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Post by Lubyfanatic316 on Jun 17, 2006 0:56:36 GMT 10
Great update!
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Post by anna982 on Jun 17, 2006 1:23:57 GMT 10
[glow=red,2,300]Update again sooner!!!!!!!! Great.[/glow]
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Jun 17, 2006 3:08:26 GMT 10
Yay finally an update!!! Woo hoo! Can't wait for the next one.
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Post by Tannii on Jun 17, 2006 4:53:58 GMT 10
Great update!!
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Post by Maité on Jun 17, 2006 5:12:19 GMT 10
Thank you so much for updating!!I love your fic!!
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Post by lubyfan on Jun 17, 2006 5:30:24 GMT 10
So glad you updated Thanks Great chapter!
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Post by *Natalie* on Jun 17, 2006 6:44:50 GMT 10
So glad you update!! More soon please natalie x
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Post by megan on Jun 17, 2006 9:02:43 GMT 10
YAY! Awesome update!
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Post by Ergirl on Jun 17, 2006 20:44:53 GMT 10
Great update!
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Post by larue on Jun 17, 2006 22:32:07 GMT 10
The gallery opening was a black tie, invitation only affair. The real surprise to them both was that it was also a benefit for their L’Alliance. Abby stood in front of the display announcing that and looked at the identification photos that bordered it. Seeing some of the familiar faces brought memories flooding back. A smile tugged at her lips when she found her picture, Carter’s, Pratt’s and Luka’s. They looked like all those old elementary school photos...all eyes and uncomfortable smiles.
“It’s amazing how it all comes back, isn’t it?” Greg Pratt said as he moved next to her. Abby glanced at him and smiled. He was quite dashing in the tuxedo he wore. She’d wondered why he’d gotten an invitation. Now she knew.
“The smells, the dust, the noises, the heat...” Pratt shook his head. “...the incredible frustration...”
“And the feeling that you have done something very worthwhile when you have saved that one life?” Abby added. Greg’s eyes met her’s and he nodded slowly.
“Would you go back?” she asked.
“In a heart beat,” Greg chuckled. He looked around the room filled with glittering jewelry and expensive clothing.
“Being there makes this all seem so...selfish,” he sighed.
“I thought I recognized you,” a woman said as she approached them. She pointed to Pratt’s picture on the display. “That’s you, isn’t it? You’re one of the doctors in the program.”
“Uh, yes, ma’am,” Greg said as he stood a little straighter. “I spent three weeks in Darfur.”
“And where is that exactly?” she said. Abby smiled a little and slipped away as Greg was soon surrounded by several others as he recounted his experiences with the L’Alliance. There was something a little disconcerting, and yet pleasant, in that no one had yet approached her about recognizing her photo on the board. She wandered slowly through the gallery, studying the paintings on the walls and listening to snatches of conversation. She stopped to study a small abstract that caught her eye.
“Is that your favorite?” Tata said as he moved to her side.
“No,” Abby sighed. “I already have my favorite piece by this artist. It’s hanging on my wall at home.” Laurentis smiled broadly as he remembered the portrait he’d done of his son and daughter in law. It was one of his favorites as well.
Luka saw the two of them across the room and his eyes lit up. The fact that his father was so taken with his wife meant so very much to him. And Abby...try as he might he could not convince her to wear her little black dress tonight. Instead she had chosen black slacks that were so full they swished her around her like a long skirt. She wore a silvery silk blouse under a simple, short black jacket. Her long hair was braided and pulled casually over her shoulder. She had left tendrils of hair escaping from the braid. He couldn’t wait to get his hands on them...to smooth them back where they belonged.
“So don’t you think we should be channeling our money into projects here...in America?” the gentleman in front of him was saying. Luka’s eyes shifted to him and then back to Abby.
“Umm...excuse me,” he said politely and eased away. Abby looked up as he approached and her smile melted his heart. He picked up her hand and kissed her finger tips. Abby looked from one darkly handsome tuxedo clad man to the other and sighed.
“Now, one of you is going to have to move away,” she said with a laugh. “I feel like I am standing between matching book ends.” Luka held up his hand holding hers and grinned at his father.
“Imam njoj kazaljka,” Luka said. “ Ona je minirati,” Laurentis scowled playfully and kissed Abby’s cheek before he moved back to the crowd admiring his paintings. Abby ran her hand down the lapel of the tux Luka wore and raised her eyebrows.
“I think we should see about buying one of these so you can wear it for me once in a while,” she said.
“I thought we were going to look for a gladiator thing...like that guy in the ‘Spartacus’ movie?” he frowned.
“Oh...yeah,” she giggled as she looked up at him. Luka swept an arm around her and hugged her to him.
“Good lord, you two can’t keep your hands off one another,” Greg said quietly as he moved toward them. Luka laughed and shook his head. Greg took a sip from the champagne glass he held and surveyed the crowd.
“So how many portable x-ray machines do you think that guy over there is worth?” he asked. Luka shrugged.
“Probably not as many suture kits as that woman’s necklace over there,” he said. “And, maybe, triple the IV lines.” Abby looked from one to the other and sighed.
“Kind of ruined our lives, didn’t it?” she said. Greg shook his head.
“Naw...just gave us a new perspective, that’s all.” He nodded toward Laurentis.
“Your dad is looking pretty good. He must be handling the chemo okay?”
“Chemo?” Luka said slowly. He looked down at Abby and she shrugged and shook her head slightly.
“I saw him up in Oncology yesterday. What kind of cancer does he have anyway?”
Luka reached for Abby’s hand and squeezed it tightly as they both looked toward Laurentis.
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Post by anna982 on Jun 17, 2006 23:33:09 GMT 10
[glow=red,2,300]Update again soon!!!!![/glow]
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Jun 17, 2006 23:48:07 GMT 10
Oh Wow...didn't see that coming! Great update!!!
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Post by *Natalie* on Jun 18, 2006 0:32:27 GMT 10
Didn't see that one coming either! Hope all is explained soon.
natalie x
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Post by Lubyfanatic316 on Jun 18, 2006 0:33:40 GMT 10
Great update!
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Post by hollygirl on Jun 18, 2006 0:57:05 GMT 10
update soon!!!
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