The Borrower and Her Bean (complete)

Part 17

The Sky was Inky black and the stars shone bright, looking out over the trees and silhouettes of his neighbourhood Henry was struck with how big the world looked now that he was only 4.5 inches tall. Once again the perspective difference between now and when he had looked out of this window as his big self was extraordinary. Looking up at the sky he could see why Lina was so enamoured with the Moon and Stars. From this panoramic view, they truly looked like Gods in the sky.

He turned back and gazed at Lina, she was lost in thought looking out at the night sky. The light from the moon seemed to be mirrored in her eyes as they shone with brightness. Moving behind her he wrapped his arms around her waist and leant his head on hers. It took but a moment for her to melt back against him. He enjoyed the way she felt in his arms, they seemed to be a perfect fit at this moment in this time as they looked up at the stars. They were silent for some time both lost in the feel of each other. Then out of the silence, Melina spoke "I never thought, not in my wildest dreams imagined I would be standing here. I truly thought I would be alone with no one to share my life with." He could hear the vulnerability in her voice at the spoken statement. He squeezed her tighter against him and whispered into her hair "If I can I will try my hardest to never leave you. Even if I grow big again I will put you first Lina." turning her around to face him he lifted a hand to gently wipe a stray tear from her cheek.

He smiled at her as she leant her cheek into his hand, it was too perfect, she was too perfect leaning down he captured her lips in a gentle kiss. He wasn't sure what he had expected, this was not his first but that innocent gentle kiss left him more breathless than any kiss he had given before. Her eyes were still closed as he pulled away needing to balance himself, leading her over to the edge of the sill closet to the glass, they sat and leant against the trim. He pulled her into his arms as they settled looking out at the night sky again. Her arm wrapped around his waist, her head leaning against his chest. As the night continued they discussed their dreams and fears, Melina sharing her life as a borrower, Henry sharing his as a bean until each one fell asleep. The last thought that lingered on both their minds was how long would this last.

The two sets of silver eyes looked out at the borrower and the bean as they slept in each other's arms. The Star fairies looked at each other as one whispered: "Did we make the right decision Night Song?" Night song played with her dark brown hair as she thought "I don't know Whisper, they seem good together as Borrowers but I know that our wishes never work out the way we want." The two Star fairies continued in silences observing the couple a cheeky grin crossing there faces as they contemplated there next move.

Henry looked at his phone, the morning had been quiet. After waking stiff and sore on the window sill after a night of talking, Melina had returned to her bed. Unable to sleep a nagging thought in the back of his mind that he needed to check up with his agent he had sought out his phone to check messages. It had taken him a few minutes to type in his pin as the phone could not recognise his thumbprint or face he had resorted to manually typing in his pin. Once he had unlocked the phone, it began to let out a continual stream of sound as the myriads of texts downloaded. He scrolled through the texts from family, friends, His agent and even some ex-girlfriends. It seemed that the longer they were in lockdown the more people began reaching out.

He responded to the ones that were most important then settled in to read the ones from his agent. They followed in the same vein as the email "Call me, it's important", "Henry, Where are you call me this is really urgent" he texted her back "Sorry my voice isn't working please text back" He waited but a minute his hands resting on the screen waiting. "Ok, thank God you finally responded. Are you sitting down? They want you, James Bond want you. You finally got it Henry" He did sit at that falling beside the phone. "How could this happen?" he mumbled. Just as he was getting used to this lifestyle the first punch to the stomach. He had coveted this role ever since he got knocked back for being too young. Running his hands through his hair he breathed out a sigh, she was worth it, she was worth giving up his career. Chuckling to himself he knew he had it bad, no one had ever made him feel like he could change his career for them.

He felt eyes on him as Greg stepped out of the shadows. The young man had a frown on his face, had he heard his mumblings? As he reached Henry, Greg a sat opposite him speaking slowly "Are you ok Henry?" just talking to someone else about this gave great relief to him, he sat and shared his news and how instead of being upset and angry at the loss of this converted role instead it had just cemented his commitment to being with Melina. Greg's eyes were serious as Henry came to the close of his story "Henry, no matter what you choose to do, we will support you, Melina will support you. If for some reason you turn big again or you stay a borrower it's all moot point now. Your family." His face broke in a smile at the look of surprise on the bigger man's face, Henry chose that moment to declare " well, as of this moment Greg, I know I love your sister and I hope that I will continue to stay a borrower for both our families futures." Greg leaned over and hugged Henry. Pulling back he stood dusted off his pants and left. Followed not much later by Henry looking forward to what adventures were in store for today.

Melina had woken slightly disorientated, her heart was still giddy from the intimacy of the night before. It had seemed to her that they were well on their way to developing a true relationship both letting their walls down and sharing the deep places of their hearts. Not knowing how much time they had she ran in search of the handsome bean to make the most of their time. She saw his phone glowing on the floor in the living room. He must have been here. Getting closer she saw a communication open, as she read her heart dropped into her stomach. Her worst fear realised. A converted role, one he had been seeking for, reading the passion of the statement from his agent she realised, at that moment she loved him too much to hold him back to rob him of this achievement. She ran quickly back to the window sill, she knew she needed to partition the Moon and the starts on his behalf.

Looking up at the bright sky she hoped they were able to hear her "Moon and Stars please hear my plea. I thank you for giving me this time to get to know Henry. He has filled my heart with joy. but I need you to turn him back. It's not right to keep him from living a human life. I will always love him and be here for him but this is my sacrifice for his happiness please turn him back" she then curled up against the window sill and cried. Her weeping heard until she fell asleep.

Whisper and Starsong looked over there friend, they were always there watching. During the day they were dim as the suns brightness blinded those who looked to the heavens. But they were always there. They heard her plea, her desire for the bean and to fulfil his dreams. The sacrifice she displayed in that one wish gave them the final piece. They had been waiting to know what to do and now they knew. Tonight when the Borrower and the Bean slept they would wake to a very different situation.
A/N hehe brain is starting to function again. Hope you like it. :) Selah