Κυριακή 1 Μαρτίου 2015

Chapter 20: Willing To Try

Alex and Ava were sitting in the living room chatting when the door opened. Melina  walked in and froze as she saw them. "Ava and Alex Wilson?" Melina asked when she was able. "Yeah, you must be Melina. I'm Ava." Ava said and stood up to say hello. "Nice to meet you too." Melina asked back trying to sound normal. "And this is my husband Alex." Melina shaked hands with Alex too.

"Pauline is somewhere around?" "Yeah, she's packing her staff she's coming back to New Jersey." Ava answered. "That's great. I'm going to miss her though and Louis of course." Melina said as Pauline showed up with all her suitcases.

"Oh Melina you're here. I bet you met my best friends already." "Yeah, just did. Why you didn't tell me you're moving back to New Jersey?" "Because i wasn't. Ava and Alex came here today and made me watch a video prooving that Jesse didn't cheat on me. I'm not going to continue because i feel tottaly like a jerk to him." Pauline finished. "You should." Ava said. "Thanks for the support." "Any time." Ava answered.

"Pauline ready to go? We have a long journey ahead of us." Alex said and took the suitcases. "I'm ready. But before we leave i must see someone." "Who?" Ava asked the second after. "I'll explain on the road."

After Pauline said goodbye to Melina left her house. All the four of them were waiting for a cab to drive them to the airport. The two prengant women were sitting on a bench while Alex was trying to find a cab. When he found one and got in pauline instead of giving the airport adress, she gave an another.

"We'll stop somewhere first." Pauline said from the front seat. "Okay, but don't be late. The flight is in 6 hours. I booked us tickets online." Alex said checking his i-phone. "No, Alex this will not take long. "And who is this mestirious person?" Ava asked. "Well, his name is George and he offered to be the father of my childern." Pauline said and looked back to the backseat. Both of her friends were shocked.

"And?" Ava asked when she found her voice. "And i'm going to his house to tell him he can't do that anymore." "Hold on an unknown man offered to be the father of your kids without even know you?" Alex asked suprised. "Not, exuactly. We were dating before i left Greece." Pauline explained. "And he found you radomnly? That doesn't make any seans to me." Alex said from behind. "I agree. Anything suspicious he had done?" Ava added. "Guys relac! George is a very good guy and there is no way he could do anything to hurt me or the kids." Pauline said and looked out of the window. "We're here. Stay in the car, i'll be back in a few minutes." Pauline said and opened the door. "If you're not back in 15 minutes i'm breaking in." Alex said a little angry. "Alex don't be rediculus." she answered and closed the door.

Pauline walked in the entrance pof the big house and rung the bell. A few secondds later George opned the door. His eyes opened wide when he came face to face with Pauline. "Pauline what are you doing here? Is everything okay?" he asked. "I need to talk to you. Can i come in?" Pauline asked. "yeah, sure." George answered and let her come in. Pauline walked in the huge living room. "make yourself confortable." he said and both sut on the couch.

"So what do you want to tell me?" he asked. "Well" she started. "I really don't know how to start." "Jest tell me." George said looking in her eyes. She looked back at him and said. "is hard for me because you were good to me since the first day." she started with a prologue. "Pauline just get to the point." "I will but first i want you to know that i'm sorry." "Sorry for what?" "For having to move back to New Jersey."

"Oh... And why is that?" he added secondds later. "Let's just say i learnt things i didn't know months ago." "Okay." "George..." Pauline started. "No, Pauline you don't have to explain to me. I understand." "I'm sorry again." she said and stood up. "i wish you find someone who is more grown up than me." she added and left.

Pauline closed the door behind her. George was still in shick since pauline left. He knew a few minutes later will be his end. He took the phone in his hands and pressed the call bottom. After two rings he heard a voice. "Hello." "Hey, Jennifer it's me George." "You run out of money so fast? I send you 3.000 dollars yesterday." Jennifer said with atiduit. "No, i want to tell you something." he paused to take a deep breath. "I'm done. Your plan is over. She's coming back." George said and faced the five seconds silince.

"Shit!" You can't do anything right. I asked you one thing and you failed it." "I tried." "You didn't try enough." Jennifer slapped back. "What about me? The deal?" George asked back anxious. "There is no deal anymore. The deal was you to marry her and i save your company. But now you didn't marry her and i ain't saving your company. Things were straight since the begging George." Jennifer paused. "Oh and before i hung up don't try to tell anyone our little deal. I have men watching your every move. If i find out you tell anyone will be the nd of you as long as your little company of yours." she said and hung up.

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The airplane landed in New jersey airport. All four of them were thrilled to be home. Even Louis despite his age, he was happy. They jumped in the car and Alex drove away from the airport parking lot. 

"Pauline where to?" Alex asked. "I don't know. I need to talk to Jesse first. See how he's doing." "He'll be in his parents house. He was there two days ago." Ava informed her. "But i bet you want some alone time with him." she added. "Is not that i don't love his family." Pauline answered. "yeah, yeah. We know." Alex teased from the driver's seat. "Just drive you smartass." Pauline said while she was laughing.

When they calmed down from the laughter Alex tried again. "Still you didn't answer my question." Drive me home Alex. I have all these suitacases to care  of first. I'll have a shower, eat something mayebe and in the afternoon i'll call him." Pauline answered quickly. "Can you do all these by yourself?" Ava asked knowing the feeling. "Yeah, i'll be fine don't worry." "I'll help you with the suitcases tough. You took everything in Greece, didn't you?" Alex asked already knowing the answer.

Minutes later Alex had uploaded all Pauline's suitaces in front of her house. After saying goodbye to them and thanked them one more time Pauline crossed her house's side walk with Louis. She looked down to her dog. "So, Louis we're back home.Are you feeling good?" she asked and Louis sit and she just looking at her. "I wish i could know what you want to say." she added and walked to the porch.

She found her keys in her purse and tried to unlock the door. She froze. She lost the ground under her feet. The door was unlocked. She didn't know how to react. What if someone was in the house? She couldn't stop that someone. Louis walked next to her and then next to the door. He wanted to go inside. He was smelling something, someone.

"Okay, Louis. I open the door and you go to get whoever is in our house. Okay?" Pauline whispered to her little four foot friend. Pauline opened the door and Louis run in the second after the door opened. Pauline was afraid to walk in her house was in danger. She took a step in and closed the door behind her. She looked around but noone was there, maybe is just her imaginasion. After checking all the first floor and brought the suitcases in the house.

Once the suitcases was inside the house Pauline stopped at the big sash that is seperating the living room from the outdoor space. The view was stanning. It was late noon and the sunlights were going deep inside the lake water's making them sparkle. She had missed the view to the lake. She had missed every inch of that house. She was so lost on that view that she didn't notised Loui's barg.

He bargs a few times but he saw that Pauline didn't pay any attetion to him. He walked next to her so she can see him. He barg and she got scared. "Oh Louis i'm so sorry. I didn't see you." she said and sut on the couch. Louis followed her. She start fondling him. He enjoy it mpre than he could express. "You miss it buddy huh?" she asked. But out of nowhere Louis got up and run to the opposite direction.

Pauline smiled and turned to see where Louis was going. Her smile froze on her lips as she faced the one person she wanted to see the most. She slowly got up from the chair still having that shocked look on her face.

On the other side Jesse was having a hard time too. He was upstairs when she heard some noice coming from downstairs then Louis walked in the bedroom. That momment he knew she was there too. He has been watching her since she stopped on the sash. Words couldn't express or explain what he was feeling when he saw how beautiful she was and how big her belly is.

Pauline faced a different Jesse that she haven't see since they met in high school. He looked tiried and unhappy. It took her a little while to get used to looking at him with all the beard he had. A few feet was seperating them. A few feet and their hearts will beat as one.

"Jesse." she said first.

"Pauline." he followed and opened his arms.

With a small run she was hugging him and he was hugging her. He wrap his arms around her and hold her so tight than ever. He buried his head on her neck as he never let her go away. Her head was on his chest hearing his heart racing. She had missed that. She had missed them.

They stayied there enjoying each other for a while. "I missed you." he whispered to her ear. "I missed you more." she said and broke the hug just to feel his lips on hers. It felt like the first time to both of them. "What are you doing here?" she asked. "I came to check up on the house. What are YOU doing here?" was his question.

"I'm back. I learnt the truth with a little help from two friends and here i am. I couldn't be there while the other half of me was here." she said. "I wanted to call you since the first day but i knew you wouldn't picked it up knowing it was me. I should had search for you but i've never thought that you'll leave country." he answered. "I know but all these belong to the past and i'm here willing to try from what we left it." her hands were touching his cheeks.

"Ever since the first day i met you i have felt everything for you and i think i will never stop." she said looking deep in his eyes. Even though they were tiried they still had that sparkle that Pauline fell in love with all those years ago. He is the biggest love of her life and he will always be no matter what.

"Then, never leave me alone. It's too much pain than i can handle without you being around." he said and kissed her hoarhead. Then with his two hands touched her belly. "This is the best gift who you could give me. Is something that will remind me of you always and foever." Jesse said and Pauline covered his hands with hers. "They will probably look more like you but still i can try to give you a mini me."


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