Posted by hummingbird on 2/14/2014, 8:31 am VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
It's Friday...in the tradition of OLTL, how about a cliffhanger? haha
Chapter Nine
It had been a long Saturday for Nora. She spent most of her afternoon painting; so after a late dinner, she donned her bathing suit and cover up and walked down to the beach. She placed the baby in his bouncer seat in the sand and spread a blanket out for herself.
Matthew loved his bouncer. He would sit for long stretches of time bouncing up and down on his baby legs. When he was on the beach, he would dig his tiny toes in the sand and sometimes draw his feet up with a surprised expression when the cold saltwater would roll under his toes.
“Ooooo...so cold, huh Sweetpea?” She pulled a few toys from her beach bag to entertain him and pulled a book out for herself. She had just started reading when she saw a runner coming down the beach. It was Kyle. She hadn’t seen him since the boating trip...the night of his proffered kiss and their disagreement.
“Hi Kyle,” she said as he jogged up beside her.
“Hey, Nora. How are you? Hi Matthew,” he said to the baby.
“We’re fine. How have you been? Haven’t seen you in awhile.”
“You haven’t needed anything in awhile. Everything at your place must be running well.”
“Like clockwork,” she said. “We have a great maintenance man.” She smiled.
He rolled his eyes as he took a seat beside her.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been around. Honestly...I have felt...a little uncomfortable after what happened the last time we were together,” he said avoiding her eyes.
“Well...try not to feel that way. I’ve been on the other side of this too...the uncomfortable side. It shouldn’t cost us a friendship, should it?”
“No...I guess you’re right. Forgive me?” he said looking at her.
“Sure.”
After a few minutes of small talk, Nora said, “By the way...I saw a friend of yours at the grocery store the other day.”
“Who’s that?” he asked entertaining Matthew with a toy.
“Elaine,” she told him. Elaine was the other single woman on their recent boating excursion. “She was asking about us...she assumed we were dating since we were together on the boat trip...I straightened her out.”
“That’s good, I guess,” said Kyle.
Nora went on, “She was visibly relieved when I told her we were just friends. I think she really likes you...that day on the boat, she was watching you...and watching us. She seems sweet...”
“Are you trying to tell me she’s ‘really nice’?” he asked looking at Nora from the corner of his eye and emphasizing the last two words.
Nora gave him a look. “She is really nice!” she said.
“And ‘appealing’?” Kyle asked grinning at her.
“Oh stop!” She gave him a playful push. “I’m just saying...she might be good for you.”
“Elaine? She’s like a sister to me. We’ve been friends for a long time.”
“Well...from personal experience I can say that...friends make the best lovers. My best relationships have been friendships first.”
Kyle gave her a small smile. “Tell you what” he said “I’ll think about it, okay?...little matchmaker…”
Nora laughed.
“Looks like you have company,” Kyle said glancing at the cottage. “You expecting someone?”
Nora looked toward the cottage. Her mouth fell open. Her stomach lurched and her heart started racing. “Bo…” she said softly to herself.
“Nora? You alright?"
Nora stood and pulled Matthew from his bouncer.
“Do you know him?" Kyle asked.
"Nora?"
She didn’t hear him. All she could hear was her heart pounding in her ears. Keeping her eyes in the distance, she made her way slowly to the cottage...and to Bo.
Re: FF-Begin Again-Chapter 9
Posted by Mary Ann on 2/14/2014, 9:51 am, in reply to "FF-Begin Again-Chapter 9" VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
I love cliffhangers...NOT. LOL I guess I can wait for more.
Re: FF-Begin Again-Chapter 9
Posted by rosie on 2/14/2014, 11:41 am, in reply to "Re: FF-Begin Again-Chapter 9" VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
okay.....it's Valentine's day and I'm needing a lil bit of BoandNora love....a lil angst and a big ole kiss! He's there already....
