Chapter Seventeen:
Authors note: I know Frozen was released around Christmas (or it was in Australia) but in this fic it wasn't. It's still a couple of months until Christmas in this fic's timeline. I just couldn't think of another girly recent kids film.
It took hours to explain to Marla and Luca everything, but both Jedikiah and Stephen were unable to lie any longer to them. Marla and Luca wanted to see Roger, but Jedikiah was unsure. Every protocol dictated that after the report from the mind read, unless there were further questions either the prisoner got the cure or was disposed of. But Jedikiah had already gone through Roger's death once, and he could not do it again. So he assured them, that if everything went to plan, that he would bring Roger with him tomorrow afternoon when he dropped the kids off after work.
And so he did, Roger had begged for his powers but Jedikiah swiftly erased them as he pressed the plunger into Roger's neck. Stephen had been silent the whole time, and John only answered when he was asked a direct question. He wanted to help the boys, but he was unsure how.
Roger walked inside unsurely, looking around and stopping when his eyes found Marla and Luca. Marla closed the distance between them and slapped him hard across the face. Stephen snorted in humor as he walked past, heading towards his room.
Jedikiah followed him up, and looked at the three of them sitting in Stephen's room looking tired.
"Want to go see a movie?" Jedikiah offered, in an attempt to make them feel better. " Haven't gone to the cinemas for years, but I'm sure the one around the corner is still open."
They all looked at him in surprise and grins slowly appeared on their faces. Charlotte had a huge grin on her face looking at Stephen and John with hope. They all jumped up and followed Charlotte who ran down the stairs.
Roger who was talking with Luca near the front door, turned when they came down the stairs.
"Where are you going?" he demanded to know.
"We don't have to tell you," Stephen retorted.
"I am your father…" he began until Stephen cut him off with another punch to his jaw. He then swiftly walked out the front door closely followed by John and Charlotte. Jedikiah hesitated.
"If you want to fix things with him, you're going to have to try harder." He told Roger quietly before grabbing his coat and started jogging to catch up with the others.
They got to the cinema and were stumped. Because of Charlotte's age the only film they could see was Frozen. Charlotte looked excited, she had seen the previews for it a couple of days ago, and she had wanted to see it since. Jedikiah, Stephen and John tried to seem happy but she knew they would of preferred to see a guys movie. They went and found seats in the cinema. The movie had been out for a while, and the fact it was night meant the cinema was empty a part from them.
Once the part with Elsa revealing her powers happened and she was running from the castle, John and Stephen both started muttering under their breaths, insulting the people who had looked at Elsa in fear. They were all quiet again, until Elsa was chained in the cell by Hans causing Jedikiah started muttering about how much of a dick, Hans was.
Soon the movie was over and they were walking back home, with Charlotte laughing and dancing while singing the bits she had memorized of 'Let it go'. The guy's had smiles on their faces. Jedikiah made a mental note to take them to the cinema more often, watching Charlotte singing and John and Stephen smiling happily.