Louis frowned as he dug around in the supply cabinets, looking for
something else to put on Elmer's neck. He'd found several cloves of garlic
easily enough but there had to be something that would also help. Now what
had he heard was good for repelling vampires.
He shook his head a moment later as it hit him what he had been thinking. He couldn't believe that he was now thinking of vampires as if they were real when only a few hours ago he would have dismissed the supernatural completely. Wasn't that what the entire Keepers group was about, after all, dismissing the supernatural? Of course, now that he thought about it, the Keepers had been Jesse's idea and since he apparently did have some sort of magical power.... Okay, apparently his magical power could be dismissed pretty easily though according to his former teachers so it probably didn't contradict the Keepers thing very much. With another shake of his head and a slight laugh, he started to leave the kitchen and head back for the sleep lab, garlic in hand.
As he started to leave, his thoughts turned to the situation in the sleep lab, to his son, Lona and that baby. He stopped and sat down in the nearest chair instead as the current situation hit him fully once more. He had tried not to think about it while tending to Lona but now.... He had always had a feeling that Elmer's feelings for Lona were much more than a crush although he had always tried to convince himself that he wasn't really serious about her. He hadn't wanted to see Elmer get hurt. He hadn't managed to protect Elmer from any other hurts, after all. The least he felt he could do was to protect him from that one.
Elmer getting hurt, that was the one thing that was causing a problem with him fully and wholeheartedly embracing the situation with Elmer and his claim that he was the baby's father. He couldn't see any way that could be possible, at least not unless the laws of biology had been changed without someone thinking to notify him. After all, Lona had never shown any signs of returning Elmer's affections and she definitely hadn't nine months before. The only thing that he could think of was that either the father had hurt Lona or had abandoned her and the baby. If the father had walked out on her, he could definitely see Elmer deciding on an impulse to claim fatherhood, especially with what he had been through with Emma abandoning him as a child. Louis shook his head as he thought of that. He still had a hard time with that, with how he could still love Emma even after she had hurt his sons so much.
Louis didn't even want to think of how his son would have reacted if he found out that the father had hurt Lona although given the fact that she had apparently kept the pregnancy a secret, he had to admit that it was a very good possibility that that's what had happened. He shuddered slightly as he thought about it. Lona was a good friend, had been there for him when Edgar died, had always tried to be supportive. She hadn't even been halfway as harsh with Elmer as he knew she could have been. The very thought that someone could have hurt her enraged him and definitely made him want to go along with Elmer's claim to be the baby's father.
Okay, he might not have provided the best example in the world but he knew that his son would be a good father, one that any child would be lucky to have. Even after how much he had been hurt, Elmer still had so much love that he was just trying so hard to find someone to share it with. Louis shook his head ruefully as he thought of that. He didn't think it had ever occurred to Lona exactly how serious Elmer's feelings towards her were.
He wanted to go along with things, no one could imagine how much he wanted to go along with things. He knew that Elmer would be a good father and finally having someone who would love him for who he was would probably be the best thing to ever happen to his son. He loved Lona too and although he would never let either her or Elmer know it, deep down he had been a bit sad that she didn't feel the same way about his son. When Elmer had tricked Lona into coming for Christmas, it had been their best holiday since Edgar had died. Normally, Elmer either spent Christmas being as quite as possible so he wouldn't be noticed or bouncing around hoping for some sort of attention. The Christmas with Lona though, he didn't know why but it seemed like everything had just happened perfectly.
'You could have that again, you know.' a voice whispered softly inside his head. 'Just forget the doubts about the baby and accept things.
You think last Christmas was nice? Wouldn't it be even better to have Christmas with a grandchild?'
Louis wanted to listen but there was a problem in letting himself give in to his desire. If Elmer wasn't the father, what if Lona decided to cut off contact between him and the baby once she was back on her feet and sure that she could manage things independently once more? If he went along with things and let his son fall in love with that baby only to lose it, if he let himself fall in love with the baby....
'Coward.' the voice taunted in response his thoughts.
Okay, maybe it was the coward's way but how could he justify exposing his son to anymore pain if it could be avoided? Elmer had just been hurt so much. If he could talk to Lona or arrange to do some sort of DNA test.... As he thought of that, the idea begin to blossom in his mind.
DNA tests weren't hard to do now. All he would need was a swab from the baby and....
'Wouldn't let your son know what you're thinking if I were you.' a voice said and Louis looked up to see the anteater suddenly poking his head out from behind one of the large hospital freezers.
"What are you doing down here?" he demanded as he glared at the animal. He still wasn't sure exactly what that thing was.
'Packing a few things.' Antubis informed him. 'As for the baby, I wouldn't tell your son that you're thinking he isn't the father, not if you want to keep him speaking to you. Besides, I saw the conception myself.
He's definitely to blame.' When Antubis noticed the shocked look on Louis's face, he continued. 'If you want, I'll be happy to tell you all about it.'
He shook his head a moment later as it hit him what he had been thinking. He couldn't believe that he was now thinking of vampires as if they were real when only a few hours ago he would have dismissed the supernatural completely. Wasn't that what the entire Keepers group was about, after all, dismissing the supernatural? Of course, now that he thought about it, the Keepers had been Jesse's idea and since he apparently did have some sort of magical power.... Okay, apparently his magical power could be dismissed pretty easily though according to his former teachers so it probably didn't contradict the Keepers thing very much. With another shake of his head and a slight laugh, he started to leave the kitchen and head back for the sleep lab, garlic in hand.
As he started to leave, his thoughts turned to the situation in the sleep lab, to his son, Lona and that baby. He stopped and sat down in the nearest chair instead as the current situation hit him fully once more. He had tried not to think about it while tending to Lona but now.... He had always had a feeling that Elmer's feelings for Lona were much more than a crush although he had always tried to convince himself that he wasn't really serious about her. He hadn't wanted to see Elmer get hurt. He hadn't managed to protect Elmer from any other hurts, after all. The least he felt he could do was to protect him from that one.
Elmer getting hurt, that was the one thing that was causing a problem with him fully and wholeheartedly embracing the situation with Elmer and his claim that he was the baby's father. He couldn't see any way that could be possible, at least not unless the laws of biology had been changed without someone thinking to notify him. After all, Lona had never shown any signs of returning Elmer's affections and she definitely hadn't nine months before. The only thing that he could think of was that either the father had hurt Lona or had abandoned her and the baby. If the father had walked out on her, he could definitely see Elmer deciding on an impulse to claim fatherhood, especially with what he had been through with Emma abandoning him as a child. Louis shook his head as he thought of that. He still had a hard time with that, with how he could still love Emma even after she had hurt his sons so much.
Louis didn't even want to think of how his son would have reacted if he found out that the father had hurt Lona although given the fact that she had apparently kept the pregnancy a secret, he had to admit that it was a very good possibility that that's what had happened. He shuddered slightly as he thought about it. Lona was a good friend, had been there for him when Edgar died, had always tried to be supportive. She hadn't even been halfway as harsh with Elmer as he knew she could have been. The very thought that someone could have hurt her enraged him and definitely made him want to go along with Elmer's claim to be the baby's father.
Okay, he might not have provided the best example in the world but he knew that his son would be a good father, one that any child would be lucky to have. Even after how much he had been hurt, Elmer still had so much love that he was just trying so hard to find someone to share it with. Louis shook his head ruefully as he thought of that. He didn't think it had ever occurred to Lona exactly how serious Elmer's feelings towards her were.
He wanted to go along with things, no one could imagine how much he wanted to go along with things. He knew that Elmer would be a good father and finally having someone who would love him for who he was would probably be the best thing to ever happen to his son. He loved Lona too and although he would never let either her or Elmer know it, deep down he had been a bit sad that she didn't feel the same way about his son. When Elmer had tricked Lona into coming for Christmas, it had been their best holiday since Edgar had died. Normally, Elmer either spent Christmas being as quite as possible so he wouldn't be noticed or bouncing around hoping for some sort of attention. The Christmas with Lona though, he didn't know why but it seemed like everything had just happened perfectly.
'You could have that again, you know.' a voice whispered softly inside his head. 'Just forget the doubts about the baby and accept things.
You think last Christmas was nice? Wouldn't it be even better to have Christmas with a grandchild?'
Louis wanted to listen but there was a problem in letting himself give in to his desire. If Elmer wasn't the father, what if Lona decided to cut off contact between him and the baby once she was back on her feet and sure that she could manage things independently once more? If he went along with things and let his son fall in love with that baby only to lose it, if he let himself fall in love with the baby....
'Coward.' the voice taunted in response his thoughts.
Okay, maybe it was the coward's way but how could he justify exposing his son to anymore pain if it could be avoided? Elmer had just been hurt so much. If he could talk to Lona or arrange to do some sort of DNA test.... As he thought of that, the idea begin to blossom in his mind.
DNA tests weren't hard to do now. All he would need was a swab from the baby and....
'Wouldn't let your son know what you're thinking if I were you.' a voice said and Louis looked up to see the anteater suddenly poking his head out from behind one of the large hospital freezers.
"What are you doing down here?" he demanded as he glared at the animal. He still wasn't sure exactly what that thing was.
'Packing a few things.' Antubis informed him. 'As for the baby, I wouldn't tell your son that you're thinking he isn't the father, not if you want to keep him speaking to you. Besides, I saw the conception myself.
He's definitely to blame.' When Antubis noticed the shocked look on Louis's face, he continued. 'If you want, I'll be happy to tell you all about it.'