A birthday well spent

"You look properly wiped out." Jeremy glances at the passenger seat, where Andrew looks to be dozing off. It's bittersweet, really -- reminds him of a simpler time, when Roo was just a toddler who'd fall asleep in the car too, and Jeremy would carry him inside as they got home and put him to bed.

Andrew yawns. "Guess I am."

"Had a good time then, did you?"

His son is silent for so long, Jeremy thinks he's fallen asleep for real. "Yeah," Andrew says finally. "Yeah, I did." Then, and without a hint of sarcasm. "Thanks, dad."

Jeremy laughs. "What's this? That Alice must've really done a number on you."

"Who?"

"Alice? The girl you were with? I ran into Ruby at the bar, asked her if you were about done, and she told me you preferred Alice's company." He ponders about that for a while. "Who is she? She a new girl there? I thought they were all supposed to have this silly names like Ruby and Sapphire and Emerald."

Andrew grins, and for a second Jeremy is sure he's done at least something right as a father today. "Yeah, dad. Alice was great." He lets out a contented sigh. "Sorry. It's been a bit of a weird day."

"Yeah," Jeremy sighs. "Tell me about it."

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