Becoming Kelly

Coffee with a side of love

Laughter on both sides of the kitchen table seized when I walked in. Savoir stood up rather quickly. Delia stood up right after Savoir, awkwardly might I add, since she clumsily pulled down her body-con dress a few inches.

Hmm... this is interesting. Let me see how much fun I could have this.

"Hi youuuuu guyysssssss. what cha doin?" I say as I give them a sly smile.

Delia was the first to stutter out a response. "Savoir and I were discussing- hey! I know that smile. Remove that smile. This is nothing but-"

I raised my hands in innocent surrender. "Hey auntie, this isn't my business." I put a hand on delia's shoulder and one on savoir's and mush them together. "I approve of this coupling." I say as I look at Delia's eyes. I look over at Savoir. "You could be my uncle. And maybe Delia can stop hanging with those old maids shes always with and get some lovin' from a faerie who has too much knowledge about everything." I move my eyebrows up and down. "Get it. huh huh. Knowledge. Cause he is the Faerie of knowledge."

Delia gives me a death look and shoves my hand off of her shoulder. "Kelly, no. okay." Delia moves away from savoir. "Savoir i'm going to leave now. You can take care of Kelly just fine, now that she's awake." Delia spins on her heel and walks toward the door. I look over at savoir and I can see just how devastated he is by the turn of events.

When Delia closes the door behind her. Savoir looks over at me with embarrassment. Ufff! totally didnt expect that,

"I was about to propose that to her you know. Kind of glad I didn't. I didn't realize how cheap that sounds."

"Something i'm missing.."

"What?"

"You like her don't you." I say, more as a statement than a question.

Savoir winced. "I wish you wouldn't say it so loud. She can still be within hearing range."

I narrowed my eyes at him.

" How do you feel about her Savoir?"

"I dont know. Her being around is messing with my head. She is so different now. I don't know what to make of it. Had you asked me before," he says wagging his finger at me. "Had you asked me a week ago, I would of said no."

"A week? Wait. I've been knocked out for a week?"

"Yeah."

"Isn't that a long time?"

"Yes."

"Why was I out for a whole week?"

"I have no idea. Everyone responds differently to it. But because you were out for a week, She would come here everyday to check on you. She is soo different. I don't know what to make of it at first. Heck I still don't."

"Well I never actually knew Delia before so I can't help you. But why does it matter? I thought you weren't interested in her that way."

"Im not stupid okay? I know how Delia felt back when her and I were friends. I wasn't blind to her advances. Now I feel like she's blind to my advances. But she can't be. can she? I mean she's cupid. Cupid isn't blind to a man's advances. Or is she? I never actually asked how that works."

"You should speak to her then."

"No. Didn't I say it was too late for me."

"Yes. Yes you did say that. But she is Cupid. She'll accept you for as little time she has with you. Wait, why is it too late? Don't you live forever too?"

" I'm going on a expedition in Egypt with a human. He is an old college friend. He knows what I am. He's closing in on his 50th birthday. He wants to indulge in Eygpt's pyramids one more time with me. It'll be two human years dedicated to research. I have never been away from California for two years. Maybe a week or two. I was always hoping if she needed anything, she could come to me. But when I told her off, She never came back. Do you know the amount of guilt I felt?"

"Errr, no I dont. It's what you wanted. No?"

"She wanted more from me. I freaked. Isn't that what men do?"

I laughed. Talk about insecurity. "Savoir. Go on your trip thingy exped-thingy I can guarantee you that Delia is in love with you. If she's guarded towards you, it's to protect her heart. I mean come on, you weren't so smart about it the last time.Why would she trust you the second time. She's in love with you. That won't change. But people do. Chances are she's different but her heart isn't. It's still the Delia you fell in love with."

Savoir looked around the room, he was in thinking mode. "I'll leave as soon as possible."

I grabbed his hand. "Don't leave without telling her how you feel."

"How I feel?"

"Yes."

"No."

"Why not?"

"I'm not what she wants. She deserves better. She's fucking Cupid. Don't you have to be lovey dovey for that. A Don Juan? I'm not that. I'm so rough around the edges. I wouldn't know what romance is, if it bit me in the ass."

"Okay mister vulgar. I get it. Who better to learn those kind of things then Cupid herself?"

"No, go eat something okay. Pretend we never had this conversation."

"Jeez your so stupid. Your so in love with her! Your ignorance won't let you see whats right in front of you. I'm leaving. Don't bother leaving your doors open. I'm not interested in coming back to a home that belongs to such a ignorant person. Dont bother asking for me or bothering Delia if you want nothing from her, don't want to LOVE her, dont want to tell her how you feel. Your right, she doesn't deserve a coward because thats all you are. When you suddenly grow a pair, ring me up. But until then stay away from Delia and I." I run out of his home, not bothering to follow the zig-zag marble drive way. I step on the grass; leaving dead grass in my wake. Good luck bringing that to life you, love-hater.

I push off the ground and fly above the homes in this lonely California town. I hear death knocking on doors. I feel the sorrow. Those precious hearts are on the move. Souls are on the move, I feel them leaving.

I feel an ache near my heart. I fly east and find myself outside of Ethan's window. He has a box on the floor marked 'Elizabeth'. He's shoving her photos in there.

I look at the smiling faces of the two, and I don't remember any of those photos. I don't remember where they were taken, by who, and what was going on. I smiled at the sullen faced Ethan. I'm no longer Elizabeth. It seems that him and I are slowly but surely leaving her behind.

I sigh in content. Ethan stops, frozen. He turns his head in confusion as if he's hearing something. His head snaps up just as I take a deep breathe. He runs to the window and I fly up. He opens up the window and looks around. He closes the window after a Minute or two. I hear him close the shade. But I'm too baffled to move from the roof. There's no way he could hear me. But it's like he heard something...