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A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, good to know people are actually reading.
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"Ally, I know you can hear me." He said softly, leaning in closer. "I know I'm probably the last person you want to hear right now. . .but I'm not going anywhere. Not unless you tell me to yourself." He was interrupted as the door opened, and Maddie walked in. She stared at him for a moment, before closing the door behind her.
"Still here." She said, tilting her head.
"I'm not going anywhere." Larry repeated to Maddie, more firmly this time.
"What about your son?" Maddie questioned.
"My son was the one that made me come here. He wanted me to be here." Larry replied.
"What about you? Did you want to be here?" Maddie asked. Larry raised an eyebrow.
"Still going with the questions." He said softly.
"Just watching out for my mum." Maddie said, not taking her eyes off him. Larry smirked.
"Glad to hear it." He said simply. They remained silent for a moment as Maddie sat down on the seat on the opposite side of the bed. She glanced down at his hands, which were clenched tightly onto one of Ally's. Their eyes met, and for a moment Larry felt as though he wasn't being judged for his previous actions. "How has she been?" He asked the question he had wanted to know the answer to for months.
"If you mean has she forgotten you? She hasn't." Maddie said coldly.
"That's not what I meant." Larry replied. "I meant, how has been. . .in general."
"Fine. She's been fine." Maddie replied.
"And for the record," Larry began, leaning forward slightly, "I haven't forgotten her either."
"Now that we're getting all personal," Maddie said raising her eyebrows, "That woman you were talking about in the waiting room, before you knew who I was. . .who was she"
Larry gave her a half smile. "You have to ask?" He questioned. "There's never been any competition. I never stopped loving Ally. Never."
"And is that what you're going to tell her when she wakes up?" Maddie asked. Larry hesitated.
"Honestly? I don't know." He replied, genuinely unable to answer the question. Maddie remained silent, so Larry decided to speak, "Are you going to tell me how it's possible that you're her daughter?" Maddie glanced up.
"She donated her eggs for research. . .they mucked it up. . .here I am." Maddie said with a slight smile.
"Right." Larry said with a small nod. "I'm sure there's more to that story. . ."
"You were going to ask her to marry you?" Maddie asked suddenly. Larry was caught off guard.
"I. . .ah. . .what?" He questioned.
"Well, if you were talking about Ally in the waiting room, then that ring you were holding was meant for her." Maddie assumed. Larry gave her a half smile.
"I was." Larry replied honestly. "Things just didn't go exactly to plan."
"So you left. . .with a note?" Maddie asked. Larry frowned.
"Did she tell you everything?" He asked incredulously.
"You're not good with goodbyes." Maddie added with a smirk. Larry returned her smile.
"That's right." He said softly, his mind in another place. The remained silent for a moment, and Maddie crossed her arms on her legs. She felt something jutting out of her pocket, and to her own surprise, pulled out the blue nose she had unpacked and pocketed the previous morning. She held it out in front of her, her mouth slightly open, before handing it across the bed to Larry. When he accepted her outstretched hands, his eyes grew wide to what she was giving him.
"I guess that's yours too, then." Maddie said. Larry rolled the nose over in his hand, a small smile visible on his face as the memories came back.
"She made Christmas mean something to me. . ." He muttered, only just audible. He took the nose and placed it in Ally's pale hand, before covering it with his own hand, intertwining their fingers. "Come on, Ally. . .please. . ."
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Ally opened her eyes, her vision blurred slightly. She blinked once. Then once more, before the room came into focus. Her eyes fell on Maddie first, who was grinning widely.
"Hey. . ." She muttered to her daughter with a smile. She grimaced as a pain shot through her abdomen. Memories of the accident came back to her, and she realised where she was.
"It's about time." Maddie said with a smirk. Ally returned her smile. She felt something in her left hand, and raised it to find the small, blue nose curled up in it. A breath caught in her throat.
"How--" She broke off when she saw him, standing above the bed, giving her a small smile. "Look, now's not the time. I don't have time to deal with-- "
"Ally, I'm not a hallucination." Larry interrupted her. Ally frowned.
"Yes you are." She argued. She watched as Larry shook his head. Her eyes grew wide as the turned to face Maddie, who gave her a wry smile. "He's been here for a while. Renee brought him." Maddie said, indicating to Renee who was standing at the end of the bed.
"Sorry." Renee apologised. She grabbed Maddie by the arm. "Come on, let's get some coffee."
"I don't drink coffee." Maddie replied, trying to shake off Renee.
"Maddie!" Renee exclaimed, eventually picking the girl up and dragging her out of the room. She closed the door behind them, with an apologetic smile at Ally.
Ally glanced at Larry, and they held eye contact for a moment. "Why are you here?" She finally asked.
"Here, in New York, the hospital, or in your room?" Larry questioned.
"All of them." Ally said impatiently, causing Larry to give her a half smile.
"I came here on a holiday with Sam, less than twenty four hours ago. We were in a car accident--"
"Oh my--" Ally broke off. "Is he okay?" Larry gave her a half smile.
"He's fine." He said with a nod. "Renee gave me a call. . .so here I am."
"You met Maddie?" Ally asked. Larry let out a small laugh.
"I didn't believe it at first. . .but now, the similarities are uncanny." He said. "I actually met her in the waiting room. Neither of us knew who the other was. . .I bought her Doritos." Ally raised her eyebrows. "She was beating up the machine." Larry said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Ahh." Ally replied, with a nod. A silence overcame them, before Larry spoke again.
"Ally. . .there's a lot to say--" Larry began.
"Not now, Larry. I've barely woken up. . .I'm not ready for this." Ally interrupted, shaking her head. Larry nodded.
"Okay." He replied softly.
"Go check on Sam, see how he's doing." Ally offered.
"Are you sure?" He asked. Ally nodded.
"Say 'hi' for me." She said with a smirk.
"Okay." Larry replied. "But I will be back. . .whether you believe it or not." He added, as he exited the room.
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One more chapter I think. We'll see. Review and tell me what you thought - flames are welcome.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, good to know people are actually reading.
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"Ally, I know you can hear me." He said softly, leaning in closer. "I know I'm probably the last person you want to hear right now. . .but I'm not going anywhere. Not unless you tell me to yourself." He was interrupted as the door opened, and Maddie walked in. She stared at him for a moment, before closing the door behind her.
"Still here." She said, tilting her head.
"I'm not going anywhere." Larry repeated to Maddie, more firmly this time.
"What about your son?" Maddie questioned.
"My son was the one that made me come here. He wanted me to be here." Larry replied.
"What about you? Did you want to be here?" Maddie asked. Larry raised an eyebrow.
"Still going with the questions." He said softly.
"Just watching out for my mum." Maddie said, not taking her eyes off him. Larry smirked.
"Glad to hear it." He said simply. They remained silent for a moment as Maddie sat down on the seat on the opposite side of the bed. She glanced down at his hands, which were clenched tightly onto one of Ally's. Their eyes met, and for a moment Larry felt as though he wasn't being judged for his previous actions. "How has she been?" He asked the question he had wanted to know the answer to for months.
"If you mean has she forgotten you? She hasn't." Maddie said coldly.
"That's not what I meant." Larry replied. "I meant, how has been. . .in general."
"Fine. She's been fine." Maddie replied.
"And for the record," Larry began, leaning forward slightly, "I haven't forgotten her either."
"Now that we're getting all personal," Maddie said raising her eyebrows, "That woman you were talking about in the waiting room, before you knew who I was. . .who was she"
Larry gave her a half smile. "You have to ask?" He questioned. "There's never been any competition. I never stopped loving Ally. Never."
"And is that what you're going to tell her when she wakes up?" Maddie asked. Larry hesitated.
"Honestly? I don't know." He replied, genuinely unable to answer the question. Maddie remained silent, so Larry decided to speak, "Are you going to tell me how it's possible that you're her daughter?" Maddie glanced up.
"She donated her eggs for research. . .they mucked it up. . .here I am." Maddie said with a slight smile.
"Right." Larry said with a small nod. "I'm sure there's more to that story. . ."
"You were going to ask her to marry you?" Maddie asked suddenly. Larry was caught off guard.
"I. . .ah. . .what?" He questioned.
"Well, if you were talking about Ally in the waiting room, then that ring you were holding was meant for her." Maddie assumed. Larry gave her a half smile.
"I was." Larry replied honestly. "Things just didn't go exactly to plan."
"So you left. . .with a note?" Maddie asked. Larry frowned.
"Did she tell you everything?" He asked incredulously.
"You're not good with goodbyes." Maddie added with a smirk. Larry returned her smile.
"That's right." He said softly, his mind in another place. The remained silent for a moment, and Maddie crossed her arms on her legs. She felt something jutting out of her pocket, and to her own surprise, pulled out the blue nose she had unpacked and pocketed the previous morning. She held it out in front of her, her mouth slightly open, before handing it across the bed to Larry. When he accepted her outstretched hands, his eyes grew wide to what she was giving him.
"I guess that's yours too, then." Maddie said. Larry rolled the nose over in his hand, a small smile visible on his face as the memories came back.
"She made Christmas mean something to me. . ." He muttered, only just audible. He took the nose and placed it in Ally's pale hand, before covering it with his own hand, intertwining their fingers. "Come on, Ally. . .please. . ."
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Ally opened her eyes, her vision blurred slightly. She blinked once. Then once more, before the room came into focus. Her eyes fell on Maddie first, who was grinning widely.
"Hey. . ." She muttered to her daughter with a smile. She grimaced as a pain shot through her abdomen. Memories of the accident came back to her, and she realised where she was.
"It's about time." Maddie said with a smirk. Ally returned her smile. She felt something in her left hand, and raised it to find the small, blue nose curled up in it. A breath caught in her throat.
"How--" She broke off when she saw him, standing above the bed, giving her a small smile. "Look, now's not the time. I don't have time to deal with-- "
"Ally, I'm not a hallucination." Larry interrupted her. Ally frowned.
"Yes you are." She argued. She watched as Larry shook his head. Her eyes grew wide as the turned to face Maddie, who gave her a wry smile. "He's been here for a while. Renee brought him." Maddie said, indicating to Renee who was standing at the end of the bed.
"Sorry." Renee apologised. She grabbed Maddie by the arm. "Come on, let's get some coffee."
"I don't drink coffee." Maddie replied, trying to shake off Renee.
"Maddie!" Renee exclaimed, eventually picking the girl up and dragging her out of the room. She closed the door behind them, with an apologetic smile at Ally.
Ally glanced at Larry, and they held eye contact for a moment. "Why are you here?" She finally asked.
"Here, in New York, the hospital, or in your room?" Larry questioned.
"All of them." Ally said impatiently, causing Larry to give her a half smile.
"I came here on a holiday with Sam, less than twenty four hours ago. We were in a car accident--"
"Oh my--" Ally broke off. "Is he okay?" Larry gave her a half smile.
"He's fine." He said with a nod. "Renee gave me a call. . .so here I am."
"You met Maddie?" Ally asked. Larry let out a small laugh.
"I didn't believe it at first. . .but now, the similarities are uncanny." He said. "I actually met her in the waiting room. Neither of us knew who the other was. . .I bought her Doritos." Ally raised her eyebrows. "She was beating up the machine." Larry said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Ahh." Ally replied, with a nod. A silence overcame them, before Larry spoke again.
"Ally. . .there's a lot to say--" Larry began.
"Not now, Larry. I've barely woken up. . .I'm not ready for this." Ally interrupted, shaking her head. Larry nodded.
"Okay." He replied softly.
"Go check on Sam, see how he's doing." Ally offered.
"Are you sure?" He asked. Ally nodded.
"Say 'hi' for me." She said with a smirk.
"Okay." Larry replied. "But I will be back. . .whether you believe it or not." He added, as he exited the room.
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One more chapter I think. We'll see. Review and tell me what you thought - flames are welcome.