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Ten Degrees of Separation – (Chapter: Recasting the Primal Scene)
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She dropped her own eyes against the intensity in that gaze– hating herself for the tacit admission of guilt, for making her night with Abby into something dirty in a sense that it wasn’t. The knowledge, however, that Kerry– more than Luka or Carter ever would– knew in a bone-jarring, stomach-churning way exactly what had transpired between herself and Abby, what pleasure Kim would have evoked from the other woman’s body, what her own release would have looked like– was more than she could bear.
"Do you care for her?" The question, the reality of what was happening sinking in and delivered on unsteady breath, shattered a crystalline silence Kim knew she wouldn’t have been able to break.
Lifting her chin, pushing away the shame that Kerry herself had been the one to bring back into her life, she met her ex-lover’s eyes. "Yes."
Kerry faltered, perhaps surprised by the admission– clearly wounded by it. Kim’s arms jerked in the same comforting impulse that she had been forced to stifle so many times– beginning on a cold February afternoon in a lonely elevator. Both fight and flight, backing away from Kerry that day had been pure survival instinct– fighting the need to comfort her lover once more at the expense of her own self, fleeing in agonizing solitude to lick those wounds inflicted upon her collaterally. A pause, and Kim could see the painful effort these questions were costing Kerry. "Do you love her?"
"No," she replied steadily, with no answering hesitation of her own. She wasn’t sure of all that was between herself and Abby Lockhart, of what– if anything– was beginning or where it might lead. But it wasn’t love, and she seriously doubted it ever would be.
"Could you?"
Unexpected, this. She couldn’t conceal the start of surprise jolting through her body. Could she? "Maybe," she admitted, her honesty emerging with an unexpected and unintentional brutality.
Kerry nodded once, that nod of acceptance which mean that she didn’t understand or accept what she was being told at all– and the scattered fragments of Kim’s heart broke once more to be the cause of its return. "If Luka wasn’t in the picture," Kerry said as if to herself.
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I have to admit that I stopped watching ER several years ago, but after reading this, two things came to mind. 1. If I could have watched this story, with this dialogue on my TV screen I would still be watching faithfully each and every week. 2. This was a great reminder of why I shouldn’t ever work in a hospital…way too much gossip!!!! LOL Wonderful story…beautiful writing. Thank you for posting this here. And thank you for inspiring Jacky. The degrees of separation continue to prove true. While you were writing this, did you ever think that because of someone somewhere reading it, that a fan site would be established for a completely different show, that would in turn change thousands of lives all around the world? I know, amazing isn’t it…the power of a story. Thanks again.
I have to admit that I stopped watching ER several years ago, but after reading this, two things came to mind. 1. If I could have watched this story, with this dialogue on my TV screen I would still be watching faithfully each and every week. 2. This was a great reminder of why I shouldn’t ever work in a hospital…way too much gossip!!!! LOL Wonderful story…beautiful writing. Thank you for posting this here. And thank you for inspiring Jacky. The degrees of separation continue to prove true. While you were writing this, did you ever think that because of someone somewhere reading it, that a fan site would be established for a completely different show, that would in turn change thousands of lives all around the world? I know, amazing isn’t it…the power of a story. Thanks again.
Sharon is the writer that made me fall in love with fan fiction–with this story. Watch for a terrific interview with her on the site next week. ENJOY!!!
Sharon is the writer that made me fall in love with fan fiction–with this story. Watch for a terrific interview with her on the site next week. ENJOY!!!
Gosh! This is fantastic. I love all the characters on ER and you’ve done a truly excellent job with all the conflicting emotions and the power of irresistible forces of attraction between Abby and Kim. I enjoyed every word.
Gosh! This is fantastic. I love all the characters on ER and you’ve done a truly excellent job with all the conflicting emotions and the power of irresistible forces of attraction between Abby and Kim. I enjoyed every word.