Friends Only-Filtered away from the kids

[father_peter]

Today I was told that my daughter only exsists because Katherine was afraid she'd lose me after I caught her cheating. Of course, big dummy that I am, I wasn't really going to leave her (I've made that particular mistake twice now...marvel at my stupidity) but she was so afraid that she stopped taking her birth control pills to try and get pregnant to keep me there.

Wonderful, isn't it?

But the very fact that Katherine admitted that to me actually made me feel better. Not because of what she did, but because she's changed enough that she can see what she did as a bad thing. And she trusts me enough to tell me. That's pretty astounding progress from hissing obscenities when I walk into a room, I think.

And really, I don't care how Lydia came about. I'm just damn glad she's here.

Comments

[in-spectre-mors.livejournal.com]

I suppose this just has to be a case of the doing the best we can with the hand we've been dealt. Things seem to have come to a point where we can say they turned out for the best. Katherine is picking herself up, you have a beautiful daughter, and you found a wonderful woman with whom you can raise a remarkable family. What Katherine did back then was utterly reprehensible, but at this juncture, the past is probably best left just there - in the past.

By the way, I'm at Victoria Lane, and we're composing a song about incidental donuts. It's a weird and wacky place.

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much what I was feeling. I think it's better than hitting the bottle and swearing at my own shoes for ten hours straight.

That does sound weird and wacky. And now, incidently, I want a donut...

[in-spectre-mors.livejournal.com]

A remarkably good point. Your shoes don't deserve that.

I'm sure no one would at all object to you popping round tomorrow morning for coffee and donuts. We can discuss how the night's vigil and / or snoozing went.

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

Well they do when one hides and I can't find it and then it's in the dryer...

I'll be there. Thank you, Adrian.

[in-spectre-mors.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, Peter. But... how did you end up with one shoe in the dryer...?

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

That's what I'd like to know!

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

Hee heeehehhehehee!

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

Thomas! You know you had me imagining beings that stole one shoe and not the other, just to drive humans crazy. Like...left shoe gnomes or something!

Which is probably much more my issue than it is yours.

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

I am so not touching that with a twelve foot pole.

Or your left shoe.

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

I rather think that's for the best. (They're after me, Thomas)

[empress-tasha.livejournal.com]

i think captain jim is the more likely suspect than the left shoe gnomes. the gnomes are more into the dishwasher.

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

Tasha!!

Now I'm imagining him crawling out of the computer and like...inching across the floor with his twisted, fake, pixel smile fixed firmly on his face. And do you know what is in his heart? Murder is in his heart.

No good can come from this!

Wolverine will protect me.

[empress-tasha.livejournal.com]

...

that has got to be made into a movie. i love it. x-men 4: the monkey-face murders.

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

Psst. Erm...if it does get made into a movie, can Wolverine give me a kiss. Because that surly thing he does...it's nice.

[empress-tasha.livejournal.com]

i'll make sure it's worked into the script. i'm sure hugh jackman will agree. he seems a very open fellow.

hee!

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

My heart is all aflutter!

[ghost-within.livejournal.com]

Awwwww!! It's wuv!

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

Yes it is!

[in-spectre-mors.livejournal.com]

Oh, Thomas. How I love you.

But if I ever find a shoe in my dryer, I'm going to be looking squarely at you, mister.

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

I love you too!

I'll have to find somewhere else for it!

[in-spectre-mors.livejournal.com]

I have no doubt you'll be creative!