restless_heart_syndrome_

Chapter 67

Eleanor: I gently stroked her hair and tried to comfort her.I didn't know how she felt.She loves Charlie dearly, but Billie was her first love.She & Billie were inseparable back then.They shared a certain chemistry, they were soul mates.Charlie & Adie seemed to have the same chemistry... I know that a part of her never stopped loving Billie.But all the spotlight, the paparazzi, the groupies Adie can't handle that.Charlie can give her a life without all this stress and make her happy.But she has to decide which man she loves more, she can't have both... "Don't worry, Charlie will come back. He always comes back, the boy can't be without you. You are like his lungs, he needs you around to be able to breathe..." Adie sobbed, "No, he & Nora hate me... this time he won't forgive me." "Both are hurt... but they don't hate you. He feels betrayed. You have to be honest with yourself... I know you love Charlie. But you love Billie too..." "No, I..." Adie tried to contradict me, but I wouldn't let her. "Please listen to me first... I saw your look. The way you look at Billie, that's the same as you did 10 years ago... you love him. You love the past, the time you had together. And you have loved Charlie for the last 10 years. Now you have to make a decision..." We were pondering when Evelyn came in and lied down next to us. Evelyn: "You are really to be envied honey... you have two beautiful, smart men who would do anything for you. You know that I love Billie, he is my little sweetheart. But only you can make this decision. You have to decide which man you love, which man makes you happy. Who is the one you can't life without? Close your eyes honey..." Adie closed her eyes and I said "Imagine some events, you stand in the church in a white dress or you sit in the garden and play with your children or you sit as an old woman in a rocking chair and read a book for your grandchildren... in all these events, which man do you see next to you?" Adie: I closed my eyes and listened to grandma Evelyn's voice... on each of her examples I went through Billie & Charlie... and I realized it was him, he was the one I wanted to experience everything with. I only saw one face, it was...