Grace Danvers (shessomarvelous) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-02-20 01:58:00

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inactive - grace danvers, npc - wonder man, sydney ashcroft, team - defenders

The results are in
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Grace had been staying with the Defenders for a couple of weeks now. She'd called her mom shortly after Simon said that he'd do any tests that she'd like. Needless to say, Carol wasn't happy with her daughter when she first called. Not all. Granted, Grace still wasn't too happy with her mother for keeping her father a secret all these years. The anger vanished a little, though, as spending time with Zoey and the rest of the Defenders almost made her forget how mad she was at her mom. Almost.

Earlier that morning, Grace got the phone call from the lab saying that the results of the paternity test were in. Butterflies in her stomach, Grace took a cab there, and got the envelope with the results before heading back to the Defenders Compound.

Her heart was beating a million miles a minute as she looked for Simon. She didn't want to open the envelope until she found him.

He had to be her father. He just had to.

Stopping at his bedroom door, Grace inhaled and knocked. "Simon? It's Grace. Are you there?" Her voice shook a little.

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	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-20 06:15 am UTC (link)
	"Come on in." His face is completely unreadable and his fingers are steepled together in front of him. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-02-20 06:19 am UTC (link)
	She stepped in, a nervous look on her face. "I got the results today," she held up the envelope in the air, "Of the paternity test. I haven't looked at them yet. I thought you might want to?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-20 06:28 am UTC (link)
	"I got them too." He's been sitting here trying to think and his mind is a complete blank. He's always wanted this and now there's just too much to consider. "I don't know what to do about this. Having you around has been terrific, but...I think most of the choices to be made come down to what you want." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shessomarvelous
2010-02-20 06:36 am UTC (link)

Wait...he got them before her? Grace tore open the envelope. Her heart nearly stopped beating after she read the small piece of paper in front of her. He was her father. "I've been wanting to know who my father was since I was five," she said, sighing. "I'd like to stay...and get to know you better, but I understand if you don't want me around for whatever reason. You don't have time or me being your kid is too much to handle...." She looked down at the floor.

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pop_trash_hero
2010-02-20 06:58 am UTC (link)

He got them because Hank knew Simon just that well. He's on his feet immediately and moving a hand under her chin, lifting it.

"It's not that." He doesn't have his glasses on and tears coat red eyes. "Grace, this is a miracle. You are a miracle." He shakes his head. "I'm...Forget it. It's not about me. This is about you. If you want to stay, then stay. I need to talk to your mom." And it won't be pretty. It is everything he can do not to be absolutely pissed at Carol right now. She's a kid and she need an adult. I'm just not sure yet I am that adult, but damn Carol for not even giving me the damn option!

"Usually, the 'I have no idea what I'm doing,' speech is done when the kids in diapers." He watched all of his friends and family offer those things to their children. "You're getting it now. I'm going to screw up, but I'll learn."

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	shessomarvelous 2010-02-20 07:07 am UTC (link)
	Grace sniffed, fighting back tears of her own. "Thanks, Simon." She fought the impulse at first, but wrapped her arms around him in a quick, brief hug anyway. "Right..." she bit her lip at the mention of her mom. "My mom...." Yeah. She's going to KILL me. She let out a nervous laugh. "It's okay. I've never had a Dad before, so we'll learn together, I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-20 07:15 am UTC (link)
	He wraps his arms around her. "Let me worry about that right now." Then he reconsiders. "Anything you want to tell me about the mine field I'm about to walk into?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-02-20 07:19 am UTC (link)
	"Umm...she's really, really, really pissed off at me right now for taking off to California without telling her? And will probably be even more pissed when she finds out why I went? She knows I'm here, staying with the Defenders....but I might have been a little fuzzy on the details..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-20 07:20 am UTC (link)
	"Uh, huh. How fuzzy?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-02-20 07:31 am UTC (link)
	"She thinks I'm here because I want to meet some famous Olympic track and field star?" She bit her lip. "I was still kind of pissed off at her when I called her to tell her where I was. She only really thinks I'm with the Defenders because I knew that you were friends back she was in the 'business'." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-20 07:34 am UTC (link)
	"A track and field boyfriend star?" he gently asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shessomarvelous 2010-02-20 04:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Something like that," she says, "I was mad and didn't want tell her the truth." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-21 01:21 am UTC (link)
	He steps back so he can see her face. "You both fight a lot, don't you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-21 05:09 am UTC (link)
	A shadow looms over her. "This log taken? I could go further down the beach, no problem." He's got his own keg under his arm. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-21 05:12 am UTC (link)
	Now there's an issue she hadn't thought about for a little while. "Have a seat, my friend. I'd offer a drink, but you seem to have brought your own." She smiled a little. "If you pass out on me this time, I can't carry you up to the house. You'll sleep where you fall." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-21 07:01 am UTC (link)
	"Oooooh, yeah." He sits. "Don't worry." He looks up at the cliff. "I've been unconscious out here before under worse circumstances if it comes right down to it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-21 07:04 am UTC (link)
	"That wild life you lead," she said as she sipped her mead. "What brings you down here at this hour?" It wasn't too late, but it was late enough for the full moon to be high in the sky. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-21 07:30 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not worried about her, oddly enough. She's a good kid. Carol just never let her know that." His voice takes on an edge. "Carol never did know how to ease up and apparently never picked up the skill." "So what has you drinking mead out here. Enough of my crap." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-21 07:33 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry to hear that. She seems like a good kid. You know we'll do everything we can to make her feel welcome here, right?" A moment of silence. "So how did I throw your peace out of whack?" she asked before taking a bigger sip. She wasn't going to answer his question as long as she could. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-02-21 07:41 am UTC (link)
	"You still didn't answer," she said. "You didn't say how /I/ did it, Simon." Yup, she was not addressing her issues. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)