Monday, March 26, 2012
Who: Reed (Neptune) and Lydia When: Monday, March 26, 2012 | evening Where: her place What: them both feeling really crappy about a recent turn of events
Reed felt like shit. He had since Thursday night. Why couldn't Neptune just be satisfied with Lydia alone? It seemed as though the water god had a constant hard on for anything new and shiny. Fucking distracted toddler! He needed to grow up and realize that quantity didn't always equal quality. Boning a bunch of other women wouldn't make him happy, because it would make Reed miserable. Plus, there was a much greater risk of ADDITIONAL problems.. like unplanned babies and STDs. Neptune had never had to worry about that shit in his day, but now he damn well needed to wrap it up if he didn't want to pay child support or end up with a drippy dick!
But all that was secondary, really, because what mattered most right now was Lydia's feelings. Neptune had hurt her by acting on impulse. She tried to play it off, and might have been convincing if Reed didn't know her better. He could see through her writings, and he felt terrible. No, it wasn't his fault, but that didn't change how he felt. If he wasn't in her life, he never would have caused her this pain. It was getting to the point where Reed wondered if he'd ever be able to have a real relationship, or if he'd be forced to give in to Neptune's ways.
He showed up at her place about an hour after leaving work. Reed had to run home first to check on Ciaran and Batman, but then he headed straight to Lydia's. He'd wanted to get some takeout food, but he didn't want to guilt her into letting him stay if she felt like throwing him out.
Hitting the buzzer, he took several deep breaths, trying to think of the right things to say, but knowing he would fail completely when he saw her.