New Beginnings
Title: New Beginnings
Author:tehkandrewfan
Rating: K
Characters/Pairings: Anna, Bates; Anna/Bates
Warnings: None
Word Count: 294
Anna can’t help gasping.
Standing in front of them, tall and proud, is the most beautiful hotel she has ever seen. It is tucked into a secluded corner of Scarborough, on top of one of the majestic hills, overlooking the town. It is not huge - it can’t have more than perhaps thirty rooms - but to Anna, it couldn’t be better. Suddenly, without knowing why, tears spring to her eyes. They blur her view of the hotel in front of them, but she can’t stop them blossoming.
John turns to look at her. She keeps staring ahead, and he tentatively slips his hand into hers, his eyes anxious. She manages to tear her gaze away from the hotel to look at him. She knows how worried he’s been about this move, worried that she won’t like their new home.
“Do you think you’ll like it here?” His voice is nervous, tender. His palm is sweaty against her own.
The tears that she has tried keeping at bay begin to fall. Can she imagine them being happy here? She thinks of them, serving others, helping them to enjoy their stay. She thinks of them collapsing, exhausted, into bed at night, yet suddenly finding the energy to make love when they hold each other close. She thinks of them with a couple of children, juggling work and family life, smiling and laughing and happy.
Somehow, through her tears, she manages to turn to look at him. “Yes, I do. I think I’ll like it very much.”
Everything is going to get better. With this fresh start, everything is going to be perfect.
“Come on, let’s go inside,” she says, releasing his hand so she can pick up her bag. With a relieved smile, he follows her inside.
Author:tehkandrewfan
Rating: K
Characters/Pairings: Anna, Bates; Anna/Bates
Warnings: None
Word Count: 294
Anna can’t help gasping.
Standing in front of them, tall and proud, is the most beautiful hotel she has ever seen. It is tucked into a secluded corner of Scarborough, on top of one of the majestic hills, overlooking the town. It is not huge - it can’t have more than perhaps thirty rooms - but to Anna, it couldn’t be better. Suddenly, without knowing why, tears spring to her eyes. They blur her view of the hotel in front of them, but she can’t stop them blossoming.
John turns to look at her. She keeps staring ahead, and he tentatively slips his hand into hers, his eyes anxious. She manages to tear her gaze away from the hotel to look at him. She knows how worried he’s been about this move, worried that she won’t like their new home.
“Do you think you’ll like it here?” His voice is nervous, tender. His palm is sweaty against her own.
The tears that she has tried keeping at bay begin to fall. Can she imagine them being happy here? She thinks of them, serving others, helping them to enjoy their stay. She thinks of them collapsing, exhausted, into bed at night, yet suddenly finding the energy to make love when they hold each other close. She thinks of them with a couple of children, juggling work and family life, smiling and laughing and happy.
Somehow, through her tears, she manages to turn to look at him. “Yes, I do. I think I’ll like it very much.”
Everything is going to get better. With this fresh start, everything is going to be perfect.
“Come on, let’s go inside,” she says, releasing his hand so she can pick up her bag. With a relieved smile, he follows her inside.