Title: Unconscious Grace
Author: Liat
Disclaimer: not mine
Also found at:
A/N: Check out my non-slash story in the PG-13 area: titled Thick and Thin ~*~
Part 9:
~*~
"You knew about this? Why didn't you tell me?"
"What, was I supposed to just waltz up to you and say, "Well, hello! Isn't it lovely outside today? Did you know that our sons are involved"?"
Andy titled his head,
"Well, that's not exactly how I would have phrased it, but yes!"
Dr. Abbot scoffed,
"Please, Doctor. How would you have responded if I had done that, huh? You just would have thought I'd fallen off my rocker, or something."
Andy smirked,
"Harold, I'm sorry to inform you of this, but you fell off your rocker a long, long time ago."
Dr. Abbot scowled,
"Hey, who asked for your opinion? Anyway, I guess I was just in denial. Saying it aloud would have been acknowledging that it was indeed happening. I didn't want to deal with that just yet."
Andy shook his head, smiled up at Nina when she placed the plate of pancakes in front of him. Digging in, he said,
"Well, how long exactly has it been going on?"
Harold shrugged,
"I've known for a while now. Two months, maybe three. And who knows how long they were together before Rose and I found out."
Andy shook his head,
"I never thought he'd be so good at keeping a secret from me. Especially one this huge. And I thought we were making such good progress."
Harold snorted, sipping his coffee,
"You're telling me. Bright was never able to hide anything from me. He was like a gossiping little 4th grade girl! No one ever trusted him with any secrets. I don't know how he managed to keep this from.everyone. Even Amy doesn't know. Colin, either. It's incredible."
Andy shook his head again, chewing thoughtfully.
"That does explain all the pictures, though. And why they suddenly became inseparable. They used to hate each other. Talk about an about-face."
Harold glanced at Andy out of the corner of his eye as he set his coffee cup down and set aside the newspaper he had been attempting to read before Andy had walked in.
"I suggest you get over it, because I couldn't do anything about it. I doubt you'll be able to. Once he fixes his mind on something, Bright doesn't change it. He's a stubborn boy, I'll hand him that."
Andy smirked,
"Wonder where he got that from."
Harold tilted his head, gazed up at the ceiling,
"Rose does tend to be a little bit stubborn some times."
Andy laughed,
"Oh, right, I'm sure he got it from Rose."
Harold turned to pierce Andy with a hard glare,
"What exactly are you implying, Doctor?"
Andy smiled innocently,
"Why, Harold, I'm not trying to imply anything. I'm flat-out stating that you are the most stubborn person I have ever met. And I've met a lot of people."
Harold rolled his eyes, scoffed,
"Please. I'm no more stubborn than you are."
Andy shrugged,
"That may be, but Bright definitely got his stubbornness from you. Rose is a pushover compared to you."
Harold frowned, pushed his coffee mug away and slid off his stool. With a mock bow, he said,
"It's not that I don't enjoy our ritualistic verbal sparing, Doctor, but I do have patients that I need to attend to, so good day." He turned the bar, "Nina."
Andy shook his head, watching Harold leave. With a sigh, he turned back to Nina.
"I swear, he's so much like Edna it scares me."
Nina smile while she cleared away some dishes,
"If you value your hide, you wont ever tell that to either of them."
Andy smiled as he slapped a few bills on the counter and stood up.
"Good advice. Thanks, Nina."
"Have a good day, Andy."
"You too. I'll pick Delia up at 5."
With a nod, Nina turned away and Andy left Mama Joy's.
TBC.
Author: Liat
Disclaimer: not mine
Also found at:
A/N: Check out my non-slash story in the PG-13 area: titled Thick and Thin ~*~
Part 9:
~*~
"You knew about this? Why didn't you tell me?"
"What, was I supposed to just waltz up to you and say, "Well, hello! Isn't it lovely outside today? Did you know that our sons are involved"?"
Andy titled his head,
"Well, that's not exactly how I would have phrased it, but yes!"
Dr. Abbot scoffed,
"Please, Doctor. How would you have responded if I had done that, huh? You just would have thought I'd fallen off my rocker, or something."
Andy smirked,
"Harold, I'm sorry to inform you of this, but you fell off your rocker a long, long time ago."
Dr. Abbot scowled,
"Hey, who asked for your opinion? Anyway, I guess I was just in denial. Saying it aloud would have been acknowledging that it was indeed happening. I didn't want to deal with that just yet."
Andy shook his head, smiled up at Nina when she placed the plate of pancakes in front of him. Digging in, he said,
"Well, how long exactly has it been going on?"
Harold shrugged,
"I've known for a while now. Two months, maybe three. And who knows how long they were together before Rose and I found out."
Andy shook his head,
"I never thought he'd be so good at keeping a secret from me. Especially one this huge. And I thought we were making such good progress."
Harold snorted, sipping his coffee,
"You're telling me. Bright was never able to hide anything from me. He was like a gossiping little 4th grade girl! No one ever trusted him with any secrets. I don't know how he managed to keep this from.everyone. Even Amy doesn't know. Colin, either. It's incredible."
Andy shook his head again, chewing thoughtfully.
"That does explain all the pictures, though. And why they suddenly became inseparable. They used to hate each other. Talk about an about-face."
Harold glanced at Andy out of the corner of his eye as he set his coffee cup down and set aside the newspaper he had been attempting to read before Andy had walked in.
"I suggest you get over it, because I couldn't do anything about it. I doubt you'll be able to. Once he fixes his mind on something, Bright doesn't change it. He's a stubborn boy, I'll hand him that."
Andy smirked,
"Wonder where he got that from."
Harold tilted his head, gazed up at the ceiling,
"Rose does tend to be a little bit stubborn some times."
Andy laughed,
"Oh, right, I'm sure he got it from Rose."
Harold turned to pierce Andy with a hard glare,
"What exactly are you implying, Doctor?"
Andy smiled innocently,
"Why, Harold, I'm not trying to imply anything. I'm flat-out stating that you are the most stubborn person I have ever met. And I've met a lot of people."
Harold rolled his eyes, scoffed,
"Please. I'm no more stubborn than you are."
Andy shrugged,
"That may be, but Bright definitely got his stubbornness from you. Rose is a pushover compared to you."
Harold frowned, pushed his coffee mug away and slid off his stool. With a mock bow, he said,
"It's not that I don't enjoy our ritualistic verbal sparing, Doctor, but I do have patients that I need to attend to, so good day." He turned the bar, "Nina."
Andy shook his head, watching Harold leave. With a sigh, he turned back to Nina.
"I swear, he's so much like Edna it scares me."
Nina smile while she cleared away some dishes,
"If you value your hide, you wont ever tell that to either of them."
Andy smiled as he slapped a few bills on the counter and stood up.
"Good advice. Thanks, Nina."
"Have a good day, Andy."
"You too. I'll pick Delia up at 5."
With a nod, Nina turned away and Andy left Mama Joy's.
TBC.