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    Laid Up: Another Season 3–Chapter 25B

    Story written on November 12, 2007 by PortiaOnly.
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    Story Shortlink: https://assertive-maroon-jellyfish.104-250-143-187.cpanel.site/?p=67492
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    Shane talks to her dad; Dylan re-thinks what she’s done; Dana goes on her auction date; Tina tells Theresa what’s happening; Josh watches and waits; Bette makes some decisions; Alice goes on a mission; Tina hears Bette’s response to her call; Peggy visits Helena; Carmen takes a stand.

    Taking a deep breath, she dialed the familiar area code and telephone number—her home, the place that had given her such comfort and had been the scene of incredible heartache. It was after eight, but she needed to call her daughter. Perhaps, Angelica was awake. If not, she’d leave a message.

    Her home landline phone went to voicemail.

    “Hello Angelica. It’s-it’s your Mama B calling.” It was so hard to even get the words out. Bette kept hesitating between thoughts and phrases. She didn’t know the words to say to convey her deepest emotions for her daughter and the life she had grown accustomed to over the years. Things weren’t as they should be. “I just wanted to call you to tell you that I love you and I miss you. I just…I can’t stand this anymore. I mean, I’m supposed to be on this silent retreat, and everything just seems so loud. My loneliness is just so loud, and I can’t stand it. I just want to come home. I want my art, I want my books, I want my things, I want my house. I just want to be able to kiss you good night.” Bette couldn’t hold back. She cried hard into the phone and said the one thing that was directly opposite the Buddhist philosophy, “I just… I want my life back. I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want…"

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    8:30pm

    Shane sat in the living room, mindlessly watching television. Her phone sat on the end table and she held the remote in her hand. She pressed the clock button on the remote and checked the time, then turned and looked at the phone.

    Two minutes later, she checked again. Five minutes passed and she told herself that it had only been seven minutes, that Shay was only seven minutes late.

    Ten minutes later Shane was up. She walked to the refrigerator, took out a beer, popped the cap, and took a long swallow. Another five minutes went by and she had paced the small floor dozens of times. Shane picked up the phone and called Shay. They had agreed that he would be the one to call, but she simply couldn’t wait.

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    1. Oh. My. God. That was freaking awesome, but WHO TOOK BABY A?!? Already, it seems like a hours ago that I was laughing at Al and Dane and the armpit licking, and Bette whooping as she left the retreat, and wondering what Carmen was gonna do after she ran out of beers to pour out, and hoping Henry didn’t yell once that EEG showed Tina’s been dodging the pills, and hoping that Steph didn’t get too crazy with the vengeance, and that Hels would hear some news about Dylan and that Peggy would help her daughter track Dylan down, and fanning myself over that call of Bette’s that didn’t quite make it to voicemail, and cheering on Al and Carmen’s rescue of Dana from that Aryan-esque creep-all freaking bloody AWESOME- because all I can think about now is that SOME NUTJOB-Steph? Josh? Marcus?-TOOK ANGELICA! For the love of all things, I so hope you’re posting soon, Portia. But still, this was so good I have to say it thrice, AWESOME! Thank you for the chapter. I literally cannot wait for the next chapter. Cheers

    2. Loved the quote: Gladwell who told a story that a friend of his told him: ‘to a worm in a jar of horseradish, the whole world is horseradish.’ … Glad you’re turning S3 & S4 horseradish into something far more palatable… ;-)

    3. This was beyond belief, every time you post you amaze me, your writing is without fault, exceptional, brilliant, outstanding. My head is swimming…I see the season being what it should have been, thankyou. I know you take a while between posts, obviously it takes time to write…but plspls if you could don’t leave us hanging too long…really it’s going to kill me to wait…but I will, every patiently…THANKYOU PORTIA

    4. Bette’s struggles at the Buddhist retreat, her desperate, heartbreaking attempts to communicate with Tina, that amazing “voicemail,” and all the other storylines are a tour de force, pure and simple. How totally cool to discover that you drew on Ossie Davis’s own words in your wonderfully rich portrayal of Melvin. Missing Baby A, needless to say, is a cliffhanger extraordinaire. A huge thanks for the effort you’ve put into this awesome story.

    6. What an absolutely brilliant story you continue to weave! I am awed that you are able to develop each character so fully. Loved, loved, loved your description of Bette lost in her memories of their reconnection during the ultrasound and subsequent afternoon delight. So sizzling hot while tender at the same time. Great read, Portia!

    8. what a chapter… there was so much… stephine is a nut case… henry is at times not all there either… and i’m glad tina is getting better… all those meds… damm… enough is enough… but now to the important part… WHO THE HELL TOOK ANGIE… i hope it was maybe alice or shane and they just turn around with her in their arms… it better not be josh… if it is… well he will be dead in the next chapter… PPS…

    9. First, I must say thank you for this extraordinary chapter. I’ve been home sick for three days and barely able to focus on anything but your 82 pages (damn, 82 pages!) kept me awake and reading. For some reason I had thought that you were finishing this story with this chapter (I don’t know why I thought that) so I was really excited to see that this wasn’t the end. I know how much time and effort it takes to write just two or three pages so I am truly impressed with this magnum opus!!

    10. I’m leaving a comment in advance as there’s no way I can read 82 pages right now. FUCKING AWESOME! I didn’t even have to read the chapter to know that. lol

    11. Wow!That was awesome! by far this is the longest psot I have ever reading! If your not thinking about a book please do so. You have some awesome talent!!! As for Baby, the suspects were set-up perfectly! Stephanie, Josh, Marcus. But you know I somepoint I had a feeling this would happen and for some reason I had Theresa as the perptrator! Can’t wait for the next chapter!

    12. Amazing, this chapter was just amazing the journeys you take us on in Bette’s memory are priceless. The advice her father gave her to the different expereinces between her parents have all been such amazing insight. Excellent. I just needed to tell you what an awesome job you’ve done. Thanks for writing it.

    13. i can’t wait for the next chapter either this story is the bomb i enjoy stories that includes most of the gang..the arm licking was funny, weird but i thought it was cute lol :) grrrrrrreat work you do danish so well!!!

    14. Fabulous! Please don’t let anything happen to Angelica, especially cuz her mama B is on her way home. I don’t know how either women could cope without her. Bring Dylan back for poor Helena. And tell Carmen to get that stick out of her butt :). Love, love, loved it! Can’t wait for more! Thanks Portia

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