All Over Again Chapter Five

All Over Again
Chapter Five

Can't believe we met like this
Is it just coincidence
I had a feeling I'd be seeing you again
You're every bit as beautiful
As the last time we met
When you told me you were leaving
And going back to him
How I wish I could tell you
It was all in the past
But I was never good at lieing
And baby since you asked...

"Nora..."

"Hello Bo, long time no see."

Bo stood up quickly and looked at her a moment before looking down at the floor. He shuffled his feet a moment and then looked back at her. "How did you find me?"

Nora shook her head and chuckled. "What an ego Buchanan! I didn't come to Dallas looking for you. I am here on a case."

Bo raised his eyebrows. "Anything interesting?"

"That remains to be seen."

"Oh. Would you like to join me?"

Nora looked towards the door. "Actually, I am meeting someone. What the hell? Looks like he's running late as it is. I wouldn't mind sitting with you for awhile."

Bo motioned to the booth and after she had sat down he scooted in across from her, pushing the file folder off to the side. "So, is Matthew with you?"

Nora shook her head. "No, he's with my parents in Chicago."

"Really? He didn't stay in Llanview with Sam?"

Nora shook her head and replied cryptically. "No, Sam was tied up."

Bo furrowed his brow slightly. "So..."

"So..."

Bo cleared his throat and shifted in his seat uncomfortably while Nora picked at the napkin sitting in front of her on the table. Suddenly, the jukebox comes on and My Girl filled the room. Bo looked up and found Nora's eyes where they locked.

I don't want to hear that song again
From the night we first met
I don't want to hear you whispering
Things I'd rather forget
I don't want to look into your eyes
Cause I know what happens next
We'll be making love and then
I fall all over again

Nora finally broke the gaze she and Bo held and looked down, blushing. "Isn't it amazing how a mere song can stir so many emotions?"

"Face it Nora, My Girl isn't a mere song. It's our song. It would be abnormal not to have some sort of reaction to it. Especially with us both sitting here so close to each other."

Nora looked back up at him. "You're right. It is our song. I can remember every single time we danced to it."

"Do you? Are your memories any clearer?"

Nora nodded. "I remember most of it. Including the last time we danced to it. We were at Rhodi's. Sam was there. You know, after that I can't really remember a time when Sam wasn't there. He really just invaded our lives didn't he?"

Bo sighed and rubbed his face with his hand. "Can we skip the talk about Sam?"

"I just want to know one more thing Bo. Is he the reason? Did you leave Llanview because of Sam?"

I can't begin to tell you
How sorry I am
That the man you built your dreams around
Just broke your heart again
I think I know the feeling
Cause I once loved you so much
That I swore I'd rather die
Than live a day without your touch
If I held you in my arms you know
I'd never let you go
But this isn't the time or place
To get emotional

Bo shrugged his shoulders and took a big gulp of the beer that a waitress had finally brought them. "I don't suppose it was as much about Sam as about seeing you with Sam."

Nora shook her head. "You know Bo, sometimes you amaze me. You were with Melanie. Was I supposed to just sit around and be alone hoping that someday you'd realize that it was me that you wanted and come running back to me? Matthew had a right to be apart of a family."

"Melanie was accused of murder, Nora. A murder I thought she was falsely accused of. Turns out now I was wrong but I couldn't just turn around and let her fight on her own. But, I also knew after that kiss we shared that things couldn't work out between me and Melanie. I thought after the trial you and I could discuss things and maybe even try to work things out but then you showed up in my office telling me you were going back to Sam. I just couldn't handle that again. Not when every time I saw you all I wanted to do was take you into my arms and hold you forever."

Nora sighed. "Well, it's a moot point now."

"What do you mean?"

"Sam walked out on me. He chose Lindsay over me and now it's over between us. For good."

I don't want to hear that song again<
From the night we first met
I don't want to hear you whispering
Things I'd rather forget
I don't want to look into your eyes
Cause I know what happens next
We'll be making love and then
I fall all over again

Bo shifted in his seat again, leaning over the table towards Nora. "You mean to tell me the guy actually chose Lindsay over you? He must be nuts too."

"Really Bo? I may not remember everything but from what people tell me you chose Lindsay over me."

Bo let out a deep breath. "Ouch."

"I'm sorry Bo. I shouldn't have said that. The last thing I want to do is hurt you again."

"We've certainly done plenty of that, haven't we Nora? I wonder if it ever stops?"

"Only if we want it to," Nora replied quietly. "And I want to Bo. As much as I've tried to I can't stop loving you. I just want to stop all of the hurt."

Now, you were crying when you kissed me
Then you walked out the door
You were always such a mystery
I still dream we're making love
But I stop myself because...

"You still love me?"

Nora dropped her face into her hands. "God Bo, you are so dense. I've tried telling you since the moment I came back from the dead that I still loved you but you never listened to me. Maybe being around so much peroxide affected your brain."

"All I know is that being around you affects me. That's why I had to get away. I thought of you at least a thousand times a day in Llanview. You were everywhere I looked. At the station, at the diner, everywhere. Here I only thought of you five hundred times a day until now of course. I just can't believe after all these years and after everything the two of us have been through you are still in my system."

Nora placed her hand on top of his. "You know Bo, maybe if it's that hard to get past us it means we were meant to be."

Bo pulled his hand away from Nora's slowly and took a deep breath. "So, feel like taking a spin around the floor? For old times sake?"

Nora smiled and nodded. "Maybe we should take a spin for new times sake?"

"Sounds like a plan," Bo replied as he stood and offered Nora a hand.

Nora took it and followed Bo to the dance floor just as the song ended. A moment later the next song came on the jukebox. Bo chuckled and Nora smiled as they stepped into a comfortably rhythm.

"Little ironic isn't it?"

"Oh, I don't know. I think it's rather fitting that When A Man Loves A Woman just happens to be playing when we just happen to be dancing."

"You're right. As usual."

Bo pulled Nora closer and they just danced. No talking, no laughing, just two people connecting in the most natural way they had ever known. As the song continued, they were no longer dancing. It was more like a gentle sway as they looked deeply into each other eyes. And before either could realize what was happening they were kissing hungrily, neither able to get enough of the other.

I fall all over again

To Be Continued...

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