Avery Crittenden (word_of_law) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-03-06 17:08:00

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npc - avery crittenden, sydney ashcroft, zoey ashcroft

A quiet night with a beautiful woman
Avery brought Indian food to the mansion along with a couple of books on archaeology. He'd been trying to learn more about it lately so he could have conversations with Sydney, though he knew he'd never match her encyclopedic memory. Still, listening to her talk so passionately about her love of history was a big turn-on. He loved her and enjoyed seeing her happy.

Once inside, he picked out a bottle of wine for them, and brought the food to the table, then went to go find Sydney.

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sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-07 12:16 am UTC (link)

Sydney was standing outside the closed door to the bathroom in her suite. Zoey was taking a bath and Syd was waiting patiently for her to get done. Well, not so patiently.

"Are you just about done?" she called. "You've been in there for thirty minutes."

"No!" came from behind the door.

Syd rolled her eyes. Typical. Kids never wanted to get in the bathtub, but once they were in, they didn't want to get out.

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word_of_law
2011-03-07 04:07 am UTC (link)

Avery comes up the stairs, hearing the exchange and knocks lightly. He points to the bathroom and silently asks if Zoey's in there. When Sydney confirms it, Avery nods.

Zoey does this at his house, too.

"Hey, honey!" Avery says to Sydney, loud enough to carry through the door.

"Gee! I have dinner all set up and I bought ice cream. Did Zoey go to hang out somewhere else tonight?" he asks.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2011-03-07 04:09 am UTC (link)
	"She did. That means the ice cream is all ours," Syd said loud enough to be heard through the closed door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2011-03-07 04:13 am UTC (link)
	There's the sound of splashing water and a moment later the door opened to reveal a dripping wet Zoey wrapped in a towel. "I want ice cream!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2011-03-07 04:39 am UTC (link)
	"Now, how did I know /that/ would work?" Avery says, smiling down at his daughter. "You need to be dry and in your pajamas in five ten minutes if you want dinner and ice cream, Small Lady." Avery says. "Mom and I will be counting." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2011-03-07 04:42 am UTC (link)
	Zoey hugged him, not noticing she was getting him wet. "Okay!" she raced out of the room to go get dressed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2011-03-07 04:43 am UTC (link)
	Syd shook her head and laughed. She kissed Avery on the cheek before stepping into the bathroom to clean up. There was always water to clean up after Zoey took a bath. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2011-03-07 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	Avery smiles at Sydney, watching her walk away. "How are you? Is everything okay around here?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2011-03-07 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm good. Same chaos as always. Though Svalin is pregnant and getting married, so I suspect there will be more chaos. How are you?" Syd dropped a towel on the floor and used her foot to move it around to get some of the water. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2011-03-07 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm good. Just put in the paperwork to run for the City Council seat last week, so I apologize for not being around more." Avery says. "I'm glad I got to see you on your birthday." he says. He pauses, trying to form his next question properly because it stems from the party. "Did you and Simon get to talk at all?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2011-03-07 06:25 pm UTC (link)
	"You don't need to apologize," she said and picked the towel up. "Busy happens, but I was glad you made it for my birthday." She tossed the wet towel in a laundry hamper. "We exchanged pleasantries, but that's about it. Nothing really to talk about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2011-03-07 06:49 pm UTC (link)

Avery had to ask in case serum Simon had had any effect on her. He was glad to see it hadn't.

"Well, I brought you Indian food, partially to make-up for not being around and partially to make up for what I have to say next..because it's bad. I only just found out and I'm working around the clock to handle it." Avery says, bracing himself.

"My ex-wife took it upon herself not to sign and file our divorce papers last year. So, as it stands...I'm technically still married. Cecelia called me llast week saying she wants to reconcile. After I hung up on her three times, I thought she got the message.

Then she showed up at my house last night." Avery says.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2011-03-07 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh.../oh/. So what does this mean? A long drawn out court battle? Or something else?" Syd hesitantly asked. Things with Avery were going well, too well apparently, and the last thing she wanted was something to mess this up. Second chances were rare and she wasn't going let this one get messed up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2011-03-07 10:00 pm UTC (link)

"First and foremost, I love you and Zoey. You two are my world and I want you both in my life. But I can understand if this is too much to deal with. You didn't sign on for baggage or complications like this." Avery says.

"I do not want to reconcile with Cecelia, Syd. She cheated on me with a guy we went to school with and...I can never forget that or get over it. My lawyers are hoping they can get Cecelia to see reason before this gets ugly or public, but I don't know.

I don't want Zoey learning about this on TV. It could cost me votes in November, but I'm more worried about what this will do to her and to you. I...had to tell you, especially after what she tried to pull at the auction in New York." he says.

"Feel free to tell me you never want to see me again, if that's how you feel."

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	sydney_ashcroft 2011-03-07 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	"I love you, Avery, nothing is going to change that. Zoey and I are going to be right by your side no matter what happens. We can explain the situation to her and hopefully she'll understand." Syd wrapped her arms around him and looked up at him. "If she won't be reasonable, I have godlings and I'm not afraid to use them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2011-03-07 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	Avery wraps his arms around Sydney and smiles. He wasn't sure how this would go over. "I hope it doesn't come to that. I didn't think she'd take it this far. I just hope she'll stand down soon. I love you and I want to be with you, Syd." Avery said. "I...should have gone after you when you left all those years ago." he whispers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2011-03-07 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	Syd leaned against his chest and listened to his heart beating. "Could've, would've, should've. What matters now is the present." She looked up at him. "I'm glad we found each other again and I'm glad Zoey has her father in her life. Now if we could only get her past this baby sister thing we'll be set." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2011-03-08 02:41 am UTC (link)
	"Is she still on that kick? I thought she'd be over it by now." Avery chuckles, hugging Sydney tightly. "I mean, a seven year-old is a handful as it is. We'd have our hands full with a baby /and/ a seven year-old." Avery says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-08 02:55 am UTC (link)

"She is," Syd told him. "/That/ seven year old is a handful. Don't forget I also have three Asgardians, one Celt and one half-Olympian to contend with. Griffen. And all the animals. I swear the universe has a twisted sense of humor."

She snuggled against his chest.

"Honestly, I've never thought about more kids. Or being in a relationship for that matter. Zoey was always my focus."

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word_of_law
2011-03-08 03:36 am UTC (link)

"Can I ask you a question, then?" Avery asks. "Would you be interested in another child someday? What about something...more than we have now?

Please don't get me wrong, Sydney. I love what we have now, the three of us. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about another little girl who looks like you. Or a little brother for Zoey to tell all of her awesome stories to." Avery says.

"Of course, we'd insure them both with Lloyd's of London and every other imaginable insurance to cover the crazy adventures they'll end up going on when they battle Lord of the 87th dimension and come home with a pet Munchasaurus that takes up three city blocks....

but they'd be /our/ kids...and we'd ground them together." he chuckles.

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sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-08 04:27 am UTC (link)

Syd went still and pulled away a bit. "I...I don't know about another kid. I've never given it thought and...it's a big step."

Her mind reeled. She should have expected this, but she didn't think it would be now. It caught her completely off balance.

"But as for what we have, I would like to see where it goes, Avery. I love you. Zoey loves you. I would like us to be a family in whatever shape it comes in."

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word_of_law
2011-03-08 04:36 am UTC (link)

Oh boy. He'd said something wrong.

"You realize that I didn't mean I wanted to have another child /now/, right?" Avery asks cautiously. "I'd love to, but only with someone who wanted to do the same, Sydney. I love you and it's not a sticking point.

You /do/ have a lot going on in your life and I don't want you to feel pressured in any way." he says, looking a bit embarrassed.

"How about dinner? I'm pretty sure we'll have a Small Lady asking about food and ice cream shortly." Avery says.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2011-03-08 04:41 am UTC (link)
	"I do realize that, it's just this caught me off balance," she said. "Completely off balance." Did she just ruin things? Gods, she hoped not. "Can we revisit the subject depending on what happens with us?" she asked cautiously. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2011-03-08 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	Avery nods. "Of course. I'm sorry I sprung that on you like that. I wasn't thinking." He kisses her again. "I'm not leavig unless you tell me to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2011-03-20 01:09 am UTC (link)
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