dc_adult (dc_adult) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-04-23 15:34:00

Um... Hi.
He'd been suspicious the moment Rosie'd said GK'd called her up and 'given permission' for Jed to come and check on him in Star City. Of course Rosie'd asked him to.

At "So, how about lunch with my buddy Zoe and her Mom? Better than hanging around in my apartment. It being in a basement and all," Jed was pretty sure he knew what was going on. He wondered if Mom and Rosie'd offered to raise the kid's allowance or something.

At "Ms. Torres, this is my Uncle Jed. Uncle Jed, Zoe and I are going to go ahead and get some shopping done. See you soon," Jed.... considered suggesting Mom and Rosie raise the kid's allowance.

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	dc_parent 2011-04-24 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"If she does, I'll be having words with her. I want her to have those choices I didn't take when they were mine. If she's reading novels that aren't true crime or political thrillers, I'll be surprised." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-24 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Jed shudders. "True crime stuff gives me the creeps. Rosie and GK read it a bit, but I hate it. But yeah, it's good when the younger generation always has a better situation." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-24 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"When I have time to read, it's romance for me. Something historical and full of heaving bosoms." Michelle smiled at her own silliness. "Did you want to order? I see the waiter giving us looks. The salads are good here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_adult
2011-04-24 03:41 am UTC (link)

"Right! Good idea." He looks to the waiter. "I'll have the salad. Vinaigrette dressing."

"Oh gosh. Rose did an analysis of those bodice-rippers in one of her books. 'Screwing Between Chapters,' she called it. 'Sex and the Early Twentieth-Century Novel.' I like escapist adventures, myself. And Costumed-Type biographies -- none of the recent crowd. People like The Fury."

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	dc_parent 2011-04-24 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"I know they're considered housewife soft porn, but I'm entertained for an hour and that's all I'm looking for in a break from reality." She smiled sweetly at the waiter and his expression of surprise to hear what she'd said. "I'll have the chef salad, ranch dressing on the side." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-24 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"Nothing wrong with that," he says, smiling. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-24 04:03 am UTC (link)
	She smiled back as the waiter left. She liked Jed Walker more and more as the lunch went on. Zoe and GK may be off the hook for this set up. "What do you do in your down time?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-24 04:17 am UTC (link)
	"Cook -- GK's been calling me for my curry recipe recently, did he try it out on y'all on or on the possible mystery boy, I wonder. Nag my mother to quit smoking. Hike. Nag various state legislators via e-mail or, occasionally, in person. And what about you, aside from work and the occasional reality break?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-24 04:36 am UTC (link)
	"He didn't make it for us, so it must be the mystery boy. Maybe I can get him to invite his mystery boy to have dinner with me and Zoe. But I do try to see a movie when I can, and GK has been kind enough to give us tickets to the plays he's worked on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-24 04:39 am UTC (link)
	"That's great; I'm glad he'll have someone there when we can't make it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-24 05:00 am UTC (link)
	"It's been fun. Perhaps the next time you and GK's mother are able to make it to Star City, we can all have dinner together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-24 05:04 am UTC (link)
	"That sounds terrific." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-24 05:12 am UTC (link)
	"We don't have to mention their attempt at arranging blind dates and let GK's mother focus on the mystery boy he's dating. A little squirming is good for him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-24 05:13 am UTC (link)
	Jed chuckles. "Now that, Ma'am, is a plan I can stand behind." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-24 05:28 am UTC (link)
	"If you do make it back this way, I would love to invite you out for lunch again, without the middlemen involved." She was a lawyer in the worst part of Star City. Nerve was never a problem she had. Adult friends were few. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-24 05:34 am UTC (link)
	Yet another sheepish smile.. .but an earnest one all the same. "I'd really like that... Michelle," he says with touch of uncertainty in terms of 'are we first-name types now?' (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-24 05:43 am UTC (link)
	"Please do call me Michelle." It was her turn for the sheepish expression. "I am sorry. Once I start talking about my work and my daughter, the finer points of good manners escape me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-24 05:48 am UTC (link)
	"Great. Likewise, of course. And... I'll definitely be through here a lot after we're done in Switzerland. I haven't nagged Sacramento nearly enough." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-25 05:55 am UTC (link)
	"I'd love to hear about the trip when you're back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-25 05:58 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sure I'd love to tell you about it." And what do you know, it is a terrific salad. Jed will eat enthusiastically to avoid saying something stupid at this point. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2011-04-25 06:08 am UTC (link)

Michelle was fine with the quiet as they each enjoyed their food. She wasn't someone that needed to fill a conversation lull with unnecessary chatter, a habit her daughter picked up as well. She did wonder if it would be forward to offer an exchange of email. It had been far too long since she tried to carry on a social life.

Given that her life before Zoe involved an exchange of services for cash...it was safe to say she'd never had a normal personal life.

She quickly changed the mental subject and smiled at the waiter for refilling her water glass.

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	dc_adult 2011-04-25 06:16 am UTC (link)
	Eventually, Jed dug into his pocket. "Hope this isn't weird." He passes her his card. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-25 06:23 am UTC (link)
	She in turn reached for her purse and removed one of her cards to pass across the table. "If it /is/ weird, who would tell us?" she asked with a smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-25 06:32 am UTC (link)
	He chuckles. "Now that's a good point." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-25 06:39 am UTC (link)
	"Oh!" She took her card back and wrote her cell phone number on the reverse side. "The office number is answered by a service when I'm unavailable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)