From: whodoo	Date: February 2nd, 2011 03:34 am (UTC)		(Link)

"What can you expect, Alex? You're mom's precious little boy. Plus," Quinn raised a finger as if she was pointing something out easier, "She's probably all paranoid that she'll fail with kid two."

Surprisingly, that didn't come out as bitter as she would have. Rather normal, for the most part. "At least you managed to get some time away. Better than nothing.” Quinn almost offered to take her with him the next time she took off, but kept that back once she realized that would cause many more problems. Her mother would probably end up calling the authorities and call her a kidnapper or something.

	From: xanvanren	Date: February 2nd, 2011 10:06 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"I don't think she failed with kid one." Alex glanced over at her and then smirked. "At least not too bad. She's got some redeeming qualities."

He shrugged a shoulder, looking out the window again. "I guess. I just always had to make sure I didn't smell like smoke or stumble too much when I came home. Or just make sure I got back before she noticed I was gone." He knew it wasn't possible, but he kind of wished she would take him with her when she left.

	From: whodoo	Date: February 4th, 2011 02:15 am (UTC)		(Link)

Quinn rolled her eyes at her brother as well as she could while only being able to glance at him. Still, there was a small smile there.

"Maybe," Quinn said the word with quite a bit of stress, not looking over at him as she turned into the small parking lot of a downtown theater, "I can get them to give the okay to let you stay with Uncle Noah for spring break. No promises, though." At least she could make the plea to her uncle and he would be the one to suggest it. It would work a lot better if Quinn asked.

	From: xanvanren	Date: February 4th, 2011 04:34 am (UTC)		(Link)

The prospect of spending time with his uncle was less than desirable to Alex, but he supposed since it would include spending time with his sister as well it wouldn't be so bad. However, he tried to keep any excitement from showing.

"Yeah," he began with as much nonchalance as he could muster, "that could be cool I guess." His brain immediately went to work thinking about how he could possibly convince his parents to agree to it. "I could probably also try and work on Mom about it, mention how it would be a 'positive and enriching experience' or some equally stupid thing that she just loves to hear."