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Let it Ride- Chapter 8
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Alice gave Helena a halfhearted smile and the pianist said, "I don’t have an answer for you, darling. You’ve got to make your own way. Find a way or make one, that’s the Peabody motto."
Curiously, Alice questioned, "That’s seriously your motto?"
Helena grinned, charmed by Alice’s hopeless segues. "Truly. It’s on our crest. In Latin."
Alice appeared rather impressed and Helena said, "It’s rather tame though compared to mother’s family."
Alice looked up in confusion and Helena said with an amused grimace, "Mummy’s family is almost as old as my father’s, and their very own creepy motto is qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum."
Bemused, Alice said in a horrible British accent, "I’m afraid my Latin’s gone a bit rusty, old chap."
Helena squeezed Alice’s knee and said helpfully, "Let him who desires peace prepare for war."
Alice rolled her eyes as if she should’ve expected nothing less. "How sweet. Your mother’s all heart."
A companionable silence built between them as Helena continued to apply her makeup while Alice ruminated. Finally, getting up to leave Helena, Alice stopped at the doorway and said, "I don’t know what I can do any differently. I love her, Helena."
Helena approached and squeezed Alice’s shoulder bracingly, saying, "I know you do, Alice. And I hope she realizes how lucky that makes her."
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Dana hung up the phone, smiling at her little brother’s antics. Howie had been a surprise to her parents but not an entirely unwelcome one to Dana. She had been the sole focus of Sharon and Irwin’s loving, if intense parental desires for so long that she had been delighted when he came along to relieve some of the pressure.
The weekly phone call home had gone swimmingly well. Her parents asked after her latest round of tests and were of course deeply interested in Dana’s reports on her training progress and upcoming tournaments.
Dana had surprised herself again by bringing Alice’s name up in conversation. Her parents seemed thrilled to hear that Dana was making such devoted new friends and though Dana’s heart tugged unpleasantly at hiding the nature of her true relationship with Alice, it was important that they begin to realize how much Alice mattered to her.
The weekend was approaching and Dana was beginning to dread it. The tennis team was scheduled to play UCLA and it would mark the first time she’d be spending significant time away from Alice. It was only two days and a night but it might as well have been a week in Dana’s opinion.
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Frip so loved that Helena is a great friend to Al, and seeing that Al took the advice she was given. Now we see the Tina is in the picture and seems to have noticed how Dana reacted to Dana talking about Al, but didnt say a word. I love how Al an Dana are so corny that is it sweet at the same time…great chapter Frip.
Just as I was getting off line, I decided to check the page and come to find out who put up a new post. Well I guess I found out sooner than I thought. lol. I’m glad that Helena was there for Alice when she needed a friend. OOOhhhh, Miss Tina Kennard comes into the picture. I can kind of think of where this is going. I think. lol Dana and Alice are so cute together. I hope that the 3 days will go smoothingly for the two ladies, even though they won’t be together because of the different occasions. I can’t wait to see what happens next. Oh yeah, thanks for enjoy my last chapter!!!! PPS.
FANTASTASTIC!!! will there be some drama coming up? hmm i hope so i love it lol man i love this story keep up the good work!!! :)
I told Akiracolorblind that it would be an earlier night but instead I was catching up on some old blogs regarding the show. Again, at 3 am your post appeared. What could I say other than I must read it. Thank you for mentioning Crossroads by Goldrun15. I will get to it soon. Btw, I also have friends who think orange juice and ketchup are fruit and vegetables. I have a chuckle from it. I think as you get older, you will think differently. Anyway back to your story. In the last chapter, I also noticed the red head but I did not want to think, even an inkling, that she was into culinary. If so, bring her on. I believe A & D’s deep love for each other would help them to endure all hurdles coming their way. From the conversation with H, A’s fear was totally legitimate. There would be the Fairbanks and the whole tennis world that they had to deal with. I look forward to seeing how things will unfold. “Let him who desires peace prepare for war,” that’s deep and true. I also like the introduction of TK. Wow, another incredibly good chapter. I totally agreed with the effect they had on each other. I guess being in love, one could conquer all. Yes, for you, carte blanche will always stand. Please do not ever second guess your writing ability. If MT said you are good, YOU ARE GOOD, period. One last thing, you can always bring back the hand washing deleted scene in another chapter. I will love to read that. Thanks again for your post.
yeah there is a huge time difference between where I live and where you live. I’m guessing your from the USA? or not somewhere in the west? We have like a ten hour difference. I just had dinner with my friends so idk what you’d be doing at this hour. I’m so glad that I stopped to check who has posted, this is another great chapter from you. I just love happy Danish. It makes me smile all the time. I hope they’ll get though without seeing each other for two days lol. Thanks for the post. I’m looking forward to the next one.:)