Andrew Cross
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"On his face is a map of the world."
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Post by Andrew Cross on Apr 30, 2009 19:20:21 GMT -5
Andrew didn' really know what to do. He had reached his deadline for getting out of his dorm since it was now August. He didn't yet have a job as he was still searching and actually had a meeting to see the headmaster the next day about training to work at the school.
So, for the time being, Andy needed somewhere to stay. He had packed up his things. All he had at the moment was a backpack of essentials slung over his shoulder as everything else was packed up in boxes back in his dorm room.
Who did he know that had a place of their own nearby? Louis and Vivienne. Who did he know that wouldn't turn him away when he was in need, even at such short notic? Lou and Viv. Who did he know that would be nice to him and accept him as if he were a part of the family? Probably just Viv...
Andrew hesitantly knocked on the door, his brows knitting together as he wondered how he would deal with this. He just hoped they would say yes. He knew it would be too easy to get Viv to say yes. She had a heart. Then the thought of waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of sex noises popped into his head and he made a face, but just shook the thought from his head.
There was no way in hell he was moving back home. He had had enough of his abusive step father and ignorant father. Once he got a place of his own though, he was planning on sending for his younger brother. He could at least get him out of there.
He had been to visit his mother athe day before and his step-father hadn't changed a bit. Andrew had a black eye and a slightly bruised and sore jaw, but other than that he was fine. It had taken ore energy not to kill Marcus though. He did have a bit of a headache though.
He was wearing a pair of baggy jeans with a white t-shirt with a black and gray John Lennon print on it. He wore a pair of black hi-top chucks and his hair was tousled and somewhat spiky. The only thing that really stood out was his black eye and bruised jaw as he waited for someone to answer the door...
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Post by Vivienne Valora on Apr 30, 2009 20:53:52 GMT -5
The apartment was totally and completely one hundred percent spotless. Perhaps Viv was being a little irrational with all this cleaning, but it was important. The house had to be clean for the baby. She would make sure of that.
Sure, there was no problem with cleaning and making sure things were safe for the baby, but Viv had gone as far as unscrewing all the knobs on the kitchen cabinets and making sure the screws were clean. She vaccumed at least ten times a day, all the dishes had been washed three times and then arranged perfactly over and over again in the cabinets.
Every sock in the apartment had been matched with another and if it had no match, it went into the trash which had been sprayed with a dissinfectant. The sinks had been scrubbed completely every time Viv saw just a smudge on it and the windows were so clean that you couldn't even tell they were closed.
She had thrown out all the towels and bed sheets whether they were good or not, insisting that everything had to be new. There were those annoying little covers over all the electrical sockets and all the pillows on the couch and the beds were in just the right positions. Every book, CD or movie was organized by genre then by artist or author or director and then by year.
Then, there was the baby's room which had been arranged and rearranged... over and over again. The baby's clothes were taken out and folded at least a million times and put into the dresser again according to color.
Things were getting a little outrageous. Both Eleanor and Cara had both been insisting that what the unnecessary cleaning was all due to the nesting instinct. Apparently this was very common with pregnant women toward the end of the second trimester and the begining of the third. When they weren't giving her pregnancy tips or anything like that, Elle and Cara would be waiting around for the baby to kick.
Vivienne was wearing a pair of black capri tights and a green maternity top with sleeves that ended just below her elbows, the material stretching nicely around her belly. Her hair was pulled up into a ponytail and she had no shoes on and just a pair of white ankle socks. Not to mention it felt like it was below zero in the apartment as Viv had the air conditioning up high.
Even though it was really cold in the apartment, Viv was either perfectly content with the tempurature, or really hot. There was one night that she had pushed Lou away when he tried to get close to her in bed, insisting that she was way too hot and accidentally knocked him off the edge.((Lol, sorry, thought that would be funny.))
She had been in the middle of folding that baby's clothes yet again when she heard the knock on the door. Her eyes turned silver and she knew it was Andrew. She stopped with what she was doing and sighed before she got up and went to answer the door. She was neariing her sixth month by then.
Rubbing her back with her free hand, she opened the door and cocked a brow at Andy, looking up at him. "Oh my, god, what happened to your eye?" She didn't even wait for his answer and just pulled him into the apartment and into the kitchen, making him sit down. "That looks like it hurts. I'll get you some advil and an ice pack..." She grabbed what she had said dhe would and set a glass of water down with the advil in front of andy, practically smacking him in the face with the ice pack.
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Andrew Cross
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Post by Andrew Cross on Apr 30, 2009 21:00:20 GMT -5
Andrew had been about to answer Viv when she suddenly pulled him into the apartment. "It's nothing," he said, shaking his head at her and looking around at the totally clean apartment. "Just my jackass step-father, that's all." He set his backpack down and winced as he pressed the icepack to his eye before taking the advil and chugging the water.
He shivered and rubbed his arms, his teeth on th verge of chattering. "Jeez Viv, it's freaking freezing in here," he said, looking over at her. "Is your thermostat broken or something?"
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Post by Vivienne Valora on Apr 30, 2009 21:12:00 GMT -5
Viv shook her head and put the advil away before taking out the peanut butter and a box of dog biscuits as well as a bag of Skittles. After grabbing a bowl and spoon, she sat across the table from Andy and shook her head. "I think it feels kinda warm in here..." she said, opening up the peanut butter and emptying it into the bowl. She took the skittles and poured them over top of the peanut butter before using the spoon to mix it up. "So what's up?" she asked him, opening the dog biscuits and dipping it into the peanut butter/skittle mix. "Want some?" she asked him, offering the box of biscuits.
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Andrew Cross
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Post by Andrew Cross on Apr 30, 2009 21:16:11 GMT -5
Andy hardly even noticed her... strange taste in food. He was too lost in thought on how he would ask her. "Well, you see... it's like this..." he said before he went on and explained about how he needed a placed to stay. "So I was wondering if I could bunk with you guys for a while... just until I can afford a place of my own." He had accepted her offer on the dog biscuit with the peanut butter and skittle dip. "Hey, this is pretty good..." he said, taking some more.
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Natalie Rine
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Post by Natalie Rine on May 2, 2009 10:25:59 GMT -5
((HEHEHE sorry Natalie has to come in to this))
Natalie ran down to Viv and Lou's apartment, she was panicking. She went to Andy's dorm to see all his boxes packed and he was no where to be found. She was panicking alot as she sprinted to Viv's apartment. "VIV!!!" Her voice was heard from ouside as she came up to the door and started to knock on the door repeatedly. "VIV! HURRY!" She knocked again and again. Her face was pale and her brown eyes were wide. She was shaking and flet like she wanted to throw up, if Andy was leaving... what... what would she do?! Her voice was almost on the verge of crying. She was sweating since it was really hot out, she was in white shorts, and a blue tank top, her brown curly hair was pulled up in a bun, stands of hair was hanging down in her face....
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Post by Louis Shaymen on May 2, 2009 10:52:12 GMT -5
Louis had been out, picking up things for Viv that she needed, they flew through cleaning supplies like you would not believe. He was walking up the walkway when he saw Natalie frantically banging on the door. His eyes narrowed and he cocked his head. "Nat? What's going on?" He asked walking now abit faster. He came up to the door and opened it, leting Nat in as he walked in behind her. "Viv? Why was Natalie beating at the door? Are you al-" He saw her talking with Andy and he sighed. Everything was ok. HE smiled as Andy put a dog biscuit in his mouth. He put the cleaning stuff on the kitchen table and walked over, seeing Natalie he half smiled. "You ok now?" he asked...
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Post by Vivienne Valora on May 2, 2009 11:06:17 GMT -5
Viv was about to say something to Andy when she heard Natalie freaking out in the hall and knocking on the door. Her brows knitted together and she was about to get up and answer it when Lou opened the door and let her in. "What's wrong?" she asked Natalie, standing up and taking a look at the things Louis had bought, making sure he got everything they needed. She kissed Lou on the cheek and cocked a brow at Natalie.
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Natalie Rine
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Post by Natalie Rine on May 2, 2009 11:24:08 GMT -5
Natalie watched as Louis opened the door adn she rushed in, "VIV! ANDY'S DORM IS ALL PACKED UP WHAT GOING ON! WH-" She stopped as she saw him on the couch eating something. Her face went blank and she dropped her frantic hands, her color returned to her face and she yelled, "ANDY!" In a matter of seconds she darted across the room and hopped into his lap. It then sunk in that he had an icepack on his eye. She gave him a blank look and then she looked at Viv, "Did you punch him?" She asked in a confused tone, not mean or rude, just confused. She stared at Andy and then back at Viv and Lou....
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Andrew Cross
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Post by Andrew Cross on May 2, 2009 11:32:27 GMT -5
((Sitting in the kitchen))
Andy had been ready to kill whoever was making Natalie freak out when he realized it was him. He let out a slight "Oof" as she hopped onto his lap and just hugged her. It felt nice to be wanted there. "Jeez Nat, relax," he said with a chuckle. "No, Viv didn't hit me. If she did, I would probably look a lot worse then this." He put the ice pack down, his black eye visible now. "It's fine."
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Post by Louis Shaymen on May 2, 2009 15:27:21 GMT -5
Louis smield as Viv looked through the bag. "What you don't trust me?" he asked smiling as she kissed his cheek. He turned quickly and kissed her lips and then scooped her, only to bring her back up quickly. He looked at Natalie and then heard what she was saying. He gave a confused glance at Viv and Andy. "So... Andy... what's going on?" HE asked wondering about his dorm...
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Natalie Rine
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Post by Natalie Rine on May 2, 2009 15:47:41 GMT -5
((sorry))
Natalie smiled as he hugged him. She looked down and blushed as he told hr to relax. "Sorry... just worried." She stared at his eye as he pulled the ice pack down. "Oh god... you poor thing." She said sighing. She sat on his lap contently and then looked at Viv, smiling as Andy said he'd look alot worse if Viv hit him. "Nice..." She laughed. She looked blankly at the floor and then said, "Soooo.... what Lou said. What's going on? You better not be leaving." She said...
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Andrew Cross
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Post by Andrew Cross on May 2, 2009 16:00:42 GMT -5
Andy sighed and looked from Natalie to Louis. "My deadline's up," he said, cocking a brow. "I graduated and now I need to find a place of my own. The only problem is, I don't have money. So I don't have a place to stay. And there's no way in hell I'm going back home..." He looked over at Viv and Lou...
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Post by Louis Shaymen on May 2, 2009 16:14:14 GMT -5
Louis narrowed his eyes slightly as he knew where Andy was going with this. "So what were you and Viv talking about?" Louis then flashed his eyes at Viv. He really didn't want Andy staying here, but he knew the kid had no where else to go. And with Viv, she would adopt him like her own child... jeez women.
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Post by Vivienne Valora on May 2, 2009 16:25:03 GMT -5
Viv looked at Lou and gave him a heart melting smile. Her hazel eyes were bright and she gave him a look that no body could resist. "Well," she said, her hand sliding from his shoulder to his chest. "I was gonna say to Andy that I didn't see why he couldn't stay until he could get a place of his own... but that I would have to talk to you first... we have the room after all..."
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