Ocean Water
Part Five
By Missy

SERIES: Ocean Water
PART: five of ??
Author: Missy
Email: lasfic@yahoo.com
RATING: R (For language, adult themes)
PAIRING(s): L/L

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DISCLAIMER: Laverne and Shirley, of course, not my property and belongs to its creators.

CATEGORY: L/L; Drama
CANNON/SPOILERS: Alternate post-HTNYT cannon
FEEDBACK: PLEASE?!
SPOILLER/SUMMARY: Laverne's been keeping a secret for the past twenty years.
NOTES: Another one of those weird pieces that come out of nowhere...

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"Leah?" Laverne called. "Leah, sweetie?"

Leah didn't respond.

"I've got cake...well, it came from the store..." She cautiously pushed at her daughter's door, which swung open.

Leah stared at her ceiling, "Mom, you didn't knock." She said, her voice limp.

"Yeah...I know. I thought this went beyond knocking."

Leah sighed, "You know, it isn't fair of you not to let me date when you went off at my age and had a baby." Laverne winced, but this was a common reaction of Leah's; she had dealt with her grandfather's death by complaining that the funeral wasn't big enough; that he had deserved more. In a little while Leah would be crying, because her hurt and confusion were uncontrollable.

If only Laverne could understand her own emotions so clearly.

"Yeah, well, It was different back then. Times were different."

"Yeah, I know. No AIDS."

"Right."

Leah sighed, "Why would anyone want to do...THAT...with someone they don't love?"

Laverne smiled, "You'll learn, kid." She sighed, "I don't know...I was kinda stupid. So was he. And at the end, it wasn't even really exciting."

Leah frowned, "I don't want to think about you being 'excited', mom."

"Good." Laverne sighed, "Your dad's taking a vacation in July...we're gonna go to New York, and see if we can find your brother."

She smiled, "Do I get to go shopping?"

"Only with what you made baby-sitting."

She laughed, "You're a stickler, mom." Laverne got off, of Leah's bed, leaving the plate behind and walking to the door. "Mom?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry that you didn't get to keep him."

Laverne watched the child; her beautiful second born. The child she had publicly called her first-born.

In New York, that truth would change. And she would begin living the truth.





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