David
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
Who the hell are you? {angry}
unknown
{stood in the kitchen doorway}
Olive Martin (fl)
{notice the unknown} Shit
Alex Blackford (ml)
You must be Simon {Politely}
Alex Blackford (ml)
I’ve heard much about you from Olive
Olive Martin (fl)
{slipped between them} It’s okay, Dad. This is Alex. My boss. I told you about him on the phone, remember?
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{kept staring at Alex, his eyes wide, his breaths coming fast.}
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{changed his posture}
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{looked down at olive}
Olive Martin (fl)
{swallowed} Hello, David
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- Hello, princess
𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎 - 𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚂𝚒𝚖𝚘𝚗 2𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝙳𝙸𝙳 (𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘), 𝚑𝚊𝚜 1 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- So this is the guy you talked about, huh?
Olive Martin (fl)
This is the guy
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- {studied his face} She didn’t tell you about me,
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- {gaze back to Olive} What about Freddie? You kept us a secret?
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- That’s not nice.
Olive Martin (fl)
Yeah, well, neither are you a lot of the time
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- I’m never nice, princess.
Olive Martin (fl)
{turned to Alex} You should go
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- Aw, he doesn’t want to go. He’s worried I’ll hurt you. How sweet.
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{sank into the dining chair}
Alex Blackford (ml)
I’ll be fine
Alex Blackford (ml)
I believe you
Olive Martin (fl)
You should really go
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- {laughed} Looks like you won’t be able to push this one around
Olive Martin (fl)
{Annoyance fluttered}
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- Freddie texted you?
Olive Martin (fl)
He thought Simon would need me,
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- He did. He was a wreck
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- I don’t know why he lets the memories of that bitch get to him so much. She was nothing but a worthless f@cking skank
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- Corrine did wrong with you too not only Simon
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- What about this guy? He good to you?
Olive Martin (fl)
I wouldn’t be dating him if he wasn’t
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- true
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- {gaze cut to him} If you hurt her, you deal with me
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- {squinted} No, I don’t think you do really understand. But you will if you ever harm her
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- Simon wants to talk to you now.{looked at Olive}
Olive Martin (fl)
{sigh of relief} Okay
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
David- It was good talking to you, princess. You come to me if Mr. Boss Man here upsets you. Got me?
Olive Martin (fl)
I got you
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{fainted}
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{wakes up}
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{faint smile}
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{eyes flew to Alex} You startled me earlier
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
{held out his hand} I’m Simon,
Olive's father.”
Alex Blackford (ml)
{shook hand with him} Alex Blackford, her boyfriend and her boss.
Alex Blackford (ml)
My apologies for walking in uninvited
Alex Blackford (ml)
I saw Olive run in here in a panic, and she didn’t close the door properly. I wanted to check that she was fine.
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
Understandable. I’m glad you care enough to check on her. She’s special, you know
Alex Blackford (ml)
Yeah, I do
They fell into a conversation that quickly turned to sports, of all things
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
You’re coming to the barbecue on Sunday?
Simon Martin(fl biological father)
Good. We can talk more then {stood and shook hands again}
Olive Martin (fl)
I’ll walk you out
Alex Blackford (ml)
{looked at Olive}Your father has DID?
Olive Martin (fl)
Yes. You’ve heard of it?
Alex Blackford (ml)
A little. How long has he had it?
Olive Martin (fl)
For as long as I’ve known him
Alex Blackford (ml)
Who is Marie?
Olive Martin (fl)
{tense} One of his triggers
Alex Blackford (ml)
{notice it}
Olive Martin (fl)
{sigh} I know you wanted us to talk, but it can wait, right?
Alex Blackford (ml)
(stared hard at her} It can wait
Olive Martin (fl)
I"ll see you tomorrow
Alex Blackford (ml)
{left}
Alex Blackford (ml)
{leaned on his desk looked at olive} I confronted Adrain yesterday about the little tale he told you
Alex Blackford (ml)
As I’d expected, he claimed you lied.
Alex Blackford (ml)
He tried twisting the situation to make it sound like you were attempting to cause a divide between me and him
Olive Martin (fl)
predictable
Alex Blackford (ml)
Indeed. He talked of confronting you. I made it clear that the consequences he’d face would be … dire if he dared to do so
Alex Blackford (ml)
But he may ignore that warning, which is why I went to see you last night; I want you to be prepared in case he does something stupid
Alex Blackford (ml)
If Adrain does confront you, call me immediately.”
Olive Martin (fl)
{nodded} okay
Alex Blackford (ml)
Had you ever intended to tell me about your father’s condition?🤨
Olive Martin (fl)
I was going to tell you before the barbecue so that you wouldn’t have been confused if one of his alters surfaced
Alex Blackford (ml)
Can you tell me about his other alters just in case they decide to say hello?
Olive Martin (fl)
One is David and other is Freddie
Alex Blackford (ml)
Noted. Are there any subjects I should avoid when speaking to them? I don’t want to push any buttons for them
Olive Martin (fl)
{Surprised and grateful} Don’t ask about Simon’s family or past, and don’t mention Marie
Alex Blackford (ml)
All right
Alex Blackford (ml)
Who is Marie?
Olive Martin (fl)
My biological mother
Alex Blackford (ml)
{shocked}
Alex Blackford (ml)
Why is she such a trigger for him?
Olive Martin (fl)
They didn’t have a good relationship, and it didn’t end well
Alex Blackford (ml)
David said she’d learned her lesson. What did he mean by that?
Olive Martin (fl)
That’s not important.
Alex Blackford (ml)
I think it is. What did he mean?
Olive Martin (fl)
You don’t need to know
Alex Blackford (ml)
{eyes narrowed} You’re upset that I didn’t elaborate on the things that Adrain told you
Olive Martin (fl)
No, I'm not
Alex Blackford (ml)
{walked toward Olive}
He stopped mere inches away from Olive
Alex Blackford (ml)
You’ve been different. Reserved. You’re always the consummate professional at work, but you’ve been distantly professional since I refused to answer your question yesterday.
Olive Martin (fl)
I was annoyed with myself, not you. I should never have asked you
Olive Martin (fl)
It wasn't my place to ask
Alex Blackford (ml)
I didn’t realize until last night just how much I don’t know about you, Olive. You give people just enough information for them to assume they get the general picture
Alex Blackford (ml)
You hold a lot inside, don’t you?”
Olive Martin (fl)
So do you.
Alex Blackford (ml)
Yes, we’re more similar than I ever would have thought.
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Self-love
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2022-11-14
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mr boss man😂🤣
2022-09-28
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ohhh
2022-09-28
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