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Crossroads- Ch. 16
Shane paused as she shampooed a client. She shot a dirty look at the radio.
Carmen rolled her eyes as she sat at a red light. "I think we all know the answer to that one, Alice," she spoke to the radio.
"No, I don’t think so. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I think these people may be some of the most caring people on the list."
Shane smiled.
Carmen snorted.
Alice continued, "But, there’s something that keeps them from taking that big step. That final act of commitment, that precludes the addition of further connections. I guess the Chart was never designed to deal with intimacy, just raw sexual encounters. Maybe it’s getting older….but suddenly intimacy means a lot more to me."
She took a sip of water, and continued. "Then there’s the question of time delay. There is no way of ferreting out how many people are repeat adulterers all the while maintaining a relationship with their ‘one and only’, or conversely….those that have found their ‘one and only’ but somehow continuously tend to fu…..erm, screw it up and lose their way. A few meaningless connections, and then, they tend to wind up back on the same page for awhile."
Tina pushed her glasses up on her head and paused from the script she was skimming. She adjusted the volume of the streaming media and leaned back in her chair.
"I mean, 5000 connections….and how many of these people will grow old together? Watch their children fall in love and pattern their lives after a- God forbid-, healthy relationship? And don’t throw me that shi…poop about parents needing to be a man and a woman in order to be healthy. That’s a different show altogether."
Bette continued to unpack her belongings in the new office that was beginning to feel familiar. A tiny seed of worry took hold as she thought about her future with Tina.
"Three years ago, I was convinced that sooner or later, we all become connected on this network of encounters. Now, I find myself rooting for some dead end links. You know….you get those screens….this url is no longer responding. Those are to be celebrated, and are hard won these days."
Tina navigated to a florist’s web site. Within minutes, she’d ordered a bouquet of lilies to be delivered to Bette’s new office. The card said simply,
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gah, who is it!? Probably someone like Gabby. Whoever it is, they need to run off so that Alice can show up and they can be fantastic together. this is going great; pleast post more as soon as you can!
Uhoh! I smell trouble…very nice touch seeing everyone’s reaction to Al’s show! PPS
Gaaaah, who the hell? Just when Lara has mustered up the guts to start telling Alice what’s up in Lara-Land. I like that she’s going to see her therapist again. And how you show how the caring of the circle of friends. Go Bette ‘n Tina! But does this stranger at the door spell more misunderstandings between our heroines? I mean, unless she’s seeing Dana incarnate, lol. Inquiring minds want to know. And use ‘sexcellent’ any time, it’s quite Shane-ish, no? I ripped it off from a friend and haven’t stopped using it since. Also, I like the hypertextual touch of the chat–a quicker way to reach Alice after her show or an easier mode than talking in person? Who cares, it’s brill! Please post soon, this is like crack. Rock on!
what will alice see and more to the point what will she do if she see anything that she does not like please post soon great update I love it
Wow, such a great update – just when I thought the story couldn’t get any better! I loved Alice’s near-curses on the radio – so funny, and so Alice. Her speech was terrific – great idea to give us glimpses of her friends listening to her and taking her advice in various ways. But, who is at the door?!?!?! The suspense is killing me! And just when Lara was going to open up to Alice… As you know, I’m hopelessly addicted to this story, so I’ll be checking for updates obsessively this week!
Is it Gabby? Or some other hellacious ex Lara has? I’m eagerly awaiting the next chapter
I’m all for a few dead ends on the chart as well… or mayhap a cosy little cul-de-sac containing one sous-chef and a certain charting chatterbox. Great stuff again, Goldrun.
is it gabby, tat makes sense since gabby is the ex of both of them. but who cares!!!!!! i juz want lace! n also. shane n carmen, they r meant 2 b 22222…..