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American Angel in London
"Orlando? This is Allie. Do you remember me?"
"Allie! Of course I remember you. How are you love?" I answered
"Um...not good. Can you come see me? I'm in the hospital. I didn't know who else to call"
"Sure of course. What hospital?"
"Middlesex"
"Okay, I'll be right there. Don't worry Allie"
"I never do"
Memories flooded back as I walked out of my dorm to my car. Have you ever dated someone..who you were crazy over...but they didn't give you the time of day? That was Allie and I. I was crazy about her from the moment I met her. But she didn't feel the same way. I've tried evrey way in the world to make her feel the same way about me. She just...didn't. It had been 7 months since we'd broken up, but the sound of her voice still made my heart skip a beat. She was in trouble...and she'd called me to help her. I prayed the whole time I was driving that she was okay. I parked my car at the hospital and ran into the hospital.
"I'm looking for Allie Peters?"
"Allie Peters?"
"Yes, is she okay?"
"Come with me" My heart sank. I just knew something horrible had happenned. I looked over at the nurse confused when she led me into the nursery.
"Miss Peters left 10 minutes ago. She left without anyone knowing. She left this to you" She picked a small baby out of the crib, showing it to me.
"B-but...I...I mean.. I"
"I'm assuming your the father"
"No..she would have told me...I think...I don't know"
"We'll need a dna test. To make sure you are the father. Before you can take the baby home"
I barely heard her. A baby? Allie had been pregnant? Even before we'd broken up...and she hadn't told me. She just had the baby, and ran...I looked over at the baby that was trying to go back to sleep.
"Sir? Sir?"
"Y-yes?"
"You'll need a dna test before you can take her home"
"O-okay"
"Come with me" I nodded and followed her. I gave my sample, and waited in the lobby as the labs went through. I knew the test was useless. The baby was mine. I just knew it.
"Sir?" The nurse said, walking out.
"Yes?"
"Here are your results." She handed me a folder. I looked over them. "The babies mine?"
She nodded.
"Okay..when can I take her home?"
"Today. She was born five days ago. Miss Peters must have known the day she was going home"
I nodded, following her. The nurse picked up the baby, lying her in my arms.
"What's her name?" I asked.
"That's your choice love. Miss Peters didn't name her"
I looked down at the tiny baby in my arms "Elizabeth" I said. Thinking back to what my mother said about names.When I asked her why she'd named me such an unusal name.
"It has to fit Orlando. You have to look at a person and know it fits. I knew your name the moment I saw you my dear"
"Elizabeth. Elizabeth Anne Bloom"
The nurse smiled, and filled out the birth certificate.
Two hours later, I left. I pulled into the driveway of my dorm building and looked into the backseat where my....daughter was sleeping in a carseat the hospital had let me borrow. I walked to the back of the car, lifting her out. She woke when I picked her up, and looked up at me with eyes that matched mine.
"You got the short end of the deal kid. I know nothing about raising a baby. I'm sorry....I wish your mom would have stayed around...." I sighed, walking inside with her.
My best friend Kyle walked out into the hallway...
"Hey mate did you hear about..is that a baby?"
"Yeah, long story, I'm exhausted, I'll explain later. What were you gonna say?"
"You got a new neighbor, right across the hall from you."
"That's nice" I said sarcastically.
"No, trust me, it is. Blue eyes, hot, American."
"Great, can I go to sleep now?"
"What's up with you tonight mate?"
"Alot"I said, opening my dorm room door with my free hand. I shut it, which woke Elizabeth up again. She began crying....loudly. "Oh...come on kid..cut me a break...." I tried rocking her, feeding her...evreything I knew how to do..I heard a knock on my door. "Uh..come in!" I yelled, trying to calm to screaming baby...
"Um..hi" said a voice. "Having trouble?"
I looked up..seeing the girl Kyle had to be talking about. "Yeah, I'm not so great at the baby thing. I don't know why she's crying"
"Well for one thing, you're holding her all wrong."
"I am?" She laughed, walking over, positioning my arms so the baby was closer to me. Elizabeth still screamed.
"Now what?"
"Rock her" I tried.
"No, no, no, here let me show you" She took the baby before I knew it, and rocked her from side to side, humming softly. All of a sudden...silence.
"How'd you do that?" I said, amazed.
She shrugged. "Three years of babysitting for gas money" She smiled. "Where's her bed?"
"I don't have one yet."
"You didn't buy your kid a bed?"
"It's a long story.."
"It's fine, it's none of my buisness. Here, take her for a second." She handed Elizabeth to me, and got the carseat from the floor, she laid the handle back, and laid a blanket over the padding. She took Elizabeth from me agian, and laid her into the carseat, without waking her.
"You're an angel"
she laughed. "I just know how to deal with kids. I'm anne by the way."
"You're who?" I said..my mouth dropping open.
"Anne"
"Anne...that's Elizabeth's middle name."
"Who?" She asked.
"Elizabeth, the baby"
"Oh..."She looked over at the baby and smiled.
"Elizabeth Anne...it fits her"
"I thought so too. Oh, sorry, I'm Orlando, Orlando Bloom."
She smiled, shaking my head.
"It's nice to meet you Orlando"
"So, you're not from here I take it?"
"No, Tennesse."
"Oh, wow, that's cool"
"I guess so.." She smiled. "Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm your new neighbor."
I smiled. "I heard"
"Oh..well um..I'll see ya around?"
"Sure."
She smiled and turned to leave.
"Anne?"
"What?" She turned back around.
"I know nothing about raising a baby"
"Yeah, I've figured that out" She laughed.
"Well..she's gonna need...stuff, and I don't know what stuff to get her"
"So...I'm guessing you need my help"
I smiled. "Please? I'll seriously beg"
She laughed, showing off a perfect row of white teeth. "Sure. Bright and early..tommorow"
"Bright and early?" I cringed.
"Hey, beggers can't be choosers!"
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Orlando didn't have to worry about me being up bright and early. Elizabeth took care of that. 5am...she started crying. I rocked her like Anne had showed me, surprisingly, it worked. She went back to sleep...but I couldn't. I walked around the dorm, cleaning things up, so I'd have room for Elizabeth's new things. Luckily, I had a rather large dorm, so there would be plenty of room. At 7, I heard a knock on my door. I got up, opening it, seeing a smiling Anne.
"Good morning!"
I smiled. "Morning Anne"
"Wow, you look tired."
"Elizabeth woke up crying at five"
"Oh, get used to that."
"Really?"
"Yep. Ready?"
"Yeah, lets go." I smiled and headed out the door.
"Um, Orlando?"
"Yeah?" I turned around.
"Where's Elizabeth"
I slapped myself in the head, running back in the dorm to get her, I walked past Anne, who had a smirk on her face.
"Not funny" I said.
"Hey, I'm not the one who wanted to leave without the kid"
"I'm new at this, cut me a break"
"Fine, fine" She followed me out.
"So..how did you just find out you had a baby"
"My ex-girlfriend...she called and told me she was at the hospital. I thought she was hurt, so I went down there. She was gone, she'd left Elizabeth there"
Anne's expression changed. "How could she just abandon her baby"
"She was scared."
"So are you. You didn't abandon her"
"I didn't have a choice"
"You always have a choice Orlando. You chose to step up and be the good guy. You took in your child that you knew nothing about, and have said you could raise it, when you know nothing about that either. It takes a big man to do that."
"I saw her..when I saw her...I couldn't just leave her. She's my baby. And luckily, I had an angel move in right across the hall who's been kind enough to help me." I grinned.
"Okay, Mr. Charmer, get in the car"
I laughed, buckling Elizabeth's car seat in.
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This is shapping up to be a great story!
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Fast DNA test! But it already shows the decency in Orlando, to take in a child he knew nothing about, and welcome her as his.
It also opened a door to a meeting the neighbor that may turn into much more!
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I lifted Elizabeth out of the carseat and into my arms, and walked into the store with Anne.
"Okay, first things first. Diapers."
"I already have those. The hospital gave them to me."
"Yeah, but you'll need more. Come on" I watched her pick up several diffrent types of diapers, then finally, deciding on one and putting it into the cart.
"What's next?" I asked.
"Well...diaper wipes, powder, lotion." She said, putting them into the cart.
"And..."
"Okay, now we need clothes and furniture"
"A crib right?"
"Bi golly you've got it!" She teased.
"Haha. Very funny." I said, balancing Elizabeth on one arm as I looked at the cribs. "What about this one?" I asked, pointing.
"Hmm...right size, good price. Safe. Looks good to me" She smiled.
"Yay! Do I get a cookie?" I said, poking her playfully.
She laughed a bit. "Maybe later. Carseats are next. You just borrowed the other one right?"
"Yeah, from the hospital."
"Okey dokey." She looked, and finally found one. We finished up, getting Elizabeth a few outfits..all I could afford. Anne took her, talking to Elizabeth softly as I paid. I smiled, pushing the shopping cart out, watching them. Anne was so good with her. She knew exactly how to talk to her, and play with her. I smiled as I loaded evreything in the car. I remembered when I was small, something my mother told me.
"Orlando, God will give you challanges. Storms to face, mountains to climb. But he will always give you something to help you face those challenges. Something to give you a push, to teach you something
I watched Anne buckle Elizabeth in hew new carseat and knew she'd been sent to her. She wasn't my angel, as I'd said before. She was Elizabeth's.
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Ah, just what Orlando and his baby need, a woman's touch! 
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The weeks passed, and my friendship with Anne grew. Most nights, she spent on my couch,at first, it was because she'd fall asleep there, later on, it just became habit, for us both. It just seemed natural for her to be there. I of course, offered the bed, but she refused to take it. To tell the truth, I don't think I'd even ever seen her in her own dorm. I was glad to have her with me. Anne, me, and Elizabeth. We were a family.
One morning, I walked out of the bedroom, and over to the couch. I leaned down, and brushed her hair from her eyes. Her eyes fluttered open, her eyelashes brushing against my hand. I smiled.
"Morning Anne"
She smiled. "Good morning." she stretchd and sat up.
I walked into the kitchen. "Hungry?"
"Yes. But you can't cook."
"How do you know?"
She got up, walking into the kitchen. "Because this is a salad tosser Orlando. What breakfast food could you possibly make with this?"
"A...breakfast salad!" I retorted.
"Yeah, while you do that, I'm going to make us some real breakfast."
"Oh really?" I said, grabbing her waist playfully.
She laughed as I swung her around, when I sat her down, I felt her arms go around my neck to keep her balance. I laughed and looked down at her, meeting her eyes. I felt a chill go up my spine..but only for a second. The spell was broken when I heard the baby crying.
"Ah, Elizabeth's up" I smiled, untangling myself from Anne and going to get her from the crib. I glanced back, seeing Anne busying herself with the cooking. I smiled, walking in, and picking up Elizabeth.
"Oh...my beautiful baby girl...what have I gotten myself into?" I asked her, bouncing her in my arms.
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hmm...romance is a "blooming"! 
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I carried Elizabeth into the kitchen, and smiled, seeing Anne.
"I got a brainstorm..while I was getting Elizabeth up"
"Okay..." She said, obviously not listening as she put the biscuts into the oven.
"How long is it going to take before you'll actually here what I'm saying?"
She looked up. "Huh?"
"That's what I thought. Are you listening to me now?"
She laughed. "Yeah, yeah, I'm listening. What's up?" She said, pulling herself up so she was sitting on the counter in front of me."
"I think you should move in"
"What? Here? With you?"
"Yeah. I mean, you practically live here already Anne. We could share rent, food, utilities, it would be cheaper. Since you don't use your place anyway."
"Orlando...are you sure about this?"
"Why wouldn't I be? You're my best friend Anne."
She smiled. "Okay."
"Really?"
She nodded.
"Great!" I hugged her and then helped her with breakfast, balancing Elizabeth on one arm.
The days passed, and finally, Anne was all moved in. I leaned in the doorway of her room, watching her unpack. I had to admit she looked adorable. She had on old blue jeans, and a new york yankees t-shirt, with a bandana covering her curly brown hair.
She looked up and saw me. "You gonna give me a hand or just stand there?" She teased.
"Fine, fine, I'll help" I laughed, walking itno the room. I'd just lifted a box when the phone ring.
"Ah, saved by the bell!" She picked up a pillow and threw it at me. "Go answer the phone you doofus" She laughed. I ducked from the pillow and ran into the living room.
"Yello? Hey mate" I walked back into Anne's room as I talked. "No, not tonight. I'm helping Anne move in. Well yeah..but.."
"What is it?" She mouthed.
"Hold on" I told them. "A friend of mine just bought a new flat in knotting hill. He wants me to help him move in"
"Go on. I can handle this"
"No, I don't want to leave you here by yourself."
"Go, have fun with your friends. Lizzie and I'll have a movie night"
I smiled. "Thanks Anne"
She winked and I turned back to the phonecall. "Yeah, I'll be there in a little while mate. Bye." I hung up. "Bye Anne"
She smiled "Bye Orli"
I smiled and walked into the living room, picking up Elizabeth from her play pen and kissing her head. "Bye LizzeBee. Daddy'll be back soon"
Anne smiled, watching us. I waved goodbye to her agian, laying Elizabeth down, and walking out the door.
Anne's POV
Four hours later, the phone rang in our flat.
"Hello?" I answered, halancing Elizabeth in my lap.
"Miss Allen?"
"Yes." I said, watching the tv.
"You're friend Orlando was in an accident today. We need you to come down to the hospital. He has you as his emergency contact person."
"Oh my God...is he okay??"
"He's in pretty bad shape, but he's stable. Do you know where the hospital is?"
"Yes, of course. I'll be right there." I put Anne into her carseat, and rushed out, hailing a cab to take me to the hospital. I rushed inside, carrying the carseat. I went to the receptionst desk.
"I-I'm Anne Allen. My friend Orlando is supposed to be here.."
"Okay miss, calm down and take a seat. The doctor said you'd be coming. He wants to talk to you"
I nodded and sat down in the waiting room. Getting out Elizabeth, and sitting her in my lap. In a few minutes, the doctor came out.
"Miss Allen?"
I nodded eagerly.
"Do you know where Orlando was today?"
"He was helping a friend move into a new apartment in Knotting Hill"
"Yes"
"And...."
"He tried to jump from the window to the terrace, to kick in a door that had been dented by the weather"
"And.."
"He fell three stories....he's broken his back Miss Allen"
"But he's okay...I mean...he's not going to.." I choked on the word 'die'
"He's stable for now. But from the x-rays, it looks like the bone can't be reset. Not even with surgery. Without a miracle, he won't walk again."
"But...he has to...he has Elizabeth...and school.."
"I'm so sorry Miss Allen"
"Can I see him?"
"Normally, you'd have to be family. But you are his emergency contact person, so yes, you can go see him. Is there anyone you'd like us to call."
"Um...his mother, and his sister." I got out my planner, writing down the numbers.
"Okay, we'll give them a call" He led me to Orlando's room. I walked inside, seeing him staring at the celing.
"Orli?" I asked. His eyes blinked, but I could see from the brace that he couldn't move his neck.
"Anne?"
I walked over, carrying Elizabeth. I put her in the carrier and sitting it on the ground. "Yeah...it's me"
"Am..am I okay?"
"I-I don't know"
"The doctor said I might be paralyzed"
I nodded, sitting down on the bed so he could see my face. "Yeah, he told me"
"What if I am? What if I can't raise Lizzie? What if I can't act again?"
I put my finger over his lips. "There are alot of what-ifs right now Orli. But we have to keep hope"
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