When John woke up the next morning Brie was gone. He started to get ready for the day. He was brushing his teeth. His cell phone started to ring. He spit and went to answer it.
"Hello?" He said.
"Hi." AJ said. "You weren't sleeping were you?"
"No." "I was brushing my teeth."
"Having fun?"
"It's been pretty nice so far." "I've met a lot of really nice kids."
"That's good." "I miss you."
"I miss you to." "You'll see me tomorrow."
"I know but that's to long."
"Wanna spend the night with me when I get back?"
"Yeah."
"I gotta go but I'll call you later." "Ok?"
"Ok?"
"Ok."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Later that night John was going into his room. He saw Brie at the other end of the hall going into hers.
"Brie." He said. She looked at him. "Come here." She went down to him.
"What?" She asked.
"Wanna hang out for awhile?"
"Ok." "If I start to feel tired I'm leaving." "Me falling asleep here last night was inappropriate."
"Nothing happened."
"What did AJ say when you told her?"
"I didn't tell her."
"Exactly my point."
They went inside and sat on the couch. Two hours later they'd just finished watching a movie.
"That's always been a good one." Brie said.
"Yeah." "Brie the other day I found a picture." "I wanna show it to you."
"Ok." John went to his suitcase and got the picture. Then he sat back down next to Brie. He handed to her.
"I found it when I was cleaning out the bedroom closet." He handed her the picture. They were in front of the house they'd bought. Brie was showing in the picture.
"This is after we moved in isn't it?"
"Yeah." Brie looked at her stomach in the picture.
"Do you ever think about them?"
"The girls?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah."
"If I would've carried them full-term they'd be about five months old now." "Probably have a few teeth." "They would've been so beautiful." She started to cry a little.
"Hey, it's ok." John held her. "I miss them to."
"I'm ok." "It's alright to think about my children." She said wiping her eyes. "They'll always be apart of me."
"You learned that in therapy right?"
"Yeah." "How you know?"
"I went to a therapist to after we broke up but it didn't really work for me." "They would have been beautiful." "Just like you." "I'm sorry I wasn't there for you after it happened." "It's just when we lost them that hurt so much." "I didn't know what to do."
"It's alright." "I know exactly how you feel." "I felt the same way."
"If I could go back I would've handled it a lot different."
"Me to." They kissed. After a few seconds Brie broke it. "No." "We can't." "Not again." She stood up so did John. "I have to go." She went for the door.
"Brie wait." He turned her around.
"This can't start again John."
"Why not?"
"Remember AJ?"
"AJ's great but she's not you."
"You're happy with her." "I know you are."
"I am but baby-
"No John." "We had our time and it's over." "Bye." She left.