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Date Posted: 12:23:18 06/21/01 Thu
Author: Andrea
Subject: DANCE WITH LIFE -- Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 –

If there was ever a moment when time stood still, this had to be it. The night was so warm that tiny drops of sweat covered their foreheads. The intensity in the room could have been sliced with a kitchen knife. Robin and Jason both stood, immobile, as their eyes locked and somehow refused to let go. There was such a peaceful silence reigning in the house that they both felt like they were alone in the world – or in an entirely different world altogether.

Robin felt her heart suddenly stop. Why did she come downstairs? Most importantly, why wasn’t going back up? These questions merely had time to register in her brain before she decided to completely dismiss them.

Jason sat up, never leaving her out of his sight. She took his breath away. Standing there, in the semi-dark stairs, in a pair of shorts and a white, fitting t-shirt, he was reminded of just how beautiful she truly was. Not that he needed any specific reminders. All he had to do was close his eyes. Robin took a step forward, just as Jason stood up. She stopped, while her eyes automatically travelled to his bare chest. She nearly slapped herself mentally for letting herself do so. It’s not like she hadn’t seen Jason bare-chested, in a pair of jeans before. That’s what she had to keep telling herself.

“Hey…” Jason said in a rather rusty voice.

“Hey…” she said back, as her eyes fell upon the yellow helmet, resting on the small living room table.

Robin smiled to herself and took a few steps forward, while Jason caught what she was now looking at.

“Looks like your plant died after all.” She said with a regretful expression.

Jason looked at t he hat and restrained himself from sighing once again.

“Maybe if I had paid more attention…” he said as he turned to face Robin.

They both stared at each other quickly and then Robin grimaced, funnily.

“I don’t think it’s that.” She said as she sat on the couch, comfortably. “I think it might have been everything else, though.” Robin smiled.

Jason sat down beside her on the couch and smiled to himself. Were they still talking about the plant? He couldn’t be sure. They both stayed silent for a little while and stared at the helmet. Then, Jason finally reached for it and took it in his hands.

“What are you still doing with it?” Robin finally asked, leaning back into the couch.

“I’m not sure.” He honestly replied, taking a deep breath.

“It seems like such a long time ago…” she said calmly.

“It does.” He replied, suddenly looking a bit uncomfortable.

Robin sensed it and sat up straight.

“I can…” she began, searching for his eyes. “I can leave if you want me to.” She then offered.

“Do you want to leave?” he asked her in returned.

“That’s not what I asked.”

“Well, you didn’t ask anything. You offered.” He rectified.

“Slightly the same, in this case.” Robin answered as they both paused, waiting.

Waiting for what? They weren’t exactly sure. Robin suddenly got up and stepped away from the couch, closer to the terrace doors.

“Why are we doing this?” she softly asked, followed by a sigh.

“Doing what?” Jason got up as well.

“This.” She pointedly said. “Doing this. Why do we keep doing this, right here… I thought…” she quickly said before her voice trailed off.

“You thought what?”

Robin looked into his eyes and then withdrew her glance.

“It doesn’t matter what I thought.” She said as she pushed the doors open and stepped out to feel the cooling, refreshing breeze brush against her face.

--

Anna sat on her bed, seemingly lost in her thoughts. The heat of the night was keeping her awake. She didn’t seem to know how to position herself in order to actually fall asleep. It was one of those humid summer nights.

She looked around the room and couldn’t help but feel how peaceful this house was. It was so quiet, especially now, in the middle of the night. There was such a calming feeling to this place. She could almost hear the ocean and its midnight waves.

She looked at the opened door and saw Sonny standing in the corridor.

“Can’t sleep, huh?” she teased with a smile.

“Looks like I’m not the only one.” He said, leaning against the doorframe.

“I hate being stuck in bed like that…” she said with a sigh of frustration.

“I’d never have guessed.” He grinned, amused by how similar to Robin she was.

Anna shot him one of those looks and Sonny went back to being serious.

“Have you seen Robin?” Anna then asked with motherly concern in her eyes.

“Yeah,” Sonny replied as he took a deep breath. “She’s out on the terrace…with Jason.” He told her, waiting for her reaction.

Anna nodded, in silence, as she lowered her eyes, thoughtfully.

“I was just about to get some cold – very cold – water.” Sonny added, kindly. “Feel free to join me.” He offered.

“You’ve got ice?” she asked, teasingly.

“Oh, the best ice you’ll ever taste.” He added, amused.

“Oh and so humble on top of everything.” She said, raising an eyebrow.

--

Robin crossed her arms across her chest and closed her eyes, feeling the breeze blowing through her hair. Jason watched from the doorway for a short while before stepping out onto the terrace to join her. He slowly walked towards her but she didn’t turn around to face him. She kept staring into the night.

“Robin, what’s wrong?” Jason asked her, slowly.

“Nothing…” she said, exasperatingly. “Nothing. It’s just…” she started and finally turned to face him. “I am grateful that you and Sonny want to help us. I really am.” She said and then paused in front of an attentive Jason.

“But…?” Jason whispered, knowing that there was more on Robin’s mind than gratefulness.

“But, this… This is not right, Jason. We can’t keep doing this.” She said in a heartbreaking voice.

“Robin…” Jason tried to tell her but she didn’t let him finish.

“No.” she almost ordered him in a much stronger and louder voice. “No. Don’t.” she took a deep breath and ran her right hand through her hair. “You know what keeps popping into my head, Jason?” she asked, not exactly waiting for an answer on his part. “That night on the bridge. All this time, that’s the last thing I remember. Standing on this bridge when you walked away.” She said, loud enough so he wouldn’t miss any part of it.

There was a mix of sadness and frustration in her voice. Jason turned away from her, silently, and stared into the distance.

“You said you never wanted to see my face again.” She reminded him, seriously. “Those were your words.” She said and Jason closed his eyes in pain. “Yet, for some reason, ever since I’ve been back, you’ve been everywhere.” She spoke, painfully. “We can’t bump into each other. We can’t sit down and talk as if nothing ever happened. We can’t do that, Jason… I can’t do it. You said you never wanted to see me again, and I thought I was fine with that. But here you are. Why are you here, Jason??” she finally said in a breaking voice. “We broke up… We broke up!” she exclaimed as if it finally dawned upon her. “Why are you here?” she repeated, emotionally.

“Robin…” Jason started but his voice trailed off as he kept his back turned on her.

“You let me go, Jason! You asked me to go…” she said, confused, but Jason interrupted her.

“Because I was mad at you, not because I didn’t love you…!” he said as he turned to face her.

There. He said it.

He felt his heart stop in his chest as Robin stared into his eyes. With these words, he had brought the entire conversation to a dramatic halt. They both stood there, quietly, looking at each other, speechless.

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So?? Let me know what you thought! Want more??
Andrea

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