Another What If…?
What if Susan got sick instead of mark? What if, when she returned to county, she was in remission, the scar was on her head (but her hair grew back… don't you worry) and a recurrence was a reasonable fear?
Meanwhile Mark is waltzing around, being barked at by Elizabeth and screamed at by his lovely daughters (although Ella is more forgivable)… Elizabeth and Mark deteriorate much faster because the lack of life threatening illnesses means she starts taking him for granted much faster. And he doesn't need her as much. And we all know how much women need to be needed…
Susan, shocked by possibility of mortality and motivated by sudden possibility of life, realises what's really important lives in Chicago, breaks some poor shmucks heart in Arizona, packs up and shows up a day's train ride later in Illinois, ready to face her fears… instead finds Mr meek and mild with a baby on his hip.
I've dealt with Rachel in other stories so using my handy-dandy artistic licence she's returned to Jenn… after one brilliantly emmy-worthy cat fight with her wicked step mother (who I really do love, when she's not with mark, or more specifically when she IS with Romano, or soon will be…) and a de-ja-vu-scarlett-ohara vase throwing session…
Hehe
What do you think? I mean, I know any Marsan fans are smacking their lips right now and considering sending me a Christmas card. Ooh, how cool would that be? Getting a Christmas card from another country, from ER fans… hmm…
I might even write the Rachel vs. Elizabeth scene if I get enough persuasion… na, why bother, marsan mush is so much more scrumptious!
And for those of you that are wondering, I have got another chapter (at least) of Orange Juice in the pipeline. It's a very busy time of year and now that they're together I don't feel so guilty for leaving it for a few days without an update. Maybe I should break them up again, that'd get me writing…
Let me know what you think – with regards to both stories…
Merry Christmas
Amy