Posted by cara on 6/27/2002, 1:06 pm Cara --Previous Message--
Hi Sharon,
I loved the Mac and Dara story.I finally finished it,However,I have a tiny bit of a problem with Kevin and Ellen as a couple.I'm too big of a Kevin and Lucy fan but I could have accepted them far better than Kevin and Eve.
Thanks, Sharon. Good job!
: Discarding the paper containers, Dara was
: placing the take-away Chinese food in
: serving dishes on the dinette table when
: she heard the front door open and knew
: that Mac had arrived for dinner.
: "You're early," Dara entered the
: living room of her apartment to greet Mac,
: who was beaming with obvious joy. With no
: apparent reason for Mac's attitude
: immediately coming to mind, a puzzled Dara
: found herself wrapped in Mac's arm and
: receiving a breath-taking kiss. She
: screamed her lover's name as Mac then
: lifted Dara's petite body off the floor
: and whirled her around the room while
: continuing to kiss her. Within a few
: minutes Dara was able to lead Mac to the
: living room sofa where she was able to
: finally get Mac to sit down and she
: promptly straddled him while bracing her
: hands on the sofa right behind his
: shoulders. Finally breaking the seemingly
: endless stream of kisses with Mac, Dara
: caught her breath and asked, "Mac
: what is it? What's going on?"
: "Look at the papers in my jacket
: pocket," Mac cryptically responded.
: Still in a state of wonderment and confusion,
: Dara retrieved and unfolded the papers
: from Mac's windbreaker pocket and
: immediately recognized the papers as a
: final divorce decree effective as of
: today's date. Biting her bottom lip, Dara
: couldn't stop the tears from filling her
: eyes.
: Mac's heart momentarily filled with anguish
: as he realized how difficult it had been
: for Dara to compromise her principles to
: be with him and love him these past 6
: months. He silently vowed to himself and
: to Dara then and there that he'd never
: give her a reason to regret her decision.
: Gently cupping her face with both hands,
: Mac's thumbs attempted to wipe away the
: tears that were now falling freely on
: Dara's cheeks. "It was selfish of me
: to become involved with you before I had
: this piece of paper but I couldn't help
: myself. I needed you so much and I loved
: you so much. Please forgive me."
: Dara shook her head and softly kissed the
: palm of one of Mac's hands. "Don't
: apologize Mac. I walked into our
: relationship with my eyes wide open. I
: could have said no and told you I'd wait
: for you until you were free. But I chose
: not to do that; I didn't want to wait any
: longer to be with you. I loved you Mac.
: I'll always love you."
: Using one hand to pull Dara's head to his for
: a searing kiss, Mac snaked his arm around
: Dara's waist so that he could turn her
: body. Within a few seconds Dara was lying
: with her back on the couch and Mac was
: hovering over her, gliding his body
: against hers. She moaned when Mac settled
: himself on top and with unspoken words
: bade her to open her eyes and look at him.
: Mac slowly, gently, and deliberately made
: love to Dara that night and in the future
: they would look back on this evening when
: they both truly loved each other
: completely, freely, and with no
: reservations.
: *****
: After having dinner together at the Port
: Charles Grille, Kevin and Ellen decided to
: enjoy the pleasant spring evening and
: leisurely walked to a coffee bar located a
: few blocks from Ellen's apartment. Over
: two cappuccinos Kevin shared the news
: Ellen of Mac's divorce and the couple knew
: both Mac and Dara were rejoicing with the
: turn of events.
: "I couldn't be more happy for
: them," Ellen declared, clasping
: Kevin's hand in joy. "Tomorrow we
: should try and get together with them to
: celebrate."
: Their conversation drifted briefly to work
: topics and Ellen asked if Kevin had
: finished his speech he was due to present
: at an international mental health
: conference in Rome, Italy in two weeks.
: Replying that he had indeed finished his
: speech, Kevin added he had also just
: picked up his tickets for the Italy trip
: and he handed a thick envelope to Ellen
: for her perusal. Ellen was proud of Kevin
: that he was presenting at this prestigious
: conference and it was great publicity for
: General Hospital also. But during the
: last few months the two of them have
: become almost constant companions and she
: was going to miss him during his trip.
: Opening the envelope, Ellen discovered two
: Alitalia plane ticket to Italy and two
: first-class train tickets routed
: Roma-Venezia-Milano. After gazing in
: amazement several seconds at the travel
: documents, Ellen looked up to see Kevin
: looking lovingly at her.
: "I want you to come to the psychology
: conference with me in Rome. I'm speaking
: on the second day of it and afterwards we
: can leave for a few nights in Venice, and
: then we can fly back to the States from
: Milan." Choosing his words carefully
: and remembering how Ellen had planned on a
: honeymoon with Matt in March, Kevin
: continued, "You have the vacation
: time I think. And I don't want to be away
: from you for a week. Ellen, we'll have a
: wonderful time in Italy. I can't think of
: a more romantic place to be or anyone else
: I'd want to be there with. Will you come
: with me?"
: A lovely, dimpled smile spread across Ellen's
: face. Except for a few trips to Canada
: and a vacation long ago to Mexico, Ellen
: had never traveled outside of the U.S.
: And abiding by their agreement to take
: things slowly, the pair as of yet hadn't
: consummated their relationship...at least
: *technically* they hadn't, and knowing
: Kevin was leaving soon prompted thoughts
: of taking their relationship to the next
: level before his departure. But after
: hearing Kevin's suggestion, Ellen
: concurred with Kevin that there wasn't a
: more romantic place than Italy.
: Nodding in agreement, Ellen answered,
: "It's a beautiful suggestion Kevin.
: I will come with you." Kevin pulled
: Ellen close to him to capture her full
: lips in a sensuous kiss and whispered,
: "I guess we'll have our own great
: news to share with Mac & Dara
: tomorrow, won't we?"
:
: ***The End***
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