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Crossroads- Ch. 14
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Aha, my first test. Do I sit in an upright chair…nah, too independent. Lie down on the sofa? People don’t really do that, do they? God, what am I supposed to do? Besieged with uncertainty, Lara moved to the center of the room and looked around at her choices, which were not at all what she had expected. There was no desk in the office. Instead there was a small table with four chairs clustered in one corner. A second corner held a love seat that looked out over a small patio garden. French doors were ajar, and Lara could hear the faint bubbling of a fountain. A small, teak bench was settled back in a niche of the cobblestone patio, with a table separating it from two cushioned teak chairs. Lara’s glance returned to the room and noted that a couple of overstuffed chairs were facing one another near a brick fireplace. The final corner appeared to be a play area for relatively young children where a box of toys and a small blackboard flanked a rubber mat. Overall, the place was warm and inviting, and Lara felt unexpectedly relieved as she surveyed her options.
Elisabeth joined her and waited patiently for Lara to make a move.
"Um, is it okay if we sit outside?" Lara looked at Elisabeth uncertainly.
Elisabeth nodded. "Let’s." She moved to the door, then stopped. "Would you like a cup of tea? I’ve got a jasmine green that’s really nice."
Lara nodded. "Please."
Elisabeth gestured, "Make yourself at home. I’ll be right out." She stepped back to the waiting room.
Lara wandered onto the patio. A variety of plants that were blooming with intense color crowded the cobblestones and a gently bubbling fountain was nestled amongst a group of hostas. Lara seated herself in one of the teak chairs and took a deep breath. Glancing down at her watch she was surprised to see that it read only 2:57. Closing her eyes, she willed herself to forget her father’s words, which had been playing a background chorus for the bulk of the last twenty-four hours. Damned quacks. All they do is take your money, pump you full of chemicals and then sit back and watch you destroy everyone you love. The whole lot of them should be rounded up and thrown in jail where they can psychobabble one another to death behind bars. Nuisances to healthy people, I say.
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Yeah…Bette & Tina dinner and a adult movie…can’t get any better than that. Glad Shane is home…keep posting…more B&T please…
Wow, you’ve certainly got a grip on what’s drivinf LAra these days. Will she be smart enough to share it with Alice? I hope so because I’m loving the way you’re crafting their relationship…and I’m with Captain, my Captain on B&T!
love the update as always! please post more soon! and thanks for asking, my wrist actually is much better. it hurts every now and then, but for the most part im back no normal! great job on the story! keep it up
Love it love it love it, excellent update and insight into Miss Lara’s issues–I hope she goes home after her exhausting day and gets some lovin’ from Alice. I like how you had Alice not pry Lara for info but instead expressed A’s willingness to be there for L when she comes to terms with things on her own time. Especially since it seems that L is not yet used to sharing really deep emotions, post-Dana. Will she share more soon? Lastly, I agree with SammysGirl that you are crafting this relationship so nicely. They have each others’ backs. And they really dig each other. What a combo. Great Shane and Alice interaction too. Please post again soon, keep it up!
i really like this story. keep it goin.
I’m glad Lara decided to visit a psych. I knew there was more to it. I hope she will be able to recover from it. Some habits don’t die easily (as we could see at the ending of this story…will she get through those 6 hours without fainting?). Will she tell Alice about it? And you gotta love Alice for her straightforwardness when she asked Tina about her and Bette. Btw, I could go on and on about odd music ‘couples’, but I’m afraid I’m going to embarass myself further and further. ;)
Great update, as usual! I thought the therapy scene was really interesting – it’s a great way to find out more about Lara’s character (I only wish that would happen on the show!). I’m looking forward to hearing about the issues underlying Lara’s nightmare about Dana in her next session. I love how you’re interweaving all the other characters’ storylines (Shane’s return, B&T’s reunion) into the background of the main Lace plot. Great job! As for Reunions – I think things are on track to post an update in the next couple of days.
You are doing a great job of characterizing Lara!
Those dreams sound ominous… I like that Alice is giving Lara room to breathe. Thanks for another well-written chapter.
I hope that lara can get though this as her and alice will mke a great pair and they will both need to start speaking about their feelings a bit more and alice talking with lara and not pushing that shows that she cares a lot for lara please post soon great update I love it
In a fine act of betrayal to Tibette, I cared more about the Alice/Lara side of it all than Bette and Tina. This story (and your writing) is really good. Please post again soon.