sydney_ashcroft (sydney_ashcroft) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-02-07 04:40:00

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Nervous Was Too Kind A Word
Nervous was too kind a word. Sydney had been on edge from the second she had woke up in the morning and had looked at the clock a million times during the day. She was meeting Avery tonight for dinner and she had a sinking feeling in her gut. Whatever was going to happen, she knew it couldn't be good.

The plans were for dinner at a restaurant she knew well. Syd had called Avery earlier in the week to make the arrangements. A place and a time had been arranged and until this morning Syd hadn't thought too much about it. She had enough distractions around the place to keep her mind occupied. This morning was a different story however.

During the week she did contact a lawyer and met with him to explain the situation. Avery wasn't stupid and Syd was going to have things ready if the subject of Zoey came up. She wasn't going to let anything happen to her daughter or her relationship with her daughter.

Zoey was dropped off at Bryn's (despite how much Ohu assured her it was okay to leave Zoey with him she was not going to leave him with Ohu) and Syd headed for the restaurant.

She arrived ten minutes early and was shown to a table.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-07 09:33 pm UTC (link)
	Syd stood when he arrived and offered him a nervous smile. "Avery," she said and sat down with him. She may have blushed a little. "Thank you. Yes, we have. How did you week go?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_citizen
2010-02-09 02:16 pm UTC (link)

Avery smiled when she did, despite himself. He was supposed to be angry at her, but her smile made him forget that for just a moment.

"The week went well. My deal went through, I got nice bonus, and I got some other unexpected news that I wasn't prepared for. It's been good." he said, taking a look at the menu on the table, though he wasn't hungry at all.

"How about you and Zoey? Did you two have a good week?" he asked.

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-10 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Sydney had been expecting the question, but it didn't stop her from giving him an incredulous look. "I tried. It's very difficult to find someone in a city of 800,000 people when you only know their first name. We spent three days together in a hotel. I didn't know your last name, I didn't know where you lived and you expected me to be able to find you in a city?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-02-10 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"I've been in the paper a few times, with photos, over the last couple of years. I found you through the paper in the picture with the Defenders and...here we are now." he says. "We need to tell Zoey. As soon as possible." he says simply. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-11 04:55 am UTC (link)
	"She did. She does every year." Syd had thought it cute, but now...well it had happened. "I try. She's an active kid and full of energy. This is my way of managing it I guess." Syd nodded. "Of course. I'll let you know when her next one is." "Other talents...hrm. Let's see. There's getting five godlings to do what she wants." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-02-11 05:25 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you. I look forward to it." Avery says. "There is a part of me that wants to know how she manages this impressive feat, but judging from what I saw of her, it's like you said; she's got them wrapped around her fingers." he says. "How is she doing in school?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-11 05:31 am UTC (link)
	"It's by being cute and adorable," Syd admitted with a proud smile. "She gives you this really big smile and it's really hard to say no." "She's doing great in school. She's reading above her grade level, has easily picked up math concepts and gets along with her classmates." So not going to mention the incidents. Not going there at all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-02-11 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"I bet." he says, smiling in return. "She's beautiful. Gets it from her mother." "She's progressing well and she's friendly. That's good. Making friends is always important." he says. It's probably best he doesn't know about the incidents, as he'd likely blame them on the other kid. "When is her birthday?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-11 06:04 am UTC (link)
	Syd blushed. She always did when complimented. "Thanks, though I would say she doesn't get it all from me." "August 30th." So not going to mention anything about the last birthday party. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-12 02:21 am UTC (link)
	"I think you may have to ask Zoey the Awesome on that one. Kids' tastes change on a daily basis." Though Zoey showed no signs of not wanting to be like Asleif and the rest of the Defenders. She insisted she be referred to as Zoey the Awesome. "When do you think you'll be back in the LA area?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-12 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Syd thought about the offer and then thought how to phrase this so he wouldn't be offended. "Zoey gets along with everyone, but I think neutral ground may be better for a first meeting." She smiled a little. "Then we can do dinner." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-12 02:58 am UTC (link)
	"She loves pizza. I'm thinking about buying stock in Chuck E Cheese," Syd joked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-02-12 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"Wise investment. Their stock keeps going up every quarter, so get it while it's hot." he laughs. "So...how about we get to the dinner portion of this evening?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-12 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"I'm still new to this whole business world stuff. Thankfully Simon and Mr. Stark have been very patient with me." She smiled a little. "That sounds like a good idea." Now that some of the nervousness was gone, she realized she was hungry. (Reply to this)(Parent)