Downtime 3: Parental Visitation

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:29 pm

"You do. He's my little boy, and he's chosen you," she said, looking down at the photos again.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:33 pm

"That doesn't mean I'm taking him away from anyone..."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:38 pm

Rita shook her head. "I was always the one he ran to when he had a problem--and now that's you," she smiled. "I just want you to know how important he is to me. Max has his houses and his business and all of that, but Will is my job. I've changed his diapers, I've combed his hair, I've checked his homework. And he's chosen you."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:46 pm

"I'll take good care of him. I promise." she smiles softly.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:48 pm

"That's all I ask," she said, smiling and beginning to tear up. "Just...make sure he's happy and everything."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:56 pm

"I want to see him happy too. I won't let anything stand in the way of that, ever."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:59 pm

"And if you need any help...I've been keeping him reigned in for the past nineteen years," she giggled, wiping away some of the tears.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:01 pm

"I... uh... don't think that is going to be a problem." she laughs a little nervously.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:03 pm

"Well, YOU'VE probably already seen what a handful he can be--this whole 'shifting' thing was his idea, yes? I can't imagine anyone ELSE coming up with it. He just gets so enthusiastic sometimes, and doesn't think things through..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:06 pm

"It was... He just needs some help sorting out the bad ideas. Though I didn't do much good in that case..."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:10 pm

"He just gets so excited and enthusiastic--it can be hard, but sometimes you just have to tell him 'no'. I swear, he may never actually grow up."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:15 pm

"I'm sure he will. And I like his enthusiasm, he just... needs to act a little more responsibly sometimes..."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:16 pm

"Just whap him on the nose sometimes," she giggled. "Stanton men are always a little headstrong."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:25 pm

"It's just..." She realizes a second too late that she can't really bring up that topic to Rita. Or at least she shouldn't. "...well... I'm sure he'll pick up some common sense from me eventually, right?"

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:27 pm

"I've been waiting for Max for 21 years," she laughed. "Some men never change."

"It's just what? I want you to know you can talk to me; I've been where you are..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:35 pm

"I don't think Will'd want me talking about it. It's nothing big anyway, really."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:37 pm

"You can tell me anything, Sara. You're sort of family now, you know," she smiled. "Still, if you don't want to, you don't have to..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:46 pm

"It's... somewhat related to 'private' activities... Just forget I said anything." she blushes.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:01 pm

"Oh," she said, blushing as well. "Well, I understand then. That's certainly not something you want to talk to your boyfriend's mother about."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:05 pm

"Yeah... so, uh, moving on..." she chuckles nervously.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:07 pm

"Of course.

You can keep the pictures, by the by. I've got duplicates."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:09 pm

"Really? Thanks. Although I'm not sure Will's going to be too happy about that." she snickers.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:12 pm

"Dear, if you haven't seen him in this state of undress yet, there's no hope for you," she snickered back. "And there's more embarrassing pictures where these came from."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:26 pm

"I don't think his lack of clothing is what he'd be embarassed about, really." she chuckles. "And with what I've seen in six months I can only imagine how many embarassing things he has amassed over 19 years." she snickers.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:29 pm

"Oh, good lord, yes. You've got quite a task ahead of you, keeping him under control. I remember the day he came home from..I think it was the second grade. He had superglued his hand to a piece of wood, because he wanted to see if he could get unstuck. He couldn't."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:34 pm

"Well he's bound to be smarter than that by now. At least a little..."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:37 pm

Rita just stared at Sara with a small smile.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:41 pm

"Well... I can live with that if it's the trade-off for his ideas that work." she smiles.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:43 pm

"Have to take the bad with the good," she smiles, warmly. "Just keep him in check a little bit--I don't want to hear he's gotten himself permanently stuck as...I don't even want to think about it."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:48 pm

"Heh, yeah... getting stuck..." she laughs nervously. "I'll do what I can to make sure he doesn't end up as a vase or something."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:50 pm

"Make sure, please. You can put him on a pedestal, just don't put him on the shelf," she chuckled.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:52 pm

"He'd just climb down from any pedestal and poke me until I got on it anyway." she mumbles jokingly. A little jokingly at least.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:54 pm

She smiled. "He does tend to do that, doesn't he? I'm just glad you're a nicer person than his last girlfriend."

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:59 pm

"Yeah... she didn't deserve him even a little, that's for sure... At least she got quite the scare when she tried to get us to sign a petition to close the 'Freak School'."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:01 am

"What happened? She called us and tried to tell us you, like, were beating her or something, and something about you corrupting Will or...I don't know. We hung up."

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:08 am

"Well I... might have shoved her when she was getting obnoxious, although I'm sure anyone who saw it would say she just tripped..." she answers a little shifty. "And if my 'corrupting' is the reason for him standing up to her I'm willing to admit to that part."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:09 am

"Good. That girl deserves...well, let's not get into that. You have no idea how relieved I am that YOU'RE the one he's finally hit on rather than Mara."

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:13 am

"I'm pretty sure she would have driven him off eventually. I'm glad he chose me for other reasons." she smiles.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:15 am

"Well, I can see why. You're practically made to order for him. You'll be good for him."

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:21 am

"I'm glad to hear that. I propably don't have to mention that I was more than a little nervous about meeting you two."

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