SHATTERED LIVES - CHAPTER 4

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This chapter has been moved to the new archive board.

[aeryn]

Great chapter. I can't believe I am going to say this but I agree with a lot of what Stephanie said to Bridget. I can't wait to see what Minnie Pearl has in store for dear old Macy. She has a good point where is the justice for Barbra Jean and why haven't the police arrested Macy for killing her. She is even admitting she was drinking that night.

[bnnfan]

I can't believe I read the whole thing again. That should tell you how much a love your story. ;D

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Author's note:

The bracelet described in this installment is from Tiffany & Co.'s Victoria line and retails for $18,000. I've attached a photo of the bracelet below:

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aeryn said:

Great chapter. I can't believe I am going to say this but I agree with a lot of what Stephanie said to Bridget. I can't wait to see what Minnie Pearl has in store for dear old Macy. She has a good point where is the justice for Barbra Jean and why haven't the police arrested Macy for killing her. She is even admitting she was drinking that night.

Thank you, aeryn! I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter. As hateful as Stephanie can be, she told Bridget some truths that the ungrateful, incestuous wretch should have been told a LONNNGGG time ago. It never made sense to me how, on the show, she got away with blaming Eric and Brooke for her decision to marry Deacon.

Minnie Pearl is outraged about Macy while her own child goes unforgotten. Macy has set herself up as some kind of heroine for the unwashed masses. She thinks she's some kind of symbol for recovering alcoholics everywhere. Too bad that she's so "drunk" on her own celebrity that she can't worry about the woman who gave her own life to save Macy's sorry hide.

Thanks again for reading and your comments!

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bnnfan said:

I can't believe I read the whole thing again. That should tell you how much a love your story. ;D

Awwwwwww! I'm glad that you started reading the whole again! I'm glad you love it so much and I promise not to wait too long between chapters.

Thank you again!

[yash]

"I vacation there." I loved that line. I loved Stephanie giving it to Bridget. This spoiled monster needs to hear some truths.

Great Katherine. I love that she sees the family just as they are. I'm glad she stopped Steph from slugging Bridget.

Ridge is a delusional mess.

I love the playfulness between Brooke and NIck.

I can't wait for your next chapter. Hopefully it won't be too long.

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yash said:

"I vacation there." I loved that line. I loved Stephanie giving it to Bridget. This spoiled monster needs to hear some truths.

Great Katherine. I love that she sees the family just as they are. I'm glad she stopped Steph from slugging Bridget.

Ridge is a delusional mess.

I love the playfulness between Brooke and NIck.

I can't wait for your next chapter. Hopefully it won't be too long.

Good evening, yash! First, thank you so much for reading. Your comments mean the world to me because I know that you love Brooke and Ridge. Every time I see your avatar, all I can do is sigh. It just reminds me of what could have been if the had a half-way decent head writer who knew how to write for them and wasn't always so intent on trashing them to prop up others. They were such a visually and stunningly beautiful couple and very dynamic. Looking at that picture, it's easy to understand why SOD once picked Brooke and Ridge as one of soap's "Ten Most Charismatic Couples." Ahhhhhhh! What could have been!

So, again, thank you for not only reading but enjoying a story that's a Bricky one.

I'm glad you enjoyed the scenes between Stephanie and Bridget. I had a ball writing them. Both of these gals are so disagreeable that this fight could have gone either way. But, I don't think Bridget could have taken Stephanie on and won. No way! It is high time that someone told Bridget the truth about herself and gave it to her straight with no chaser. I really struggled with the decision as to whether or not to have Stephanie slug Bridget. But, in the end, I thought some kind of intervention was needed. Plus, that's a mother's job!

You're right. Ridge is a delusional, hot mess. He still thinks that the same old things will get him what he wants. He's yet to understand that Brooke may have reached the point of no return with him. She's not a golddigger so I wish him luck if he believes that some expensive gifts from Tiffany's will be enough for her to take him back.

I'm thrilled you enjoyed Nick and Brooke in this chapter. Thank you! I wanted Brooke to have some lighthearted fun before she has to face the real world and her problems again. Just because she decided not to go forward with the wedding doesn't mean that her problems have all magically disappeared.

Again, thank you so much for reading and your comments!

[stellerJ2]

Been a long time! Glad you decided to add to it! WOnderful story. I miss THAT Nick Payne!

[janice]

Okay, yeah, yeah, this is a wonderful story just like everyone else said and it's great to see the real Nick Payne. But when am I going to get more of my Elke?

(You know I'm only half kidding. Shattered Lives is beyond awesomel and I love it. But more Elke, please. Do we have a foot-tapping smilie?)

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stellerJ2 said:

Been a long time! Glad you decided to add to it! WOnderful story. I miss THAT Nick Payne!

Good morning, stellarJ2! Thank you so much for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed the story!

Like you, I also miss THIS Nick Payne. I will never understand how such a great character could have been so ruined by a head writer who insists on using good actors to prop up his marginally talented, opportunistic pets and tools. I wanted to take Nick back to his roots. The OLD Nick wouldn't have looked twice at a twit like Bridget especially AFTER castigating Ridge for playing both mother and daughter against one another. Don't even get me started on the Nick that's now cohabiting with the Undead.

Again, thanks for reading and for your comments!

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janice said:

Okay, yeah, yeah, this is a wonderful story just like everyone else said and it's great to see the real Nick Payne. But when am I going to get more of my Elke?

(You know I'm only half kidding. Shattered Lives is beyond awesomel and I love it. But more Elke, please. Do we have a foot-tapping smilie?)

Awwwww! Janice, you will be gratified to know that I have several Elke fans in my office who have been nipping at my heels for weeks for me to give their girl some much-needed attention. I'm nearly done with another chapter of La Femme Fatale and you will be getting your Elke fix real soon! LOL!

Thanks for reading Shattered Lives, and your patience has been greatly appreciated!

[missyb]

What a fantastic chapter JR! It's been a while and it took me a little bit of time to remember what happened in the chapters prior to this.

I love the detail that you have in ever story. Especially the jewlery in Tiffany's. You described everythingto a T. I love the pictures of the bracellete that Ridge is going to give Brooke. Not that I think that a diamonds are going to make any difference at this point. It can't. Ridge messed up. Futhermore it annoys me that he think that he can simply buy Brooke as if her home, which was a gift, could help him "keep" her. Brooke is not a kept woman. She's independent and I think that Ridge is going to be very surprised that she isn't home pinning for him.

I do have a question. Who do you see as Katie...Heather Tom or the orginal player. Strangely enough I really like Heather as Katie. I also love LK as Felicia I can see her clear as day. But what about Kristen, who is playing her.

And although I am no Bricky fan...I certainly was excited when Nick first popped on screen. I had high hopes. You helped me to remember that. I really could get invovled with " your verision" of Nick. I loved the strawberry scene BTW...I could see Brooke there feeding him. Ah...so sexy. I can't wait to find out what they are going to do to "pay Jackie and Katie" back. You've also established Brooke as an icon. I can see the photos of Brooke and Nick showing up in US Weekly.

LOVED the scenes between Stephanie and Bridget. Got to say as much as I hate that She-Hag Stephanie, she's was spot on when it came to Bridget's behavior. Bridget has gotten away with treating her parents as if they were to blame for her decisions. Nobody is to blame for Bridget marrying a man she had only known for a couple of weeks. The man was a pig. Everyone tried to tell her but she didn't listen. And she acts so surprised when he dips his wick somewhere it doesn't belong. That doesn't mean that I think that gives Brooke a free pass for what she did with Deacon, it doesn't but that doesn't excuse Bridget for her behavior either. Bridget has been acting like a selfish spoiled brat and now she's dealing with the other side of Stephanie. Let's see how she fairs on the recieving end. funny but she never seemed all that sympahtic to her mother.

If I were Katherine I'd be running from these crazy people. Stephanie, no matter how upset she was with Bridget, she had no right to put her hands on Bridget.

I really enjoyed the photo album and Kristen's memories of her her obessive mother has controlled and excused Ridge's behavior for the rest of his life. I knew that it didn't all start with Brooke. She's been bullying anyone she considered a threat to her percious Ridge of all these ydars. The woman needs help!
The scenes with Kristen remembering Stephanie paying off families with girls with "lose moarls" was telling.

Brava! I'm so glad that you are back to writing again. I've missed this so much. Please don't let so much time go by before blessing us with another chapter.

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missyb said:

What a fantastic chapter JR! It's been a while and it took me a little bit of time to remember what happened in the chapters prior to this.

I love the detail that you have in ever story. Especially the jewlery in Tiffany's. You described everythingto a T. I love the pictures of the bracellete that Ridge is going to give Brooke. Not that I think that a diamonds are going to make any difference at this point. It can't. Ridge messed up. Futhermore it annoys me that he think that he can simply buy Brooke as if her home, which was a gift, could help him "keep" her. Brooke is not a kept woman. She's independent and I think that Ridge is going to be very surprised that she isn't home pinning for him.

I do have a question. Who do you see as Katie...Heather Tom or the orginal player. Strangely enough I really like Heather as Katie. I also love LK as Felicia I can see her clear as day. But what about Kristen, who is playing her.

And although I am no Bricky fan...I certainly was excited when Nick first popped on screen. I had high hopes. You helped me to remember that. I really could get invovled with " your verision" of Nick. I loved the strawberry scene BTW...I could see Brooke there feeding him. Ah...so sexy. I can't wait to find out what they are going to do to "pay Jackie and Katie" back. You've also established Brooke as an icon. I can see the photos of Brooke and Nick showing up in US Weekly.

LOVED the scenes between Stephanie and Bridget. Got to say as much as I hate that She-Hag Stephanie, she's was spot on when it came to Bridget's behavior. Bridget has gotten away with treating her parents as if they were to blame for her decisions. Nobody is to blame for Bridget marrying a man she had only known for a couple of weeks. The man was a pig. Everyone tried to tell her but she didn't listen. And she acts so surprised when he dips his wick somewhere it doesn't belong. That doesn't mean that I think that gives Brooke a free pass for what she did with Deacon, it doesn't but that doesn't excuse Bridget for her behavior either. Bridget has been acting like a selfish spoiled brat and now she's dealing with the other side of Stephanie. Let's see how she fairs on the recieving end. funny but she never seemed all that sympahtic to her mother.

If I were Katherine I'd be running from these crazy people. Stephanie, no matter how upset she was with Bridget, she had no right to put her hands on Bridget.

I really enjoyed the photo album and Kristen's memories of her her obessive mother has controlled and excused Ridge's behavior for the rest of his life. I knew that it didn't all start with Brooke. She's been bullying anyone she considered a threat to her percious Ridge of all these ydars. The woman needs help!
The scenes with Kristen remembering Stephanie paying off families with girls with "lose moarls" was telling.

Brava! I'm so glad that you are back to writing again. I've missed this so much. Please don't let so much time go by before blessing us with another chapter.

Missy, thank you so much for your comments! I'm sorry that I haven't had a chance to respond earlier. Things have been pretty hectic at work and I can finally focus on my fan fiction.

I'm glad you liked the description of the jewelry. I was shocked when I saw how much the bracelet actually cost. But, I guess some people have it like that! I suspect that Ridge's heart is in the right place and it's easy for him to fall back into predictable patterns. Realistically, why shouldn't he? They've always worked for him before. Unfortunately, he has yet to grasp the enormity of Brooke's pain and that she is truly fed up. It's also offensive that he wants to place a price tag on their relationship. Brooke has always been a woman who could get her own and has never been a golddigger.

I haven't decided on the Katie character yet. I originally had the other young lady in mind, but I've always liked Heather Tom, primarily because she's extremely talented and has a body like a real woman in an industry full of stick figures with big heads and plastic bodies. I also adore LK in the role of Felicia; it's just a shame that Bell hasn't known what to do with her after pulling Felicia back from death's door. I've always liked the original Kristen and thought she had the most chemistry with Susan Flannery. I've never understood the Bell soaps' propensity for recasting their female roles with younger actresses.

As a non-Bricky fan, I'm glad you enjoyed the Nick and Brooke scenes. I was very excited when he came onboard and wanted to recapture that feeling for the readers. They are definitely going to have some fun at Jackie and Katie's expense. However, their joke may have some unintended consequences especially when those pictures are published! There's nothing like having a vindictive gossip maven just waiting to bring you down. The question is how Brooke will take all of this when the you-know-what hits the fan.

I'm glad you loved the scenes between Stephanie and Bridget. I loathe Stephanie, but in this instance, I have to give the devil her due. I've always been disappointed in Brooke and Eric for allowing Bridget to get away with blaming them for her dumbass decision to marry Deacon. Her disloyalty to Eric to protect Stephanie's secret has always bothered me, too. She had no problem using Stephanie's hatred for Brooke for her own benefit. Now that she's on the receiving end herself, she's having a meltdown.

I have to admit that you're right about Stephanie putting her hands on Bridget. I originally penned that scene to play out with Stephanie slapping the child so hard that her head was spinning! LOL! But, I thought the better of it.

Kristen's stroll down memory lane was very poignant. It only served as a reminder of how Ridge was ruined at an early age. You're right about Stephanie's bullying didn't just start with Brooke. I've always suspected that Morgan wasn't the only young girl she influenced to have an abortion or to leave town.

Thank you for welcoming me back! I'm back into the swing of things now after a long funk. I'll be posting another chapter of La Femme Fatale very soon!