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RECAP FROM CHAPTER 15…

Eddie: "have a safe flight Lo and call me when you get there..I love you Loren!.."

Eddie opened the door for her as she stepped inside the car, waving good bye and blowing him kisses.

ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, LOREN WAS FINALLY RELAXED IN THE COMFORT OF THE LUXURIES OF A PRIVATE JET PLANE…

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Chapter 16 –BOOM! THE AFTERMATH

THE BACK HANGAR, OF THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,(LAX)…INSIDE THE DURAN PRIVATE JET PLANE…

Loren woke up screaming to the massive monumental jolt of turbulent shaking of the plane. She slowly turned her head towards the window, another loud explosion from outside, surrounded by blasts of fire, as sirens came rushing on the sight.

Loren: (unbuckling her belt, out of her seat and screaming down the aisle in panic), "OH MY GOSH!...WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED?!...BRENDA?...ARE YOU HERE?!..."

Brenda hustled out of the mini-kitchen at the call of her name and immediately joined Loren in the middle of the aisle. They gave each other a THANK GOODNESS, You're OK –hug.

Brenda: (holding her close, like a mom to a child as she began massaging her back to calm Loren down), "Oh my goodness Loren!...w-e-e-were about to t-t-t-ake off when suddenly there was an explo-plo-sion in the air!..."

Brenda in shock of the sights and sounds from outside the window.

Loren: (overwhelmed in shock, very shaken, freaked out scared out of her mind), "OH MY GOD BRENDA!...W-W-W-WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE….!"

*ring ring! * went the jet plane phone.

Brenda who was nearest to the phone, answered the call. It was Mr. Greyson, the Pilot.

"Hello?...Hi sir!...how are you?..yes. Miss Tate and I are in shock, but we're both OK, so what happens now?...yes. sir. Remain in the plane until we receive a safety clearance…I understand sir…yes. Thank you sir..please take care..I know. It's a horrific sight…Thank you…OK. We'll be in touch. Thanks for checking up on us again sir..…bye."

Loren: "So what happens now?...can we go home?"

Brenda: "not exactly. we have to stay here inside until we get a safety clearance by airport security, LAPD and the fire department"

Loren: "do you know how long that will be?"

Brenda: "honestly Loren, I have no idea, this is a first time for me too, but according to the chaos and commotion outside, cleaning up all that debris might a take awhile to clear out "

Loren: "debris?...as in d-d-dead body parts?!...OMG!...this is a serious situation Brenda!...all those families who..OMG!...I really wish I could be with…." Suddenly, her thoughts shift changed about Max, Katy, her friends and Eddie.

OMG! She thought to herself...I wonder if Eddie and everyone else found out about this explosion?!...they must be worried sick!...

She immediately grabbed her phone from her purse and checked for messages. There was a total of 50 messages and missed phone calls. She called in her voice mail. You have 10 messages...

[ a/n: *you know how the automated voice mail sounds. LOL.* ^_^]

First message MARKED URGENT from Eddie: Lo! Babe! Please! Please call me back and let me know you are Okay!..I love you so much!...I can't bare the thought of losing you!..call me please!...I love you…

Next message from Mel: LOREN! OMG!...its Mel!...call me!..please!.. I love you LO..I hope you are safe!..please call!

Next message from Adriana: SISSY!.THIS IS MY 10TH CALL!..WHY ARE YOU NOT CALLING ANY OF US BACK?!...OMG LO!..I HOPE WHERE EVER YOU ARE, YOU'RE SAFE!...PLEASE CALL!...PLEASE?!...LOVE YOU SISSY!

Next message from Katy: MARKED URGENT! Loren sweetie!..this is Mama Katy!..we heard about a plane explosion from Eddie's rude awakening of a phone call, …please call me or papa max back…we're worried about you baby girl, please call! …Eddie is freaking out about you!..we all love you…please call us…love you

Next message: MARK URGENT FROM EDDIE: Loren!...baby!..where are you?!...you are scaring the hell out of me by not calling me or anyone else!...please babe, I need to hear your voice, I need to know you are OK and safe….I love you Lo…please call!...

Next Message: MARKED URGENT from Imojean Cooper: OMG Loren!...I just got the news via twitter about a plane explosion en route to NYC, are you oKay?...please tell me your safe?...call me. OK?...love ya Lo…please, please just call me back before I regret forcing you to come down here. I am feeling super guilty LO, OMG!...please call!...

Next message from Jake Madsen: Loren, its Jake.I heard about the plane explosion, please call me as soon as you get this message. OH gosh!..I hope you're Okay. I'll be praying for your safety. Just know we love you very much, even though I know I can be arrogant and over bearing especially with Eddie, but I do care about you and your well-being, please girl..call us. We'll be waiting…

Next message: MARKED URGENT from Mel: LOREN!..WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU?!...YOU ARE FREAKING ME OUT!...EDDIE IS HERE AT MY APARTMENT AND IS GOING INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE, WIDE AWAKE AND REFUSES TO GO BACK TO SLEEP!..ITS NOT FUNNY ANYMORE LO!..YOU ARE SCARING THE HECK OUT OF ALL OF US, AID IS ALSO HERE AND HER CRYING IS MAKING EDDIE CRY TOO! ..and I swear I am going to breaking down in t ears too!...PLEASE LOREN!...SERIOUSLY!...CALL US BACK!...we love you…

Next message: MARKED URGENT FROM EDDIE: Loren!...please pick up your phone and call me…god LO!...you are not leaving me!..not today (holding back his tears)..not on our anniversary (breaking down, now crying)..baby!...please..its all my fault..I should have not let you go so easily…..I love you…

-CLICK-

Loren finally hung up from listening to her messages, taking a deep breath, teary-eyed as she looked out the window again.

She picked up her phone again, attempting to call,holding it up in the air, for a signal but unfortunately, nothing was picking up.

*&^%$!...she thought to herself. Seriously?!...there is no freakin' reception out here?…Eddie, Mel and Aid have been calling non stop and in the timing of it all, there is no damn signal available?!...uuuggghhh!..this cannot be happening!

A FEW MINUTES LATER, BRENDA CAME OUT WITH A TRAY OF MINI PIZZAS, POURING THE KETTLE OF TEA INTO A TEA CUP.

Brenda (with a half smile)," thought you could need a little snack to calm the nerves down. I know it isn't rock star gourmet food, but it is from Eddie's secret stash of favorite snacks…"

Loren: (holding back her tears), "I miss Eddie, Mama Katy and Papa Max and all my friends….."

Brenda: "Loren, we're going to be OK. Okay?...did you try calling him out?"

Loren nodded. "no signal. Its hopeless."

Brenda: "you know what?...let me see if we can try to call out with the in house plane phone, OK?"

Loren: "Thanks Brenda. Eddie is right on the dot when he speaks of you,"(*air quotes*), he says you are awesome with spectacular service"

Brenda: "thank you Loren. That means a lot coming from Eddie Duran and you Miss Loren Tate, according to Eddie, you are his amazing girlfriend. Honestly, Loren, I have never ever seen a man in love the way Eddie is in love with you. You are truly his soul mate. "

Loren: (blushing) "Thanks Brenda for reminding me that I do have a phenomenal boyfriend and thank you for the snack."

Loren took a few bits of her mini-pizzas, suddenly in the mood to song writing mood. So she grabbed her notebook and a pen and started writing away.

MEANWHILE, AT MEL & IAN'S APARTMENT IN DOWNTOWN L.A. AROUND 4 IN THE MORNING…..

Eddie was pacing back and forth, in panic mode with a heavy conscience and overwhelmed with guilt.

Eddie: "I should have not let her go! Its my fault!...what idiot boyfriend lets their girlfriend travel alone?!...gosh!..I am such a stupid ass!...I promised her Mel, I promised Nora that I would take care of her baby girl and now…..s-s-sh-sh-she might…. s-s-sh-sh-she could be…."

[*a/n: FORESHADOW TO A FUTURE PHONE CONVO!*]

Melissa: "Eddie!...will you stop talking crazy?!..you're not the only one freaking out here!...she is my best friend too!...and its not your fault!...you were being a supportive boyfriend by offering your jet plane"

Eddie: "But don't you see, that's just it Mel!...I let her go too easily..I should have stayed with her unti she was safe and secure!.. even if she did not want me there, I should have insisted to keep her company on this half day trip…gosh!..this is my fault Mel!..what if?..OH MY GOD!..WHAT IF?!"

Mel: "EDUARDO!...SERIOUSLY!..STOP TRIPPIN OUT OVER NOTHING AND THINKING THE WORST OF THE SITUATION..LOREN IS OKAY. TRUST IN THAT!.."

Ian coming downstairs, half awake and now cranky. "What the bloody hell is going here with the shouting?!...don't you know I have to catch an international flight out for a photo shoot in a couple of hours?!...uuuggghh!..."

Mel: "sorry babe, in case you want to know, there was a massive plane explosion en route to NYC and Eddie is trippin out of his mind here because Loren has not called him or any of us back, Adriana is in the guestroom, crying like a baby and we are still waiting for some kind of response from Loren."

Ian now wide awake. "I'm sorry Mate. I did not mean to yell at…", (he looked at the Microwave oven for the time), "four in the morning, I hope she's okay and calls soon. She'll be OK mate. I know it."

Eddie walked over to Ian and Mel, giving them a hug. "Thank you guys for calming me down through this. You know, I'm going to head out and drive to LAX and see what's going on….I can't help it. I need answers!. I want to know what's going on?..I need the reassurance that my girlfriend is alive and well. …"

Mel: "Eddie!...its four in the morning, you need to sleep…you're not driving behind that wheel is you are sle—"

Eddie: "I got my driver on call, he'll take me there and I am not sleeping until my Loren is in my arms. "

Mel: "But Ed—"

Eddie: "please Mel. No worries about me. I'll be OK. "

Mel: "Uuugggh!..oh alright Eddie! Just call me and keep me posted that the both of you are OK. And we'll see ya both to tonight for the BBQ and fireworks?"

Eddie: "of course we'll be there. See ya Mel!..Ian?..."

Ian: "yeah. I'll be seeing you mate. I have a feeling my photo shoot might be cancelled due to that explosion."

Mel: (as she is reading the latest tweets), "according to ABC news via twitter, all flights are cancelled and the rest of LAX like staff and passengers,alike are frozen until the fire department, LAPD and airport security are cleared for safety. "

Ian: "oh bloody hell!...there's goes a grand out the door for the day…I'm going back to sleep!..night mate, see you tonight, you coming to bed with love?"

Mel: "Yeah. I'll be up in a bit. I need to check on Adriana."

Ian: "alright love. Don't take too long."

Mel rolled her eyes at him with a smirk on her face as Eddie left their apartment, closing the door behind him.

-EDDIE ON THE RIDE TO LAX….-

RING! RING! WENT HIS PHONE. THE SCREEN READ: BRENDA.

Brenda: "Hello Eddie?...its Brenda!"

Eddie: "Brenda?..OH MY GOD!...Are you Okay?..what happened?..where are you? ..Is Loren with you?..can I talk to her ?...I've been calling her since the news of the explosion?!.. and I've been freaking out not hearing from her…please tell me?..is she OK?!"

Brenda: "Shhhh!..Eddie please calm down!...first of all, we're both OK, in fact, we never left LAX and we are both stuck here in this plane until its safe and clear to exit the premises. Secondly, Loren has been trying to call out, but there's no signal out here and from the chaos and commotion outside, it might take another couple of hours, possibly all morning before that safety clearance is well. Clear. "

Eddie: "its that bad huh?"

Brenda: "honestly Eddie, its hard not to cry seeing one body bag after another, there is one too many too count since early this morning. It's the most horrific, most heartbreaking, teary eyed sight I have even seen and experience in my life."

Eddie: (taking a sigh of relief), "forgive me for saying this, but I am really grateful that it is not you and Loren in those body bags, " (almost cracking in tears), "I swear I would not know what to do with myself if Lo-lo-ren ..my Loren …."

Brenda: "same here. I am just a grateful it was not us either. I mean, the aftermath of it all felt like a massive earthquake. All that debris in the sky did not come close to hitting us, thank god, Loren closed her eyes at the time it happened, but I saw everything, the plane crashing down into a horrific explosion in the air."

Eddie: "Thanks Bee, for being there and everything. I truly appreciate it. So can I please talk to my girl?"

Brenda: "yeah. Hold on…"

Brenda walked over to Loren, who fell asleep after writing a few songs in her notebook. She gently tapped Loren on the shoulder.

Brenda: "Loren..sweetie. Eddie is on the line. He wants to talk to you…"

Loren sat up and stretched out her arms, blinked her eyes a couple of times, looking around and saw a phone in her face as she looked up at Brenda.

Loren: (half awake/confused), "huh?...what's up?..."

Brenda: "Eddie is on the line?"

Loren: "OH. Ok. Thanks Brenda."

Loren took the receiver against her ear, hearing Eddie's voice of worry and concern.

Eddie: "LO?..babe?..please talk to me?...hello?...Loren?"

Loren: ….

yeah. I know it isn't much to leave you hanging like the usually do BUT...

PRAISE THE LORD!...LOREN IS ALIVE AND WELL!..GOTCHA worried there huh?...no I will not take the typical route and have Loren in coma by waking up to memory loss with minor injuries, etc. [ if you are a fan of my other fan fic - Might as Well Mars: Now & Forever, she was already in coma, even though it was my best of my creative writing skills, nah. I don't wanna go there again.] of course, if I was going that route, she would fall for her "Ryan Gosling" look alike Physical Therapist, wouldn't that be an interesting write? right?...

ANYWAYS!...

Is Eddie right about blaming himself as a "horrible boyfriend" by leaving Loren to travel by herself?...[* he only feels guilty because of his promise to Nora*] ...And how will Loren re-act to this phone call with Eddie? ... will she be hurt and upset with him ?... .[*CLUE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER: I am about to flip the "abandon father" card*] - ahhhh..another clue in the next Chapter, the "father card" will sort of be the root of reason that will explain WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FOUR YEARS THEY WERE APART OR WERE THEY SECRETLY TOGETHER?

so whatcha think loves?...love it? hate it?..thirsty for more?...

HOLLAR BACK CHAPTER 17 IS NOW IN PROGRESS!...hopefully posted either on Thurs or Friday, depending on my work schedule.

TILL THEN, ENJOY & HAPPY READING!...

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