New Beginnings: Criminal Minds ~ Ghost Whisperer Crossover

Goodbyes

Chapter 2

Goodbyes

*Melinda's Point of View*

I walk out of the salon and see Delia enter the store and turn the lights on.

She must have just gotten back from her dentist appointment.

"Perfect." I whisper and run across the square and through the store's doors. "Hey Delia. How are you this fine morning?"

"I'm great, Mel!" She chirped and hung her jacket up on the coat rack. "I wasn't expecting you this morning. Whoa."

"What?" I ask even though it was going to be the obvious question about my hair.

"Your hair..." She gasped. "You chopped like seventy-five percent of it off."

"I needed something new." I say as I run a hand through my chin length curly hair. "Jim's not too happy about it but he'll live."

"Well you look fab," she says as she looks through the list of deliveries.

"I hope so!" I laugh and do a little dance.

I'm really going to miss her the most. She's not on the same level of friendship

Andrea was but she's pretty close.

"I'm really going to miss this place..." I whisper not so quietly.

"What do you mean, Mel?" Delia says looking up from her paperwork.

"I was meaning to tell you that I need you to watch over the store for me while I'm gone." I say leaning on the counter.

"Gone? Where are you going?" Delia asks.

"Jim got transferred to a new hospital in Dallas and we're leaving tomorrow." I reply.

"What? Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Delia rambles. "Melinda, what's going on?"

"It's hard to explain but I'd love it if you would take over here for me while I'm gone." I say. "You know the business and I trust you more than anyone with this place."

"Melinda..." Delia whispers. "You're my best friend. Who's going to go out for margaritas with me on Wednesday's now?"

"I'm so sorry, Delia..." I say starting to tear up. "This is just as hard on me as it is on you."

"Well, can I at least get a hug before you go?" Delia asks walking toward me.

"Of course..." I whisper and pull her into an embrace. "I love you, Delia."

"I love you too, Mel." Delia cries. "I don't know what I'm going to do without you..."

"I know. I'm so sorry for just springing this on you." I mumble.

"It's okay. Just promise that you won't forget me." Delia says holding me at arm's length.

"I'll never forget you, Delia." I laugh. "Its way too hard to forget someone as meaningful as you."

"Well good." Delia says wiping away her tears. "Let's stop blubbering."

"You made me blubber," I say wiping away my stray tears away as well. "Will you tell Ned goodbye for me? I don't think I'll have time to see him."

"I'll tell him," Delia says hugging me again.

"Delia, you're squishing me." I mutter.

"Oh sorry..." Delia murmurs and lets me go. "I'm just really going to miss you."