Avery Crittenden (word_of_law) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-08 00:57:00

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Where do we go from here?
A few nights after their date, allowing for both of them to get their lives on track and such, Avery calls Sydney to invite her to dinner at his place. He keeps the affair simple, with some wine and Thai Food ordered in from her favorite restaurant, and waits for her to arrive.

He's really trying to make this less about their time from the other night and more about settling into a dating rhythm. They have a lot of other things to talk about as well, so he doesn't want to make things awkward for her.

He's wearing a blue polo shirt, blue jeans and brown boots, and praying he's not under-dressed for a casual meeting. Of course, Sydney could show up in a bathrobe and she'd look amazing, but that's beside the point.

He really tries to push the image of Sydney in a bathrobe out of his mind as he waits.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-09 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Syd nodded. "That will work well. I'll be heading to New York on Sunday. I'll make sure you get all the contact information for me while I'm there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-09 04:06 am UTC (link)
	"Excellent. Zoey really wants to try out the video-phone stuff I got with my new laptop, so maybe we'll do that." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-09 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not surprised," Syd said. "She chats on one with Scotty. She's always asking to use it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-10 01:04 am UTC (link)
	"You know, we've also got to think up birthday presents, too. How do you normally do it? Do you ask her what she wants and pick something or surprise her?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-10 02:09 am UTC (link)
	"I usually go by what she's interested in and what she wants. She's never shy about letting a person know what she wants." Syd shrugged. "We just need to coordinate so we don't buy her too much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-10 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"I do have to remind myself not to spoil her all the time." he says. "Maybe we could let her name four things, and if they're reasonable, you get two of them and I get two?" he suggests. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-10 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"I'd like to surprise her, so maybe we each come up with a list and then we can narrow it down to a reasonable number between the two?" Syd suggested. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-10 03:39 am UTC (link)
	Avery's a little worried about this suggestion because he's afraid he doesn't know his daughter as well as Sydney does. But he is trying, and he's seen a few things he thinks Zoey might like at random during his days out. "All right, surprises it is. This...is a lot of fun. Brainstorming on presents to get her." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-10 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"How about we go shopping together? We'll find stuff she wants and it can be from the both of us," Syd said. Zoey was getting harder and harder to shop for. Syd was dreading Christmas this year. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-10 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"Shopping with a hot woman for kids' toys? Count me in." Avery smiles. Christmas is on his worry list, too, for a couple of reasons. But with Sydney there, Avery is certain they'll make it work out just fine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-10 04:16 am UTC (link)
	Heat flooded her cheeks. "We can go after you get back from Boston. It should be an adventure." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-11 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"An adventure, huh? I like adventures. They make the best stories later on." he says. "How is the food?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-11 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"Oh I have a few of those," Syd said. Though her stories sounded more like fiction than anything else. She smiled. "It's excellent, thank you. How's yours?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-19 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, it's great. The company makes it better, of course, but it's good on it's own." Avery says. "So, what time do you need to be home?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-19 12:23 pm UTC (link)
	Syd blushed. "Well I really don't have a curfew," she said. "Sarah made it quite clear that she was okay with watching Zoey until tomorrow morning." There was more red touching Syd's cheeks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2010-08-20 01:22 am UTC (link)

"You know, I'm going to remember to do something extra nice for Sarah some evening. I mean, not that I lured you here to spend the night, but..." Avery kisses her shoulder, "...I wouldn't mind at all if you wanted to. I mean, we'd have to find a way to pass the evening and all, but we're two smart people." Avery says, kissing up toward her cheek.

"I'm sure we could think of something to do." he says, taking another bite of his food.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-20 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Syd grinned. "If that's your way of asking me to spend the night with you, then I accept the invitation, Mr. Crittenden." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2010-08-20 01:30 am UTC (link)

"Oh no. That was just my way of telling you I didn't lure you here to spend the night, but I don't mind if you would.

Will you spend the night with me, Sydney Ashcroft?" he asks.

"That's my way of asking you to spend the night with me." he whispers, then grins.

"In fact, if you want to go get comfortable, I could even serenade you." he says. "If you really want me to, I'll go outside under the window and do it...thought it'll probably piss off the neighbors."

He laughs.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-20 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Syd chuckled and then leaned over to kiss him. "I will spend the night with you, but I don't want to be serenaded. There are other things you can do to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-20 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"Yep, and that's the end of dinner." he says, kissing her in return. He stands up and takes her hand to lead her out of the kitchen. "I would say life doesn't get better than this, but you'll be next to me tomorrow, so I'd be lying if I did." he smiles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-20 02:14 am UTC (link)
	Syd smiled and let Avery lead her out of the kitchen. "Flattery will get you everywhere." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-20 02:29 am UTC (link)
	"Believe me, I was hoping for that." he grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-08-20 02:40 am UTC (link)
	"Somehow I had a feeling you would say that," she said with a grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-08-20 03:36 am UTC (link)
	(End Scene.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

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