Hello! Someone gave me a prompt when I did an open ask me anything thing the other night and I thought, well, what the hell. Let's do this!
After I wrote this I thought, hey, this is fun! So I'm opening this up to everyone and anyone. You don't have to be following me (though it would be awesome if you did) and you can leave the prompt as an anon or add your name if you would like me to tag you in it.
These are short stories and I'll try to get as many done as I can but I will need to take breaks for real life and also Collision and The Clinic which will take priority at the moment. But feel free to join in and do share these stories if you like them :)
Brave New World: Chapter 01 - Cerebral Cortex
Prompt: Someone quotes a film or TV show during an argument.
Serena watched from her place on the sofa, a glass of Shiraz in one hand and a book in the other. She was pretending to read while the mother/daughter argument played out around her. Charlotte moved from room to room, collecting bits and pieces while Bernie followed her around, gesticulating wildly as if to lend more weight to what she was saying.
"You are 20 years old, Charlotte," Bernie repeated for the 10th time. Serena looked up as Charlotte led the way into the living room and stopped in front of where Serena was sitting. She had quickly looked back down at her book by the time Bernie arrived. "This is far too soon!"
"We've been dating for two years," Charlotte laughed. "Which is far longer than you and Serena had been together before you moved in with each other."
"That's different and you know it," Bernie said while Charlotte moved back out of the room. Serena glanced up to see Bernie running her hands through her hair. She turned to look at her girlfriend. "Am I wrong in this?"
"Oh no," Serena said shaking her head. "I'm not getting involved with this. This is between you and Charlotte and I've learnt to stay out of it. Whenever I've given my opinion before it's only served to bring you together against me."
Bernie smirked and leaned down to press a kiss to her lips. "That's true," she said. "But I always make it up to you." She kissed her one last time and ran after her daughter. The arguing continued.
As soon as Bernie and Serena had combined their resources and bought a house together, Charlotte had begged them both to allow her to move in. Bernie had been reluctant, not wanting to cause even more tension between her and Marcus but Serena had talked her into it and Charlotte had moved in a few weeks after they did. Jason didn't mind the extra 'roommate' and Serena delighted in watching Bernie and Charlotte growing closer with each passing day. But a week ago Charlotte's boyfriend Richard, or as Bernie preferred to call him 'Dick', had asked her to move in. He'd complained about the rent increase on his flat when he was last at their house and both Bernie and Serena worried that he had only asked her to move in to help pay the bills. They didn't want to see her get hurt.
Charlotte rushed through the door again, a hand full of books in her arms. "Nothing you say will stop me from going," she said as Bernie followed her.
"Your cerebral cortex isn't fully formed until you're 25 years old. That's the decision-making part of your brain. That's science!" Bernie said.
Serena looked up with a frown and at the same time Charlotte stopped and turned to face her mother. "Did you… did you just quote Madam Secretary to me?"
Bernie froze. "I… yes," she sighed and Serena and Charlotte began to laugh. "But it's still true! I'm a doctor, I know these things."
Charlotte put her books down and walked over to her mother. She wrapped her arms around her mother's neck and hugged her tight. "I love you, mum," she said as she kissed her cheek. "But I'm still moving in with Richard." She stepped away and collected her books again. "And besides, when it doesn't work out, just think about how much joy you'll get out of saying 'I told you so'."
Serena looked up at Bernie as Charlotte rushed from the room. "Come here," she said, putting down her book and holding her arm out to her. She pulled Bernie down on the sofa and persuaded her to lean her back against her chest. She handed her the glass of Shiraz and wrapped her arms around her.
Bernie hummed as she sipped the Shiraz and rested her free hand on Serena's forearm. "She's right though," she said, tucking her head under Serena's chin. "I will enjoy saying 'I told you so'."
Serena laughed along with her and tightened her arms around her. "I love you, Bernie," she said, kissing her ear.
I'm such a sap! But happy. A happy sap. S'appy. Sappy? There's something wrong with me…
Throw more prompts at me and I'll see what I can come up with for these two beautiful women. Nite nite! x