2nd floor common room - Sunday afternoon

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron was quietly boggling at the little girl sitting beside him on the couch. At least he'd managed to take off his tuxedo from yesterday and after some major bargaining he had gotten Marybeth to agree to eat lunch on the condition that she got ice cream as dessert.

He had a lot to learn about parenting.

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[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

Marybeth was happily eating her ice cream and kicking her legs.

"Daddy? What is this place? Why aren't we at home?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"It's Fandom," he replied, not sure how to explain that weirdness to a 5 year old. "We're uh... here because I have some stuff to do here." Very clear.

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

"This is where you met Mommy!" Marybeth said. "And Uncle Marty and Uncle Logan and Uncle Angel and... oh! Can we call Uncle Angel later? We haven't visited the Hyp... Hip... the hotel in forever!"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Uh..." Cameron blinked. "I think we might want to wait until your mom has called," he said.

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Marybeth said, finishing her ice cream. She held out her empty bowl. "Can I have more?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"One's enough," he shook his head and took the bowl from her to put it safely on the coffee table.

[surferboy-09er.livejournal.com]

Dick came into the common room with his kid. The little boy had gotten syrup all over him this morning and was now wearing one of his dad's shirts that read "There's a U in ugly".

"You too?" he asked Cam, gesturing to the little girl.

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

There was the pouting again. "But, Daaaaaaaady! I ate all my lunch!"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh and you got a bowl of ice cream like we agreed," he pointed out, feeling all mature.

[rc-casablancas.livejournal.com]

Ryan walked past his dad and went to go turn on the TV. There's got to be cartoons on somewhere.

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

Marybeth spotted Dick and jumped off the couch. She ran over and kicked him in the shin as hard as she could.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Apparently," Cameron said, looking over at Dick and his kid. "And I think I'm glad that I'm not the only one or I would be seriously worried about what happened yesterday."

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

"But I'm still hungry," Marybeth said.

[surferboy-09er.livejournal.com]

"Ow!" yelled Dick, this being the second time he'd been abused by a kid today. "What was that for?"

[robotboyfetish.livejournal.com]

Cassie peeked into the common room.

"Okay, who made it bring your little sibling to school day?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"How about an apple?" he suggested. "Apples are good."

[tinyevilparkers.livejournal.com]

Ben wandered away from his mom for a couple of minutes and peeked into the common room. "Uncle Dick!" he exclaimed, waving.

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

"Cause you're a big jerk," Marybeth said, putting her hands on her hips and glaring at him.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I really wish that was it," Cameron replied.

[surferboy-09er.livejournal.com]

Dick was rubbing his shin from where Marybeth had kicked him. "I take it from the warm welcome she gave me that she's Veronica's?"

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

That look on Marybeth's face was a perfect imitation of her mother's 'bitch, please' expression.

[surferboy-09er.livejournal.com]

"I am not a big jerk. Who told you that?" he asked. As if he needed to ask.

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

Marybeth walked over and frowned at the girl. "I don't like you," she decided.

No, she had absolutely no basis for this.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Uh yeah," Cameron frowned. "But that's the first time I've seen her be violent."

[just-like-mommy.livejournal.com]

"Ben!" Marybeth exclaimed, running over to him. "When did you get so big?"