Post by lucymalta on Oct 17, 2008 20:59:56 GMT -10
*Sigh*.... Well, TC is over and Sarah is safely in John's arms where she should be.... However things are not going so well for another friend....
Ok.. Here is where I post a BIG warning:
As you know I've been trying slightly different styles of writing - and this story is completely different to TC - In fact I quite possibly think that some of you will not be happy at all at some points... and I'm certain that many of you will have different points of view, so, I ask now... If you fight - do it nicely....
Remember, it is JUST a story..... and remember that I am a sucker for a happy ending...
Lucy
Forgotten Tango
Chapter 1
Gaby stared out of the small oval window at the night-time Manhattan skyline as the plane lifted off the ground, tears streaming down her face. She had come to love New York and it had certainly given her new friends and a new purpose in life. Yet for all that it had done for her, she could no longer stay because the one thing that she needed more than anything else was over. Dino no longer loved her.
Thinking of him set off a new round of tears, but she stayed silent, not wanting to attract the attention of the stewardess. She still couldn’t work out what had happened, why things had changed so much. For two years the two of them had grown together, Gaby knowing that Dino needed time after losing Cass, not pushing him into anything, though in her own heart she knew there would never be another man in her life. Dino gave her everything she needed.
Then, six months ago, things had started to go wrong, first at home, little things then bigger things. Then the problems had started in the office, until at the meeting she had had last week with Dino and Terry, he had put her down harshly for a suggestion she had made. Even Terry had been stunned at Dino’s attack, not knowing what to say.
The following day, Dino had left for Europe, the negotiating team out there had run into trouble and needed help. In the past, she had joined him, helping the family of the victim, talking to them, lending a shoulder to cry on where necessary. Dino had said that they were a good team, but this time, he had told her she wasn’t needed. When she opened her mouth to ask why, he had angrily retorted that he didn’t want her there.
Once again she tried to make sense of things in her mind. What had happened to make him so angry – almost violent? What had she done?
Again she tried to see into the past, to see where she had made her mistakes. Again she came up with no answers. She had tried to fit in with his life, become the woman that he wanted her to be and yet, it had all been for nothing. She had spoken to Jackie several times – one person who knew Dino well, but Jackie could not give her answers and was also mystified as to Dino’s more recent behaviour, admitting that it was not like him.
Pulling the blanket up around her shoulders, she continued to stare out of the window, the tears continuing to flow. She had tried so hard to fix things that she had no energy left to fight anymore, the only thing that was left was to run…
Gaby had almost never run away from anything in her life. Hidden, yes, run… Apart from only one other occasion, never, it was not in her nature, but here she was running away from the place she considered home, running away from the man she loved, running to the only place that might help to heal her heart. It had been her sanctuary before, and would be again…
Argentina…
&&&
Eduardo was troubled; he had received a call from Gaby to say she was on her way. Initially, he had been happy, she and Dino made a point of coming to the hacienda at least once a year, but when he picked her up from the airport and saw her face, he realized that things were different.
After a quiet drive, Gaby staring out of the window, they had arrived home. Consuella had come running out to give Gaby a hug, welcoming her home. Later as they were relaxing on the sofa, she and Eduardo had spoken quietly, after Gaby had made her excuses and retired to her rooms.
“So, what’s wrong? Why won’t she speak to me? We’ve always been able to talk.”
Consuella sighed and snuggled into her husband, “All I can get out of her is that Dino no longer loves her… and that she won’t go back…”
“Should I talk to her?”
Consuella shook her head, “Not for now, leave her alone, she’s confused and upset. She can’t work out what went wrong. One thing I do know… She’s heartbroken.”
Eduardo swore to himself but said nothing, when Dino and Gaby had come to visit, they were inseparable and Gaby had come in for a lot of teasing from the Artemis teams. She had softened considerably, the teams saying that she had been ‘tamed’ at last. Gaby had taken it all in fun and laughed, Eduardo relieved to see her so happy.
Thinking for a moment, he knew Gaby would speak to him in her own time and that he shouldn’t push her for answers. He resolved to make a call the following morning, Gaby wouldn’t talk to him yet, but he wanted answers and he knew where he might get some… Terry Thorne.
Ok.. Here is where I post a BIG warning:
As you know I've been trying slightly different styles of writing - and this story is completely different to TC - In fact I quite possibly think that some of you will not be happy at all at some points... and I'm certain that many of you will have different points of view, so, I ask now... If you fight - do it nicely....
Remember, it is JUST a story..... and remember that I am a sucker for a happy ending...
Lucy
Forgotten Tango
Chapter 1
Gaby stared out of the small oval window at the night-time Manhattan skyline as the plane lifted off the ground, tears streaming down her face. She had come to love New York and it had certainly given her new friends and a new purpose in life. Yet for all that it had done for her, she could no longer stay because the one thing that she needed more than anything else was over. Dino no longer loved her.
Thinking of him set off a new round of tears, but she stayed silent, not wanting to attract the attention of the stewardess. She still couldn’t work out what had happened, why things had changed so much. For two years the two of them had grown together, Gaby knowing that Dino needed time after losing Cass, not pushing him into anything, though in her own heart she knew there would never be another man in her life. Dino gave her everything she needed.
Then, six months ago, things had started to go wrong, first at home, little things then bigger things. Then the problems had started in the office, until at the meeting she had had last week with Dino and Terry, he had put her down harshly for a suggestion she had made. Even Terry had been stunned at Dino’s attack, not knowing what to say.
The following day, Dino had left for Europe, the negotiating team out there had run into trouble and needed help. In the past, she had joined him, helping the family of the victim, talking to them, lending a shoulder to cry on where necessary. Dino had said that they were a good team, but this time, he had told her she wasn’t needed. When she opened her mouth to ask why, he had angrily retorted that he didn’t want her there.
Once again she tried to make sense of things in her mind. What had happened to make him so angry – almost violent? What had she done?
Again she tried to see into the past, to see where she had made her mistakes. Again she came up with no answers. She had tried to fit in with his life, become the woman that he wanted her to be and yet, it had all been for nothing. She had spoken to Jackie several times – one person who knew Dino well, but Jackie could not give her answers and was also mystified as to Dino’s more recent behaviour, admitting that it was not like him.
Pulling the blanket up around her shoulders, she continued to stare out of the window, the tears continuing to flow. She had tried so hard to fix things that she had no energy left to fight anymore, the only thing that was left was to run…
Gaby had almost never run away from anything in her life. Hidden, yes, run… Apart from only one other occasion, never, it was not in her nature, but here she was running away from the place she considered home, running away from the man she loved, running to the only place that might help to heal her heart. It had been her sanctuary before, and would be again…
Argentina…
&&&
Eduardo was troubled; he had received a call from Gaby to say she was on her way. Initially, he had been happy, she and Dino made a point of coming to the hacienda at least once a year, but when he picked her up from the airport and saw her face, he realized that things were different.
After a quiet drive, Gaby staring out of the window, they had arrived home. Consuella had come running out to give Gaby a hug, welcoming her home. Later as they were relaxing on the sofa, she and Eduardo had spoken quietly, after Gaby had made her excuses and retired to her rooms.
“So, what’s wrong? Why won’t she speak to me? We’ve always been able to talk.”
Consuella sighed and snuggled into her husband, “All I can get out of her is that Dino no longer loves her… and that she won’t go back…”
“Should I talk to her?”
Consuella shook her head, “Not for now, leave her alone, she’s confused and upset. She can’t work out what went wrong. One thing I do know… She’s heartbroken.”
Eduardo swore to himself but said nothing, when Dino and Gaby had come to visit, they were inseparable and Gaby had come in for a lot of teasing from the Artemis teams. She had softened considerably, the teams saying that she had been ‘tamed’ at last. Gaby had taken it all in fun and laughed, Eduardo relieved to see her so happy.
Thinking for a moment, he knew Gaby would speak to him in her own time and that he shouldn’t push her for answers. He resolved to make a call the following morning, Gaby wouldn’t talk to him yet, but he wanted answers and he knew where he might get some… Terry Thorne.