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Best Thing That’s Ever Happened To Me
From the spark in Jo’s eyes, and the unabashed want behind them, Becca knew that Jo felt it, too. It felt good to know that Jo felt the heat as well. This alone should have made her happy, yet, strangely, Becca was actively trying to resist the vibe, and fought to quell the feelings Jo’s tingly touch triggered as she tugged on Becca’s hand. Jo didn’t hide her confusion as she felt Becca’s hesitation.
A pair of well-shaped, thick eyebrows arched, questioning Becca’s hesitation. “Sorry, Becs. I just assumed you wanted to go somewhere quieter or more private so that we could hear each other better. You’d rather stay here? In this noisy crowd?”
Becca shut her eyes in response, and shook her head slightly, faced-down. She blew practiced breaths in and out. Damn you, Jo! You can’t be like this! You can’t just casually appear in front of me eons after walking out, and still have the power to make me feel this way!
Thousands of dollars in therapist bills have gone into making me better, so why do I feel like I’m emotionally in the same place that you’d left me? Why am I helpless to your smile, melting at your touch? I tried but couldn’t find it in me to hate you. Instead, I’m angry. So angry at you for not even trying to make this work. Stunned that you thought that I would be better off without you. Hurt that you said I should be with a man. Breath in. Breath out. Breath in. Breath out.
It took a few minutes before she finally noticed that Jo was still holding on to her hand, looking worriedly at her downcast head.
“I. Um. I…” Becca nervously smoothed her other palm down the side of her silk, form fitting dress. You don’t understand. I accepted that I could go on to live without you, Jo. It took superhuman strength to get to that place, damn it!
Ok, fine. I accept it. I’m still here, back to the same fucking, devastated place where I’d started when you left me. So now, I wonder. I wonder. Can I survive another encounter with you? What am I willing to risk to find out? What are you?
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Skydancer,
You have strangled me with grief! My God! What a traumatic delivery you’ve written.
Triggering stuff. Keep going.
All the best luck,
Blackbird
Thanks,
Had to get it out of my head.
U, on the other hand, are awesome. I see you flex there, with Gentleman Jack. I mean, what can’t you do?
You do the best stuff here, Blackbird.
Hey Skydancer, Nice to be in touch again. What of yours should I read tonight or whenever you get this request? Presently, just so you’ll know how to guide me to the stories you think I’d enjoy, I’m in the headspace of being on the edge of a story about to birth. It’s a tale about Anne Lister’s watch and how she behaves with, or toward it. The watch has power. It came from someplace special and came especially to her. For all those reasons and more I’d like to know Anne Lister’s watch’s origin story,
My sincere thanks for your compliment on my Gentleman Jack series. I’ve been off writing many other types of things and have been away from even thinking about fanfiction until, as Anne Lister might say, “Good Lord.”
My “Good Lord” moment was when the characters hooked me during episode three of Gentleman Jack.
Okay, recommendations of what of yours I should read.
Be well, Skydancer. The moon is out tonight.
Blackbird
Skydancer, Wonderful narration. Vivid view into Becca’s pain. Eager for a glimpse into her and Jo’s magical train ride. Great beginning!
Thanks, took a while to get it together.
Yup, you guessed it. The train ride was and will be the piece de resistance of this whole thing, in my mind, that I found that I could not not write down.
Hope all is well!
Skydancer, you’ve written some wonderful stories over the years but, this is stellar. Thanks for sharing. Can hardly wait for more. Thanks for posting,