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 2010-02-11 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)

nextgen_citizen
2010-02-12 02:15 am UTC (link)

Avery nods, takes his Blackberry from his coat pocket, and enters August 30th into his calendar. He doesn't think he'll forget his little girl's birthday after this year, but one can never be too careful.

His initial anger had faded somewhat, though he was still a bit uneasy about some facets of Sydney's life regarding Zoey.

"Well, someday soon, I'd like to get her something that she doesn't already have. Maybe a doll, if she's into those. Or some kind of electronic gadget. I'm a bit of a technophile myself. The number of laptops I own might make the FBI nervous." he says.

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	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)

nextgen_citizen
2010-02-12 02:33 am UTC (link)

He thought about it for a minute.

"Well, I go to New York on Monday morning to finalize a deal with a client there for one of our other branches. But I'll be back the following week, and as it happens, I've been asked to take up the Vice-President position in our LA office.

So, about three weeks from now, give or take. My parents bought Cecelia and I house in Beverly Hills. Turns out I'll be there alone, but if you and Zoey want to come by when I'm back, I'd be happy to cook you two dinner." he offers.

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	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)

nextgen_citizen
2010-02-12 02:46 am UTC (link)

"I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. You're right, neutral ground would be a better place." he said. Of course, she wouldn't want to bring Zoey anywhere she didn't fully know about first. He figured he should have foreseen that, but he didn't.

There was a part of him that wanted to ask Sydney if Zoey had developed any other talents that weren't as mundane as musical talent or intelligence, but he didn't want the question to sound odd.

Sydney might not react favorably to the idea of her daughter possibly being a mutant. Or was he afraid that she might not react favorable to him being a mutant?

"Maybe lunch in the park, or pizza. She likes pizza, even if I can't eat it." he chuckles. "She can have some for me."

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	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)

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