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A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, good to know people are actually reading.
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Larry picked up his phone and glanced at the unfamiliar number. Maybe it was a wrong number. But then. . .maybe it wasn't. He dialled the number and turned to see Jamie and Sam talking animatedly. Turning around again he waited patiently for someone to answer.
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Renee was sitting by Ally's side. She glanced at Maddie who was fast asleep in the corner of the room. She bent over Ally.
"He'll come." She whispered, with no response from her friend. Her phone rang suddenly, and she hastened to answer it before it could wake up Maddie. It was too late, as Maddies eyes opened slowly. Renee gave her an apologetic look before glancing at her phone. Larry. She answered it.
"Larry?" She asked. Silence.
"I-ah---" Larry began, unable to recognise the voice.
"It's Renee." She said. Larry was taken aback.
"I. . .um. . .okay." Was all he managed to get out. "Is Ally alright?" He asked, knowing that there would be no other reason for her to call him.
"She's been in an accident. We don't if. . .when she'll wake up." Renee said quickly, trying to lower her voice so that Maddie wouldn't hear. Larry sat down, unable to support himself.
"Dad? What is it?" Sam asked, noticing his father's crushed demeanour. Larry looked up at his son.
"Ally's been in an accident." He said softly.
"Larry?" Renee's voice asked from the other end of the line.
"Yeah." Larry said. He closed his eyes and squeezed the bridge of his nose tightly.
"She needs you, as much as I hate to admit it." Renee said quietly. Larry inhaled deeply.
"Go." Sam said to his father. Larry looked up again at his son, and the look in his eyes was determined. "She needs you more than I do."
"I'll be there as soon as I can." Larry said, before hanging up the phone. He headed to the side of Sam's bed. "I'll be back soon." He said, kissing his son on the forehead. "Feel better." He added, heading towards the door.
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" . . .wait!" Renee let out, only to be replied by the steady ring tone as Larry hung up. "We're not in Boston. . ." She muttered. She redialled the number. The screen flashed with the 'battery low' sign, and she swore inwardly.
"What?" Maddie asked.
"Larry's on his way to Boston. . .and my phone's dead." Renee said with a sigh.
"Payphone?" Maddie offered. Renee looked up.
"I'll be right back." She said, hurrying outside. "Payphones. . .payphones. . ." She muttered to herself. She spotted a sign and hurried towards it, colliding with someone in the process. "Sor--" She stopped abruptly. "Larry?"
"Renee? What are you doing here?" Larry asked, completely confused.
"Me? What are you doing here?" Renee questioned. She shook her head. "Never mind. I was trying to call you to tell you that Ally's not in Boston. She's right here." Larry's eyes grew wide.
"She's here?" He asked incredulously.
"In that room." Renee said, pointing down the corridor. "Will you still see her?" Larry hesitated.
"Of course. . .I was just hoping for a little time on the plane to get used to the idea that I was about to see her. . ." Larry muttered.
"We don't have time." Renee said after a moment. "She's in a bad way." Larry felt panic rising inside of him.
"Take me to her." He said firmly. Renee paused a moment, before leading him towards the room. Larry hesitated, his hand on the door handle, before pushing it open. The first thing that caught his eye was Ally, looking completely vulnerable on the big hospital bed. It made his heart break in two.
"What are you doing here?" Maddie questioned from her seat beside Ally. Larry's eyes met hers.
"What are you doing here?" Larry repeated to her.
"You guys know each other?" Renee asked, entering the room after Larry, and closing the door behind her.
"You're Larry? Her Larry?" Maddie asked, jumping up, realisation finally settling it.
"I. . .ye. . ." Larry began. "Wait." He held his hands up to steady himself. "You were here for your mother."
"Ally is my mother." Maddie said.
"Hmm." Larry muttered. He turned to Renee. "What's going on?"
"It's true." Renee said simply. "A long story, but she is her daughter."
"It's not possible, how can it be possible?" Larry questioned.
"Can we talk about this later?" Maddie asked, all respect for the man in front of her lost. She turned to look at Ally. Larry followed her gaze, and found himself staring at Ally again. He walked slowly up to the bed, and stood beside her, facing Maddie on the other side. He hesitated before taking Ally's hand in his, and for the first time in years he felt relief. This was where he belonged.
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Short, I know. Review and give me your thoughts.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, good to know people are actually reading.
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Larry picked up his phone and glanced at the unfamiliar number. Maybe it was a wrong number. But then. . .maybe it wasn't. He dialled the number and turned to see Jamie and Sam talking animatedly. Turning around again he waited patiently for someone to answer.
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Renee was sitting by Ally's side. She glanced at Maddie who was fast asleep in the corner of the room. She bent over Ally.
"He'll come." She whispered, with no response from her friend. Her phone rang suddenly, and she hastened to answer it before it could wake up Maddie. It was too late, as Maddies eyes opened slowly. Renee gave her an apologetic look before glancing at her phone. Larry. She answered it.
"Larry?" She asked. Silence.
"I-ah---" Larry began, unable to recognise the voice.
"It's Renee." She said. Larry was taken aback.
"I. . .um. . .okay." Was all he managed to get out. "Is Ally alright?" He asked, knowing that there would be no other reason for her to call him.
"She's been in an accident. We don't if. . .when she'll wake up." Renee said quickly, trying to lower her voice so that Maddie wouldn't hear. Larry sat down, unable to support himself.
"Dad? What is it?" Sam asked, noticing his father's crushed demeanour. Larry looked up at his son.
"Ally's been in an accident." He said softly.
"Larry?" Renee's voice asked from the other end of the line.
"Yeah." Larry said. He closed his eyes and squeezed the bridge of his nose tightly.
"She needs you, as much as I hate to admit it." Renee said quietly. Larry inhaled deeply.
"Go." Sam said to his father. Larry looked up again at his son, and the look in his eyes was determined. "She needs you more than I do."
"I'll be there as soon as I can." Larry said, before hanging up the phone. He headed to the side of Sam's bed. "I'll be back soon." He said, kissing his son on the forehead. "Feel better." He added, heading towards the door.
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" . . .wait!" Renee let out, only to be replied by the steady ring tone as Larry hung up. "We're not in Boston. . ." She muttered. She redialled the number. The screen flashed with the 'battery low' sign, and she swore inwardly.
"What?" Maddie asked.
"Larry's on his way to Boston. . .and my phone's dead." Renee said with a sigh.
"Payphone?" Maddie offered. Renee looked up.
"I'll be right back." She said, hurrying outside. "Payphones. . .payphones. . ." She muttered to herself. She spotted a sign and hurried towards it, colliding with someone in the process. "Sor--" She stopped abruptly. "Larry?"
"Renee? What are you doing here?" Larry asked, completely confused.
"Me? What are you doing here?" Renee questioned. She shook her head. "Never mind. I was trying to call you to tell you that Ally's not in Boston. She's right here." Larry's eyes grew wide.
"She's here?" He asked incredulously.
"In that room." Renee said, pointing down the corridor. "Will you still see her?" Larry hesitated.
"Of course. . .I was just hoping for a little time on the plane to get used to the idea that I was about to see her. . ." Larry muttered.
"We don't have time." Renee said after a moment. "She's in a bad way." Larry felt panic rising inside of him.
"Take me to her." He said firmly. Renee paused a moment, before leading him towards the room. Larry hesitated, his hand on the door handle, before pushing it open. The first thing that caught his eye was Ally, looking completely vulnerable on the big hospital bed. It made his heart break in two.
"What are you doing here?" Maddie questioned from her seat beside Ally. Larry's eyes met hers.
"What are you doing here?" Larry repeated to her.
"You guys know each other?" Renee asked, entering the room after Larry, and closing the door behind her.
"You're Larry? Her Larry?" Maddie asked, jumping up, realisation finally settling it.
"I. . .ye. . ." Larry began. "Wait." He held his hands up to steady himself. "You were here for your mother."
"Ally is my mother." Maddie said.
"Hmm." Larry muttered. He turned to Renee. "What's going on?"
"It's true." Renee said simply. "A long story, but she is her daughter."
"It's not possible, how can it be possible?" Larry questioned.
"Can we talk about this later?" Maddie asked, all respect for the man in front of her lost. She turned to look at Ally. Larry followed her gaze, and found himself staring at Ally again. He walked slowly up to the bed, and stood beside her, facing Maddie on the other side. He hesitated before taking Ally's hand in his, and for the first time in years he felt relief. This was where he belonged.
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Short, I know. Review and give me your thoughts.