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Please Don't Leave Me

by

Calleigh
(calleigh_j@hotmail.com)

Max opened the front door to the mansion. I’d had been a long day at the theatre and he was glad to be home. He closed the door behind him and noticed Miss Fine coming down the stairs with two suitcases in her hands. Oh no, what is she doing!? Is she leaving?

‘M-Miss Fine, what are you doing? Max stammered. ‘I’m leaving’ she said with an icy look on her face. ‘W-What! Why?! He shouted confused. ‘Because I can’t take this any longer! Fran cried. ‘Five years! Still nothing happened between us. I always hoped that one day you would change, but now I see you’re never going to change’ she turned her head away, so he couldn’t see the tears in her eyes. He looked at her, completely in shock. ‘Goodbye Mr. Sheffield’ she said as she walked towards the front door. ‘No! Max stopped her. ‘You can’t leave like that, the children need you! He said desperate. ‘And what about you? She looked at him, her eyes filled with tears. ‘I-I…’he stammered. ‘I thought so…’ she said as she headed towards the front door again. ‘Please Miss Fine, don’t leave! He said at his wit’s end. ‘Let’s sit down and talk’. ‘No Mr. Sheffield, I have nothing to say to you! She opened the door. ‘I have to leave’.

Max suddenly became very angry. ‘No you’re not! He lifted her up and carried her over to the couch. ‘You’ll talk with me! Max said. ‘Mr. Sheffield, I’m leaving! Fran said as she stood up. ‘Oh, no you don’t! He said as he grabbed Fran's wrist and pulled her down on the couch. Fran was stunned that he didn’t let go of her. ‘Mr. Sheffield, let me go! She cried now. Max was near tears himself and completely desperate. ‘Miss Fine, please don’t go’ he begged her. Fran tried to break his grip, but Max held on to her even closer. She struggled to get away, but he was too strong for her. ‘Just listen to me! Max cried. ‘No, I won’t! She cried and she struggled even harder to get away. Max didn’t know what to do anymore. He tried to control her by getting on top off her. Suddenly Fran stopped struggling and began to cry. Max’s heart broke when he heard her crying. Oh my god, what have I done?! You idiot! What the hell has gotten into me? Have I hurt her? He looked into her tear-swollen eyes. ‘Mr. Sheffield please let me go’ Fran sobbed softly, tears flowing down her face. He was shocked to see her this distraught. All of the sudden he let go. ‘I-I’m sorry…’ he stammered.

Max gazed into her tear-swollen eyes and saw the pain he had caused her. The pain he caused her all these years she was working for him. He couldn’t believe he was this close off losing her. Without her his life would be meaningless, he loved her as much as life itself. He never realized the consequences from keeping her on a string. All those times he kept her at arms-length…The only thing he really wanted to do was holding her and telling her how much he loved her. But something had always stopped him. He knew she loved him and that she really didn’t want to leave, but that he had left her no other choice. Max felt thoroughly ashamed off himself.

Fran saw Max struggling with his emotions. In her heart she knew he loved her, but waiting for him to confess had become a sheer torture to her. Every time she saw him, she wanted to touch him, kiss him, or just hug him. Knowing he slept down the hall drove her totally crazy! She knew he had a fear of intimacy after his wife died, but she couldn’t wait around forever! That’s why she had decided to leave. She knew she would brake the children’s hearts, but she had to move on with her life.

She noticed tears were flowing down his face. Seeing him like this, roused Fran’s pity.

‘Mr. Sheffield, are you ok? She asked softly as she wiped away her own tears. ‘Oh Fran…’ he choked, ‘I-I’m so sorry. Not only for what happened just now…but for everything…’ he burst into tears. ‘It’s all my fault…’ he sobbed his voice trembling with emotion. ‘I-I’m sorry for hurting you so much…’ Fran’s eyes were filled with tears now. She looked up at him. ‘All I wanted you to say was that you loved me…’

He looked in her tear-swollen eyes. ‘I love you Fran. I love you so much that it scares me’ he whispered. You have no idea how much it would hurt me…us, if you leave right now’. Tears were flowing down Fran’s face now, he’d finally admitted that he loves her. She hugged him and said, ‘I love you too Maxwell’. Max hugged her back and stroked her hair gently. ‘So you’re not leaving?

‘No’ she said softly as she caressed his cheek and wiped away his tears, ‘I’ll never leave you’. They gazed into each other’s eyes for a moment. Max’s head came slowly closer to hers until he finally brushed his lips over hers. Fran gasped as his tongue gently parted her lips. His tongue started to explore her sweet, warm mouth.

He broke the kiss. ‘Oh and Fran, before I forget, will you marry me? Her eyes widened in surprise. ‘Oh Maxwell, more than anything in the world! She kissed him on the lips. As the kiss became more passionately, Max let his hands explore her body. His hand wandered slowly down her neck and he started to apply soft kisses down her throat. ‘Fran…what would you say if we got ourselves a room? He lifted her in his arms and looked at her with love.

‘I love you Fran and I’ll never take it back again…’

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