13 - Writing Over

                                    

                                          

                            

                                
                            
                              
                                  
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            
                            
                          
                          
Scrunch up a piece of paper into a ball toss it on the floor and take out a new piece of paper writing a love & apology letter to Vivian and it's harder than I thought. Breathe out a heavy sigh and begin writing again until the door opens.
"Chase, what is going on here" Clara pause. "Oooh, what's this?"
Clara takes the draft of the letter starting over and begins to read the letter out loud, while I spring out of my seat to snatch it away from her quickly.
"Alright, that's enough of that," I say, snatching the letter out of her hands before she can say anything else.
"I think it's sweet that you're writing Vivian a love letter, but what about a grand gesture?" Clara responds, sitting down on the edge of the bed and putting her hair up in a bun.
Almost halfway through writing the letter take out a small treasure box shifting through all the letters I did write to Vivian, maybe it was foolish of me not to send them sooner than later.
"That's not a bad idea Clara, but I don't think I should do a grand gesture for her" I pause. "We're not together like that anymore"
"I'd love to sit and talk with you but I'm going shopping with Mom so I'll wait in the foyer" Clara pause. "Don't miss me too much though"
Watching as her small shadow disappears until the door closes shut, striking a match lighting a few candles beside me, writing the last words of the letter folding and placing it in an envelope.Decorates the front of the envelope writing her name in cursive, then draws a couple of roses around it.
"You know Chase I thought you were gonna lock yourself up in this room forever," Julia says, lightly sweeping the cherrywood floors to arrange a nearby bookshelf in the corner of the room.
"Oh, it's just you Julia, you shouldn't sneak up on me like that," I say, sealing up the envelope and sticking it into a nearby sketchbook on the desk.
Julia offers a small smile, then sneezes a couple of times and continues dusting, I hand her a handkerchief to stop another one from coming again. 
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you like that I have to finish up these rooms up here before going to the basement" Julia pause. "Seeing you write love letters reminds me of my late husband"
"Wait, you were married?! How come I never knew of this" I ask, tucking away the treasure box under the bed.
"Well, he did pass away a couple of months after Clara was born, but I hope you and Vivian can have a happy ending" Julia replies, placing another letter on the foot of the bed.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that Julia is that another letter from Vivian? I thought you gave me most of the letters?" I question, getting out of my seat and holding onto the medium size envelope getting ink smudges all over it.
"Well, this is the only letter I was able to save without Mrs. Lincoln seeing me" Julia pause. "I hope you can read this letter in your spare time, good night Chase"
"Good night, Julia" I reply, cracking open the right window letting in the chilly air, and opening up a complete letter from Vivian reading it silently in the night. 
Dear Chase, watching the stars here in Paris reminds me of the night we met at the Wellington Manor. 
Sure the both of us were just strangers that very night, but you managed to get me to enjoy myself at this party inviting me to your friends Ashton Foster and Daniel Prescott I can tell that me and Daniel will be great friends. 
With you taking me away from the crowd and watching the stars under the Willow tree made me feel like I could be myself for once, then ending up dancing under the faint moonlight made this night so much more special. Looking back on it now, that night is a pivotal moment in our love story. 
The way you treated me as the only girl that mattered in your universe and when your eyes would find mine making me feel so nervous around you. 
To mark our initials into that very Willow Tree to find it again someday. Making another event or party to being the best night of my life I'll always be grateful to you for that. 
So, I want to end this letter by saying thank you for being the kind, thoughtful, loving guy that you are, and hope that our love story continues to grow and mature over time.
Forever Yours,
Vivian V. Hawthorne 

                            

                                
                            
                              
                                  
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            
                            
                          
                          
Author's Note :)
Goodnight my fellow readers, I hope you guys enjoyed tonight's chapter!
Writing a full letter from Vivian's pov did have some of its challenges, but I'm glad I was able to write something that I enjoyed even if I had to rewrite some lines.
But, what's your favorite line in Vivian's letter? Also what piece of information from this chapter stood out to you?
The next update for Family Affairs is this Wednesday at 11:30 pm stay tuned!