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Crossroads- Ch. 11
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Alice sat on the hood of the mini and wondered for the thousandth time what was going on with Lara inside the hospital. She knew that Lara must be wondering where she was, but she also knew that to walk through the doors would take more strength and more oxygen than her body possessed. Impatiently she surveyed the parking lot. "Where the hell is Kit?"
At that moment, Bette’s Saab turned into the lot. Alice stood and waved. She felt a teeny bit resentful that Bette had come along, but she managed to stifle the jealousy when she thought of Lara alone in the hospital. She knew it would be nice to have a couple of friendly faces. I just wish mine were one of them, she thought glumly.
Sticking her hands in her pockets, she greeted Kit and Bette as they got out of the car.
"How’s Lara?"
"What happened?"
The two spoke over each other and looked at Alice expectantly.
Alice briefly described Lara’s fainting spell. She ended with her own anxiety attack and said, "Just go in and find out how she’s doing okay? I told her I’d be there….but I just can’t."
Bette squeezed Alice’s shoulder. "Do you want me to stay with you?"
Alice shook her head. "I think Lara needs you guys more than me right now. Just tell her I’m thinking about her, okay?"
Kit flashed Alice a sympathetic smile. "I’ll come and give you an update as soon as we know something."
Alice nodded gratefully, then waved her hands emphatically, "Go, already."
The pair turned and made their way into the hospital, as Alice watched wistfully.
After they disappeared, she sat on the hood of the mini once more and buried her head in her hands. She allowed her thoughts to wander back to the conversation she and Lara had just prior to Lara’s fall. Lara had lashed out angrily when Alice reacted jealously to the idea of Bette and Lara having dinner. Lara’s comment had inferred that Alice had learned nothing from her obsessive jealousy during the last days of her relationship with Dana. The comment had struck a nerve. It wasn’t the first time that Alice recognized she had a significant insecurity when it came to trusting someone she was romantically involved with. But, as Alice pondered the issue, she began to realize that the problem lie more in the fact that she had a difficult time accepting that she was worthy of the person she was involved with. Instead, she assumed that almost everyone else had more to offer than she did…..and therefore was a more attractive option. She had assumed that Dana would be more attracted to Lara…and had taken subconscious steps to assure that would happen. Likewise, she had assumed that Bette would be successful in wooing Lara and had decided to focus on Uta, rather than fight for Lara.
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You packed a heck of lot into this chapter…I’m still catching up, but am sooooo enjoying this story. Well done! Please update soon.
That was a fantastic chapter. Well done. I look forward to the next.
You have such a grip on the characters and their individual and collective personalities it’s eerily delightful. Don’t keep us hanging for too long, okay?
Well done my friend. You cover almost everyone in that small space, Loving this thanks
Wow! My head’s spinning from that chapter! Exxxxcellent G! Love your writing too! Can’t wait for more G!
That was great. Love the way you had the two of them just chillin on top of the car, chatting away, and Bette just happened to hear. Then, HELLO, Bette gave the keys of the Saab to Kit, no one gets those keys. Wish I could be in the car with them.
Delicious! Wow, I’m all a-giddy, even for Bette and Tina. I like that you have Lara and Alice not really sure of what they feel for each other and nervous about what the other feels, there’s nothing like the butterflies stages of relationships–wonderful and complicated. Needless to say, I can’t wait for the next hit, uh, chapter, lol. The pacing remains believable and realistic. It’s crazy how a TV show has endeared me to fictitous characters and your chapters make me wish this is what we’d see on the show. This chapter in particular was one was a tasty whopper, thank you! Keep it up, be brave for taking the next ‘post PG-13′ step (maybe it’s not yet, but whenever it is…), you can do it, your style of expressing these womens’ experiences is…gaah, it makes me just want to make out right now, all sweet and sloppy and tender and fun. OK, I’ll stop now…rock on!
*claps hands* Hercules…Hercules…Hercules…thank you Goldrun for getting my girls together…the dating and getting to know one another again will be exciting. The green eyed monster wouldn’t let Tina picture Bette with Lara….lol…please post soon.
yay, loving it as always. Addicted as always :P You write it perfectly, ah I love the Lace coupling that much! So now the next chapter will be really sweet and lovey-dovey… right? Right??? Haha please!
This chapter was just great. You put a whole lot into this one and it was GREAT. Thank you PPS
yes, i agree with you alice! finally just the two of you! lol great ukpdate. post more soon
Ok, while I liked the idea of Lara and Bette together… I still like the idea of Tina and Bette together a LOT better. YAY! Everyone’s happy, at least for now!
lol, I’m the wrong person to comment if you’re dragging it..I like to go in detail too. ;) But hey, if I ever say you’re dragging it then you know you really need to keep it short. :P Loved the update. Bette was quite straightforward with Tina…but yay, Bette isn’t after Lara anymore. ;) And Alice and Lara finally alone…revelling in the thought they really like each other (no more doubts).
Hey Gold! So sorry I’ve been AWOL lately! Everything’s fine – thanks for asking. I’ve been mostly offline for the past couple of weeks due to a random combination of life and work stuff… imagine my jubilation to find not one, not two, but three wonderful updates for your story when I finally got back online! And 6 pages for the most recent chapter! I actually whooped aloud when I saw that, which caused my housemates some minor alarm. :) I can’t tell you how much I love the way this story is progressing – it just gets better and better! I’m still wearing a huge, cheesy grin on my face as a result of this lovely chapter. I especially like the idea of Alice having to confront her demons about Dana by dealing with Lara being in the hospital. I love that you’re forcing them to face their fears and anxieties about each other; it is those small moments (such as a couple chapters ago, when Alice worries about Bette and Lara having dinner together because she remembers all of Dana and Lara’s “friendly” dinner dates) that really add layers to the characters by gesturing toward their history together (rather than completely forgetting or ignoring it, as IC & co. tend to do). I only hope that TLW writers scan these pages for ideas – your plotline for the Lace relationship is just terrific, and exactly what I would hope to see on screen in season 4. Of course, having read your story, I won’t be satisfied with anything less from TLW next year! Thank you for the updates… I’ll be looking forward to the next chapter with Lara and Alice finally alone together!
this is great I love it but I still see that there could be some trouble still to come for a few people please post soon great update and I love it