going to be honest with you. I don't want you here. I don't my husband to be easily influenced by clever curious charm. I am not letting Oliver go not just yet."
Shane stand firm and tall facing Holly face to face, "If loved why did you leave him."
Holly sighed "Do you really want to know."
"Yes, why leave such a kind and compassionate man like Oliver."
Holly admitted, "To be honest, shane after we lost our son. I lost a part of myself, and I left and hope that Oliver would come after me stop me because if need I would he loved me enough make me stay but he didn't."
Shane lost in thought "You had a son."
"You mean he didn't tell you about our baby. Here I thought he was a honest man. Such a shame isn't shane he doesn't trust you enough to tell you the truth about our son."
"I am sorry, holly but if you excuse me."
Shane left holly as Holly requested , "If you see tell me to meet at my hotel later." Holly smirked opens the yahoo and takes a drink walks out the door of the DLO. Shane goes to her special spot on the Post office the stop she wanted to show earlier. It was an empty hanger to sit on and swing her feet off the ground. Oliver arrives at back the Post office he walks to find Shane up in the hanger sitting alone.
Oliver at first worry, as he asked, "Miss. McIenery, on what on earth are you doing up there?"
Shane stood up, and yelled, "You found me and the spot I want to show, wanna come up the view is beautiful from up."
Oliver drops his coat and suitcase on side of the hanger and climbs up as shane watches act like a knight in shining amor it was nice to see. Oliver reached the top, shane sat back down and began swing her feet again Oliver sat right beside her.
Shane said, "Before I forget Rita has
to fulfill her Miss special delivery duties do a ribbon cutting for new mailing station at 4:00pm"
"Okay then so um we have 3 hours then But at 4:30pm I have engagement with Holly." Oliver stated
"In other words, you have a date with your wife, I happy for you Oliver, glad you are getting what you prayed for."
"Miss. McIenery, there is something I need to express you, I am in a fog hog as to what I should do. I want to do the right thing "
"Oliver, you always the right thing give time you know when you least expect what you should do. And you can always trust me. You know that right and you can tell me anything."
Oliver smiles and asked, "Of course I trust you."
"Good because I want to know why like it up here. I love swinging my feet and legs" she swings her legs and feet so fast she loses a shoe Oliver was about to leave when she stop him and keeping him,
"My father built my mother a porch swing for their wedding anniversary one year and when my father left I would always swing with her during spring and summer times and always loved swinging my feet but after my father left we had to sell it broke my heart and but now I come here, and it feels like I am a child again."
Oliver said, "That was a moving tale thanks for sharing with me."
Shane sighed hoping that Oliver would share something personal about him,
"So is there anything you want to share with me? Oliver"
Oliver wanted to tell her the truth about his son it just he wasn't ready not till he was ready to let go of the past. So he said,
"Maybe later, but right now I need your help delivering these divorce papers."
Shane sighed "of course happy to help you with anything Oliver but I need for to get my shoe."
They climb down Oliver reaches the ground level first Shane slips because her uneven balance of her feet. She loses grip and falls but hero and the knight that he is catches Shane picks her up places down her feet. He grabs her shoe and like the gentlemen and Prince was he was bends down one knee takes foot and like in Cinderella places the shoe on her foot as it was intended to be. Oliver stands up as Shane saids,
"Thank you, good sir."
Oliver nods and they leave together to deliver the mail.
Fourth and final part coming tomorrow