Maddie Buckley (maddiebuckley) wrote in madisonvalley, @ 2023-09-13 18:22:00 |
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Entry tags: | !closed, !log, !trigger warning: domestic violence, howard han (chimney), ~2023 september, ~~~maddie buckley (maddiebluckley) |
Who: Maddie and Chimney
What: Serious talking
Where: Maddie's apartment
When: This evening
Warnings: probable mentions of domestic violence and the aftermath of it
Status: closed/in progress
A few weeks had passed since Maddie learned that in some future she and Chimney were going to have a daughter. The information was enough to keep her from being too upset about Buck getting sent home, though part of her wished he was still there so she could yell at him for keeping such a big secret. She couldn't blame Eddie for not telling her and Josh didn't know.
Knowing that they got together in some future gave Maddie a lot to think about. She'd been hesitant about dating after Doug and of course when she finally worked up the courage to take that leap, Doug reappeared in her life and nearly killed Chim. Because of her. How could she date him after that? Even though Doug was no longer a threat, Maddie couldn't let go of the idea that he'd always associate his stabbing with her and she didn't want to get involved only for him to realize he couldn't be with her.
Maddie knew that she wasn't being fair to him by making that choice for him though and the knowledge that they worked through it in at least one future was enough for her to be willing to take that chance. Assuming he still wanted to, which she had no idea if he did. Which was why she invited him over for dinner, prepared a meal that she knew he liked, and was fiddling nervously with her bracelet when she opened the door to let him in.
"Hey," she said, greeting him with a grin. "Thanks for coming."