Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Which means you won't trust me anymore," she said to him sadly looking up from her half eaten burrito to her husband. "I don't even think you fully trusted me tonight," she admitted. It had been the first time they found out she was pregnant. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Of course I trust you. I just worry." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Which is a half truth. You worried more than you trusted me today." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Okay so I freaked out a little bit," he said irritably, "it was the first time anything real's popped off since we learned. It made everything else feel real too." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Its what got me hurt again and you know it. I feel like it makes you happy that I'll be out of the field. I..." she shook her head. "For fuck's sake Seth. I feel like I can't trust you." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Because I give a shit what happens to you?" he asked incredulously. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Because you don't trust that I can make a good decision for myself. We both fucking want this kid. Why do you have to be the only human meat shield?" @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Are you seriously pissed off because I kept you from getting shot?" @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "I'm pissed off because you did it because I'm pregnant, not because I needed your sudden gallantry." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Oh for fuck's sake," he scowled, grabbing his mostly empty beer and getting up to throw it away as an excuse to move. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Tell me I'm lying Seth. Tell me that you wouldn't have put yourself there if I you hadn't known I was fucking with child," she said moving to get up with a strained grunt and hiss to face him. She wasn't pointing out that he hadn't gotten hurt tonight regardless of his gallant efforts. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 This is fucking ridiculous, Seth thought as he swapped the beer he'd left on the counter earlier for a fully cold one, "Sure, Alice.If that's what you wanna hear then that's what happened," he answered in an annoyed tone. He didn't know what to tell her. Maybe he wouldn't have done it if he hadn't known, maybe he still would have. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "No Seth. I want to hear that you fucking trust me with a kid or not. I'm not sure you do and that fucking scares me." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Of course I fucking trust you. There's no one on the force I trust as much as you." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Alice looked up to him with this sad smile. "Then please don't treat me like I can't take care of myself out there." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 He still wasn't entirely clear on why she was upset but he nodded. Was he supposed to just ignore any danger whether or not he could intervene? "Alright. Fair." @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "You know me better than anyone else. We'll both know when I've had enough." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 He just nodded while he uncapped the beer and leaned back against the counter. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Alice huffed and pushed herself more into the couch as she lost her appetite sitting forward to set the half eaten food down and then sit back. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 Seth nursed the beer a minute or so before he pushed himself up and crossed to let himself out onto the balcony. He was frustrated and confused, feeling like he'd been ambushed. Everything had seemed fine when he'd come home. But since there was no chance of actually getting back to the evening he'd been expecting, he sucked down a cigarette while looking out over the sprawl of the city, then snubbed the butt in the remnant of the beer as he decided to just call it a night. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Alice watched Seth go to bed. Eventually she got up and put away or threw out the food that wasn't eaten. She would then settle on the couch to sleep instead of joining her husband in bed. In the morning she was up early and dressed to go into work, sitting at the table with a bowl of cereal. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 He woke at some point in the night and noticed she wasn't in bed with him, and the TV was off in the living room. When his alarm went off and there was still no sign of her, Seth huffed and silently geared himself up for a long, unpleasant day as he dressed for their shift. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Dispatch called and said we have an early one. Some sort of shoot out downtown that they'd like us to finish off," she said simply ignoring the previous night. @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Redford Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Alright," he nodded as he tossed a cup into the Keurig and set it to brew so he could slug back a quick mug. @Morrigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Gregory-Redford Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 "Sounds like its been going on for an hour so should hopefully be easy." @Dragon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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