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Reunions: Chapter 3
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After Lara had left, Alice had spent two weeks feeling utterly numb. Eventually, all the fury, sadness, and pain that she had felt when Lara walked away from her subsided into a dull but relentless ache. She knew her friends were worried about her, but she couldn’t seem to pull herself out of her depression.
Then, for no particular reason, she finally made the decision to get her life back on track. She quit taking prescription drugs, and found a decent grief counsellor who eventually helped her to see that she wasn’t to blame for Dana’s death. She began opening up to her friends again, meeting them for coffee and going out for dinner. Finally, she started to enjoy her life once again.
There had only been one hole she hadn’t been able to fill in all that time: the one left by Lara. Try as she might, Alice couldn’t seem to fully erase Lara from her heart. She missed her, although she hadn’t fully realised just how much until tonight.
Then, there was Tasha. Although being with Tasha made Alice feel content, their relationship had only been peripheral to her recovery from her depression over Dana. It had been Alice’s commitment to therapy and her friendships with Shane, Bette, and Helena that had really seen her through her worst moments. As much as she cared for Tasha, Alice knew that ultimately it was she alone who had pulled herself out of her grief and guilt. And that was exactly what had been necessary for her recovery.
Lately, she had begun to think that her wounds had finally healed, not only about Dana, but also about Lara. She had convinced herself that she and Lara were never meant to be anything more than long-distance acquaintances, that their intense feelings for each other had been based solely on their mutual grief over Dana. When Shane had told her that Lara was coming back to L.A. for Bette and Tina’s recommitment ceremony, Alice had been sure that they would reconnect as friends, and nothing more.
But, as soon as she saw Lara at The Planet two days ago, she knew differently. When their eyes met across the garden just before Lara had her unfortunate tumble over the plant pot, Alice had felt as though the world had suddenly started travelling in slow-motion. She couldn’t help but recall the last time they had seen each other, when they had embraced so passionately in the departure lounge of LAX before Lara had boarded her plane. Although it had been seven months ago, it felt so much more immediate, like no time had passed since they had been together.
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great update, im sure tasha is a nice person but seems like alice n lara really should be 2gether.
wow blue you keep out doing yourself which is just great! I agree with laura1888 Tasha seems nice and like alice said shes the “safe one” and safe is boring… lol so hooray for the laceness btw that last part was hot hot hot keep it coming! plz post soon :)
Yay, swipe away with any lines, it makes me feel part of the process, thanks;) And don’t think for one minute that your updates are in any way ‘boring’;) This was a H.O.T. one, you must be given a prize for One Who Knows How To Leave Us Hanging. Yay for the idea of exploring some potential reasons why Lara might be doing the bolting thing, you are so good at giving us really believable character insights and development. And hellooo, our two heroes are so obviously smitten–gah! and they don’t know what to do with it, double gah!! Love it. As others have commented, Tasha seems great but…hopefully she’s also smart enough to realize that Alice’s mental checkist? Very telling…! Good luck with work stuff and post as soon as you can.
Ahh! You’re back and I couldn’t be happier. Great work as usual. Can’t wait for the next installment.
This is amazing. Just three(!) chapters in and I’m completely enthralled, involved, and… wow. This is great. Keep up the consistent postings– er, good work. And please let Lara stick around long enough to shake off the “runner” label. Cheers.
Oh man..why does a nice/safe person always get left out in the cold..lol. Its unfair for an innocent party to get hurt but i guess a story needs some drama..*sigh* Be gentle on Tasha so Lace can be merry on their way :)Thanks!
AHHH!! What was Alice thinking!? This situation totally sucks…no one can ever get anywhere because they’re both thinking too much into things. I mean, Alice needs to just drop Tasha because she obviously wants and loves Lara. Lara…she’s so sweet and I feel for her soo much and I wish they could get it together. Sigh..but love is never ever that simple. I can’t wait to see what happens between them in S4 IM PUMPED! Anyways, i can’t wait to see what happens next between these two. You’re fabulous and I love this fic! Update soon love! :)
Fuck a Duck! What a chapter! Thank you so much! I’d love to read more about lara’s background!
One step closer, I hope. Lara is better for Alice then Tasha. Im curious to see what happens next.
god I love this when will they just sit down and talk about how they feel and I feel that there is still so much to come from this story please post soon great update I love it
man…they were so close…dang!! lol i loved the beginning. talking about the smokers and then “Damn, stil even” had me laughing for a while there! great job as always, post more soon!
Alice has already made up her mind which girl to choose. I mean, to only look at the pros and cons of Tasha vs. Lara says enough. ;) I didn’t see that kiss coming. But yeah, attraction like that can’t be denied. You can try to hide it, but it’s pretty difficult. Especially when the other person is feeling the same way. I don’t think Alice wants to be deliberately unfaithful to Tasha. She’ll proabbly be torn between these two women for a while. I wonder what she will do next…more precise, how and when will she dump Tasha? ;)
i’ve only Just discovered your story a few days ago!in the moment alice & lara are advancing to my favourite couple.the two of them simply belong together.i hope that in the series it will actually come to that.i enjoy your story & hope to read more soon.my friends at work wonder why i’m lounging in front of my screen on my brake reading on this site. lol.
Now it’s through the haze of jet lag that I’ll comment….as you can see, I am TOTALLY addicted, as I feel it compulsory to log on and check to see if you’ve updated! (besides, there’s only SO much fun you can have at Oktoberfest, before you run the risk of spending a night in jail…..we stopped full shy of that!)….enough about that….GREAT update! I have to say, I do love the way you write the characters. Lara is so quick to avoid confrontations, and Alice is so analytical about everything (LOL at her final “check for Lara”). Really true to what we’d expect based on the character development from TLW. Your insight and spin on the relationship is really a delight (read here “IC, it’s not too late to change your mind and bring Lara back late season!!!”). And finally….Alice in the parking lot with the mini on the lawn….sounds like something you’ve either done or experienced! LOL….we have a restaurant nearby that has a perfect lawn for a mini….and one always seems to find it on Saturday night! Yet another benefit to the teensy things. Thanks for the post….good luck with work and looking forward to reading more!
Hey mini, how are ya?Great update, simply fantastic and I’m running up the walls for more at the moment. I’m hooked. Lace ship really is the place to be. Post soon!