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Lest I Forget (11)
“So…? That’s good, right?” I asked, entirely and completely confused as to why she sounded so weird about it.
“It would be if I was comfortable with it. I don’t want to go and do that crap, Dana. I just want to write. And I don’t want one of those marriages where we never see each other at all. That’s no way to live.”
I smiled and kissed her head. “Aww, baby, we’ll see each other. I promise. I can’t promise it’ll be every night or even every week, but how about this…we won’t go more than three weeks without seeing each other? If you’re somewhere you have to be I’ll come to you, okay? And vice versa. I promise we’ll see each other.”
“I know we will, but it still sucks. I mean, I’ve gotten used to you leaving town over the years, but I still hate it when you’re not around. And me going all over the place talking about my stupid book is just gonna complicate things even more,” she muttered.
“Really, Al, don’t worry about it. We’ll work it out; it’s not like I have to actually go on tour anymore or anything,” I said with a shrug. I’d gotten so used to playing shit matches just to qualify that I was more than familiar with not being in the time zone for weeks at a time, all year long. It was just the nature of the beast, and knowing that I’d only be doing commentary was almost like a vacation. I felt a little lazy, actually, and while I knew it was dumb I really couldn’t see what Alice was getting so worked up about.
“You’ll still leave to go be a famous commentator,” she retorted. “And I’ll have to go tour for these fucking books. Which is dumb, I wrote the stupid thing. I shouldn’t have to go on tour like a fucking rock star.”
“You’re a rock star to me,” I told her. She looked up at me and smiled.
“Thanks for not being mad about this, Dana.”
“Why the hell would I be mad? There’s nothing to be mad about. It’s your job, baby. I’d never hold that against you,” I replied, still baffled. I wanted to ask her to explain why this was such a big deal to her, because it sounded like something more than what she’d said so far. She just shook her head, though.
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Another excellent chapter, MT! This is really such a moving story. It’s funny — I can empathize with Dana. When the story started, I expected Alice to not make it. I know I should be happy that she will, but, I am still sad that she will lose her ability to talk. And, yes, I know they are not real people. You just write them so well that it is hard not to think about them as such. You are doing a great job in writing what Dana is going through. You get into an almost “institutional” mode when you are keeping vigil like this. I think her talking about their past is a good way to get away from that for at least a little bit. I’m glad Dana is thinking ahead about getting Alice some help for the depression that she might feel. I’ll be curious to see what the real deal is with Alice and the Chicago trip. Thank you so much for the update. I know it must be hard to write such an emotional story when you are feeling down. I’ll add by hugs to wondering’s and my hopes that you are feeling better.
Awesome chap…ya even managed to get jenny mellowed with age
Hey, sorry to hear things are so difficult for you at the moment. The story as always was wonderful, I’m glad that Alice seems to be pulling through a little bit but the challenges ahead seem pretty enormous. The relationship you have written for this pair over their lifetime however gives me hope that they will have the strength to come through it. Sending you big hugs and hoping the sun starts to shine for you!
*gives hugs* Tis is a very good chapter MT. I agree with Magoose that with your stories, you write them so well that I can’t help but sometimes feel it’s real. Your stories are all very moving, yes even the short ones *wink* I hope everything will be okay MT. Thanks for the chapter.
Once Again Amazing!!! I love the flashabacks, so freaking adorable! I never want to get out of bed either!!!Hope you are feeling better! Put your face in the sun a little bit, it always makes me feel better!!