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Crossroads- Ch. 15
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Terri, the young pastry cook looked at the dish of risotto in her hand. "Oh. Well. I was hoping you might try this. I had a little extra time, and I thought it might be something to add to the menu."
Lara grinned. "Crossing over from dessert to main dish?" She reached out for the bowl.
Terri laughed. "Thinking about it anyway." Looking at Lara she asked, "How are you feeling, anyway? You looked pretty pale there for a bit."
With a quick glance at Alice, Lara said shortly. "I’m better, thanks." She took a small bite of the risotto. "Oh my…is that pumpkin?"
Terri nodded with a grin. "And feta."
Lara took another taste. "Hey, that’s pretty good. Creamy, and the feta gives it a bite that is a really good compliment to the sweet pumpkin." Turning to Alice she offered a fork full. "Try it?"
With a slightly distracted expression, Alice took a bite. After chewing a second she regarded Terri with a look of respect. "I could never have conceived of that combination….but it’s really good."
Terri blushed. "Thanks!" Catching Lara’s suddenly pointed look she quickly continued. "Well, I guess I’ll just be cleaning up. See you later."
Alice lost no time in spinning around to look at Lara. "What did she mean you looked pretty pale? What happened earlier?"
Lara looked uncomfortable. "No big deal, Alice. I just forgot to eat and got a little dizzy is all. I had a smoothie, and felt much better. Now, I’ll finish the risotto while you guys have dessert."
Alice’s brow furrowed. "You forgot to eat? Has that been going on long?"
Lara’s mind raced. She remembered Dr. Wheeler’s words. Sports Anorexia. Sports really sort of got lost, and all that echoed in Lara’s head was anorexia, anorexia, anorexia. Swallowing hard, she looked at Alice. "No. It’s just that things were really hectic for awhile, and I just didn’t think about it."
Alice reached out and gently took Lara’s broken wrist. "Look what happens when you don’t think, Lara."
Lara pulled back. "I’m not a child, Alice." She turned and finished buttoning her jacket, with her back to Alice.
Alice bit her lip. She knew her words sounded stern and patronizing, but she couldn’t help feeling some sense of anger at Lara’s seeming lack of concern for her health. She took a deep breath and started again. "Lara, I didn’t mean to sound condescending. It’s just, I worry. I don’t want anything to happen to you. So, I generally sound really bossy when I’m worried."
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The beginning of this chapter compensated the slight drop of cuteness level from the last one. Damn Teri for interrupting. :P I really hope Alice will be able to figure out what’s really going on with Lara. It’s going to be a difficult, ’cause Lara ain’t sharing a lot of information with her. :( We all know how inquisitive Alice can be…I’m hoping for that characteristic to pull through. This chapter got me really worried about Lara. She’s outdoing herself. And no, I never heard of the Pipettes. I just listend to some songs. It kind of reminded me of the Grease-soundtrack (and yes I do have that one in my collection too). I think some songs could probably become one of my regulars. Ok, to add one odd music couples…Sara Bareilles and Gorillaz. But serioulsy, you schould check out the site last.fm…we are not the only ones with odd music combinations! :D
ooooooooooooh alice is all set to find out about lara now…interesting…post more soon!
if lara does not start talking to alice then she will lose her can’t wait to see what will happen next please post soon great update I love it
Wow, great update – I was pleasantly surprised to find it a little early! I love the interaction between Alice and Lara in this one – Lara wants so badly to be with Alice, but she can’t fully open up to her until she gets herself sorted out. Hopefully, she’ll let Alice help her deal with all her problems soon… of course, I’m happy to wait for that pay-off, since it adds such a great underlying tension to their relationship! I also thought the horrific nature of the dream she had was pretty realistic. Given everything that has happened between Lara and Alice, and the fact that Lara is still haunted by her grief and guilt over Dana, it makes perfect sense that she would have a nightmare like that. Can’t wait to see how all of this plays out – and, I’m sooo glad you decided to give us more than 15 chapters!
Sexcellent! So well done: now we’re privy to more of what is going on with the dream that is wigging Lara out and her reactions are starting to make more sense. But she’s got to articulate things to Alice, pronto. Maybe with the help of her therapist? So she can get herself healthy in mind and body. What a creepy thing for this poor woman to have bottled inside. But it also shows that Dana remains a key character not to be simply forgotten. I just wanted to yell to Alice at the end there “Go get her in the kitchen!” Alice is a champ with confronting that yes, something is wrong, yet she remains steadfastedly supportive by nudging Lara in the direction of opening up sooner than later. And it’s nice that she seems to do so without weirding out, thinking it’s all her fault. I’m looking forward to finding more about potential underlying causes of Lara’s nasty dream, i.e., why this is taxing her to such an extent. This Lace relationship is so textured because any problems they have individually have the potential to be dealt with in the obvious respect, caring and attraction these two have for one another. Lara, don’t mess it up now, and for the love of The L Word, don’t run AWAY! I agree with bluemini, the tension you’ve got going on with these two is awesome. Makes for such excellent reading. Yay to more than 15 chapters, and yay for updates, please post as soon as you can and keep up your great work!
Just so you know. I love that you’ve made someone other than Alice the most neurotic one in the room (for the time being at least). Sleep deprivation and loss of body weight is definitely affecting Lara’s judgement –and not in a good way. On the other hand, her new menu sounds scrumptious!
Ahh, another good chapter. Recurring nightmares certainly do take their toll, at night as well as through waking hours. Let’s hope she can talk to Al about them, without it wigging either of the two of them out too much.