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Chapter nineteen.
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Reignited Chapter twenty.
When Lincoln arrived home just a little while later, he found his parents arguing, and Maggie trying to calm them both down. Everyone fell silent the moment they saw him. “You knew, and you didn’t tell me.” Lincoln didn’t have to say anything more than that, they knew exactly what he was talking about. “She finally told you?’’ Maggie gasped; she had not wanted to admit it, but she was starting to doubt Holly would ever say something. “Yeah, it’s great, she finally told me, but why didn’t any of you?” Lincoln felt so betrayed by them, he turned around and walked back out the door, his family begged him to stay, they chased him out to his car even, but he ignored them. He did not care what they had to say right now. How could they do that to him? “I told you this would happen.” Keith looked at his wife and daughter, he felt so bad for his son. Keith walked back inside, found his car keys and went looking for Lincoln. If his son wanted space he would give it to him, but his son was a
Reignited Twenty one.
Holly loaded up the car, Lincoln and Maggie had already taken almost everything over that they needed last night, except for the food. A daunting feeling rested in the pit of her stomach. “Hey, you look a little sick, is everything okay?” Lincoln had noticed Holly was a little quiet as the three of them got into the car. He took her hand, but instead of that usual radiant smile, he received a grimace trying to pass as a smile. “What is wrong?” He asked, he knew there was something. “We’re just leaving our bubble and I am scared.” Holly admitted, she felt silly, she loved these people, she shouldn’t be worried about what they had to say but she was. “What are you scared of, Hol?” Lincoln kissed the back of her hand, he wanted to understand, hopefully he would know what to say to make her feel better. “Once we tell them, then it’s real. Once we tell them, then we are open to all their criticisms and advice, like what if they think we are moving too fast? I mean we kind of have, but
Reignited Twenty two.
Lincoln caught up to Holly quickly at the car and helped her take the rest of the food out. “When did you find the time to do all of this anyway.” He looked at the plates impressed. “After we got home from the hospital, I put Eve to bed and then while I waited for you, I did this. Mostly because I was trying so hard not to completely freak out, but also because I am determined that Mom has a good day today.” Holly hoped if they could lift her spirits, it would make her fight just a little harder to live. As a nurse, she seen it time and time again, when a patient gives up hope, so does their body and they die soon after. “Hey, she will.” Lincoln comforted Holly. When Lincoln and Holly made it back to the room, they were pleasantly surprised to find Kathy out of bed. She was sitting at the small table with Eve, who was still infatuated with the optics on the small Christmas tree, she was showing her grandmother all the different colours. Holly set her food down and went to hug her
Reignited Twenty three.
Eve wasn’t hungry when they got home, she had eaten enough at the hospital, she brushed her teeth and was ready for bed. Holly went to read to her like she did every night, but Eve asked Lincoln to read to her instead. Holly went in to help them sort out her pyjamas, and kiss her good night. As Lincoln tucked the blankets down by Eve’s side, she asked, “Is daddy going to sleep over tonight?” Holly didn’t know what Lincolns plans were for the night, it was his last night here, maybe he wanted to go home. She decided to just let him answer that one. “Yeah, is that okay with you?” He asked. “Mom, do you think he will say good morning to you really loud? So loud that I will have to leave like Aunt Maggie did?” Eve looked at her mother with such sincerity that Holly had to leave the room; she began to laugh so hard. “Get back here.” Lincoln whisper shouted at her in a panic. He was going to freaking kill Maggie, he swore to himself. At least he wasn’t eating anything this time. “Is
Reignited Twenty four.
Because Lincolns phone was dead, he didn’t get any of the messages his family had sent him last night, or this morning. If he had, he would have left Holly and Eve at home. Holly, Lincoln and Eve pulled up at his parents’ house. Holly got Eve from the back seat and they were about half way up to the house when the front door flung open. Holly and Lincoln froze in shock, Sasha burst out the door. “Sasha, what are you doing here? “Lincoln finally stuttered; he was both surprised and angered to see her. “I think we were too rash; I know I said I got with you for the wrong reasons, baby, and I did, but I want you back now for the right ones. I really love you, I know that now, I can’t live without you. I flew in hoping to surprise you for Christmas and make it up to your family and then fly home with you today, but you weren’t here, and your parents wouldn’t tell me where you were.” She started to sob, that was until she saw Holly standing behind Lincoln and then her anger took over.
Reignited Twenty five.
Three weeks later. Holly arrived home, finally some good news she thought. It’s been such a rough three weeks. “Hey, you’re home.” Maggie called out to Holly from the lounge room floor where she sat with Eve. They had newspaper down to protect the carpet, but were having fun painting each other’s nails. Holly squeezed past the moving boxes to find them. “So, did you get the job?’’ Maggie asked. Holly moved home a week ago. She had been getting nervous because she hadn’t heard back from anywhere, but luckily on Monday the hospital called and offered her an interview. Kathy was still in hospital, in fact she had taken a turn, she was now in an induced coma after catching a cold, she had been that way since boxing day, it was incredibly ironic how everything fell apart at once, Lincoln left and her mom got worse. The hospital staff were not hopeful that she would wake again, but Holly refused to listen to them, she wasn’t ready to let her mother go yet. With her mother unable to
Reignited Twenty six.
Eve and Maggie had both fallen asleep, but Holly couldn’t. Every time she tried to close her eyes, she either thought of her mom or Lincoln, and both brought her great sadness. She didn’t want to accept that her mother was passing, or that she had lost Lincoln for good. She just couldn’t get that kiss out of her head. He may not have returned it, but he didn’t stop her, he caught her when Sasha threw himself into his arms, and when he should have defended Holly, he asked her to leave instead. Had he seen her again since he left? He would likely tell her if she asked but she was to afraid to do that. She didn’t want to hear him call them a mistake, she didn’t want to see the pity in his eyes when he told her he was going back to Sasha. As she did most nights lately, she just sat at the table, with a hot chocolate in her hands until she was too tired to feel sad anymore and would simply fall asleep where she sat. She had almost finished her cup when she heard a knock at the door. Too t
Reignited Twenty seven.
Holly and Lincoln went to Lincolns parents’ house to collect Eve. Lincoln drove Holly’s mother’s car over. Holly was still waiting for the truck that was going to deliver hers, oh how she missed it. But that was far from her mind anymore. He looked so incredibly sexy with one hand on the steering wheel, the sun shone through his tossed brown hair, and he hand one hand resting on Holly’s thigh. Here and there, he would squeeze her leg and smirk. To Holly that smirk was about the damn hottest thing she had ever seen on a man, wow it was official she thought, he was really hers. “Mom, Dad,” Lincoln called to his parents as they walked in the door. His parents come out of the kitchen to say hello. Before they could, Lincoln with the cheesiest grin any one had ever seen, announced, “Mom, Dad, I would like you to meet my girlfriend, Holly.” Holly rolled her eyes, but his smile was contagious and she couldn’t help grinning as brightly as he did, she could not deny it, she loved that he was
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