Autumn
Autumn
"Hey, don't leave me ok. I can't do this
without you. I love you." she faintly heard his voice plead as the rhythm
of the machine beside her suddenly shot up. The last thing she saw before her
world went black was his grey eyes and a single tear streaming down his face.
The light in her world turned on faintly and the memory of the first time they
met rolled in like a movie reel.
"Fall and Autumn one in the same,this poem
will not get me fame," she watched as the stranger on the stage began. She
could always tell the newbies. "But i love this season, and here is the
reason. The leaves that crunch and the treats you munch," Ellie looked
around at the club and saw a few listeners smiling while others rolled their
eyes at the simplistic poem. ‘Supercilious bastards’ she thought to herself and
turned her attention back to the tall dark-headed man on the stage. He paused a
second to push his Clark Kent looking glasses up his nose. "The cuddly
nights, the orange and yellow sights. But the part I cherish the most, and the
cause of this toast. Is as sweet as the coo of a dove and it being with the
ones you love." He tipped his head then quickly scurried off the stage to
a group of people in the audience who were now clapping and whistling merrily.
Ellie smiled when he happen to look over at her then watched as his friends corralled
him over to the bar. As performer after performer went on she could feel
herself being watched. "Ellie Duncan?" she heard her name and turned
quickly to find the man from before standing next to her. "Um you don't
know me but I’m Cassidy O'Kelley’s brother Dimitri." he pointed over his
shoulder at a blonde at the bar that she recognized as her old college roommate
Cassidy.
"I always thought she was joking about your
name. Please sit down, it’s nice to meet you." she gestured Cassidy to
come over as well but the leggy girl just shook her head and winked. Still up to
your matchmaking ways Ellie said to her telepathically before returning her
attention to the man now seated in front of her. After some small talk and
ordering them both a drink she asked "So was tonight your first
reading?" he blushed slightly and took a swig of his whiskey sour.
"Yeah my sister and a bunch of her friends
are convinced that I haven't lived fully enough and with the whole end of the
world thing they dragged me out here to make me live I guess. And while I'm not
sure the end of the world stuff is true I fear they may have a point about my
lack of an exciting life." He shrugged. A few more drinks in and the two
were laughing and talking like they'd known each other for years. Suddenly
Dimitri's hand found its way to Ellie's and it didn't occur to her to mind.
"You wanna get out of here?" he asked. After a moment of
contemplation she smiled and nodded. A look of shock crossed his face.
"I decided I need to live a little
too."
"Hey sweetheart! Oh thank god." Slowly
her eyes fluttered open and the feeling flooded back. Her whole body hurt, from
her head to her toes. Dimitri stood beside the bed holding her hand just as he
had been doing when she went out. He leaned over and kissed her gently. "I
got someone who wants to meet you and he's been waiting a week." He smiled brightly as he went to the other
side of the room to a tall plastic bassinet and bent to pick up a blue bundle.
"Hey Caleb this is your mommy." he
cooed down at the baby as he place him in Ellie's waiting arms. Her heart
filled with joy and love as she held her baby boy for the first time. A tear
fell from her eyes as she looked from the baby to Dimitri.
"Thank you for coming to that bar and thank
you even more for still being there the next morning. But most of all thank you
for being with me every day after that especially after we found out about this
little Autumn flower. I love you Dimitri." he kissed her again and then
their son before whispering.
"Well the best things happen in
Autumn."
-DS
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