Leverageland 10 HR Big Bang: (Fic) Tea Party
Title: Tea Party
Pairings: Eliot/Aimee, Eliot/Parker, Katie Beth
Word Count:825
Rating: G
Summary: Aimee meets Katie Beth
Aimee Martin walks up the gravel drive of Spencer farms. Toys are strewn about the yard of the large farmhouse belonging to Eliot’s mother Katherine and late father Abram.
She mounts the stairs of the wide porch and sees a girl’s tea set sitting on a table in front of the porch swing. Dolls and bears surrounding it.
That’s odd surely Xander doesn’t have tea parties.
She goes to knock on the door and it opens before she can. Eliot is on the other side and heart freezes mid beat and something in her gut flames, desire or warning she can’t tell a difference.
“Aimee…” He murmurs. He’s holding a little bowl of sugar and she wants to ask why or what it’s for but she can’t make herself speak.
Someone pushes against Eliot trying to force him out the door. The person huffs, and mutters, “Move Daddy!” in a tone that denotes irritation. Her brain is stuck on one word. Daddy.
Before she can catch up a dark pigtailed head pops around Eliot’s side. Big innocent blue eyes peer out of a face matching Eliot’s to an unnerving tee.
The girl watches speculatively between them. “Who’s this?” the nameless girl asks.
Eliot clears his throat and seems to come out of his surprised stupor. “Baby, this is Aimee. An old friend of mine. Aimee this is my daughter Katie.”
Eliot kicks into gear and moves from the door to sit the sugar bowl down on the table. “I’ll be right back Katie Beth don’t start without me.”
He turns back to Aimee. “Come in please, Wait is everything ok?”
“Fine, I just need a recipe from your mom.”
He nods and they go in.
“Mom will be right back she took my… she took Parker to the store.”
Eliot begins to cut lemons in the kitchen. Decidedly avoiding her gaze. “You have a child?”
He nods. “You just met her Aimee.” He smirks.
“That’s not what I meant; I mean who does she belong to? Why, you said you didn’t’ want kids.”
“I didn’t until I had her and her mother is a junky I retrieved seven years ago…”
“Retrieved?”
“Come on Aims don’t pretend you don’t know what I do.” He let out a weary breath
“She’s six and no one thought to tell me, hey Eliot has a kid.”
“I didn’t tell anyone back home besides my family because I’m not here enough for it to matter. Besides, it’s not like we were together. You got married and I became a father.”
“Daddy…”
“I’m coming baby, be patient.” He hollers toward the door.
“I’m not good at patience.”
“I’m aware Katie Beth.” He adds smiling.
Aimee turns to watch the girl out of the kitchen window.
“She’s beautiful, is she very much like you?”
”‘In some ways yes she has my temperament and quite a bit of my personality. She talks a lot more than I do. She’s smart and funny.” Aimee hears the pride in the answer.
“A female Eliot spencer, I’d say that’s god’s way of getting back at you for breaking so many hearts.”
“Well she certainly is mine. So I guess you’re right in that respect.” He puts the lemon wedges in a bowl. “Care to join our tea party?”
“Wait you participate?” She says disbelievingly.
“You tell anyone and I swear I don’t care how much I’ve loved or how long you will die.” He threatens teasingly and she laughs.
They had tea and little peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and she even managed just barely not to laugh at Eliot’s high pitch English lady voice.
When Parker came over and kissed Eliot’s cheek and said “Pass me a scone sparky.” She decided she’d enough change for one day and decided not ask.
She got the rum cake recipe she came for from Eliot’s mom.
“Don’t be jealous sweetheart, he’s happy.” His mother said.
“I’m not …I just wanted that so bad is all.”
“I know but he didn’t think he could give you all you wanted. On some level he still doesn’t trust his right to good things. That’s just Eli.” She says peering out the window at her son.
She nods. “I better be going.” She goes out on the porch again.
“It was great to see you again, and very nice to meet you Katie.”
“Aimee I -“Eliot starts.
“It’s fine; like I said I’m glad you found your family. I think you’re probably a very good father. I’m glad you have her she just might keep you from self-destruction.” Parker looks like she wants to say something but Aimee doesn’t give her the chance. She walks to her car without a word.
Sometimes it’s best to walk away, that’s why she did it in the first place. To save herself and Eliot she doesn’t begrudge his happiness she just can’t take part in it.
Watching from a far is all she can do.
Pairings: Eliot/Aimee, Eliot/Parker, Katie Beth
Word Count:825
Rating: G
Summary: Aimee meets Katie Beth
Aimee Martin walks up the gravel drive of Spencer farms. Toys are strewn about the yard of the large farmhouse belonging to Eliot’s mother Katherine and late father Abram.
She mounts the stairs of the wide porch and sees a girl’s tea set sitting on a table in front of the porch swing. Dolls and bears surrounding it.
That’s odd surely Xander doesn’t have tea parties.
She goes to knock on the door and it opens before she can. Eliot is on the other side and heart freezes mid beat and something in her gut flames, desire or warning she can’t tell a difference.
“Aimee…” He murmurs. He’s holding a little bowl of sugar and she wants to ask why or what it’s for but she can’t make herself speak.
Someone pushes against Eliot trying to force him out the door. The person huffs, and mutters, “Move Daddy!” in a tone that denotes irritation. Her brain is stuck on one word. Daddy.
Before she can catch up a dark pigtailed head pops around Eliot’s side. Big innocent blue eyes peer out of a face matching Eliot’s to an unnerving tee.
The girl watches speculatively between them. “Who’s this?” the nameless girl asks.
Eliot clears his throat and seems to come out of his surprised stupor. “Baby, this is Aimee. An old friend of mine. Aimee this is my daughter Katie.”
Eliot kicks into gear and moves from the door to sit the sugar bowl down on the table. “I’ll be right back Katie Beth don’t start without me.”
He turns back to Aimee. “Come in please, Wait is everything ok?”
“Fine, I just need a recipe from your mom.”
He nods and they go in.
“Mom will be right back she took my… she took Parker to the store.”
Eliot begins to cut lemons in the kitchen. Decidedly avoiding her gaze. “You have a child?”
He nods. “You just met her Aimee.” He smirks.
“That’s not what I meant; I mean who does she belong to? Why, you said you didn’t’ want kids.”
“I didn’t until I had her and her mother is a junky I retrieved seven years ago…”
“Retrieved?”
“Come on Aims don’t pretend you don’t know what I do.” He let out a weary breath
“She’s six and no one thought to tell me, hey Eliot has a kid.”
“I didn’t tell anyone back home besides my family because I’m not here enough for it to matter. Besides, it’s not like we were together. You got married and I became a father.”
“Daddy…”
“I’m coming baby, be patient.” He hollers toward the door.
“I’m not good at patience.”
“I’m aware Katie Beth.” He adds smiling.
Aimee turns to watch the girl out of the kitchen window.
“She’s beautiful, is she very much like you?”
”‘In some ways yes she has my temperament and quite a bit of my personality. She talks a lot more than I do. She’s smart and funny.” Aimee hears the pride in the answer.
“A female Eliot spencer, I’d say that’s god’s way of getting back at you for breaking so many hearts.”
“Well she certainly is mine. So I guess you’re right in that respect.” He puts the lemon wedges in a bowl. “Care to join our tea party?”
“Wait you participate?” She says disbelievingly.
“You tell anyone and I swear I don’t care how much I’ve loved or how long you will die.” He threatens teasingly and she laughs.
They had tea and little peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and she even managed just barely not to laugh at Eliot’s high pitch English lady voice.
When Parker came over and kissed Eliot’s cheek and said “Pass me a scone sparky.” She decided she’d enough change for one day and decided not ask.
She got the rum cake recipe she came for from Eliot’s mom.
“Don’t be jealous sweetheart, he’s happy.” His mother said.
“I’m not …I just wanted that so bad is all.”
“I know but he didn’t think he could give you all you wanted. On some level he still doesn’t trust his right to good things. That’s just Eli.” She says peering out the window at her son.
She nods. “I better be going.” She goes out on the porch again.
“It was great to see you again, and very nice to meet you Katie.”
“Aimee I -“Eliot starts.
“It’s fine; like I said I’m glad you found your family. I think you’re probably a very good father. I’m glad you have her she just might keep you from self-destruction.” Parker looks like she wants to say something but Aimee doesn’t give her the chance. She walks to her car without a word.
Sometimes it’s best to walk away, that’s why she did it in the first place. To save herself and Eliot she doesn’t begrudge his happiness she just can’t take part in it.
Watching from a far is all she can do.