“Well, that’s a relief to hear.” Jack paused, tilting his head a little as he saw a dark-haired young woman peek into view in the video. “Oh. Uh … I’m guessing y-you’re Mira?”
Over the past months, he’d heard a great deal about the young woman Ulric had met in the past. Not every juicy detail, of course, but it had been easy for him to see how much Mira was coming to mean to his son. From what he could tell, Ulric was head over heels in love – and that worried Jack.
Yes, he wanted his son to be happy. And he was glad that Ulric had found someone to love, who (hopefully) loved him in return. But still, Jack couldn’t help wishing that Ulric had found his special someone in his own time, where he belonged. If he really was serious about this girl, what would it mean for the future?
But he didn’t bring that up now. For now, he just smiled.
Looking down, Mira scooted herself a bit closer as Ulric snuck her arm around her waist. She did the same, slipping her arm around his. She went from glancing at Ulric to the computer screen, almost at a loss for words. Sure Mira had thought about it, what she’d say to Jack. But actually experiencing it was different than thinking.
Opening and closing her her mouth, Mira finally spoke. “Yeah. Yeah, I am. Great to…great to finally meet you.” Her voice was a little shaky, but kept smiling. Had to be weird for him, meeting his son’s girlfriend from the past. And as much as Ulric had talked about her with his parents…she already had an idea of what Jack was thinking.
When Jack turns to Mira, Ulric goes still, only relaxing when the man introduces himself to Mira and smiles. Holding onto Mira’s hand tightly, he smiles in return. They had talked about this in the past, had discussed some of Jack’s worry over the situation, but now…
He was hoping it went well.
That was when Joey spoke up, pointing at the screen with a “Da’!” of surprise and laughter.
“It’s good to meet you too-"
Jack froze as the tiny blue hand popped into view. He heard the laughter of a baby, and when he looked closer, he could see the top edge of Joey’s blue head.
A baby?!
Had Ulric and Mira … no, that was impossible. His son hadn’t been in the past long enough for that to have happened. Jack was relieved, but that still didn’t answer the question of how the young couple had gotten hold of a blue baby.
”… Is there something you want to tell me, Ulric?“ he asked, quirking one gray eyebrow.
Jack Maple 