Next thing you know, he'll be a kidnapper.

[rsadelle]

Lars, Skylar and Myles welcomed the newest addition to their family on Sunday, May 6th. Layne Ulrich was born at 3.26PM with a weight of 7lbs. 9oz. and a length of 18-1/2 inches. Parents are doing well and big brother Myles is looking forward to the adventures that lie ahead.
--Metallica.Com

Matt leans against the doorjamb, arms crossed over his chest. "So now you have everything you want. Perfect job. Perfect husband. Perfect children."

His voice startles Skylar. She curls over the baby in her arms protectively. "What are you doing here?"

"I heard about the blessed event. I wanted to offer my congratulations."

"You've offered them. Now get out."

Matt stalks across the room. He twitches the blanket away from Layne's face. "Such a beautiful child," he murmurs.

Skylar sets her mouth in a thin line. "Get out, Matt."

Matt runs the back of one large finger down the baby's cheek. "I didn't get to see the other one when he was born."

She shrinks into the chair and gently replaces the blanket. "Get out."

Matt leans down over her. "He could've been mine."

"Get out." Her voice shakes.

Matt brushes his cheek against hers. "You could still be mine," he murmurs into her ear.

Skylar squeezes her eyes shut. When she opens them, the room is empty again.

Part 2

Comments

Re: So, why?

[rsadelle]

You may have to wait a while. It's a long plot, and I'm not writing much these days.

Re: So, why?

[coneyislandbaby]

Still looking forward to it when you get it done. Muses can only be called when the time is right, I have learned this through experience.

I did figure out where the psycho thing came from, though. A vague thought about the story I'm writing.

I've come to the realisation that I'd rather take a while over something with a good plot than rush the plot to get a story out quickly. It only took me four years...

And of course that doesn't apply to PWPs, but I don't want to rush them, either.

Re: So, why?

[rsadelle]

Not only do I not want to rush it, I can't. My feelings about feedback apply to how I write: I write when I have something to say. I can't just decide that I'm going to write however many words or pages or whatever and do it.

Re: So, why?

[coneyislandbaby]

I can't do that either, though I do find that I tend to be able to write more easily when I have time to do it.

Do you suppose that's the definition of writer's block? When you don't have something to say? Because the couple of times I've suffered from it, that's what it's felt like. I haven't had anything to say, or any character speaking to me.