The Durrant Family Legacy - 1.1
Previously: Gerralt moved to Bridgeport for a better chance at becoming a Paranormal Investigator. he bought the schools old football field to build his house. While bar hopping, he met Flo-flo at Euigi's and they started dating. He wants to propose to her, but she was in a bad mood and he got bit instead.
So far Bridgeport has been kind to Gerralt. He's job is slowly being recognized as a legit business. He's now getting work from some of the establishments around town to do investigations. The people at City Hall even gave him a couple of awards for his great job performance. Unfortunately, Lady Luck wasn't smiling as kindly on his love life.
Gerralt: Hey, Flo-flo! Its Gerralt, you had to leave so suddenly last night we couldn't really hang out. Do you want to come over tonight?
Flo-flo: I would love to come over, I've missed you so much!
Oh, wait. Somethings come up. I'm sorry we will have to hang out some other time.
Gerralt: What, really?
Flo-flo: Yeah my work hours are crazy, I have to cover another shift.
Gerralt: Alright, have a good day at work then. I'll try calling later next time.
After another failed attempt at inviting Flo over to propose Gerralt decides to ponder the problem while playing a game on his new chess set.
Gerralt: Maybe its a good thing Flo-flo can't come over. I've been feeling a little sick and this bug bite on my neck itches like crazy. I probably wouldn't look very cool scratching like a dog with fleas and running for the bathroom.
His love life wasn't the only thing that seemed to be backed up in his life.
Gerralt: Maybe I should have bought a new toilet instead of a chess table.
Even though he was still feeling a little odd, Gerralt was determined to get Flo over and propose to her. Still things weren't working out as planned.
Flo-flo: I'm sorry Gerralt, I'm still at work. There was a huge bar fight tonight so I have a lot of cleaning up do do. I'm not sure when I'm going to get off.
Gerralt: It can't be helped. I really miss you though.
Flo-flo: Aww your so sweet. I really have to get back to work now though.
Gerralt: Alright. I'll try calling tomorrow.
The next night Gerralt didn't get around to calling Flo-flo.
Gerralt: Whats this? I feel really weird. Its like my skin is crawling. Uh, and whats up with the red sparkles?
Gerralt: Oww ok, this really, really doesn't feel good. What eye beams? I thought glasses where supposed to stop eyebeams.
Now, like he wanted Gerralt would be able to understand Flo-flos frustrations with being a vampire. Luckily he already had a night job as sunlight hurt so the Chess table had to be moved into the house. He also had a fridge full of now unneeded food and a brand new stove that wasn't' going to be used.
On an unrelated note, He also got his first serial wrong number caller.
Gerralt: Hello? Yeah, sorry wrong number.
Gerralt: No, I'm not your Aunt Martha, do I sound like a woman to you?
Gerralt: What? Look, I just spent last night with friggin eye beams and red sparkles and all kinda dying and all. It was painful and scary so yeah I screamed like a little girl. So sorry if I sound like your 50 year old, chain smoking aunt. You would too after all that.
Gerralt: I'm not kidding. I'm a guy, its physically impossible for me to be your Aunt and my names not Martha. Can you please stop calling. Unless your name starts with Flo and ends with Flo I really don't feel like talking to you right now.
Upset over everything that had gone wrong so far, Gerralt decides to take his frustration out on his cheap toilet with a hammer. After a while the toilet surrendered and was upgraded to be unbreakable.
Seeing how well random pounding with a hammer worked on the toilet, Gerralt then took a wrench to the shower. While he was unable to fix the cold shower problem, the shower compromised by becoming self cleaning.
Empowered by his ability to fix some of his issues at home, Gerralt decides to take his love matters more firmly in hand.
Gerralt: If I can't get Flo over to my house, I'll just have to go meet her where she works.
Gerralt braved the late afternoon sun to head to Euigi's. He planned to spend some time with Flo before he went to work that night. The lobby was full of people loitering around talking on their cellphones.
Gerralt: I hope Flo isn't too busy working to talk to me.
As Gerralt got off the elevator he was that a crowd was the least of his problems. He stood in the entranceway way for a moment because the person working behind the bar wasn't his Flo-flo.
Discouraged, Gerralt decided to wait around and see if Flo would show up.
Gerralt: Maybe its too early. I've never been here before work before, maybe she will be here for a late shift, hopefully.
With that thought, Gerralt tried playing some of the bar games to waste away the hours.
He would look up hopefully whenever he heard the elevator ding. The only people who showed up where the cellphone girls from downstairs. The only exciting thing to happen was a girl losing a fight to her hand.
Gerralt was afriad to call Flo while she was working, so he left Euigi's to head to one of the bars that was rumored to be vampire friendly. Indeed the bouncer was very nice to Gerralt and he got in easily.
Gerralt: If she changed places to work, maybe she would be working here.
It turned out, even though the club was for vampires none of the staff had a vampired distinctive traits.
On his way out of the club Gerralt got a phone call.
Gerralt: Flo, is that you?
Gerralt: What you again? Gah, I'm not your Aunt now stop calling. No, I'm not going to listen to your reasons why I'm your Aunt. Ugh, I'm going home.
The next night Gerralt tried Euigi's again, but still no Flo-flo. He was having trouble believing that this guy could possibly be Flo's replacement though.
Gerralt: You sure you know what your doing back there? I mean this drink isn't going to break me out in hives or something if I drink it right?
Bartender: *sigh* Maybe I should have taken the Prosper room. At least I would get paid more for dealing with a snotty attitude.
With the sound of breaking glass behind him, Euigi's was slowly loosing its charm for Gerralt. He finished his drink and decided he would give Flo one more call when he got home.
Gerralt: Hi Flo, are you busy tonight?
Flo-flo: Gerralt! I've missed you so much! I'm free right now.
Gerralt: Really? You don't have work?
Flo-flo: Not till 9 or so. Why? Do you want me to come over?
Gerralt: Yeah, I mean as long as nothing comes up.
Flo-flo: Everything was really quiet tonight so I got off on time. I'll be over in just a few. I can't wait!
This time Gerralt was determined to propose to Flo-flo. While he waited for her to show up he drank some plasma juice to drown the butterflies in his stomach. The whole time he was listening closely for Flo's taxi to show up. He was going to meet her right at the street if he had to.
For the first time in a long while, Gerrralt was able to hold hands with his Flo-flo.
Gerralt: I'm so glad your here. I've missed you so much.
Flo-flo: Aww I've missed you too, its been really lonely all by myself.
Gerralt: Well then, lets do this before something else happens and takes you away or I burn up in this sunlight.
Flo-flo: Is that? A ring box?
Gerralt: Flo-flo, will you do me the honor of being my wife?
Flo-flo: It is! This is wonderful, of course I will.
Gerralt: Thank you Flo. You've made me the happiest man alive or kinda sorta alive I guess.
Flo-flo: Your so sweet Gerralt, I love you so much. Do you smell something burning?
Gerralt proposed just in time, as he ran into the house for some UV protection, Flo had to go to work.
Flo-flo: I can't believe I'm actually getting married.
The next day Gerralt was woken up by a phone call.
Gerralt: There is no Martha only Gerralt.
Gerralt: Oh, hi Elsbeth. You don't have a ghost problem this early in the day do you? Oh thats good, but why aren't you in class? You graduated already? Thats great.
Gerralt: Me? Well I got engaged.
Gerralt: Ow, you don't have to squeel so loud my hearings really good you know. The wedding is going to be tonight. Of course you can come, I've been to your house to get rid of ghost so many times it like your family. Or cursed.
That night Gerralt was very nervous. Do to the sun sensitive nature of some of the guest, the wedding was thrown late at night. Despite the late time all the guests showed up except one. Early in the morning the guests all left saying that Gerralt was a great host, they had just been hoping to see an actual wedding happen. Although thats a little hard to do when the bride doesn't show up.
An embarrassed Gerralt then cleaned up the mess from the party. Later that Morning as Gerralt was thinking of calling Flo, she rings his doorbell.
He lead her into the kitchen and took a box of plasma juice out of the fridge for her.
Gerralt: Its really embarassing you know, having a wedding without a bride.
Flo-flo: I'm sorry Gerralt. Work kept calling me even though I said I was getting married. I just couldn't imagine getting married in front of all your celebrity friends with my phone ringing off the hook. I don't know, I just got embarrassed and stressed out I think.
Gerralt: So you just went to work? Are you always going to run off to work for everything?
Flo-flo: Not any more. I quit.
Gerralt: Well, now what do we do?
Flo-flo stood up and walked over to Gerralt, holding up a ring.
Flo-flo: I have an idea. Why don't we get married? Just the two of us right here. No distractions and no one to be bothered by.
Gerralt: I really did work too hard to get you, just to back out now. But no more running off all the time.
Gerralt got out his own ring, that he had for the wedding.
Gerralt: Well then Miss Flo-flo. Will you be my wife, for me to love and cherish forever.
Flo-flo: No more running off. Your going to be stuck with me forever.
Gerralt: I can live quite happily with that.
Gerralt was very happy indeed at being a married man.
Gerralt: I finally have this woman all to myself.
Flo-flo: Look at him. He's just so cute mooning over the fact he's married.
Since there where no wedding guests to entertain. Gerralt and Flo where able to get to the wedding night fun.
Since she fulfilled one dream that every girl has, Flo decided it was time to fulfill another. To be a movie star, or to direct them in Flo's case.
Flo-flo: No matter what, this will be a less stressful job then being a mixologist. I should still be able to spend a lot of time with my husband.
Gerralt was over the moon about finally being a married man.
The expansion of his little shack was another added bonus.
Flo didn't bring much to the household, a mere 1,000. It was enough though for Gerralt to add a living room and to buy a tv.
Flo-flo: Hmm I think I need a new look now that I'm married. Oh, and a wedding ring.
Since she was going to work with celebrities, Flo got herself a trendy new outfit in her favorite color.
Flo-flo: This should work to impress all those stars and the paparazzi.
Now that his love life was all worked out Gerralt was able to go to work with a clear head. He had a family now to take care of.
He just didn't know how much of a family that was. As the carpool for her first day of work showed up Flo-flo felt a little odd.
Flo-flo: Well it looks like I won't be going to work for a while. I suppose I should tell Gerralt the good news.
Gerralt: Oh, hi honey, I thought you where going to work today? Is something wrong?
Flo-flo: Well, you know how we just got the house added onto? Well I think it needs more work. Like a teddy bear or a crib or nursery or something.
Gerralt: Nursery? Does that mean your pregnant? We're going to have kids?
Gerralt: Good job!
Flo-flo: Good job? Thats it? That wasn't very romantic.
Gerralt: Hmm maybe I should have said something else. Good going? Nice Work? Way to go?
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This was a little later being updated then I wanted it to be. I've been sick this week and spent most of my time passed out in bed. :P My roommate was nice and bought me mandarin oranges for the vitamin C. They are really good, but juicy. I choked on some while writing this post actually. It hurt. :(
I had the hardest time getting Gerralt and Flo married. It was like she vanished the day after Gerralt asked her to go steady. haahaa