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Tweak says, "Come on baby, drive my car."

Ashley Ellenore Darcy (ashleysully) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2018-12-18 00:27:00

Entry tags:

fitzwilliam darcy, ~ash sully

Who: The Darcys
Where: Their apartment
What: Aftermath of dealing with anger
When: Monday evening
Rating: High just to be safe
Open: No
Status: Ongoing
Ashley should have known better than to actually read the comments on her mother's post. She knew it wasn't a good idea, but she'd done it anyway. And then she was very, very angry. She definitely didn't want to take it out on anyone that didn't deserve it so she left a note for her husband and then headed to the door. She'd changed into a tank top and cargo pants, not caring where she ended up.

She wasn't at all surprised when she walked through the door and straight into one of the video games she used to play with TK all the time. There weren't any guns or any special powers, just a lot of ass kicking. She'd gotten very good at it as they grew up so being in the game wasn't hard at all. And she did do a lot of ass kicking.

Ashley wasn't sure how long she was through the door while she was there. She'd left her phone at Isabel's kitchen so that she could just concentrate on getting her anger out. It had been dangerous, she knew, but right then she didn't care. Once she was sure that she wasn't angry anymore, she stepped back into the food court. She took her phone and called her husband, as she said she would. She was dirty and sweaty and had some scrapes and bruises. She was pretty sure she was going to have a black eye. None of that mattered, though. She started walking back to their apartment and took a deep breath and she waited for Fitz to answer the phone.

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	mrdarcy_ 2018-12-22 01:57 am UTC (link)
	Darcy smiled back at her and gave a nod of agreement. “Very well. Just a moment,” he told her. He disappeared very briefly, returning with extra towels and a dressing gown to change into afterwards. He wasn’t wearing as many layers as usual so stripping off didn’t take too long. He even gave her a little eyebrow waggle as he got naked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashleysully 2018-12-22 02:12 am UTC (link)
	While he was gone, Ashley quickly washed her hair. She watched him as he undressed and laughed at the eyebrow waggle. She definitely needed it. "I love you, silly man." She grinned at him and moved up a little so he could climb in behind her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrdarcy_ 2018-12-22 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	When she called him silly man, Darcy did feel himself relax a little. He knew that she was starting to feel better, and that things would be alright again. “I love you, too,” he told her. He carefully slipped in behind her so that she could lean back on his chest. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashleysully 2018-12-22 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	Ashley moved her hair over her shoulder before moving back a little and leaning back against him. She closed her eyes and just relaxed. "You're very good to me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrdarcy_ 2018-12-22 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	“That is my job as your husband, is it not?” he asked softly, just letting her body start to relax after all the scrapping. He was in a good position to give her a gentle shoulder massage. “How are you feeling now, my dear?” (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashleysully 2018-12-22 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	"It's part of it." She chuckled a little. Ashley sighed and relaxed a bit more after he started to rub her shoulders. "Better. Still a little angry but I'll get over it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mrdarcy_
2018-12-22 11:35 pm UTC (link)

“It is no hardship. You know I like to take care of you,” he said softly, and he really was doing just that as he worked at her tense shoulders.

“Well, that is understandable.” He wanted to say that Shepard knew exactly what she was doing by posting publicly but he didn’t want to get her worked up again. That was the opposite of what he hoped to achieve.

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ashleysully
2018-12-22 11:49 pm UTC (link)

"I'm very lucky." She smiled. And she really did feel that way. Having him in her life had made things a lot easier to handle.

"I don't even care that she likes him. I'm glad she finally admitted her feelings." Before it was too late, though she kept that to herself. "But to put out there where everyone could see that she likes him more than my father?" She shook her head. She didn't need to get herself worked up again. Instead, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

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mrdarcy_
2018-12-23 11:10 pm UTC (link)

Darcy nodded a little in understanding, although he had figured out what it was that upset her about it without her having to spell it out for him.

"I know. It should never have been declared so publicly," he agreed. He didn't understand why people seemed to forget that they were addressing the entire station when they posted on the network, why they did not adjust their discourse accordingly. "I'm sorry," he said softly.

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	ashleysully 2018-12-23 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	Ashley sighed a little and just kept her eyes closed. The whole point of the bath was to help her relax. "Rawdon's a good man." There was something to focus on. She did genuinely like him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mrdarcy_
2018-12-25 10:19 pm UTC (link)

Darcy wasn't sure that he entirely believed that Rawdon Crawley was someone he considered a good man, but he decided not to voice his exact opinion for once in his life. It wasn't the time to start tearing the man to shreds - and truthfully, he was growing on him. He couldn't imagine they'd ever have become quite so close in their own world, but as it was, they seemed to have been able to move past the initial hurdles.

There was one thing he did feel sure of, though. "He will be very good to little Ashley and TK," he mused softly.

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	ashleysully 2018-12-25 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Ashley nodded. "Do you think they'll end up calling him dad?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrdarcy_ 2018-12-25 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't know," he admitted softly. There was no real way to know, of course. "Would it upset you if they did?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashleysully 2018-12-25 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Ashley shrugged a little. She hadn't really thought about it. "I guess it would all depend on how close they get." She sighed. "It wouldn't be that bad." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mrdarcy_ 2018-12-31 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I suppose it is good that they have a father figure," he said softly, and then pressed a little kiss to her wet curls. "I am sorry that it will not be the same one you knew." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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