Whole again - 5 years later

PART ONE

London, 25.09.2007
movie preview
8:30 pm

David smiled all around. There were at least hundreds of people here. His new film "the secrets of the emotional voices" seems to become a success. >So at least here the people like it< he thought. Cause in the USA the big boom stayed out. And, by the way, the film was great. It was about romantic and the only and big love that only comes once in a lifetime. He just coulnīt understand why the Americans had such a non romantic status. The preview just started.

same time, London
Themse street 6, appartement 5

She unlocked the door. Darkness was everywhere. There was so much to do today. So she was glad to be home. Suddenly she meant to hear a step. But no. Nothing. Why was nobody home? And what was that? A whisper? "Mom?" She turned around. "Surprise" The light was switched on and she could see all her friends. From one corner her mom ran to her. "Happy birthday my dear!" "Thanks mom." They hugged each other. Too, all her friends came to her. "Only the best for you Piper" Maxine said. Still unable to believe whatīs goinī on: "How could I know? Thatīs .. thatīs just fantastic!" she finally managed to say. >13 years already. Donīt believe it's so long now< Gillian thought. While everyone handed out the presents she said "Hey, sweety! What about a shopping tour tomorrow? I've managed to get a free day tomorrow." Briefly piper turned around "Great mom!" So Gill gave her present to her daughter and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.





PART TWO

London
26.09.2007

The shopping tour of Piper and Gill started at 9 am. It seems that Piper wanted to have nearly every thing she saw. Sometimes Gill had her difficulies to say no. In these privat hours she saw the likeness according to what she herself had been when she was at Pipers age. Once again she thought of old times here in London. Not too bad. Than the moving back to the states. Her rebellion. Her career and her way she worked up. Then the x files. No doubt, that was the most exciting time of her life. She wonīt miss it. Her times with Dave were just wonderful. The fun they had, and the love she felt for him. She shaked her head. Better do not think of this she thought. It is over for more than 8 years now. She didnīt hear something about him since a long time. And - maybe - this was the best way to forgot. Cause it still hurts. She began life new here in London. Far away from everything that might remind her on Dave and the things they once shared. Four years ago there was something like a pre meeting in LA. There the whole crew met again. At first she didnīt really want to join them. But Piper wanted to use this to meet her old friends there, so Gill agreed. When she came to the studio everything seemed like it was just yesterday. All the people she knew. They had nice chats. But then David appeared. With Teá. Gill was close to tears and tried to ignore him and looked away. But the first thing Dave did was running to her, hugging her intensively. Without saying a word they hugged each other. How she expected tears run out of her eyes. She could feel him one more time. And the way she felt, she swored herself never meet him again. She just coulnīt stand this again. She coulnīt believe, but she still loved him. And she knew, from the way he came in - hand in hand with Teá - that he must have forgotten what they once had. For him, she just was an old friend. His ex best friend, how it seemed. When he saw her tears running down her cheeks he had this spezial look in his eyes he had had when he loved her, too. But very soon he reacted with drying her cheeks. This look disappeared as fast as it appeared. "So good to see you." He whispered. She smiled then. And being angry about her own foolish reaction she started to talk to him as if this were old times. But deep inside she better didnīt want to see him again.
"Mom?!" Suddenly she recognized where she was. Reality. As usual. Piper found the next pair of trousers she wanted her to buy. Gill just smiled. At least she wasnīt alone. There was still her loved daughter on her side. Than Piper went downstairs to look for other things she could use. Or not use.
He went down the road. Tomorrow was the day to leave and fly back home. Home? What a funny expression according to what is waiting there for him. He wondered what he did wrong. But he didnīt find something to explain. He looked to the sky. Dark clowds condensed above. He decided to go into one of those shops here. So he went inside. Must be a shop for young people. He smiled. At his time nobody ever thought of wearing something like this. Clothes today are too short he thought. But it was pretty warm here. He looked around, maybe he could find something for Westy when a red hair girl passed his way. He looked around. "From where the hell.." He followed her straight to the table with the trousers on it. The girl still searched for another pair of trousers. He stood on her right side now. Then he went around the table to have a look at her face. He wasnīt sure yet. Could this be possible? Could this be Piper Maru Anderson? Sure, he know somewhere deep inside that Gill moved to London. But he had no more contact to her anymore. And Dave really thought that she could have moved another time. He thought that this big town was too much for her after a certain time. But this wasnīt the case, obviously. Now he was sure. The girl right in front of him searching for clothes was the same little girl he once hold in his arms, together with Gill. Laughting together, loving each other. Like a real family. Family? No doubt, this was Piper. She suddenly hold a pair of trousers in her hands and wanted to turn around."Maybe I should buy this for you. As a late birthday present!" She stared at the man talking to her. "Little Piper don't know what to say. Is ist a miracle?" Then she finally smiled at him. "Oncle Dave? Is it you?" He nodded. "Oh my God!" She ran round the table and jumped into his open arms. "Hey sweety. What a beauty you are!" "Donīt say that! What are you doing here? Do you stay for some more days?" "Iīm here for a preview started yesterday. Tomorrow Iīm leaving." "Tomorrow?" she repeated sadly. "If you really wanna make me a present, you come for dinner today! Just visit us this evening, please!" "I don't know if thatīs the right idea, Piper. See, Iīm sure your Mom has a lot of things to do." "And Iīm sure she wants to see you. She is upstairs, just come with me!" She took his hands and pulled on it. "Piper! No! Iīm.. it is. I don't want to disturb." "Disturb? Disturb what?" "You, your mother and" "And?" "See, Iīm sure she has her own life now with somebody she found to be happy. This is what I don't want to disturb." Piper waited a moment. "But there is nobody, oncle Dave! She would be sad if you don't come to see us." He hesistated. "Okay, you won. Tell me when and where. Iīll bring the dinner with me. You like chinese food?" She grined. "Sure!" "But don't tell her before. Must be a surprise!" So she gave the address to him and Dave decided to go now."



PART THREE

London
Daves hotel room

Time passed. Dave couldn't await the evening. He knew it was just Gill he was going to meet tonight. But somehow he was nervous. He couldn't explain. During his time in Malibu he sometimes thought of her. About what they had. In those times, the time after she got divorced, he had been with her nearly every day. But it was dangerous. For both of them. If anybody would have found out they might had lost their jobs. And every small Hollywood reporter would tell about the tragic end of their career. Then there would had follow every single detail of their realationship. Yes, it was very dangerous. But nothing could held him from being with her. He stayed over the evening with her and helped her with Piper. In the middle of the night he went home to avoid the people watching him coming out of Gills home. It felt like hell thinking of the public. He was obsessed by her. But his fear was bigger. He didnīt want to think of the rest of the story. Maybe, during this evening he could say sorry to her. That means if she lets him in her home at all. Maybe this evening could be a very special one. Maybe they could talk as if nothing had ever been.


7:32 pm
Themse street, appartement 5

The knockinī on the door could be heard all over the appartement. "Mom! Could you please open the door? Iīm busy!" Piper lied. Gill went to the door to open it. All she could see were lots of red roses. "Ready for dinner Maīam?" somebody behind the roses asked. Surprised by this she didnīt know what to say. Then the man behind the roses took then down to show his face. Perplexed Gill stared at Dave. "Hi" Dave finally said. "Come on, Gill. Say some- thing!" he said with an uncertain voice. "Dave!" She smiled in a shy way. Then she steped to the side to let him in. "Hey, where is my hug?" She took the flowers from him that he could take her in his arms. Enjoying this moment he decided to kiss her cheek. Can't be too wrong he thought. Leaving his arms she could see a tear in his eyes. "You come to me to cry?" Again he smiled and whispered "Of course not! I brought some chinese food for us." She took his hand and lead him to the dining room while she called for Piper. "How are you? I haven't heard something of you for such a long time now." "Still the same in the USA." "Howīs Westy? And Teá?" He looked away from her. "Westy is just fine. And.. Teá is" Then Piper stood inside the room. "Hi again!" "Hey! Here, I've got something for you!" he handed a paper bag to her. Piper opened it and grabbed for the content. It was just the same pair of trousers she was holding in her hands in the shop. "Happy birthday" She smiled at him. "Thanx!" "Youīre welcome. But lets have dinner now. Iīm hungry." he claimed.
Half an hour later they talked about the good old times in Malibu and about the x files. They joked about Chris when suddenly the telephone rang. "Iīm going!" And Piper run out of the room. Just a moment later she came back. "Mom?" "No, I wonīt buy you whatever Maxine has got." Piper laughed. "Yes, it was Maxine. But mom, itīs Friday. Might I stay with Maxine tonight? We wanna watch a new film." "What kind of film?" "A romance, mom! Nothing bloody, no x files, no horror!" David laughted. "Sure, but stay cool, young lady!" "Thanx, mom!" She went to Dave "Was great to see you again, oncle Dave. Bye!" she kissed his lips and went out. "Be careful!" "Sure mom!" Then she was away.



PART FOUR

Gill looked away from him. She stared at her empty plate. "Youīre okay, Gill?" he finally asks as he coulnīt stand this any longer. She tried to smile, but he knew it was a fake. "Iīm fine. Tell me something whatīs going on in LA. What about your career." "For me nothing really changed. The movies I play with are okay. I guess Hollywood is fed up with me." "Donīt say that! Youīre a wonderful actor! You know this." She stood up to clean the dishes. He followed her to the kitchen and grabbed for the towel. She smiled about this. "What?" "Piper never does this." "She is a child, Gill." She nodded. "And she's wonderful!" "Yeah, she is." "What about you? What is it like to be here in Europe?" "Itīs far away from everything in the USA." She quickly looked down to the dishes. He remembered that he wanted to say that he is sorry for what he had done to her. But she was faster. "Hey, maybe you can show me a picture of Westy and Teá?!" "Sure!" he said. He went out but came back very soon. "Come on, we can go to the living room. Wanna have some wine?" he nodded. A few minutes later she came back with two glasses and a bottle of wine. She handed the bottle to him. "Could you?" "Of course!" he answered and opened the bottle. After filling the two glasses he gave a photo of Westy and him to her. "Oh my God. She is so cute, Dave!" "Yeah, she's great!" "Where is Teá here?" "Teá!" he said disappointed. "Whatīs wrong? Do you have problems?" he took the glasses and gave one to her. "You really wanna hear this? Itīs such a nice evening. Iīm sure Iīll bore you after two mins!" "Dave, I've been your friend. You can tell me everything!" "You STILL are my friend, Gill!" he looked into her eyes. Just now he know how much he had missed her. Did she missed him, too? "So tell me, Dave." She said quietly. He looked down again. "It was two years ago that I found out that she's got an affair." He stopped as it seems he was searching for the right words to say. "Iīm sorry, Dave. I didnīt know. Itīs not my deal. So if you don't wanna talk about this, I understand." "No, itīs okay. I was just so naive those times. I forgave her as she told me this wonīt happen again. But it did." "And what does she say to this?" "Nothing, she don't know that I know. She meets him still but she thinks I don't know." "So why don't you talk to her. I mean, ... she is your wife, Dave." "I don't know. Somehow it isnīt of any interest for me. Our marriage is .. different, it changed. Nothingīs for good, huh?" "Donīt say that, Iīm sure itīs just a matter of time. You'll see!" Gill didnīt know what to think. There was Dave sitting there next to her, after all what happened, telling her this. "Iīm not sure about loving her still." Oh my God. Did he know what he does to her? she thought. "Iīm sorry. I told you Iīm gonna bore you!" "No, you didnīt. I just, I didnīt expect this!" She looked at his eyes. Still teddylike. "Dave? Youīre okay?" She reached out for his hand. "I didnīt know that I missed you so much." He finally said. "Since I saw Piper in that shop downtown, I was just longing to see you." "Donīt say this, Dave." "But I want to tell you this." He squeezed her hand carefully. Afraid of that she could go away from him. Again she was close to tears. But she forced herself to be strong. Just be as strong as Scully had always been. She wanted to hold him in her arms, but - as Scully - she coulnīt. "Do you sometimes want to go back?" he whispered. "Back to what?" she whispered back to him. "Old times." "Every day" That was enough for him to wait. Now he knew how she felt. He leaned to her, carefully, to let his lips touch hers. He waited for a reaction from her. But she just closed her eyes. For how long did she wished this to be true? She opened her eyes to see his. There was this special look. She could identify it again. This look he only had for her. "Gill, I want you to know that this has nothing to do with my problems with Teá. If you want this to stop.." she moved her hand to his mouth. "I know" surprised he looked at her. "I've seen it in your eyes." She kissed him again. This time deeper. With more passion. She lay back on her couch, him right over her. She stroked through his dark hair. Pulling him closer to her. She could feel his tougue inside her mouth. Even after all this time it felt like thousands of butterflies. He kissed her forehead than slowly moved down to her cheeks, her warm neck. She moaned quietly. She felt save as she hadnīt felt for a long time now. Dave opened her blouse to feel her skin. Nothing had changed since the last time he did this. He kissed her shoulders as he let the blouse drop onto the floor. She was as beautiful as he remembered her. Then he felt her hands on his head again. He came up to her head again for another long kiss. While kissing she striped his sweater off. Her hands moved down to his trousers, touching him between his legs. She could feel it is already hard. But Gill knew that Dave could hold it back if he concentrates. She loved that game they used to play. And now she wanted to know if he still could play by her rules. So she opened his trousers and pulled them away. The same she did with his boxers. Again she touched his penis looking at him what happened. Come on, concentrate boy! he thought. But it was difficult. Too difficult. "Better stop before itīs over before it really began." She smiled like a winner did. "Out of practice?" It was mean, but somehow she liked it. "Say this again and I show you my practice!" "Iīm the last who is holding you back from what you wanna do." He leaned down to kiss her again. Clumsy he opened her bra. She interpreted this he hadnīt had done this for a long time. Finally the bra was open, and he was glad about that. Carefully he reached for her breasts. Then massaging them softly till they got hard. He couldn't describe what he should think that she still had this reaction on him. Moving down he sucked tender at the left one. She could feel the heat growing up inside her as he moved down to her belly, kissing it. She had to pant when he opened her trousers, pulling them down. The only thing holding him back were her panties. What was he waiting for? She looked at him staring to her. Then she reached for him to kiss her. This made him go crazy, but should he really do this? he thought. Unable to wait she striped her panties off and smiled at him to take away his doubts. It seemed to work and she opened her legs to let him in. He got inside her and it felt just right. He hesistated a moment before he really began to move inside her. With every push he did she felt more and more filled out together with him. He moved faster and she could feel her orgasm coming. "Gill, look at me!" she moaned again and did what she was told. Seeing her face when she was coming he always liked. But he never remembered that she was that passionate. She was so beautiful. She could feel her orgasm going over. He must have forgotten how this could be with a woman loving him. "For me, Dave. Please, come for me." By her words he pushed again into her. Again and again. And then he felt it, too. He could hardly breath when it came over him. When he opened his eyes she saw the tears in there. "Talk to me, Dave!" He moved out of her and layed on her, nacked as he was. She stroked up and down his backside. He could hear her heartbeat slowing down now. As he started to shake his whole body she asked again. "Dave, what is it? You scare me." "Iīm sorry." "Donīt say you're sorry." He looked up to her. "Gill, what should I do now?" "What do you mean by this?" "I think you know what I mean. I don't wanna lose you again, Gillian." "Itīs up to you. I can't decide for you." He placed his head again on her chest. "I know. But what do you think?" "Dave, you can't be asking me this. But you better go home, there is Westy needing you." "And leaving you alone with Piper as I did it some years ago?" Unable to believe what she was saying he looked at her again. "It isnīt my home anymore." She kissed him then. He took out the blanket under them to cover both of them. "Sleep well" he smiled at her. It didnīt take long till sleep came over them.


PART FIVE

The morning sun danced on the floor as Gill opened her eyes. Immediatety she remembered the happenings of the last evening. But as immediately as this, she recognized that Dave wasnīt there. Gill looked around. 9:18 am the clock showed her. Too, his clothes were away. So he did what she adviced him to do. Going back. She didnīt know why she said this. Is she crazy now? Can this be true? He's up and away her soul was shouting at her. She sat up on the couch and held her face into her hands. She felt like being alone again. Why she cried. Suddenly she felt hands on her shoulder. Shocked by this Gill turned around. "Why do you cry?" through her tears she saw David fully dressed kneeing in front of her. She washed her tears away to have a better look at him. "Thought you were gone." she whispered. He took the blanket round her and held her head. "I've made a decision." She looked down fearing the worst. "You wanna hear it?" Gill nodded as she wondered how he would say he's leaving. "I love you, Gill. And never again I wanna hurt you. And Iīm sorry for the times I did. But if you still want me, after all what had happened, then let me stay with you till end of time." Slowly a smile turned into her face. "And please don't cry for me!" He kissed her forehead. "Hey, don`t let me hanging here! What do you say?" "I love you, too!" Dave took her in her arms and hold her. Then he stood up and carried her to the kitchen. "I've made some tea for us. I guess I should start drinking more of that now!" They kissed again.




If you've see me walking down a street
Staring at the sky
Wagon not to feet
You just passed me by
Itīs to make me cry
You can make me whole again


If you've see me with another man
Laughing and joking
Doing what I can
I want put you down
Cause I want you around
You can make me whole again


Looking back on where we fist met
I cannot escape
And I cannot forget
Baby, you're the one
Used to turn me on
You can make me whole again


Time is laying heavy on my heart
Seems I've got too much of it
Since we've been apart
My friends make me smile
If only for a while
You can make me whole again


Looking back on where we fist met
I cannot escape
And I cannot forget
Baby, you're the one
Used to turn me on
You can make me whole again


So now Iīll have to wait
But Baby if you change you're mind
Donīt be too late
Cause I just can't go on
Itīs already been too long
But you
Could make me whole again


Looking back on where we fist met
I cannot escape
And I cannot forget
Baby, you're the one
Used to turn me on
You can make me whole again


Looking back on where we fist met
I cannot escape
And I cannot forget
Baby, you're the one
Used to turn me on
You can make me whole again


Baby you're the one
Used to turn me on
You can make me
Whole again


FINI