When my mother threatened I'd have kids like me, I thought she'd meant hard partying.
( But that's how he'd been when she'd threatened that with a smile. She always loved him, even when he was a cad. Give him a second and then he settles himself back into his chair and sets his phone down. )
Just another set of circumstances I can't keep my kids from. William gets kidnapped ( or has these high profile break-ups ) and Mia gets activated. I thought she wasn't ready, to marry J.J. I wasn't ready for her to marry J.J., but. The world keeps happening to my kids. Is this what my mother feels like?
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( Seriously. )
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[She tips her head back against the wall.]
He's tied up in something else. I'm gonna stay with him.
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( You two and your ultimatums. )
What's he tied up in?
( WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH HIS CHILDREN? )
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Oh, you're going to have to talk to him about that.
[Mostly because she doesn't have all the details and it's William's turn to squirm.]
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Nice set up. He's not coming home any time soon, is he?
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[So it depends on who he meets at the bar.]
But I said I'd text him when I'm done so I'll let him know you want to talk to him.
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( Mia. )
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[That home.]
I don't know. What he's wrapped himself up in, I think it's only just starting.
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( He's not. )
I know this is coming from me, but I just want you safe. And if not, safe, then available. That's all I ask.
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[Because she's her mother's daughter and she knows the value of having a network of burner phones.]
Promise. And I am sorry, Dad.
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( Both. Just in case. But. )
I know, Mia. I love you.
( When he's done the phone call, he brings down the phone and turns back to Laurel 2.0, brings a hand up and just -- )
This is what I get.
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Shocked that your children stepped into their father's footsteps?
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( But that's how he'd been when she'd threatened that with a smile. She always loved him, even when he was a cad. Give him a second and then he settles himself back into his chair and sets his phone down. )
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[She reaches over and rubs his shoulders as he does, giving him a chance to settle in and relax.]
Is Mia okay?
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( So. Take that. And run with it because he is still wrapping his head around. )
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[Not the words Laurel was expecting to hear today.]
That sounds complicated.
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[She shifts in closer, brushing her thumb against the nape of his neck.]
But the world happens to everyone's kids. It just hits some people harder than others.
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( Is that what it's called? )
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But I could reach out to Sara. See if she knows what rock Constantine is hiding under these days.
[Do they have any other magic friends?]
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( That's Constantine for you.
He takes her hand in his hands, kisses it and rests his forehead against it. )
I owe William a call, but, if I speak to him, I may just drag him back myself. Both of them.
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[But that being said.]
Then do you want to shake down the wizard, and I'll handle dealing with your oldest?
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( ... Much. )
But, William likes you. You didn't let me ground him when I caught him at a club at 17.
( Oh but he wanted to. )
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[It's for the best that way. She leans in to kiss him softly before pulling back with a nod.]
You find Constantine, see what he knows. I will talk to William.
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And, if we don't agree with what William is doing, and Mia's part in it?
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