Author: BrenFan

Story: Choices

Chapter: One Touch

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Lynette finds out she has feelings for Rick. When Tom asks her about it, she has to be honest. She can't watch Tom being devastaded, and doesn't know what to do.

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Susan, Gabrielle, Edie and Lynette are drinking coffee at Lynette's place...

'Are you sure you love him?' Gabrielle asks for the sixth time.

'No! That's the problem, Gabrielle. But what if I do? What if I find out I wanna spend my life with Rick and not Tom. I mean, Tom is such a sweet guy...he cares about me, he loves me, he does everything he can to make me feel better.' Lynette stares in space. 'I don't know what to do...'

'You fired Rick because you didn't want to leave Tom. That would be enough for me.' Edie says.

'No, Edie, that's not true! Would you wanna be the rest of your life together with a person you don't even love? And even if you do, I would be devastaded if I would find out that all Lynette was thinking about is Rick! Do you want to live like that?' Susan says loudly, after being quit all the time.

'I think you should go talk to him.' Gabrielle tries.

'You do realize all we do is talk, talk, talk?' Lynette says annoyed.

'I don't really know Rick, I really can't help you pick, that's something you have to do by yourself. When I had to chose between Ian and Mike, I choose Ian at first, because I promised him to marry him. But Ian knew I was in love with Mike, so he didn't want to marry me anymore. I'm actually glad he didn't.' She takes a sip of her coffee. 'You gotta say, Tom is a really great guy to be with, he's so sweet to you...'

'That's what I mean! Tom always says he's head over heels with me! What if he says: Lynette I love you and I'm never gonna leave you again, and then I say: Oh, sorry, but I am, I'm leaving you for Rick.' Lynette says.

'That's something like Susan's choice. She chose Ian, because she promised. If I were in love with Tom I would pick him, not just because I promised to stay with him until death do us part...' Gabrielle says.

'Oh thanks, you really helped.' Lynette says sarcastically.

'Oh sweetie, I really want to and I would if I could, but this is something you have to decide and find out on your own...' Gabrielle says.

'I guess so.' Lynette nods.

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The next day, Lynette wakes up. She sees Tom has his arm around her in bed. She sighs. I'm not gonna walk away from him in his sleep, if he thinks that. She thinks. She stands up and sees the kids already had breakfast. She eats a sandwich, drinks some milk and grabs the keys. 'I'm gonna buy some things.' Lynette says to the kids, who are watching TV.

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In the supermarket...

'Allright let's see...milk...sugar...coffee...' She mumbels to herself. She feels a hand on her shoulder. 'Lynette?'

She turns around and her heart skips a beat. Rick.

'How...how...how...are you?' She asks a little nervous.

'I'm okay, I work in another restaurant.'

'Well, great for you!' She wants to walk away.

'Lynette!' He stands in front of her. 'From the moment I left, until now, I just kept thinking about you.'

Lynette shooks her head. 'Rick...'

'No...I mean, I know you're married, and Tom's a great guy, but you have to be honest to yourself. Don't you feel anything for me?' Rick looks at her with puppy eyes. It's almost like he begs for an 'I love you'.

Lynette shooks her head. 'I can't do this right now.' She turns around.

Rick holds her hand. 'Don't do this to yourself Lynette.'

'What?'

'Please, give a chance with me, I know Tom loves you, but I will love you even more. More than you expect.'

'Is that what you think?' Lynette looks angry.

'What?' Rick asks.

'You think my husband doesn't love me?' She walks over to him. He gets a little nervous and takes a step back. 'You know what Rick? I know that Tom loves me and I love him too! If you're not fine with it, who cares? You are gonna have to deal with it, okay? I love Tom, and I always will!' She trows the milk, sugar and coffee on the floor and walks out of the store.

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When she's home, she sees Tom's not awake yet. She walks to the bedroom. She watches him sleeping. She stands in the doorway watching his chest slowly go up and down. So peacefully. She smiles a little, sits on the bed, and gives him a kiss on his forehead. He wakes up. He smiles. 'I can't believe I'm waking up with the most beautiful woman in my life.' His first sleepy words are.

Lynette smiles. They kiss. 'I love you.' She mumbles.

Tom smiles, and with his thumb he touches her cheek. 'I love you too, and I'm never gonna leave you.'

Lynette rests her head on his chest, smiling, but behind that smile there are a million questions.

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When I first met you

I never thought you'd be here tonight

I never thought you would be mine

I just thought you'd be a person I needed sometimes

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But I figured out

I need you

I miss you

But are you Mr. Right?

Right now you are

But what if it ends?

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But one touch is enough for me, baby

To know I need you now

Just one little touch

To tell me what I need

One touch

You make sure you love me

And I'll touch you

Like you always did

You'll know I love you too

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Are there other fish in the sea?

Are there other ones for me?

I don't know what's good for me

But it's okay right now

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But I figured out

I need you

I miss you

But are you Mr. Right?

Right now you are

But what if it ends?

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But one touch is enough for me, baby

To know I need you now

Just one little touch

To tell me what I need

One touch

You make sure you love me

And I'll touch you

Like you always did

You'll know I love you too

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Oh, let all this questions fade away

Let them dissapear

I'll hold you tight

I'll stay with you

Until death do us part

But you have to know

You have to know

That your touch made made me so sure

That I want to be with you

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AN: This is the first chapter! Please, if something's not completely right, just tell it, because I don't have time to watch Desperate Housewives every week. What do you think of the story, and the song? It's written by me...