Dara Fraser: *within the first few rings she answers the phone* h'lo?

Aerin Thomas: "Hey, you." His voice is soft, and carrying a hint of apology already. "How are you doing?"

Dara Fraser: Im.....fine....*she sounds confused by his tone outright* whats wrong?

Aerin Thomas: He sighs a bit. "Well, part of why I called was to apologize for the other night. It was...inappropriate of me to lash out at Gavriil in front of you. It couldn't have been easy. And for that, I apologize."

Dara Fraser: *sighing softly, he can hear that tonguering click softly a few times* its....thats alright.....I know you guys an temper an all that...so.....dont worry bout it....y'had good reason in y'mind f'blowin up like that....

Aerin Thomas: "I felt I did...but it's not the point. There's a time and a place, and that wasn't it." He takes a deep breath and sighs again. "Anyway...enough of that. I was wondering if maybe you wanted to get together tonight and hang out a bit."

Dara Fraser: sure.....I um......aerin? I gotta talk to ya when I see ya...ok? not...sure what it is but...might be important, so....need ta tell ya...jes incase....*you can just see her fidgeting on the other end of the line*

Aerin Thomas: Just the slightest pause there. "Sure, Dara. No problem. Is this a conversation for private ears?"

Dara Fraser: yeah.....yeah definately.....private ears.....bout somethin that happened last night

Dara Fraser: was actually gonna call you bout it, but.....y'got me first, so....

Aerin Thomas: "No problem. You have a place you'd prefer? We can hang out here at my place, if you want."

Dara Fraser: your place is fine...thats cool

Aerin Thomas: "Perfect. I'll see you in a few...unless you want me to come pick you up, which is fine."

Dara Fraser: naw, Ive got the transpo thing down pat.....be there in a few

Aerin Thomas: "Awesome. See you then." *Click*

Dara Fraser: *its not too terribly long before she makes her way there, knocking on the door once she reaches it*

Aerin Thomas: He rises and makes his way to the door, opening it up. The Garou is dressed in a casual look for today...tank top and jeans. He smiles at Dara and steps for ward to give her a hug, if she's willing. "Hey, you."

Dara Fraser: heyas, how doin?*shes willing, and returns the hug, maybe a little nervous*

Aerin Thomas: "I'm...well, okay, really. I've been worse." He smiles to her and shuts the door, moving into the living room and the adjoining kitchen. "Michelle and Annette are gone...not gone, but sent up to Gaia's Hand where I can help them there. Which is good...but still, things are suddenly less crowded. Good and bad. Can I get you something to drink?"

Dara Fraser: thats got to be weird, huh?

Dara Fraser: um...sure......water, I guess...you..dont wanna gimme something with sugar or caffeine if Im gonna talk*chuckling softly*

Aerin Thomas: "Yeah, it is pretty wierd," he says with a little chuckle. "It's gonna make it really odd when we move into our house, though. It'll be really quiet." He gets a bottle of water from the fridge and then pours himself a tall Scotch. Both are brought out of the kitchen, the water handed over.

Dara Fraser: that good a day huh?*noting the bottle of scotch*

Aerin Thomas: "Every day is that good a day," he says with a slight smirk. He crosses the short distahnce to the couch and sits down. "So what's up?"

Dara Fraser: weeell...*her tongue brieflyplays with the lipring before she takes a deep breath and sighs it out* last night I....was in battery.....few others were there....lucien, bliss, jez......*chewing her lip for a moment* gavril at some point......alex too....and some other lady.....didnt really know who she was though

Aerin Thomas: He frowns a little bit, and nods slightly. "All right. Whar happened next?"

Dara Fraser: um.....well.....jo...jocelyn showed up.....she...mentioned that hes dead......and....got me in a real mood.....an jes...kinda curled up there.....an she started to leave...s'when alex showed up, came over to me t'make sure I was ok, lucien walks over then.....the others leave except for gav..who um......walks over...asks me t'walk with him.....an talk...

Aerin Thomas: His brows furrow, though there's less tension then more of a 'the plot thickens' look, like he's mulling something over in his mind. "Ahhh."

Dara Fraser: so..I go talk t'him, an.....get in an even 'better'(obviously sarcastically said) mood....an....well alex an lucien are wonderin whas up...lucien tells me ta give a call, meet em after Im done......so once gav leaves I call lucien, head ta a bar nearby ta meet alex an him.....an..they buy me some alcohol....had a drink or two....an..questions were asked.....bout joce...an alex started gettin.....yknow.......not so happy smiley

Dara Fraser: lucien figured we'd better head to some other more private place, so..we did.....alex was....yknow...ticked....all...yellin an ready to punch things an growlin.....lucien even, um.....was gettin jumpy an stepped t'between me an alex...jes incase...tho...afterwards alex said he wasnt angry at me or nothin......apologized t'me....

Aerin Thomas: His brow furrows even further...jaw setting a bit. "He...got angry over the situation with..." A sigh, and he shakes his head disgustedly. "Oh, for fuck's..."

Dara Fraser: yeeah....which is...why I figgered Id better...yknow.....tell ya bout it....

Dara Fraser: was all kindsa curlin up ta mel when he came to tha hotel room where three of us talked

Aerin Thomas: "That explains why he left me a fucking voice mail that just said..." He takes a deep breath to calm himself. "Shit. He can't possibly...motherfucker..."

Dara Fraser: Im sorry aerin....I shoulda jes said nothin*chewing her lip hard now, sipping at her water*

Dara Fraser: (nothin to 'em)

Aerin Thomas: "No, no." He shakes his head. "You're not at fault, Dara. Alex just needs to learn to keep his nose out of matters the moron doesn't understand. Fucking arrogant, dumb Simba."

Dara Fraser: yeah but...I made life more difficult now......I jes....I dont....I dont want anythin happenin...to...to what I got now.....*fidgeting with her glass* yknow....considerin who mel's kin to an all....*chewing on her lip slowly*

Aerin Thomas: He purses his lips, then smiles and reaches out to touch her shoulder briefly. "Trust me, Dara. You're not going to be losing anything."

Dara Fraser: *she takes a deep breath, letting it out slowly before she nods* hope not....um.....s....speakin of which....d'ya know , um...ifn theres any way....yknow....t'tell whether or not *her cheeks pink up decently now, sipping hte water witha vengeance for a moment* t'tell whether or not summun can...yknow....still...have kids an stuff?

Aerin Thomas: "Whether someone is fertile or not, you mean? In general?"

Dara Fraser: well......yeah..I guess...*fidget fidget*

Aerin Thomas: "Not...off the top of my head, no." He smiles at her gently and lowers his tone a bit, becoming softer and warmer. "You don't need to be nervous, Dara. I promise." ((Rolling Cha+Emp to set her mind at ease a bit: Aerin Rhomas [PB 3]: d10: Cha+Emp: 7,5,6,3,5,2,8,))

Dara Fraser: Im tryin not ta be...jes......never thought I could an....never thought bout it sides that, so.....*chewing her lip again, sighing softly*

Aerin Thomas: "I can't tell all that well myself, no." He shakes his head. "I may be able to find someone who could, though."

Dara Fraser: oh...ok....*giving an odd sort of nervous grin thats eased for the calming tones he speaks with*

Dara Fraser: thank you

Aerin Thomas: "Of course, hon." He nods a little bit. "You know that anything I can do, I will. Right?"

Dara Fraser: thank you aerin....*smiling a little more, finishing off her water before nodding* I know....guess...Im just nervous about the idea in general is all.....dunno how you an eddie an carrie(caroline) do it......

Aerin Thomas: "Do what? Be a parent?"

Dara Fraser: *nodding gently*

Aerin Thomas: His smile fades...doesn't vanish, just becomes more faint somehow, and he looks down. "I...to be honest, Dara, I wonder if I do any decently at all."

Dara Fraser: whaat?*that gets an odd confused look from her*....how so?

Aerin Thomas: He closes his eyes. "I took her away from the only mother she'll ever know, Dara. And for what? To be shuttled off to Gaia's Hand where I don't get to spend any decent time with her?"

Dara Fraser: so....go out there? you guys are movin right? heard bliss say somethin bout it......

Aerin Thomas: "Yeah." He nods a little. "That's the plan. I just..." He takes a deep breath. "I shouldn't have taken her from them. She'd...be safer there."

Dara Fraser: them.....y'mean...her?*setting down her glass, she scoots closer over to aerin, actually 'offering' her hair to ruffle(since everyone does it anyways anymore*G*), leaning against him gently if he lets her*

Aerin Thomas: He does let her, and nods with a very faint gesture, almost not noticable. He stares off at the wall. "She was so good with the kids. Loved Tori as if she was her own...there was never any question of it."

Dara Fraser: *she purses her lips listening to him and hrms softly* sounds like ya got a bad case of regrets bogged down by tha what ifs.....*looking up at him, she then suddenly ticklepokes his side* cut it....

Aerin Thomas: He smiles a little at the ticklepoke, and looks at her. "I don't..." He sighs. "I miss her, is all. I've seen her a couple of times, and...it just makes me wonder if I did the right thing. Or if I can live with the fact that I did do the right thing."

Dara Fraser: are ya livin? is she? is tori? answer yes to all three an ya pretty much got a good answer....an.....I wanna say it but..I dont want ya ta get angry...but......ya sounded like gav there for a moment, the couple times Ive talked ta him since....wonder an doubt, when yer doin what needs or needed ta be done, jes takes ya from bein able ta live an enjoy the fact ya did the right thing....

Aerin Thomas: He looks over at her and opens his mouth, then sighs. She sighs and nods. "Yeah....you're probably right, Dara. I just...so much bad. I'm tired of it. This Tony & Alex thing is just one more thing, you know?"

Dara Fraser: yeah....I know......*nodding gently* ya got yer family an friends ta help ya out though

Aerin Thomas: "Yeah." He smiles a bit and nods. "Yeah, I do."

Dara Fraser: Girl: ya know whatcha need?*slowly grinning*(are there throwpillows on the couch?*G*)

Aerin Thomas: ((Bliss's decor. Whar do YOU think? *G*))

Dara Fraser: (heh...foof*G*)

Aerin Thomas: "No..." He raises his eybrow. "Whar?"

Dara Fraser: this..*and she giggles as she tries to sneakily whap him with a quickly nabbed throw pillow*

Aerin Thomas: He tenses, honestly tenses...before he realizes that it's just a pillow. Then, he grins and takes the shot to the side of the head. "Oh, now that's just cold, Dara."

Dara Fraser: dooood yer head was jes askin for it it was, Im tellin ya...I heard it call 'hit me dara, take the pillow an hit me'*letting out an almost bubbly giggle as she tries to look serious giving him a sage nod*