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Crossroads- Ch. 11
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"She does." Bette answered firmly. Lara glanced at Bette with appreciation.
Dr. Wang nodded. "Good. I will have the nurse prepare a two-day ration of pain medication. It will be strong enough to ensure you will sleep, but not so strong that you won’t be responsive should someone try to wake you." The doctor glanced at Bette. "For tonight, Ms. Perkins should be roused every three to four hours. Not enough to wake her completely, but enough to ensure she is responsive to stimuli. Does that make sense?"
Bette nodded her understanding.
Dr. Wang continued, "I don’t suspect you’ll have any problems, but if tomorrow you have a nagging headache or any nausea, you should come back here. Before the nurse fits you for a cast, may I have a private word with you, Ms. Perkins?"
Lara regarded the doctor warily before nodding. Kit squeezed Lara’s shoulder before leading Bette from the room.
"Ms. Perkins, your weight is 116 pounds. For a woman your height that is considered below normal. Have you always been of a lower than normal weight?"
Lara looked surprised. "No. I’m normally in the healthy range…..but I have lost weight in the last six months or so."
"How much?"
"I used to be closer to 130."
"Do you realize that is just over a 10% reduction in your body mass? Is there any reason you may have lost that weight?"
Lara closed her eyes. "I suppose it’s related to having lost someone I loved dearly. I haven’t really eaten the same since her death." She looked at Dr. Wang. "I didn’t realize I’d lost that much weight, though."
"So, you are not actively doing anything to make sure you lose weight?" Dr. Wang’s question was pointed.
Lara’s eyes widened. "If you are asking me if I have an eating disorder, the answer is no."
Dr. Wang smiled gently. "Weight loss of the magnitude you’ve experienced is not healthy…and is almost certainly a complicating factor that resulted in your fainting spell. If the weight loss is a physical manifestation of your grief, then you should speak to someone about that. Based on your tests, and my exam, I see no reason to believe that you are suffering from any physical illness, though I would not discourage you from having a thorough physical exam by your general practitioner. It is my further opinion that you give serious consideration to following up with someone regarding grief management." She fixed Lara with a serious look. "You could do your health serious injury if you do not address this situation. I can provide you with a few names if you’d like, or your general physician can make a referral."
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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