Ficlet: Blue Sky Waiting (GH, Molly/Cameron, Lana)
Title: Blue Sky Waiting
Author: empressearwig
Prompt: 12 - Blue Skies
Pairing/Character(s): Lana, Molly/Cameron
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Molly and Cameron aren't mine, but Lana is.
Word Count: 997
Spoilers/Warnings: Part of the Lana!AU.
Summary: School's out.
Author's Notes: Written for theeechochorus.
Lana walked out of her last exam and heaved a sigh of relief.
She pulled her cell phone out of her bag and sent a quick text to Molly asking where she was. Now that exams were over it was time to take a breather, at least until she had to pack up her dorm room to go home for the summer.
She walked slowly back towards her dorm room, waving to classmates who looked either panicked or relaxed depending on their own exam schedules, and enjoyed the sensation of the late May sunshine on her skin. Studying for exams hadn’t left much time to enjoy the weather. Lana had spent so much time in Widener that she actually thought she’d forgotten what the sun looked like.
Finally her cell phone vibrated. She flipped it open to find a reply text from Molly. She grinned at the message, and changed course, heading for the Yard, rather than back to her dorm.
True to Molly’s habits, Lana found her and Cameron stretched out on a blanket outside Sever. Cameron had graduated from Boston University a few weeks ago, and was hanging around Boston till Molly finished for the semester. The two of them were headed to Greece for a few weeks, Nikolas’s graduation gift to his step-son, as well as a belated engagement gift for them.
“Hey guys,” Lana announced, dumping her bag on the grass and sitting down on the edge of the blanket.
Molly propped herself up on her elbows, shading her eyes from the sun. “How was it?”
Lana shrugged. “It’s over. I think it went pretty well, but we’ll see I guess.” She glanced down at her watch. “I’m surprised I finished early, actually. Typically Iverson’s exams take the full amount of time.”
“Well, that’s probably a good sign, right?” Molly said encouragingly. Her eyes lit with mischief. “Is David done with his exams yet?”
“Ha ha,” Lana said flatly. “He finished yesterday and left this morning.” She shrugged out of the hoodie she’d worn to ward off the chill of the air conditioning in the hall where her exam had been. “It’s such a gorgeous day. Good idea, Mol.”
“And do you miss him already?” Molly pressed, teasing in her voice. She exchanged a grin with Cameron. “Or are you planning on rekindling old flames with your ex-boyfriend that’s home for the summer?”
“Yeah, Lan,” Cameron needled. “You going to finally put my little brother out of his misery and take him back already?”
Lana blushed. “I have a boyfriend,” she pointed out. “Besides, Jake’s said nothing to make me think he wants to get back together.”
Cameron and Molly stared at her in disbelief for a moment and then burst out laughing.
“Are you kidding?” Molly spluttered.
“No,” Lana sniffed. “Since I told him at Christmas that I’d started dating someone, someone that you introduced me to, might I add Miss Molly, he’s barely spoken to me. What part of that is supposed to make me think he wants to get back together?”
“Well, he might not be talking to you, but the constant e-mails and texts I get from him asking if you’ve broken up with David the Dimwit say different,” Cameron muttered. He looked down at Molly. “You get them, too, right?”
Molly nodded. “As well as constant diatribes about how I’m responsible for ruining whatever chances he had of getting Lana back and how it’s all my fault she met someone when she went away to college, never mind that she had boyfriends in Port Charles before she even got here…”
Lana stared at them in disbelief. “I don’t believe you.” Getting angry, she added, “Besides, he’s the one that broke up with me, nearly three years ago now. If he wanted me back, he’s had plenty of time to do so.”
Cameron shrugged. “I’m just telling you the way it is. My brother has finally seen the error of his ways, and he wants you back. If you’re not expecting a full court press this summer you should be.”
“Well, you can tell him not to bother,” Lana advised. “I wouldn’t get back together with Jake Spencer if he were the last boy on earth, and believe me, he’s not.”
“Famous last words,” Molly sing-songed. She looked up at Cameron. “Right, honey?”
“Right,” Cameron agreed, pressing a quick kiss to Molly’s lips. “I believe that you used those exact words not long before we got engaged, actually.”
“But you two are meant for each other,” Lana protested. “Jake and I were… well, we’re not that. It was a high school romance, and a brief one at that. You guys are the exception, not the rule.” She shifted uncomfortably. “Look, can we drop this? Or if you guys are going to keep teasing me, I’m going to go back to my dorm room and work on packing. Dad’s going to be here bright and early tomorrow to move our stuff to storage, Molly.”
“Stay, we’ll behave,” Molly gave in. “I’m sorry we were teasing you. I like David a lot, you know that.”
“Yeah, sorry Lana. But forewarned is forearmed, right? Now that you know what Jake’s planning you can put the whammy on him. You’re great at that,” Cameron offered.
“I am,” Lana conceded. “Sorry for being so touchy about it. Let’s just all enjoy the weather, okay? It’s nice to not have anything to worry about for a little while.”
“Agreed,” Molly said, dropping back down onto the blanket, and curling into Cameron’s chest.
Lana stretched out alongside them, and tried to shut her brain off. Cameron and Molly had filled it with ideas and feelings that she hadn’t let herself consider in a very long time. She stared at the clouds overhead and tried to concentrate on the feeling of the sun on her skin, but one thought remained.
Jake.
The blue sky she’d thought she’d been about to enjoy suddenly seemed a lot more cloudy.
Author: empressearwig
Prompt: 12 - Blue Skies
Pairing/Character(s): Lana, Molly/Cameron
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Molly and Cameron aren't mine, but Lana is.
Word Count: 997
Spoilers/Warnings: Part of the Lana!AU.
Summary: School's out.
Author's Notes: Written for theeechochorus.
Lana walked out of her last exam and heaved a sigh of relief.
She pulled her cell phone out of her bag and sent a quick text to Molly asking where she was. Now that exams were over it was time to take a breather, at least until she had to pack up her dorm room to go home for the summer.
She walked slowly back towards her dorm room, waving to classmates who looked either panicked or relaxed depending on their own exam schedules, and enjoyed the sensation of the late May sunshine on her skin. Studying for exams hadn’t left much time to enjoy the weather. Lana had spent so much time in Widener that she actually thought she’d forgotten what the sun looked like.
Finally her cell phone vibrated. She flipped it open to find a reply text from Molly. She grinned at the message, and changed course, heading for the Yard, rather than back to her dorm.
True to Molly’s habits, Lana found her and Cameron stretched out on a blanket outside Sever. Cameron had graduated from Boston University a few weeks ago, and was hanging around Boston till Molly finished for the semester. The two of them were headed to Greece for a few weeks, Nikolas’s graduation gift to his step-son, as well as a belated engagement gift for them.
“Hey guys,” Lana announced, dumping her bag on the grass and sitting down on the edge of the blanket.
Molly propped herself up on her elbows, shading her eyes from the sun. “How was it?”
Lana shrugged. “It’s over. I think it went pretty well, but we’ll see I guess.” She glanced down at her watch. “I’m surprised I finished early, actually. Typically Iverson’s exams take the full amount of time.”
“Well, that’s probably a good sign, right?” Molly said encouragingly. Her eyes lit with mischief. “Is David done with his exams yet?”
“Ha ha,” Lana said flatly. “He finished yesterday and left this morning.” She shrugged out of the hoodie she’d worn to ward off the chill of the air conditioning in the hall where her exam had been. “It’s such a gorgeous day. Good idea, Mol.”
“And do you miss him already?” Molly pressed, teasing in her voice. She exchanged a grin with Cameron. “Or are you planning on rekindling old flames with your ex-boyfriend that’s home for the summer?”
“Yeah, Lan,” Cameron needled. “You going to finally put my little brother out of his misery and take him back already?”
Lana blushed. “I have a boyfriend,” she pointed out. “Besides, Jake’s said nothing to make me think he wants to get back together.”
Cameron and Molly stared at her in disbelief for a moment and then burst out laughing.
“Are you kidding?” Molly spluttered.
“No,” Lana sniffed. “Since I told him at Christmas that I’d started dating someone, someone that you introduced me to, might I add Miss Molly, he’s barely spoken to me. What part of that is supposed to make me think he wants to get back together?”
“Well, he might not be talking to you, but the constant e-mails and texts I get from him asking if you’ve broken up with David the Dimwit say different,” Cameron muttered. He looked down at Molly. “You get them, too, right?”
Molly nodded. “As well as constant diatribes about how I’m responsible for ruining whatever chances he had of getting Lana back and how it’s all my fault she met someone when she went away to college, never mind that she had boyfriends in Port Charles before she even got here…”
Lana stared at them in disbelief. “I don’t believe you.” Getting angry, she added, “Besides, he’s the one that broke up with me, nearly three years ago now. If he wanted me back, he’s had plenty of time to do so.”
Cameron shrugged. “I’m just telling you the way it is. My brother has finally seen the error of his ways, and he wants you back. If you’re not expecting a full court press this summer you should be.”
“Well, you can tell him not to bother,” Lana advised. “I wouldn’t get back together with Jake Spencer if he were the last boy on earth, and believe me, he’s not.”
“Famous last words,” Molly sing-songed. She looked up at Cameron. “Right, honey?”
“Right,” Cameron agreed, pressing a quick kiss to Molly’s lips. “I believe that you used those exact words not long before we got engaged, actually.”
“But you two are meant for each other,” Lana protested. “Jake and I were… well, we’re not that. It was a high school romance, and a brief one at that. You guys are the exception, not the rule.” She shifted uncomfortably. “Look, can we drop this? Or if you guys are going to keep teasing me, I’m going to go back to my dorm room and work on packing. Dad’s going to be here bright and early tomorrow to move our stuff to storage, Molly.”
“Stay, we’ll behave,” Molly gave in. “I’m sorry we were teasing you. I like David a lot, you know that.”
“Yeah, sorry Lana. But forewarned is forearmed, right? Now that you know what Jake’s planning you can put the whammy on him. You’re great at that,” Cameron offered.
“I am,” Lana conceded. “Sorry for being so touchy about it. Let’s just all enjoy the weather, okay? It’s nice to not have anything to worry about for a little while.”
“Agreed,” Molly said, dropping back down onto the blanket, and curling into Cameron’s chest.
Lana stretched out alongside them, and tried to shut her brain off. Cameron and Molly had filled it with ideas and feelings that she hadn’t let herself consider in a very long time. She stared at the clouds overhead and tried to concentrate on the feeling of the sun on her skin, but one thought remained.
Jake.
The blue sky she’d thought she’d been about to enjoy suddenly seemed a lot more cloudy.