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Crossroads- Ch. 11
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"Do you want us to leave?" Bette asked, looking at Lara.
"Please don’t." Lara pleaded, then focused on Dr. Wang.
"Alright, then Ms. Perkins. You have suffered a fractured radius bone in your forearm. The break is relatively clean and should heal nicely. We’ll apply a plaster cast, which will likely need to be changed in about a week to a fiberglass version, I’ll recommend an orthopedic clinic for that follow up. I suspect you also suffered a very mild concussion from the impact to your head, but don’t anticipate any complications related to that. The thing that concerns me most is why you fainted in the first place." Dr. Wang paused and studied Lara for a moment.
She continued. "The paramedics noted that you had a low blood sugar and also that you’d not eaten today due to being ill from having too much alcohol last night. Is that a fair statement?"
With a slightly embarrassed sidelong glance at Kit and Bette, Lara nodded. "Yes."
"Ms. Perkins, it would seem that the combination of alcohol with no food did trigger a hypoglycemic, or low blood sugar episode. The symptoms are light-headedness, dizziness, confusion and potential fainting. Have you experienced any of these symptoms recently outside of this specific episode?"
"No."
Bette cleared her throat. "What about the Planet a couple of days ago?"
Lara looked at Bette with a confused expression.
Kit added, "Remember, you were really dizzy and dropped some dishes?"
Lara grunted. "That was different."
"How so?" Dr. Wang looked interested.
Lara blushed and looked uncomfortable. "It just was." She set her jaw, and looked stubbornly at the doctor. "Look, I’m pretty healthy….I eat well, exercise regularly and go to the doctor for routine check-ups. I just had a bad combination of alcohol and no food. Can you just fix my arm and let me go home?"
Dr. Wang frowned. "Ms. Perkins, I agree your symptoms could be reflective of a one time incident. But, it sounds like you’ve had at least one similar episode recently. That could be indicative of a serious underlying problem. You would be well advised to visit your doctor as soon as possible for a follow up evaluation. As for today, we will apply a cast and release you. Regarding the mild concussion, it is important that someone stay with you this evening, to monitor your sleeping. Do you have someone who will be able to do that?
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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