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Time Heals All Wounds, Ch. 9
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“Do you think Carmen can keep Kit distracted long enough for us to get everything ready?” Bette asked Shane.
“Let’s hope so. She’s gonna call me when they leave the mall,” Shane explained.
“Is there anybody else we need to invite?” Bette wondered aloud.
A mischievous smile crossed Tina’s face. “I can think of somebody to invite that might have an interest in being here.”
Carmen nodded, trying to keep eye contact with Kit while she pretended to pay attention. While Kit was explaining some of the background about the musical group whose CD she held in her hand, Carmen wasn’t really listening. She was instead alternately worrying about the party and her family.
She had always been too afraid to come out to her family, especially her father. But she knew this was the time. The announcement was well over-due. Carmen had spent so long in the closet that she’d become almost comfortable hiding her sexuality, but that wasn’t really who she was. Carmen normally wasn’t one who backed down or cared what others thought. And it was time she reminded herself of that fact.
“Are you listening to me?” Kit demanded suddenly, waving the CD in front of Carmen’s face.
“Huh? Yeah, of course,” Carmen lied automatically. “The musical influences of, uh, Earth, Wind, and Fire,” she added, catching the artist’s name on the CD case.
“Girl, that was five minutes ago. I’ve already moved on to Aretha. I just haven’t found the right CD yet,” Kit replied, running her finger across several cases.
“Oops,” Carmen muttered, resisting the urge to kick herself. “Sorry.”
“What’s on your mind?” Kit asked, pulling out a CD case and studying it a moment.
Carmen twirled a strand of hair around her finger a moment before answering. “I asked Shane to meet my parents and…they don’t really know I’m *****.”
“Does ‘don’t really’ translate to ‘they have no idea?’” Kit questioned, a knowing look in her eye.
“Yeah,” Carmen admitted. “I’m pretty scared.”
“Carmen,” Kit began, laying a hand on Carmen’s shoulder. “All you can do is tell them and hope for the best. Either they accept it or they don’t. Some will take it better than others. But if they really and truly love you, they’ll learn to live with it. They might just tolerate you, but that’s better than absolutely nothing.”
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I know somebody saw the whole dream thing coming, right? Anybody? I’m surprised no one guessed it. Come on, you guys know me – always expect the unusual or unexpected! LOL! Yeah, it was cheap. It was dirty. But it had you fooled, didn’t it? Put down those stones! No throwing at me. All is right in Danishville again. Besides, I should hope that Alice would never act that way. I told you guys to wait and see what this chapter had in store… = ) Thanks for reading! Keep an eye out for the next chapter pretty soon.
lol, ok, how come i didnt think of a bad nightmare?? im glad it was just a bad bad dream! Finally some happy danish! happy over here!
eta: can’t wait for the next chapter
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i love the danish in this fic!! :o)
yeah for alice and dana now all they have to do is talk about what went wong the first time around and I am glad to see that tina is getting better and that they are all starting to get there lives back together please post soon I love this story so much
hahahha awsome chapter and no i really didn’t see the dream thing comming -_-! that was great tho, things seem to be looking up, hope you post soon!
Omg, omg, you updated! :D
Oh goody! It was just a nightmare – wheh. Yeah, I should have expected something like this, but I have my blonde moments from time to time so…. :p I’m so happy Alice was happy to see Dana in Boston. Btw, yay Boston! Love Boston!
I love your Shane & Carmen! So so happy Shane realized what she has in Carmen, and that she’s the real deal, and thus threw away that napkin with the phonenumber on it. Yes! And sweet, caring Carmen – I hope her parents accept her for who she really is. I’m fearing the worst, cos coming out to parents…not a lot of fun, but I’m hoping they accept her, and invites Shane into their family.
As always, awesome writing. It feels real when reading it. The characters act as you think they will in all the situations you put them through. So kudos. :)
I didn’t see the dream coming, but the surprise was nice. I loved the psycho comment.
I’m so glad it was a dream! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that…Post soon!!!
Great chapter. Glad everything turn out great and happy for them. oK let see what’s next, thanks!
LOL that was a good one! You made up for the head banging I did last chapter with that super sweet Danish reunion. Loving this fic, keep up the good work!