Avery Crittenden (word_of_law) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-08 00:57:00

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Where do we go from here?
A few nights after their date, allowing for both of them to get their lives on track and such, Avery calls Sydney to invite her to dinner at his place. He keeps the affair simple, with some wine and Thai Food ordered in from her favorite restaurant, and waits for her to arrive.

He's really trying to make this less about their time from the other night and more about settling into a dating rhythm. They have a lot of other things to talk about as well, so he doesn't want to make things awkward for her.

He's wearing a blue polo shirt, blue jeans and brown boots, and praying he's not under-dressed for a casual meeting. Of course, Sydney could show up in a bathrobe and she'd look amazing, but that's beside the point.

He really tries to push the image of Sydney in a bathrobe out of his mind as he waits.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-08 09:38 am UTC (link)
	"August 26th and no, not yet. You are more than welcome to come with us. It's always an experience." "Oh, we should probably start talking about birthday plans. Hers is the 30th." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-08 09:49 am UTC (link)
	"I just might do that. I'd like to see how you two work this out." Avery says. "Hm. A birthday for a seven-year old. It probably means inviting her classmates, and friends, and family...so it'll be a pretty big party. She'll want pizza of some kind, I bet." he says, putting together a mental list. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-08 09:50 am UTC (link)
	"She only had a few kids last year, which was a saving grace considering what happened. All I ask for is no repeats of last year. That was...yeah. We won't forget that birthday." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-08 09:51 am UTC (link)
	"Was there a demon attack? Or did Godzilla take offense at not being invited?" Avery asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-08 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Demons and an army of undead with the Defenders caught in the middle," Syd said with all seriousness. "About three thousand on each side." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-08 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Wow. That's...insane. You guys sure don't lack in the drama department." Avery says, taking her hand a moment. "I'm glad you and Zoey weren't hurt. However, we're definitely going to try to keep demons and zombies off the invite list this year." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-09 02:22 am UTC (link)
	She squeezed his hand. "I can casually talk about it now because I've had time to process and deal with it. We were pretty scared during it, but we got through it." She smiled. "Yes, zombies and demons are totally off this year's invite list." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-09 02:47 am UTC (link)
	"Where do you think we should have it? Or should we ask Zoey and let her decide? Seven is a big number for a little girl." Avery says. "Oh, and would you be my date to the party? I thought I'd ask before you dance card gets full." he smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-09 02:53 am UTC (link)
	"I think we should ask Zoey and see if she has plans. She always seems to have plans regarding things." Syd smiled. "I would be honored to be your date to the party. I wouldn't want to go with anyone else." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-09 02:58 am UTC (link)
	"You make a good point about that, Sydney. I think she gets that from you." he grins. At her acceptance of his offer, he leans in to kiss her gently. "Well, I'm glad. Because otherwise, I'd have to show up and charm you away from whoever your date was going to be." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-09 03:18 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know. I'm not /that/ bad. Or at least I don't think I am." Syd returned the kiss and then smiled when it was over. "I doubt you'd have a problem charming me away from someone, Mr. Crittenden." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-09 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"Glad you feel that way." Avery says, kissing her hand, then going back to his food. "So, Zoey and I will leave this Friday morning and get into Boston by noon. I'll make sure she calls you as soon as we're at the house." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-09 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Syd nodded. "That will work well. I'll be heading to New York on Sunday. I'll make sure you get all the contact information for me while I'm there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-09 04:06 am UTC (link)
	"Excellent. Zoey really wants to try out the video-phone stuff I got with my new laptop, so maybe we'll do that." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-09 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not surprised," Syd said. "She chats on one with Scotty. She's always asking to use it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-10 01:04 am UTC (link)
	"You know, we've also got to think up birthday presents, too. How do you normally do it? Do you ask her what she wants and pick something or surprise her?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-10 02:09 am UTC (link)
	"I usually go by what she's interested in and what she wants. She's never shy about letting a person know what she wants." Syd shrugged. "We just need to coordinate so we don't buy her too much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-10 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"I do have to remind myself not to spoil her all the time." he says. "Maybe we could let her name four things, and if they're reasonable, you get two of them and I get two?" he suggests. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-10 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"I'd like to surprise her, so maybe we each come up with a list and then we can narrow it down to a reasonable number between the two?" Syd suggested. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-10 03:39 am UTC (link)
	Avery's a little worried about this suggestion because he's afraid he doesn't know his daughter as well as Sydney does. But he is trying, and he's seen a few things he thinks Zoey might like at random during his days out. "All right, surprises it is. This...is a lot of fun. Brainstorming on presents to get her." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-10 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"How about we go shopping together? We'll find stuff she wants and it can be from the both of us," Syd said. Zoey was getting harder and harder to shop for. Syd was dreading Christmas this year. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-10 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"Shopping with a hot woman for kids' toys? Count me in." Avery smiles. Christmas is on his worry list, too, for a couple of reasons. But with Sydney there, Avery is certain they'll make it work out just fine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-10 04:16 am UTC (link)
	Heat flooded her cheeks. "We can go after you get back from Boston. It should be an adventure." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-11 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"An adventure, huh? I like adventures. They make the best stories later on." he says. "How is the food?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-11 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"Oh I have a few of those," Syd said. Though her stories sounded more like fiction than anything else. She smiled. "It's excellent, thank you. How's yours?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)