Love Makes Family

[impressallofthem]

This was no longer fun. "Someone is butthurt," she muttered. Claudia was not in the mood for this anymore, but she always loved to try and get in the last word. Especially when the last word was going to absolutely rub him the wrong way. "Screw you, Cooper."

[cooperfrxxdman]

That one had hurt. And he knew that she knew it. Clenching his jaw, Cooper simply turned away from this angry and hurtful version of his daughter. Responding any further would do neither of them any good. And she clearly wasn't able to see reason in the moment.

[masonwarner]

"We live in a very cruel world." While he was mostly joking, there was a part of him that wished the opposite were true - that the stuff that was good for you actually tasted good. Would make being healthy a hell of a lot easier. Mason let out a chuckle. "Maybe I should take some lessons from you. Might make it easier to keep Cami around for more than a few months at a time."

[cooperfrxxdman]

"That we do, son. That we do." There was more than just healthy food tasting bad that lent itself to the truth of the world being quite cruel; but right now he was focusing on just joking around with his first child. His eyebrows furrowed when Mason brought up Cami. She was a topic that wasn't always up for discussion, so he took the information when he could get it. "What's going on there lately?"

[impressallofthem]

Claudia stifled a laugh that was bubbling to the surface. Was it the bit of alcohol talking? Or was it truly just fun to get a rise out of him? She wasn't sure which, probably both. "So I'm a jerk and an asshole now?" she asked. "Those are some strong words, Dad, I'm sure mom would hate to hear you talking about your baby girl like that."

[cooperfrxxdman]

"You are acting like a jerk and an asshole. Yes. And you know it, Claudia. And being an adult means I can call you out on it." He stated firmly, not apologetic in the slightest. Not when he knew that she could be better than this, that he and her mom had raised her to be better than this.

[dr-shephcrd]

"Don't they... isn't that just a thing?" Brows raised, Amelia couldn't hide her amusement even if she tried. "It's got to be the age. Eighteen, you're finally an adult, but you're merely a little adult. Nineteen? Only a year older, but they're at least a 500% increase in sheer audacity." Spoken very matter-of-factly, Amelia let go of her teasingly serious expression and slid Cooper the coffee she'd promised him ( after she noticed him looking rather glum ). "Have you used the under my roof things against any of 'em yet? That was my mom's favorite way to start and end ultimatums."

[cooperfrxxdman]

"I guess so, but it really sucks. She doesn't act like this with her mom. Just with me." It felt silly to sit there and feel hurt about his daughter being rude to him, but he couldn't really help it. "Thanks." He uttered, taking the coffee from his friend and opening up the tab at the top to take a sip. Even the delicious taste of caffeine wasn't enough to help his mood. "I don't know if I really want to follow in the footsteps of your...wonderful mother."

[sofxrst]

"I've heard they do that," Sofia spoke with raised brows. "I've got, um," pausing just for a second, because the word mine or any sort of terms that felt like Sofia was taking full posession of Delaney still felt so weird, "an eighteen month old, and she... the word no is a fan favorite, but it hasn't quite been used against me yet. The thought of it, though... the thought of it is terrifying. Even with her cute little face saying it, it's still a scary thought."

[cooperfrxxdman]

"I've heard and experienced it too. But this feels different somehow and I'm not really sure if I can explain it. There's more...bite to it. Almost like she feels the hostility more. And I'm not sure if there's something that I've done to deserve it." He shook his head. "Sorry, you didn't sit down here to listen to a man complain about his daughter." He chuckled softly. "Oh that's a fun age. When they're really starting to figure out the whole autonomy thing."

[masonwarner]

"It is very sad that everything that's healthy tastes disgusting, while everything that tastes amazing is so unhealthy for you." Who came up with that sort of convoluted logic where food was concerned? He didn't like them very much. Mason let out a laugh at his father's answer to if he had to drink this crap at home, too. "Got ya. So the answer is yes, but you'll do anything for mama because you love her so much. You're a better man than most, pops."

[cooperfrxxdman]

"I couldn't agree with you more. It is one of the universe's most painful truths that the good stuff tastes bad and most of the bad stuff tastes good." His son seemed so disappointed and it amused him quite a lot to have this conversation with his grown child. He clasped his hand on his son's shoulder and squeezed. "There are just some things that you do for love. A gross drink a day is something I can manage."

[impressallofthem]

Claudia rolled her eyes. "No, I think I'm good," she said. "I said what I said." It was always so much easier for her to pick fights with Cooper, and she didn't entirely know why. "So again, do with that what you will. I'm not trying again, and I'm not apologizing, before you suggest that too."

[cooperfrxxdman]

"Is there a specific reason that you're acting so rude right now or have you somehow decided that being an adult means you can act like an asshole?" Cooper questioned, narrowing his eyes at his daughter. Nothing had been said or done to deserve such an attitude. "Because being an adult doesn't mean no consequences for being a jerk."

[cooperfrxxdman]

"No. I'm being serious. My daughter has just...for some reason...decided that I'm the enemy." He expressed, trying to laugh it off even if it actually caused him a lot of pain. "She's living at home still, but that's not like a problem. If she's not ready to move out I don't mind. What I do mind is her acting like she's better than everyone now that she's nineteen."

[alis0ngruber]

A sniffle and then another but Arizona quickly used the tissues to blow her nose, a grateful smile poised in his direction for just a second before it slipped off. "Thanks, you're right. . I probably should should," hands seem to run down her face and she sighed. "Thanks for the, uh.. tissues."

[cooperfrxxdman]

It was clear by the way that the smile slipped off her face that it had nothing to do with having something in her eye; and even if he'd believed that excuse before it was impossible to believe it now. "It's not a problem at all." He'd moved into a position that mostly blocked her from any wandering or curious eyes, giving her as much privacy as he could given where they were. "You sure you're alright?"

[masonwarner]

"How is eating grass considered healthy?" Mason questioned, shaking his head. "When we're kids and we eat grass, we get yelled at. Then we grow up and all of a sudden we're encouraged to drink it? Make it make sense." Okay, maybe he was being a little big dramatic about it at this point, but c'mon - who in the world would find this appetizing? "Or maybe next time I'll make sure there's only good stuff in it and nothing that even resembles the color green. Does mom force these on you, too, because if so I feel for you."

[cooperfrxxdman]

"I said that it's pretty close to grass not that it was actually grass. There's plenty of things that are healthy that taste like absolute garbage. It's the unfortunate reality of the world that we live in." He said, clasping his hand on his son's shoulder empathetically. "I can neither confirm nor deny that your mother forces these on me. Because that would be saying that I don't happily do something that she asks of me." Cooper replied with a sly wink.

[impressallofthem]

closed for @cooperfrxxdman Did she sneak out? Yes. Had she tried to tell her father she hadn't? Absolutely. Naturally it didn't work, but Claudia didn't care. "Well. I lied. Do with that what you will," Claudia stated with a shrug. She was constantly lying to them, she didn't understand how he didn't know that she'd do it again. "I might live at home, but what I do frankly is none of your business."

[cooperfrxxdman]

His eyes narrowed at his daughter when she spoke to him. "Excuse me?" While he didn't necessarily disagree that he wasn't fully entitled to knowing about her whereabouts, a simple question shouldn't have enticed such a response. Such a disrespectful response. "Want to try that reply again?"

[masonwarner]

As he took the first drink out of the very green looking drink in his cup, his face betrayed the disgust he felt. "What the hell is this?" he asked, sour look still on his face. "And why do I get the feeling I'm literally drinking grass right now?"

[cooperfrxxdman]

"Well it's probably because you are drinking something very close to grass at this point. You know your Mama has been on one of those health kicks lately. This is the newest trend. You've really gotta make sure you add in some good stuff to even out the grass flavor." Cooper expressed, laughing at the look on his son's face.

[alis0ngruber]

Tearing up? Her? Absolutely not, okay -- maybe. It'd been her thing for years, it wasn't going to change now, but she shook her head anyway at the quizzical gaze of the other, "no, don't start. I'm not crying, not even a little bit. There's something in my eye. ." a beat passes and then a huff, "shut up."

[cooperfrxxdman]

Cooper had learned, a long time ago, to never press a woman when she informed him that she wasn't crying. Instead of arguing with Arizona, he simply grabbed a couple of Kleenexes from the box to his left and handed them over to the blonde. "Should go and rinse whatever it is out of your eye. Don't want it to cause too much trouble." He mused.