Unloved (Part 5)

James sat restlessly while watching American Idol, and chuckled to himself as he sat hypnotized by the contestant that was oddly horrific at singing. The door swing open, James seemed to jump at the sound that brought him out of the current state of mind. "James! I'm home, sorry I was so late how-" Elizabeth paused as he caught a glimpse of James on the couch. She was awestruck; never had she payed attention to his left undamaged side. He was beautiful. His hazel eyes were like fire, full of energy. His jaw was strong, a true man. His nose was straight and tall, perfectly aligned. His features seemed to go together as pieces from a puzzle. She came to a conclusion, James was a man who let his mood get the best of him. She thought back to the time when they were both in college, good friends. What had happened to him? What happened to the man who had a cup overflowing with confidence? She sighed out loud and caught herself staring expressionless at James. He raised and eyebrow at her and came to grab her bags.

"Someone's daydreaming today," he winked. Elizabeth forgot her troubles for that split second and gathered herself together.
"Sorry I'm later, I-" she paused to decide whether or not she should tell him, the answer was no, "I met traffic, you know how Main Street is." she smiled. He didn't reply, he nodded and continued to take the bags into the kitchen. "I'm warning you James, I'm a mean cook, stay outta my workshop-even if it's your house and all." James chuckled a soft, warm chuckle and continued watching television.

In the kitchen, Elizabeth struggled to find all the tools needed for her dinner, and silently laughed when she found them. When she was sure everything was absolutely perfect, she brought everything outside to the couch. The suede cream colored couch creaked as Elizabeth sank into the soft cushioning. "Here you go Mr.Mysterious, medium rare cooked to perfect perfection." she smiled, almost a snarl from feeling proud at herself for creating dinner. James seemed to realize her excitement and returned a smile, less mocking but still letting her know he was amused. They ate in silence for a while until Elizabeth reached for the wine, suddenly, James laughed in an uproar as she looked to find the source of his laughter. She too, laughed, but unfortunately, snorted and had the wine come back out her nose.

"Might I say Liz, you're the first woman that I've seen to snort out wine-pretty amusing actually." James frozed, engaged in thought, then frowned and continued his chuckling. The two laughed until nighttime came around and James excused himself to his bedroom. Seeing there was nothing else to do, Elizabeth too, returned to her room. She lay motionless, staring absent-mindedly at the ceiling. Suddenly, the familiar lullaby came on, except with different lyrics,

"Can't you see, you're the only for me. Now you're gone the sky is gone too, all with you.." the lyrics went on as well as the melody as Elizabeth lay still staring out her window, hoping she would find the man in the lit room. The music went on, and so did her hopes.

To be continued....