Swept away

Just another red carpet

"Swept away" written by VeGirl 2014 © All Rights Reserved

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Over the next few days Isa turned her head every time she passed a dark-haired guy, imagining it was Morgan, but realizing it wasn't.

She saw him everywhere.

Isa was lying on her bed, when the door to her bedroom flew open, and startled Isa looked up to see a bewildered Robert. He let a worried and anxious look roam over her, but then his face turned into a smiling one. "You really are back?"

She couldn't help but to return the smile. "Yes, it doesn't look better."

"Why haven't you called and said so?" He walked briskly in the room and wrapped her up in his arms. "Welcome home, sis!"

Isa couldn't have hoped for a better re-union and laughed, relieved. It felt so good to just burst into a good laughter after all the tension and pain she had been through during these few last months. Not to mention these last couple of days.

"Are you here to stay now?"

"I... haven't thought about it," Isa said truthfully. "But I have no home left in Sweden, if that's what you're asking."

He hugged her tight, both for luck and comfort. "My home is always open for you," he offered generously.

"I thought this was your father's house, though," she teased him; scared out of her mind that he would ask her to come with him to Greenville.

Apparently he had some time off from work, which he was set on spending with her and Isa was really grateful. The time they spent together over the next two weeks helped her to heal. Not entirely of course; her latest conversation with Morgan kept going on repeat in her head. The part where they had solved the stalker-case only two weeks after Isa left was on a constant loop, and that she should have stayed. Isa should definitely not have given up on them so quickly, but she could still feel the pain and thoughts of not belonging.

Ellen and Bryan, and their beautiful little daughter stopped by frequently, especially Ellen and little Estelle, when they now knew Isa was here. The blond little sweetheart was almost six months now, and Isa was so glad to see them.

"Look, she really has your colors!" Ellen exclaimed excited. "I think this is what your children will look like... in the future,"
she added when she saw Isa's sad expression.

"I'm sorry I didn't come sooner." She sighed apologetic. "I've been going through a rough time... I really wished I could have been here when she was all tiny and new." Isa couldn't help but to smile at the little blue-eyed curly blond that smiled back at her. "Hello, my little princess." She lifted the little girl in her arms. The way she smiled made Isa forget about all those last months of dread and pain.

"Hello sweetie, hello Estelle," she crooned at the little girl who smiled so sweetly up to her aunt. "I am so glad to see you, princess." Isa felt her eyes well up.

"She likes you, she usually cries when anyone holds her," Ellen surprised Isa by saying.

"That's good sweetie," she crooned. "You know that aunt Eysa would do anything for you." Her heart melted as the little face once again lit up by a smile.

"Isa?"

She looked up at Ellen.

"I'm so glad you're back." She said soft and the tenderness showed through. Isa just smiled.

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Gary was absolutely thrilled when Robert started to hang out at the gallery, taking Isa to lunch every other day.