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_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)

	dc_adult 2011-04-25 06:44 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, that could get a little awkward," Jed admitted with a smile. "Mine's cell on there." He finishes his food, then pauses. "I wonder how long they could actually shop before he drove her up the wall?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-25 06:49 am UTC (link)
	"I wonder if they are actually shopping. Zoe doesn't like to send money unnecessarily. i imagine her taking GK into one of her favorite thrift stores and the poor boy having a meltdown right in the doorway." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-25 06:56 am UTC (link)
	He grinned. "Maybe they compromised in some way. GK doesn't mind bargain-hunting a little as long as everything's clean and colorful." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2011-04-26 04:55 am UTC (link)

"Black appears to be the color of choice in Zoe's closest. If GK can get her to wear anything that could be considered colorful, he's a miracle worker." Michelle glanced toward the entrance, almost convinced she'd see the two looking in the window at them. "I worried that she would get attached to the wrong sort of boy, which can happen all too easily in the Triangle. Gang members, drug dealers, that type. GK is practically the girlfriend she didn't have growing up."

The words had just tumbled and Michelle covered her mouth, her cheeks pink with embarrassment. "That didn't come out the way I meant it."

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dc_adult
2011-04-26 05:14 am UTC (link)

"It's okay. He dislikes it when people confuse him for a girl, but in general he embraces the stereotypes. I won't tell. And Oh, I can sympathize -- not in the Triangle sense, but there's a certain Walker tradition of bad luck with men, and he tends to pine over guys who look like... well, the kind of guys who might give a guy pining over them a black eye. So I'm glad he's got someone good to be spending his time with."

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	dc_parent 2011-04-26 05:48 am UTC (link)
	"Zoe doesn't put up with bullies. She's exceptionally protective. I would go so far to say that if GK involved himself with that sort of guy, it wouldn't last because she would put an end to it." Michelle shrugged a little. Zoe was Zoe. There were battles Michelle didn't try to win. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-26 06:04 am UTC (link)
	"I can guess that can sometimes be a little disconcerting, but it's a little reassuring in its way. It's nice when someone has your back." Rather than relying on your imaginary friends to save you, Jed? He needed to stop brooding. The world was so much safer for GK. Everything would be fine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-04-26 06:43 am UTC (link)
	"She's young and wants things to change /now/. This really is the era of instant gratification. But she has a good heart and good instincts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_adult 2011-04-26 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Sometimes, that's all you can ask for." A bit of a pause. "Where do you hope to see her in ten years, if you don't mind my asking?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)