Isaac's birthday
Aug. 24th, 2016 09:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bachjones The first time Bach and Isaac noticed Essie in their space during their time, it made Bach a little bit nervous, because just a moment ago he had acted the fool with Isaac, put him on his shoulders so he could see all the pastries and cookies and had given a running commentary about which cookie to take, full of silliness only a kid could appreciate. But hey, he wasn't doing anything wrong, and when Isaac had finally noticed her, the three of them had behaved wonderfully.
The first time he had to say no to a visit from Isaac, because he had to go up for his swimming diploma (and what the fuck, why did he need a paper for that, wasn't it embarrassing enough already), both Essie and Isaac didn't take it too badly, and Bach made up with his son with a Pokemon cookie. Pokemon was a thing, he was learning about it.
So things were going well and Bach was almost comfortable in his place, in this life, around Essie.
And then Isaac's sixth birthday had to happen. With a party, with other children and the parents of those children. He couldn't even remember if it was him or Essie bringing it up, or maybe Isaac hinting with singing Happy Birthday until everyone got crazy, but it happened.
It happened for five hours, but everyone was gone now, Essie's mansion empty again except for the three of them. Bach should leave soon, but Isaac was still so very happily zooming around, and after ..fuck- after Rick and Ashley, Jamie and Eve, Justin and Britney he kind of want to cling to the illusion of normal family a bit longer. All of them were little, tight, functioning units, while Bach had to shut up whenever someone asked about plans for a second kid, how Bach and Essie had met, how much Isaac looked like his mother.
"Jesus Christ." He shuffled into the kitchen and into a fridge, two beers in hand. "We need to get Isaac down so I can go sleep. How's a kid's party that exhausting?"
The first time he had to say no to a visit from Isaac, because he had to go up for his swimming diploma (and what the fuck, why did he need a paper for that, wasn't it embarrassing enough already), both Essie and Isaac didn't take it too badly, and Bach made up with his son with a Pokemon cookie. Pokemon was a thing, he was learning about it.
So things were going well and Bach was almost comfortable in his place, in this life, around Essie.
And then Isaac's sixth birthday had to happen. With a party, with other children and the parents of those children. He couldn't even remember if it was him or Essie bringing it up, or maybe Isaac hinting with singing Happy Birthday until everyone got crazy, but it happened.
It happened for five hours, but everyone was gone now, Essie's mansion empty again except for the three of them. Bach should leave soon, but Isaac was still so very happily zooming around, and after ..fuck- after Rick and Ashley, Jamie and Eve, Justin and Britney he kind of want to cling to the illusion of normal family a bit longer. All of them were little, tight, functioning units, while Bach had to shut up whenever someone asked about plans for a second kid, how Bach and Essie had met, how much Isaac looked like his mother.
"Jesus Christ." He shuffled into the kitchen and into a fridge, two beers in hand. "We need to get Isaac down so I can go sleep. How's a kid's party that exhausting?"
