Daddy Nick & Mommy Lulu?

[cecilia]

...Sarah...... I´m bleeding!....hope you are working on the next post......reeeeeeeally hope!

[Rosiiii1]

Sarah - that was incredible, I can feel the turmoil , it's like a real TG ep! I want to give Nick such a kick in the pants it's not even funny!!

DH needs to take a look at this! I believe you've written the finale. ;D

[cassidy]

Sarah,

This is so sad . :'(I can almost feel the pain that LL might be feeling, and Nick .... he needs to get his act together.

Please, Sarah continue this story. You are doing a good job.

[juliana106]

(that evening, Louisa's house)

C: (standing in the doorway of LuLu's bedroom)... please don't be angry with me...
L: (lying on her bed, still dressed from work, she sets her paperwork down on the nightstand, looks up to her mother)... don't start...
C: (steps into the room) Louisa, I just don't want to see you getting hurt...
L: (starts to get up from the bed) walking away won't make it any easier, Mom...
C: (comes closer, has her cornered)... than why are you trying to run?
L: (shakes her head) Run? You want me to start over, so that's what I'm trying to do...
C: (hands on her hips, very emotional)... moving across the country to have this baby isn't going to change things, you'll be alone...
L: (shrugs weakily) than that's my decision, isn't it?
C: (the disapproval is apparent in her eyes)... you can't start again with the remnants of a failed relationship, if that's even what you can call it... (reaches out and lightly brushes her hand to her daughter's cheek)... if you insist on doing this, the least you should do is make a clean break, you don't need that type of burden on you... (starts tearing up)...I know you want to have this baby, but think about yourself for a change Louisa, you need to do what's best for you...
L: (sadly repeats) what's best for me? (looks into her mother's teary eyes)... what's best...
C: (her voice is shaky)... I just think you should consult someone, get another opinion... before you decide about the baby... (hesitantly offers) I could go with you?... (quietly adds) unless, you know, Nick...
L: (wipes her tear-filled eyes) its too much for me to ask of him, he's not ready...
C: (bites down on her lower lip, waits a moment, and cautiously asks) are you?
L: (her heart is heavy, the room almost seems as if its spinning around her)...maybe the timing and the circumstances aren't right... (the weight of her conscience is taking its toll) but that doesn't change how... how I feel...
C: (raises her eyes) about the baby...
L: (very quietly) the baby, Nick... everything...
C: (takes a few steps, sits down on the edge of the bed, already knowing she won't like the answer to her next question) how do you feel about Nick?...
L: (sits down next to her mother) ... I've been denying my feelings for him so long that... (pauses, takes a deep breath, very passionately continues) the way he... when I... the feelings that...I... (stops herself before she says another word, realizing she can't tell her mother how she feels about Nick before she even tells him)
C: (exasperated by LuLu's attempts and can clearly see that her daughter is overwhelmed by what she thinks is love, and knowing that her daughter is really going to get hurt, she wants to protect her, and tries honesty)... no matter how you feel about him, Louisa... (pauses a moment ) nothing will change if he doesn't return those feelings... (checks LuLu's face for reaction, she can see the hurt in LuLu's eyes, but feels is is obligated to continue)... Nick cares for you, yes, that I can see, but... (braces herself to handle however LuLu might respond)...regardless of whether or not you have his baby, or you're across the country or across the bridge... (looks away from her, knows that her words will hurt)... without love... it doesn't mean anything...
L: (her head is low, her heart is heavy)... I guess you're right...
C: (wraps her arms around Lulu's shoulders, and pulls her close, awkwardly holding her)... you need to think about this, okay?...
L: (the tears are streaming down her cheeks, she's clenching her jaw, painfully trying to hold back the surge of emotions ripping through her body)

**

[jevees]

Ok, now you are killing me, you can`t just stop in here, please!!!! I want MORE ;D
IT`S A GREAT POST! YOU ARE THE BEST!

[juliana106]

(that evening, the parking lot outside The Incline)

B: (a few paces behind Nick) Son, I really think you should try and talk to her...
N: (stops in his tracks, looks back over his shoulder)... I'll take care of it...
B: (rubs his mustache)... this isn't just something you can just walk away from... (his own conscience eating away at him)... you've got a responsibility to her and that child...
N: (scoffs, shaking his head) like your responsibility to that lady? the one who died having an abortion...
B: (tries to be sympathetic to his son's anger) Nicholas, come on now...
N: (raises his voice) what? how is this different? (starts walking again towards the car, but turns around, continuing)... I tried to ask her to marry me... she said no...
B: (sighs heavily) I can't say that I blame her, Nicholas... (looks away for a moment)... it doesn't sound like something you want...
N: (repeats) what I want...
B: (steps up and looks his son in the eye) what happened between me and that girl was a long time ago, we were young and just getting started...(tries to reason with Nick) we didn't know anything about being in love, or much less.... trying to have a family...
N: (indifferently) that's not what Lulu wants...
B: (scoffs, sounding surprised) have you asked her that Nicholas, (pauses a moment) have you asked her what she wants?
N: (exasperated by his father's questioning, stutters) it's just... it's just... I can't... (clenching his teeth, his heart is racing)... I'm not ...
B: (looks back up at his son) what, Nicholas? you're not ready?
N: (fires back) its not that easy, you know...
B: (nods) Oh, I know... (his hands are in his pockets, he tries not to appear as ill at ease as he feels) you're 33 years old, Nicholas, this is your chance... a chance to start your life...
N: (almost insulted) to... to start my life?
B: (very serious, his steely blue gray eyes are filled with sadness) what you have isn't a life, Nicholas...its just a job, a house, a car... a past that you're not proud of... mistakes... (looks at Nick, can see how hurt his son is by his words)...you don't have a family, a wife to love, not even anyone to come home to... (speaks with difficulty) I don't want you to end up like me...
N: (stunned, turns away a moment ,catching his breath) ... you chose not to be there, with me... and Mom... you missed that...
B: (nods, his eyes are teary) I know... I know I did, Son... (turns his head, looks out to the quiet street)... and now you have a chance to do things differently... (swallows his pride) to be the man, the father... that... that I just wasn't...
N: (feeling as if his heart has been stomped on)... maybe that's not the life... (he can see the pain in his father's eyes as he goes on) maybe that's not the life I want... that I... (swallows hard)... deserve...
B: (shaking his head in disapproval) you can't merely exist like this, Son, you need... you need more....
N: (his heart slamming in his chest, his brain on overdrive)...how do... how can you think this wouldn't be... (stops a moment, looks into Burton's eyes)... just another one of my mistakes?
B: (stunned)... is that what you think this is, a mistake? (never would've imagined Nick making that type of reference to what happened between him and Louisa)
N: (turns away, unable to handle the scrutiny in his fathers gaze)... I don't know... I just don't know...
B: Son, (steps in closer) you... you have to be honest with yourself about this...(knows that he is entering dangerous territory) ... you have to be honest about how you feel...
N: (uncomfortable with the discussion)... how I feel...
B: (gives a slight shrug) after that accident, I saw something in you that I thought was gone forever... (pauses a moment, choking up) ... I can't remember the last time I had seen you so upset, so genuinely concerned over someone else -- you care for her, Nicholas, that I can see (wipes his eyes)...she obviously means something to you...(wonders if Nick is really hearing him)... if that's the way you feel... you've got to let her know that...
N: (looks over to his car, his keys in his hand) I don't know how I feel... (realizes that he can't even bring himself to tell Lulu, he certainly could never make these feelings known to his father)...
B: (his disappointment is apparent in his voice) are you just gonna let her walk away?
N: (walks toward his car, turns his head slightly over his shoulder)... I've... I've got to go...

**

[lambertoise]

Thanks for the nice surprise, Juliana, but please, don't make us wait for next season. It is too good. Do you already know how you're gonna end the story?

[cecilia]

Sarah, you are really getting better with each post....but it´s so heartbreaking!....
will nick ever hold on himself enough to face LuLu and tell her.....something?....by now, a wrong word is better than this mumbling-muting-nothing....
and you add the new spoilers so smoothly....great job!
......and yes, hope you are more mercy than DH and wont let us hanging until next season!

[juliana106]

lambertoise said:

Thanks for the nice surprise, Juliana, but please, don't make us wait for next season. It is too good. Do you already know how you're gonna end the story?

I've got a few ideas in mind for my finale...

...but I don't know for certain that would be the end of the story...

[iiiitch]

Could you please leave out the emoting and just write the story? And leave out the stage direction - it makes the dialog close to impossible to read.

Nick and Burton don't talk about emotions. Not ever. Not like this. Here they talk like they have each been possessed by the ghost of some hideous soap star.

If LuLu were ever this annoying on the real TG, DH would have strangled her personally.

And whoever heard of a head injury causing a pregnancy to become life-threatening! If she needed to recover they would just order bedrest, not recommend an abortion.

[iiiitchster]

iiiitch said:

And if LuLu were ever this annoying on the real TG, DH would have strangled her personally.

I thought LuLu was that annoying on the real TG.

[iiiitch]

I thought LuLu was that annoying on the real TG

Not as annoying as in this fanfic!

[guest]

Please, iiiitch,

There is no need to be so harsh. If it makes you itchy, don't read it!

[nikki]

iiiitch

Yes, you don't like it.
Please go away, skip it.
To read other you like.
No necessary so disrespect.

[juliana106]

iiiitch said:

Oh for Christsake. Stop the emoting and just write the god-damn story. And leave out the stage direction - it makes the dialog damn near impossible to read.

Big hint. Nick and Burton don't talk about emotions. Not ever. Not like this. Here they talk like they have each been possessed by the ghost of some hideous soap star.

And if LuLu were ever this annoying on the real TG, DH would have strangled her personally.

And whoever heard of a head injury causing a pregnancy to become life-threatening! If she needed to recover they would just order bedrest, not recommend an abortion.

First of all -- everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but there is no need to make your disgust public knowledge. Fans are enjoying the story, so let them.

Second -- this is a work of fiction that Rosiiii and I have assumed with the characters and the potential storyline that DH has created. He gave us the background, we move it foreward. I will include stage directions and EMOTIONS as I see fit. I like comments, and I appreciate suggestions, but I do not entertain direction from someone who presents them in such a RUDE and UNCALLED for manner. Civil criticism is accepted, but this is just plain tasteless.

Third -- if you find that the stage directions make the fic so hard to read, DON'T . Others don't seem to have a problem with it, and I certainly wouldn't mind if you didn't continue to peruse the fic... as it might only spark another pointless rant.

Fourth -- maybe you have selective vision that caters to your critictism, but if you read what's written, you'd see that Burton CAN'T get Nick to talk about his emotions... which is kind of the point. Burton tries to make himself accessible to his son, but Nick never is able to open up. This is not a problem that I created for him, but one that the show showcases on weekly basis, Nick's emotional issues and his inability to EMOTE when it matters the most.

The show has indicated in several episodes that Burton would like to be closer to his son, and THAT is what I am trying to get across. There are many emotional wounds and deep conflicts yet to be resolved between them -- and in that, there is a story to tell. GOD FORBID THAT THE CHARACTER OF NICK START TO EVOLVE

Fifth -- what you see as annoying portrayal of LuLu is a matter of your own personal interpretation and perhaps bias.

Once again, the point should be made that YOU seem to be the only one who has a problem with this. And another note on the character of LuLu on the realTG, the character is portrayed as DH&Co. write her. The character is written to fit the needs of the show and work with the other characters, if DH thought there was a problem -- HE'D FIX IT.

How I choose to write the characters is my own decision, that's why this is called FAN fiction.

And as for the pregnancy issue... its a matter of medical opinion. After extensive research, severe head injuries and surgeries take an extreme toll on the body. Though the wounds from the injury might heal, the added stress and strain of a pregnancy is not always recommended nor is it conducive to making a complete recovery. There can be complications.

Not that I feel any need to further justify my writing, but the suggestion of an abortion came about because of the timing of the pregnancy and its perhaps "unwanted" nature. The doctor said it would be challenging, and that there weren't any guarantees -- not that it couldn't be done.

The character of Caroline has been shown as quite extreme in her interpretations of the facts, and this is why I've chosen to write her as I have. She is concerned over the health of her daughter, and I think that most mother's wouldn't be eager to see their child's healthy further jeopardized after nearly losing her in a horrific accident. As for Nick, he doesn't know what to think. All he knows is that LuLu almost died, recovered, and now she's pregnant and determined to have the baby. LuLu is just getting her life back together after her divorce, the accident, and believes she has a significant relationship with Nick. The real show has indicated LuLu's desire to have children, but the situation that I've placed her is hardly the ideal
circumstances that she would want to bring a child into. The fact that she is recovering from an injury that could've easily ended her life is only further playing upon her doubts about being ready for motherhood.

Unfortunately I feel the need to reiterate a simple notion, if you don't like the story -- don't read it.