miracles challenge

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

150 words exactly for the Miracles Challenge.

*****

"I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. About us," Stella said.

And "I don't know why it took me so long. I could never love anyone like I love you."

And "This whole thing's just been a big mistake. I think we should try again -- we could make it work."

And "What do you say, Ray? Can we give it another shot?"

She said all of it, every single word Ray had been imagining all this time in all his self-indulgent fantasies. And then she kissed him and he kissed her back and they climbed into bed and it was all good, it was great, like a dream, like a miracle, like everything he had ever wanted back in his arms.

And if it felt a little weird, a little different, a little like maybe he'd changed from that guy -- well, that didn't matter anymore, did it?

Comments

[akite.livejournal.com]

Nooooo!! Not the Stella, please! You're scaring me. ;)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Heh, sorry. Thank you for commenting, though.

[lynnmonster.livejournal.com]

Oh, 150 words that totally deliver. This is wonderful -- I bow before your ability to make something so happy be so damn sad.

(Be careful what you wish for, huh?)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks, lynn!

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

This is a dream Ray is having, right?
Right?
Right? Right?
Right?

Oh, dear.

(Nicely done.)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

*snicker* Thanks!

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

Sigh. You slay me, pearl. Great job.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Aww, but it's a just a *little* slaying, right? *pets* Thank you, honey.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

*doubtfully* It's open to interpretation, I guess.

Thank you for your comment.

[raveninthewind.livejournal.com]

Humph.

We all know this won't last, right?

But it's a fine litle ficlet. :)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Heh, dude, you doubt the power of the miracle?

Thank you for the comment.

[silverakira.livejournal.com]

Oh. I like this, I like it a lot, but no! Grrr. Damn Stella. [bares teeth]

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Awww. Thank you, though!

[jenboo.livejournal.com]

yeah, that would be a miracle, wouldn't it? very well done, but Eek! Stella!?! ;o)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

*snicker* Thank you for the comment.

[mergatrude.livejournal.com]

Oh, very clever. Like the ambiguity of the last line.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[helvirago]

Oh, man. So very nice. Well done.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[byob-kenobi.livejournal.com]

Nice! Short, but with a big impact.

(It feels weird because he's gay. I'm just sayin'.)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

(*cough* You forgot the part where he's in love with Fraser, too.)

[chesamus.livejournal.com]

There's a fine line between the hand of God and the hand of Satan - I think this is miracle from the wrong side of the mirror, babe. At least I hope so!