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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Mar 16, 2006 14:06:15 GMT 10
Great update! Loved it. Can't wait for the next part.
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Post by larue on Mar 16, 2006 15:25:31 GMT 10
I have posted 'Rule Number Four'...a new chapter.... at www.fanfiction.net/s/2843083/1/. It's longer than the others so I am not sure if I should post it here or not. Thanks for your wonderful comments!!!
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Post by larue on Mar 16, 2006 21:06:16 GMT 10
Abby leaned back against the rail of the balcony and watched her mother through the glass sliding door of the apartment livingroom. Maggie was settled on the couch holding Lauren facing her and talking to her. Abby knew exactly the lookthat was on Lauren’s face because Maggie was mirroring her. She smiled and pulled the sweater jacket she wore closer about her.
“She’s a beautiful baby, Sis.” Abby turned to Eric and smiled.
“What I can’t figure out though, is how you came up with a white bread name like Lauren,” he said as he flicked his cigarette butt to the parking lot below them. “I always figured you’d for a Zara...or an...Apple.” Abby laughed and nudged up against him.
“Luka wanted it,” she said. “His father’s name is Laurentis. Besides, it fits her.” Eric nodded and sighed as he looked up at the stars overhead.
“How are you doing?” she asked him. Eric shrugged.
“Fine. I take my meds...go to work...go home... go to bed.” He looked at her and grinned. “Got a girl, though. She thinks the pills are for epilepsy or something. Might be easier if that were true.” Abby studied his profile thoughtfully.
“Did you tell her that?”
“I haven’t told her anything, Abby. We haven’t known each other that long.” He turned to her. “She wants to meet you though. She’s coming by after work.”
“That’s great,” Abby smiled.
“Things certainly look good between you and the Euro Doctor,” Eric said. He raised his eyebrow. “Any chance that I might be giving you away in anything soon?” Abby grimaced and shook her head.
“Giving me away? I don’t think so.”
“So no traditional wedding service?” She shook her head.
“We’re satisfied with the way things are for now. At least...I am.” Eric shivered and jammed his hands in the pocket of his jacket.
“I don’t know about you but I think we’d better go in soon.”
“Luka thought I was crazy for packing so many warm clothes,” she said as her brother wrapped an arm across her shoulders and led her to the door wall. “It’s hard to forget what fall is like in Minnesota!”
Maggie looked up as the two of them stepped inside and Eric shut the glass sliding door. She smiled and shifted Lauren in her arms.
“We’re just having the best time,” she said as she hugged the baby. “She is so good natured and sweet.” Eric squatted down and smiled at Lauren. Luka came down the hall from Maggie’s bedroom with a diaper and box of wipes in his hands.
“You were outside a while,” he said. “You okay?” Abbie smiled and nodded.
“Eric and I were just talking. His girlfriend is coming by after work.” There was a knock on the door. “That’s probably her right now.” Abby stepped toward the door and opened it.
“Hi...” her voice trailed off and her smile faded as her eyes met those of the man on the other side of the door. He was older than when she’d last seen him. He still had the lanky, slim build of her brother and the same thick, curling hair. His lips curled into a soft, hesitant smile.
“Hello, Abby,” he said softly. Eric stood up, his eyes glued to his sister’s face.
“David...” Maggie said softly as she turned on the couch. He looked at her and shrugged.
“I’m sorry, Mags,” he said. “I couldn’t wait.” Maggie looked at Abby, who was frozen with her hand on the door knob watching him. Maggie smiled and shifted Lauren again.
“Come here and look at this, David,’ she said happily. He glanced at Abby and then stepped past her into the apartment livingroom. Abby closed the door and stepped back. Luka frowned in confusion. The man looked up at him.
“Oh...uh...Luka,” she started. “This is my father, David Wyczenski.” Luka’s frown deepened but he tucked the box of wipes under his arm and offered his hand.
“Luka Kovac,” he said politely. David nodded and shook hands with Luka. He turned back to Maggie and the baby. Eric shook his head in disgust. Lauren took that opportunity to arch her back and let out a wail. Abby sidled past her father and took the baby carefully from Maggie.
“I think she needs to be changed and fed,” she said flatly. “Excuse me.” Abby pressed Lauren to her shoulder and turned and looked at Luka. Her face was ashen and her brown eyes dark in her face. He nodded slightly as she headed down the short hallway to Maggie’s bedroom. She shut the door behind her.
“I can’t believe you didn’t tell her,” Eric said. He shook his head as he looked from one parent to the other. He looked up at Luka and sighed.
It was a while later when Luka opened the door to the bedroom Maggie had given them to share. Abby was stretched out on the double bed with Lauren next to her. The little girl had been changed into a warm sleeper and was sound asleep...obviously dry and well fed. Abby looked up at him and dragged her finger gently through Lauren’s silky straight hair. Luka smiled wanly.
“He’s gone,” he said. Abby nodded. She placed her hand protectively on Lauren’s little rump and closed her eyes. Luka slipped his shoes off and lay on top of the comforter on the other side of the baby. He watched Abby’s face worriedly. She opened her eyes and saw his face across the pillow.
“He looks older...but the same,” she said. “I haven’t seen him since I was seventeen.” Luka watched her face and let her talk. He slipped his hand over her’s and caressed the skin there.
“He left when I was seven, but you knew that, ” she said. “ I went to see him once when I was ten. Took the bus all by myself and Maggie punished me for that. Then...when I was graduating from high school I went to see him again. Mainly it was to find out if he could help me with college.”
“And did he?” Luka asked. Abby rolled her eyes.
“Not hardly,” she said abruptly. She sighed and closed her eyes again.
“Why is he here?” she asked. Luka’s fingers tightened around hers.
“Apparently, he and your mother are seeing one another again,” he said. “She didn’t know how to tell you.”
“Oh...this is just great,” she sighed angrily. “We’re trapped in a nightmare.” Luka’s hand crept to her shoulder.
“Abby, Rules of the Road.....” he said softly as he massaged it gently. “...rule number four is...”
“Expect the unexpected?” she finished for him. Luka smiled softly and, mindful of the sleeping baby between them, he leaned over and kissed her.
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Mar 16, 2006 23:35:48 GMT 10
Loved it!
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Post by Lubyfanatic316 on Mar 17, 2006 0:44:32 GMT 10
Love the update!
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Post by lulu on Mar 17, 2006 2:22:26 GMT 10
Totally great! Realy loved it Abi*Lulu
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Post by larue on Mar 17, 2006 20:49:00 GMT 10
“Ah...here’s a few points for me,” Abby said as she added the letter ‘b’ to Maggie’s word ‘itch’. “Double word.” Becca looked up in dismay.
“I don’t think that one is in the dictionary,” she said.
“Of course it is,” Abby said absently as she picked a new letter from the extra tiles next to the Scrabble board. “It means a female dog.” She looked up at Maggie pointedly. Becca’s eyes flew from Abby to Maggie and she frowned.
“Let it go, Abby,” Maggie said quietly as she studied her own rack of letter tiles. “This is not the time nor the place.” She added the letters ‘rat’ to Abby’s ‘b’. Abby snorted softly and switched some of her tiles around. Becca, almost fearfully, slid some letters onto the board and added her points to the tally sheet they were passing around.
“Oh wow...” Abby sighed. “I just can’t seem to stop gaining points in this round.” She added letters to spell the word ‘sneak’ on the board. Maggie shook her head and frowned. She used Abby’s ‘n’ to spell the word ‘snip’ and cocked an eyebrow at her daughter. Becca quickly added ‘p-e-t’ to make ‘snippet’.
“Double word!” Abby nodded approvingly. Becca smiled and picked up her new letters. None of them looked up as Luka and Eric entered with the bags from the Chinese take out place they’d gone to. Eric closed the door behind them. He slipped a hand to the crook of his girl friend’s neck and kissed the top of her dark head. His eyes flew across the words on the board.
“Uh oh...I think I’d better get you out of here,” he said. Becca cast her blue eyes upward at him and smiled.
“Actually, it’s been kind of fun,” she said.
“For now,” he said softly. “But something is about to blow.” Abby shook her head and traded a couple of tiles without looking up.
“Come on, Eric,” she said. “It’s just a game.”
“Abby and I can handle this,” Maggie mused without looking up from her letters. “We’ve done it before. She has some issues with me to deal with.”
“See what I mean?” Becca smiled. Eric shook his head.
“You have no idea what you are sitting in the middle of.” Becca shrugged her shoulders and studied her tiles again.
“Dinner’s ready,” Luka said brightly from the kitchen. “Come on. Chinese doesn’t stay warm for very long.”
“I have a microwave,” Maggie said as she lined her tiles up and frowned at them.She played around and added 'ough' following the 't' in Becca's word.
“Not hungry just yet,” Abby said as shook her head and waved her hand at him. "Damn! I was going to use that letter." Luka rolled his eyes and sighed. Becca looked up at Eric and shook her head slightly.
“Go ahead and eat,” she said softly.
“Abby...you were starving when we left a little while ago,” Luka pleaded. She frowned and waved again without lifting her eyes from the board. Eric sighed and went into the kitchen. He nudged Luka and held up a heavy glass and filled it halfway with juice. He carried it to the table.
“Here, Bec,” he said. “Something to drink.” Eric accidently hit the board with the glass as he set it down. The Scabble board slid off the table and hit the floor with the letter tiles flying. Maggie looked up at him and frowned.
“Oops...” he said. Becca looked at him and laughed softly.
“Eric!” Abby snapped. “You’d think you would have outgrown that particular trick.”
“Ah...it’s just a game right?” he said. Luka snickered from the kitchen as he watched Abby reach down and start gathering up the board and the tiles from the floor. She looked up as she heard Lauren cry from the bedroom.
“Fine...” she said to Eric as she stood up. ‘You can pick it all up. I’m being paged.”
“Can I come to?” Becca asked. Abby hesitated a moment and then nodded. Becca stood up and followed her into the bedroom. She sat on the bed as Abby lifted Lauren from the travel playpen they were using for a crib. Abby laid the baby on the bed and pulled off the soft pants Lauren was wearing and checked her diaper. Becca smiled and handed Abby a new diaper and the wipes. She watched as Abby played with her daughter and changed her diaper. Lauren cooed and kicked. Abby looked up and met Becca’s gaze. She smiled.
“Can I talk to you?” Becca asked. Abby frowned a bit and sat down on the bed. She held up a toy for Lauren to reach for.
“Sure,” she said as she smiled at her daughter. Becca took a deep breath.
“Look,” she said. “ I love Eric and I really want this thing between us to work.” Abby straightened and her smile faded a bit as she glanced at her.
“You need to talk to Eric,” she said. “I mean there are some things that...”
“I know why he takes medication,” Becca interrupted. Abby’s eyes widened slightly.
“I am an internet whore. I looked them up online.” She sighed heavily. “But, I have been waiting for Eric to tell me.” Abby was silent as she studied the young woman in front of her. Her heart nearly broke with the anguish she could read in her words and her face.
“Maggie is ...well, Maggie. Eric depends on herforsomething right nowbut he listens to you. More than you know. I feel like if I’m going to do this with him, I am going to need you to talk to...to help me figure things out. Can I?” Abby searched her face for a long moment and then reached over to squeeze her hand reassuringly. Becca’s eyes closed for a moment and she smiled. Her long lashes glittered with tears.
“Thank you,” she said softly. She gestured toward Lauren and Abby nodded. Becca picked her up and pressed a kiss to her baby cheek. She stood up and chattered away to Lauren as she carried her out to the table where Maggie, Eric and Luka were eating their dinner. Becca handed Lauren to Eric. Abby watched her brother snuggle her into the crook of his arm and grin as he looked up at Becca. She kissed him and smiled. Luka lifted a fork full of vegetables in Abby’s direction and she took a bite. She leaned against his back and wrapped her arms around his neck as she chewed and swallowed.
“Rules of the road...” she whispered in his ear. “Number five is...make new friends.” Luka nodded and grinned.
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Post by elicia on Mar 17, 2006 22:00:09 GMT 10
I just love this story and I can't wait for more
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Post by Lubyfanatic316 on Mar 17, 2006 23:40:46 GMT 10
Love it!
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Mar 18, 2006 0:09:59 GMT 10
Love it!
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Post by lulu on Mar 18, 2006 0:49:17 GMT 10
Aww really nice & cute - really loving it
Abi*Lulu
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Julianna (juscully)
Duchess of Luby
"I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.? Audrey Hepburn
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Post by Julianna (juscully) on Mar 18, 2006 4:35:15 GMT 10
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Post by lubyfan on Mar 18, 2006 5:39:17 GMT 10
I agree with juscully, every chapter, a new rule, it's a good idea. Waiting for the next one.
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Post by loopyallie on Mar 18, 2006 6:21:47 GMT 10
I am so loving this story! It is sooo cute!
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Post by Noora on Mar 18, 2006 21:11:08 GMT 10
I love this, it's so nice
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