Character Sheet:
Name: Eric Weber
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Age: 23


It was a wednesday afternoon when he'd ran into their old friend from high school, He didn't know what made him stop and say hi, he usually didn't talk to anyone when he'd seen them, in fact, he usually did everything in his power to avoid them. They'd got to talking about her, his high school sweetheart, his best friend back then. It wasn't right how she'd just left. He'd hired private investigators, talked to everyone possible who might know where she was but had gotten nothing, now, he was holding her address and phone number in his hand, on the back of a napkin.

He headed home after hearing the news, "Yeah she's got a cute kid too." He thought about her being a mother, struggling alone. They'd talked about moving into a big house, having kids, raising them together but he'd never thought she'd be doing it alone. He wasn't sure what he should do so he called one of the investigators to go and verify the address and phone number. He felt bad doing it but he had to make sure.

A few days later the investigator had called back, it was her. He'd had a few pictures of her and her little boy. He was precious. He looked down at the number again and dialed the phone taking a deep breath waiting for the ringing to stop on the other end...

Character Sheet
Name: Kelly Adams
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Age: 22

Character Sheet
Name: Patrick Adams
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Age: 4

Her life was a mess. She was behind on her rent again but it wasnt her fault. Patrick had needed a new jacket and she had wanted to get something that would last him at least a little longer than the last one had. Her boss was on the verge of firing her because she had been late a few times in the last week because she had to juggle getting her son to the lady across the hall who looked after him for her. Patrick didnt like the lady and had taken to making a fuss when it came time to seperate from his mother. Kelly just didnt know what to do anymore. She was finding it hard to cope with life but if someone asked her to redo things without Partick she would turn them down. She loved her son, even though things were hard, she loved him with all her heart.

Kelly had just arrived home from work and from picking up Patrick. The lady had warned her that he had been a little crazy today and wished her luck as Kelly walked back across the hall with her sons hand in hers. He was in a hyper mood and pretending to be a plane and running around the small appartment. "Patrick calm down, why dont you sit quietly and watch the tv for mummy?" She said, just needing some peace and quiet after a hard day at the cafe. "No I am a plane" Patrick said as he continued to run around with his arms out. Kelly had about to go and speak to him and get him into trouble when she heard the phone ring and she went to the kitchen to pick it up. "Hello?" She said as she waited for the person on the other end of the line to speak, her voice sounding worn out and tired.

He heard the one simple word and every emotion he had came back to him. What was this? He was a big time football star, about to be signed into the NFL and he was getting emotional about calling and talking to a girl. He wasn't the typical jock anymore though, his heart had been broken, he'd hadn't seen the woman he thought he was going to marry since he'd graduated high school.

His breathing quickened and he couldn't make himself utter one simple syllable. She had almost hung up before he started to speak. "Hi, Kelly? Kelly Adams?" His voice had matured but she was almost positive it was him. He knew it was her the second she picked up the phone and said that one word.

He closed his eyes and prayed for a miracle that she didn't slam the phone down on him immediately.

Kelly had been about to hang up when no one on the other end of the line spoke, thinking that either it was a wrong number or someone playing a joke. However when the person on the other end of the line spoke she knew exactly who it was. There was no mistaking his voice, she would know it anywhere and it was a frequent occurance in her dreams. After a few moments of silence she had realised she had frozen but she managed to get her voice working again enough to anwer him. Him being the person she had left four years ago and had never expected on hearing his voice again.

"Y-yeah...Eric? Is that you?" She said in a now shocked and small voice. She wondered how he had got her number or how he had even found her. Kelly had been gone for four years and had long since given up on him even finding her. Walking back out of the kitchen she saw Patrick running around the coffee table still acting like a plane and she then made her way into her bedroom and sat on her bed as she waited for him to confirm it was him.

"Uh, Yeah.. It's me." He sighed a big sigh of relief. She still remembered him. That was always his biggest fear, that maybe she'd completely forgot about him, gotten married and had a great life, Though from what he heard this wasn't the case. He wondered to himself how'd he'd explain the next likely question, How'd you find me? He bit his lip thinking, Oh well i hired a guy who took pictures of you and verified where you lived. He shook himself and got every thought he could out of his head, "How are you? Are you busy? I can call back later." He said nervously give you time to disconnect your phone and try and move as fast as possible. He didn't want to hang up. He wanted to talk for hours, learn everything that had happened in the past 5 years, and most importantly why she'd left.

As much as she wanted to hear from him her heart dropped when he confirmed that it was him. How could she explain why she left? How could she explain her circumstances now? She was far from the captin of the cheer squad now who had the perfect relationship and the perfect looks. Now she was single, had a kid and was constantly looking run down. Listening to him continue to speak she could tell he was nervous and she took a deep breathe before answering him. Yes she had considered hanging up on him but Kelly knew that he deserved some sort of explantion if that was what he was after.

"I'm good, and no I am not busy but just let me take care of something, hang on" Kelly said as she put the phone down on the bed and walked out into the living room "Patrick mummy is on the phone to someone important, can you be good and sit and watch a movie?" She asked as she put the Wiggles on for him and placed him on the sofa. "Yes mummy" Patrick said, sensing that his mother was being pushed to her limits. "Thank you sweetie" Kelly said as she kissed Patrick on the forehead before going back to the phone on the bed and picking it up. "Sorry, I am free to talk now if you wanted to? How did you find me?" Kelly asked, waiting to hear that familiar voice again.

He cursed her in his head. He knew that that was going to be the first thing she asked him, and he hadn't really thought of a good excuse to tell her. He thought about it for a few seconds trying to stall and then finally just came out with it, "I hired a private investigator." It was out. She could take it or leave it, be creeped out or feel cared about that he'd spent money to find her and still cared about her. "Actually I hired 4 of them, and then finally got a number from Steven Hughes."

He thought about the struggle it took to find her, that she was finally on the other end of the phone line and willing to talk to him and it started to make him emotional again. He'd almost stopped playing after she left, didn't leave for state university and wanted to find her but his parents refused to let that happen. Still, every spare moment he'd had had been spent trying to find her or find out what happened.

Kelly felt herself on the verge of tears when he said that he had hired four private investigators to try and find her. That was the sweetest thing anyone had ever done for her and it was a lot more than what her parents had done. She hadnt spoken to them in as long as she hadnt spoken to Eric. However she knew that he shouldnt have looked for her. He had his life and she didnt want to mess it up. He had his dreams and she didnt want to spoil them like her own had been.

"Eric... you shouldnt have looked for me. Your life would have been so much better off if you had just forgotten about me and moved on" Kelly said with a sigh. She still loved him but she was looking out for him by saying that. He had the game and his chances of making something of himself, she had always known he would go far. "I am not worth it" Kelly said feeling guilty about what she had done, how she had left and the secret she had never told him about. She wasnt going to let him know that. It was her secret and for his own good he wasnt going to find out. Then again she couldnt help but wonder if maybe she should tell him.

"Kelly.. are you kidding me?" He laughed slightly. She had always put herself down and thought she wasn't worth doing this for but she was, and he'd never stopped thinking that she was. He knew that by looking for her he'd prevented many relationships, hook ups, whatever you wanted to call them, they really didn't happen.

He still loved her with all his heart, even though his dreams had come true in every way she was a part of those dreams, marrying her, having a family someday. She wasn't with him and that meant the dreams weren't complete yet.

""You're worth it, Kel." He said softly "What happened? Why the hell did you leave?" He asked baffled by the mystery. He'd just wanted an answer. "Wait, don't answer that. I have a better Idea. Let's meet up. I'll fly out tonight, see you in the morning." He said excited and his emotions grabbing a hold of him. He had the money so he might as well for him.

She heard him asking the question she was dreading to answer. The one she didnt know how to answer. Kelly was glad when he said that she didnt have to answer but was even more shocked when he said that he would fly out there tonight and meet up with her. Kelly wanted to see him with all of her heart but there were things in her life, like Patrick and the place where she lived that would be hard to explain. In truth they would be near impossible to explain. Not to mention after she explained why she had left he probably would never want to talk to her again which to her would be worse than her leaving. It would be like ripping her heart out again.

Kelly tried to think up a reason why he shouldnt come, why he couldnt but she came up at a blank. "Alright then... if you want to fly down then I will meet you tomorrow morning" Kelly said as she realised she would have to ask Mrs Harris across the hall to watch Patrick while she did. "Where did you want to meet?" Kelly asked, a smile appearing on her face at the prospect of seeing him but she was also scared.

he thought for sure she would tell him that he was crazy and to get a life. Instead he heard a smile in her voice and excitement asking him where to meet. He smiled big and whispered, "Um, how about just your place? I'll come straight from the airport. I'm looking at flights now one gets in at 9:30 I could be there by 10:15." He smiled a little more. He was actually going to see her, for the first time in 5 years. He couldn't even think. What to wear and how to act was too busy taking over his mind, he felt like a total girl.

"Does that sound alright?" He smiled again

She heard how excited he was and felt like it was contagious since she seemed to be just as excited. It had been so long since she had seen Eric and it felt like a life time. Although she didnt know what he wanted from her. Whether he just wanted an explantion or if he wanted to start things up again. She just didnt know but knew she would find out tomorrow when he arrived.

"Ummm yeah I guess we can meet here if that is easiest. You have my address right?" Kelly said as she guessed that the private investigator would have given Eric that sort of information. She was too busy thinking about how she was going to clean the place up so that it would look semi decent that it took her a moment to realise that Patrick was crying out in the living room and had come in running to her with a cut on his finger which was bleeding. "I have to go Eric, I will see you tomorrow at 10:15, Bye" Kelly said quickly into the phone before hanging up and rushing Patrick to the bathroom where she washed the small cut and put a bandaid on it. Sighing as she dried his eyes. It wasnt a big cut but when you are four everything seems bigs.

He smiled as she slammed the phone down on him. He knew she'd had a kid too, Jimmy told her. He hoped she wouldn't hide the fact from her, because he wanted to know everything, not just the good things. He was going to take her up on her offer, seeing her at 10:15. He was so excited he couldn't take it.

He ran into his room practically packing clothes, an extra jersey and blanket he'd had from Michigan State, the school he'd been playing for and getting national recognition at. He sighed slightly and thought about how awesome it would've been to have her there with him.

The next morning rolled around and he tried to relax as he sat on the plane having a few drinks, not enough to be drunk but just some to calm his nerves. He glanced at his watch and thought, 3 hours and 21 minutes.

Kelly ended up putting Patrick to bed early after she had fed him and spent a few hours cleaning the appartment for Eric's arrival. She knew the place would never pass as being something fancy or even nice but she didnt want it to look dirty. She packed up Patrick's toys and put them in the corner. Kelly wasnt going to hide the fact she had a son, but she still didnt want Patrick here when Eric was. She wanted to take everything one step at a time.

The next morning she got up and dressed, picking out a simple pair of jeans and a white shirt. After getting Patrick dressed, fed and ready she took him across the hall to Mrs Harris who was more than happy to take him for a few hours. Kelly thanked her before walking back to her place and sitting on the couch as she wanted nervously for Eric to arrive. Her eyes watching the clock as it ticked slowly.

He got off the plane grabbed his bags and headed into the bathroom. He changed into some nice jeans and a button down shirt wanted to look nice for her. He wasn't going to hide the fact that he had money now, and actually planned to give her some since he'd heard about her situation, that was to come later though. He looked at his watch and double checked, "Shit!" He just about ran out of the airport and into a waiting car driving straight to Kelly's.

He got there and looked at himself in the mirror. He got out and grabbed the flowers he'd grabbed on the way and headed up the stairs of the crappy old apartment building. Getting to her door he sighed and thought about seeing her for a minute, before he decided to back out he knocked on the door waiting in anticipation for her to answer.

Kelly almost jumped when she heard the sound of someone knocking on the door. He was only a few minutes late which was fine with her, it wasnt anything drastic and she knew she could forgive him for anything. Getting up she walked over to the front door and opened it slowly after taking a deep breathe to steady herself. When she opened the door she saw him standing there looking as wonderful as the day she had left him.

"Eric" Kelly said in a soft voice as she took a step forward and wrapped her arms around him. It felt so good to see him after so long and she held onto him for a moment or two before she realised that he might not have wanted her to do that and she took a step backwards. "Sorry... umm come in" Kelly said as she stepped to one side so that he could walk in. She was a little embarassed about how poor the appartment was but all she could do was look at him. He looked amazing and he looked like he had done well for himself which only made her more certain that she had done the right thing.

(I have to go now. I will be back later)

(alright I'll most likely be asleep but i'll post and then we can continue tomorrow)

He smirked and grabbed her back into his arms hugging her tightly. He didn't want to let go but finally did. "You have nothing to be sorry about." He smiled stepping into the apartment. It was shabby and run down, not to mention small. He couldn't imagine her and a kid living here. He or she had no room to play. He shook the thoughts of her child out of his mind and looked her over.

She was still as gorgeous as the last time he'd saw her. He smiled again his dimples slowly showing and said, "You look so great." He could tell she was struggling with more than just the place to live but ignored it. They were back together for the time being and that was all that mattered.

She felt herself blushing when he said that she looked great and shook her head "Thanks but I have definatly looked better, I guess the last few years have really taken it out of me" Kelly said as she shrugged her shoulders before she smiled at him. "You on the other hand look fantastic. You seem like you have done quite well for yourself these past few years" Kelly said, honestly glad he had done so well and she felt kind of proud of him.

"Come in and take a seat" Kelly said as she motioned towards the couch. "Sorry about the mess and the state of things..." Kelly said as she kind of mumbled. She felt bad that she couldnt offer him a nicer place to sit but he had insisted that he come to her place and this was all she had. "Can I get you a drink or somthing? I have tea, coffee, milk, juice and a few cans of soda" Kelly said as she watched him. She was so glad to have him back near her. She had thought of him every single day since she left and hadnt really realised how much she had missed him until now.

He shook his head, "No thank you." He smiled slightly as he looked her up and down "I can see you haven't changed, stop apologizing so much!" He smirked teasing her some more. He was always one to make her laugh, joke around and just have fun. There was never a dull moment when he was around. He patted the seat next to him, "Tell me all about what's been going on." He smiled slightly looking her in the eyes trying to use his charm like always.

He looked around the apartment and noticed the shape it was in. Almost nothing looked new, his eyes suddenly locked on the toys in the corner, "You have a kid right? How old is he?" he assumed it was a boy from the cars and trucks piled in the corner.

Kelly laughed softly as he joked around and went and sat down beside him and was about to begin telling him what she had been up to. She had been planning to leave one significant detail out, that being Patrick but when ric straight out asked her there was no possible way of her no telling him the truth. Well at least telling him half the truth because she wasnt sure if she wanted to tell him who the father was just yet.

"Umm yeah I have a son Patrick. He is about four and a half" Kelly said with a smile. She couldnt help but smile when she spoke about her son. He had been the only good part of her life for so long now. However today there was a mix of nervousness in her smile. She wondered if now that Eric knew how close Patrick had been concieved to her moving away, if he would hate her or think she cheated on him. "He really is the most adorable kid. I sent him off with the lady who looks after him today though so that we could have sometime to talk without having to pretend to be planes or join in one of his oter games" Kelly said as she continued to talk, hoping that Eric wouldnt get mad but there was a good chance of it.