2.4. "Oh, this is a dear diary moment..."
Matthew Perry

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[Follows THIS]Life had to start returning to normal ( Read more... )

38.7. Care

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[Follows THIS]Dazed could really be the only way Ali could describe how she felt in the wake of the last twenty four hours. First coming home from hospital, and then thing with Andrew's birthday presents, and finally the whole alcohol nightmare. The few hours Mark was here seemed like a distant memory, but she knew she ( Read more... )

24.1.2. "Sorrow you can hold, however desolating, if nobody speaks to you. If they speak, you break down." - Bede Jarrett

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[Part of all HERE and HERE]The discussions between Andrew and Ali's doctors had been lengthy and draining. It took awhile for them to come to a decision with the advice of her psychologist that she should be ( Read more... )

60.5. "Loneliness is just about the scariest thing out there" - Joss Whedon (from Week 23)

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[Follows THIS]Ali didn't wake up quickly. Andrew watched her as she roused gradually, almost as if she was fighting off regaining consciousness. He rubbed her hand softly, trying to give her something to focus on so she wasn't spooked waking ( Read more... )

77.10. Pain (from Week 62)

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[Follows THIS]It was almost like a dream sequence when Andrew burst into the bathroom with Emma right behind him. Ali was sobbing uncontrollably by then, and feeling like someone had plugged her ears with cotton wool. Everything sounded muffled and she could hardly even see through the tears. She hadn ( Read more... )

39.10. Parent

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[Follows THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS and THIS]It was just on dusk, and while one part of New York wearily signed off the for the day to head home after a hectic work day in the chaotic city, another part was just warming up to see the nightlife that promised to come alive, no matter what day of the week it was. Ali was ( Read more... )

31.9 Fingers

Co-written with agentsullivanAli was naked for the pure and simple reason she didn't want to put clothes on. Andrew's bathrobe had sufficed after her shower, but she had now discarded it on the bed and was standing naked in front of the full length bedroom mirror. She had hardly looked in a mirror during her first pregnancy, and had expected to ( Read more... )

22.8.6. The Baby Plan

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[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Andrew had been exhausted the day before. He never really had an issue with nights, but you could never predict what was going to go down on any shift. There had been a number of car crashes and a gas leak in one of the restaurants down town. He worked the whole night without a ( Read more... )

19.10.2. "Here And Now" - Luther Vandross
One look in your eyes and there I see
Just what you mean to me
Here in my heart I believe
Your love is all I'll ever need

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Follows THIS, THIS and THISAli was in more than an awed dazed. That morning she had thought she was already having the best birthday of her life, but Andrew had just ( Read more... )

19.4.2. Promise

Co-written with agentsullivan | Follows THISAli was sitting on a bench in the long, stark corridor of the Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai Medical Center. An empty coffee cup was crumpled between her clasped hands as she stared unseeingly at the bottom of the water cooler across from her. It wasn't that she didn't know what to think about the ( Read more... )