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Survival: Chapter 3
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She sat up in bed and grabbed the receiver. “Hello?” she said, her voice thick from sleep and the emotions that the dream had excited.
“Oh, hi, Dana,” a soft, familiar voice answered on the other end of the phone. “I was just about to hang up.”
“Lara?” Dana asked, suddenly feeling wide-awake. “Aren’t you in Paris?”
“Yeah,” Lara replied. “It’s pretty late here, but I wanted to call to see how you’re doing. I missed the sound of your voice.”
“Oh,” Dana replied uncertainly.
“So, how are you?” Lara asked hesitantly.
“Well, I’ve still got cancer, so nothing much has changed there,” Dana answered sarcastically, and almost immediately wished she could take back her bitter words.
She could almost hear Lara trying to figure out what to say on the other end of the line. “I’m so sorry, Dana,” she eventually said, her voice breaking with emotion. “I shouldn’t have left the way I did.”
“No, I’m sorry,” Dana said, making an effort to push aside her irrational anger to talk honestly with Lara. “I pushed you away. I was horrible to you, when you were nothing but loving to me. I was a monster, and I don’t blame you for leaving.”
“That’s still no excuse for it,” Lara protested. “I shouldn’t have let you push me away. I feel terrible about what happened, and I want to make it up to you.”
“What do you mean?” Dana asked, suddenly feeling nervous.
“I’m coming back to L.A.,” Lara explained. “That’s why I’m calling. I don’t belong over here, Dana. I belong there, with you. If you’ll let me take care of you, I will do everything I can to make up for leaving.”
Dana was silent for a moment, as she digested Lara’s unexpected declaration. After what had happened between them weeks ago, Dana had been certain that things were over. And, after her initial anger had subsided, she had decided that it was for the best. Even before she had gotten sick, Dana had started to realise that, although she cared for Lara, their relationship wasn’t going to last forever. She had started to miss Alice too much to feel completely content with Lara; she had begun to regret what she had thrown away for the sake of closure.
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A&D think too much, they need to as Shane put it get over thier stubborness…This is good…PPS
this was such a could chapter we had Dana and Alice kissing and then we had drama.
These two need their heads knocking together – everyone knows they belong together except themselves. PPS
Yay for updates! I was wondering whether/hoping that Miss Lara would come into the picture somehow-you know how I ‘heart’ her as a character, with Dana OR with Alice, so the interaction with her and Danish will take some getting used to for me, even though I know everyone and their dog loves Danish;) So, I was glad to see how you’re weaving Lara in. I feel so bad for her, really. But I like how you have Dana remaining steadfast about expectations–very believable. (Hmmm, Lara just needs to have her world rocked by someone else, no?) All said, I look forward to seeing how you continue developing the story and I’m digging the way you are unravelling Danish. It’s such a refreshing change to the end of S3/all of S4, haha. Aww, you’re sweet, I’m doing well, and some day somewhere down the long road I may get enough time and confidence to write something on my own, we’ll see…you and Gold are tough acts to follow;) Looking forward to the next update!
Love this story. Always wished someone would write a storyline picking up from S3 (minus the dana-dying, of course). Thank you for doing it justice. PPS!!
argh – communication has always been such a problem with these two and you obviously captured that perfectly. but what a great chapter. i like the jenny with a thick skin comment. oh how true! post soon.
This 3rd chapter was a great way to spend part of my lunch hour! Now you’ve got the right mix going….nothing like a little added drama with Lara’s return…I was wondering if she’d some into the picture at some point. I loved that Dana wanted a danish by the way! You’re very good at building the tension between two characters by the way- I was very sad when the kissing scene come to an end. Also, had to laugh aloud when Jenny mentioned she had thick skin and could handle negative reviews! Good stuff again, blue! have a good weekend…
what!!!! nooooo… ahhh. my little heart is breaking with dana’s.i love your story, please post soon. it’s beyond amazing to read such a riveting ‘update’ on dana and alice… um, since… yeah. that whole, .. dead thing. and then the.. ghost… thing. what the fuck. okay. yes. i just want you to know i love this and appreciate it so so much, you fucking rule.
oh, ps.. cute on the planet ‘danishes’ and jenny’s ‘thick skin’ notes
i really love this story. so much so that i was late to class b/c i didnt want to stop reading it! you write the characters so well, can’t wait for more.
ouch. poor dana :S hope lara’s comeback makes danish realise what they have. i agree, you know how to build the tension between them. keep the writing :]
hey i read this a while ago but didn’t comment..i really like this story and loving the drama please continue and soon lol :)