Maddie Graham | OC (
bestintention) wrote2012-05-09 09:54 pm
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Sometimes the Hardest Thing and the Right Thing are the Same ; for <user site="livejournal.com" user
One encounter.
One decision to go out, a few drinks, and a very attractive, very flirty guy wearing down her defenses led to his apartment. His bed. And a night full of things Maddie thought she'd never be doing. And now, months later, it's obvious that one of those decisions hadn't been the right one.
She sits in his office, having told the receptionist that it was urgent to see him, and she waits. She fidgets with her fingers, looks around nervously, and considers bolting. But after months of searching with no luck whatsoever, she caught a news story one morning, getting ready for class. And there he was: Tyler Green. The father of her soon to be born baby.
Yeah, it's probably a good idea to at least let him know. Even if she's scared to death of his reaction. This was the right thing to do, right?
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Right?
One decision to go out, a few drinks, and a very attractive, very flirty guy wearing down her defenses led to his apartment. His bed. And a night full of things Maddie thought she'd never be doing. And now, months later, it's obvious that one of those decisions hadn't been the right one.
She sits in his office, having told the receptionist that it was urgent to see him, and she waits. She fidgets with her fingers, looks around nervously, and considers bolting. But after months of searching with no luck whatsoever, she caught a news story one morning, getting ready for class. And there he was: Tyler Green. The father of her soon to be born baby.
Yeah, it's probably a good idea to at least let him know. Even if she's scared to death of his reaction. This was the right thing to do, right?
...
Right?
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When he walked in and saw her though, he remembered. Not all of it, and definitely not a lot, but enough. He knew who she was, he remembered her name, and he knew it had been a while. He had a small smirk on his lips, wondering if she remembered him as he walked around to his side of the desk. "Why do I have a strange feeling you're not here to report some Wall Street fraud?"
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How lucky that she'd caught that interview when she had, otherwise she probably would have given up. She waits what feels like forever, and then she catches sight of him, for the first time in months, and she fumbles as she stands, pulling her shirt down and over the top of her rather obvious belly.
"Um. No - no, I'm not here for that."
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His smirk stayed in place as he went to take a seat behind his desk, not completely forgetting his manners as he fired off a quick text to Gloria, the older secretary, to bring a bottle of water for the random woman she had let into his office.
"Definitely don't think I handle adoption or paternity. If you need someone, I can give you a card."
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"That's - um ... that's not why I'm here. Do you remember me at all?"
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A moment had passed before he snapped himself out of it and he was sitting back up in his chair. Yeah, he remembered her. She had been awkward and he hadn't been sure she was old enough to drink. "Maddie," he replied, giving a small shrug once he had. "But I can't see how that one would matter, since I definitely remember quite a bit of latex rubber."
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"Yes, there was. And somewhere along the line, one failed. And so did my birth control. I know you probably think that I'm here for money ... o - or something like that, but I'm not. I'm not that kind of person. I just wanted ... well, I thought that you should know. That's all."
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He watched her for another moment before he reached to straighten his tie and shifted some papers on his desk. "See you then."
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"Alright. I - I am sorry for all of this. I never intended it to happen. I just - yeah."
And with that, she'll make her way out of the office, and to the secretary to make that appointment, face flaming red at the pity she can clearly see in her eyes.
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The next week, Tyler took off of work early to head to the appointment he had been dreading for a week. He knew exactly when it was, though he had looked like a kid going off to detention when Gloria came in to tell him it was time to go on Friday afternoon. This was going to suck, no two ways about it.
He sat in the office in his suit and tie still, feet tapping a little nervously against the ugly linoleum floor as he waited for Maddie to get there. He was early, Tyler was always early to avoid being late, but this time it was because he was incredibly freaked out.
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The day of the appointment comes, and she Is nervous - not at the thought of taking it, because she knows what the outcome is going to be, but of seeing Tyler again. The last time hadn't ended with him looking too well, and the last thing she wants to do is make his life difficult. He seems to really want to know, though, and she'll grant him at least that.
She catches sight of him from down the hallway, and actually is surprised to see him there. She doesn't say anything until she's closer. "Hey ... "
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When she went up to check in, he stayed back though he had already been in to make sure they wouldn't be kept waiting once she did get there. He was making sure this went as smoothly and as quickly as possible. He waited back with his arms crossed over his chest before looking to see if he was supposed to follow her or if she even wanted him to.
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When she's called in, he pauses, and she turns around, gesturing for Tyler to come along, too. Might as well, right?
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When he finally took a seat, his foot was tapping lightly against the floor again. "Alright, so you're 18 right? At least?" he questioned, because he knew she had to be...she had been in that damn bar. But fuck if he hadn't had a fake ID. This could have been bad, though he assumed he had nothing to worry about in that respect.
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She manages a short little chuckle, and nods. "I'm twenty-one. Nothing to worry about there." She's never been a liar, and she's not really the type to actually go out a lot and drink. That night had been a change of pace, a mutual friend's birthday. Guess it turned out quite differently than she'd expected.