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Post by laurenne on Jul 5, 2012 0:42:35 GMT -5
I'm glad he's getting his butt in gear. More soon, please.
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Post by meg_cahill21 on Jul 6, 2012 16:43:10 GMT -5
update soon!!!
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Post by celticbear on Jul 29, 2012 23:22:24 GMT -5
Fall! Please Update This Story Soon! I want Keith to win his Ali-Cat back!
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Post by fallingn2ct on Aug 7, 2012 13:27:12 GMT -5
"Alli!", Liam swept her into his arms,"The show was amazing!"
"Thank you!", she laughed hugging him in return,"Now its the after party and hopefully we get some investors."
"I'll make sure everything gets packed up; if you want to get changed?"
"Thanks, Liam", she kissed his cheek and made her way to the small changing room. She pulled her hair into a simple twist and fastened small, silver, dangling earrings into her ears. The dress she chose was a lavendar, Grecian style that stopped just above the knee. She applied make up and took a deep breath before making her way out to greet the eager investors and admirers of her line.
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Keith felt the air leave his lungs as he saw Alli step into the crowded room. She blushed and waved as the applause washed over her. Her name announced by the DJ and she was welcome to the stage, given a hand by her assistant. The handsome, young assitant that he didn't like. He gulped the red wine he had been slowing nursing.
"Slow down there lad,"Emmet said,"You'll want to be sober enough to talk to her."
"I'm fine", he looked at his friend,"I figure with all these people she won't be able to yell too much."
"She's a woman, she'll find a way."
"All the encouragement in the world", he laughed and stopped to listen to Alli speak.
"Thank you all so much for coming out. The first show for Alli-Cat designs has been nothing short of a dream come true. Thank you to everyone who has inspired me and helped me reach this point. I look forward to meeting everyone and forgive me if I get a name or two wrong", the audience laughed as she exited the stage on Liam's arm.
"So what is your game plan?", Emmet asked as they watched Alli circle the room.
"Just wait my turn and then we'll see what happens", he shrugged.
He shook his head,"I'll break the ice", he finished off the beer and made his way towards Alli,"Interested in taking on an Irishman again?"
"What?", Alli turned,"Emmet Cahill!", she threw her arms around him.
"Hey Alli girl", he laughed giving her a squeeze.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, good news travels fast I guess and I happen to be in San Francisco."
She stopped suddenly and studied him,"Is he here?"
"Is who here?", he smiled.
"Don't Emmet, not here, not tonight," she warned quietly.
"He just wants to talk", he sighed.
"No," she said stepping away from the crowd,"He left me, he didn't want me. He chose to walk away, not me", she ordered a glass of white wine,"This is my fashion show! This isn't the time or place."
"Alli, listen to me", he pulled her to the open french doors,"Keith loves you and yes, what he did was unbelievably stupid. All he wants is to talk to you. Can you at least do that? Just let him have one conversation?"
"He should have thought about that when he left the note on my pillow in the middle of the night", she pulled her arm free and stepped out into the San Francisco night air. She gulped in the moist cool air and watched as fog draped over the city she loved.
"Do you know how often I stay up, watching the moon and the stars?", Keith said stepping outside.
"Go away", Alli swiped furiously at the tears on her cheeks.
"Will you please let me talk, explain?", he stood behind her. Her warm, sweet scent mingled with the night flowers and he resisted the urge to wrap his arms around her.
"Explain what, Keith?", she turned angrily,"Why you left me? Why you didn't me? I don't think I want to hear that", she stopped,"My heart is finally starting to heal and here you come, ready to rip it to shreds again."
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Post by onyxfyrefly on Aug 7, 2012 18:23:45 GMT -5
Keith is in heap big trouble and he better not ruin Alli's special night!
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Post by meg_cahill21 on Aug 7, 2012 19:39:45 GMT -5
keith is so dead...hes like a dead man walking..haha i LOVED this update, well i just LOVE this story so of course ill enjoy each update...cant wait for more! update soon!
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Post by celticbear on Aug 7, 2012 20:43:50 GMT -5
This is not going good! Come on Ali! Yes Keith was stupid for doing what he did! Give him a chance to Explain!
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Post by neline on Aug 7, 2012 23:55:18 GMT -5
Oi, o jeez. LOL, not good :/ KEITH! You gotta get your act together!
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Post by fallingn2ct on Aug 8, 2012 8:59:48 GMT -5
He shoved his hands into the pockets of his dress pants and gazed up at the starry sky. Praying for something, anything to combat what she said. She was waiting on him to speak, but he wasn't ready. He had been foolish to think she would simply stand quietly while he attempted an explanation.
"And you have nothing to say?", she crossed her arms,"You want me to stand and listen to you and yet you say nothing!"
"I........I.......just.....I miss you Alli", he sighed,"I screwed up and I miss you and I love you."
She shook her head,"That's it? Seriously?", she turned away,"Keith, this is over. When you left, you made that decision for the both of us. What I need for you to do is just walk away."
"I can't walk away from you, Alli."
"Yes you can", she looked at him, keeping a distance that she needed,"You did it once before and you can do it again."
"Don't you get it?", he said gripping her arms,"I love you, I love you more than I thought possible. I needed the time away to figure things out, to figure us out."
"You could have talked to me!", she fumed breaking his grasp,"You chose the coward's way out and now you expect me to just forget it and fall at your feet," she wrapped her arms around her middle to stem the pain and the brethlessness she felt,"This is my night and I won't do this with you."
"Then when?", he pleaded,"Tell me when and I will be there."
"I can't", she whispered as the tears began to stream uncontrollably,"I can't." and with that she ran back into the party leaving Keith alone and cold. He pushed his hair away from his face, wringing his hands and trying to will away the ice that had pierced his heart. It was over, she would never look at him the same. He sighed, leaning against the wall. He had lost her and it was his own fault.
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Post by fallingn2ct on Aug 8, 2012 12:13:13 GMT -5
Alli felt her head swimming with drink as she climbed the stairs to her apartment. Liam's arm carefully around her waist for balance.
"You had a very successful night boss", he said unlocking the door.
"I did, didn't I?", she kicked her heels off,"I am officially a designer, with my own label and everything."
"That you are", he replied going for the kitchen,"I'll make you coffee to keep the hangover from being too bad."
"Okay", she stumbled to her bedroom to change clothes. Her mind wandered to Keith as she put on a pair of plain cotton pants and an old shirt,"Liam?", she said perching herself on the edge of the counter.
"What?", he looked at her while pouring the steaming coffee into mugs.
"What's wrong with me?"
"What do you mean, what's wrong with you?", he added cream and sugar,"Other than your drunken state, nothing is wrong."
"I don't mean", she sipped her coffee,"Physically wrong, least don't think I do."
"I'm not sure exactly....", he shook his head while watching her. She bit her lip and pushed her hair behind her ear. She was thinking and trying to find the words,"What's up Alli?"
"Why did he leave me?", she looked up at him with tear glistened eyes,"Why wasn't I good enough for him? I mean I know I fought with him and said the wrong things sometimes, but why? I don't........don't........why?"
Liam sighed and placed his mug on the counter,"There is nothing wrong with you, Alli. Keith is the one that there is something wrong with. He left you a note on a pillow. He's the one who left."
"I know", she sniffed as the tears came,"But I didn't help anything. I picked fights, I pulled away, I wanted my career,"she choked back a sob,"I said we should take a break, it's my fault", she let the sobs finally escape as Liam's arms came around her,"It's.........my.........fault."
"It's not your fault Alli", he whispered against her hair,"It's not your fault."
"Yes.....yes it is. I said we needed a break, I pulled away from him. Then he shows up tonight and he says he loves me and misses me". She missed him, she missed him so much that she ached inside. She knew she loved him and would never love anyone the way that she had loved Keith. It was over and they were done. She had told him that she couldn't do it. She had left him standing alone on a cold terrace and gone back to a party filled with blank faces and empty emotions. She had had too much to drink because she wanted to forget him, to not think about him for a moment. But Keith Harkin was always on her mind; his eyes, his smile, the warmth of his arms, the way he made her laugh. Or the times when she would simply watch him play guitar, or listen to him sing when he thought she wasn't listening. She wanted to forget it all and yet it burned inside her like a flame that refused to be extinguished.
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Post by onyxfyrefly on Aug 8, 2012 17:04:53 GMT -5
Good for Alli for standing up to Keith but I wish she wasn't hurting so much.
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Post by neline on Aug 8, 2012 20:28:31 GMT -5
Make her forgive him! PLEASE!!! I can't stand seeing them BOTH aching inside!!!
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Post by celticbear on Aug 8, 2012 20:50:24 GMT -5
Come on Fall! Fix this relationship! Ali and Keith belong together!
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Post by meg_cahill21 on Aug 9, 2012 19:56:57 GMT -5
she so loves him. he definitely loves her. why is everything so dang complicated??? UPDATE SOON and straighten this mess out!
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Post by fallingn2ct on Aug 15, 2012 13:19:11 GMT -5
"Feeling better?", Liam asked sitting on the edge of the bed.
"A little", Alli shrugged.
He sighed,"You know this whole thing is up to you. You could choose to forgive him and work on things. Or you could just move on."
She rolled onto her back and stared at the ceiling,"I want to move on, I honestly do," she was lying to him and to herself, the last thing she wanted was to move on. What she wanted was Keith, she wanted it to be him sitting on the edge of the bed comforting her. She wanted it to be him who had held her when she cried.
Liam studied her and then took her hand,"You don't want to move on Alli. As much as you say you do, you really don't."
"No", she shook her head,"I don't want to move on. I love him, Liam. I love him as much as I hate him right now."
"So call him, or meet him somewhere. Talk it out."
"How do I talk it out with him? What do I say to someone who left a note on a pillow; hey you broke my heart, but its okay because I'm a mess and I love you?"
"If that works...", he shrugged with a grin.
"Go away", she laughed.
"Or" he began,"You tell him that you want an explanation and then hear him out."
"Tonight, when he wanted me to listen to him. He said nothing! He stood there, he didn't say anything! How am I supposed to hear him out if he doesn't say anything?"
"You reacted badly to seeing him, you let your emotions; the anger, hurt, rejection, everything just boil up and you unleashed. I saw the way he was looking at you this morning. He's hurting Alli, and you both need to just take a moment to breathe and then start again."
"I don't know if I can", she sighed,"I don't know if either one of us can."
"Give yourself more time. If it's meant to be you will both find a way and if it's not then you will find a way through that as well."
"Thank you", she said giving his hand a squeeze,"For everything."
"You are welcome", he placed a kiss against her forehead,"It's after three am, so I will be on the couch if you need me."
"Good night", she said as he closed the door behind him. How were she and Keith supposed to find their way back to one another? Past all the arguing and fighting, the time apart. How were they supposed to be in love and yet a million miles a part? She turned onto her side as fresh tears rolled down her cheeks. All she knew was that he was the only one who could stop the aching she felt when he wasn't there.
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