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Letters to the Editor (17/19)-
A DWP/MM Crossover
Author Coco // i_heart_cuddy
Rating R
Disclaimer I don't own The Devil Wears Prada, Mamma Mia or the characters herein. No profit is to be had by any of this. This is just for fun.
Pairing Miranda/Donna
Summary Donna and Miranda meet up by chance at The Sands hotel in Las Vegas and have a very memorable vacation.
Author's Note Inspired by privatesmile's A Drink from The Fountain, to whom I now owe my first born child for being so awesome and helpful! Also, ragelikeafire who helped out in a big way!
I decided that Eric Roberts is my PB for Lucas.
"Mom! We're going to be late!" Cassidy protested, "the doctor only has 3 to 4 available today to take off the cast!"
"Donna's plane hasn't even landed yet, bobsey, what do you want me to do?"
"I could just go with Roy."
"Oh baby," Miranda sighed. She looked up at the time and sighed, "I don't want you to go alone. I wanted to be there with you."
"And I can appreciate that but it's, like, almost 3:20 and I don't want to wait until next week to get it off." Cassidy reasoned, "pleeeease."
"Maybe Caroline could go with you."
"No way, I want to be here to greet Donna."
"Mo-ooom."
"Alright, alright." Miranda nodded, feeling anxious from being made to answer this question without any real thought. "Yes, I'll call Roy and he'll take you. When you're done you stay there and wait for us, understood? Roy has to come back here to pick us up and then I wanted to take everyone out for dinner."
"Thanks mom!" Cassidy jumped forward and crushed Miranda in a tight hug. "Thank you, thank you!"
Miranda pulled out her Blackberry and told Roy to pick Cassidy up at the front and to take her to the doctors, wait until she got in to see the doctor and then come back. Miranda didn't like it but she knew that receptionist had known the twins since they were three and would gladly keep an eye on her.
Miranda just hoped that Donna's plane would not be much later.
Andy slipped her cell phone in her pocket, she'd gotten out of work and was now trying to decide how to kill an hour before she met Lily and Doug for dinner and drinks. She was walking down the road and ran into a familiar face.
"Hey," she smiled, "what are you doing back in New York?"
Nate shifted his messenger bag on his shoulder, "I had a couple things to take care of."
"And you weren't going to call."
"I didn't think you'd want to hear from me."
"We may not be together anymore but we were friends before we were a couple. Of course I'd want to hear from you!" Andy insisted, "I'm getting together with Lily and Doug for dinner and drinks, you have to come!"
Nate hesitated for a moment, but smiled, "okay." Then he smiled a little more surely, "yeah, I'd love to."
Donna's plane landed at 3:45 and by some miracle the group was out of the airport and into the town car by 4:10. Miranda and Donna sat next to each other and Caroline across from them.
Miranda reached over and took Donna's hand, she squeezed it gently as Caroline and Donna chatted familiarly. It just made Miranda smile.
Miranda went into the doctor's office. She saw no reason to drag the whole entourage into the office so she went singularly. Cassidy waved at her with a huge smile as soon as she came into view.
"It came off! How does it feel?" Miranda smiled.
"It feels great, mom." Cassidy couldn't stop smiling, "I'm going to be able to play lacrosse and everything, it's great. Oh and I have to tell you before-"
"Miranda," Lucas greeted as he entered from the other room.
"Lucas..."
"Cass called me because Dr. Swanson wanted one of us here just to cover his ass." Lucas squeezed Cassidy's shoulder with affection, "and you were picking someone up from the airport so she called me."
Could have given me a little warning, Cassidy... thanks a lot...
"I would have been here with her but the plane was late."
Lucas shrugged, "you don't have to tell me, I've been talked into much stupider things by our daughters."
Miranda resented the implication that it was stupid to send Cassidy on her own but decided to bite her tongue considering he was being quite polite.
"Are you ready, bob?"
"Yup!" Cassidy grinned, letting Miranda put a hand on her head and guide her in the direction of the door.
Lucas followed.
Miranda scowled to herself, but of course he'd follow, there was no reason to stay in the doctor's office. It still bothered her.
"Thanks dad," Cassidy hugged Lucas when they got to the curb.
Caroline caught a glimpse of Lucas through the window and jumped out, "dad!" She hugged him too.
Miranda stood by the car, feeling like she should be cordial. "Thank you for being with her."
"No problem." He insisted shoving his hands into his pockets.
I'm not going to invite you to dinner. Please do not stand there like you're waiting for me to... just walk to your car...
"So, I'll see you on Monday when you pick up the monsters?"
"Yeah," he nodded, "yeah, I'll see you Monday." He kissed both girls' foreheads before walking to his car and getting in.
The girls climbed in and buckled up. They knew better than to speak to Miranda after she had to speak with Lucas. Donna seemed to understand that unspoken rule as well because she took Miranda's hand, threaded her fingers through hers and squeezed.
Friday morning, Miranda groaned when her alarm clock went off.
Donna grinned against her neck, "you have to get up..." she teased sleepily, "you have to get up and I get to sleep in."
"Jerk." Miranda teased, pushing herself out of bed and rubbing her eyes. She turned around and kissed Donna sweetly, "you have full use of my driver. You have my number, my assistant's number and the girls' numbers."
Donna stretched out, "you're too good to me."
"On the contrary. I'm not nearly good enough." Miranda flashed a charming smile that made Donna melt. "I had my assistant get you this."
Donna took the outstretched cell phone, "Miranda, you can't give me a cell phone."
"It's just a prepaid and a very straightforward phone. No one should be without a cell phone in New York City. No arguments from you, got it?"
"Emily," Serena approached the redhead as she brought Miranda's coffee into her office.
"Serena," Emily smiled, leaning in and kissing her.
"Emily, we need to talk."
Miranda was only 20 minutes late getting into the office. Surprisingly, mostly delayed by Caroline and Cassidy's protestations to getting out of bed.
Miranda threw her wrap and purse at Tia. "Call Donatella and Anne Klein, confirm my meetings. Do not make any appointments for me after 6 any day this month, I have a house guest." She vaguely registered a sniffle behind her, giving her pause, but she continued, "pick up the clothes for the Jimmy Choo shoot. I want lunch promptly at 2. It is imperative that everything on my schedule happen at the right time."
She heard the stifled sniffle again and stopped. "That's all."
Emily got up and followed Miranda into her office. She handed over Miranda's coffee as she sat at her desk. "I got your tickets." Emily laid the four tickets onto the desk, "and the backstage passes."
Miranda leaned back in her chair. Then she sighed, unable to ignore it, "Emily, why are you sniffling?"
"You don't want to hear about my problems."
Miranda pursed her lips, "your incompetence never ceases to amaze me. If I didn't want to hear it, I wouldn't have asked. Now spit it out."
Emily was unable to hold it back, as per Miranda's insistence. "Serena broke up with me this morning."
Miranda bit the inside of her lip, "do you need to take the day off? Because I can't have you sniffling like that all day, it's distracting."
"No, no. I need to work. I'm alright. I'm better than alright, I don't need her." Emily shook her head. "I need to work."
"Then for heaven's sake get back to your desk." Miranda sipped her coffee. "That is all."
Miranda ushered her entourage into the towncar, the four of them squished into the backseat. The girls were buzzing with excitement and their excitement was mirrored, somewhat less blatantly, in Donna.
"I do wish you three would be a little less excited." Miranda said coolly, "if you hate the surprise you're going to be upset that you wasted so much exuberance."
"What's the surprise mom?!" Caroline demanded with an ear to ear grin.
"Oh, sweetheart," Miranda waved her off, "calm down, we're almost there."
"Mom, broadway?" Cassidy grinned, "are we seeing a show? Which one, mom?"
Miranda turned to Donna, "well, Ms. Sheridan, you seem to be the calmest of us all, setting a shining example for my girls." Miranda kissed her forehead, "one of us should be a good influence."
Donna grinned as Miranda planted the kiss, "I love surprises. Anticipation is one of the best things in the world."
"Gratification has its perks as well." Miranda smirked.
"That it does," Donna smiled, "but if you can't appreciate the anticipation then the gratification isn't as meaningful. I think it's far and away better to get something that you've been waiting for for forever."
Miranda squeezed Donna's hand. "I think I agree with you."
Roy stopped the car.
"We're stopped!" Caroline bounced on the seat, trying to peer out the window, "what are we in front of?"
Miranda dug into her purse and produced the four tickets. "I have with me four tickets to see Wicked."
"No way, no way!"
"And I also managed to acquisition these things." Miranda feigned ignorance pulling the backstage passes out next. "Maybe you'd like these?"
"You're the best, mom, the best! Hands down!" Caroline and Cassidy leaped at their mother, hugging and bowing to her all in the same motion.
"Alright, cretins, pile out of the car." She patted them on the backs as they passed, "your groveling sickens me."
Pausing in the car, Donna ran a hand down Miranda's arm, "you're a good mother, Miranda. And an excellent significant other."
Miranda smiled.
A DWP/MM Crossover
Author Coco // i_heart_cuddy
Rating R
Disclaimer I don't own The Devil Wears Prada, Mamma Mia or the characters herein. No profit is to be had by any of this. This is just for fun.
Pairing Miranda/Donna
Summary Donna and Miranda meet up by chance at The Sands hotel in Las Vegas and have a very memorable vacation.
Author's Note Inspired by privatesmile's A Drink from The Fountain, to whom I now owe my first born child for being so awesome and helpful! Also, ragelikeafire who helped out in a big way!
I decided that Eric Roberts is my PB for Lucas.
"Mom! We're going to be late!" Cassidy protested, "the doctor only has 3 to 4 available today to take off the cast!"
"Donna's plane hasn't even landed yet, bobsey, what do you want me to do?"
"I could just go with Roy."
"Oh baby," Miranda sighed. She looked up at the time and sighed, "I don't want you to go alone. I wanted to be there with you."
"And I can appreciate that but it's, like, almost 3:20 and I don't want to wait until next week to get it off." Cassidy reasoned, "pleeeease."
"Maybe Caroline could go with you."
"No way, I want to be here to greet Donna."
"Mo-ooom."
"Alright, alright." Miranda nodded, feeling anxious from being made to answer this question without any real thought. "Yes, I'll call Roy and he'll take you. When you're done you stay there and wait for us, understood? Roy has to come back here to pick us up and then I wanted to take everyone out for dinner."
"Thanks mom!" Cassidy jumped forward and crushed Miranda in a tight hug. "Thank you, thank you!"
Miranda pulled out her Blackberry and told Roy to pick Cassidy up at the front and to take her to the doctors, wait until she got in to see the doctor and then come back. Miranda didn't like it but she knew that receptionist had known the twins since they were three and would gladly keep an eye on her.
Miranda just hoped that Donna's plane would not be much later.
Andy slipped her cell phone in her pocket, she'd gotten out of work and was now trying to decide how to kill an hour before she met Lily and Doug for dinner and drinks. She was walking down the road and ran into a familiar face.
"Hey," she smiled, "what are you doing back in New York?"
Nate shifted his messenger bag on his shoulder, "I had a couple things to take care of."
"And you weren't going to call."
"I didn't think you'd want to hear from me."
"We may not be together anymore but we were friends before we were a couple. Of course I'd want to hear from you!" Andy insisted, "I'm getting together with Lily and Doug for dinner and drinks, you have to come!"
Nate hesitated for a moment, but smiled, "okay." Then he smiled a little more surely, "yeah, I'd love to."
Donna's plane landed at 3:45 and by some miracle the group was out of the airport and into the town car by 4:10. Miranda and Donna sat next to each other and Caroline across from them.
Miranda reached over and took Donna's hand, she squeezed it gently as Caroline and Donna chatted familiarly. It just made Miranda smile.
Miranda went into the doctor's office. She saw no reason to drag the whole entourage into the office so she went singularly. Cassidy waved at her with a huge smile as soon as she came into view.
"It came off! How does it feel?" Miranda smiled.
"It feels great, mom." Cassidy couldn't stop smiling, "I'm going to be able to play lacrosse and everything, it's great. Oh and I have to tell you before-"
"Miranda," Lucas greeted as he entered from the other room.
"Lucas..."
"Cass called me because Dr. Swanson wanted one of us here just to cover his ass." Lucas squeezed Cassidy's shoulder with affection, "and you were picking someone up from the airport so she called me."
Could have given me a little warning, Cassidy... thanks a lot...
"I would have been here with her but the plane was late."
Lucas shrugged, "you don't have to tell me, I've been talked into much stupider things by our daughters."
Miranda resented the implication that it was stupid to send Cassidy on her own but decided to bite her tongue considering he was being quite polite.
"Are you ready, bob?"
"Yup!" Cassidy grinned, letting Miranda put a hand on her head and guide her in the direction of the door.
Lucas followed.
Miranda scowled to herself, but of course he'd follow, there was no reason to stay in the doctor's office. It still bothered her.
"Thanks dad," Cassidy hugged Lucas when they got to the curb.
Caroline caught a glimpse of Lucas through the window and jumped out, "dad!" She hugged him too.
Miranda stood by the car, feeling like she should be cordial. "Thank you for being with her."
"No problem." He insisted shoving his hands into his pockets.
I'm not going to invite you to dinner. Please do not stand there like you're waiting for me to... just walk to your car...
"So, I'll see you on Monday when you pick up the monsters?"
"Yeah," he nodded, "yeah, I'll see you Monday." He kissed both girls' foreheads before walking to his car and getting in.
The girls climbed in and buckled up. They knew better than to speak to Miranda after she had to speak with Lucas. Donna seemed to understand that unspoken rule as well because she took Miranda's hand, threaded her fingers through hers and squeezed.
Friday morning, Miranda groaned when her alarm clock went off.
Donna grinned against her neck, "you have to get up..." she teased sleepily, "you have to get up and I get to sleep in."
"Jerk." Miranda teased, pushing herself out of bed and rubbing her eyes. She turned around and kissed Donna sweetly, "you have full use of my driver. You have my number, my assistant's number and the girls' numbers."
Donna stretched out, "you're too good to me."
"On the contrary. I'm not nearly good enough." Miranda flashed a charming smile that made Donna melt. "I had my assistant get you this."
Donna took the outstretched cell phone, "Miranda, you can't give me a cell phone."
"It's just a prepaid and a very straightforward phone. No one should be without a cell phone in New York City. No arguments from you, got it?"
"Emily," Serena approached the redhead as she brought Miranda's coffee into her office.
"Serena," Emily smiled, leaning in and kissing her.
"Emily, we need to talk."
Miranda was only 20 minutes late getting into the office. Surprisingly, mostly delayed by Caroline and Cassidy's protestations to getting out of bed.
Miranda threw her wrap and purse at Tia. "Call Donatella and Anne Klein, confirm my meetings. Do not make any appointments for me after 6 any day this month, I have a house guest." She vaguely registered a sniffle behind her, giving her pause, but she continued, "pick up the clothes for the Jimmy Choo shoot. I want lunch promptly at 2. It is imperative that everything on my schedule happen at the right time."
She heard the stifled sniffle again and stopped. "That's all."
Emily got up and followed Miranda into her office. She handed over Miranda's coffee as she sat at her desk. "I got your tickets." Emily laid the four tickets onto the desk, "and the backstage passes."
Miranda leaned back in her chair. Then she sighed, unable to ignore it, "Emily, why are you sniffling?"
"You don't want to hear about my problems."
Miranda pursed her lips, "your incompetence never ceases to amaze me. If I didn't want to hear it, I wouldn't have asked. Now spit it out."
Emily was unable to hold it back, as per Miranda's insistence. "Serena broke up with me this morning."
Miranda bit the inside of her lip, "do you need to take the day off? Because I can't have you sniffling like that all day, it's distracting."
"No, no. I need to work. I'm alright. I'm better than alright, I don't need her." Emily shook her head. "I need to work."
"Then for heaven's sake get back to your desk." Miranda sipped her coffee. "That is all."
Miranda ushered her entourage into the towncar, the four of them squished into the backseat. The girls were buzzing with excitement and their excitement was mirrored, somewhat less blatantly, in Donna.
"I do wish you three would be a little less excited." Miranda said coolly, "if you hate the surprise you're going to be upset that you wasted so much exuberance."
"What's the surprise mom?!" Caroline demanded with an ear to ear grin.
"Oh, sweetheart," Miranda waved her off, "calm down, we're almost there."
"Mom, broadway?" Cassidy grinned, "are we seeing a show? Which one, mom?"
Miranda turned to Donna, "well, Ms. Sheridan, you seem to be the calmest of us all, setting a shining example for my girls." Miranda kissed her forehead, "one of us should be a good influence."
Donna grinned as Miranda planted the kiss, "I love surprises. Anticipation is one of the best things in the world."
"Gratification has its perks as well." Miranda smirked.
"That it does," Donna smiled, "but if you can't appreciate the anticipation then the gratification isn't as meaningful. I think it's far and away better to get something that you've been waiting for for forever."
Miranda squeezed Donna's hand. "I think I agree with you."
Roy stopped the car.
"We're stopped!" Caroline bounced on the seat, trying to peer out the window, "what are we in front of?"
Miranda dug into her purse and produced the four tickets. "I have with me four tickets to see Wicked."
"No way, no way!"
"And I also managed to acquisition these things." Miranda feigned ignorance pulling the backstage passes out next. "Maybe you'd like these?"
"You're the best, mom, the best! Hands down!" Caroline and Cassidy leaped at their mother, hugging and bowing to her all in the same motion.
"Alright, cretins, pile out of the car." She patted them on the backs as they passed, "your groveling sickens me."
Pausing in the car, Donna ran a hand down Miranda's arm, "you're a good mother, Miranda. And an excellent significant other."
Miranda smiled.