After two months of talking on the phone for hours on end, you got the bright idea after a three hour long phone conversation with an unusually depressed Pelle, that you were gong to book a flight to Norway and surprise Pelle. You went through your little phone book and found Jorn's number and gave him a call. As you dialed the number, Toby walked over to your lap and you pet his head just as Jorn picked up on the other end,
"Jorn?"
"Yeah."
"Hey It's me. I was wondering if you could do me a favor?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"I don't know if you've noticed or not but Pelle has been acting strange lately...". Jorn interrupted and said,
"Yeah, he's been really depressed lately."
"Exactly!! So I was thinking about coming out there until it's time for you guys to head back over to the states fir that gig in April."
"That would be fantastic! I know it would really lift his spirits having you out here."
"I need to check with Oystein and ask if it would be ok for me to stay at the house with them while I'm out there. Do you think you can keep this between us?"
"Yes, of course."
"Thank you! Also, would you be able to pick me up from the airport?"
"I'd be honored!"
"Thank you Jorn."
"Hey, if I were you I wouldn't call Oystein, if he gets wind of you coming out here he's going to tell Pelle and it will ruin the surprise."
"Thanks for letting me know."
"Not a problem, just call me with your flight details. I promise you can trust me to keep yur secret."
"I know Jorn, and I appreciate you helping me."
"Are you going to bring Toby?"
"I might kennel him, I'm not sure if he can take that long trip."
"I'm sure you know what's best for him."
"I can hear that hint of guilt in your voice."
"I should hope so...I know it would cheer Pelle up if you were able to bring him."
"Ok...I'll think about it."
"I'm sure you'll make the right decision." He said laughing.
"Jorn...I think YOU want to see Toby."
He continued to laugh and chimed in with,
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
You both continued to laugh and finally ended on the notion that you will call him back after you book your fight to Norway so he would know what time to pick you up at the airport. You said your goodbyes and hung up. Once you ended your call with Jorn, you called the travel agent and began the process of booking your flight to Norway and wanted to make sure that it was within the next few days. The travel agent said that they could get you on a flight in the next three days.
"That's fantastic! Can you get me a flight that will arrive in Oslo in the morning?"
You could hear her clicking her keyboard and then she said,
"I have a flight that leaves Colorado Springs at 7:00 pm with two layovers, one in Denver for about an hour and from there you'll go onto London and have a two hour layover and onto Oslo from there which means that you should get there around 8:00 am. Will that work for you?"
"Yes, absolutely! Can you book that flight for me?"
"Yes."
You could hear her typing and booking your trip and within five minutes she confirmed your flight and asked,
"Would you like me have these tickets overnighted to your home or would you like to pick them up here at the agency?"
"I can pick those up today, if that's ok."
"I will print these out and they should be ready by the time you get here. Will you be needing a hotel or rental car?"
"No thank you, I have friends there."
"Very good! We will see you when you get here."
"Oh, before you go, I have a big dog that I would like to bring with me, Do I have to purchase a seat for him?"
"Yes ma'am you will need to purchase a separate seat for your dog,"
She added Toby on your ticket and put him in the seat that's next to you. The two of you hung up the phone and you dialed Jorn's number.
"Hello."
"Hi Jorn it's me again."
"Did you already book your flight?"
"I did, I will be there in three days and I will have Toby with me!"
"Awesome! What time are you going to be getting in? We have rehearsal that day,"
"I should be getting in at 8:00am. What time is rehearsal?"
"We normally start around 1:00."
"Can I hang with you until it's time to go to rehearsal?"
"I'd love that!"
"Cool, me too!"
"We should show up early to the henhouse early, this way, you'll be there when Pelle gets there."
"That's a great idea! He won't know what hit him!"
You and Jorn said your goodbyes and you both hung up and you got in the shower to get ready to go out and purchase everything that you would need for your long journey to Norway. As you turned the water off in the shower and grabbed your towel to dry off, the phone rang.
"Shit, shit, shit!" You said as you hopped out of the shower, wrapping your towel around you as you ran to catch the phone. You picked up and said slightly out of breath,
"Hello."
The voice on the other end spoke,
"Good Morning to you babe."
"PELLE!!!" Your heart sang as you said his name.
"I miss you so much!"
"Oh baby, I miss you so much too!"
"Only about a month until we see each other again," he said.
"I know! I cannot wait!"
"I just have a feeling that this next month is going to go by so slow. How are you and Toby doing?"
"We miss you like crazy, it's so quiet and lonely here without you. How are things going over there? You guys been rehearsing for the gig next month?"
"Things have been going ok. We've been rehearsing more than we usually do, but I've just been having a hard time concentrating on things because I'm really missing you."
You paused for a moment trying to think of something to say without giving away your delicious secret,
"I am feeling the same way you are. I can't focus on anything either but we've made it this far and now we only have a short time left until we are together again,"
"I can't wait to be able to hold you again,"
Your body became flush with fever when you heard him may that. You felt all warm and fuzzy.
"I can't wait for that either. I also can't wait until I can kiss your soft lips again. I wish I was there right now." You said to him, knowing that within three days you were going to be face to face with him again. Part of you felt guilty knowing that he was going to continue to feel sad because as far as he was concerned the two of you wouldn't see each other for a month.
"I'm so glad that you haven't given up on me."
"Now why would I do that? You are the love of my life Pelle. I'm never, ever going to leave you or give up on you. You own my heart and soul...and you always will."
"Other than music, you are my everything. I want to bring you home to Sweden for Christmas to meet my family and friends. I want them to know that I'm very serious about our relationship."
"Really?" You replied with a huge smile on your face.
"Yes! I talked to my brother the other night and I told him about you and he can't wait to meet you."
"Does anyone else in your family know about me?"
"Well, Anders is really good about keeping secrets. My mother, of course, already knows about you, and she can't wait to meet you either."
"Well, I would love to meet your family." You said smiling ear to ear.
You and Pelle spoke on the phone for another forty five minutes and he finally said,
"Well, I better get going, we are having a late rehearsal tonight and after talking to you, I feel better and much more focused."
"That's so good to hear! whenever you call, I always feel better...even if it's just to be able to hear your voice."
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too!"
"I miss you, too." He said.
"I miss you more!"
"Impossible." He stated.
The two of you said your goodbyes and hung up the phone. You laid on your bed for a moment, with the phone against your chest thinking about everything that he had said to you during that conversation. Then you started thinking about everything that you had to do before you left on Wednesday. After all, the next time you would be home, you would have all four guys with you. You had to make sure that everything was ready for their return. You had to clean and make sure that the bedsheets were washed and all of their room cleaned. You arose from your bed and got ready to get on with your day. So much to do and so little time to do it.
You got out of your car and walked into the travel agency where Callie greeted you.
"Hi, can I help you?"
"Yes, I believe we spoke on the phone earlier, I'm here to pick up a ticket to Norway."
She asked to see your driver's license for verification and once she was satisfied that you were who you said you were, handed you the ticket. You stood there for a minute holding the ticket and staring at it knowing that it was the one thing in the world right now that made you happy. It symbolized your happiness and Pelle's. Callie looked at you and said,
"Once you get to the city of your connecting flight, there is a place for pets to relieve themselves in the airport."
Oh is there? That's very good to know, This is going to be a long trip for him, he's never flown before."
"Have you thought about boarding him?"
"I did, but I'm going to be gone for about a month and my boyfriend is absolutely in love with him, so I want to give him double the surprise when I get there."
"Well, at least you know that he'll be somewhat comfortable on his trip to Norway."
"Yes, thank you. That was very useful information to me."
"No problem. Enjoy your day and safe travels."
"Thank you. I hope you have a nice day as well." You said as you walked to the door and pushing it as you, exited the travel agency.
You unlocked your car door and got inside, started the ignition and headed to the next place on your list.
You looked at the time and can't believe that you had been gone for three hours already. Your mind immediately thought about Toby. He must have to go out and he's probably starving. You parked and grabbed your treasures from the trunk, You could hear Toby barking loudly from the kitchen door. You ran up the stairs saying,
"Mamas coming baby..mamma's coming."
You grabbed your keys out of your purse and unlocked the door. You were greeted by Toby wagging his tail and walking backwards as you entered the doorway. You left the door open and put your bags down and knelt in front of Toby and gave him some love. He reciprocated by licking your face excitedly and barking at you.
"Wanna go out boy?" You stood up and moved to the side so that he could get by and run out the door. Out he went and you shut the door behind you and thought to yourself,
"I really need to get a doggie door put in here."
You picked your bags up off of the floor and brought them into your bedroom and began to go through them. You stood in front of your full length mirror and held your new clothes up to you and admired how nice it was going to look on you once you got to Norway.
You did the same with the other five outfits that you had bought today. You walked over to your closet and hung them up, then went to the garage to find your nice big suitcase so that you could begin packing tomorrow. Once you found it, you brought it in and put it in your closet and then went to the other bedrooms and stripped the beds and started the load of sheets. You grabbed a duster and some furniture polish and began cleaning the bedrooms. You were unusually motivated this evening. Once they were clean you ran downstairs and grabbed the vacuum and thoroughly vacuumed each room. Once the sheets were cleaned and dried you began the dubious task of making all three beds. Once that was complete, you started cleaning the rest of the house. Toby laid on his big dog bed watching you. He had his head down on his stretched out front paws and his eyes looking up at you. You looked down at him and blew him a kiss. Your stereo was on and you were singing along with It Must've Been Love by Roxette on the top of your lungs. When the house was finally clean, minus a few smaller tasks, you sat on the couch and leaned back with your foot on the coffee table and felt a little rumble in your tummy. You got up and grabbed the phone and called the local pizza shop that you order from all the time. Your stomach hasn't been doing very well since Pelle left so you want to keep dinner light, so you decide to order an anti pasta salad and call it a night. You figured that you were going to have a few more things to do before you left and tomorrow was your last chance to do them before you leave for Norway.
You were awoken the next morning by the phone ringing. You grabbed the phone next to you on the nightstand and pushed the talk button and softly said,
"Hello."
"Good morning beautiful." Said the voice on the other end.
You smiled and let out a soft moan as you rolled onto your back and said,
"Good morning Pelle." You were smiling ear to ear. Hearing his voice first thing in the morning was the most comforting thing in the world to you, especially right now when he's so far away.
The two of you talked for about an hour and towards the end of the conversation you said,
"Pelle, I'm gonna be taking a trip to see my parents, so I'll be gone for a week. I'll still call you, so don't worry...I don't think I could go a day without hearing your voice."
"I couldn't either." He replied.
The two of you said your goodbyes and hung up with each other.
You laid in bed for a few minutes and grabbed Pelle's pillow, which was dressed in his shirt that he left for you and buried your face into it. You breathed in deep, it still smelled like him and it made you miss him so much. You took comfort in the fact that you will be leaving tomorrow for Norway and that in less than forty eight hours you were going to be back in his arms, looking up into those beautiful blue eyes. It was comforting to think of that. You also felt quite guilty that you hadn't let Pelle in on your plans, but it was a surprise and you knew that he was going to love the fact that you did surprise him.
You kicked your covers off and decided to get on. With your unfinished tasks from yesterday.
As you finished up the last of your chores, you breathed a sigh of relief and got a little excited because now that you finished everything, you saved the fun chore for last, it was time to pack for tomorrow. You went into your bedroom and Toby followed, jumped up on the bed and laid on Pelle's side watching you pack. You looked at him and said,
Don't worry boy. You're going with me. Wanna go see Pelle?!?" He picked up his head with his ears standing straight up and tilted his head at you. He looked so adorable, you reached across the bed and pet his huge head. You went back to packing your clothes. You wouldn't pack your makeup and hair things until tomorrow right before you left for the airport.
After an hour of debating which outfits to bring, you were finally satisfied with your choices and you closed up your suitcase and placed it in front of your closet so that you could pack the last minute things tomorrow. You knew that it was going to was going to be difficult sleeping tonight. You looked at the time and it was still early enough to call Pelle before he went to bed. You knew that you were going to speak to him in the morning when he calls you, but you wanted to hear his voice now. You knew that he wasn't rehearsing tonight so you knew that he'd be just sitting home doing the tape trade or just drawing in his sketch book. You picked up the phone and dialed his number. Someone picked up on their end and said,
"Hello."
"Is Pelle there?"
"Is this Michelle?"
"Yes. Is this Oystein?"
"Yep. How have you been?"
"Good and yourself?"
"Hanging in there. Let me get Pelle for you."
"Thanks." You said as he put the phone to his chest. You could hear his voice muffled yelling for Pelle. The phone unmuffled and you heard Oystein say,
"It's your girlfriend."
"Oh! Thanks." You heard Pelle say to him and then,
"Hey babe!"
"Hello, I hope I wasn't interrupting anything."
"Nope, just drawing and thinking about you, so I'm happy that you called me."
You smiled and said,
"I figured that I would give you a call before I leave for New York tomorrow."
"Am I still calling you in the morning?"
"Of course, I wouldn't want to be woken up any other way."
"Good! I love calling you in the morning, it's the highlight of my day,"
"Awww, babe!" You said snuggling the side of your face into the phone and smiling like an idiot.
"Well it is!" He said. You could hear him smiling on the other end.
The two of you talked for a few hours on the phone about everything from Christianity and Satanism to Vlad the Impaler and how much he wanted to take a trip to Transylvania with you. He started telling you about all the supernatural places and folklore of that country. He was so incredibly intelligent and passionate about the subjects he spoke of and you absolutely loved that about him. He was uncompromising about his views things and you admired him for that.
Before getting off the phone with you, he said,
"I had a dream about you last night."
"Oh yeah? What was it about?"
"I'd rather not tell you about it until I see you again. This way I can SHOW you what the dream was about."
"OH! It was one of THOSE dreams..."
"It was.." He replied quietly.
"Well I can't wait until we are face to face again, then you can show me." You said smiling and curling the phone cord around your index finger.
"And trust me...I will show you! I miss you so damn much. I don't think that I can wait another month to see you."
"We're almost there babe."
"I know." He reluctantly said on the other end.
"Well, I guess we should say goodnight for tonight."
"I miss you so much."
"I miss you too Pelle Ohlin. I also love you with a my heart and soul!"
"I love you too baby."
"Goodnight my beautiful Swede."
"Goodnight my beautiful Sicilian American girlfriend. I'll call you in the morning."
"I can't wait...Goodnight and goodbye."
"Goodbye." He said and you hung up the phone and changed into your pjs and ate leftover pizza from the night before, watched a movie and got ready for bed. Tomorrow was going to be a big day for you as well as long but it was gonna be worth it. You were going to be with him again and that was the most wonderful feeling in the world. You let Toby out and then went into your bathroom to wash your face and brush your teeth. You walked back through the kitchen to let Toby in and fed him one more time before you walked into your bedroom, took off your earrings and slid under the covers and pulled them up to your chin then rolling over grabbing his pillow and pulling it close to you and putting your arms around it. Then you closed your eyes and surprisingly drifted off to sleep without any trouble at all.