My Beautiful, Beautiful Elizabeth.

All You Need Is Love : Part 1

In the morning I decide to go see Mellissa before I went to the coffee shop. I figured it was time we talked, I wanted to also invite her to Christmas gathering. I am currently in the car with James driving to her home.

"Are you sure this is a good idea? Talking to Mellissa...", James asks me.
"Not really but if we go any longer without talking I might lose my best friend", I tell him and he nods.

"Are you spending the holidays with your family ? Or do you think I could steal you for a couple of hours?", I ask him.
"No I'll be with my family but if you need an escape you are welcome to join me for the holidays", he tells me pulling up in front of Melissa's. He stops the car. But I just sit there.
"Thanks James, I really do appreciate all you do", I tell him, and he smiles at me.

"Before I forget, I got you a gift and I wanted to give to you now", I pull out a box from my bag and hand it to him.
"You shouldn't have gotten me anything, I can't except this y/n", he tells me.
"Oh shut up, it's in in your hands so open it !", I tell him and he shakes his head unwrapping the gift his head.
"A walkie talkie?, wow i love it", he says sarcastically.
"Okay I know it's lame but it's suppose to be very tactical, with like crazy range. I have the partner walkie talkie and we can use them to communicate!", I tell him, he looks at me confused.
"I've never had sibling but I see you as an older brother and I just wanted to have a way to talk to you. We should be able to use them from home to home.", I tell him embarrassed, I hope he didn't hate the gesture. He takes out his phone putting it in the glove compartment of the car and put the walkie talkie in his security belt where his phone use it be.

"I love it y/n, you are definitely what I wish my younger sisters were like. Good luck, I'll be here waiting for you to get out", he says.
"Go to like a Starbucks and wait, I wanna test out the talkies when I am out!", I tell him getting out the car. He wait until I get to the door to drive away.
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I knock on Mellissa's door. I feel a bit serious, but I haven't just causally hung out with her or talked to her. I hear her step towards the door.
"Who is it ?!", she asks
"It's me Mel", I say and she opens the door. She opens the door. I feel anxious.

"Is everything okay ?", she asked.
"Um yeah I just wanted to see if you ummm....can we talk ?", I ask.
"Now isn't a good time", she tells me looking behind her to close the door.
"How about a walk?", I ask her and she nods. We begin to walk around the neighborhood.

"I came to ask if you you wanted to come to my Christmas party thing ?", I ask her.
"Y/n Marshall hosting a party?, the world must be ending.", she tells me with a laugh.
"Ah no the world isn't ending, but what do you think ?", I say.
"I don't know y/n", she tells me.
"Well think about it but I'd love to hang out with you sometime. I miss my best friend", I tell her and she stops walking, I stop with her.
"I know we haven't really talked much? I've been distant and I am sorry about that y/n. But happy holidays", she tells me pulling me in a hug, while we hug I smell a hint of alcohol on her breathe. I become curious but I don't question it. I realize I am not aware of what Mellissa has been up to for the past few months but I worried.

"So is that a yes?", I ask. She just smiles. "I'll think about it, thank you for stoping by...I've missed you too", she tells me and we walk back to her home, she walks inside and I just watch her
walk away. After she gets in get I walkie talkie James.

"Eagle 1! do you copy? Over and out!", I ask through the talkie.
"Really? eagle 1? I am in public y/n...", he responds.
"Ready for take off eagle 1? on my way to premises, over and out", I tell him to push his buttons.
"You are a loser Marshall...eagle 2 standing by, over and out", he says with a sigh before shutting off the talkie. I smile because I played a long, I truly did have a deep appreciation and love of James, I walk to Starbucks to met you with him to run our errands.