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Laid Up: Another Season 3 – Chapter 20A
“Hey. Who’s the guy over there with the attitude?”
Carmen made the letter ‘L’ on her forehead. “So, how are you?” She stepped back and gave Dana an appraising look. She could tell she’d been crying.
“I’m okay—not.” Dana used a phrase that had found its way out of what was truly hip almost eight years earlier. It was cute and such a Dana thing to say.
“Have you talked to Alice?”
“No,” she sang. “The last person Alice wants to see is me. She told me. She wanted all or nothing and like an idiot, I said okay. So, that’s it.”
“Try to forget about it, then. I can give you a quick tour, but I’m gonna need to finish setting up. There are a few people you’ve gotta meet.”
“I don’t want any hook ups, Carmen. Thanks. I mean, Al and I. . .It hasn’t been even twenty-four hours, not even twelve, barely six. Jesus, I feel like someone has chopped off my arms, you know.”
Carmen patted Dana’s upper arms. “Still there.” She was about to say something else when she saw Shane walk into the room.
Shane motioned to Carmen to get Dana from the room because Alice was with her.
“Okay, quick tour, all right? Let’s go this way. You must be hungry and you could use a drink.”
“I don’t want to get drunk.”
“Are you playing anytime this weekend? I mean, you can stay, right?”
“Oh, yeah. The Palm Springs thing was a quick tournament—a lot of matches going on at the same time. It was all about making money for breast cancer.”
“So, you could get drunk, but if you don’t want or need that, they have a good juice bar and about fifteen varieties of water. C’mon.”
She quickly pushed Dana through the door.
As soon as they left, Shane went back to the adjacent room for Alice. She had to literally drag her away from the small group talking deep music business.
“Hey. Hey,” Alice objected. “Do you know who you’re pulling me from? You told me that I could maybe get a story here. There are a ton of them. I was talking to Christina and Ludacris. God, Christina is so much sexier in real life. She doesn’t look skanky like she does in her videos. Ludacris! Shane, Ludacris—major.”
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Early Merry Christmas to us for getting an update! *doing a happy dance* Be back at some point for a real comment. lol
I’m really pleased to see a new chapter so soon. Excellent plan by Shane and Carmen to get Al and Dana back together. I have a good feeling that it’ll work. Dylan and Hels, what can I say? They’re hot. I dunno how they’re going to get rid of Danny completely, but I’d think besting him would be easy, because he’s a complete idiot. Can’t the Peabody billions just hire a couple of thugs to muscle his sorry behind out of LA? Bette and Tina: Eureka! I think Porter’s got it! I cannot *wait* for Nicastro, Colley, Marcos and any other hatahs to get put in their place. And last but not least, you actually made me like Henry. Maybe it’s Christmas cheer, maybe it’s that you gave him a heart. Either way, I’m very glad you posted, great chapter, and dare I ask that you post again soon? Why yes. Yes, I do. (She who dares, wins!) Post soon, please!
omg omg, I can’t believe you’ve posted again, so soon….Wow, how lucky are we, and regardless is you give us 30+ pages or 60+…it’s great all thru…No, I don’t wan’t this to end, we need to continue it to your version of S4 then S5….pls pls…Tks for your dedication portia
Thank you so much for posting so soon…I loved how you reversed the pov of the infamous photo. Good plan by Shane&Carmen,last chance for Dana & Alice and they better make good use of it. Great news all around for Bette & Tina. I hope Tina’s dream will be a beautiful one this time around. Thank you!
OMG you’re genius for getting danish back together, throw in some hot steamy danish making up and I’ll worship you forever lol :P
wow… i love this story… and i even like your henry now… i love how you are tying everything together… and i can’t wait till your next post…
i so hope that bette’s plan will work, tina will have dreams about bette and angie, and also for al and dana will work things out…thanks for this chapter, i hope that they all can have happy endings
You made me happy Portia and my monday a little less dreary! Merry X-mas to me!
Thank you for posting this chapter. Happy Holidays!
Shane covered her mouth with her hand to keep from laughing. When she was six or seven, she thought that the words lavatory and laboratory were the same words. Her father had caught her with a glass Pyrex dish and a steak knife in the bathroom on her knees, pulling her poop out of the toilet to begin some experiments in her laboratory. She recalled that her dad threw away the baking dish. – LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!! Nicastro has got to GO! At least Bette got the ok from Henry to see Tina and that Bette is working on a plan. Helena and Dylan was freakin’ HOT!!!!!!!
Ahem…”I only know what I know…the passing chapters will show…you’ve kept TiBette love so alive and so new…cause time after time you’ll hear me say that I’m so lucky to be reading you…Thank you!
Here’s my vote [X] for best reconceptualization of Season 3. I raise my glass in toast to your excellent series. Thanks Portia!
Brilliant. I like the ending of this chapter soooo much better than the last. Lots of good scenes in this chapter from funny to sexy. Thank you so much for this top notch story.
The day seemed to end too perfect for B&T what drama do you have planned next? I just want Tina to get better and get up out of that hospital real soon. Stephanie is going to get the help she needs in jail if she keep taking that man’s money. Thank you for another wonderful chapter.
What a brilliant chapter. I’m glad that Bette didn’t end up in the slammer! I can’t believe that Whit wouldn’t have thought of the new Power of Attorney if that was plausable…I’m not seeing that as a viable option,,,get to the retreat, Bette!
Beautiful story! Helena & Dylan are hot!pps. thank you!