Elizabeth Webber sat at the table at Kelly's, gazing around sadly. So many
memories had happened here. It had been where they first met, right
outside. She had worked here, and spent many hours with him here. This
whole place was filled with memories of the time she spent with the love of
her life, Lucky Spencer. Her eyes landed on the jukebox, as she imagined
their song coming out of the jukebox... her and Lucky, dancing to it, to
that sweet melody, as if everything in the world was perfect.
But it wasn't. Little did they know, after that moment, everything would change.
That was three years ago. Tomorrow would be the anniversary of his death.
What she wouldn't give to go back to that moment, to see him one more time, to go back to where everything was perfect. before it all went up in flames.
"Elizabeth," she heard a voice in front of her, she blinked. She looked up in confusion as she saw Zander Smith sitting in the chair in front of her.
"Yes?" she stuttered, obviously startled.
"I've been trying to get your attention for a few minutes here," Zander laughed, "You looked like you were miles away. Your coffee's done, but it's starting to get cold now."
"That's ok," Elizabeth stared at it, not at all in the mood for it, "You can have it, I don't really want it..." Somehow, she had found herself gazing down at the ring Lucky gave her for Christmas. She started playing around with it, and as she did, she felt a tear fall from her eye.
This ring was the ring he gave her when he told her he loved her. They were in love. They had been so in love. they were supposed to be in love forever.
Forever.
'Can this be true. tell me can this be real.'
'How can I put into words what I feel.'
Elizabeth gasped softly. Her face pale, she looked up, and spotted two young lovers dancing to her and Lucky's song. All she could do was imagine her and Lucky dancing there, but instead, there was someone else.
Someone else because Lucky wasn't there.
She couldn't stand it any longer. Her eyes blinded by tears now, she jumped up, completely forgetting about Zander, and ran out of the building as fast as she could.
She ran faster, and faster, until she was completely exhausted. She fell to the ground, her tears burning on her cheeks. To many memories were in that place, to many memories were haunting her. She had to get out. Suddenly, a hand touched her shoulder, causing her to jump.
"Lucky?" she quickly said. She blinked, looked up and realized it was Zander.
"Lucky?" Zander softly said, "I'm sorry I'm not him, but I'm not feeling very lucky right now considering my girl just ran out on me."
Her eyes went wide, "I'm sorry Zander... it's just... it's just... I had to get away from that place... Lucky and I... our place... that was..." she stammered, "We danced... we met... we."
Zander lightly smiled. At that moment, she felt him raise his hand in the air and gently brush her face, "I know sweetie... I kind of figured that was the problem, considering what day it is and all. It's okay. I understand."
Elizabeth trembled, "It's just," she starred at the ground while talking, "I miss him so much... but being in that place on this day was so hard... because... it was the last place we were happy. it was the last place we were together."
Zander said nothing for a moment, instead he placed his arms around her, and softly rocked her back and fourth, "It's ok," he finally said, "I understand what it's like... I always am sad when I am somewhere that reminds me of Emily. Or when I hear our song on the radio, it's depressing. I can't stand it myself sometimes...." he paused, "Ok, all the time, I can't stand it."
"Doesn't it stink?" Elizabeth sighed, as she leaned against Zander.
Zander had to smile, "Yeah it does, it really does... but you know what makes me feel better?"
"What?" Elizabeth turned around to look at him; she brushed a tear from her eye.
"You," Zander simply replied.
"Me?" Elizabeth repeated, feeling rather surprised.
"Yes you." Zander grinned, "Because of you, I have been able to move on better. I'm not saying you have completely made me forget Emily, but you have definitely made my days better."
For the first time all day, Elizabeth smiled, "And I have to say you have been making my days better. Like right now, your making me feel a little better, even if I miss Lucky terribly."
"I think it's a good thing we have each other," Zander gazed at her, he kissed a tear on her cheek, "That way we can help each other out when we go through rough times like this... we know what the other is feeling because we've both been there."
Elizabeth nodded. "I think that's a great thing."
"It's burned," Nikolas stated bluntly as Gia set their dinner on the table. He looked at Gia expectantly.
"Yeah, so? If you think you could have made it better, than you should have made it," Gia retorted. "You can always go make your own dinner."
Nikolas sighed as he looked down at the burned food. "I just might have to, Sparky."
"Okay, fine, see if I ever cook for you again," Gia grinned at her fiancée playfully.
"Good. Then I won't have to worry about burned food anymore."
"Oh, that is it!" Gia exclaimed as she swatted him lightheartedly. She chased him from the kitchen into the dining room. "You are in the dog house."
"Um..we don't have a doghouse here, Sparky." He laughed as he swept her into his arms and gave her a kiss. "I love you."
"I love you too. So you know, we still haven't set a date for our wedding!"
"Oh, do we have to talk about that now?" Nikolas moaned jokingly. "I'm starving, and I have to go make us dinner."
"Why don't we order out or something? I don't want to wait for you to cook anything, because you will burn the food too."
"I have NEVER burned the food!" Nikolas laughed. "You, on the other hand, make burning food a nightly ritual." Gia glared at him jokingly. "Okay, fine, we can order out. What do you feel like? Pizza? Chinese?"
"Chinese, definitely, and DON'T complain about how expensive it is because you can afford it."
Nikolas grinned and set his fiancée on the floor. "Are you going to go to work tomorrow?" Gia asked, putting a much more serious mood in the air.
Nikolas' smile disintegrated into a somber frown. "I don't think so. I would just be too distracted." Gia nodded. "I think after I take Sheba for a ride I'm going to go visit Lucky's grave. I haven't been there in awhile." Nikolas looked at the ground.
"I'll go with you," Gia offered as she put her arm around his shoulder. "I wish I could have met him. I mean, he probably would have ended up hating me like Emily and Elizabeth, but-,"
"They do not hate you. Anyways, I'm sure he'd have given you a chance eventually. Speaking of chances, Elizabeth called while you were in the shower. She wants us to have dinner with her and Zander tomorrow night."
"What did you tell her?"
"I told her yes. I think it's appropriate that Elizabeth and I see each other tomorrow."
Gia was nodding. "I agree." There was a short pause. "Don't you think it's weird that Elizabeth and Zander are hooking up?"
"Just as weird as you and I hooking up," Nikolas pointed out.
"I never went out with your best friend."
"No, you blackmailed my best friend. Come to think of it, you blackmailed both of my best friends and then locked my mother on the roof during winter." Nikolas grinned.
Gia smiled sheepishly. "Point taken."
"You know, Elizabeth really deserves to be happy. And she is happy with Zander, so who am I to put up a fuss about it. And since Emily knows about it, and she's happy for them, I really have no reason not to be. We're all finally looking at blue skies. Blue skies, Sparky."
But it wasn't. Little did they know, after that moment, everything would change.
That was three years ago. Tomorrow would be the anniversary of his death.
What she wouldn't give to go back to that moment, to see him one more time, to go back to where everything was perfect. before it all went up in flames.
"Elizabeth," she heard a voice in front of her, she blinked. She looked up in confusion as she saw Zander Smith sitting in the chair in front of her.
"Yes?" she stuttered, obviously startled.
"I've been trying to get your attention for a few minutes here," Zander laughed, "You looked like you were miles away. Your coffee's done, but it's starting to get cold now."
"That's ok," Elizabeth stared at it, not at all in the mood for it, "You can have it, I don't really want it..." Somehow, she had found herself gazing down at the ring Lucky gave her for Christmas. She started playing around with it, and as she did, she felt a tear fall from her eye.
This ring was the ring he gave her when he told her he loved her. They were in love. They had been so in love. they were supposed to be in love forever.
Forever.
'Can this be true. tell me can this be real.'
'How can I put into words what I feel.'
Elizabeth gasped softly. Her face pale, she looked up, and spotted two young lovers dancing to her and Lucky's song. All she could do was imagine her and Lucky dancing there, but instead, there was someone else.
Someone else because Lucky wasn't there.
She couldn't stand it any longer. Her eyes blinded by tears now, she jumped up, completely forgetting about Zander, and ran out of the building as fast as she could.
She ran faster, and faster, until she was completely exhausted. She fell to the ground, her tears burning on her cheeks. To many memories were in that place, to many memories were haunting her. She had to get out. Suddenly, a hand touched her shoulder, causing her to jump.
"Lucky?" she quickly said. She blinked, looked up and realized it was Zander.
"Lucky?" Zander softly said, "I'm sorry I'm not him, but I'm not feeling very lucky right now considering my girl just ran out on me."
Her eyes went wide, "I'm sorry Zander... it's just... it's just... I had to get away from that place... Lucky and I... our place... that was..." she stammered, "We danced... we met... we."
Zander lightly smiled. At that moment, she felt him raise his hand in the air and gently brush her face, "I know sweetie... I kind of figured that was the problem, considering what day it is and all. It's okay. I understand."
Elizabeth trembled, "It's just," she starred at the ground while talking, "I miss him so much... but being in that place on this day was so hard... because... it was the last place we were happy. it was the last place we were together."
Zander said nothing for a moment, instead he placed his arms around her, and softly rocked her back and fourth, "It's ok," he finally said, "I understand what it's like... I always am sad when I am somewhere that reminds me of Emily. Or when I hear our song on the radio, it's depressing. I can't stand it myself sometimes...." he paused, "Ok, all the time, I can't stand it."
"Doesn't it stink?" Elizabeth sighed, as she leaned against Zander.
Zander had to smile, "Yeah it does, it really does... but you know what makes me feel better?"
"What?" Elizabeth turned around to look at him; she brushed a tear from her eye.
"You," Zander simply replied.
"Me?" Elizabeth repeated, feeling rather surprised.
"Yes you." Zander grinned, "Because of you, I have been able to move on better. I'm not saying you have completely made me forget Emily, but you have definitely made my days better."
For the first time all day, Elizabeth smiled, "And I have to say you have been making my days better. Like right now, your making me feel a little better, even if I miss Lucky terribly."
"I think it's a good thing we have each other," Zander gazed at her, he kissed a tear on her cheek, "That way we can help each other out when we go through rough times like this... we know what the other is feeling because we've both been there."
Elizabeth nodded. "I think that's a great thing."
"It's burned," Nikolas stated bluntly as Gia set their dinner on the table. He looked at Gia expectantly.
"Yeah, so? If you think you could have made it better, than you should have made it," Gia retorted. "You can always go make your own dinner."
Nikolas sighed as he looked down at the burned food. "I just might have to, Sparky."
"Okay, fine, see if I ever cook for you again," Gia grinned at her fiancée playfully.
"Good. Then I won't have to worry about burned food anymore."
"Oh, that is it!" Gia exclaimed as she swatted him lightheartedly. She chased him from the kitchen into the dining room. "You are in the dog house."
"Um..we don't have a doghouse here, Sparky." He laughed as he swept her into his arms and gave her a kiss. "I love you."
"I love you too. So you know, we still haven't set a date for our wedding!"
"Oh, do we have to talk about that now?" Nikolas moaned jokingly. "I'm starving, and I have to go make us dinner."
"Why don't we order out or something? I don't want to wait for you to cook anything, because you will burn the food too."
"I have NEVER burned the food!" Nikolas laughed. "You, on the other hand, make burning food a nightly ritual." Gia glared at him jokingly. "Okay, fine, we can order out. What do you feel like? Pizza? Chinese?"
"Chinese, definitely, and DON'T complain about how expensive it is because you can afford it."
Nikolas grinned and set his fiancée on the floor. "Are you going to go to work tomorrow?" Gia asked, putting a much more serious mood in the air.
Nikolas' smile disintegrated into a somber frown. "I don't think so. I would just be too distracted." Gia nodded. "I think after I take Sheba for a ride I'm going to go visit Lucky's grave. I haven't been there in awhile." Nikolas looked at the ground.
"I'll go with you," Gia offered as she put her arm around his shoulder. "I wish I could have met him. I mean, he probably would have ended up hating me like Emily and Elizabeth, but-,"
"They do not hate you. Anyways, I'm sure he'd have given you a chance eventually. Speaking of chances, Elizabeth called while you were in the shower. She wants us to have dinner with her and Zander tomorrow night."
"What did you tell her?"
"I told her yes. I think it's appropriate that Elizabeth and I see each other tomorrow."
Gia was nodding. "I agree." There was a short pause. "Don't you think it's weird that Elizabeth and Zander are hooking up?"
"Just as weird as you and I hooking up," Nikolas pointed out.
"I never went out with your best friend."
"No, you blackmailed my best friend. Come to think of it, you blackmailed both of my best friends and then locked my mother on the roof during winter." Nikolas grinned.
Gia smiled sheepishly. "Point taken."
"You know, Elizabeth really deserves to be happy. And she is happy with Zander, so who am I to put up a fuss about it. And since Emily knows about it, and she's happy for them, I really have no reason not to be. We're all finally looking at blue skies. Blue skies, Sparky."