Hate

[Ian Hunt]

I slip my hand into my pocket, closing my fist around my wand and taking it out slowly, making to hand it to her but deciding I can't quite bear it and moving my hand back again with my wand still firmly in my grip, glare becoming sharper in his direction.

I draw my wand immediately as he refuses to give up his, keeping it by my side and not raising it yet. I wouldn't be the first one to raise my wand.

[Madeline Speare]

I sigh, realizing this was goign to be harder then I thought. Taking my own wand out from my pocket, I mumble softly, "Accio wands." Having all three in my hand I det them on the counter, leaning against it and looking at both of them,"We are going to talk this out like civil people, got it? I'm keeping the baby here so you'll both have to behave." Using your son as a scapegoat? That's the plan. Brilliant.

[Ian Hunt]

"Uh-..." I start to protest, but realise it's no good and fall silent again, wishing I had my wand back.

"Okay, civillised," I murmur, shooting an another glare at him as if it's his fault that my wand is now gone, "Civillised. Do you think you can pretend to be civillised?" I snap at him.

"I'm sure I can manage," I reply coldly, hoisting myself up onto the counter and clenching my hands together in my lap.

[Madeline Speare]

This is harder then I thought. I think, hoisting Alex into my arms as he reaches out to be held. Your lucky you don't knw what's going on. I think sliently, brushing his hair back off his forehead.

[Ian Hunt]

"I imagine you're good at pretending now," I reply scathingly.

"Congratulations; you've figured me out completely," I answer sarcastically, glancing at Maddie, "Can I leave yet? Please?"

"No," I answer for her, then turn to look at her, trying to think of a way to phrase the question but only being able to find the simple crude way of saying it.
"Why?"

[Madeline Speare]

"Your going to need years of therapy." I mumble softly to Alex, who reaching for my necklace again.
"Look, we're going to have to talk about this sooner or later, and the more we wait the more you two are going to fight about it,"

[Ian Hunt]

"I know, which is why I'm trying to understand," I try very hard to keep my voice level, "Why him?" I demand, "Why now? Why not wait a while until you're older and are absolutely sure?"
I'm tempted to ask why she can't wait until she meets someone decent but I manage to hold my tongue.

"You pathetic individual," I mumur quietly under my breath, with no intention of him overhearing me.

[Madeline Speare]

"Because Charlie," I mutter, not wanting to look up at him, so I keep my gaze on Alex."Because I love him." I think it was best for me not to look up when I said that, don't think I could stand the look of his face that I knew would show,"Because it seemed right," I stop, not sure if I wanted to use that card."Gracie was my age when you asked her Charlie," I mumble softly,"Besides, live for the moment, your mum use to tell us that, remember?"

[Ian Hunt]

I shift my glare from him back to her again, this time not softening my gaze at all, "Don't you dare bring my Gracie into this, MJ," I warn her softly, "This...this is nothing like that."

I drop my gaze, throat seeming to shrink. Grace and Jennifer Owens were people I kept far from my thoughts and the sudden mention of one of them is enough to make me loose the power of speech.
I wouldn't have commented at this point anyway.

[Madeline Speare]

"This is exactly like it," I mumble softly, eyes burning slightly,"I miss her too Charlie, her and Jenny, both of them and...I know..you hate him, and you have every right to Charlie, I'm not saying you don't." I stop, looking back down at Alex."But don't I have a right to be happy too?"

[Ian Hunt]

"Not with him," I mumble, so quietly I almost hope she hadn't heard, "I want you to be happy, MJ. But not with him."

I want to speak, but I don't have any idea what I should say and I feel I should definitely stay out of this.

[Madeline Speare]

"That's not fair Charlie.." I mutter, hating that my voice sounded like a fiver year olds."I love him.."

[Ian Hunt]

I grit my teeth slightly, then can't quite manage to hold it in any longer, "He's a murderer, do you not care? He's killed people, he does kill people! He tortures innocent-..." I try and stop myself but I can't quite manage now that I've started, crossing the kitchen without considering doing it and wrenching his left arm up so the hideous mark is clearly visible, "Do you not fucking see this? What he is?"

I snatch my arm back, yanking my sleeve down over my mark and sliding off the counter to and bracing my shoulders as I square up to him, "Watch your fucking mouth."

"Fucking hypocrite," I growl, squaring up to him in return.

[Madeline Speare]

"Stop it, stop it both of you," I mutter, setting Alex down in his highchair, despite his protests and stepping in between the both of them.
Alex glances between the three of us, whimpering slightly not liking the raised voices.
"Your both acting like fucking morons,"

[Ian Hunt]

"He fucking started it," I mutter sourly, tugging self-consciously on my left sleeve again.

"Maybe you should stop existing?" I suggest coldly, "Then I won't be tempted to beat the shit out of you."

"Like you could," I growl.

[Madeline Speare]

"Enough!" I yell, staying where I was in between them,"This." I gesture frustratingly between the both of them."This stupid feud has to calm down, I'm not staying you two should make up and be friends, far from it, but you both need to cool it," I stop, turning my attention to Charlie,"At least until after the wedding,"

[Charlie Owens]

I glance briefly at her but don't feel comfortable doing that because then I know the rage will all drain out of me so I look back at him, feeling the anger flare up again.
I think briefly about the distance to our wands, and how quickly I can get there and whether or not I'd have a chance to use mine by the time either he caught up or Maddie intervened. This is pretty slim.
So I consider strength, but it seems to me we're evenly matched and built in a similar way. Not to mention Maddie is standing in between us so I can't hurt him from here anyway, much as I'd like to.
I glare furiously at him again as if my lack of opportunity to hurt him as much as possible is his fault even though I'm sure he's more than willing to put up a fight, then look back down at Maddie.
"I don't think I can be any part of this," I tell her reluctantly after a moment, referring to the wedding, "No, I can't, I-...no."

[Ian Hunt]

I force myself quiet again as Maddie stays between us, falling silent and looking sullenly at the floor.
However my head snaps up at his words and I can't force myself to keep quiet it seems, "You fucker! She's your family; you can't just abandon her when, God knows why, she wants you there because you're a selfish prick and can't even try to be civil with me. That's not fair to her!"

[Madeline Speare]

"No, no, no," I mutter, taking his hands,"Charlie no. Please...I..I need you Charlie." I shake my head, tears stinging in the corner of my eyes,"Don't do this Charlie, please." I say, practically begging.
Alex starts crying full on, and I'm forced to look back over at him. Alex's face crinkles up and he reaches out for one of us.
"Oh baby." I mumble, walking over to him,"For him," I say softly, picking Alex up out of his highchair, trying to calm him down."I'm doing this for Alex, he..he deserves a family that loves each other, and I do," I stop, glancing over at Ian,"I do, I love him." I say softly, looking back at Charlie,"Everything I do, is for him." I gesture to Alex.