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nextgen_citizen ([info]nextgen_citizen) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-03-17 18:58:00


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Entry tags:npc - avery crittenden, sydney ashcroft

Case of the Ex
Cecelia Wyndam-Crittenden was sure that this was a bad idea when it came to mind, but she had to know. She had to understand why Avery had spent every day for the last seven years pining away for a woman who didn't really know him, leaving Cecelia to the ruins of their marriage. She'd made her own mistakes, certainly, but the reasons for those mistakes had some of their basis in Avery's cruelty to her.

Even after all the pain, the screaming and the betrayal, however, Cecelia Wyndam-Crittenden still loved her husband.

Avery ran back to Los Angeles so fast after handing her the divorce papers that a blind man could have seen the smoke trail behind him. He'd gone after the woman Cecelia was watching from the table at Cafe Rio. All of the information she had on Sydney Ashcroft wasn't much; she had a sister, Bryn, and a daughter, Zoey. She didn't have a picture of the child yet, but she wondered if Avery was bothered by raising another man's child. Or was he willing to deal with it just to be with this woman?

She'd watched Sydney come in and sit down, order, and then begin to eat by herself. Cecelia studied her from three tables over, simply watching her move, eat and breathe.

Finally, when curiosity got the best of her, Cecelia stood and walked over to Sydney's table, hoping to talk some kind of sense into her. Maybe she didn't understand that she was a home-wrecking whore who was standing between a woman and her husband, but Cecelia was going to tell her.

"Excuse me, are you Sydney Ashcroft?" she asks, flashing her best charm school smile. 

Sydney will, of course, recognize her as the woman who bid against her for Avery at the charity auction.



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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-18 03:06 am UTC (link)
"Well, hello, Gorgeous. I miss you." Avery smiles into the phone.

"How did the meetings go?" he asks.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-18 03:08 am UTC (link)
"I miss you too. Depends on which meeting you're talking about," Syd said. "How's our little lady?"

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-18 03:14 am UTC (link)
"Small Lady is having a good time with Rock Band at the moment." Avery says, watching Zoey rock out with her guitar in the background.

"Lots of legal talk or just boring suits talking?" he asks.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-18 03:17 am UTC (link)
"That's good. She loves that game. Just make sure she practices her piano lessons like she's supposed to do." Syd knew how easily distracted her daughter could be.

"That meeting was the easy one. I had a not so pleasant lunch meeting."

A pause.

"I ran into Cecelia. Or I should say she ran into me."

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-18 03:27 am UTC (link)
"What?!" Avery asks.

"Are you sure it was Cecelia? What did she want from you? What did she say?" he asks.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-18 03:31 am UTC (link)
"Definitely sure," Syd said. "She wanted me to end things with you so you and she could work on your marriage." Syd wasn't going to tell him of what she said about Syd ruining his chances of getting elected. "She clearly informed me that she isn't giving you up."

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-19 12:33 am UTC (link)
Avery sighs into the receiver. Drama like this couldn't be found in soap operas.

"I am so sorry, Sydney. I don't know why she felt the need to confront you, but I'll put a stop to it." he vows.

"Are you really okay, Sydney? I understand if you're pissed off or anything. You didn't sign up for this."

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-19 12:40 am UTC (link)
"I'm fine, Avery. The water thrown in my face was a little annoying, but it was only water." Syd sighed. "She knows about Zoey. I'm sorry. It came up."

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-19 12:51 am UTC (link)
"She threw water in your face?" Avery asks. He couldn't believe it. The sound of facepalming might be audible on the other end of the phone.

"Don't be sorry. She would have learned at some point, though it's not any of her business. No matter what she says, or what papers she has, we're /not/ married. She has no right to information on my life or who is in it." Avery says.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-19 12:56 am UTC (link)
"She did."

"Avery, I don't want to complicate things for you. I don't want to ruin your chances for the election. What do you think we should do?"

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-19 01:48 am UTC (link)
"You are /not/ a complication, Sydney. I love you. I'll make Cecelia stop." Avery says.

"If it comes to it, I'll take out a restraining order on her while the divorce decree gets worked on." he says.

"When are you coming home?" he asks.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-19 01:53 am UTC (link)
"I love you too," she said. "I hope it doesn't come to that. I don't want this to get ugly for your sake and Zoey's. I'm coming home tomorrow morning. I have a seven am flight out of here."

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-19 02:11 am UTC (link)
"I'll be waiting at the airport for you when you get in." Avery says.

"And it's not going to get ugly. I'll make Cecelia stop, one way or the other." Avery says.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-19 02:21 am UTC (link)
"I'll be looking for you," she said with a smile on her face. "Want to borrow some godlings?" she joked.

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-19 02:25 am UTC (link)
"Let's start with the restraining order and see if it escalates. I think Aridis likes me enough to fire a warning shot at someone if I ask." he jests.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-19 02:29 am UTC (link)
"We can always sic Svalin on her. Svalin has those pregnancy hormones going for her."

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-19 02:44 am UTC (link)
"Yeah, let's definitely go with the restraining order idea first. Angry, pregnant war goddesses just send a much different vibe than a simple 'don't go near my girlfriend again' does." Avery says.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-19 03:09 am UTC (link)
"Point made. I better go. I have to grab a bite to eat and get packed up. I love you, Avery."

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-19 03:35 am UTC (link)
"Okay, Sydney. Let me know if there are any other problems with Cecelia. I love you, too." he says.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-19 03:56 am UTC (link)
"Give our girl a big kiss and hug for me," she said. "I'll see you tomorrow."

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[info]word_of_law
2011-03-20 01:02 am UTC (link)
"I'll do that. See you tomorrow." Avery says.

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[info]sydney_ashcroft
2011-03-20 01:18 am UTC (link)
"Can't wait," she said before disconnecting the line. Syd sighed deeply and started getting things ready for the morning.

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