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Thursday afternoon, [color=925f7f][b]Evelyn Green[/b][/color] & her son, [color=b57f13][b]Henry Green[/b][/color] [/color][/sub][/right]
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[indent]Henry, for the first time in a while, wasn’t with Min-seo. Min-seo was, instead, in the room — taking a nap or something. He wasn’t too concerned, and it was half his fault anyway. They were in the middle of the somewhat arduous and monumental task of cleaning his room, and she needed a break somewhere between him cleaning under the bed, and taking the full trash can out of the umpteenth time. Henry, being a Green, didn’t much care for ‘naps.’ Now, he [i]was[/i] also a Locke — so [i]sleeping[/i] was all good. Naps? Naps weren’t for him. He gave Min-seo a kiss, and said he was gonna go play with Benedict and Arnold.

So that’s exactly what he was doing. Together with his two trusty water dogs, Henry was floating around the river habitat they had. Covering his eyes from the pesky Californian sun was a pair of [url=https://i.imgur.com/iwi66aO.png][b]sunglasses[/b][/url], and he had a drink in his hand — non-alcoholic. Min-seo didn’t want him to come back to the room sloshed, and he could see the reasoning, she’d agreed to her terms.

From the speaker system surrounding the habitat, [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ulNRWUHu0][b]soft music[/b][/url] played. Loud enough that Henry could bob his head, but soft enough that it didn’t bother Benedict and Arnold. Henry, in short, was sunbathing and relaxing. Nothing could ruin his vibe, y’know, except for a few very specific things that surely wouldn’t be happening.

His dark haired mother, the one that was the liaison between him and his other mother, dressed in a gorgeous, red floral [url=https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/01/16/35D74F3100000578-3670267-image-a-79_1467388724224.jpg][b]dress[/b][/url] walked out the sliding patio doors, barefoot, searching for, well, her son. There were a couple of places she could list where he would be. The first place was not right, because she found a sleeping Asian beauty but no Henry. The second place, though? She was right. Walking with feathery light steps, Evelyn made her way to the river habitat and knelt down by the edge watching her son float with his water dogs. [color=925f7f][b]“Henry.”[/b][/color] The songstress spoke loud enough for him to hear her, but soft enough so her voice didn’t overpower the music. Patiently, she waited for his response. Patience was important when you had a child like Henry.

Oh hell, that was on the very few specific things. Henry adjusted his sunglasses, and did not at first address his mother, instead he put his hand in the water and began paddling. [color=b57f13][b]“Ah, hell. Paddle away, boys!”[/b][/color] Neither Benedict nor Arnold seemed to understand, though they sped up alongside him regardless. It was probably a game, or something! It didn’t take him long, before Henry realized that he wasn’t going anywhere except circles paddling with one hand. With a sigh, he paddled himself in a half circle so that he was facing Evelyn, and took a sip from the vanilla Dr. Pepper, keeping his sunglasses in place. [color=b57f13][b]“Evelyn.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“Are we to become accustomed to Parker living here? You know that is a battle, for me, on it’s own.”[/b][/color] Eve leaned forward, tracing her fingers on the water. [color=925f7f][b]“I adore your friend, but how do her parents feel about her [i]always[/i] being here?”[/b][/color]  

So that’s what this was about. Henry couldn’t do nothing! Not even in the sanctity of his own home. [color=b57f13][b]“Yes. Parker’s parents aren’t around, and she was living in a tent in the backyard, surviving off of Lucky Charms marshmallows and juice boxes. What would you [i]honestly[/i] have me do? I don’t know who her mother is, but you should find her and have your wife pay her off. Parker deserves better than that. If that means I have to move her in and start taking care of her all the time, then whatever. I don’t care.”[/b][/color] He flipped the aviator lenses up and squinted at her, sipping from his soda again, [color=b57f13][b]“I’m not letting her go back.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“That can be arranged. Would you like me to get child services involved? We could find her a good home.”[/b][/color] Eve had a feeling how her son would react, but she waited. Another battle ahead of her. 

[color=b57f13][b]“No way, dude. C.P.S. would fuck the whole thing up, I did some Google-fu, and they’d relocate her. You can’t relocate Parker. She needs to be here.”[/b][/color] Another sip from the Dr. Pepper, and the aviators came back down, [color=b57f13][b]“‘sides, this [i]is[/i] a good home. She’s happy.”[/b][/color]

Changing her position, Eve sat down and put her feet in the river. She didn’t respond right away. Instead she watched him with those cold, yet loving, eyes. After a moment of silence, she addressed the issue, [color=925f7f][b]“Before adoption becomes a liable option, we would first need to strip her guardians of ownership. Would you like us to adopt her?”[/b][/color] Eve didn’t realize this, but naturally, she always wanted to spoil her son. 

[color=b57f13][b]“Either you or Hailey’s butler. She likes him.”[/b][/color] Henry could understand why; that asshole bought her a fucking kitten. He tilted his head back and took another sip from the Dr. Pepper, before he realized it was empty. Making a face, he stuffed it in the cupholder of his pool mattress, and shrugged. [color=b57f13][b]“She just needs to not be where she was. I don't care how. I got her this far. She’s one of my best friends, and I can’t let her just live a shitty, dirty life. Now she’s at least taking baths and eating real food and not living in a tent or anything. I’ll ask Mother myself if I have to. But we all know how that story goes.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“I’ll take care of it.”[/b][/color] Henry needed to focus on high school, and if Parker’s livelihood was important to him, Eve would make sure she was okay, for him. Any consequences and punishments would be handled accordingly. Henry wouldn’t have to worry about a thing. That’s what mothers were for. 

Henry. Henry was her only son, so of course, she would make sure that nothing got in the way of his happiness. Including her wife. The option of James adopting Parker didn’t sound like a bad idea and may be a good compromise with her wife. She’d have to talk to him some time soon… [color=925f7f][b]“And Min, how are things with her? If we didn’t have such a large house, your mother would probably have a noise complaint.”[/b][/color] Luckily they did, and the children were down a different wing in the castle. 

Henry flipped the aviators up, and squinted again, [color=b57f13][b]“Things with Min are fine, why?”[/b][/color] Now what was she going to do? Yell at him for dating the younger, attractive, Asian, foreign exchange student? LET HIM LIVE HIS LIFE. [color=b57f13][b]“She’s doing okay. Made a friend. Loud blonde girl.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“The doctor’s daughter. I know of her.”[/b][/color] Swaying her legs, letting her feet feel the brisk water, Eve gave her son a gentle smile, [color=925f7f][b]“Believe it or not, Alyssa approves.”[/b][/color] A first. Alyssa rarely approved of anything their son did. However, there was change in Henry that all the parents started to notice and no one could argue about that. Min was a good influence on him and actually helped give Eve a break. In the course of two weeks, she didn’t have to do much convincing, minus his birthday party. It was like pulling teeth when it came to planning his parties. 

[color=b57f13][b]“Wait, what? How does she even [i]know[/i]?! I [i]intentionally[/i] didn’t tell you guys.”[/b][/color] Who ratted them out!? Was it Hailey’s Butler? It had to be, Henry’s was still on vacation... She’d come back, one day. It didn’t matter, because a horror was dawning on Henry. [color=b57f13][b]“Oh no. She’s going to talk to Min-seo.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“Mother’s intuition, and… social media. You didn’t have to tell us. And I think her being in your room every night is a HUGE sign that says: me and Min are an item. So far, she is your longest record. I haven’t seen any other girls around.”[/b][/color] He was right. Alyssa would talk to Min. Most definitely. [color=925f7f][b]“You don’t even mention Ilyana anymore.”[/b][/color] 

[color=b57f13][b]“Min makes me happy, satisfies my urges, and like… once you see her in a crop top you’ll understand — wait, why are we having this conversation!? You’re missing the point. Alyssa is going to eat my girlfriend alive!”[/b][/color] It was a fair fear to have. His mother could be… something, to say the least. [color=b57f13][b]“She’s gonna make her hate me and then send her back to South Korea, dude.”[/b][/color] 

[color=925f7f][b]“Girlfriend, huh?”[/b][/color] The smile on Eve’s face widened. Today marked a monumental moment. Her son was [i]finally[/i] taken. 

[color=b57f13][b]“Ya, why don’t you go pick on Hailey and her girlfriend and leave my ass alone?”[/b][/color]

This was news to Eve’s ears. [color=925f7f][b]“Hailey has a girlfriend? Why hasn’t she told her father? She tells her father everything.”[/b][/color] Eve kicked water at her son. [color=925f7f][b]“That [i]ass[/i] belongs to me until you leave the nest. I can pick on you if I want.”[/b][/color] 

[color=b57f13][b]“Tell Min that line. Yo, Nero told me that you’re throwing me a party. Let me just say… that sounds terrible.”[/b][/color] The aviator lenses came back up, and he stared across the way at Evelyn with squinted eyes. [color=b57f13][b]“I decline.”[/b][/color] Henry had a specific way of speaking to his mothers; they were much more business orientated than he was, and he got around things better this way.

[color=925f7f][b]“I decline your decline.”[/b][/color] Eve teased. It was far too late to change her plans. She already spent a pretty penny on both him and Cyndi, and already convinced Jericho to help her with making it extremely high tech. 

[color=b57f13][b]“I have plans already.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“Well change your plans, or I will for you.”[/b][/color] This was the first year Eve had the ability to make his and Cyndi’s birthday party more about him. He wasn’t going to take this away from her. 

[color=b57f13][b]“I see you intend to go out of your way to make me as unhappy as possible. I commend your efforts, and will offer you one hour of my time on that, the day of my birthday. I was going to lay in bed with Min-seo and listen to dream pop.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“You do know having a double bash is vital to making your big 18 and Cyndi’s big 16 the party of the century. If it was just for Cyndi, no one but family would be there and this is literally the first year I can do what I want for you. So, you can have your cuddles with your girlfriend any other time. Just give me this night.”[/b][/color] 

[color=b57f13][b]“You missed the party of the century, it was on a boat. The number two was at Damian’s beach house. Turning eighteen isn’t that big of a deal, and the idea of a sweet sixteen is only for girls and pushed by makeup companies when it also isn’t that important. I can make people come without involving me. I’ll go, but I want the house in Colorado.”[/b][/color] He pulled the sunglasses off, and folded his arms over his chest. [color=b57f13][b]“To keep. Fully. In my name. Mine. And I want Hailey’s key taken away, so I can laugh at her.”[/b][/color]

[color=b57f13][b]“Okay, that’s a bit harsh I guess. I did have a moment with her. She can keep the key. I really don’t want to do this, I don’t really dig birthday parties, and you’re like… old so it’ll probably be lame.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“‘Cuse me. Have you forgotten I’m a goddamn rockstar?”[/b][/color] Eve crossed her arms, almost offended. Her informal speaking slipping out. Her son was downright rude to her. 

[color=b57f13][b]“Yeah, yeah. Shit has changed since you were a rockstar. That was a long ass time ago. Why do we even have the same birthday!? That is a wicked coincidence.”[/b][/color] Henry protested, paddling with both hands toward the shore. He had to get back to cleaning, before wifey woke up.

[color=925f7f][b]“Birthday sex.”[/b][/color] Was all Eve said in response. Ty liked sex and his birthday meant a lot of it. Sometimes his birthday happened throughout the course of a week. He just so happened to knock Eve up twice around the same time. Cyndi, however, came two weeks earlier than her due date. 

[color=b57f13][b]“Nigga that is gross!”[/b][/color] Henry protested as he beached his floatation device, with Benedict and Arnold coming up behind him. Henry flicked the shades open and put them back on as he walked by him, followed by the trotting water dogs. [color=b57f13][b]“Colorado ski lodge, or no deal. Alyssa can buy another one for herself, the rich motherfucker. Now, I gotta go clean my room.”[/b][/color]

[color=925f7f][b]“Fine, deal. But don’t use a blatant lie to convince me to agree to you. We all know you don’t clean.”[/b][/color] Eve’s dark gaze followed her son wherever he went. She stood sitting down, enjoying the water. 

[color=b57f13][b]“Min’s orders! Said she wouldn’t sleep in my room if we’re going to, and I quote, ‘wallow in filth.’ So I’m cleaning.”[/b][/color] Henry said, as he continued walking back toward the house. Why was it so hard to believe that he was cleaning?!

Because it was. Leaning back, laying down on the ground, Eve cloud gazed and bid her son adieu, [color=925f7f][b]“Have fun.”[/b][/color] Min was a good girl. She too approved. 
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