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Jack, for his part, looked shocked, and not a little horrified. Not as much as when he’d heard about the pregnancy, but still clearly taken aback. “Sh-she’s with V?” he spluttered. 

He knew about the young punk going back to the past, of course – Lady Doppler and Megamind were both friends of the family. He’d assumed it was because of his friendship with Ulric and Gail, but apparently there had been more to it than that. 

Oh shit. I know breaking up with Vycter was hard on her, but I didn’t think she’d still be on the rebound! Yes, that had to be it. Why else would his bright, capable daughter with a wonderful future ahead of her go for a law-breaking punk who hadn’t even finished college? Especially when she’d had such good taste in the past? 

That look on his dad’s face. That was definitely one he recognized. For once, though, at least it wasn’t directed toward him. “Uh, I think so?” There had been the once, but after that… Ulric was just as unwilling to think about it as Jack was, though for different reasons.

Better V than Vycter anyway in his mind.

Mira’s eyes opened wide when Katelynn’s brows shot up in surprise. Her pupils darted between the two of them, going back to Ulric’s father’s expression. Mira briefly covered her mouth then let it fall into her lap. “U-Uh? Was I not suppose to say…? Did I miss something?” she questioned. From all that Mira had seen, V seemed like a great guy. Got along real well with Gail and all. 

Then again, perhaps there was more to his story. She looked from Ulric back to Jack with a slightly confused look on her face.

Trusting her daughter to make the right decisions, Katelynn merely giggled and explained to Mira the V they had known in the past; the prankster who seemed to love getting in trouble. “But he’s matured from what I last saw of him. Boys go through stages and such. Ulric had his own during puberty, the little cutie.”

She sighed, remembering the trouble of explaining the birds and the bees to him as well as why he had a penis while girl’s didn’t. “I’m sure things will work out wonderfully with V. I recall him sneaking glances at Gail sometimes when they were younger.”

Jack remembered those days very well, too. As the other man in the house, he’d often been the one to do that explaining to his son, especially as Ulric grew older. He had taught him to shave, told him what the various changes in his body meant – watched him grow up. 

Now his son was having a child of his own. And, while Jack was secretly happy at the thought of having a grandchild, he couldn’t help feeling that time was slipping away from them both. 

He tried to focus on the news about Gail instead. “Well, maybe you should bring her and V over for a meeting, then. Good news all around, right?” Jack smiled, but it was forced.