Post by Dix C. Martin on Jan 18, 2011 17:45:35 GMT -5
OOC: tried to set the groundwork for things, if it's not working for you let me know!
After work, since she and Tad didn't have therapy today, Dixie had brought the twins with her to the hospital, and then swung by Kathy's school and gotten her from music club. Unfortunately her oldest daughter seemed to be in a funk.
"Sunshine please..take your boots off before you go in the living room!"
Dixie reminded, as Kathy grumbled but obeyed. After bringing the twins over to the nursery, the girl trudged to the kitchen and wandered aimlessly, poking through cupboards.
"Momma!"
"What's wrong?"
"There's no food!"
"Honey, I asked you if you wanted me to pick up something on the way home and didn't get an answer."
"Well I wasn't hungry then.", whined Kathy. Taking a seat at the table she rolled her eyes when Dixie put an apple in front of her.
"C'mon..what's wrong with that?"
"Nothing.." She grumbled, taking a bite.
"Okay, mind telling me what's got you in this charming mood today?"
Dixie asked, sitting across from her.
"Did something happen at school?"
"No."
"What about after school, you were all excited about that music club you signed up for, what happened?"
"Nothing."
Kathy shrugged, clearly not in a talking mood.
"Alright I give up.", sighed Dixie. Getting up she went to do some cupboard poking of her own before she heard her daughter speak.
"How come we don't go to the club anymore?"
Turning around the blond froze.
"I.."
"Like tonight..it's Tuesday. You used to leave work early, come and get me at school. We'd pick out cool outfits to wear, and Daddy would call us his dates and we'd drive over and sit at our corner table and eat cheeseburgers. And after your show the four of us would hang out til closing, and Chip would make that drink he named after me. It was fun and we all had a great time! And now we just, stopped going all together."
"Kathy I.."
"I joined that, music club so I wouldn't miss us going to Stardust. It's not working though..it's not as cool and the only food we get is leftover pizza and it's cold."
Sighing sympathetically, pulling up a seat Dixie stroked Kathy's hair.
"Sunshine I'm sorry. I know how much you liked us going to the club.."
"It's not fair. You and me and Daddy once he got back, it was our thing, you know?"
"Yeah, I know it was. But listen, there's plenty of other things you and me and your dad can do together."
"I guess. But the club was, fun. I miss Chip too, and those burgers."
"Yeah, so do I...", sighed Dixie.
"If you like though I can make burgers for dinner tonight..I mean, they aren't Chip's by any means but..they're not too bad, right?"
She asked with a smile, and luckily got a slight one from her little girl.
"No, they're not."
"Great! Since you're hungry I'll get going on them now..sound good?"
"Yeah..sounds good. But, Momma?"
"Yeah?"
"You think you'll ever go back to the club and see Chip again?"
"I..I don't know sunshine. I don't." Dixie shrugged.
"Say, you think you could go check in on the twins for me? Then we can get working on dinner?"
Nodding Kathy went to the back, while Dixie dug out some hamburger from the freezer and some rolls to defrost. After she pulled out her phone and didn't see any messages from Tad but decided to leave him one. This morning he'd been vague about his plans for the day but she assumed he'd be fine with the ones she'd made.
"Hey sweetie it's me. Kathy was in the mood for burgers so her and I are gonna get started on those for dinner. The twins are good and so are we, but yeah guess we'll see you when we see you. I love you, bye."
Meanwhile at Stardust...
"Hell with you Paul! I'm out of here."
Chip snapped. Grabbing his coat he stormed out of the club, nearly getting hit by some jerk speeding into the parking lot in a black BMW, further aggravating him.
Not ten minutes ago he'd tried to call Dixie to see if she was coming down tonight, and Paul hung up the phone before he had a chance to dial. Wanting to know why he'd done that, and also what had caused Dixie not to show up for the last three shows, Chip tried to get a straight answer but almost got a black eye from his business partner.
Still livid he decided to walk around the block before going to his car, needing to get a grip before he drove. Something had clearly happened at Stardust in his absence and nobody was telling him what.
In addition to that he couldn't shake the feeling he had like he was being watched, even followed. The other day he felt like a balding man in a suit, had been keeping tabs on him constantly, showing up seemingly every place he went. He'd first seen him when he took Paul out for coffee trying to get him out of his funk, and the guy hadn't approached but seemed totally intrusive. If he hadn't known better he'd have felt like he was a tail someone had put on him, like he was being investigated.
When he'd confronted him the man said he was interested in him, but Chip didn't buy it. He hadn't run into him since, but he still kept looking over his shoulder, feeling like there was someone out to get him.
That plus the cold made him think it was time he get back to his car. Mid stride though he froze, swearing he heard a gunshot. Officially freaked he went back to the Stardust lot to get in his car, but when he was about to get in he hesitated, feeling a pull towards the club. But when he was about to go in and check it out, suddenly he heard footsteps and felt someone grip him from behind.
"Come quietly or you'll wind up as gone as your buddy in there."
"What..are you talking about?"
Chip stammered, but too stunned to make a fuss he just gulped and followed the thugs lead...
After work, since she and Tad didn't have therapy today, Dixie had brought the twins with her to the hospital, and then swung by Kathy's school and gotten her from music club. Unfortunately her oldest daughter seemed to be in a funk.
"Sunshine please..take your boots off before you go in the living room!"
Dixie reminded, as Kathy grumbled but obeyed. After bringing the twins over to the nursery, the girl trudged to the kitchen and wandered aimlessly, poking through cupboards.
"Momma!"
"What's wrong?"
"There's no food!"
"Honey, I asked you if you wanted me to pick up something on the way home and didn't get an answer."
"Well I wasn't hungry then.", whined Kathy. Taking a seat at the table she rolled her eyes when Dixie put an apple in front of her.
"C'mon..what's wrong with that?"
"Nothing.." She grumbled, taking a bite.
"Okay, mind telling me what's got you in this charming mood today?"
Dixie asked, sitting across from her.
"Did something happen at school?"
"No."
"What about after school, you were all excited about that music club you signed up for, what happened?"
"Nothing."
Kathy shrugged, clearly not in a talking mood.
"Alright I give up.", sighed Dixie. Getting up she went to do some cupboard poking of her own before she heard her daughter speak.
"How come we don't go to the club anymore?"
Turning around the blond froze.
"I.."
"Like tonight..it's Tuesday. You used to leave work early, come and get me at school. We'd pick out cool outfits to wear, and Daddy would call us his dates and we'd drive over and sit at our corner table and eat cheeseburgers. And after your show the four of us would hang out til closing, and Chip would make that drink he named after me. It was fun and we all had a great time! And now we just, stopped going all together."
"Kathy I.."
"I joined that, music club so I wouldn't miss us going to Stardust. It's not working though..it's not as cool and the only food we get is leftover pizza and it's cold."
Sighing sympathetically, pulling up a seat Dixie stroked Kathy's hair.
"Sunshine I'm sorry. I know how much you liked us going to the club.."
"It's not fair. You and me and Daddy once he got back, it was our thing, you know?"
"Yeah, I know it was. But listen, there's plenty of other things you and me and your dad can do together."
"I guess. But the club was, fun. I miss Chip too, and those burgers."
"Yeah, so do I...", sighed Dixie.
"If you like though I can make burgers for dinner tonight..I mean, they aren't Chip's by any means but..they're not too bad, right?"
She asked with a smile, and luckily got a slight one from her little girl.
"No, they're not."
"Great! Since you're hungry I'll get going on them now..sound good?"
"Yeah..sounds good. But, Momma?"
"Yeah?"
"You think you'll ever go back to the club and see Chip again?"
"I..I don't know sunshine. I don't." Dixie shrugged.
"Say, you think you could go check in on the twins for me? Then we can get working on dinner?"
Nodding Kathy went to the back, while Dixie dug out some hamburger from the freezer and some rolls to defrost. After she pulled out her phone and didn't see any messages from Tad but decided to leave him one. This morning he'd been vague about his plans for the day but she assumed he'd be fine with the ones she'd made.
"Hey sweetie it's me. Kathy was in the mood for burgers so her and I are gonna get started on those for dinner. The twins are good and so are we, but yeah guess we'll see you when we see you. I love you, bye."
Meanwhile at Stardust...
"Hell with you Paul! I'm out of here."
Chip snapped. Grabbing his coat he stormed out of the club, nearly getting hit by some jerk speeding into the parking lot in a black BMW, further aggravating him.
Not ten minutes ago he'd tried to call Dixie to see if she was coming down tonight, and Paul hung up the phone before he had a chance to dial. Wanting to know why he'd done that, and also what had caused Dixie not to show up for the last three shows, Chip tried to get a straight answer but almost got a black eye from his business partner.
Still livid he decided to walk around the block before going to his car, needing to get a grip before he drove. Something had clearly happened at Stardust in his absence and nobody was telling him what.
In addition to that he couldn't shake the feeling he had like he was being watched, even followed. The other day he felt like a balding man in a suit, had been keeping tabs on him constantly, showing up seemingly every place he went. He'd first seen him when he took Paul out for coffee trying to get him out of his funk, and the guy hadn't approached but seemed totally intrusive. If he hadn't known better he'd have felt like he was a tail someone had put on him, like he was being investigated.
When he'd confronted him the man said he was interested in him, but Chip didn't buy it. He hadn't run into him since, but he still kept looking over his shoulder, feeling like there was someone out to get him.
That plus the cold made him think it was time he get back to his car. Mid stride though he froze, swearing he heard a gunshot. Officially freaked he went back to the Stardust lot to get in his car, but when he was about to get in he hesitated, feeling a pull towards the club. But when he was about to go in and check it out, suddenly he heard footsteps and felt someone grip him from behind.
"Come quietly or you'll wind up as gone as your buddy in there."
"What..are you talking about?"
Chip stammered, but too stunned to make a fuss he just gulped and followed the thugs lead...