TIME WARP: This is new.. [Zach]

[Zachary LaRousse]

“Cali, Cali, Cali,” Zac said in a seemingly calm but obviously mocking tone, “There you are again. Assuming. I don’t think I have to lecture you about that again, do I?” He shook his head, having a serious sense of déjà vu over their conversation right now. “That one is open to interpretation dearie. While it could mean I’d want to meet your husband, it could also mean I’d want to avoid him. Hence asking if he’ll be around. Think dearie, think.” Though the more he thinks about it, meeting this Lee Chung would really be a mighty dandy idea, if only to see if he really is true.

And then Cali started using such absurd arguments again. It’s really like high school all over again. And he thought fourteen years would change the way Cali thinks. Apparently not. “There you are, assuming once again. And in front of Junior nonetheless. Is that what you’re teaching him? Poor child.” He gave Lee Chung Junior a knowing wink, took another bite off his cinnamon roll then continued. “Not only is your whole transformation cliché, your whole argument is cliché too. Are you really that boring Cali? And I am not ‘aggravating’ you Cali, not one bit. I am simply pointing out a few mistakes that I see you making. What’s so wrong about that?” In his defense, he’s actually trying not to, but he just can’t let Cali go thinking about him like that. He’s just defending himself, that’s all.

“You know Junior’s, in your words, ‘mischievous’ and ‘deceiving’, and yet you do nothing about it? Are you sure you know what you’re doing?” It might’ve failed for Zac, but he can attest to the fact that his parents did not support such kind of behavior. They never talk about his ‘egotism’ and ‘vanity’ the same way Cali talks about hers. Not one bit. “And seriously, stop with the whole sagely act. The ‘destroying others, you destroy yourself’ is so 2010. Or even older. It’s not appealing nor is it amusing.”

He shook his head, his eyebrows meeting and fingers seemingly pinching his nose bridge in disappointment. “Look Cali, I didn’t go here to argue. I came here to reconnect and all that. But if you’ll just explode, I’d be more than happy to leave. Really.” No, he can’t argue with Cali. Not with Junior and Georgia watching.

[Cali Schwa]

Cali took a deep breath. Her fists clinching. Junior looked at her and Cali let out a sigh. "Your right. We shouldn't be argueing like children." Looking back at Zach she shook her head, "Your just so infuriating the way you think you know everything. Raising a child is harder then you think Zach. THere isn't a black and white solution. Its not like, 'Oh I don't like him doing that so I'll push the stop button.' Its hard work, hours of yelling, many time outs.But Like I said you wouldn't know." Leaning over she kissed Junior on the forehead.

Junior looked at her and smiled "Daddy!" Cali laughed and looked out the big window."My husband is finally here. I would tell you to hurry up and leave because I don't want him to even hear about the Cali from the past. But that would look suspicious, and I don't need more aggrevation after meeting you here today. To think all this could have been avoided." Cali laughed "I don't know how it could have been but it could have been. So Zach for arguements sake just don't talk about my past please. I would just like to go home. But you see the routine is he comes buys a coffee then we leave. So if you must say hi but then let us leave ok?" Cali rolled her eyes as her husband walked in and went straight to the counter. Looking at him she knew he saw her sitting there with Zach. She also knew Zach probably wouldn't be quite knowing him.

[Zachary LaRousse]

“I’m the one who thinks I know everything?” Zac said back in surprise, his tone becoming a little more defensive than usual, leaning back a bit with his eyebrows knit together. “Who was the one who told me ‘sounds like you and Stella really love each other and are starting to settle down’? Or the whole ’frankly you wanting to meet my family is scaring me’ phase? And please don’t get me started on the whole ‘you have a pathetic, sucky life and you want to destroy mine’ one.” Seriously, arguing with Cali is getting him nowhere. He was trying to be nice and all, but somehow, she just went bonkers. Even the sweetness of the cinnamon rolls couldn’t erase the irritation he’s feeling right now, not of Cali, but with the fact that she keeps on saying stuff that doesn’t make much sense really. As if she’s just saying them to make herself look so dramatic and sagely.

He took a quick look at his watch and sighed. At least he killed some time with the incredibly annoying conversation with Cali. “Cali, I didn’t say I know how to raise the kid properly. I was merely asking you if you knew what you were doing. Unlike you Cali, I don’t give away tips right away.” Now it was his turn to roll his eyes.

Telling himself to relax for a bit, as he felt his temper rising already, he saw, from the corner of his eye, how Cali eyed a man differently as he entered the shop. “Is that Lee Chung? Handsome man,” he nodded, out of amusement more than anything really. And I thought she doesn’t want me to meet him. “Why are you so ashamed of your past really? It’s not like you’ve killed someone or anything.” Zac himself has had quite the youth, and while it isn’t exactly the first thing he’d tell to his future kids, he would surely not keep it away from them, if only to poke fun at himself and tell them the lessons he’s learned.

“I take it that’s my cue to leave then?” he asked, bright smile on his face, gearing to ‘pack his things and go’.


ooc:
Meh. A little too crappy, I'm sorry. :P
- Jam

[Cali Schwa]

Cali shrugged "If you so wish. I just don't want my husband getting any wrong ideas. But then again he knows I wouldn't cheat on him. Like I said you can say hi then well I gotta go. And its not that I'm really ashamed...ok I am really ashamed of my past. I was so mean and I just don't want Lee to think that I could be like that again. He is such a nice person and he loves me and his family. It makes me happy." Cali looked to Zach and sighed.

She hated to admit it but she felt guilty for freaking out and going off on him. After all he couldn't help that he was a natural jerk. Looked at him she shook her head "I'm ah sorry Zach. I didn't mean to be mean or rude. Its just you have always had a way to make me so mad that I lost a grip on reality and all I saw was my anger. So I apologize for losing my cool." Le waved as he made his way over to Cali. He approached with a smile on his face until he saw Zach and it turned into a frown. Cali shrugged.




ooc:
Don't apologize. ^^ your post have been awesome. Its mine that have been off..

[Zachary LaRousse]

“Don’t worry Cali, we’ve already established more than fourteen years ago that I have no intentions of associating with you in any sexual way; I doubt it’ll change now, especially since you’re all ‘used and abused’,” laughed Zac, seriously amused by the thought of Cali cheating with him. While he believes he has an appeal that can make wives and husbands turn against one another (that disillusioned state never really left him), using it on Cali was never really a question. She’s a Queen Bee before, she’s still one now, no matter how she protests not to be one; and Queen Bees like her he’d rather not mix with.

To hear her say that she’s so ashamed of her past made Zac almost throw up. He really can’t take pity excuses like that. And, in his mind, she can hide those skeletons all she wants, but sooner or later, the closet will burst and all will be revealed. He just hopes, for Cali’s sake probably, that the revelation won’t be as explosive as Cali thinks it’ll be. “It’s all good Cali. Figured I’d be the one to shake you off your wonderful façade of reform.”

As he saw Lee Chung make his way from the counter towards them, Zac decided it’s better to make his leave now. Who knows, he might be just as loony as his wife. “N’aw, I’ll go now. I’ll let you reveal your ‘shameful past’ to him on your own time. Bye Miss Schwa-Chung.” He gave Lee a wave and a wink, took his cup and went on to walk around the streets some more. As weird as his encounter with Cali might be, deep inside he wishes he could bump into another former schoolmate, just to see how this one would turn out. Then again, this is Pilot Ridge; most anything can happen.

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