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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	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)

pop_trash_hero
2010-02-21 08:01 am UTC (link)

"Neither did you," he protests. "What? Is it something about the guy from that restaurant or something else going on? I know I'm probably not suppose to know about any of that, but it's not like you tell me anything!"

No one does. Especially not women.

"Just once, Syd, can we talk about you? I can tell you anything you want to know afterward, okay? I've just had it with secrets." The cliff comes back into his vision for a moment. "Even the ones that maybe should have been kept."

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sydney_ashcroft
2010-02-21 08:08 am UTC (link)

"What is that supposed to mean? I wasn't aware that part of my contract required me to inform you of what was going on in my personal life. If this is some stupid bout of jealousy after you made it perfectly clear that we're just friends...."

She rubbed the bridge of her nose and sighed.

"His name is Avery Crittenden. I knew him when I lived in San Francisco. We had a very brief, I'm talking about days, affair. Zoey and I ran into him at a mall and we made dinner plans. I had to talk to him."

She paused.

"He's Zoey's father."

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	pop_trash_hero 2010-02-21 08:15 am UTC (link)
	"I made clear?" he protests. "If I recall correctly, we were having a pretty good conversation a month ago that got interrupted by a trip to the hospital." He ducks his head, trying to get himself back under control. "I'd like to have a few more of those conversations." "Did he know about Zoey?" he asks. "Is he dangerous?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sydney_ashcroft
2010-02-21 08:22 am UTC (link)

"We agreed on better communication, yes, but then...." Oh hell. "I told you that I liked you and I got 'you're a great team mom'. Do I need to explain how that sounds?"

Syd sighed and gulped down the rest of her mead.

"He knows about Zoey. I don't know. He wants to get to know her and he wants to be a part of her life. I don't know what that means exactly, but I've already seen a lawyer and have one on retainer if he tries to pull something."

She refilled her glass.

"Your turn."

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pop_trash_hero
2010-02-21 08:40 am UTC (link)

"You are. That's not all you are and -" He sighs and sips more mead. "If you were trying to..." He sighs again and sounds defeated. "You can do better than me, Syd. Trust me. You're gorgeous, intelligent...real. The secrets thing is sort of sexy, too - except when it's not, and 'not' is generally the 4th date or 4 months in. Don't settle for me just because I'm here and it's hard to meet people." He closes his eyes and leans his head back after taking another long drink of the mead. "Just...don't." I wouldn't be able to take it again, I don't think.

"And my problem," he continues while still keeping his eyes shut. "At the moment is that I just had an ex keep my daughter away from me, and I don't know why. What I know is that I'm mad as hell. I'm so mad, I can't think - and I need to think. Grace needs me to think."

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sydney_ashcroft
2010-02-21 08:57 am UTC (link)

This man had to be the most frustrating man on the planet. Hands down.

"I don't settle for anyone, Simon Williams. If I had, I would have found some poor sap years ago when I was working two jobs and could barely put food on the table. Or picked someone from one of the countless of blind dates my sister sets me up on."

Of course she actually had to find one she liked. Michael was sweet, intelligent and handsome. Just her type. Was it possible to like two guys at the same time?

Keep your temper, she reminded herself. The mead made it easier to lose it. Deep breath. Another deep breath.

"I can't imagine what you're going through, Simon. You need to talk to her about it. Until then, Grace...Grace has a group of people here to support her and help her through this."

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pop_trash_hero
2010-02-21 09:08 am UTC (link)

"You shouldn't settle." He murmurs, more to himself then Syd. "Not at all."

If she makes any sort of move, I'm done for. The glass moves nervously between his palms as he tries again not to notice her sundress clinging to breasts and softly draping around her long legs by staring at the sea. Right now, the only thing reigning him in is the fact she's probably more than a little drunk. He should stop, too...really. He pours himself another glass as he nods at her words. Keeping the team together this time. Another good reason to overlook Syd hitting on you while the mead is talking.

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sydney_ashcroft
2010-02-21 09:17 am UTC (link)

What the hell was she going to do with this man outside of throwing herself at him? Beating him over the head with a bat seemed like a good idea.

She sighed.

"Look, I know that I like you and outside of throwing myself at you I don't know how else to get that fact through that very thick skull of yours. You're totally not my type, but dammit, there's something about you that I...I can't even put it into words. I don't have the energy to play these types of games and I don't think you do either. I have a man who I didn't even know his last name until a few weeks ago showing up out of the blue and who may want to take my daughter away from me. You have a teenaged daughter showing up out of the blue and have to deal with that."

Syd stood up, with some wobbling, and looked at him. "When you finally get your shit together and decide what the hell you want, you know where to find me. I wouldn't wait too long."

With that she headed toward the stairs leading to the top of the cliff.

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pop_trash_hero
2010-02-21 09:33 am UTC (link)

Her wrist is grabbed and she is turned around right into his arms. He looks half-panicked, but the look is morphing into something far more powerfully seductive.

"Name it." He says, hands moving slowly to her hips and gathering the material of that sundress between his fingers and barely keeping himself in check. "Any fantasy you ever had." He pulls her in closer and murmurs into her ear. "Consider it granted." Just do not go. "Because it has been everything I could do since Medieval Times to keep my hands and eyes off you."

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sydney_ashcroft
2010-02-21 09:36 am UTC (link)

Silly man. She wanted to tell him he should have said something a long time ago, but words would not come.

Her chest tightened and she couldn't breathe. Her blood pounded in her ears and she could barely hear the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. Her heart raced a million miles an hour in her chest.

Then she was kissing him and her arms were around his neck.

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pop_trash_hero
2010-02-21 09:48 am UTC (link)

Every stray thought he has had for the better part of a year regarding Syd's body flashes through his mind in an instant. He's not a kid, and this is not his standard show up and do the lines. He's not letting her get away this easily. He breaks off the kiss, but his hands keep moving with expert grace slowly down her legs, lifting her into his arms and her ear closer to his mouth. "I asked you a question, Sydney. Now, do I need to put you down, or are you going to tell me what turns you on?"

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sydney_ashcroft
2010-02-21 09:55 am UTC (link)

It was as if a dam had burst with that kiss and now she wanted nothing more than to feel his hands all over her body and he wanted waste time with talk. This man was going to be the death of her. She just knew it.

Words were almost impossible to form, but she did know how to get her point across in a way he would understand.

"From Here to Eternity," she mumbled in his ear. That beach scene was one of her all time favorite fantasies.

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pop_trash_hero
2010-02-21 10:13 am UTC (link)

The smile is slow and large. He can be one of the best moments in her memory, and if he manages this she'll be a bright spot in his eternity.

He lowers her to her feet, drawing out the process, making every second a chance to slowly move his fingertips and mouth across the exposed skin of her arms, neck, and shoulders. He tickles her arms as he detaches them from his body with great reluctance as he steps back, his eyes committing her to memory and a plan of attack.

"Then," he says. "Run. The scene starts with running."

The shadow of the cliff cools his back. This is going to be the death of him, but she needs never to know that.

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