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Reunions: Chapter 11
Lara felt a familiar ache deep inside of her as she thought about seeing Alice again. She had never missed anyone the way she had missed Alice during the past two weeks. Although they had spoken on the phone every night since she left L.A., Lara still spent most of her days looking forward to the time when she would be able to see Alice in person whenever she wanted. Every day she had spent in New York she had missed seeing Alice’s face, tasting her lips, feeling her warm skin…
“Lara!” Ross yelled again, startling Lara out of her reverie. Feeling as though she had been caught mid-fantasy, Lara spun around guiltily.
In her haste, she moved too quickly and accidentally knocked her bowl of mousse onto the floor. As the crash echoed through the noisy kitchen, she closed her eyes and awaited the inevitable verbal onslaught from her boss.
But, she was surprised by the silence that greeted her. Opening her eyes cautiously, she peered up at Ross and was startled to see the composed look on his face.
“There’s a customer complaining about the steak tartar,” he said calmly, staring down at the mousse that now covered the floor. “Go see what the problem is. I’ll clean this mess up while you’re gone. And then take a break, will you? Before you set the entire kitchen on fire or some other disaster befalls you.” He raised one eyebrow jokingly at Lara, who wasn’t sure whether to be more shocked by his sudden display of humanity, or his willingness to give her a much-needed break from the kitchen. She decided not to stick around to figure it out, and left the kitchen with a grateful smile playing on her lips.
Before she entered the main restaurant, Lara ducked into the staff’s small locker room located adjacent to the kitchen. She quickly took off her dirty chef’s jacket and replaced it with the clean white one that she always saved for occasions when she had to speak to patrons. She glanced at herself in the small mirror attached to the inside of her locker door, and grimaced at the dark circles under her eyes that were undeniable evidence of her need for a good night’s sleep.
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At long last! I’m so glad to see you back, and I’m awfully glad Al & Lara have reunited. The flames hardly need any more fanning. Nevermind Hels, she’s perhaps the touch of flavoring we can do without next chapter…? Please, post as soon as you can. Cheers, Blue!
You’ve finally posted again. I’ve missed this story. And, yay, they’re together again! Of course, the lack of angst insinuates an impending ending, and I’m not sure I’m prepared for that. Great chapter, blue. Please post soon.
OK, how glad am I that I checked back on the off chance that there might be an update? SO glad. Yay! Great to hear from you again girl! I LOVE that Alice got a tad flustered (in a good way) that her ‘plan’ was not going as planned, and that she even had a plan for Lara for how things are supposed to go in NYC. Clever interplay with Lara’s boss, too. That just seems so in line with the Alice we love. And to me you really captured the feelings and actions of two people in love who haven’t seen each other in person for a while (my dirty mind DOES wonder what’s next, lol) I agree with jp22, those flames are pretty much fanning themselves there, ya know? Can’t wait to keep reading up on the reLACEtionship action soon (aw, your compliments are too kind, Gold’s too:) ) No, I don’t want it to end…but I can’t wait to see what more you’ve got up your sleeve. Whatever happens, you’ll do it in style.
hey! Curtains 3/4 down, means they’re still 1/4 up…which is a really good thing when it comes to this story! I’m terribly excited we have another couple of chapters…and LOL at the whole, No I was really pissed off at you ruining the salmon comment! How persuasive our little Alice is… turning a crusty chef like Ross into a teddy bear for the last night! And, I agree with Min that it was just right for Alice’s plan to go a bit awry! And Lara had a nice way of proving her point! :) Welcome back…and as always, looking forward to more!
love this story. great update. post soon.
at long last they are together I can’t wait to see what will happen next so please post soon I love it and great update
long-waiting for this update. .sweet 1 thou. i did expect tat customer is alice =) hope u post sooner !!! =)
LOVE IT!!!!! Definately not dragging it out so keep posting xxx
Aww…finally reunited! They are just too cute together. So next chapter…the flight back home (and some other stuff)? :P