"Lost & Found" (Revised for Wattpad), by Gratiana Lovelace, (2014) (Completed)

Ch. 13 (PG-13, D): Fallout

“Lost & Found” (Revised), Ch.  13 (PG-13, D):  Fallout,  November 19, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace

(An original fiction copyrighted by Gratiana Lovelace;  all rights reserved)
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[I will illustrate my story using my dream cast of --Richard Armitage for Matthew Drake, Kate Beckinsale for Jocelyn Burrows, Brenda Blethyn for Aunt Madge, Michael Crawford for Michael Ferguson, Gina McKee for Marcia Glass, James Frain for Vicar Nelson Marshall, and others.] 

Author’s Mature Content Note:  “Lost & Found” is love story with mature themes (D for drama and S for sensuality) of love and relationships.  Most chapters will be PG or PG-13. However, if you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings I provide, then please do not read that chapter.  This is my disclaimer.

Recap from the previous installment:   Matthew’s and Jocelyn’s relationships as lovers was revealed to Aunt Madge when Matthew wanted to stay the night with Jocelyn on Tuesday, August 17th.  A disagreement ensued with Matthew’s legal guardian--due to his car accident injuries--Aunt Madge threatening to legally eject Jocelyn from their lives.  A tearful Jocelyn begged Matthew to return home with his Aunt and to try to be hopeful and positive with others he meets as she bade him farewell.  Matthew goes to sleep that night dreaming of Jocelyn and hoping for a life with her—not knowing then that his Aunt will not let that happen.  Jocelyn’s dreams are of Matthew--and their future that she fears now will never be. 

“Lost & Found” (PG-13, D), Ch. 13: Fallout

Jocelyn’s parting from Matthew Tuesday night is more than her heart can bear and she cries herself to sleep.  Her bed still feels warm from her and Matthew’s lovemaking earlier tonight.  She aches for Matthew—his sweet and uncomplicated way of living in the world.  And she misses his love.  Jocelyn knows intuitively that Aunt Madge will not let her see Matthew in the morning--or on any of the mornings to come.  Jocelyn thinks that she has come to London to find a new life, only to lose it before it even had a chance to begin. 

When Jocelyn awakens on Wednesday morning, she calls Aunt Madge’s cell phone to see if everyone has calmed down.  But curiously, Madge’s cellphone doesn’t answer, nor does it go to voicemail so that Jocelyn can leave a message.  Jocelyn realizes that Aunt Madge has blocked her cell phone number--and probably deleted her contact information as well.  Rather than trying to call Aunt Madge’s flower shop--which Jocelyn feels would only lead to more confrontations--Jocelyn makes a heartbreaking decision that will affect her love Matthew, as well as, affect herself.

With Aunt Madge’s vehemence last night--and her shunning her this morning--Jocelyn forlornly now knows irrevocably that she will not be allowed to have any kind of relationships with Matthew. This realization washes over her in waves of weeping for her lost love. And Jocelyn guesses that Matthew will also be distraught--which worries Jocelyn, her not wanting him to lose the progress in improving his health that he has made thus far. 

So Jocelyn tries to not think of herself, but what is right for Matthew.   And she knows that he will not see it that way--mostly because Jocelyn is still having a hard time convincing herself that it is the right thing to do.  Eventually when she calms down, Jocelyn surmises that she will  have to change her hotel so that Matthew is not tempted to try to see her--further angering his aunt--despite the heartbreaking wrench it is to Jocelyn  [(2) right], knowing that Matthew will not be able to find her.  Matthew and Jocelyn have already said their goodbyes to each other and Jocelyn must respect that. 

But, before Jocelyn leaves for her new hotel lodgings in another section of London, she calls Matthew’s Speech Therapist, Marcia Glass and is connected by the office receptionist.