Kevinjkson
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He looked at her as they walked, his stare sharp in the light of the occassional street light, his thoughts hidden behind a mask of intensity.
"Of course you should finish your degree!. That idiot son of mine has no sense of perspective, no ability to see the big picture or consider any timeframe longer than a hot minute. I assume that he wanted you not to go back to school, so you could 'spend more time with him' or some such shortsighted bullshit."
"Life is not about 'or' Jennifer. It is about 'and.' You will go back and finish your degree. And you will make time to work during the days, and to see me, to learn from me, to serve me after classes. We will make time for you to do your homework, and sleep, and get exercise. I might even be able to help some with your schoolwork, if you want that."
He stopped talking then, and muttered under his breath for the next few minutes. Jen couldn't really pick it up, but it sure sounded like he was berating his son for short term thinking and creating false dichotomies.
As they went up to change, Niall began to contemplate the direction that he wanted to take the rest of the evening. Their chat on the walk had been great. He felt that things were going in a very positive direction. And he really did need a good soak, his shoulders and feet and quads were sore from a day of standing and walking at the conference.
He also knew that hot tubs were a place where people touched each other, and things could move in certain directions. Before they actually got in, he needed to decide how best to guide the remainder of their time together. He was pensive in the elevator, even in the face of her admittedly very hot bikini.
"Of course you should finish your degree!. That idiot son of mine has no sense of perspective, no ability to see the big picture or consider any timeframe longer than a hot minute. I assume that he wanted you not to go back to school, so you could 'spend more time with him' or some such shortsighted bullshit."
"Life is not about 'or' Jennifer. It is about 'and.' You will go back and finish your degree. And you will make time to work during the days, and to see me, to learn from me, to serve me after classes. We will make time for you to do your homework, and sleep, and get exercise. I might even be able to help some with your schoolwork, if you want that."
He stopped talking then, and muttered under his breath for the next few minutes. Jen couldn't really pick it up, but it sure sounded like he was berating his son for short term thinking and creating false dichotomies.
As they went up to change, Niall began to contemplate the direction that he wanted to take the rest of the evening. Their chat on the walk had been great. He felt that things were going in a very positive direction. And he really did need a good soak, his shoulders and feet and quads were sore from a day of standing and walking at the conference.
He also knew that hot tubs were a place where people touched each other, and things could move in certain directions. Before they actually got in, he needed to decide how best to guide the remainder of their time together. He was pensive in the elevator, even in the face of her admittedly very hot bikini.