Chapter 1: Gone

Gillian's POV:

I sat in Cal's office, he had already gone. I completely loved him to bits and really wished he was here to help me, to make me feel better. I had given Alec the divorce papers today, I didn't cry, I didn't swear, I didn't beg for him to stay. I didn't want to. Alec and I had never really been in love. Never. It was lust, or adleast thats what I keep telling myself. I looked out the window again. It was raining hard outside. The rain was ploping down on everything it touched, cars, the windows, plop, plop, plop.

I turned around to see the one and only Cal Lightman at the door. He was leaning against the door looking at me. A questioning glance. "You okay love?" He asked me. I sat down again.

"Fine." I replied.

"May I sit?" He asked. He already knew he could, and I love the fact he asks before he does anything.

"Yes you may." I said. He sat down next to me.

"You sure you're okay?" He asked.

"Yes." I replied again.

"Tell me." He said.

"Nothing." I replied.

"Okay then..." Cal replied.

"Okay fine, Alec and I are officially divorced and I have no where to go, and I don't want to sleep in a house with no one else in it." I admitted.

"Stay with me." Cal said.

"What?" I said, confused.

"Stay with me and Emily." He said.

"I don't want to invade-" I started.

"You aren't invading anything." He replied.

"Really?" I questioned.

"Yes." He said, I could see the truth in his eyes.

"Fine." I replied. He put his arm around my shoulder and guided me out. The rain was still pouring, so Cal gave me his coat. We finally got in the car- which Cal parked far away from the exit of the building- God knows why.

"Why'd you park here." I asked.

"I don't know." He replied solemnly.

We drove in silence. I wasn't happy about that because whenever my mind was unoccupied the thoughts of me bieng alone would creep back into my mind. Making me cry, and that's exactly what happened.

The car had stopped, somewhere inbetween me crying and Cal reaching over and hugging me. I looked out the window and we were at Cal's house.

Him and I shared that raincoat this time, using it like an umbrella. Once we got in Cal hung up the coat.

"You want a drink?" He asked.

"What do you have?" I asked.

"Hot chocolate." He replied, knowning I love hot chocolate.

"Thank you." I replied, giddly all of a sudden.

"You seem happier thats good." Cal said. It reminded me of the time Emily had said that Cal was happier with me than his ex- wife. I hadn't known what to think then, but now, it made me happier than I already was.

Cal finished the hot chocolate in record time and handed me a cup. "Thank you." I said, smiling.

"You're welcome." He replied, taking a sip. "Cheers?" He asked.

"Cheers, to us." I said and we hit our glasses against one another.

"To us." Cal said. We both took a sip of the hot chocolates.

"Perfect, not too hot or too cold." I commented.

"That's just how great I am." Cal smiled.

To Be Continued...