Brighter Now

Chapter 20

Part of Adira just wanted to pause the show and ran after Godric but she knew that she couldn't do that. Her favorite Halliwell sister hadn't even appeared yet but she would've preferred rather focus on the show than keep thinking about the vampire, who broke her heart.

"I know Paige doesn't appear until the fourth season but usually you still love the first seasons," Sierra stated.

"I just keep thinking about Godric," Adira admitted.

"Well, stop it," Sierra told her.

"What?" Adira asked, turning her focus from the show to Sierra.

"All you ever talk about these days is Godric, Godric and Godric. You even blame Sookie for everything he did even though you should blame him. It's not Sookie's fault what happened to him, it's his own fault," Sierra told her, angrily.

"What are you saying? That I should forgive her and just blame Godric for—what? Wanting to save the love of his child's life?" Adira asked, hurt.

"What I am saying that while you were crying over him and not talking to me, I actually started talking and hanging out with her. She's not that bad," Sierra told her, after pausing the show.

"You what?" Adira asked, angrily.

"And right now, I like her more than the new you," Sierra admitted.

"You mean the me that just talked about books and television shows—the me that never could say no to anyone?" Adira yelled at her friend.

"Exactly! You used to listen to me. I have problems too, you know? Sookie listens to me and—"

"And I don't. That's what you're trying to say, right? Well go talk to her and get the hell out of my house," Adira told her, scarily calm.

"I will," Sierra told her, narrowing her eyes.

"Wait, Sierra. I'm sorry," Adira yelled to her back but Sierra just showed her middle finger at her. Adira didn't know what got into her but she couldn't stand the possibility of losing her best friend to Sookie Stackhouse of all people.

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Godric took a hold of the letter Eric gave him and started reading it.

Dear, Godric,

If you're reading this, you've finally either gotten your memories back or Eric didn't listen to me when I told him not to give this letter to you before you remember me. I miss you more than I can express with words. I don't know how long has it been for you but I hope you'll be happy again, even if it's without me. But I know that I can't keep waiting for you. I'll always love you but just seeing you and knowing that you don't care for me—hurts. To make this easier to you, and me, I'm going to leave you alone from now on. I do hope we'll see each other again. I will always love you.

-Adira

Godric turned the letter, checking that it was the end of it.

"She still loves me," Godric smiled and let a bloody tear to escape, "she still loves me."

"Of course, she loves you. So...?"

"I'm not going to give up. I'm going to get her back," Godric swore. Godric was too focused on Adira's letter to notice Eric smirking at him.

"Good," Eric said.

"Did she leave anything else?" Godric wondered at loud.

"Yes. Some of your things like clothes, books... I guess normal stuff like that," Eric told him.

"Books?" Godric turned to look at his child.

"Something called a court of thornes and roses and a court of mist and fury," Eric informed him and was surprised when Godric smiled.

"She loves those books. She was waiting for the next book to arrive when we were together."

"If she loved them so much why did she give them to you?" Eric asked, confused.

"She bought me my own copies and made me read them," Godric laughed, "Well, I was curious about this Rhys guy that according to her was 'goals' and she bought me my own copies and told me that I better read them."

Flashback

"I got you something," Adira told me.

"You got me something?" I asked, moving her hair out of my way to behind her shoulder.

"Yes," she smiled as I started to kiss her from her neck to behind her ear.

"And what did you get me? More of those delicious kisses of yours?" Godric asked before moving from her neck to her collarbone.

"Stop distracting me," Adira said, laughing as she bushed Godric away from her. She moved away from his lap.

"I'll be right back," she told him after kissing his cheek.

"If you're not back in five minutes I'll come looking for you," Godric yelled at Adira ran to her room.

"Promises, promises," Godric heard from her room and few minutes later she came back with a paperback.

"What's this?" Godric wondered at loud after she gave it to him.

"Look inside, silly," Adira told him and sat down next to him in the couch.

"Your books?" Godric asked confused.

"You wanted to read them," Adira reminded him, "so I bought you your own copies. You better read them, vampire. Money doesn't grow in the trees, you know?"

"I promise to read them," Godric promised.

"Really?"

"You gave them. I'll always appreciate anything you give me," Godric told her.

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A/N: There's one more chapter after this one and then it's over. I'll try to add it by sunday since I'm leaving for two weeks on Monday and you guys have been patient enough.

Thoughts?