Saturday, Nov 13: The Ol' Runaround

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:11 pm

((Three days after the morning after))

Sara would get a text on her cell phone.

Code: Select all: Sara--we need to talk, I think. Breakfast? Wait for me, in the dining hall, I might be a few minutes late --Will

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:16 pm

Entering the dining hall Sara is still wondering why he didn't just come over to tell her. Or why he wants to talk in the dining hall of all places. After grabbing some food she makes her way over to an empty table and waits, occasionally having a fork full of scrambled eggs as she looks around for Will.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:19 pm

5 minutes pass.

10 minutes pass.

15 minutes pass.

20 minutes pass.

Sara's phone buzzes.

Code: Select all: God, Sara, I'm so sorry--something pressing came up. Could you come back to the room for a second? --Will

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:22 pm

She glances at her watch after reading the text, wondering what kind of pressing issues could come up before 9 am anyway as she gets up. She pretty much finished eating about 5 minutes ago anyway, so she makes her way back to her room, looking slightly disgruntled.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:27 pm

Sara would notice, as she came up to her floor, a large, ogreish man dashing off around a corner.

In the twenty minutes she'd been downstairs, the room had been...transformed. Bouquet after bouquet of flowers rested around the room, in vases, on the bed, over the door frame, roses, carnations, violets, posies...a cornucopia of colors. Balloons made the ceiling invisible, and the window impossible to reach, fifty of them, easily, floating about. On the bed lay six boxes of assortments of chocolates of all shapes and sizes, as well as one of chocolate covered strawberries---and a single, hand-made card.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:35 pm

"What the..." she blinks a few times at the surprise before breaking into a smile and stepping inside. "Oh Will... there is no way I can eat all that..." she chuckles softly as she notices the boxes of chocolate. Picking up the card she walks over to her chair and sits down, taking one of the many flowers and smelling it with a bit of a happy sigh before reading the card.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:38 pm

Not a love note, oddly enough.

Code: Select all: A car will be waiting at the front gates in 15 minutes. See you soon. --Will

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:51 pm

She laughs softly. Of course. Filling my room with flowers and baloons apparently isn't enough. Wondering what Will might have planned she looks down at herself and decides to exchange her t-shirt for a white blouse and her jeans for a black pair of pants. As she heads out she stops for a moment and takes one of the carnations and places it in her hair with a hair clip before making her way down to the gates, smiling brightly.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:55 pm

A car certainly WAS parked outside the front gates, a couple students wondering what the heck was going on.

An older, humorless looking gentlemen in a gray suit and a driver's cap stood outside, waiting.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:59 pm

Oh jeez, seriously...? She blushes as she walks up to the limo, trying to ignore the small group of students as she talks to the driver. "I... uhm... I think you're waiting for me?"

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:03 pm

"Ah, Miss Evans? Right this way, please," he smiled, opening the door to reveal....an empty limousine, except for one more card.
"Mr. Stanton regrets that he is a tad late, but we'll get you to him in no time flat."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:10 pm

"Uh, right, thank you..." She's still blushing as she climbs into the limo, although she does so with a smile. That's what I get for giving him ideas... she giggles to herself as she picks up the next card.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:14 pm

Code: Select all: "OK, so it's a little overkill. So sue me. Hope you're still hungry.

The car starts off, and is soon cruising around downtown London.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:17 pm

She laughs, rolling her eyes a little. "Oh Will... Next time you want to surprise me with a breakfast date on the town don't tell me to meet you in the dining hall first."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:21 pm

The limo stopped at a cafe in Covent Garden, and the driver walked around to let Sara out. "I shall wait here, then, madame...I believe they may be expecting you."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:28 pm

Sara glances around as she steps out of the limo.

"Wait... who's they?"

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:31 pm

"They would be us, Madame," a waiter said, stepping forward, and leading Sara towards an...empty table. "Your other party sends a message--he regrets his tardiness, but he's finishing up a pressing engagement, and should be with you very shortly," he smiled, pulling out a chair for her, handing her a menu.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:41 pm

"Right, yes... thanks." She looks around a bit nervously, not wanting to look like she was stood up, although no one is taking any particular interest in her and she takes a look at the menu, trying not to look at the prices too closely.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:43 pm

In between the fourth and fifth pages of the menu, Sara would find, pressed flat against one side...Will, smiling back up at her.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:46 pm

She does a bit of a double-take at the picture of Will until her brain kicks in and tells her that pictures usually don't move and after blinking a few times she starts laughing brightly.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:48 pm

"Surprise?" Will smiled back up at her. "Hope you weren't too annoyed by the wait..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:53 pm

She smiles and takes Will out of the menu. "Only a little."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:56 pm

Will smiled, then hopped off the table, popping back up to full size and sitting down on the other chair.

"Well, I hope you still have some appetite left," he smiled, rubbing the bridge of his nose, which had not quite popped back out yet.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:58 pm

"A little, but I kind of had breakfast while waiting for you..." she admits.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:59 pm

Will snapped his fingers in frustration. "Darn it, I shoulda seen that one coming. I shoulda hedged my bets and had you go somewhere else," he frowned. "I just needed you out of the room for a few minutes..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:04 pm

"It's okay. I'll just have a small salad."

"And thank you for all those flowers. That was very sweet." she goes on, faintly brushing her hand over the one in her hair.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:04 pm

Will half smiled again. "Well, I hoped you'd like them--they didn't quite have everything I wanted and all; I had to compromise some."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:16 pm

"I do. And the kind of flowers doesn't matter all that much. It smelled like a flower shop in my room." she smiles brightly. "I sure hope you are planning on helping me with all that chocolate though."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:21 pm

Will laughed, for some reason. "Oh, I'm sure you'll be sick and tired of chocolate by the time I'm through with you," he chuckled, as the waiter came, and he ordered some greek yogurt and a mango smoothie.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:28 pm

"You saw what too much chocolate does to me, so you have been warned." she teases after ordering a blueberry muffin and a decaffeinated latte.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:29 pm

Will smiled, and then sighed a bit.

"I've lost count of how many times I've apologized the past three days. To you, to Tink, to Cal, to God...it's pretty much all I've been doing..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:36 pm

"Will..." she starts, reaching over the table to take his hands. "What happened happened. I can't say I'm happy about it and yes, part of me is still worried about you and Tink, but I know you feel awful about what you did and if we can't let go of it eventually all it is going to do is remind us of it."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:41 pm

Will nodded.

"I..I want today to try to show you how I feel when I'm around you. I want you to know just how much you mean to me...I...I need to make amends to you, I do."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:02 pm

"You don't... You're being amazing, but you don't have to do it because of that. I just... want to forget it ever happened, really..."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:04 pm

"I DO. I wronged you, and I need to do you right. I know that today won't make up for it, but I'm still gonna spend it with you...if you still want me to."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:09 pm

"Of course I do, Will. Just not for that reason. If you want to make it right then make sure it doesn't happen again..." she smiles a bit sadly.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:13 pm

"It won't, I swear. It'll never happen again...I promise you with all my heart...I won't LET it happen again..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:19 pm

"I think you can stop apologizing then..." she smiles softly, giving Will's hands a faint squeeze.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:20 pm

"Well...maybe," he smiled, sadly. "I just hope you enjoy what I've got planned for you today," he added, as the waiter brought their food.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:27 pm

"I know I will." she smiles.

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