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Post by larue on May 30, 2007 5:00:12 GMT 10
I have missed writing for Susan and Abby. I needed to bring Susan back to Chicago. Here is another story starring the AU families I created in 'The Things We Do', "All We Need" and 'The Camper's Guide to Family Fun". Enjoy : )
Chapter 1 – Decisions
Susan Lewis folded her arms and leaned down on the edge of her kitchen sink as she looked out through the window into the back yard. It was a beautiful, sunny late afternoon. Cosmo had climbed from the top of the slide to the top ridge of the wooden swing set. He was straddling the wide beam as he tried to fit the pirate flag into the hole his dad had drilled for it months ago. She wasn’t worried. She had seen him do the same thing many times. She knew that he would scootch back and then ease himself back to the top of the slide and then slide backwards down into the grass. That was his routine. Five years old and he already had a ‘slide habit’ mastered. She smiled slightly and shook her head. Her son was a hoot. He never failed to amaze and delight them. Them. Her smile faded somewhat and her eyes shifted to the sight of the girl in the swing. Susie’s legs stretched out straight in front of her and she twisted herself slowly from side to side as she turned the purple and silver soccer ball around in her hands. She looked up as Cosmo said something and smiled. Susan watched the two of them as Cosmo scootched backwards and swung his already tanned legs down onto the slide landing. Sure enough, he plopped down and slid backwards down to the grass. Susie grinned and then her smile faded and she went back to turning the ball over and over. Susan sighed. Her nieice was finally beginning to get some of the physical maturity that she had longed for…moaned about for months. She had taken Chuck’s death hard. Really hard. A girl on the cusp of womanhood and she had lost the man in her life….twice. First the stepfather that had raised her from babyhood and now the uncle that had stepped in for the last three years.
Two months. It had been two months since Chuck died. Sometimes it felt like it was just yesterday and others like an eternity. It had been a horrible winter. She had kept him home with Hospice help and he had died here…with them. With the family he loved and that loved him so desperately. She hadn’t really thought about how hard it would be to stay in the house when the hospital bed and the oxygen tanks and the helpers were all gone. It seemed so empty. She had tried to get things back to normal. Tried to get them all back into a normal routine. School, daycare and work. There had been play group counseling for Cosmo. Group grief counseling sessions for Susie. She had been offered the same but had declined. She dealt with death and grief all of the time. It was a fact of life. She could deal with this. She could. She had tons of help after all. Everyone at the hospital had stepped up to help with her shifts and administrative duties. She had friends. Susie had friends. Cosmo had a multitude of play dates with sympathizing school buddies. Normal.
Susan reached down and pulled the paper from her pocket. It was an email with a picture of a house. A duplex. She studied it carefully again and glanced out at the children in the yard. Maybe it was time. She was trying hard to abide by the cardinal rule not to make any drastic life changes for the first six months but…..maybe it was time now. Maybe it was right. Maybe it was time to make a decision.
She brought the email out again after dinner. She cleared the plates from the kitchen table and brought dishes of yogurt and fresh fruit to them for dessert. Cosmo dug right in and Susie pushed the fruit around for a bit. She glanced at the paper when Susan moved it to the center of the table.
“A duplex?” she said as she picked it up. “Are we moving?” Susan shrugged.
“I don’t know,” she said. ‘It’s just something I have been thinking about. Kinda nice. We would have our own garage and our own house basically. It shares a front porch and a small backyard. It would be closer to Grandpa…..and Grandma Martin.”
“You want to move back to Chicago?” Susie’s eyes widened. “What about your job here? Could you even get a job in Chicago again?” Susan grimaced and shook her head.
“I can get a job just about anywhere I want to, Miss Smarty,” she chuckled wryly. “But if we sell this house and with insurance money, I wouldn’t have to for a while. I could get the two of you settled and moonlight and try out a couple of different places. I would have to sign an actual contract until I found a place that was a good fit for all of us.” Susie frowned and set the paper back on the table. Susan studied her niece as the girl thoughtfully stirred her strawberries into the smooth yogurt in her bowl.
“It has to be a decision all three of us make together,” Susan said quietly. “I know that you love your school and you have good friends…..”
“There are schools in Chicago,” Susie interrupted softly. “and I can email my friends.” She dragged her blue eyes to Susan’s green ones and a slight smile crossed her face. For the first time in a while Susan saw a familiar spark in Susie’s eyes.
“You won’t have as much freedom in the city,” Susan warned. “There are no malls and getting your driver’s license….”
“We can take the el,” Susie said. “And there are parks and Michigan Avenue.”
“Like we can afford Michigan Avenue….” Susan chuckled. Susie grinned and raised her eyebrows.
“Are you sure?” Susan asked. Susie nodded. They both looked over at the little boy who sat at the end of the table enjoying his dessert.
“What do you think, Cos?” Susan asked as she lifted the picture of the house up for him to see. “Do you want to move to a new house? Live closer to Grandpa?” Cosmo studied the picture in front of him and glanced from one face to the other. He took the paper from his mother and looked at it again.
“But if we move to this house…” he said slowly as he looked up at his mother. “How will Daddy find us again?” Susan's heart fell and she glanced across the table. Susie sighed.
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Post by becca on May 31, 2007 0:55:28 GMT 10
Awww Cosmo's comment at the end was so sad But i can see this is going to be a really good fic! And i can't wait for Abby and Susan to be re- united because i think there great together. update soon please! xx
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Post by loopyallie on May 31, 2007 1:26:27 GMT 10
Oh thank you thank you! im in need of a Susan and Abby story fix... Yes I miss Susan so much too, thank you Larue! That was sad the opening chapter... I wonder what Chuck died of? I guess it was cancer if he was in the hospice... It is nice to see you write little Susie now older... I wonder what character and attitude she would have as an older self (How old now? 11 or 12 I guess if you set the story now) I am looking forward seeing where this story leads too...
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Post by larue on May 31, 2007 7:35:57 GMT 10
Okay...so I am playing aorund with the time line. Susie is 15 in this fic since it takes place three years after she joined Susan's family in 'All We Need'. Cosmos is almost 6 and a first grader. Lauren has just turned three when the story starts.
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Post by larue on May 31, 2007 7:41:53 GMT 10
Chapter 2 – Moving Day Abby took another swipe at the glass in the front window with the paper towel and stood back to survey her handiwork. She suppressed a smile as her little ‘helper’ did the same. She bent down to press a kiss to the top of her three year old daughter’s head. She looked up as a car pulled into the driveway on the other side of the porch. She grinned and opened the front door. “Luka!” she called. “They’re here!” A huge moving van pulled up to the curb as she hurried down the steps of the porch toward the car. “Welcome home!” she cried happily and hugged Susie as she got out of the car. The back door opened and Cosmo struggled out of his booster seat and hopped out. He grimaced as Abby wrapped her arms around him and kissed the top of his head. He looked up happily as Luka came out the front door onto the porch. Lauren was hugging her father’s knee as they waited on the top step. “How was your trip?” Abby asked as Susan rounded the front of the car toward her. “Oh….lovely,” Susan sighed heavily as she hugged Abby. “If I hear the Philadelphia Chickens CD again any time soon, I think will kill myself .” “It’s not so bad,” Susie chuckled. “I like the Belly Button song.” “Yeah,” Susan said. “I did too…..until the 25th consecutive time.” Abby grinned as they approached the porch. “You made it safe and sound,” Luka said to Susan as he tossed a laughing Cosmo over his shoulder. He leaned down to kiss Susan’s cheek and then lifted Lauren carefully and tossed her over his other shoulder. The little girl shrieked in delight as he headed into the house with both kids. Susan took in the new white faux whicker furniture on the porch and put her hands on her hips. She frowned. “Abby,” she scolded. “You weren’t supposed to buy anything for either porch until we got here.” “We didn’t buy it,” Abby said. “Your dad had it delivered yesterday. It’s a housewarming gift for all of us.” Susan shook her head. “Now you know he has an excuse to hang out here, don’t you?” she said. Abby grinned and nodded. Susie opened the door ahead of them and bounded inside. “I’m going to check out my room!” she called and disappeared up the staircase just inside the front door. Susan entered more slowly and looked around the newly painted living room. Late afternoon sunlight flooded the small alcove off to the side that overlooked the driveway. “It looks beautiful…” she sighed. “How did you get it all done so fast?” “Oh, we called in a few favors,” Abby laughed. “And we owe a half dozen others a steak barbecue slash housewarming party.” Susan nodded and her smile widened as she entered the small kitchen and dining room area. “It looks beautiful,” she sighed. “What about your place?” “Ours has furniture,” Abby grinned. Susan laughed and nodded. She looked up as she heard a power drill coming from the backyard. Curiously she opened the screen door and stepped out on to the deck. Luka was holding a cordless drill and watched as Cosmo placed the stick end of a pirate flag into a freshly drilled hole on the new play structure. The monstrosity swallowed up an entire corner of the yard. Susan frowned again and glanced from the play structure to Abby. “It was all his doing,” Abby confessed as she held up her hands. “I was looking at furniture and lamps and he was looking at playgrounds.” Luka adjusted a pirate patch on Cosmo’s eye and handed him a toy spyglass. “Ahoy, matey!” Cosmo hollered from his perch at the top of the tree house like structure. “Permission to come aboard, Captain?” Luka growled in a thick Croatian accent. Cosmo’s eyes widened slightly and he looked Luka over from head to toe. “You can’t,” he said with a chuckle. “You’re too big.” Luka grinned and carefully climbed up the ladder and squeezed himself through the door space. Cosmo’s eyes grew even wider as Luka stood up and lifted him to his shoulder. “Oh geez….” Abby breathed as she saw how high up in the air Cosmo was. The little boy was grinning gleefully and looking around with the spyglass. Abby didn’t know who looked happier, Cosmo or Luka. And she was very glad that Lauren was safely ensconced in the nearby sandbox, happily playing with her shovels and pails and other sand toys. She turned to say the same to Susan and stopped when she saw the tears that threatened to spill down her friend’s cheeks. “Chuck should be here….” Susan whispered. Abby frowned sympathetically and her arm snaked across Susan’s shoulders. “If he were,” she said softly. “You’d still be in Iowa.” Susan nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes and sighed determinedly. “They must be ready to start moving things inside,” she said. “Come on. I feel like bossing someone around. Those hunky movers should do very nicely.” Abby laughed and followed Susan back inside the duplex.
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Post by jacobsmommy on May 31, 2007 13:53:58 GMT 10
Great story
Please update soon
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Post by crazylubyfan on Jun 1, 2007 7:24:26 GMT 10
love this story! we certainly do need Susan back!!!
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Post by larue on Jun 2, 2007 12:21:46 GMT 10
Susan dragged herself wearily up the steps of the duplex and into the open door of her living room. Susie looked up from the couch where she was curled up with her homework.
“Hi,” she said. “Rough day?” Susan draped her coat over a nearby chair and dropped onto the couch next to her.
“Chicago must have a monopoly on babies with fevers,” she sighed. “I have seen way more than my share today.”
“Are you still at that pediatric clinic?” Susan nodded.
“Until the end of the week,” she said. “Where’s Cosmo?”
“Out in back playing with Luka,” Susie said absently as she bent her head back over her Math book. “He was upset about something that happened at school. I couldn’t get him to tell me about it though.” Susan watched her niece thoughtfully for a moment and then pulled herself up from the couch.
“Stir fry and rice okay for dinner?” Susie nodded.
“I’ll help as soon as I finish here,” she said. Susan nodded and headed through the house to the back door. Susie couldn’t get Cosmo to tell her what happened at school? Cosmo usually told Susie everything. Susan slowed as she could hear their voices on the back porch. She peeked through the door and smiled a little at the sight of Luka sitting on the top step with Cosmo next to him. Their backs were to her but she could see the drawing in Luka’s hands.
“It’s a very nice picture,” Luka was saying as he smoothed the wrinkles out of the crumpled paper on his knee.
“We had to draw the people that live in our house,” Cosmo said.
“I can see that,” Luka nodded. He pointed to something. “You have Lauren, Abby and me one side and your Mom, Susie and you on the other. That’s right. And here is the wall between our homes. It’s very good. Very accurate.”
“It’s weird,” Cosmo said. “Cameron said so.” Susan frowned slightly. Nice going Cameron, she thought. Guess you won’t be invited to at least one birthday party this year.
“Why would he say that?” Luka asked.
“He said that the daddy should be on MY side of the house,” Cosmo sighed. “He said that boys shouldn’t live in a house with just two girls.” Susan rolled her eyes. Make that no play dates as well, Cameron.
“I told him my daddy had cancer and died.”
“What did he say then?” Luka asked. Cosmo shrugged and studied the picture on Luka’s knee.
“Do you think people who get cancer live in heaven?” he asked. Susan held her breath as she waited for Luka’s answer.
“I do,” Luka replied firmly. Ka-ching! Susan added a couple more dollars to her mental Christmas budget for the good Dr. Kovac’s gift.
“My little girl and little boy are there too.” Cosmo looked up at him with a slight frown on his face.
“No, not Lauren,” Luka chuckled. “Marko and Jasna died a long time ago.”
“Did they have cancer too?” Luka shook his head.
“No,” he said. “There was a war in my country and a bomb dropped on our house. Their mother died also.” Cosmo continued to look up at Luka and study him.
“They were good people so I know God took them to heaven.”
“My daddy was a good people too.” Luka smiled softly as something caught in Susan’s throat.
“Yes…he was,” he said. He lifted the drawing from his knees and held it up. “So what shall we do with this wonderful drawing?”
“My teacher wanted to hang it in the hall but I took it down,” Cosmo said. “Should I do another one for her?”
“Why?” Luka asked. “This one is perfect. And don’t listen to what this…Cameron says. Maybe you should just find a new friend?”
“But he’s my best friend,” Cosmo protested. “He shares his twisty crayons with me.” Luka nodded. Okay…maybe one play date, Cameron, Susan thought.
“And he gave me an extra popcorn money when my mom forgot.” Susan shook her head and rolled her eyes. Okay. He is back on the birthday party list. Luke glanced up and pointed toward the play structure.
“Ah…Lauren,” he sighed wearily. “She wants to go up the ladder again.”
“I’ll help her!” Cosmo cried and raced toward the play structure, his problems with the drawing apparently forgotten. Susan was jolted by the clank of a pan as Susie pulled one from the cupboard.
“I’ll get the rice started,” she said brightly. Susan nodded and watched as Luka crossed the yard and stood near the ladder as Cosmo climbed up close behind Lauren so she wouldn’t fall. He was a good kid. He deserved a better hand in life than the one he had been dealt.
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Post by brandykins on Jun 3, 2007 1:57:40 GMT 10
Great story, I am already hooked. It's great how Luka treats Cosmo like he's his own son and I love Susan and Abby being back together. Can't wait to find out what happens.
Update soon!!
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Post by larue on Jun 3, 2007 23:30:15 GMT 10
It was barely a week later when Susan stood in front of Cosmo’s drawing on the wall outside his classroom. She smiled slightly as her fingers touched the crayoned drawing. He had added a cloud over their side of the duplex with a face peeking over the side. It was definitely Chuck. And over the other side there were two smaller clouds with two smaller faces. Luka’s family. Cosmo was definitely a kid with a huge heart. “Mommy,” Cosmo tugged at her hand. “Come and see my desk!” Susan’s grin widened and she let him pull her into the brightly lit and crowded classroom. She bent over his desk and listened as Cosmo carried on non stop about the books and papers displayed on his desk. She picked up a pencil to add a message in his writing journal and then he was gone. He was back a second later dragging another little boy by the hand. The infamous Cameron. Susan smiled as Cosmo introduced them and shook Cameron’s hand. He was a stocky little Asian with straight dark hair that fell over his forehead. His eyes disappeared when he smiled at her. And then the two boys were off again. Susan watched them as they made their way toward the cookie table.
“You must be the infamous Cosmo’s mother.” Susan looked up at a couple that approached from across the room.
“We hear about nothing from school that doesn’t revolve around Cosmo,” the woman before her said. “We’re Cameron’s parents……Rebecca and Greg White.” Susan took in the freckled red head and her very Caucasian husband and grinned.
“Susan Lewis,” she said as she shook hands with them. “And we hear a lot about Cameron as well.”
“I think our boys are destined to be best friends for a while,” Rebecca said as she glanced toward them. “Cameron is already bugging for me invite him for a play date. Maybe we should exchange phone numbers?”
“That would be great!” Susan sighed and dug into her purse for one of her business cards. “He hasn’t had a chance to make too many friends since we moved.”
“From Iowa,” Greg laughed. “And you are a real live doctor….” Susan stopped digging and looked up at them in surprise.
“I hope he didn’t decide to divulge my age, weight and social security number,” she frowned. The Whites laughed and they chatted for a few more minutes before going off to collect their cookie crumb covered little boys. Susie had joined them and after speaking with Cosmo’s teacher and signing up for a parent teacher conference, the three of them headed back out into the hall. They were making their way to the front door of the school when Susie stopped.
“Hey, Susu!” someone called. She turned around and smiled as a very well proportioned man made his way toward them. Susan frowned a bit as she took in his snug jeans and polo shirt.
“What’s up, kid?” he said as he clipped the top of her head with a finger. “What are you doing here tonight?” His eyes went down to Cosmo and he knelt down.
“Don’t tell me that Susie is your big sister, Cosmo,” he asked in surprise. Cosmo shook his head and looked up at Susan.
“They’re cousins actually,” Susan explained. “But it’s kind of…..complicated.” The man looked up at her and straightened slowly.
“I’m David Burns,” he said as he extended his hand. “I’m the PE teacher here.” “Nice to meet you,” Susan replied. “Susan Lewis.” Susie’s eyes shifted from one adult face to the other and her grip tightened on Cosmo’s hand.
“We’ll head toward the car,” she said and dragged the little boy away.
“Great kids,” David said as he ran his fingers through his short dark hair and watched them go. “Susie is the reason I still have a tight end.”
“I beg your pardon?” Susan gazed at him in sudden shock. The PE teacher chuckled.
“Oh…and a wide receiver and right tackle,” he added quickly as his blue eyes twinkled. “I am the JV football coach at the high school Apparently Susie has been helping some of my guys through their Math class by tutoring them at lunch time.” Susan relaxed and nodded in understanding. They stood together in awkward silence for a moment and then Susan shrugged.
“Well, it was very nice meeting you,” she said. David nodded.
“I hope you’ll bring Cosmo to a game or two…..” he added as she turned to walk away. “It’s going to be a good season.” Susan nodded and waved as she hurried toward the door. What was Susie thinking to leave them alone like that? Susan had a good idea and her niece was due for a stern talking to.
David watched her walk away and then studied the drawing hanging on the wall next to him. The one labeled 'In Cosmo's house...' It was just like all of the others with the exception of the faces in the clouds. He had been through Cosmo's file.....just like he had gone through all of the other new students'. It was intriguing. Very intriguing indeed.......
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Post by *Natalie* on Jun 4, 2007 3:01:41 GMT 10
Hey there! Just read all your updates, great work as always Can't wait to read more natalie x
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Post by brandykins on Jun 4, 2007 3:44:50 GMT 10
Great Update!!!
I have a funny feeling about the P.E. teacher, the way Susie gripped Cosmo's hand and dragged him away. But maybe my bad man radar is off. I'm not sure that Susie was trying to hook Susan up with him.
Update soon!!!
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Post by crazylubyfan on Jun 4, 2007 9:48:58 GMT 10
Great update!!! PE teacher seems a little creepy... Cant wait for the next chapter!
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Post by larue on Jun 12, 2007 22:20:02 GMT 10
Abby pushed open the door and eased her way out onto the front porch of the duplex. Susan looked up from her seat on the wicker couch and smiled.
“I brought you some tea,” Abby said as she carried two mugs across the darkening porch and handed one to Susan. “It’s a little nippy out here.” Susan made room from her on the couch and took the steaming mug from her.
“Thank you so much,” Susan said as she took a sip. Abby nestled in the opposite corner of the seat and tucked her bare toes under the quilt that was covering Susan. They sat in silence for a few minutes and enjoyed the noises from the neighborhood. Susan sighed.
“Are the kids tucked in bed?” Abby asked.
“Cosmo is,” Susan said. “Susie is in a snit up in her room.”
“A snit?” Susan nodded and took another sip from her mug.
“She abandoned me at Cosmo’s open house with a PE teacher who tried to put the make on me!” Abby’s eyes widened and she studied Susan’s face.
“Was he……..good looking?” she asked. Susan grimaced. Abby shrugged.
“I’m not….ready… for all of that again,” Susan said and looked out into the small front yard. Leaves were beginning to pile up from the trees along the street. Abby watched her intently and then nodded.
“Yeah,” she said. “It’s probably too soon.”
“Way too soon,” Susan nodded. She sighed. “Chuck and I were together almost seven years. Seems like a lifetime, you know? God, I spent longer than that getting through medical school.”
“Did you ever talk about what you were going to do…you know….after?” Abby asked. Susan nodded slowly. Abby waited for her answer. Susan glanced at her and suppressed a smile.
“He wanted me to swear that I would never have sex with another guy ever again and that I would become a cloistered nun when Cosmo leaves for college.” Abby’s mouth dropped open and then she began to laugh quietly when she saw the twinkle in Susan’s eyes.
“And then he made me promise to find some nice guy that would be able to fix things around the house and keep the young studs away from Susie and …..” Susan sighed. She wiped her eyes with a corner of the quilt and Abby reached over to take her hand. “And help me raise his son to be a good and kind man.” Her voice quavered as she finished. Susan sighed as her eyes filled with tears.
“I miss him. Abby,” she said. “I really miss him.” Abby nodded and just held on as Susan leaned her head back and tried not to cry.
“I think we all do,” Abby said softly. ‘I keep waiting for the telephone to ring so he can tell me another word he made up for my Monopoly vocabulary list.” Susan chuckled.
“He loved teasing you about that,” she said. Abby nodded.
“It probably kept him up nights…” she said.
“Probably,” Susan chuckled. She sighed deeply and looked across the couch at her friend. Abby was watching her worriedly.
“Are you working tomorrow?” she asked. Susan shook her head.
“No,” she said. “I’m done at the clinic.”
“I wish you would come and talk to someone at County,” Abby pleaded. “We could use you again.” Susan shook her head took her hand from Abby’s.
“No,” she chuckled. “I made my peace with County a long time ago. I may not know what I want to do yet but I definitely know what I don’t want to do.” She shifted herself on the couch and drained the tea from her mug. They both looked up as a car pulled into the driveway. Abby swung her legs off the couch and watched as Luka turned the car off and got out. He swung a jacket over his shoulders and locked the door as he approached the front steps.
“Hey,” he said as he climbed the steps and pressed a kiss to Abby’s forehead. “Feeling better?” Susan watched with a slight frown as Abby nodded.
“How was your shift?” Abby asked as Luka dropped into the chair across the porch from them.
“Not busy,” he said. “Plenty of time to play some jokes.”
“Ah, you’ve matured, I see,” Susan said dryly. Luka chuckled.
“Susan went to an Open House at Cosmo’s school,” Abby said.
“And I finally met the esteemed Cameron,” Susan added. Luka’s eyes narrowed and he snarled. “He is a very nice little boy,” Susan laughed. Luka nodded.
“Right….” he replied. He stood up and opened the door to their living room.
“I’m going to go kiss the sleeping princess and take a shower,” he said.
“I’ll be in shortly,” Abby smiled. He winked at her and went inside.
“Good night,” Susan called after him as he waved. She turned and looked shrewdly at Abby.
“What?” Abby chuckled. Susan continued to study her.
“Okay…Okay,” Abby sighed wearily. “We’re trying to get pregnant.” Susan grinned and reached across the quilt to hug her.
“That’s great,” she said.
“Well, it was always part of the plan,” Abby said. “It’s why we were looking for a bigger place and found this one and we loved the neighborhood and thought we’d never be able to swing it and decided that there were only a few people we could handle living this close to…..”
“And Luka sent me the email……” Susan said.
“And we were so happy you would even consider it.” Abby’s voice trailed off.
“So how is it going?” Susan asked.
“It’s not,” Abby sighed. ‘It’s frustrating.” Susan chuckled.
“But oh so much fun trying….” Abby grinned and then their smiles faded as they drifted off into separate thoughts. Susan drained the mug in her hand and then sighed.
“I think I am going to go to bed,” she said. ‘”I’m not working tomorrow but I have to go to Susie’s curriculum night tomorrow night. I’m going to try to see her counselor before hand and…..what a mess. The man is avoiding me.” Abby chuckled and helped gather up the quilt and took the empty mug from Susan.
“I think I’m going to stay out here for a little while longer,” she said as she settled back on the couch.
“Yeah,” Susan nodded. “Let that Croatian Sensation of your’s get that bed good and warm for you.” Abby chuckled and watched as Susan made her way into the door of her home. She leaned back and traced her fingers around the top of the mug in her hands. A car went by on the street and she smiled a bit as she listened the noises of the neighborhood settling down for the night.
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Post by Caffy on Jun 12, 2007 23:17:21 GMT 10
I've just spent my erm. However long it took me to read that urm. Reading this... And..
Ok well basically I love it, such a nice thing to read something so... Real and lots different. I love how I picture the exact scene in your writing.
And it's lovely to have Susan, Abby and Luka being so close in friendship and away from the hospital. I love it. Looking forward to your next chapters :]
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