Kidnap My Heart - Chapter Six

Dinner went along without problems and their evening lasted with an easy conversation. Quickly after dinner he got ready to leave. The mother and daughter said their good byes to their special guest and Avery said he would see Ivy the next day. As he left, Ivy didn’t bother to stick around for she had to get her suitcases in the car. She hurriedly went to her car and got all she needed. Her mom had said good night to her and kissed her hesitantly on the cheek. This gesture warmed Ivy’s soul. Her mom was making an effort and it was good enough for her. As Ivy finished bringing all she wanted into her room, she slipped herself into the bathroom and she took a short bath. After she had finished, she thought back on her bittersweet day. She pondered about how the next day would be when she would see all those old faces. Nostalgia would be a big focus in this get together. She didn’t know if it was good or not. Before she knew it she fell asleep.

As Avery drove off into the night his thoughts came back to Ivy. He didn’t know what his reason was for ditching her 10 years ago on their awaited date. He thought it was because he was scared. She was so headstrong and yet so stubborn. He was scared that she would hurt him so strongly and yet he didn’t realize he turned out to do that fear towards her. It had always bothered him because after a short time he realized that it was the biggest mistake of his adolescent life. When he wanted to fix it, it was too late. Ivy left the town without a goodbye to anyone or signs of where she was going. It was only after a while he decided to leave the heartbreaking town himself. He moved to Boston. In that city he became a doctor. For many it was hard to believe that attractive young man was also very intelligent and headstrong. He knew what he wanted in his life and it looked as if he wouldn’t let anything stop him.

Time passed and he received note from his old friends that Ivy had moved to LA. There were rumors also that she was engaged to one of the most eligible bachelors of that particular city but they quickly died out. His heart quivered as he heard of this news and he wanted to go see her for himself yet he couldn’t. What if she was actually getting married or just dating a guy? He didn’t want to go there, seek her out and then lose his chances when a man told him he was dating her. Avery groaned. He had already vowed to himself he wouldn’t go down this road anymore. He knew it was dangerous to risk his old yet renewed love for her. Truthfully there had never been a woman like her. She was smart, athletic, beautiful, witty, and humorous. All the rest of them were whiny, brainless and not entirely pretty. Even his current fling was the same. Her constant ranting was driving him insane and he didn’t know why he was going out with her.

He wanted to be with Ivy not her. Their beauty was only in the layers of makeup they pampered themselves in. It was a far call from Ivy’s natural beauty. He remembered how she used to smile. Those big eyes of hers brightened with her whole face. He felt horrible that he took her ability to smile away from her. As he spent those couple hours with her, her smiles were very scarce. While Ivy was here he planned to spend it with her. He intended to win her back within his time frame of 3 weeks but he had to take it slow. She was his muse to work harder but he knew the Ivy he knew before was different from now. Now she was a stranger to him. He groaned unhappily as he thought of her yet again. He knew he wasn’t going to sleep at all tonight.