The Gorgon's Head.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:02 am

"That would totally suck." Rachel said.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:06 am

"I know. Getting into a knock-down fight with Doom over where I'm staying isn't on my list of things to do," Ryan mused, giving her a little reassuring squeeze.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:49 am

"Just don't pick a fight with him." Rachel said "He scares the shit out of me."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:51 am

"And you haven't met him," Ryan said, shuddering a little.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:57 am

"And I don't want to." Rachel said, hugging him "I don't want you to, either."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:07 am

"Yeah, well, I already have. I'm not so keen on doing it again, but at least it's not in freaking Latveria."

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:25 am

"Yeah, I feel safer knowing that he's on our turf this time." Rachel said "Just a little."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:26 am

"Also, in knowing that I'll be close enough for you to tepe me if you want to," he reasoned.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:45 am

"And hope I can do something in time."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:44 am

((Another time))
Ryan tossed his jacket haphazardly onto a hook in the closet as he walked in. "Ahh, another productive school day," he mused dryly.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:46 am

"Hey, babe." Rachel said "Um, Bear and I have something we want to talk to you about."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:48 am

Ryan froze where he was standing, the his stomach feeling like it was sinking into the basement somewhere. "...Oh?" he said, his mouth going dry.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:50 am

"Its nothing bad, I promise."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:50 am

Ryan relaxed a little... but only a little. She had seemed nervous after all. "Define 'not bad,'" he said.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:53 am

"Bear and I have seen how much you like taking care of Robin, how happy it makes you. And well, maybe we should think about having a baby sooner rather than later."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:54 am

Ryan looked between the two of them. "This is a test right?"

by **Byrna Cooper** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:55 am

Bear shook her head no, holding Rachel's hand tightly.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:56 am

"No, its a discussion. About what we want as a family."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:08 am

"We've got plenty of time to talk about that later," Ryan said, trying to figure out if this was all a joke.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:10 am

"Do we?" Rachel asked "Or are we putting off something good for no reason?"

by **Byrna Cooper** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:12 am

"There's no harm in talking about what we would eventually want," Bear added.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:12 am

"Putting it off for no reason?" Ryan sat down in a nearby chair and looked at her disbelievingly. "Rachel, you flip out if I try to buy you a present. In what way does that equate to 'we're ready to have a family'?"

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:28 am

"Because having a baby would give me something to focus on other than being crazy." Rachel said "And before....when I thought I would have to do it on my own, it made sense to wait. Now...." she shrugged.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:33 am

"Now we all have the same reasons for needing to wait that you did then. Three 'too busy nows' split among three people doesn't equate to 'now we have time'."

by **Byrna Cooper** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:41 am

Bear looked a little uneasy.

"In the future, sure! I want children with both of you... but now... "

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:08 am

"But now, no, right?" Ryan said, looking at Bear.

by **Byrna Cooper** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:16 am

"We're all X-Men! and we're still in College..."

Bear felt very uneasy.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:26 am

"Exactly," Ryan said. "Not to mention the fact that our parents would kill us," he added. He thought for a minute. "Well, maybe not yours," he admitted, looking at Bear. "But mine would. And your mom would murder me," he continued to Rachel.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:16 pm

"No, she'd kill me." Rachel said "Its just....are we ever going to really 'have time' for a baby?"

by **Byrna Cooper** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:23 pm

"Someday.. just not right now?"

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:50 pm

"I'm just not as sure as I used to be that is the right answer."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:54 pm

"I just don't see how slapping a baby on top of everything else will do anything except compound any problems we're working through right now." Was there regret in his voice?

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:00 pm

"Which isn't the same thing as saying 'I don't want to have a baby', is it?"

by **Byrna Cooper** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:15 pm

"Of course not!" Bear intoned.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:15 pm

"No, it's not," Ryan agreed.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:21 pm

"Well, when is the timing going to be better?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:17 pm

"When we're not in college?" he pointed out. "When we have our careers more sorted out? When we aren't fighting every few days over something ridiculous? When we've figured out where we're going to live for good?"

by **Byrna Cooper** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:24 pm

"When.. when I can raise a child from both of you..." Bear said, quietly.

by **Rachel O'Brien** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:31 am

"Ok." Rachel said quietly "We'll wait."

by **Byrna Cooper** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:50 am

"I.. I want your baby.." she said, looking at Rachel uncertainly.

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