# A Father's Gratitude

Title: A Father's Gratitude
Status: Complete
Characters: Anon, Naser, Ripley
Rating: SFW
Classification: One Shot
Author: Anonymous
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*Ripley picks up his phone and calls Anon*
"Hello?"
"Anon, it's Ripley, Lucy's Dad"
"Oh, uh, hey Mr. Aron, how's it going?"
"Anon, I need ya to just, shut up and listen"
"If yer calling after Fang she's not here, I think she's with Tri-"
"Anon, shut up"
"..."
"Anon, I'm ... a traditional guy, I know how I like things, and I know how "my" world works, to me, there wasn't any of this intraspecies nonsense you young'uns are all about today, and ya know, it's kinda scary, especially for a Father of a sweet lil' girl I feel I'm losing my grasp on"
"..."
"My sweet lil' Lucy's growing up, and I aint never felt further away from her, until you came along, she's been talkative, less angry and just, I feel like I've got my daughter back somedays, she even watched a crappy movie with me just two nights ago, d'ya know how long it's been since I felt less like her caretaker and more like her Dad?"
"I can''t imagine"
"Too long son, way too long"
"..."
"Look, what I'm tryin' to say is, thank you, Anon, for helping my sweet lil' Lucy through some of the things I was too fucking dense to help her with, you uh, you make her happy, and that ... makes me happy"
"Mr. Aron, I appreciate it, but-"
"But what?"
"We, we aren't dating Mr. Aron, I kept telling you"
"C'mon quit pullin' my chain Skinnie-"
"We aren't, I swear on my life me and Fang are not dating"
"... Then why is Naser constantly driving her around, where's she going if not to yours?"
"I dunno, I don't usually pry into-"
*An unknown third voice calls out from Anon's location*
"Babe, put down the phone and come back to bed"
*Ripley's eyes widen, his pupils dilate in sheer horror*
"N-Naser!?"
*Anon hangs up the phone abruptly*
*Ripley grabs his scotch and a glass, pours himself a shot, chugs it, then proceeds to recreate the "Hey Andy Sweetie" Scream*