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Gerard led them into the bus station and toward the lockers he had stashed his duffle in. A glance at the clock told him their time was running out. Glancing back over at Naomi, and seeing the smile on her face, he couldn't hide his own, or the feeling he got that this felt "right." Even though she was only fifteen, he could completely see himself falling head over heels in love with this girl and although he had never had a girlfriend, he felt as if he finally knew what it would feel like to have one.
Naomi's smile fell away briefly as Gerard dropped her hand and opened the locker his duffle was stored in. She glanced at the clock and felt her heart skip a beat when she saw the time. It was almost over. He was leaving. She had just found him and now, he was leaving.
As the announcement came over the loud speaker that the bus for L.A. had arrived, Naomi began to panic. How could she do this? Why had she agreed to spend the day with him? What if he left and never made it back?
"Naomi? Did you hear me?" Gerard asked, concern clouding his face as he looked at her.
"Huh," Naomi said, finally looking up at him. "What did you say?"
"Is everything okay?" He asked, taking a step closer to her.
"Yeah, I'm fine," She lied as she smiled big. "Just kinda got lost in my thoughts."
Gerard shook his head, sighing heavily as the small crowd of people outside moved toward the bus. "Well, I guess this is it then," he said, smiling.
"Yeah, I guess so." Naomi said, looking up at him and seeing the fear in his eyes as he stared at the bus. "Are you scared?" She asked him softly.
"Yeah," Gerard finally said, softly, never looking away from the bus. "I am."
Naomi just stared at him. She knew there was nothing she could say that would make things better. He was going off to war and the possibility of him returning was slim at best.
Reaching up, Naomi unclasped her necklace as Gerard finally turned back around to face her. She smiled as she hooked the small gold chain back and grabbing Gerard's hand, she opened his hand and laid the necklace in his palm.
"To keep you safe," she said, tears stinging her eyes as she looked back up at him.
Gerard looked down at the small gold cross necklace that lay in his hand and he took a deep breath, blinking quickly and forcing the tears back that were threatening to spill as he clutched the necklace in his fist. He swallowed heavily, trying to get the knot in his throat to clear so he could speak, but every time he opened his mouth, he knew it would be impossible to say a word.
Naomi smiled, grabbing his hand and linking her fingers in his before turning and leading them back outside. The scene in front of the bus station was one Naomi wished she never had to witness. Loved ones were saying goodbye to sons and fathers and as the heartbreaking sobs of those around her finally pierced her heart, the tears for a man she barely even knew finally found their way down her cheeks.
As Gerard's grip on her hand tightened, Naomi stopped and turned to him. She smiled, looking up at him and without much thought, she threw her arms around his neck.
Gerard closed his eyes as his arms wrapped around Naomi's waist. He held on to her tightly, lowering his head and taking in the light cinnoman scent that surrounded her. He never wanted to let go. She was the only thing that seemed real to him in more years than he could remember and as he held onto her, he felt as if he were drowning in her.
"Last call!" The bus driver yelled before the young men gathered started to step up on the bus. The crying of mothers grew steadily louder and Naomi reluctantly pulled away from Gerard, smiling as she faced him.
"Do you have a pen?" She asked, wiping away a few stray tears that still rolled down her cheeks.
"A pen?" Gerard asked, looking at her with confusion.
"Yeah, hard to write me if you don't know where to send the letters," she said, giggling.
"Oh," Gerard said, smiling before grabbing his duffle and opening it.
Naomi watched as he fumbled around inside his bag before producing a pen and an envelope for her to write on. She smiled as she scribbled her name and address down for him before handing it back. "Now don't make me wait to long to hear from you, okay?" She said, smiling.
"I won't," Gerard said, reading what she had wrote before looking back over at the bus. "Well, guess I better go then."
"Yeah," Naomi said sadly as she watched him. "Take care."
"Will do sugar," Gerard said, smiling and giving her a wink. "I'll see ya around, Naomi Hackett"
Naomi watched as he took a few steps backwards, his eyes locked on her before he smiled one last time and turned. She watched him walk away and her earlier panic returned. As he reached the bus, she was running toward him.
"Gerard!"
Gerard turned quickly, hearing Naomi yell his name and before a word could be said she was in his arms again.
"I'll miss you," Naomi said quickly, hugging him tight.
"I'll miss you too," Gerard said, smiling.
Naomi pulled back, smiling big at him before leaning forward and kissing him. It wasn't a storybook kiss or any earth-shattering kiss, but it was theirs. Comfort given and received and as she pulled away, she gave him one last smile before she turned and ran.
Gerard watched her as she ran down the street and around the corner. His heart was breaking and rejoicing all at the same time. As a single tear finally fell from his eye, Gerard smiled before turning and climbing on the bus.
Naomi watched from the corner as the door on the bus closed and the bus started to pull away. Her smile was gone and her tears fell silently. "Be safe Gerard, I'll be waiting for you."
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That's all for today I think. Although chapter one & two of 'Come with me, hold me tight' my Frankie story will be up in about 10-15 minutes, just doing some finshing touches =)
Sorry it was so short. But please review =)
Naomi's smile fell away briefly as Gerard dropped her hand and opened the locker his duffle was stored in. She glanced at the clock and felt her heart skip a beat when she saw the time. It was almost over. He was leaving. She had just found him and now, he was leaving.
As the announcement came over the loud speaker that the bus for L.A. had arrived, Naomi began to panic. How could she do this? Why had she agreed to spend the day with him? What if he left and never made it back?
"Naomi? Did you hear me?" Gerard asked, concern clouding his face as he looked at her.
"Huh," Naomi said, finally looking up at him. "What did you say?"
"Is everything okay?" He asked, taking a step closer to her.
"Yeah, I'm fine," She lied as she smiled big. "Just kinda got lost in my thoughts."
Gerard shook his head, sighing heavily as the small crowd of people outside moved toward the bus. "Well, I guess this is it then," he said, smiling.
"Yeah, I guess so." Naomi said, looking up at him and seeing the fear in his eyes as he stared at the bus. "Are you scared?" She asked him softly.
"Yeah," Gerard finally said, softly, never looking away from the bus. "I am."
Naomi just stared at him. She knew there was nothing she could say that would make things better. He was going off to war and the possibility of him returning was slim at best.
Reaching up, Naomi unclasped her necklace as Gerard finally turned back around to face her. She smiled as she hooked the small gold chain back and grabbing Gerard's hand, she opened his hand and laid the necklace in his palm.
"To keep you safe," she said, tears stinging her eyes as she looked back up at him.
Gerard looked down at the small gold cross necklace that lay in his hand and he took a deep breath, blinking quickly and forcing the tears back that were threatening to spill as he clutched the necklace in his fist. He swallowed heavily, trying to get the knot in his throat to clear so he could speak, but every time he opened his mouth, he knew it would be impossible to say a word.
Naomi smiled, grabbing his hand and linking her fingers in his before turning and leading them back outside. The scene in front of the bus station was one Naomi wished she never had to witness. Loved ones were saying goodbye to sons and fathers and as the heartbreaking sobs of those around her finally pierced her heart, the tears for a man she barely even knew finally found their way down her cheeks.
As Gerard's grip on her hand tightened, Naomi stopped and turned to him. She smiled, looking up at him and without much thought, she threw her arms around his neck.
Gerard closed his eyes as his arms wrapped around Naomi's waist. He held on to her tightly, lowering his head and taking in the light cinnoman scent that surrounded her. He never wanted to let go. She was the only thing that seemed real to him in more years than he could remember and as he held onto her, he felt as if he were drowning in her.
"Last call!" The bus driver yelled before the young men gathered started to step up on the bus. The crying of mothers grew steadily louder and Naomi reluctantly pulled away from Gerard, smiling as she faced him.
"Do you have a pen?" She asked, wiping away a few stray tears that still rolled down her cheeks.
"A pen?" Gerard asked, looking at her with confusion.
"Yeah, hard to write me if you don't know where to send the letters," she said, giggling.
"Oh," Gerard said, smiling before grabbing his duffle and opening it.
Naomi watched as he fumbled around inside his bag before producing a pen and an envelope for her to write on. She smiled as she scribbled her name and address down for him before handing it back. "Now don't make me wait to long to hear from you, okay?" She said, smiling.
"I won't," Gerard said, reading what she had wrote before looking back over at the bus. "Well, guess I better go then."
"Yeah," Naomi said sadly as she watched him. "Take care."
"Will do sugar," Gerard said, smiling and giving her a wink. "I'll see ya around, Naomi Hackett"
Naomi watched as he took a few steps backwards, his eyes locked on her before he smiled one last time and turned. She watched him walk away and her earlier panic returned. As he reached the bus, she was running toward him.
"Gerard!"
Gerard turned quickly, hearing Naomi yell his name and before a word could be said she was in his arms again.
"I'll miss you," Naomi said quickly, hugging him tight.
"I'll miss you too," Gerard said, smiling.
Naomi pulled back, smiling big at him before leaning forward and kissing him. It wasn't a storybook kiss or any earth-shattering kiss, but it was theirs. Comfort given and received and as she pulled away, she gave him one last smile before she turned and ran.
Gerard watched her as she ran down the street and around the corner. His heart was breaking and rejoicing all at the same time. As a single tear finally fell from his eye, Gerard smiled before turning and climbing on the bus.
Naomi watched from the corner as the door on the bus closed and the bus started to pull away. Her smile was gone and her tears fell silently. "Be safe Gerard, I'll be waiting for you."
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That's all for today I think. Although chapter one & two of 'Come with me, hold me tight' my Frankie story will be up in about 10-15 minutes, just doing some finshing touches =)
Sorry it was so short. But please review =)
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