Post by Malleus on Apr 8, 2015 23:00:27 GMT -6
As Shonn Maguire sits next to Aerynn Donnelly’s hospital bed staring at his pregnant girlfriend with rage in his eyes. Aerynn had been assaulted for the second time now by Brody Montgomery and both times, Shonn had been nearby when Aerynn had gone down. As he stares at her lying in her bed, Shonn’s phone starts ringing on silent in his pocket. He slips it from his pocket, glances at the ID and nods, standing up as he answers.
Shonn: Da…
The voice of his father, Shen Maguire immediately meets his ears.
Shen: Be it true?
Shonn closes his eyes.
Shonn: Be whot true?
The elder Maguire’s rebuke comes fast and hard.
Shen: Don’t be stupid, ye know whot I be askin, Shonn!
Shonn nods.
Shonn: Aye, Da, she be pregnant…
Unable to miss his father’s expression of disappointment, Shonn leans against the wall and waits for the explosion to begin.
Shen: Saints preserve us, whot possessed ye tae go an’ do tha?
Shonn almost laughs. It was just like his father to start jumping to conclusions like this.
Shonn: It wasna exactly up tae me…
His father isn’t buying this explanation at all.
Shen: An who was it up tae then? Did ye go an’ do this on parepos just tae embarrass us here?
Shonn shakes his head, exasperation sneaking into his voice.
Shonn: No, I dinna do this on parepos jus tae embarrass ye!
Exasperation also starts building in the old man’s voice.
Shen: Ye could have fooled me!
Shonn glares forward, glancing back and hoping beyond hope that he hasn’t woken Aerynn or disturbed anyone else.
Shonn: Jes once, kin it nay be abot ye?
He steps away and hurries up the hallway towards the public bathroom for the floor.
Shonn: Ye jus found out yer gonna be a grandfather an’ all ye kin ask is if I got the woman I love pregnant on parepos? Fer God’s sake, Man, she got assaulted nay five seconds after announcing she was pregnant an ye dinna even have the decency tae ask if she an’ the baby were alright?
Seemingly shocked into silence, Shen says nothing in retort for what feels like the first time ever.
Shonn: I love her, Da, an’ she’s going tae be a part o’ the family now whether ye thought it was a good idea or nay. She wasna happy originally abot the babe, nay sure if she will get used tae the idea but we’re having one.
Shen sighs heavily.
Shen: Are ye sure abot this, Shonn?
Shonn nods.
Shonn: Aye, ne’er been more sure in me life!
The voice goes silent for a second before coming back again.
Shen: Have the bastards tried tae talk tae ye again?
Shonn shakes his head.
Shonn: Not yet, though they might when we go back to Vegas.
Shen: Ye gotta be careful wit ‘em, Shonn. They’ll think nothin’ o’ steppin’ on ye tae get tae someone else.
Shonn nods his agreement.
Shonn: Aye, they’ve already implied as much.
Shen spits in anger.
Shen: Bastards!
Shonn shrugs.
Shonn: Nay different from ennithin else they be doin’.
Shen: I know but…
Shonn shakes his head.
Shonn: Dunna worry abot it, Da. There’s nothin’ tae put me away fer. They’re all jus talkin’ is all. I’m nay worried abot them so much as I am abot Aerynn and the baby.
Shen: Least ye’ve got yer priorities in order.
Shonn smiles.
Shonn: Aye, tha I do, Da.
Shen goes quiet for a second, leaving Shonn alone in his own thoughts for a few seconds.
Shen: I love ye, Shonn. Congratulations on the wee one.
Shonn smiles.
Shonn: I love ye too, Da.
He hangs up and starts back to Aerynn’s room. His father and the various police organizations coming after people like him were the least of his worries right now. The woman he loved was lying in that bed not a hundred feet away and she was carrying his child. This was going to change everything because there was no telling how Aerynn would react to not being able to fight anymore nor was there any way to tell how she would react to everything else that goes along with her current condition.
How would she react when the realization set in?
How would she react to the idea of being tethered to him and how would she truly react to the idea of there being a baby on the way?
With these and other thoughts bouncing around inside his head, Shonn walks down to the room and pokes his head inside the door. Aerynn still lies there in her bed, sleeping off a beating she’d gotten from a man that Shonn would now be looking out for as early as his upcoming match with Jeszika Gautier. No doubt half that group would still be thinking about what happened during the week leading up to and then at Tragic Engagement. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got and yet, the less anxiety he felt about everything else.
This was the kind of fight he knew about…
This was the kind of fight he couldn’t wait to start.
Shonn: Da…
The voice of his father, Shen Maguire immediately meets his ears.
Shen: Be it true?
Shonn closes his eyes.
Shonn: Be whot true?
The elder Maguire’s rebuke comes fast and hard.
Shen: Don’t be stupid, ye know whot I be askin, Shonn!
Shonn nods.
Shonn: Aye, Da, she be pregnant…
Unable to miss his father’s expression of disappointment, Shonn leans against the wall and waits for the explosion to begin.
Shen: Saints preserve us, whot possessed ye tae go an’ do tha?
Shonn almost laughs. It was just like his father to start jumping to conclusions like this.
Shonn: It wasna exactly up tae me…
His father isn’t buying this explanation at all.
Shen: An who was it up tae then? Did ye go an’ do this on parepos just tae embarrass us here?
Shonn shakes his head, exasperation sneaking into his voice.
Shonn: No, I dinna do this on parepos jus tae embarrass ye!
Exasperation also starts building in the old man’s voice.
Shen: Ye could have fooled me!
Shonn glares forward, glancing back and hoping beyond hope that he hasn’t woken Aerynn or disturbed anyone else.
Shonn: Jes once, kin it nay be abot ye?
He steps away and hurries up the hallway towards the public bathroom for the floor.
Shonn: Ye jus found out yer gonna be a grandfather an’ all ye kin ask is if I got the woman I love pregnant on parepos? Fer God’s sake, Man, she got assaulted nay five seconds after announcing she was pregnant an ye dinna even have the decency tae ask if she an’ the baby were alright?
Seemingly shocked into silence, Shen says nothing in retort for what feels like the first time ever.
Shonn: I love her, Da, an’ she’s going tae be a part o’ the family now whether ye thought it was a good idea or nay. She wasna happy originally abot the babe, nay sure if she will get used tae the idea but we’re having one.
Shen sighs heavily.
Shen: Are ye sure abot this, Shonn?
Shonn nods.
Shonn: Aye, ne’er been more sure in me life!
The voice goes silent for a second before coming back again.
Shen: Have the bastards tried tae talk tae ye again?
Shonn shakes his head.
Shonn: Not yet, though they might when we go back to Vegas.
Shen: Ye gotta be careful wit ‘em, Shonn. They’ll think nothin’ o’ steppin’ on ye tae get tae someone else.
Shonn nods his agreement.
Shonn: Aye, they’ve already implied as much.
Shen spits in anger.
Shen: Bastards!
Shonn shrugs.
Shonn: Nay different from ennithin else they be doin’.
Shen: I know but…
Shonn shakes his head.
Shonn: Dunna worry abot it, Da. There’s nothin’ tae put me away fer. They’re all jus talkin’ is all. I’m nay worried abot them so much as I am abot Aerynn and the baby.
Shen: Least ye’ve got yer priorities in order.
Shonn smiles.
Shonn: Aye, tha I do, Da.
Shen goes quiet for a second, leaving Shonn alone in his own thoughts for a few seconds.
Shen: I love ye, Shonn. Congratulations on the wee one.
Shonn smiles.
Shonn: I love ye too, Da.
He hangs up and starts back to Aerynn’s room. His father and the various police organizations coming after people like him were the least of his worries right now. The woman he loved was lying in that bed not a hundred feet away and she was carrying his child. This was going to change everything because there was no telling how Aerynn would react to not being able to fight anymore nor was there any way to tell how she would react to everything else that goes along with her current condition.
How would she react when the realization set in?
How would she react to the idea of being tethered to him and how would she truly react to the idea of there being a baby on the way?
With these and other thoughts bouncing around inside his head, Shonn walks down to the room and pokes his head inside the door. Aerynn still lies there in her bed, sleeping off a beating she’d gotten from a man that Shonn would now be looking out for as early as his upcoming match with Jeszika Gautier. No doubt half that group would still be thinking about what happened during the week leading up to and then at Tragic Engagement. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got and yet, the less anxiety he felt about everything else.
This was the kind of fight he knew about…
This was the kind of fight he couldn’t wait to start.