1 Starting Over-10
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Few years after college. This is an AU.
Authors' note: This story is told from each of the characters' points of view. This may start out weird. But never fear, I'm a dreamer all the way (
1.1 Max
I can honestly say I've never been so shocked in my life. Daniel obviously didn't like his father.
"Daniel?" He says quietly reaching out to take him from me.
"No, go away." He yells in French.
"Daniel apologize." I answer sharply in French. I thought I would never need to use it again.
"Why, Max." He looks at me almost in tears.
"Never mind. Are going to say hi?" I ask again.
"No." He says and puts his head on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry." I say to a man that doesn't deserve it.
"Well he has to come to me, I'm his father." He said once again reaching for him. This time I take a step back.
"Who are you to take my son from me?" He asks glaring at me.
"Go away Ethan." Daniel says looking up.
"What?" We both say.
"You can't just go away for a week and expect him to be all happy that you're here." I say.
"I do it all the time." He says in a menacing tone. I now take the time to size him up. And he is visibly taller than I. Life sucks.
I didn't hear or see Liz come up behind us, but Daniel did.
"Mommy!" he shouted and reached for her.
Both Ethan and I turned around.
"Ah, Elizabeth I've been meaning to talk to you." He says trying to step around me. I take a step to the side and Liz takes a step back.
"What do you want Ethan?" She says in a deathly calm voice.
"I came to talk to you." He said.
"Well, first I'd like to introduce you to someone. Ethan, this is Max Evans, my friend and lawyer, Max, this is Ethan, my soon to be Ex-husband." She said in the same tone.
"Pleasure." Max said shooting death glares at him.
"Same here." Ethan said, all pleasantness gone from his face.
"Well, I'll let you two talk." Max said taking Daniel from Liz.
"Wait Max, I want you to stay." She said desperately.
"What about Daniel? You don't want him here do you?" I ask her.
"No, but I don't want to face him alone Max." She said.
"Ok, why don't we have a meeting at my office tomorrow. Do not say anything to him Liz." He said. "In case he fights for custody, which I doubt, he will use anything he can." I warn in a whisper.
"Let him see Daniel for a minute. He'll tire of him soon, and it will help me get custody." Liz said. I wonder how much she was saying to keep herself calm.
"Perfect. I'll be in the room filing through some papers that I need to keep up with. I'll see you later. Good luck." I say and on impulse kiss her forehead and walk out of the room.
1.2 Liz
Of all time he decides to come here he chooses now. I wonder if it has anything to do with the papers that I sent him, which he should have received yesterday. This is going to be weird.
"I see your more than friends." He said idly. Acting like he's watching Daniel.
"No, not at the moment." I inform him, wishing I could tell Ethan that we were more than friends.
"You never let me kiss you on your forehead." He looked at me with an evil glare.
"That's because I didn't want you too."
"Why?"
"Because it's a gesture made between friends."
"I deserved that." He looks at me.
I set Daniel down on the ground and he tries to run after Max.
"Where are you going?" Ethan stoops down and picks up Daniel.
"To find Max." He deliberately answers in French since Ethan doesn't understand a word of it.
"What did he say?" He looks at me.
"He wants to go find Max." I shrug.
"Why?"
"Because he likes Max." I say.
"He doesn't want to be with his father?" He looks at Daniel.
"The question is does his father want to be with him?" I ask folding my arms watching Daniel struggle, fruitlessly, to get to the ground wondering what kind of damage it was doing to his rib. "Maybe you should set him down." I say.
"Fine, I'll see you tomorrow, Elizabeth." He sets him down and walks out of the room, not even bothering to say good-bye to Daniel.
"Can we go see Max now?" Daniel asks with his hands in the air.
"Yes." I said. Deciding that when we took Daniel home tonight that I would talk with Max.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Few years after college. This is an AU.
Authors' note: This story is told from each of the characters' points of view. This may start out weird. But never fear, I'm a dreamer all the way (
1.1 Max
I can honestly say I've never been so shocked in my life. Daniel obviously didn't like his father.
"Daniel?" He says quietly reaching out to take him from me.
"No, go away." He yells in French.
"Daniel apologize." I answer sharply in French. I thought I would never need to use it again.
"Why, Max." He looks at me almost in tears.
"Never mind. Are going to say hi?" I ask again.
"No." He says and puts his head on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry." I say to a man that doesn't deserve it.
"Well he has to come to me, I'm his father." He said once again reaching for him. This time I take a step back.
"Who are you to take my son from me?" He asks glaring at me.
"Go away Ethan." Daniel says looking up.
"What?" We both say.
"You can't just go away for a week and expect him to be all happy that you're here." I say.
"I do it all the time." He says in a menacing tone. I now take the time to size him up. And he is visibly taller than I. Life sucks.
I didn't hear or see Liz come up behind us, but Daniel did.
"Mommy!" he shouted and reached for her.
Both Ethan and I turned around.
"Ah, Elizabeth I've been meaning to talk to you." He says trying to step around me. I take a step to the side and Liz takes a step back.
"What do you want Ethan?" She says in a deathly calm voice.
"I came to talk to you." He said.
"Well, first I'd like to introduce you to someone. Ethan, this is Max Evans, my friend and lawyer, Max, this is Ethan, my soon to be Ex-husband." She said in the same tone.
"Pleasure." Max said shooting death glares at him.
"Same here." Ethan said, all pleasantness gone from his face.
"Well, I'll let you two talk." Max said taking Daniel from Liz.
"Wait Max, I want you to stay." She said desperately.
"What about Daniel? You don't want him here do you?" I ask her.
"No, but I don't want to face him alone Max." She said.
"Ok, why don't we have a meeting at my office tomorrow. Do not say anything to him Liz." He said. "In case he fights for custody, which I doubt, he will use anything he can." I warn in a whisper.
"Let him see Daniel for a minute. He'll tire of him soon, and it will help me get custody." Liz said. I wonder how much she was saying to keep herself calm.
"Perfect. I'll be in the room filing through some papers that I need to keep up with. I'll see you later. Good luck." I say and on impulse kiss her forehead and walk out of the room.
1.2 Liz
Of all time he decides to come here he chooses now. I wonder if it has anything to do with the papers that I sent him, which he should have received yesterday. This is going to be weird.
"I see your more than friends." He said idly. Acting like he's watching Daniel.
"No, not at the moment." I inform him, wishing I could tell Ethan that we were more than friends.
"You never let me kiss you on your forehead." He looked at me with an evil glare.
"That's because I didn't want you too."
"Why?"
"Because it's a gesture made between friends."
"I deserved that." He looks at me.
I set Daniel down on the ground and he tries to run after Max.
"Where are you going?" Ethan stoops down and picks up Daniel.
"To find Max." He deliberately answers in French since Ethan doesn't understand a word of it.
"What did he say?" He looks at me.
"He wants to go find Max." I shrug.
"Why?"
"Because he likes Max." I say.
"He doesn't want to be with his father?" He looks at Daniel.
"The question is does his father want to be with him?" I ask folding my arms watching Daniel struggle, fruitlessly, to get to the ground wondering what kind of damage it was doing to his rib. "Maybe you should set him down." I say.
"Fine, I'll see you tomorrow, Elizabeth." He sets him down and walks out of the room, not even bothering to say good-bye to Daniel.
"Can we go see Max now?" Daniel asks with his hands in the air.
"Yes." I said. Deciding that when we took Daniel home tonight that I would talk with Max.