That following morning both Elaine and Micky woke up around the same time. Elaine stretched out her arms and legs and asked Micky, "Well, how did it go?"
"Fine," he replied. "I think Peter's going to talk with Naomi today...if she will let him that is."
"That's good. I knew he probably just flew off the handle with her. I know she would never do that intentionally to him or anyone else for that matter." Elaine replied.
"Yeah I hope things work out between them." Micky replied.
"Me too." Elaine replied back as she sat there stretching her arms again into the air.
"You want to take a shower first, or want me to?" Elaine asked.
"You can if you want. I think I'm going to take my stuff down to the pool for a swim before we have to leave tonight." Micky replied.
"Wait for me and I'll go with you, ok Micky?" Elaine asked.
"Okay, but hurry cause I have to use the bathroom." Micky said in a rush.
Elaine ran into the bathroom and then came out with her bathing suit in her bag. "Okay your turn."
Micky ran into the bathroom and then came back out and said, "Let's just wait and shower after our swim, ok?"
"Okay." Elaine replied.
The two friends went down to the locker rooms and changed into their swimsuit attire and then jumped into the pool. Elaine came up for air while Micky swam to the bottom of the pool and then back up for air. He looked at Elaine and said, "I don't want to leave tonight."
"I know, me neither Micky," she replied. "But I told Naomi I would be back tonight."
"Yeah and I told Peter I'd be back tonight as well." Micky replied. "Bummer, isn't it?"
"Yeah it is." Elaine replied. Elaine took off swimming to the deep end again and Micky followed behind her and they had a great morning of swimming and conversation with each other.
Meanwhile, back at the girls' house, there was a knock on the door. Sam slowly got up off the couch and walked to the door. She was still half asleep. She opened the door and looked at who it was. "Come to rip her heart out even more there, Peter?" Samantha asked sarcastically.
"Um no. Actually I came to apologize for my behavior yesterday." Peter replied.
"Well she's still asleep and I'm not waking her up." Samantha replied.
"Okay can you have her at least call me then so I can talk with her?" Peter asked.
"No, I will not. She's been through so much yesterday Peter and I'm not having her heart get broken in two again. I won't let it happen." Samantha replied angrily.
Naomi opened her bedroom door and walked into the living room and asked, "Sam, did Elaine say what time she would be home tonight? I can't remember."
"Six p.m sweetie. Go back in and rest, ok?" Sam said.
"Hi Naomi, it's me Peter. Can we talk?" Peter asked pushing his way past Sam.
Naomi looked at Peter and then said, "No, we cannot. I do not want to talk to you. Leave me alone."
Peter said, "But I wanted to apologize for yesterday Naomi. I was very wrong in my behavior and I'm very sorry."
Samantha said, "You heard the woman. She doesn't want to see you. Now leave."
"You don't have to be such a brat about it Sam." Peter snapped back at her.
"No, I'm sorry you topped that cake yesterday Peter. Leave the poor woman alone." Sam said as she pushed him out the door.
Naomi walked back in her room and closed the door. She dialed Elaine's number, but no one answered. She left a message. "Elaine, this is Naomi. Please call me as soon as you get this message. I need you to take me some place tonight when you get back home. Call me. Love you sweetie. Bye." She curled back up under the covers and went back to sleep.
Peter got back into his car and drove back to the pad. He was upset that Naomi wouldn't see him, but yet he could understand why. He was very mean to her yesterday and he obviously wounded her about as bad as he had been wounded by her not showing up to the visitation and funeral. He walked back inside the pad and went into his room and closed the door.
Davy asked Mike, "Should we go see what's wrong?"
"Nah, just let him have his alone time." Mike said. "Micky will be home tonight and I know he will talk to him more about it."
"Yeah I guess you're right." Davy replied looking at the paper again.
After their morning swim, Micky and Elaine showered and then got dressed and went outside the hotel and took a long walk holding hands and just looking at all of God's beauty all around them.
They found a nearby park and went to sit on the park bench and stare at the beautiful sky. "Look at those clouds," Elaine said.
"Yeah they're beautiful," Micky replied. "Kind of like someone I know."
Elaine looked at him and asked, "Who?"
"You" Micky replied.
"Nah-uh" Elaine replied back smirking at him.
"Yeah uh-huh." Micky replied back making a goofy face at her.
"What are you saying Micky?" Elaine asked.
"I'm saying Miss Elaine Grace Nelson that I'm slowly falling in love with my best friend." Micky replied as he kissed her on the cheek.
"Awww Micky, that's so sweet. I love you too," Elaine replied.
Micky gave her a hug and kiss and said, "This weekend has been the best weekend of my life."
"Me too Micky, me too." Elaine replied.
The two friends walked back to the hotel and had a late breakfast/late lunch and then packed up their things and went back home. Micky walked in the house with Elaine and Naomi went nuts.
"Oh my gosh Elaine, you never called me back. Where were you?"
"I didn't have my phone with Naomi. By the time I heard your message we were half way home. I'm sorry." Elaine replied.
"Oooh Micky, can you drop me off at the pad?" Naomi asked very seriously. "That way Elaine doesn't have to make the trip over there and then come back. It's a waste of her gas."
"I guess so Naomi. Is everything okay with you and Peter?" Micky asked.
"No, but it will be tonight Micky. If you wouldn't mind taking me over, I'd greatly appreciate it." Naomi smiled at him.
"You heard the woman," Elaine told Micky. "If you don't mind taking her."
"Not at all Naomi. I'll be happy to take you." Micky replied smiling at her.
Naomi screamed, "Yes, thank you. I love you Micky." Naomi grabbed her purse and kissed Micky like crazy all over his face.
"I can get used to this," Micky said teasing Elaine.
"You're mine, remember?" she said to him.
Naomi skipped out to the car following behind Micky. She was so happy.
In the house Elaine asked, "Did someone spike her drink?"
"Peter came for a visit earlier and she blew him off. But Louise and I were listening at her bedroom door and she had called Peter up and he told her to come over and she went ballistic after that. So who knows." Sam replied.
"Poor love-stricken Naomi." Elaine replied taking her things into her room.
In the car Naomi was just chattering up a storm to Micky, "You and Elaine are our best friends. I hope you realize what you've done for Peter and I. We love you to pieces."
"It was no problem Naomi at all. Elaine loves you like a sister and I love Peter like a brother. You two are good together." Micky replied.
Micky pulled into the driveway of the pad and Naomi practically ran Micky over running in the house after he unlocked the door. Naomi looked around and asked, "Where's Peter's room?"
Micky showed Naomi to Peter's room and Naomi walked inside. Peter had several candles lit around the room and he had some Coca-Cola's waiting for them, plus he had ordered a pizza and was waiting. "Your dinner is served my dear."
"Awww, this is so sweet Peter. Thank you." Naomi said as she walked up to the bed and sat down next to him.
He kissed her cheek and then put his arms around her and said, "I'm so sorry."
Naomi kissed him back and said, "I know and apology is accepted. I'm sorry about your grandmama." Naomi brought a package out of her purse and handed it to Peter. "This is for you."
Peter said, "Aww, you didn't have to do this Naomi."
"I know, but I wanted to." Naomi replied.
Peter opened the box and it was a beautiful picture of his grandmother that Naomi had taken of the two of them together before and it had the words below it saying, "I love you grandson. You make me so proud with how you've turned out to be such a wonderful man."
Peter's eyes started to well up like faucets and he cried out to Naomi, "It's the most beautiful thing ever. Thank you baby."
"You're welcome." Naomi cried as she gave him a hug and kiss.
Naomi dried his tears with her fingers and gave him a kiss and then fed him some pizza. He put the picture up on his nightstand so they could both look at it together. They spent the night sitting on the bed eating pizza, drinking Coca-Cola and staring at his grandmother's picture in remembrance of her.
Over that next month the guys were unfortunately told they had to do a brief three-week tour in the States which upset the flow of what was happening in their personal lives and their relationships with the girls. However, they did as the powers that be wanted them too and it made the time fly by much, much faster that they had anticipated.
When they returned home, it was almost the end of August already. Elaine had been wanting her room re-done before winter hit; and, as part of Peter and Naomi's appreciation to Elaine and Micky, they paid for Elaine's room to totally be re-done, which included another bed being added into the room and also for another closet to be added, that way Micky had his own private closet space and bed and so did Elaine.
Elaine was thrilled to pieces at what the two of them had came up with for organizational plans as well. Meanwhile back at the pad, the guys had all chipped in and re-did Micky's room so that Elaine could stay there if she wanted as well.
Slowly Sam and Mike's relationship finally got back on an even keel where he wasn't bugging the heck out of her any longer like he had been. And Louise and Davy were planning a winter ski weekend in Vermont for that November, providing no surprise tours came along that is.
By the end of the year when all the tours, production schedules, and vacations were over with, the eight friends all shared a beautiful holiday season in the Swiss Alps compliments of Elaine's work for all of the hard work she had been putting in without complaining. Everything was totally paid for, including meals, plane tickets, etc.... It was the best Holiday Season the eight had ever had.
~The End~
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