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Chapter 6 - Why Does She Stay?

"Love is lucky. To see it, to grab it, to hold it...and to keep it. One wrong choice and it could all come tumbling down. Be thankful when it doesn't."


It was all up to chance.

If it wasn't for his father's insistent pushing, he never would have made the trip to America.

Without that trip, he never would have met the woman of his dreams.

She had just came off of the bus, too busy rifling through her purse to notice him. He had just finished up a meeting with a local antique business, waiting for the same bus.

Five minutes later, and he would have never seen her.

The first conversation between Linda and Lawrence was not going to go down in the record books as the most awkward, but it definitely wasn't smooth. A British businessman and a ex-pop star didn't have much in common to begin with. But after the switching of numbers, he felt like he was on the right track.

The first date was almost a disaster. The restaurant he had chosen decided that it was the perfect night to try fancy tableside cooking. The chef, being overzealous, started slicing and dicing meat, flipping his knife for extra flair.

Had he not miscalculated his utensil, it never would have slashed his arm, and the trip to the hospital would have been completely unnecessary.

They spent all night talking, finding solace in that they were both single parents. His son had trouble being social, while her daughter was busy shadowing her brother so much that she was worried about her health.

Without that knife, it would have never happened.

The first meetup of the kids almost didn't take place. Linda was running late to his house, and Lawrence was busy trying to get back with the groceries needed to whip up a dinner for the ages.

One stop light later, and their cars would have passed right by each other.

Instead, they went into each other.

The two would retell the story to their kids for many years to come, with Linda's first reaction being to uncontrollably laugh. The bystanders stared at her with confusion, but Lawrence couldn't help but chuckle along with her.

Insurance information was traded over dinner, and well as toys between Phineas and Ferb, who had hit it off immediately.

A few choice words, and their relationship would have ended a long time ago.

The argument had come on so suddenly, with her talking about her future as a singer, and his career just taking off in the antique business.

Linda had walked out the door, telling her that her kids needed her to be home. The disdain in her voice was imminent.

Lawrence watched her leave, still angry. However, the point was clear: he needed to apologize.

So he did it the best way he could. He called up a bookie friend of his to get tickets to Love Handel's farewell tour. He lured her to the fields under false pretenses. It almost didn't work.

He was very, very lucky that it did.

They made up, they got married, and many years later, Lawrence still considered himself to be the luckiest man in the world.

All he had to do was take a chance.


AUTHOR'S NOTE: Oh hey, look. Another pairing that almost never gets anything written about it. Also, it's the reason why this one is shorter than the rest.

Being the parents of the main characters sometimes gets them shoved into the background, but I'm glad that both Linda and Lawrence get at least a couple of episodes for them, if only for their singing ability.

Or lip-syncing ability, in the case of Linda.

In other news, I'm not sure if listing two chapters in one day is doing very well, but I'm a stubborn guy. Pretty sure people caught on to that.

The next chapter has a pairing with a character I've already done a chapter with. And honestly, I like this one the most so far. Who is it?

…Find out in a few hours.

Until next time, read and review.