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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 10, 2007 22:18:29 GMT -5
Gabe flipped open the phone and punched in the numbers. It took several rings but Frank answered, and in a tone that had Gabriel cringing with guilt.
“He’s bringing me back.” He waited for acknowledgement before he closed the phone and set it in the cup holder with a gentleness he reserved for items not belonging to him. He then commenced to ignore Xander’s existence.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 10, 2007 23:24:02 GMT -5
Xander, realizing his son wasn't going to have anything to do with him, reached out and turned the radio volume up to a dull roar, his grin widening
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 10, 2007 23:35:16 GMT -5
“What’d you mean?” Gabe asked quietly as he continued to stare blankly out the window, refusing to give his father the satisfaction of reacting.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 10, 2007 23:37:29 GMT -5
"Aah, I probably shouldn't tell things to a kid your age..." Xander said with a laugh. "But I said I would, so if you really want to know...."
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 10, 2007 23:42:11 GMT -5
“If it’s something disrespectful about her, I don’t want to hear it.” Gabe said flatly, looking at the glass itself rather than through it.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 10, 2007 23:44:27 GMT -5
"How's it disrespectful to tell true stories?" Xander asked softly enough he could barely be heard above the radio. "I have the utmost respect for her.... but that doesn't mean she's perfect."
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 10, 2007 23:49:46 GMT -5
“I understand that she’s made mistakes.” Gabe replied in the same toneless voice. “But I’m her son. And if it’s something I’d find offensive, I’d rather not hear it.”
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 10, 2007 23:57:18 GMT -5
"I suppose that protectiveness applies to your Uncle Frank, too." Xander said with a sigh.
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 11, 2007 0:02:56 GMT -5
“Not to the same extent.” Gabe gave a tiny smile, a twitch at the corner of his lips.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 11, 2007 0:07:06 GMT -5
Xander laughed. "Well, I don't trust myself to tell any stories about him. Sorry."
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 11, 2007 0:10:49 GMT -5
“You never liked him.” Gabe turned to watch his reaction.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 11, 2007 0:17:48 GMT -5
"I just don't always agree with him>" Xander replied easily. "And we both like to argue."
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 11, 2007 0:18:20 GMT -5
“You didn’t like her either, at first. But you liked the human, before she turned. And the werewolf after.” Gabe continued to watch. “Do you like me?” And he had to bite his cheek to keep from smirking, wondering if his father realized it was a loaded question.
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 11, 2007 0:27:40 GMT -5
"Of course I like you." Xander frowned. "And you're too young to worry about the past, especially my past."
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 11, 2007 0:31:33 GMT -5
“It’s not just yours.” Gabe wouldn’t have been able to keep the smirk off his face even if he’d tried. “And I believe you’ve just insulted me.”
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 11, 2007 0:32:12 GMT -5
"How's that?" Xander asked carefully.
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 11, 2007 0:41:22 GMT -5
“I’ve been trying very hard to be disagreeable.” Gabe took on a somber expression. “And everyone I love and respect at least started out of your esteem. So, by saying you like me, you’re really saying I do not have those characteristics I admire and strive to emulate.”
“In fact, by liking me, you are comparing me to the likes of humans and werewolves. Thus, I am deeply offended.”
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 11, 2007 0:46:19 GMT -5
"That's one way to think about it." Xander ground his teeth, forcing himself to keep quiet about his on's addition to the pureblood mania group. For now.
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Post by Jack Lupus on Aug 11, 2007 0:55:03 GMT -5
“Yes,” Gabe gave a little self-satisfied smirk. “Another would be that you, as my father, have to like me. Do you think that’s because by a father admitting to not liking his son, he’s also admitting to not liking himself?”
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Post by Evlyn Montgomary on Aug 11, 2007 0:57:22 GMT -5
"I don't have to like you." Xander said with a chuckle. "Plenty of fathers don't like their sons. Hell, I didn't even know you existed until tonight."
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