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[NYC] Two for the price of one

Jun 07, 2009 10:41

Who: Twin Birthday, so about everyone
Where: The Bondi, New York City
When: Saturday 6th June 2009
Follows: Anything recent ( Read more... )

[who] izzy, [who] harri, [who] aiden, [ship] cameron/iz, [who] tara, [location] nyc, [place] the bondi, [who] cameron, [who] luke, [who] lachlan, [ship] aiden/pat, [ship] tara/lachlan, [ship] harri/marc, [who] cameronpreston, [ship] tab/luke, [who] riley, [who] pat, [ship] riley/evie, [who] evie, [who] tab

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Mr and Mrs Jackson asinthecity June 7 2009, 09:59:54 UTC

After her talk with Riley, Tab had wound her way back through the crowd to find Luke again. She was still thinking about the fact that her brother was going to be father to twins, and even if they were back in the same country, she didn't want to miss a thing. She didn't want to miss out on anything else with her brother because they lived in different cities.

Maybe it was just a weird phase she was going through, but she honestly didn't feel like New York was her home anymore. She loved the City, she loved this bar, but a huge part of her just didn't want to settle here.

She discovered Luke watching Josh with amusement as the drummer tried to explain something to Emma with rather suggestive hand gestures, and slipped her arm around his waist as she tucked herself against his side. "Do I even want to know what that's about? Has she slapped him yet?"

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson notskywalker June 7 2009, 10:09:59 UTC

Luke sniggered and then shrugged as he sipped from a bottle Bacardi and coke. "Fucked if I know. I don't think he'll be making a debut in the back room, though. He might be lucky if he gets a dirty dance." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and then gestured towards one of the booths. "That's Ali's BFF. The one that fucked off to England. She's shagging Cameron." There seemed to be a little bit of defensiveness in his tone. He actually felt quite protective of Ali for the pure reason she was Andy's other half now. He didn't know the story there, but he was curious.

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson asinthecity June 7 2009, 10:31:08 UTC

Tab looked over at the booth curiously, forgetting Josh and his misjudged enthusiasm for inappropriate conversation topics. "Really? Huh... she looks pretty comfortable with Cameron. Didn't Harri do him in Mexico?" Tab glanced up at Luke. "If Ali didn't want her BFF here, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't be here. Ali seemed really happy the last time we talked to her. Well, her other BFF being in hospital aside. How crazy is that, though? And was it me, or was his name different?"

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson notskywalker June 7 2009, 10:38:34 UTC

Luke pulled his lips to the side. "Yeah... how weird is that? Not that there is anything wrong with it. But the connections make my head spin. I just want Ali to be okay after seeing how fucked up she has been. Though, when I spoke to Andy, they were both getting well-fucked, so I'm sure they're fine."

He nodded. "Yep. Marc. He's actually James. Andy told me. The dude was deep undercover for something. He's, like, some top notch FBI agent. Ali's BFF over there is also his BFF... and ex. She's FBI too. Something to do with kids."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson asinthecity June 7 2009, 10:48:19 UTC

"Me too... she deserves to finally be happy. I thought things were picking up for her, then the hospital stuff happened." Tab pressed her lips together. She knew only too well how it would feel for Ali after going through everything she had with Riley. "Sometimes I feel like we need a flow chart with who's connected to who and how. Then we could just pin it on the wall for reference."

"Fuck... that's insane." She scrunched her nose up as she tried to absorb it all. "And makes me really cautious about what I do in public now with all these FBI people around."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson notskywalker June 7 2009, 10:53:52 UTC

Luke laughed. "We don't need one. We know everyone. I think it's cool. I still can't believe Andy's in the mix, too. I used to think it was like drawing blood from a stone getting him interested in dating. It just makes me wonder if he'll ever want a kid of his own. Ali might not want a second shot because the first sucked so badly."

"I don't think they care. At least we know if we're ever in any trouble, we'll have connections," he joked. "How's Riley. You two looked like you were talking about something deep over there."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson asinthecity June 7 2009, 11:04:29 UTC

"I'm glad you got your cousin in the mix. Andy's cool, even if he's quiet. He's still your family. Ali might want a second shot with him, though. She loves him like crazy." Tab smiled a little. "You never know where love's going to take you."

Tab pulled her mouth to the side in a mannerism she shared with her brother. She shifted on her feet a little and hugged Luke tighter. "I need to tell you something, but you have to keep it to yourself for a little while. Riley's only going to tell a few of us."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson notskywalker June 7 2009, 11:08:30 UTC

Luke hugged her closer and kissed her forehead. "Hey, if she does, it'll be great. Clearly Andy is rocking the Dad thing. And brothers and sisters are brilliant. Maybe once the shit settles, she might change her mind. She wouldn't be alone the next time around."

He raised his eyebrows. "Is everything alright? Something hasn't happened to the baby, has it?"

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson asinthecity June 7 2009, 11:22:11 UTC

"Do you wish we were having any kids of our own yet?" Tab asked him. Some days she caught herself in the middle of thinking about what it might be like. She was happy planning to be an aunt for now.

"No, no... nothing like that. They're having twins," Tab said in a hushed tone. "Two babies, not one."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson notskywalker June 7 2009, 11:29:14 UTC

"Right now? No way. And I mean that in the nicest way possible. I'm still not ready. I like being an Uncle and seeing our friends do it. I'm not ready for that yet, but the time will come. I'd like them one day," Luke said honestly. "Andy was always more like your Riley and I was always more like you in that sense. To flighty," he added, smirking.

His mouth dropped open and his eyes widened. "Fuck, seriously? Twins? Holy fuck..." He blinked. "See, surprises like that. That's why I'm not ready. But that's brilliant. Ready made family in one shot."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson asinthecity June 7 2009, 11:40:49 UTC

"You make a pretty cool Uncle to my awesome Aunt," Tab grinned. "So you do want kids one day... well, that's okay. I mean, I'm not scared of babies anymore so that's a start. Plus this way we get practice. And we managed to still get married, flightiness aside."

Tab nodded as she watched Luke. "Yeah, seriously. Two baby Brownes." Tab wet her lips as she sucked in a breath. "I asked Riley if he wanted us to go to make room for the babies, and he pointed out that we were already going to be leaving. I'd forgotten we were coming back to New York. Got used to being in Princeton. To being with Riley."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson notskywalker June 7 2009, 11:53:06 UTC

Luke laughed. "You do realise just how much practice you're going to get with twins, don't you? Riley and Evie are going to be buggered. You see how Tara and Lachlan look some days after RJ hasn't been well. It's going to be like that, only all the time."

He tilted his head a little. "Are you saying you don't want to come back to New York?" he asked.

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson asinthecity June 7 2009, 12:08:14 UTC

"Yeah, I do. Evie's going to be really fucked in the delivery. Two kids, one tiny hole?" Tab shuddered a little. "I think I already hurt in sympathy."

Tab pressed her lips together. "I don't know... maybe I'm just getting my period. Just when Riley reminded me we'd be leaving I got really sad. New York's your home, too. So we should come back. I just got really spoiled having all that time with my brother. It's fine."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson notskywalker June 7 2009, 12:13:01 UTC

"She'll be great, though. She really wants to be a Mum. It has to be worth it on some level. Look at Tara and Rogue. They'll both say the birth was crap, but worth every minute. They whole seeing the kid for the first time thing. I think it'd be great."

Luke set his drink down and slipped onto one of the stools. "No, it's not fine. We should talk about this if it's bothering you," he insisted. "What do you want? Tell me what you want."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson asinthecity June 7 2009, 12:23:05 UTC

"It's a moment Riley's wanted to have his whole life. He wanted to have the same look Lachlan did. They're both going to be great as parents," Tab said as she smiled fondly. "I can't wait for Riley to have his twins."

Tab leaned against Luke, her fingers toying with the collar of his shirt as she took a deep breath. "I don't want to tell you what I want because this should just be a both of us thing, and not a me thing. I just... I don't want to be away from Riley again. I don't want to miss any of the twin stuff. I mean the baby twins, not me and him. Actually, okay, I mean both. If it was possible I'd stay in Princeton."

Re: Mr and Mrs Jackson notskywalker June 7 2009, 12:30:11 UTC

"They'll be fine. Us lot are all here for them. Tara and Lachlan will rock the parental tips. You watch. Things will be great. Noisy, but great."

Luke chewed on his lip, thinking. He could see just beyond the dancefloor that Lachlan was rigging up the Karaoke system and couldn't hide the small smirk. The night was about to go to a whole new level. He looked back at Tab. "We can stay in Princeton," he told her. "I mean, you're about to step into a new band which will probably rock the place to it's foundations. You're going to need to be there to practice because Lachlan won't commute to New York and have to be away from RJ. Plus, he's building that studio. You're going to want to be there a lot, no doubt. I mean, I'll have to commute to here, but Aiden does it, right? He seems to make it work now he lives in Princeton. Riley won't do this again. If he's getting twins, he probably won't think about having anymore kids with how hard it was this time. It's now or never, Lucky Charm."

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