My Soldier - Missing Home

Rest and Recovery

A/N ~~ A little bit of a time jump.. Well, 2 weeks.. The one you have all been waiting for ;)


16thNovember, 2018

~~Day 41, Nepal~~

Normal POV

Another morning waking up in this tentand I'm at the point where it's driving me a little crazy. The last two weekshave been calmer than I was expecting them to be. We've had a few moreaftershocks but other than that, it's been pretty quiet. The guys have beenstarting the re-builds in the Village so people have somewhere to stay thatisn't on the verge of collapse. Myself and Natalia have also had chance to getout into the Village to make sure people are able to receive any treatment thathaven't been to the Centre, which was really rewarding for both of us. Natalialearnt so much more being away from the Centre and she was really hands-on andinteracting well with the locals. I know Charlie is really impressed with herand I have no complaints about her possibly joining us on our next Tour. Thewhole team have been amazing for the past 6 weeks but I can see how much theyare starting to flag a little. It's been a pretty intense few weeks so I'm notsurprised they are feeling that way at all. Even I am starting to feel it. Afull 24 hours sleeping in a comfortable bed would be incredible any day now.But, that isn't happening anytime soon so I slowly get myself up from my bed,sitting myself at the edge of my bunk to let my body adjust to being awakebefore getting myself ready for the day. I slipped on my combats and bootsbefore heading to the bathroom to do my quick morning routine. Once I was done,I went over to Charlie's office to see what the plan for the day was and how hewanted us to get started.

"Morning Lane, come in." Istepped into his office and waited for an invite to take a seat but it didn'tcome, instead he just looked up with a small smile, leaning back in his chairwhen he was done typing. "Morning Charlie." I said with a hint ofconfusion at his more laid back demenour, but he just chuckled lightly."Quick run out then in for breakfast. I'll see you there." Okay whatis going on. Is that it? I'm so confused but, he is the boss. "YesSir." I salute then head off to get everyone ready. As soon as I makemyself known, I walk into the room and see everyone pretty much ready to go. Theyall stand up to attention once I am stood inside. "At ease guys.."They all relax and finish getting ready as I address everyone. "Quick runout, no kit today. Then straight in for breakfast. Everyone ready?" Theyall reply with a chorus of 'Yes Captain' before I lead them outside and we allline up. I decide on leading today so I can get us really moving so we getstretched out as the strays catch up. "Alright everyone good to go, let'sget this done then." And with that, I lead us out on the path we usuallytake. I start us off at a gentle jog until we hit the first corner and I stepit up. I hear a few groans and complaints from behind me at the new pace whichmakes me just laugh before kicking it up another notch just for good measure."Stop whining or I'll get us going quicker!" I yell back and it soonshuts them up for the rest of the run. We all fall in when we get back and weare all sweating but everyone feels better for it with the smiles on their faces."Alright guys, Boss' orders, straight in for breakfast so let'smove." I let everyone go ahead and make their way to the food tent beforefollowing close behind to join them, needing something after that runout.

"As much as I hate you leading therun out Lane, I somehow always feel better for it." Tyler half complainsand I just laugh at everyone nodding in agreement. They all know I don't messaround when it comes to running on a morning, but I think I nearly brokeNatalia. She still hasn't quite recovered. "You good Jones?" I askacross the table and she just huffs out and nods her head. "I will be..Just not used to that at all." Everyone laughs along with her before weare interupted by Charlie entering the tent. We all start to get up but hequickly waves us off so we go back to our food as he stands at the end of thetable with some paperwork in his hand.. Weird..? Everyone catches on to hissmall grin so the food is forgotten and we all give him our full attention."Alright guys, you've done a great job these last 6 weeks. I know it's notbeen the easiest of tasks and the Brigadier has noticed that too so he hasgranted us 4 days R&R starting today!" Everyone quickly cheers andcelebrates between each other at Charlie's words. We don't usually get anyR&R on shorter Tours but we're never going to say no. "There will betransport leaving in a couple of hours to take us to our new home for a coupleof days so finish up then go pack up your gear. Full uniform until wearrive." Charlie then disappears from the tent to let us finish our foodand suddenly everyone is on cloud 9 with no signs of coming down. And as muchas I would love to spend 4 days with this rabble, a different idea comes to mymind instantly. As crazy and probably near enough impossible as it is, I atleast have to try. And if I can pull this off, it will be completely worthwhile.

I need to go see Charlie!

I quickly finish off my breakfast and leavethe guys to their celebrations as I make my way straight to Charlie's office. Iknocked hoping he was there and he quickly called me inside. I was too excitedand rushed in to see him packing away his paperwork at his desk. I was prettymuch bouncing on the spot waiting for him to finish and he quickly noticed mygiddiness. "What's got into you Lane?" He teases and I step forwardand lean on the side of his desk with a small grin. "Would you be able topull some strings for me with the Brigadier?" I ask carefully and hequickly quirks an eyebrow, obviously wondering what I am up too. "Goon..?" I chuckle and sit down on the chair infront of him as he does thesame in his desk chair. "I know it's only 4 days but do you think I couldget permission to travel for my R&R?" I explain and he quickly smileswidely, catching on to what I am getting at. "You want to go see her inL.A. right?" I nod instantly, not needing to hide anything from him andhis smile grows impossibly wider. "I'll sort it for you. Go make yourarrangements and pack up. The other medics will be here in an hour to get ahand over from you then your free to go. I'll see when I can get you out ofhere alright?" I smile and nod my head excitedly. "Thanks Charlie. Iowe you one. Big time." We both get up and he comes around to hug mebefore I rush off to get my phone. As soon as I get it I switch it on and beginto pack up my gear. Once I see my phone flash on I flick through to mycontacts, but then another crazy idea comes to mind and now I am just makingthis even harder for myself.. But it will be great if I manage to get it done.

I look through my contacts and find whoI am looking for, hoping he can answer. I lift my phone to my ear and hold itup with my shoulder as I carry on packing my bags. I worry for a minute hewon't be able to answer but then his cheery voice sounds through my ear andinstantly my smile is back. "Hey Holland!" I reply and he is quick tomake sure I am okay. Once he knows I'm good, I don't mess around and getstraight to the point. "So, I need a huge favour. And I know if anyone canhelp me it's you." He gets impossibly more giddy as he asks what I need."I have 4 days R&R and I want to surprise Lizzie but I need somehelp.." I don't get chance to say anything more before he cuts me off."Leave it with me mate! I've got you. Scarlett is still in L.A. so I willring her and get her on board. This is going to be amazing!" I can't helpbut laugh at how excited he is getting as I buckle up my Burgan and grab mytoiletry bag. "You're a life saver Tom. Give her my number if she can helpand keep me updated. I'll let you know my flight details as soon as I knowthem." I explain as I head towards the bathroom. "Cool, go getyourself ready and I'll text you soon." I say another huge thank youbefore we say goodbye so I can shower and change into my clean Uniform to dothe hand over with Charlie. My heart is racing at the thought of being able tosee Lizzie, even if it's just for 24 hours, I'll take it. It's exactly what Ineed and I hope she is as excited when she sees me. I love seeing her reactionto my small surprises so hopefully this one will be the best yet. After myshower, I get myself ready and make sure I have everything packed and ready togo before heading out to meet with Charlie and the Medics who should bearriving any minute now.

After a pretty straight forward handover, the Medics head off to get settled in before going to the Medical Centre,leaving me with Charlie in his office. "Good news Lane, I've managed toget you on the supply plane leaving for London in an hour. I know it's notideal having to go to London first but.." I don't let him finish, alreadymore than grateful he has managed to arrange something so quickly."Charlie, I don't mind, honestly I will be sleeping for most of it anywaysso thank you." His smile grows as he gathers up the last of his paperwork."We can drop you off on the way so go get your bags ready. We're leavingin 5." I nod and rush off to get my bags, seeing the guys already packingup the truck. I do one last check that I have everything before meeting up withthe guys outside and throwing my bags up on the truck and climbing up. Theatmosphere in the back of the truck is worse than being with a bunch of schoolkids but it only makes me smile even more. I open up my messages on my phoneand smile like an idiot at all the updates from Lizzie and Maisie. I leave mostof them to read on the flight as I see a text from Tom letting me know Scarlettis on board and very excited about my plan. I update him on my end before thetruck pulls up near the airport. The guys all give me a confused look beforeCharlie comes to help me off the back of the truck. "What's going onLane?" Miles asks and I quickly smile as I hand Charlie my bags."She's off to see her new bird that's what's happening!" Bones callsme out and instantly I start to laugh with Charlie. They all begin to tease mebut I'm way too excited to even care as I jump off the truck. "Enjoyyourself Harley. You deserve it. But be careful." I smile and hug Charlie,thanking him for helping me out before saying goodbye to the guys and Natalia.As much as they protest, they let me go to catch my flight, knowing this isexactly what I need.

Once I'm on board, I finally relax andget myself comfortable in the back. It's a few minutes until take off so Imanage to ring Tom and he tells me the plan he came up with, with some helpfrom Scarlett of course. I can't help but laugh at his excitement before I askhim to check the flight times from London too L.A. He insists on letting himbook me a ticket so I don't miss out on a seat so I make sure to make a note tosend him the money, as much as he will protest, I'll do it anyways. It's anhour after I am due to land in London so I don't have any time in between butit's means I get too L.A a lot faster. As soon as I hear the engines startingup I say goodbye to Tom and lay back to get comfortable so I can hopefullycatch up on my sleep. The doors close and I turn to my phone to read throughall the messages I have waiting for me from everyone at home to keep meoccupied until I feel tired, knowing I'm in for a long 11 hours on this firstflight. The plane gets into the air and as soon as we level out, my eyes startto get heavy so I turn over and try to catch up on my sleep. And luckily forme, I manage to sleep for the first 9 hours of the flight. Deffiently feeling alot better for it when I eventually wake up properly. I keep myself busy on myphone for the last hour or two until I feel us beginning to land. Once we touchdown, the guys come back to make sure I'm okay and wave me off as I make my wayto the transport waiting for me to ferry me over to the main Airport. It feelsstrange to be back in London, it's a lot colder but I'm not outside long enoughto feel it before they drop me at the gates of the Airport so I can catch mynext flight. One thing about being in Uniform, people are always happy to helpso I manage to get through the Airport quicker than normal so I am at the gateto my flight a few minutes early.

Time for a coffee I think..

I manage to get a coffee and something to eatbefore heading to my gate for a quick sit down. I pretty much inhale my food asI wait for my coffee to cool down so I decide on checking my phone for anymessages. I see one from Tom wishing me luck for my long flight from Londonbefore I see one from a number I don't recognise. But as soon as I open it, Icatch on to who it is. I sigh in relief as I read the message from Scarlettletting me know she is going to pick meup from the Airport once I land in L.A. She also tells me which gate to leavefrom to try and avoid any paparazzi which I didn't even think about. I reply toher message, letting her know there are no delays and I'm boarding any minutein London. As soon as I send the text, my flight number is called out so I grabmy bag and coffee and head straight to the gate to check in. Thankfully, I getto my seat without any problem and thank Tom for booking me a window seat. Iget myself comfortable and plug in my headphones to start watching a film tokeep myself occupied since I am in for another 10 hours in this seat. HopefullyI can get some more sleep at some point but I'm not banking on it after alreadysleeping for nearly 9 hours on the last flight. There are no interruptions sowe take off on time and I settle into a random film on the tiny Tv infront ofme. To my surprise, I do manage to sleep for a few hours between watching filmsand having something to eat. I even managed to make a friend who wanted to knowall about being a Soldier. He was just a young kid so I was happy to answer hismany different questions, and his parents were thankful I didn't mind him atall. It actually made the time go a lot quicker and before I knew it, we werelanding in L.A. My smile growing as my heart started racing. I'm so close tosee My Girl and I cannot move quick enough.

It didn't take long to get my bags andmake my way towards the exit that Scarlett told me to use. And just like shesaid, it led me straight out to one of the side car parks. Thankfully therewasn't a lot of people around so I started to search around for any sign ofScarlett. I ended up wandering for a little while before hearing a familiarvoice behind me. "Your not very well hidden Soldier." I can't helpbut laugh as I turn and see Scarlett leaning against a car smiling. She quicklycomes to greet me with a hug which I gladly reciprocate with my free hand."Good to see you Scarlett. Thank you for all this." I say as we pullaway and she just beams up at me in reply. "Your kidding right, I can'twait to see Lizzie's face when she sees you." I can't contain my smile as sheopens the boot for me to put my bags in before I follow her into the car andpull my seatbelt on. She quickly gets us out the car park and onto the streetsof L.A. which are surprisingly quieter than I was expecting. It didn't take uslong to fall into comfortable conversation as Scarlett began to ask me how Iam. We spend a little time just catching up before she starts to tell me abouthow Lizzie has been since I left. I can tell she is not giving me the fullstory but I am really thankful she was there with Lizzie when I couldn't be.It's nice being back having normal conversations again and Scarlett is so easyto talk too. We stop off for a coffee and I am so grateful for it. As much as Ihave slept, I still feel exhausted. I have no idea where we are going, all I doknow is I we are heading straight to see Lizzie and that's all that matters tome right now.

We stop at a red light and I noticeScarlett suddenly seems to remember something as she widens her eyes. "Ohshit, before I forget.." She suddenly comes out with before reaching overinto the glove box. I shift my legs to the side and watch as she pulls out asmall box and envelope. "Here you go Cap." She jokes as she handsthem to me before turning back to drive as the light turns green. I look downand read my name on the envelope and instantly I am left completely confused."For me?" I question and she just laughs lightly and nods her head."It's got your name on it." I can't help but chuckle at her bluntnessbefore opening the card first. As soon as I open it I see the Happy Birthdayand it all makes sense. I read the card and see it's signed from Scarlett,Colin and Rose which is really sweet. I tuck the card under the box beforeopening it from the wrapping paper revealing a small black ring box. I quirk abrow as I open it up and instantly smile as I see a silver signet-style ring. Itake a closer look and see a subtle red Avengers A logo on it and my smilegrows impossibly bigger. "Scarlettthis is amazing, thank you. You really didn't have to get me anything..."I thank her but she cuts me off trying to scold her playfully for getting mesomething. "Hey your part of the family now so yes I did." I chuckleat her sudden defensiveness before giving in completely. "Well thank youvery much, and please tell Colin and Rose I said thank you too." I catchher genuine smile as she glances over to see me already slipping the ring on myfinger, making her laugh lightly as I decide which finger it fits best on."I will." I finally decide on leaving it on my left index finger,fitting perfectly as I slip it on properly. "Looks good." Shecomments with a grin making me chuckle before she starts to pull into a carpark all of a sudden.. Where the hell are we?

Once security let us through, Scarlettparks the car and helps me grab my bags after I get rid of our rubbish from thecar. She offers to carry my smaller bag since I have to get signed in and signoff on some paperwork before being allowed into the Studio. Thankfully,Scarlett talks me through what I need to do and it only takes a few minutesuntil someone is showing us where Lizzie is. Scarlett tells them not to tellher anyone is here for her so we can keep it as much of a surprise as we can aswe walk through the building towards where she is on Set. My nerves start tobubble the longer we walk for until we turn the next corner and I instantlycatch the sound of her voice. As much as I have loved our phone calls, nothingbeats being close enough to hear her in person. The assistant peeks around thecorner before waving us in and getting us somewhere we can watch her but stillbe hidden away as best we can. Scarlett made sure to let me know she warnedthem she was coming in with a surprise for Lizzie and to not let her knowanything so hopefully no one says anything until she is finished. We stand backagainst the wall as she is talking with the crew and some of the cast Irecognise from Season one. It's amazing being able to see her at work, she isso talented and passionate about her acting so seeing her like this without herknowing I am here is really special. We both catch a few grins when people seeme, I can't exactly hide who I am since I am still in my Uniform so it's prettyobvious but thankfully no one makes it too obvious. Probably scared ofScarlett's little warning glares from beside me.

"She's incredible.." Iwhisper to Scarlett as we watch her in action and Scarlett instantly nods herhead in agreement. "She's really talented." I smile at her bestfriend's words as we both don't take our eyes off the scene playing out infrontof us. Even seeing how the crew all work is really interesting and I findmyself constantly looking around the room to see what is going on. I don'tthink I could be any prouder of Lizzie than I am right now. I'm deffinentlydoing this more often when I am home. My hands are starting to shake a littleas my heart is pounding in my chest. I just want to reach out for her and lether know I am right here but I want to wait until she is finished. The last thingI want to do is distract her when she is in the zone. I let my eyes just admireher from a small distance as she acts for the cameras surrounding her. I lovethe character she plays in this so I can't believe I get to see it up close formyself. I'm snapped out of my trance when someone yells cut and instantly thecrew start to shift everything around as the cast are pulled aside. "Lookslike they are done for the day.." Scarlett whispers and instantly my heartrate sky rockets. I turn and smile at Scarlett as she notices how nervous I amall of a sudden. "Don't be nervous, she's going to be so happy to see you.Just get ready to catch her." Scarlett jokes and instantly it settles mynerves a little. "Thanks Scarlett. I just want her to see me now." Ireply and she laughs softly before nudging for me to follow her so we can gether attention easier when she finishes. We walk around to a more open space andwait for her to see us. As much as I want to just run up and wrap her in myarms.. I don't want to ruin the surprise just yet.


~~Friday Afternoon, L.A. Studio~~

Lizzie POV

"AND CUT!"

I let out a relieved sigh as I hear the crewshout cut, knowing that this was the last shoot of the day. As much as I haveloved being back at work and getting lost in my acting, I am pretty tired afterthis week so I can't wait to go home and get some rest. The crew all start toclear the Set for the day as I follow Kelly and Janet over to where the maincamera is set up so we can see what we just shot together. I stand beside Kellyas some of the crew are talking over the scene and I lean my head down on hershoulder, feeling how tired my body is already. "Someone needs a weekendin bed.." Kelly comments making me laugh lightly as I nod my head inagreement. "I wish.. But I'm pretty sure I am here all day tomorrowagain." I reply and she nods softly. "Have you heard from Harleyyet?" Kelly asks carefully, knowing it's been a couple of days since Ilast mentioned hearing from her. "Not yet.. I'm trying not to get worriedagain but it's getting harder. I hate how we are only 6 weeks in.." Iramble a little as we wait for the crew to stop talking. I feel her hand on myarm comfortingly and smile at the small gesture. "Hopefully the next 6weeks with you working will help it pass quicker.. I can't imagine how hard itis for you being new to it all but it'll be worth it when she is home." Inod softly and smile at the thought of having her back home with me but mythoughts are interupted by the crew grabbing our attention as they talk throughsome points of the scene as we all watch it play on the screen. Once we alldiscuss it at length and everyone is happy, the crew call it a day and let usgo. I check the time on the screen and see it is nearing 4:00pm which is prettyearly thankfully so I don't rush to head to my dressing room.

I turn away from the screen and startto walk through the Set with Kelly as she begins to talk about something whenone of the crew call my name. "Sorry Kelly.. I'll uh, catch up withyou." I tell her and she just smiles and nods her head. "No worries.I'll just catch you when I can." I smile and wave to her as she leaves theSet before turning back towards where the crew are standing but I don't seeanyone looking my way. I walk over slightly confused as to who called for mebut then when the lighting starts to get turned off from around the Set, I stopwalking when I see someone familiar. I have to take a second glance to makesure I am not seeing things when I see Scarlett's face standing with a hugesmile just behind some of the cameras. Instantly I start to wonder why she ishere on Set but I don't think too much about it since I knew she was in L.A forwork again this week. But then as more lights get turned off I suddenly see sheis not alone. It takes a few seconds for my eyes to adjust but when I properlysee the person, I don't believe what I am seeing. I rub my eyes to make sure itis real and when I do look again, I can't help but notice the camouflageuniform. My feet feel like they are glued to the floor beneath me as I feel myheart starting to race in my chest. And as soon as another light gets turnedoff, I suddenly see those deep hazel coloured eyes I love staring back at me.Is it really her? How is she even here right now? Am I just that tired my mindis playing tricks on me? So many thoughts and feelings begin to rush through mymind as I finally manage to move my feet and start to move towards her..Picking up the pace into nearly a run to get to her.

Before I know it, I am running towardsher as her smile grows across her lips. The closer I get the more clear shecomes into my view. Already I can feel the tears rushing down my cheeks as Isee her step forward away from Scarlett to meet me. I don't waste anothersecond as I reach her and instantly jump into her arms. Her arms reactinginstantly as she catches my body in mid air, one arm wrapping around my back asthe other holds me up under my legs as they wrap around her waist. I wrap myarms up around her neck, pretty sure I am cutting off her air supply as I burymy head into her neck. I can hear her breathing against my neck as she holds meclose, her grip on my body so tight like she is scared to let go. My grip onher uniform nearly ripping into it, my mind scared that this is all a dream andshe is not really here with me right now. After what feels like hours, Ifinally lift my head from her neck to look at her. My grip loosening slightlyas I rest my hands on her shoulders for balance as I meet her soft, glossedover gaze already looking back at me. "Is it really you?" I whisper,still not believing she is real. Her lips pulling into a smile as she laughslightly. "It's really me baby.." She whispers in reply, making myheart glow at the sound of her voice. "I've missed you so much Harley." I whisper softly as Ilift my hands up from her shoulders to the sides of her face, knowing she isn'tgoing to drop me anytime soon. "I've missed you too Lizzie.. So fuckingmuch." I can't help but giggle at her words as we both seem to lean in atthe exact same time for a short, gentle kiss.

We pull away slowly and our smiles arematching as I am starting to actually believe she is really here. She slowlylowers me back to my feet as we seem to remember there are other people aroundus and once I am standing again, I step back a little so I can get a good lookat her standing infront of me. "I can't believe your actually here!"I say louder now as I tug at the front of her uniform jacket. "Well, youcan thank Tom and Scarlett for that one, they made all the arrangements forme." She explains and I smile as I glance over to my best friend who isjust watching us with a huge smile. "How did you get here?" I asklooking up at her tired eyes. "2 long flights and a car ride fromScarlett.." She tells me with a soft smile. "You must be exhausted..How long are you here for?" I ask without thinking, not even knowing whyshe is here after only 6 weeks. "You have me for 48 hours." She sayswith a huge smile and suddenly so many questions start racing through my mindbut they can wait until later. "I can't believe it.." I think out loudand instantly she chuckles at my confusion. "Well you best believe itbecause I'm here." I can't help but smile and lean back into her body, notwanting to be too far away from her, scared in case she suddenly disappears onme. She quickly wraps her arms around me as I hold onto her jacket, my headresting against her chest listening to her heart beating so quickly in herchest as I try and figure out all the thoughts and feelings rushing through myown head.

After a few minutes, I lean back fromHarley's arms as I finally start to think clearly and instantly I remember Ihave to work all weekend. "I have too work this weekend.." I begin tosay out loud but before I can go any further, Scarlett's voice cuts me off asshe comes to stand beside us both. "No you don't. I booked you 2 personaldays.." Scarlett explains with a smug grin and instantly my smile growsagain. "Really?" I question as I turn towards her. "Yep. Now,I'm going to leave you two lovebirds too it. See you both later." She goesto leave but I quickly move to stop her, grabbing her arm and pulling her intoa hug, which she easily returns and she hugs me tightly. "Thank you foreverything Scarlett.. I owe you." I whisper into her shoulder making hersmile. "You don't have to thank me Liz. I'm just happy your happy."She whispers back before we pull away. I step back and she smiles as Harley comesover to give her a quick hug. "Seriously though Scar, thank you forhelping me with this." Harley tells her after they pull away and suddenlyI start to think about this big plan they must have made somehow. "Wasworth it to see Lizzie's reaction. Enjoy the next 48 hours together, don't tireher out too much Olsen!" Scarlett teases as she begins to walk out theStudio and instantly Harley bursts out laughing as I can't hide the blush on mycheeks. "Thanks for that Scar!" I shout back making her laugh as shewaves at us then leaves the room. I quickly turn back to Harley who is stilllaughing at her comment so I playfully hit her arm. "Rude.." Shecomments before I slip my hand into hers.

"Come on, I need to get changedand grab my stuff." I say as I start to pull her towards my dressing room."I can just wait here..?" She begins but I quickly shake my head."No chance, your not leaving my side until you go foryour flight home!" I defend and she is quick to laugh at my reaction."Yes Boss, but I need my bags.." She nods to her bags sitting againstthe wall so we walk past, grabbing one each in our free hands before I lead hertowards my dressing room. I feel my body leaning into her side as we walk incomfortable silence with some of the crew walking past us. Just enjoying beingback with each other, not needing to say anything. Once we reach my dressingroom, I let us in and turn to face her. "Don't move.. I'll be rightback." I say before leaning up to kiss her quickly. I leave her bags withher as I rush off to get changed as quickly as I can, not wanting to spend anytime away from her. I can't help but think about what she said, only being herefor 48 hours. As much as I know that it's not long, I'm so thankful I have anyamount of time to spend with her. I have no idea why she's here and what couldhave happened, but right now I am just so thankful to have her here. My body isstill in shock and part of me thinks I am in some sort of dream being able totouch her and hold her right now. It doesn't seem real. But then I hear hervoice and realise she is really here with me. In L.A. So many thoughts arestill swirling around my head as I get changed so I can get back to her andfind out everything I need to know and start the next 48 hours together..