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petrelliheidi

Another Forgotten Birthday

Dec 02, 2014 18:26

Heidi sat at the kitchen table waiting for her husband to come home from work. After spending the day with her children Nathan's mother kindly agreed to taking the boys off her hands for the evening so that she and Nathan could celebrate her birthday in peace ( Read more... )

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fallen_empath December 2 2014, 08:29:08 UTC

Peter noticed there was only one car in the driveway as he headed up the steps, trying to balance a wrapped gift on one arm and make a last ditch effort to control his unruly hair with the other. Heidi's SUV sat parked in its usual spot, but Nathan's Mercedes was conspicuously absent. Nathan should have been home by now, even with city traffic. It was his wife's birthday; certainly he wouldn't forget this year like he had the last, right?

Unless he had gotten home early and he and Heidi had started her birthday evening a little early. Peter, often the impulsive one, hadn't called to let either of them know he was coming to drop off a gift, and he probably should have ( ... )

petrelliheidi December 2 2014, 10:20:57 UTC

It wasn't who she was expecting it to be in the slightest but here Peter was, gift in hand. At least one of the Petrelli men could tell when certain dates were. She held the door open and let Peter inside, it was freezing out. "I mean I understand, he is probably really busy." Heidi reasoned because why else would he forget her birthday? "It's okay Peter, really."

She looked at present he handed to her and she wondered curiously what he had gotten her, when the boys had given her something she could tell just by the shape what it was, Peter was more of an enigma. She gave it a little shake. "Can I eat it?" Because since she and Nathan weren't having dinner together, she hadn't really eaten.

"If you were looking for a party, you are in the wrong place I am afraid. I was about to head to bed." And maybe do some crying, yeah that sounded like fun.

fallen_empath December 2 2014, 11:01:00 UTC

"Come on, you know that's no excuse. You two have been married for more than ten years. He should at least know what day your birthday is," Peter said. Heidi always let Nathan off the hook so easily, and she was doing it for the second year in a row. Peter could understand why she did so; Nathan could be moody and quick to anger, and Heidi didn't want them arguing in front of the children. Peter wasn't a marriage counselor by any means, but if Heidi never told Nathan he was doing anything wrong, Nathan would just keep on doing what he was doing ( ... )

petrelliheidi December 2 2014, 11:17:22 UTC

Damn it, she really wanted something edible like chocolate but here Peter was offering to take her out for the evening. Part of her wanted to say no, that she should just take a glass of wine to bed with her and sleep off her depression but Peter looked so enthusiastic, even more so when he went to put on one of Nathan's jackets that was the tiniest bit too big for him.

Heidi wet her lips and smiled. "Alight, I suppose I can go out for a bite." She slipped her shoes back on and fixed herself up even though she already looked quite good. "That present better be worth it." She walked over and took his arm. "Remind me why you don't have a girlfriend again?"

fallen_empath December 2 2014, 12:32:53 UTC

"I don't know. Twelve hour shifts keep me pretty busy, and sometimes I pick up overtime when I can..." Peter felt bad for giving her the same canned answer he usually gave his mother when she asked that question, but truthfully, Peter didn't have a better answer; at least not one that he cared to get into at the moment. "Want me to drive?" he asked, already walking over to the driver's side door of the silver SUV ( ... )

petrelliheidi December 6 2014, 10:02:22 UTC

Heidi shrugged. "If you want to drive." And it was obvious he did, a good thing too since the high heels she wore made it hard to do so in. Heidi got into the passenger's side and put on her seat belt, it was kind of nice not having to drive everywhere, it was usually in her job description of being a mom; drive the kids to school, the mall, to their grandmother's house. She had thought once about getting a nanny but no, that wouldn't be wise considering who her husband was, not only would it give the media fodder but a pretty little blonde thing in her house looking after her children? She would rather die ( ... )

fallen_empath December 6 2014, 11:13:54 UTC

Peter frowned and glanced over in Heidi's direction; she couldn't possibly have known he was thinking about getting a haircut, could she? For a second he wondered if he'd actually spoken out loud, but he knew he hadn't. And he kept Matt Parkman's telepathy on tight lockdown at all times; he couldn't stand the random chatter of people's innermost thoughts assaulting him from all angles ( ... )

petrelliheidi December 6 2014, 12:16:05 UTC

There was a fine line between what was a good haircut and what made him look like a hippie, as it was right now Heidi thought his hair looked nice, but if it were to touch his shoulders, not only would he look terrible but his mother would surely hold him down and cut his herself.

Actually Heidi was looking forward to the change of scenery, the restaurants Nathan took her to were nice but she always felt like they were on display there, that someone was always watching them. So the anonymity of this place could be just what she needed to actually have fun on her birthday.

Just as she was about to go inside Peter said that he had forgotten his wallet. "Peter, it's okay really." Heidi didn't mind paying but her brother-in-law had run off back to the SUV. Heidi shook herself and went inside, the host smiled and showed her to a table. She sat down and looked at the menu, every now and then glancing at the door, she hoped Peter hadn't ditched her, he seemed to be taking a while.

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fallen_empath December 22 2014, 08:49:25 UTC

Because of Heidi's initial reaction, Peter honestly expected her to pull back and slap him this time for his persistence. When her lips parted beneath his, gooseflesh rose on his skin; when her hands tangled into his hair, a shiver ran down his spine. His empathy wasn't lying to him this time: Heidi wanted him.

He could feel it ( ... )

petrelliheidi December 22 2014, 12:22:09 UTC

A million thoughts were running though Heidi's mind at that moment, did she really just do that? You could excuse the first time as being an accident maybe but not the second and oh, since when did she have busy hands? Why did she feel the need to touch Peter in such an intimate way? Oh right, swimmer's body which he apparently still had, only it was more muscular now. Damn ( ... )

fallen_empath January 11 2015, 11:51:12 UTC

Peter's first thought as Heidi unbuttoned his shirt and took it off him was, Thank God she prefers white wine over red, or that shirt would be permanently ruined...

His second thought was that, tipsy as Heidi might be, it was definitely not an accident. Unless Peter made some kind of last ditch attempt to prevent them both from seriously double-crossing his brother, this was happening. Right now.

As if Nathan thinks twice every time he does it to her. You deserve this, you --His thought dissipated as he realized Heidi was looking at him, her eyes roaming over his upper body possessively, as if he were the real dessert of the evening. He shivered as Heidi brushed the soft petals of the rose across his bare skin, and once he realized what she was actually asking him, his heart began to race, a strange, but not entirely unpleasant mix of nervousness and desire dominating his empathic sense. Not only his feelings, but hers as well. She felt exactly like he did right at this moment, but she wasn't letting it stop her from getting what ( ... )

petrelliheidi January 13 2015, 02:30:10 UTC

Heidi was tipsy yes, but she was lucid. She hated that her husband had left her alone again and tonight she was going to have a little fun, the fact that it was Peter? Well that was the cherry on the cake, if Nathan found out yes he might lay into the poor boy but on the other hand, it would be nice for him to show some passion towards her again ( ... )

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petrelliheidi June 20 2015, 07:41:02 UTC

Now that they had the opportunity to talk, Heidi found that she was at a loss at what to say; Last night was wonderful, sorry your brother is the world's biggest douchebag and by the way I haven't been made love to like that in years? Whatever she picked this was still an awkward morning after sex interlude. The reality of what had happened was sinking in now, she and Peter had very active, unprotected sex. God, what if she got pregnant? How would she even explain that? Heidi hadn't slept with Nathan for a while, he would know the child wasn't his ( ... )

fallen_empath June 21 2015, 06:59:30 UTC

Peter shook his head slightly, helping Heidi to her feet, stunned into silence for the moment. No, he didn't have an exit strategy in mind, and double no, he hadn't thought about what would happen when they woke up together.

"No. I mean, yeah. I don't know -- I guess -- I guess I'm just going to see myself out."

You're an idiot, Petrelli.

His face burned with embarrassment yet again. What did he think, they were going to go down to the kitchen and have a romantic breakfast together or something? Just because her husband was the world's biggest asshole didn't mean she was going to throw away ten years of marriage, even if she'd decided to be as unfaithful as Nathan himself.

Heidi was on her way to the bathroom even as he stood there, and Peter turned to grab the doorknob, when out of the corner of his eye he caught a flash of motion -- Heidi's nightgown sliding down her body onto the tiled floor. She hadn't even shut the door. Well why would she, honestly? It was her private bathroom. She'd be alone in the house anyway. Heidi had ( ... )

petrelliheidi June 21 2015, 09:40:23 UTC

Heidi stood under the warm jet of water hoping that as well as clean her body, it would wash her sins away as well. She sighed and leaned against the wall thinking of the damage control she would have to do with Nathan. God when did everything become so hard with them? It hadn't always been like this.

She froze when she heard Peter come into the bathroom, really she thought he would be happy to get out of there, she wasn't expecting him to come in and see what she was doing. She heard his voice and Heidi faltered, this really was the part where she should tell him that it meant nothing and that he should get out but Heidi was having trouble finding the words.

It would be okay if she didn't look at him, yeah. She would just stand in the shower while Peter's fit, naked body stood behind her with no funny business going on...at least that was what she told herself but a little slip caused her to move back feeling Peter's semi-hard cock against her. "Oh."

fallen_empath June 22 2015, 06:12:38 UTC

All right, so maybe Heidi hadn't left the door open on purpose.

Peter had been standing behind Heidi for a minute or two now, about an arm's length of space between them, and she'd made no move to turn around to face him, hadn't even said a word to acknowledge his presence.

But instead of letting his uncertainty and his nerves get the best of him, he tried to concentrate on what she was feeling. There was a sort of conflict going on within her, an emotional turmoil that consisted of her love for Nathan and her obligation to not let this go any further than it already had, and her desire to feel needed and well, desired. He wouldn't lie to himself: even if he'd wanted to leave before, he definitely didn't now. Peter watched the rivulets of water swirl down her back, over her hips and down her legs, and he couldn't help thinking again that she was beautiful. All of her ( ... )

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petrelliheidi April 28 2019, 10:14:25 UTC

Heidi had been sleeping soundly, as far as birthdays go this one had been pretty great even though it was probably the worst idea she ever had, Peter was Nathan's brother for crying out loud! That was cold but hadn't her husband been cold to her? And to Peter by the sound of it, he idolized his brother but now both seemed to have had enough of him.

Heidi's eyes snapped awake and looked over at the other side of the bed, a little surprised to see it empty. Heidi saw him make a hasty escape out the window, a little dangerous but that didn't seem like it would faze him. For a moment she wondered what had gotten him so rattled but that was when she heard the keys in the door oh god, Nathan...She took a breath to calm herself before going out to face him, her newfound empathy gave her the strength she needed to give her husband a good talking to if it came to that. She walked into the lounge room and leaned against the doorway with her arms folded, he looked rough. "Hey honey, how was wherever you pretended to be this evening?" In that ( ... )

law_anddisorder April 28 2019, 10:51:50 UTC

Nathan almost dropped his keys, a combination of the alcohol's effect on his coordination and surprise at Heidi's bristling comment.

What the hell, did she grow that smart mouth overnight?

"It was great, baby," Nathan said, recovering pretty smoothly for his inebriated state. "How much housework did you pretend to do today? Obviously dinner isn't in the oven. You're still in your pajamas and the place is a Goddamned mess," he said, gesturing at the wineglasses on the coffee table and the discarded clothing on the couch. He recognized one of his suit jackets, but didn't remember leaving it there. He'd been in a rush this morning, and Heidi hadn't let him in his own damn bedroom. Who knows what the hell he did anymore?

He took off his suit jacket and hung it in the foyer closet, made a mental note to try and remember where he'd forgotten his tie, and made an immediate beeline straight for the liquor cabinet.

"Well? What the hell did you do all day?" Nathan added, pouring himself a little more than a splash of Scotch.

petrelliheidi April 28 2019, 13:06:09 UTC

Heidi narrowed her eyes at her husband, usually, she would let him get away with this kind of behavior because it wasn't worth arguing about but tonight Heidi felt like throwing down ( ... )

law_anddisorder April 28 2019, 13:48:53 UTC

Nathan finished the rest of his drink in a long swallow, mostly to hide the utterly shocked expression on his face.

He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Never in all their married life had Heidi ever spoken to him quite like that. Sure, she'd put him in his place from time to time, but never like this. He wouldn't pretend to think that Heidi didn't know about his philandering, but never had she outright called him on it. If he hadn't been so drunk, and if he hadn't just finished screwing said intern, he might have considered it a turn-on ( ... )

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