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Scarlet smiles a bit. "I don't know yet, that's why I'm asking you buddy. And Yes that does mean we're having a sleepover." she said while ruffling his hair. (@DrTrollinski)
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(@DrCompton - I don't want this post getting lost so many pages back so it's made hard to find. Sorry if the notifications are an inconvenience.)DrTrollinski said:Eric said nothing. ".. Then why didn't you just tell me that?" He looked more offended than anything else. "Yeah, I don't mind watching my little brother for a while, but there's a difference... You told me that you and her were going out shopping to get stuff for tonight, and some police radios. You come back, and there's no radios - That rang alarm bells for me, to be honest..." He bowed his head and sighed. ".. Dad--.. The whole reason I was so stressed during the month was because I was trying to make things work. I had to tell Carl not to keep asking Scarlet to move in with us, because she doesn't like that, and I know she doesn't - it's the whole reason why I tried to stop you from dropping the whole family scene on her as well... I just..." He sighed again and rubbed his face with both hands.
".. Over the month, we spent almost every morning together. All of us. We went and ate breakfast together, went to the park most days - You got to spend time with Scarlet, and I with Jenna. Carl got the benefit of it because we were all together, and there was that sense of normality right there. I was happy, you was happy... You got to know her over that month, dad... She opened up again after that incident, because I made sure that she didn't feel pressured by everything. It's not that I don't want her to move in with us, I'd love that, it's just that--.." He gulped strongly and blinked heavily - he took a long and shaky deep breath before speaking again. ".. I don't want a repeat of what happened last month... I know for a fact how much you like her, and you know how much I like Jenna--.. I just... You help me out with it as much as you can, and over the past month... It was nice to spend time together, you know? And when I got Carl off her back because he was pushing the whole 'mommy' thing on her a lot, apparently she appreciated it, and she was a lot happier to move at a speed where she had the chance to make a decision. Yeah, I was worried about you, because I was worried that you'd take my efforts the wrong way..." He slowly stood up and leaned against the wall. He quickly wiped his eyes and looked up at him. ".. I didn't want you to think that I was trying to keep you away from her. I liked sitting down and having a beer with you on the couch, dad... It let me see how things were changing, and to see you and everyone else being happier meant the world to me..."
He quickly wiped his eyes again. 'Don't cry. Don't cry.' He thought to himself. ".. Today, when you went out... I was fine with that, you know? Sure, I didn't really want to look after Carl because I had more stuff to do to get ready for tonight, it's just--.. When it comes to the point where me and Jenna have to bathe Carl and wash him when we're trying to get ready for something big, or just trying to sit down and have a chat with each other without him climbing all over us, it just gets to be too much, you know? I suspected it was something to do with you wanting to be alone with Scarlet, but it's the fact that you didn't tell me that that annoyed me more. I'm not a kid, I know that sometimes I act like I am, but... I told you you could tell me stuff - If you wanted to spend time with her, I'd have appreciated it if you said that... I had stuff to plan as well, dad... There's nothing I want more than for you to be happy and with Scarlet, and for Carl to have a stable life, but... I need time to do stuff that matters to me, as well..." He nodded slowly and looked down at the ground.
".. I'm sorry... I'm not trying to be a dick, but I think I've done a bad job of that so far." He took a deep breath again. (@DrCompton