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Survival: Chapter 3
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“Dana, I still love you,” Lara said, interrupting Dana’s thoughts. “I want to work things out between us. Please, can’t we try again?”
“Lara, I care about you, too,” Dana replied honestly. “But, what happened between us – as awful as it was – I’ve realised that it was ultimately the right decision. Look, you should come back to L.A. for your family and friends, and for your work, but you shouldn’t come back for me – for us.”
There was a heavy silence on the other end of the line. “Is it Alice?” Lara finally asked, her voice sounding defeated. “Are you two back together?”
“What?” Dana replied, surprised that Lara would leap so intuitively to the heart of the issue. “No, we’re not back together. Alice has been really good to me, though. She’s seen me through a lot, especially over the past two weeks. I spent some time in the hospital with an infection, and it was pretty bad for a while. She was there for me the whole time, more than anyone else.”
“God, I’m sorry,” Lara said, her voice aching with guilt. “I had no idea. But, that’s why I want to come back, Dana. I need to help you, in whatever way I can. Even if we can’t work things out between us, I can’t bear the thought of losing you completely.”
“I don’t want to lose you, either,” Dana responded, feeling touched by Lara’s words. “I’d like to try to be friends. But, I can’t promise you anything more than that, ok?”
“I understand,” Lara said, feeling hurt, but appreciating Dana’s honesty. “I was thinking about coming back in a week or so. Maybe I’ll give you a call once I’m settled?”
“That would be good,” Dana replied with a smile. Despite her initial anger over Lara leaving her when she was at her worst, Dana knew she had to take her share of the responsibility for what had happened between them. And, she didn’t want to push Lara completely out of her life; even though their relationship was over, it didn’t mean they couldn’t be friends. If her illness had done one thing, it had forced Dana to realise how important friendships really were.
After she hung up with Lara, Dana leaned back in bed and closed her eyes, thinking about their conversation. A few minutes later, she heard the sound of keys in her front door, and Alice making her way into the kitchen to put away the groceries. She opened her eyes and sighed heavily, as she realised she was going to have to figure out a way to tell Alice that Lara was coming back to L.A.
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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 :)