will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

“I’m doing great, thank you Katelynn! Or should I say daughter-in-law-to-be? Congratulations I’m so sorry I haven’t called! We’ve both been so busy and honestly our memories are like nets with massive holes in them, can’t remember a thing!” Bonnie laughed on the other side of the phone, “And I heard he gave you my mothers ring, too?”

His mother talked fast, not allowing Katelynn to reply to something before she was off on another topic, her mouth hanging open. “Uh..oh yes! I hope that’s okay? It’s a beautiful ring and honestly if it had been from a gumball machine I would have been happy..but this ring..knowing it’s an heirloom..it’s just really special to me..I don’t have anything from my side to pass down..”

She took a moment in her snowball making to stare at her gloved hand, feeling the ring rub against the material before taking off the glove to stare at it better.

“Of course it’s all right, that ring’s been in our family for so long you know? I think it first entered my family in the mid 1800’s so it’s got quite a history attached to it.” Bonnie said, “Honestly though she gave him that ring in her will saying she hopes he finds someone to give it too; I’m sure she’s happy to know he has and that you appreciate it so much.”

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

And like that she’d just left. He watched as she went outside, and wouldn’t at all be surprised if she’d end up making a snowman out there without him after the phone call was done. Sighing, Jack turned back to the magazines but found one for grooms, and began slowly leafing through some tuxedoes.

Outside, on the phone, it was picked up. “Howdy, this is Bonnie.” the woman’s voice said over the phone.

“Hello Bonnie!” Katelynn greeted, grinning and picking up some snow in her hand to make a snowball, phone wedged between her shoulder and ear. “It’s been a while, how are you?”

She couldn’t even wait for the phone call to be over, collecting snow and making snow balls in her hand, piling them up. It was a good thing she had remembered her jacket and gloves before going outside.

“I’m doing great, thank you Katelynn! Or should I say daughter-in-law-to-be? Congratulations I’m so sorry I haven’t called! We’ve both been so busy and honestly our memories are like nets with massive holes in them, can’t remember a thing!” Bonnie laughed on the other side of the phone, “And I heard he gave you my mothers ring, too?”

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

“O-oh sorry I misheard you.” he said. “Th-they’re happy, of course they are. They’re just.. s-somewhere in Texas right now I think…” he trailed off in thought. “I-if you want you could call them?”

She nodded. “That might be a good idea, maybe your mom will want to talk about wedding stuff with me..” She grabbed her cell phone and dialed the number, walking out of the room to get a little privacy and still wishing to be outside in the snow for a bit.

Pulling on her snow shoes, she walked outside as the phone rang.

And like that she’d just left. He watched as she went outside, and wouldn’t at all be surprised if she’d end up making a snowman out there without him after the phone call was done. Sighing, Jack turned back to the magazines but found one for grooms, and began slowly leafing through some tuxedoes.

Outside, on the phone, it was picked up. “Howdy, this is Bonnie.” the woman’s voice said over the phone.

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

“About the list?” Jack asked as he wrote in a few more names, mostly aunts, uncles, and close cousins. “It looks all right, y-yeah…”

“No silly,” she giggled, nudging him slightly. “About us..the wedding..everything..haven’t you talked to them recently?”

“O-oh sorry I misheard you.” he said. “Th-they’re happy, of course they are. They’re just.. s-somewhere in Texas right now I think…” he trailed off in thought. “I-if you want you could call them?”

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

“Well we have to invite m-my family too.. funny y-you forgot those.” he said with a small smile, lifting the list and looking over the list. “Of course t-they’d be there any way but still..”

“Oh Jack I’m so sorry..” she whispered, getting up from her position on the floor. “I can’t believe I forgot your parent’s…” She tried to quickly write them down on the list and thought over some wedding plans to include them. “What do they think about it all?”

“About the list?” Jack asked as he wrote in a few more names, mostly aunts, uncles, and close cousins. “It looks all right, y-yeah…”

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

“So, no on that..” he reached for the list and crossed ‘guest’ off of the list. That was a bit easier since really, he knew about the issues that took place between Scarlet and Six, and expected her current boyfriend would probably lord it up in front of the man who once felt so strongly for her. If those two began fighting…

Then she’s touching his arm, and he looks down at it, before looking at her. “…L-Lady Doppler I’d be fine with but… h-he helped Psycho Delic kill those people in that mall around Ch-Christmas time don’t you remember? O-or when he beat up Scarlet? Wh-when he fought Six? How c-can you allow that… Katelynn, no.” he shakes his head, before looking at her again. The tone of voice he used, it wasn’t one he’d used with her before. With anyone, probably.

That firmness had her backing down, her arm dropping from his as she gave a smaller sigh. “All right..” she whispered, picking up another magazine. Being friends with supers…makes it so hard when they decide to fight against each other.

“But the rest of the list is okay?”

“Well we have to invite m-my family too.. funny y-you forgot those.” he said with a small smile, lifting the list and looking over the list. “Of course t-they’d be there any way but still..”

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

“Katelynn… this is… one of those things I don’t th-think I’d be swayed by. And if you d-don’t want Scarlet having a guest don’t even o-offer it then. It’s your wedding. If y-you don’t want her bringing… him… then don’t. He’s n-nothing but rude to you, and he would sp-spend his time getting under everyone’s skin and making t-them ansty. C-can you imagine him and Six in the s-same room?”

She tried and it didn’t seem to be such a nice image, shoulders hunching up together. “Vice and Six…bad idea..” she replied. “But, love..I mean..Lady Doppler..I can’t say no to her..and I’d feel so guilty about Destruction Worker too..it seems awfully cruel of me to say no when they’ve been so kind..”

She reached over and touched his arm, thumb caressing his skin.

“So, no on that..” he reached for the list and crossed ‘guest’ off of the list. That was a bit easier since really, he knew about the issues that took place between Scarlet and Six, and expected her current boyfriend would probably lord it up in front of the man who once felt so strongly for her. If those two began fighting…

Then she’s touching his arm, and he looks down at it, before looking at her. “…L-Lady Doppler I’d be fine with but… h-he helped Psycho Delic kill those people in that mall around Ch-Christmas time don’t you remember? O-or when he beat up Scarlet? Wh-when he fought Six? How c-can you allow that… Katelynn, no.” he shakes his head, before looking at her again. The tone of voice he used, it wasn’t one he’d used with her before. With anyone, probably.

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

Jack watched her quietly for a moment. He looked down at the magazine in his hands, frowning. “…I don’t want Destruction Worker there. O-or anyone who has connections to villains. It… it may lure other villains, knowing there’s a wedding a-and a party…” what if Hot Flash crashed the party? Or worse, Psycho Delic?

She looked down at her list, biting down hard on her lower lip and causing it to go red. “But he’s my friend…I’d feel really bad if he wasn’t there..I bet he would too..granted I haven’t seen him in a while but..And Miss Doppler..especially her..I mean..she’s been really kind to me, rescued me from Psycho Delic. If anything I bet with them there they could make sure no one crashes the party?”

“Katelynn… this is… one of those things I don’t th-think I’d be swayed by. And if you d-don’t want Scarlet having a guest don’t even o-offer it then. It’s your wedding. If y-you don’t want her bringing… him… then don’t. He’s n-nothing but rude to you, and he would sp-spend his time getting under everyone’s skin and making t-them ansty. C-can you imagine him and Six in the s-same room?”

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

“Wait. Wait.” he said, “Read to me that list. Th-that’s one thing I want to have an in put on.”

“Oh um..” she blushed, giggling nervously. “Well..there’s Mets, Harrison Drake, Grace, Steve, Jess, Lucy, Bernard, his boyfriend even though I haven’t met him, Six, Alice, Lady Doppler, Destruction Worker, Fiona, Scarlet and guest though I hope he doesn’t come, Miss Valerie, Eriu, Little Blue, Mr. Megamind, Miss Sinner, Mr. Minion…” She tapped her pen on the notepad, rushing through some of the names and trying to see who she had forgotten.

Jack watched her quietly for a moment. He looked down at the magazine in his hands, frowning. “…I don’t want Destruction Worker there. O-or anyone who has connections to villains. It… it may lure other villains, knowing there’s a wedding a-and a party…” what if Hot Flash crashed the party? Or worse, Psycho Delic?

will-never-be-a-swan:

wrapped-in-shadows:

“Well.. they could go o-on the invitations, the cake, m-make little paper ones and stick them to the g-glasses at the reception… table cloths, napkins…” he looked over another magazine, flipping through it. “Th-there’s so many options really.”

“Yeah,” she replied, laying down on her stomach before everything. “Okay so a butterfly theme..with the red spotted one..and wings on my back..” she wrote, tongue sticking out of her mouth. “Only inviting the closest of friends too..Oh guest list!”

She wrote a separate list, writing down all their names of the people she cared about, even including names like Eriu and some people Jack probably didn’t know. Even some villains who were her friends.

“Wait. Wait.” he said, “Read to me that list. Th-that’s one thing I want to have an in put on.”