Ficlet: Same Old Someone That I Knew (GH, Maxie/Lucky)
Title: Same Old Someone That I Knew
Author: empressearwig
Prompt: 84 - Old Friends
Pairing/Character(s): Robin, Maxie/Lucky
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Word Count: 1132
Spoilers/Warnings: Part of the extended Lana!AU.
Summary: “My cousin likes to meddle. I’m probably wrong. Must be those latent spy genes acting up again.”
Author's Notes: Written for theechochorus.
“I’m here!” Maxie called out as she let herself into Robin and Patrick’s house. “Reporting for baby-sitting duty as promised.” She stopped suddenly, spotting Lucky sitting on the couch. “What are you doing here?”
“Apparently the same thing you are.” Lucky stood up. “Patrick called me and asked me if I wouldn’t mind watching Lana for the night.”
“Robin asked me,” Maxie said slowly. She cocked her head to the side and looked thoughtful. “You don’t think this is a set up, do you?”
Lucky looked wide eyed. “A set up?”
Maxie shrugged. “My cousin likes to meddle. I’m probably wrong. Must be those latent spy genes acting up again.” She looked around the empty room. “Where are they anyway?”
Lucky opened his mouth to answer, but before he could get a word out, Robin’s voice answered for him.
“We’re here,” she said, walking down the stairs. “Sorry, I was just trying to get Lana settled for the night.” She gave Maxie a quick hug, and then blew the hair out of her eyes. “Maxie, I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to call you. Patrick and I got our signals crossed on this, and I’m afraid we double booked the two of you.” She looked back and forth between Maxie and Lucky. “If one of you wants to leave, you’re more than welcome to.”
Lucky looked at Maxie. “I don’t mind staying if you want to go out and have fun,” he offered. “It’s not like I have anything better to do.”
“Lucky…” Robin said hesitantly. “How are things going?”
“The same,” he said sadly. “I still can’t see the boys without supervision, and Alexis has told me I’m more or less wasting my money, but I can’t believe that being their father for so long should count for nothing.”
Robin crossed the room and rubbed a hand comfortingly along his back. “It doesn’t. And when the boys grow up, they’re going to know how much you loved them, regardless of biology. That’ll count for more than anything else.”
“She’s right,” Maxie offered. “Jason might be Jake’s father biologically, but being a sperm donor doesn’t mean anything. Look at me. Mac is my father, not the man who basically just showed up to donate the other half of Georgie and I’s DNA.”
“Thanks guys.” Lucky tried to smile.
There was an awkward silence.
“I think I’ll stay here with Lucky,” Maxie announced suddenly. “I didn’t really have anything planned for the night, and he could use some cheering up.” She smiled widely. “And I am excellent at cheering people up.”
“Uh oh,” Robin said knowingly. “Just remember there is a sleeping infant upstairs, alright?” She slipped on her coat and picked up her purse. “Patrick and I should be home no later than midnight. Thank you so much for doing this again!” With a final wave, she slipped out the door.
Lucky turned to Maxie. “You didn’t have to stay.”
“I know,” she said tartly, slipping past him and dropping onto the couch. “But I really didn’t have anything to do, and spending the evening with you and my adorable goddaughter is better than nothing.”
“Gee, thanks,” Lucky said, settling himself on the couch next to her. He reached for the remote, and flipped the television on, searching through the channels for something he thought they both could handle watching. “You know if we’re lucky, Lana’s going to be asleep the whole time. Besides, have you ever even dealt with a baby by yourself?”
She sniffed. “I’ll have you know that I was an excellent baby-sitter back in the day.” She grabbed his arm. “Ooh, Project Runway marathon! Let’s watch that.”
“No,” Lucky said firmly, and continued to flip through the channels.
“Fine,” she said, rolling her eyes. “It was one of the later seasons anyway. God, that show really went downhill after season two.”
Lucky paused at a Sabres game, and shot Maxie a sidelong glance, waiting for a response.
“No.”
He went back to flipping stations. “You know, I don’t think we’re going to find anything we can agree on.”
“You keep looking,” she ordered. “I’ll check their DVD collection.” She rose and crossed the room to examine the stacks of movies. She read the titles carefully, pausing occasionally to consider one, shaking her head in amusement at others. Lucky found himself watching her reactions, amused by how seriously she was taking this. “Aha!” she cried triumphantly, spinning back around to face him, DVD case in hand.
“What did you find?”
“Only the best movie in the world,” she assured him as she set the movie up. She turned and saw his skeptical look, and laughed. “Just trust me, okay?”
“Okay…” Lucky drawled. “What do I get if I don’t agree?”
“What do you want?” she countered, seating herself back on the couch next to him.
“Hm,” Lucky said, eyeing her speculatively. “I think I’ll just think about that for awhile, if you don’t mind. Go on, start your movie.”
“Where’s the trust, Lucky?” Maxie sniffed, grabbing the remote for the DVD player and hitting play.
“Trust has to be earned, Maxie,” he said, as the theme music for Star Wars began to play. He turned to her incredulously. “The Empire Strikes Back? Really?”
She giggled a little. “What, you thought I was going to pick a chick flick? Please, Lucky, I do have more diverse taste than that.”
“Apparently.”
“Now, that’s not to say that I don’t enjoy a good chick flick, but I also have an appreciation for the classics. I am Mac’s daughter, after all.”
“I stand corrected,” Lucky acknowledged, settling himself more comfortably into the couch to watch the movie.
“You can make it up to me,” Maxie offered, shooting a quick glance Lucky’s way.
He turned his head to look at her. “And how did you want make it up to you?”
“You can take me to the movies this weekend!” She chirped happily. “It’s really a win-win.”
Lucky laughed. “How’s that?”
“It gets you out of the house, and I get to be seen with a gorgeous guy.” She shrugged.
“And would this be a date?”
“Do you want it to be a date?”
Lucky paused and considered. “How about that’s another one of those things I think about for awhile?”
“Don’t think too long,” Maxie advised. “It’s only going to get you in trouble.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.” He grinned at her. “So what time should I pick you up this weekend?”
“How about eight?” Maxie grinned back at him. “Oh, and Lucky?”
“Yes?”
“This time, expect a chick flick.”
He laughed and turned his attention to the movie, stretching his arm out along the back of the couch behind Maxie’s head.
Maybe an old friend was just what he needed.
Author: empressearwig
Prompt: 84 - Old Friends
Pairing/Character(s): Robin, Maxie/Lucky
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Word Count: 1132
Spoilers/Warnings: Part of the extended Lana!AU.
Summary: “My cousin likes to meddle. I’m probably wrong. Must be those latent spy genes acting up again.”
Author's Notes: Written for theechochorus.
“I’m here!” Maxie called out as she let herself into Robin and Patrick’s house. “Reporting for baby-sitting duty as promised.” She stopped suddenly, spotting Lucky sitting on the couch. “What are you doing here?”
“Apparently the same thing you are.” Lucky stood up. “Patrick called me and asked me if I wouldn’t mind watching Lana for the night.”
“Robin asked me,” Maxie said slowly. She cocked her head to the side and looked thoughtful. “You don’t think this is a set up, do you?”
Lucky looked wide eyed. “A set up?”
Maxie shrugged. “My cousin likes to meddle. I’m probably wrong. Must be those latent spy genes acting up again.” She looked around the empty room. “Where are they anyway?”
Lucky opened his mouth to answer, but before he could get a word out, Robin’s voice answered for him.
“We’re here,” she said, walking down the stairs. “Sorry, I was just trying to get Lana settled for the night.” She gave Maxie a quick hug, and then blew the hair out of her eyes. “Maxie, I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to call you. Patrick and I got our signals crossed on this, and I’m afraid we double booked the two of you.” She looked back and forth between Maxie and Lucky. “If one of you wants to leave, you’re more than welcome to.”
Lucky looked at Maxie. “I don’t mind staying if you want to go out and have fun,” he offered. “It’s not like I have anything better to do.”
“Lucky…” Robin said hesitantly. “How are things going?”
“The same,” he said sadly. “I still can’t see the boys without supervision, and Alexis has told me I’m more or less wasting my money, but I can’t believe that being their father for so long should count for nothing.”
Robin crossed the room and rubbed a hand comfortingly along his back. “It doesn’t. And when the boys grow up, they’re going to know how much you loved them, regardless of biology. That’ll count for more than anything else.”
“She’s right,” Maxie offered. “Jason might be Jake’s father biologically, but being a sperm donor doesn’t mean anything. Look at me. Mac is my father, not the man who basically just showed up to donate the other half of Georgie and I’s DNA.”
“Thanks guys.” Lucky tried to smile.
There was an awkward silence.
“I think I’ll stay here with Lucky,” Maxie announced suddenly. “I didn’t really have anything planned for the night, and he could use some cheering up.” She smiled widely. “And I am excellent at cheering people up.”
“Uh oh,” Robin said knowingly. “Just remember there is a sleeping infant upstairs, alright?” She slipped on her coat and picked up her purse. “Patrick and I should be home no later than midnight. Thank you so much for doing this again!” With a final wave, she slipped out the door.
Lucky turned to Maxie. “You didn’t have to stay.”
“I know,” she said tartly, slipping past him and dropping onto the couch. “But I really didn’t have anything to do, and spending the evening with you and my adorable goddaughter is better than nothing.”
“Gee, thanks,” Lucky said, settling himself on the couch next to her. He reached for the remote, and flipped the television on, searching through the channels for something he thought they both could handle watching. “You know if we’re lucky, Lana’s going to be asleep the whole time. Besides, have you ever even dealt with a baby by yourself?”
She sniffed. “I’ll have you know that I was an excellent baby-sitter back in the day.” She grabbed his arm. “Ooh, Project Runway marathon! Let’s watch that.”
“No,” Lucky said firmly, and continued to flip through the channels.
“Fine,” she said, rolling her eyes. “It was one of the later seasons anyway. God, that show really went downhill after season two.”
Lucky paused at a Sabres game, and shot Maxie a sidelong glance, waiting for a response.
“No.”
He went back to flipping stations. “You know, I don’t think we’re going to find anything we can agree on.”
“You keep looking,” she ordered. “I’ll check their DVD collection.” She rose and crossed the room to examine the stacks of movies. She read the titles carefully, pausing occasionally to consider one, shaking her head in amusement at others. Lucky found himself watching her reactions, amused by how seriously she was taking this. “Aha!” she cried triumphantly, spinning back around to face him, DVD case in hand.
“What did you find?”
“Only the best movie in the world,” she assured him as she set the movie up. She turned and saw his skeptical look, and laughed. “Just trust me, okay?”
“Okay…” Lucky drawled. “What do I get if I don’t agree?”
“What do you want?” she countered, seating herself back on the couch next to him.
“Hm,” Lucky said, eyeing her speculatively. “I think I’ll just think about that for awhile, if you don’t mind. Go on, start your movie.”
“Where’s the trust, Lucky?” Maxie sniffed, grabbing the remote for the DVD player and hitting play.
“Trust has to be earned, Maxie,” he said, as the theme music for Star Wars began to play. He turned to her incredulously. “The Empire Strikes Back? Really?”
She giggled a little. “What, you thought I was going to pick a chick flick? Please, Lucky, I do have more diverse taste than that.”
“Apparently.”
“Now, that’s not to say that I don’t enjoy a good chick flick, but I also have an appreciation for the classics. I am Mac’s daughter, after all.”
“I stand corrected,” Lucky acknowledged, settling himself more comfortably into the couch to watch the movie.
“You can make it up to me,” Maxie offered, shooting a quick glance Lucky’s way.
He turned his head to look at her. “And how did you want make it up to you?”
“You can take me to the movies this weekend!” She chirped happily. “It’s really a win-win.”
Lucky laughed. “How’s that?”
“It gets you out of the house, and I get to be seen with a gorgeous guy.” She shrugged.
“And would this be a date?”
“Do you want it to be a date?”
Lucky paused and considered. “How about that’s another one of those things I think about for awhile?”
“Don’t think too long,” Maxie advised. “It’s only going to get you in trouble.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.” He grinned at her. “So what time should I pick you up this weekend?”
“How about eight?” Maxie grinned back at him. “Oh, and Lucky?”
“Yes?”
“This time, expect a chick flick.”
He laughed and turned his attention to the movie, stretching his arm out along the back of the couch behind Maxie’s head.
Maybe an old friend was just what he needed.