New Years Eve. Chapter 1.
Author: pure_ecstasy6
Pairing: Andy/Miranda
Rating: PG.
Authors Note: I decided to start writing this a few days ago. I know it's extremely late, but better late than never right? I hope whomever read it will enjoy it as I enjoyed writing it. Sorry if it's not your taste.
Beta: Thanks to the amazing sketchbean for beta'ing this for me. Your encouraging words have meant the world to me, more then you would think. Also thanks to mxrolkr for reading over this chapter as well.
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Andy looked down at her ringing phone and saw that it was her best friend Lily. "Hey girl. What's up?" she said into her head piece as she drove along the high way heading back into the city after coming back from her brothers wedding in Ohio.
"I'm just getting ready for tonights party. It's going to be fabulous. You're coming right?" Lilly questioned.
Andy sighed. "I'm not sure Lilly. I don't know what I should do tonight."
"Oh. That's right. I remember what might happen tonight for you." Lily replied feeling slightly bad that she'd forgotten. "What are you going to do?"
"That's just it, I have no idea. Should I go or should I not go?" Andy asked, but before she gave Lily the chance to reply she continued, "What happens if I go and she isn't there? Or what happens if I go and she is there?"
"What are you afraid of?" Lily asked, concern in her voice.
"I'm afraid that if I go and she isn't there I will be heart broken all over again. I really want her to be there, oh my god Lil's it would be so amazing if she is. Last years new year was fantastic and the prospect of seeing her again tonight... wow.. I don't even have words for it!" Andy replied as she felt her heart begin to flutter madly in her chest at the thought.
"Well Andy if I were you I would go tonight. Take the risk of getting your heart broken again! I bet you'll be surprised and she will be there." Lily replied. "I want you to be happy Andy and I know this is what you want so please be happy again."
"I want to be happy again too." Andy replied.
"There is your answer then Andy! Go and win the heart of your woman!" Lily replied.
Andy smiled. "But she is so unpredictable what if she shows up and then decides she can't do it again and leaves just as she did last time."
"Andy, why would she leave you a note on a napkin telling you to meet her again in a years time once she's sorted her stuff out just to leave you again? How could she not want to be with you anyways you're a smart, caring, and beautiful woman. Any person would be lucky to have you! Shit, I would be with you if I were gay!"
Andy laughed. "But this isn't any ordinary woman."
"That is true, but c'mon Andy it's obvious she is serious about you. Read that note again and you will see. You two are meant to be together!" Lily replied.
The brunette got her wallet from beside her and opened it up and pulled out the napkin that had been left for her a year ago. She unfolded it and read it.
I'm sorry I cannot stay and see where these feelings of ours take us. As you know my divorce has gotten much more messier and my girls have gotten involved and I need to put all of my time and effort into keeping them with me and I feel that if we get involved in a romantic relationship I will just drag you down and hurt you more than I already have.
If you're honestly serious about being with me will you give me a year to sort my life out back into order and meet me in this exact place at the exact time we met here tonight? I will be waiting for you.
I'm sorry Andrea, but I feel this is the best thing to do for now. I hope you will forgive me and that we meet again in the future.
M.
Andy sighed as she ran her fingers of her free hand over Miranda's beautiful hand writing. She just wished she never got that call from her mother that night so that she could have convinced Miranda that they could have made a relationship work even though Miranda was going through a messy divorce with Stephen. But obviously this had all happened for a reason and they were meant to have a year apart from each other, but Andy still felt strongly, if not more stonger, for Miranda and knew that they could have an amazing relationship together which meant one thing; Andy had to get to New York before 11:30 tonight so she could meet with Miranda again, the love of her life.
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Emily looked up and found herself staring at one of Miranda's offsprings. "Miranda is in a runthrough at the moment. If you come back in five minutes she should be free to see you." the English woman said. She still didn't like the twins much even after a couple of years from not being pranked by them. Those several pranks they did pull on her made her majorly upset and panicked that she would lose her posistion at Runway.
Caroline Priestly rolled her eyes. "Whatever." she replied and walked over to the empty second assistants desk and sat down in the chair. She clicked open the internet browser so she could check her facebook.
Finally a few minutes later several employee's exited the main office and her mother walked out in all her glory.
Miranda spotted her daughter straight away at Sheree's desk. "Hello sweetheart. What are doing here? Do you need a lift home?" she asked. Curious as to why her daughter was there at Runway.
"No. I wanted to ask you something." Caroline replied.
Miranda nodded and told Caroline to follow her into her office. "What might that be?" she asked although she had an inkling as to what it could be.
"Can I spend tonight with my friends?" Caroline questioned with a hopeful smile.
"What will you be doing and where?" Miranda asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Um, well, we will be in Times Sqaure to watch the ball drop and the boy I like, you know Dylan Kennedy, well he is going to be there too and I think I will finally get my first New Year kiss!" Caroline said smiling widely with her fingers crossed behind her back hoping her Mom would say yes.
Miranda sighed and shook her head. She straight away saw te upset look on her daughters face. "I'm sorry Caroline but you're only fifteen and I am not comfortable with you being in Times Sqaure tonight."
"I might be fifteen, but I am alot more smarter then you think for my age. I know how to look after myself, but besides I will have all of my friends with me and Stephanie's Mom will no doubt be watching us from a distance anyways." Caroline replied, and when she saw her Mom open her mouth to argue with her again she began to fume. "Does this look like the body of a fifteen year old?!" Caroline asked loudly as she held her shirt up from the top. "You have to stop worrying about me and let me discover things on my own. It's bound to happen someday so I don't see why it can't happen right now!"
"No. besides we already have tonight planned. You, Cassidy and myself will curl up in the den in front of the fire and watch the ball drop on the tv." Miranda replied smiling at the thought. "And before you ask, No, I will not go into Times Sqaure for you. I plan on being nowhere near that part of the city until late tomorrow afternoon."
"Why? Because it's a big bad city? I know this, but Mom every city is big and bad and has heaps of crazie's in it, but you have to get out of your shell someday and take the risk! Why can't you go out tonight to your party you've been invited to instead of being old and boring with Cassidy and I!"
Miranda frowned, being called old and boring had hurt, but she wasn't going to let it get to her too much. "Caroline I assure you tonight is going to be a fun night for the three of us." she said. Of course it had to be she had planned this night two months ago.
Caroline shook her head. "You can't stop me from going. You won't!" Caroline said before she stormed out of the office.
Miranda rubbed her eyes and sighed as she sat into her desk chair. She knew her daughters had to grow up someday but they were her girls and she worried about them constantly and Caroline being out in Times Sqaure even with her friends frightened her because she knew from experience the types of people that lived in this city. Until her girls turned sixteen she knew she would do whatever she could to keep her girls at home until they wanted to go out and explore the world for themselves.
Before she got back to the work she knew needed to be done she thought of Caroline's other words, how she should go out tonight like she had originally planned. As much as she wanted to, she was getting cold feet, and she was unsure if she should because she didn't want to make a fool of herself if the woman who she loved wasn't there which made her go back into her shell and wonder she should just stay at home and pretend she never knew Andrea felt the same way about her.
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TBC...
Pairing: Andy/Miranda
Rating: PG.
Authors Note: I decided to start writing this a few days ago. I know it's extremely late, but better late than never right? I hope whomever read it will enjoy it as I enjoyed writing it. Sorry if it's not your taste.
Beta: Thanks to the amazing sketchbean for beta'ing this for me. Your encouraging words have meant the world to me, more then you would think. Also thanks to mxrolkr for reading over this chapter as well.
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Andy looked down at her ringing phone and saw that it was her best friend Lily. "Hey girl. What's up?" she said into her head piece as she drove along the high way heading back into the city after coming back from her brothers wedding in Ohio.
"I'm just getting ready for tonights party. It's going to be fabulous. You're coming right?" Lilly questioned.
Andy sighed. "I'm not sure Lilly. I don't know what I should do tonight."
"Oh. That's right. I remember what might happen tonight for you." Lily replied feeling slightly bad that she'd forgotten. "What are you going to do?"
"That's just it, I have no idea. Should I go or should I not go?" Andy asked, but before she gave Lily the chance to reply she continued, "What happens if I go and she isn't there? Or what happens if I go and she is there?"
"What are you afraid of?" Lily asked, concern in her voice.
"I'm afraid that if I go and she isn't there I will be heart broken all over again. I really want her to be there, oh my god Lil's it would be so amazing if she is. Last years new year was fantastic and the prospect of seeing her again tonight... wow.. I don't even have words for it!" Andy replied as she felt her heart begin to flutter madly in her chest at the thought.
"Well Andy if I were you I would go tonight. Take the risk of getting your heart broken again! I bet you'll be surprised and she will be there." Lily replied. "I want you to be happy Andy and I know this is what you want so please be happy again."
"I want to be happy again too." Andy replied.
"There is your answer then Andy! Go and win the heart of your woman!" Lily replied.
Andy smiled. "But she is so unpredictable what if she shows up and then decides she can't do it again and leaves just as she did last time."
"Andy, why would she leave you a note on a napkin telling you to meet her again in a years time once she's sorted her stuff out just to leave you again? How could she not want to be with you anyways you're a smart, caring, and beautiful woman. Any person would be lucky to have you! Shit, I would be with you if I were gay!"
Andy laughed. "But this isn't any ordinary woman."
"That is true, but c'mon Andy it's obvious she is serious about you. Read that note again and you will see. You two are meant to be together!" Lily replied.
The brunette got her wallet from beside her and opened it up and pulled out the napkin that had been left for her a year ago. She unfolded it and read it.
I'm sorry I cannot stay and see where these feelings of ours take us. As you know my divorce has gotten much more messier and my girls have gotten involved and I need to put all of my time and effort into keeping them with me and I feel that if we get involved in a romantic relationship I will just drag you down and hurt you more than I already have.
If you're honestly serious about being with me will you give me a year to sort my life out back into order and meet me in this exact place at the exact time we met here tonight? I will be waiting for you.
I'm sorry Andrea, but I feel this is the best thing to do for now. I hope you will forgive me and that we meet again in the future.
M.
Andy sighed as she ran her fingers of her free hand over Miranda's beautiful hand writing. She just wished she never got that call from her mother that night so that she could have convinced Miranda that they could have made a relationship work even though Miranda was going through a messy divorce with Stephen. But obviously this had all happened for a reason and they were meant to have a year apart from each other, but Andy still felt strongly, if not more stonger, for Miranda and knew that they could have an amazing relationship together which meant one thing; Andy had to get to New York before 11:30 tonight so she could meet with Miranda again, the love of her life.
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Emily looked up and found herself staring at one of Miranda's offsprings. "Miranda is in a runthrough at the moment. If you come back in five minutes she should be free to see you." the English woman said. She still didn't like the twins much even after a couple of years from not being pranked by them. Those several pranks they did pull on her made her majorly upset and panicked that she would lose her posistion at Runway.
Caroline Priestly rolled her eyes. "Whatever." she replied and walked over to the empty second assistants desk and sat down in the chair. She clicked open the internet browser so she could check her facebook.
Finally a few minutes later several employee's exited the main office and her mother walked out in all her glory.
Miranda spotted her daughter straight away at Sheree's desk. "Hello sweetheart. What are doing here? Do you need a lift home?" she asked. Curious as to why her daughter was there at Runway.
"No. I wanted to ask you something." Caroline replied.
Miranda nodded and told Caroline to follow her into her office. "What might that be?" she asked although she had an inkling as to what it could be.
"Can I spend tonight with my friends?" Caroline questioned with a hopeful smile.
"What will you be doing and where?" Miranda asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Um, well, we will be in Times Sqaure to watch the ball drop and the boy I like, you know Dylan Kennedy, well he is going to be there too and I think I will finally get my first New Year kiss!" Caroline said smiling widely with her fingers crossed behind her back hoping her Mom would say yes.
Miranda sighed and shook her head. She straight away saw te upset look on her daughters face. "I'm sorry Caroline but you're only fifteen and I am not comfortable with you being in Times Sqaure tonight."
"I might be fifteen, but I am alot more smarter then you think for my age. I know how to look after myself, but besides I will have all of my friends with me and Stephanie's Mom will no doubt be watching us from a distance anyways." Caroline replied, and when she saw her Mom open her mouth to argue with her again she began to fume. "Does this look like the body of a fifteen year old?!" Caroline asked loudly as she held her shirt up from the top. "You have to stop worrying about me and let me discover things on my own. It's bound to happen someday so I don't see why it can't happen right now!"
"No. besides we already have tonight planned. You, Cassidy and myself will curl up in the den in front of the fire and watch the ball drop on the tv." Miranda replied smiling at the thought. "And before you ask, No, I will not go into Times Sqaure for you. I plan on being nowhere near that part of the city until late tomorrow afternoon."
"Why? Because it's a big bad city? I know this, but Mom every city is big and bad and has heaps of crazie's in it, but you have to get out of your shell someday and take the risk! Why can't you go out tonight to your party you've been invited to instead of being old and boring with Cassidy and I!"
Miranda frowned, being called old and boring had hurt, but she wasn't going to let it get to her too much. "Caroline I assure you tonight is going to be a fun night for the three of us." she said. Of course it had to be she had planned this night two months ago.
Caroline shook her head. "You can't stop me from going. You won't!" Caroline said before she stormed out of the office.
Miranda rubbed her eyes and sighed as she sat into her desk chair. She knew her daughters had to grow up someday but they were her girls and she worried about them constantly and Caroline being out in Times Sqaure even with her friends frightened her because she knew from experience the types of people that lived in this city. Until her girls turned sixteen she knew she would do whatever she could to keep her girls at home until they wanted to go out and explore the world for themselves.
Before she got back to the work she knew needed to be done she thought of Caroline's other words, how she should go out tonight like she had originally planned. As much as she wanted to, she was getting cold feet, and she was unsure if she should because she didn't want to make a fool of herself if the woman who she loved wasn't there which made her go back into her shell and wonder she should just stay at home and pretend she never knew Andrea felt the same way about her.
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TBC...