No morning ever went by as slowly in Alya's entire life. She was horribly nervous and annoyed at herself for it. For the few minutes they stood on the doorstep all she could think was 'What if he doesn't really want me here?' 'He's got a new life.'
Then the door was open and she had Leo in her arms. "Leo."
If anybody wanted her to let go she hoped they had a crowbar.
He wasn't letting her go any time soon. It had been so strange to be separated from her for these past few weeks. They had been born a day apart. They were raised more as twins than anything else. It was as if he was living without part of his soul intact when she wasn't close by.
"I was going crazy waiting for you to get here. I thought perhaps you changed your mind about visiting."
The laugh that came out was the first genuine laugh she'd had in weeks. It just kind of bubbled out all on its own without being forced. "I think I might have drove Grandpa crazy asking when we could leave."
She pulled back, not enough to let go, just enough to really look at him, reassure herself he was okay. There were some shadows in his eyes but he seemed--more like Leo than he had in the past couple of months.
"I should have written you back. I'm sorry. Tell me about the modeling...and the puppies and the kittens and you and..." Doesn't quite manage to quiet her heart but does manage, just barely, to stop babbling.
"It's alright. I should have written sooner, and I suppose I should have thought about what I was saying before I wrote it. I didn't mean to upset anyone." Steps out of the house, closing the door behind him, taking her hand in his own, he walked with her out toward the lake so they could talk in private.
He really like the gardens around the house. Sometimes he walked by himself. Other times with Sinclair. Every now and then he transformed to a lynx to play with the birds that were around. It was nice to be walking with her.
"Modeling is interesting. I like it, mostly, but there are a lot of parties and I suppose I'm just not used to people treating me as if I'm a lobster in the tank, you know? But I'm learning so much about fashion that it's worth the things that annoy me. The puppies and kittens help to make the house not seem to so terribly huge. I believe they help to keep Sinclair company when I am working too. I love it here, but I miss all of you so much. How are you? What has been going on with you since I've been gone?"
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Then the door was open and she had Leo in her arms. "Leo."
If anybody wanted her to let go she hoped they had a crowbar.
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"I was going crazy waiting for you to get here. I thought perhaps you changed your mind about visiting."
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She pulled back, not enough to let go, just enough to really look at him, reassure herself he was okay. There were some shadows in his eyes but he seemed--more like Leo than he had in the past couple of months.
"I should have written you back. I'm sorry. Tell me about the modeling...and the puppies and the kittens and you and..." Doesn't quite manage to quiet her heart but does manage, just barely, to stop babbling.
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He really like the gardens around the house. Sometimes he walked by himself. Other times with Sinclair. Every now and then he transformed to a lynx to play with the birds that were around. It was nice to be walking with her.
"Modeling is interesting. I like it, mostly, but there are a lot of parties and I suppose I'm just not used to people treating me as if I'm a lobster in the tank, you know? But I'm learning so much about fashion that it's worth the things that annoy me. The puppies and kittens help to make the house not seem to so terribly huge. I believe they help to keep Sinclair company when I am working too. I love it here, but I miss all of you so much. How are you? What has been going on with you since I've been gone?"
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