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Post by sundancer on Feb 11, 2009 21:58:37 GMT -10
What a sweet chapter... And where's the next one? *grin*
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Post by jessica on Feb 12, 2009 1:33:16 GMT -10
Hehe the next chapter is here. As announced it'll be a little bit shorter than normal...but I want to provide you an update every day. Okay...there is a note to the chapter, namely...that as you know, I wrote this story at first in German and then in English. So..some of you may know, that in Germany we have the formal "Sie" and the informal "Du". And the problem is, that in English there is no such...difference in words, there is just a "You". So when you read it, please keep that in mind.  Tiff and I tried to change it as good as possible...let's just pretend that Calleigh was addressed more formal by....well you will find out.  Please enjoy and thank you all for your reviews. Jess ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 14.1Calleigh felt a little bit queasy, when she stood in front of Elijah’s room on Thursday on her lunch break. This would possibly be the only chance to talk with the boy without any interruption about something that she had on her mind since her talk with Horatio. Since she knew that Horatio was on his way to the lawyer to get the paperwork done for the change of name, she hoped to find the boy alone. In the hope that Samantha wasn’t present, she took a deep breath and knocked. A little bit bored Elijah flipped through a car magazine. He wanted to go home, but as long as the whiplash hadn’t healed, the doctors wouldn’t allow him to leave. And of course his parents had agreed to that. No surprise, since they weren’t the ones going stir-crazy in here and got teased by the nurses. Life wasn’t fair, especially not when there was the next nurse who wanted his blood. But at least she had the patience to wait till he called her in. “Yeah?” he called and didn’t look up from his magazine. Carefully Cal stuck her head in at the door and probed the situation. Elijah was alone. “Okay, then it’s all or nothing now.” She made a step into the room, but didn’t close the door behind her. “Hi...am I interrupting?” Surprised Eli put his magazine down and smiled lightly. “Miss Calleigh. What are you doing here?” He hadn’t bargained on her. That meant no. So she closed the door behind her and positioned herself at the end of the bed. “I wanted to see how you’re doing..,” she started and rummaged around in her handbag till she pulled out a box of Oreos, “…and to give you a little consolation.” She walked around the bed so she could give it to him. “I hope you’re doing fine?” “Finally something decent to eat,” Eli grinned when he took the cookies with a thankful smile. “I’m bored…but they won’t allow me to leave until my neck is okay…because I need to use crutches,” he sighed and opened the box. “But otherwise I’m fine.” “I’m glad to hear that,” she told him honestly. In her job she had a lot of contact to casualties, but this one got close to her. “Your father is crazy about them, so I thought you’d like them too.” “The apple doesn’t fall far from the trees, huh?” he munched his cookies and sat up a bit. “Why don’t you sit down a bit?” he offered her and pointed to one of the visitor chairs next to his bed. “Dad told you about the accident?” The answer was apparent, but he wanted to ask her anyway. “Actually it was Alexx…your father was jazzed. We all were,” she added and sat down. Smiling about the way he was darting at the cookies she looked at him. “You can address me informally, you know? Otherwise I’m feeling a little odd.” “Odd?” He looked at her puzzled. “Why?” It wasn’t that he had anything against it, but he was curious and Calleigh was after all still a stranger more or less. “Because I feel like a stranger then. I mean we know each other and so this would be nice, don’t you think?” “Okay, cool,” he shrugged and smiled at her mischievously, just like his father. “Aunt Alexx had been here too,” he told her out of the blue, because he didn’t know what to say. He didn’t know the woman all that well and even though he really wanted to ask her about his dad, he didn’t want to be too obtrusive. “I’m convinced of it. And she kissed you more than once, right?” She knew them inside out. “Oh yes,” he rolled his eyes. “She was worse than mom…and I couldn’t fight back. She took advantage of that. But at least she didn’t want to patch me up, dad said that this happened to him from time to time. Whatever he means by that; it seems like he’s not very fond of doctors.” |
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Post by sundancer on Feb 12, 2009 2:19:29 GMT -10
NICE! And to my opinion you've chosen a very good solution for the formal/informal address...
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Post by sanne on Feb 12, 2009 2:31:36 GMT -10
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Post by pinkyster on Feb 12, 2009 3:12:10 GMT -10
Nice chapter. So why did Calleigh come? The apples never fall far from the trees, LOL. Loved it.
Jen
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Feb 12, 2009 6:28:28 GMT -10
what is calleighs agenda?? what will horatio say if he finds out that she's been to visit eli with out horatio knowing??
i love that saying, the apple doesn't fall far from the trees. i suppose you could say that about me and alisha as she is so much like me!
@ sandra & margaret - you two made me laugh on the last page! thanks for cheering me up!
great chap jess, im ready for the next one....................
luv
sam
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Post by tenfour on Feb 12, 2009 7:10:10 GMT -10
Oh great stuff...I like the Oreo's reference...I love them and we just don't get them over here in the UK..or at least some places do but they don't taste the same so I stock up when I go see my big brother in Canada! Nice to see I'm with H on this I wonder what Cal is trying to say...maybe if Eli wouldn't mind a brother or sister....especially if they got to be a Caine from birth?? just my theory anyway.... Looking forward to more! |
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Post by margaret1234 on Feb 12, 2009 7:43:36 GMT -10
Great chapter Jess. I am also wondering what ulterior motive Calleigh has for going to see Elijah behind Horatio's back.
Tenfour I can understand your thinking but I think that it is way too early for her to ask Elijah such a question. He doesn't know her well enough yet. Perhaps she is going to ask him for some help of some sort. Anyway, hopefully we will know her reason for her visit tomorrow.
Margaret
@ Sam.....glad Sandra and I helped cheer you up a little bit.
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Post by Lian on Feb 12, 2009 10:59:11 GMT -10
Ok...nice short chapter...can't we have 2 a day...just kiddin'
I'll be a good girl and check in tomorrow for the next chapter.
Lian
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Post by jessica on Feb 13, 2009 1:41:07 GMT -10
So you all want to know why Calleigh is there, except of making sure that Elijah is fine? Come in and find out... ;D Thank you all for your wonderful reviews. I'm glad that you approved with Horatio liking cookies...hehe...I'm sure that this man could have such a sweet tooth... Please enjoy. Jess ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 14.2Grinning she shook her head. “Not really.” Since she didn’t have much time to have her concern to get off her chest, she approached the bed with her chair. “There’s something I need to clarify with you, Elijah.” “Okay, I won’t run,” the boy smiled and looked at her curiously. “What’s it all about?” Maybe she had good news. Now that would be great. Calleigh wasn’t as cool with it as Elijah, but she didn’t want to dance around the subject any longer. “You remember our talk in the ice cream parlor? I promised you back then that I won’t tell your father about it and I kept my word. But in the meantime so many things have happened..,” she looked at him, “…and now I’m on the horns of a dilemma.” “I’m not sure if I can follow you, Calleigh,” he said quietly. Of course he could remember the talk. “What happened? Is something wrong with dad?” he asked alarmed. She took a moment to answer that. “In a way, yes, something has happened. He has changed…positively changed. I was at his house the evening after your accident and we talked. We decided to make a fresh start.” Now she was hoping that the boy was still okay with the fact that they were a couple again. She didn’t need to worry about that, because the first thing that came into Elijah’s mind was “That’s fantastic” and with that a huge smile. “And he didn’t tell me anything about it, typical dad,” he murmured acting annoyed. This took a load off her mind and she laughed freely. “Oh well, I’m sure that your dad had other things to worry about in the last four days,” she came to her boyfriend’s defense. “He told me a lot, openly and this was a big step for him. I blamed him back then that he didn’t trust me and he swallowed his pride. Now it would be my time to be honest with him.” “You want to tell him that we met? Oh no, no, no, Calleigh. You can’t do that. Dad won’t like that..” This would be a lecture. Not only had he met Calleigh, no, he had also had his fingers in things that had nothing to do with him. “He always tells me that I shouldn’t go to the PD,” he pulled a face and didn’t like the idea at all. Elijah was quite right about that, but it didn’t help her. “So you say that we shouldn’t tell him?” she wanted to know, because you never knew what was going on in a teenager’s head, who had his own goals and strategies and wasn’t really objective. “I don’t know what to say. Can’t we pretend that we haven’t met before?” he asked hopefully. “Dad is in such a good mood right now and that will definitely lower his mood.” And that was never a good thing. Calleigh hung her head in confusion. She hadn’t reckoned with so much resistance coming from Elijah, even though she couldn’t blame him. The boy was bright and confident, but that didn’t save the situation. “It wouldn’t be a problem normally, I would never break my promise..but...,” she sighed, “…the situation is precarious.” “I don’t know, Calleigh. I mean…he finally agreed to change my name and when he gets wind of the fact that I acted against his will…” They both were in a mess. “Oh my…what a mess.” “Then I have to come up with something else.” Which meant that she wouldn’t tell Horatio at all. And this wouldn’t make her remorse any better. She lowered her gaze and played with the handholds of her bag. “Hmm, yeah..,” Elijah nodded and almost jumped out of the bed when he heard a knock on the door. “Oh dear!” he murmured and already knew by the sound of the knocking that it was his father. “Maybe you don’t have to…” His dad had the habit to be in the wrong place in the wrong time. “Come in!” |
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Post by sanne on Feb 13, 2009 1:46:05 GMT -10
O boy.....now it's getting really exciting........is it Horatio knocking  ....and if yes (and I'm pretty sure it IS H standing outside the room  )....what will his reaction be when he'll see Calleigh at his son's bedside........OMG.....I NEED MORE..........I NEED ANSWERS.........Jessica....don't you DARE to have them breaking up again......... Sandra  |
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Post by lucymalta on Feb 13, 2009 3:00:48 GMT -10
No worries on that Sanne - if Jess breaks them up again, we'll just send Lian around with her baseball bat..... It's not far from Holland to Germany.....
Lucy
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Post by sanne on Feb 13, 2009 3:04:58 GMT -10
Don't worry....I can handle a baseball-bat if I have to.......and I live a little closer to the German border as well........Oh well, 2 weeks ago I would have said I'll send the dog after her, but unfortunatly that's not an option anymore.......and sending H isn't an option either...........I'm afraid she would like that too much ;D Maybe we can ask Sundancer to send Kiwi, after all that's a hunting-dog  . On the other hand it might be better to prepare Mich for another mission......... Sandra |
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Post by jessica on Feb 13, 2009 3:12:49 GMT -10
Hmm you do know that I can read your battle plans, right? ;D Oh and Sanne...you can send H any time...I do have a nice place for him to stay..uh-huh...that shouldn't be a problem...on the other hand...I already have Dino...hmm...ah you can never have enough red heads.  Jess |
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Post by sanne on Feb 13, 2009 3:14:31 GMT -10
That's why I said it WASN'T an option, Jessica...... H is not going anywhere, I'll keep him close to me...... ;D Sandra |
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