Title: Messenger
Rating: PG
Summary: After Craig’s text at Christmas John Paul thinks and comes to a decision, but will it turn out the way he hopes?
MessengerJohn Paul stared at his laptop, his hand moving to hover over it for a moment before he pulled it back, this was pointless, it wouldn’t work anyway…Except he still had that little flicker of hope that he couldn’t quite put out, John Paul took out his mobile, re-reading the message that had made that flicker of hope flare brighter then before.
Merry Xmas. Miss U. Luv 2 cu in Dublin. XHe hadn’t replied, He hadn’t known what to even say. That and the fact that Michaela had used up all his credit, again. He hadn’t got anymore because he knew he’d of typed in the first thing that came to mind. He thought when he walked away from the airport that was it, he was sure he’d never hear from Craig again and if Craig came back to visit the Osborne’s then He would avoid Craig because he was sure Craig would never come looking for him.
It’d been 6 days since he’d received the text message from Craig and he still hadn’t been able to delete the message, to ignore it, It had plagued his mind every moment since he’d heard from Craig.
He couldn’t text Craig back, He couldn’t quite muster up the courage to pick up the phone and call him…But he did still have Craig’s email address…Wouldn’t be the first time they’d emailed each other, although they had made the most of the chat room they had used on occasion.
He grabbed his laptop, opening it and waiting for it to power up, He logged in to his email account, clicking the new email link. There were no guarantees but he had to try…even if it meant him not receiving a reply. His fingers hovered over the keyboard for a moment, hesitating before he began to type, the words coming surprisingly easily.
To: CraigDean@hotmail.com
From: JohnPaulMcQueen@hotmail.com
Subject:
Craig,
I know you might be surprised to hear from me, although after you sending me that text message it might not be such a surprise. I’ve been trying to figure out what the text message meant, how to respond. I’ve thought dozens of things to say to you and I’ve convinced myself that every single one of them is useless.
I don’t know why you contacted me, but I’m glad that you did, I’m glad you don’t hate me for leaving you at that airport, I hope you understand that I didn’t do it to hurt you.
I miss you too.
John Paul.Well, There ya go, all feedback is appreicated.