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so. how did the coffee date go? do Ethan and Piper just talk for hours on end about life and get to know each other more? And talk about the kiddos??

Coffee. For many of us, its the one thing that makes the world go round. It’s the morning ritual we allocate time for to either enjoy on the couch before the morning news. 

Catching up on all the horrors of the world sprinkled amongst the okay and somewhat high spirited good news story of the day. For others, it’s a moment where we watch the coffee stream down into our just barley washed and slightly over pungent travel mug that you tell yourself daily you’ll throw out-- but never do. Hell, maybe you invest in a flavouring. Sugar-free perhaps? Vanilla, caramel or maybe pumpkin spice depending on the season. You wait for the milk to steam-- or maybe you fall into the heart of people who poor their oat milk over ice to make a quick and easy iced oat latte. Cost-effective. 

But then there is the very large chunk of people out there, that allocates a portion of their weekly pay for their coffee. Barista made. They know who makes their coffee each morning by name and they know how that persons day is going by the taste of the roast. Maybe it’s perfect? A good day, maybe its slightly burnt? The milk too hot or too cold? Not enough hazelnut syrup. 

Ethan Dolan and Pipper Reid fall into the same category. Because out of the three mentioned above? There are about six others that follow and we just don’t have time to sit here and talk about coffee enthusiasts all day when you wanna know about Ethan and Pippers coffee date at Average Jo’s. 

The best cup of Jo on the go:

“If you don’t promise to put your mind body and soul into this coffee Jo you won’t ever see this face again.” Ethan was joking. Maybe, deep down he wasn’t. Pipper Reid, sitting in the nook by the window smiling as she brushed her hair behind her ear as Ethan was caught out staring back at her. He froze, but his heart didn’t. Beating in his chest to loud it rang in his ears. 

“You back on the dating sense hey Pal? Haven’t seen you walk in here with a Woman no bigger than that little bug of yours since well” Jo paused, he knew Ethan knew what he was referring to, “Hows she doin’ anyway? Lex.”

“Uh--yeah yeah shes good Joey, has this kindergarten teachers whos really pushing her along, Leo’s thriving too, apparently hes some kind of boy genius?”

“What as in math?” Jo smoked as he handed over the two cups of coffee. To go, even though Ethan had every intention of staying in-store. He just wanted an excuse to leave and leave with his coffee if things didn’t go the way he was hoping for. There was a brown paper bag handed over the counter too. Strawberry tarts, free of charge. Ethan chuckled to himself with a small sigh. 

“Kid artist Joey, just think Leonardo DaVinci.” Joseph Ardale was always there for Ethan and his kids. A kind neighbour who just so happened to be the only person who Ethan would buy coffee from. No Starbucks in sight, just a small local business Ethan didn’t know how to live without. Considering the espresso machine sitting on his kitchen counter-top hadn't worked in years. Any single dad with twins lives and breathes coffee, add high school teacher to the mix and Ethan Dolan was no exception to the rule. 

“Hey, you’re back!” It was the way Pipper seemed as nervous as Ethan himself had him softening. He liked the way she moved over for him. Accepting the gesture as he handed her her coffee. An Oat milk latte with two pumps of caramel syrup. She didn’t care if it was sugar free. 

“You think I wasn’t gonna come back after asking you for coffee?” 

“Just uh, a little nervous is all, I usually don’t uh—this, um—“ Ethan chuckled as he sipped his coffee sinking into the nook. 

“Date? That the word you’re looking for, because if it is that’s not what this is, just coffee. I mean if you want it to be a date it can be.” Ethan was teasing, he liked the way Pipper smiled—he couldn’t really tell but he had a feeling her cheeks were hot. In a good way. “Date or no date I just wanted to spend—“

“Spend some time drinking coffee together.” Pipper interrupted, chuckling as Ethan nodded and laughed with her. 

“Exactly and isn’t it the best cup you've ever had?”

“It’s pretty good, companies even better.”

“There’s no way you’re trying to flirt with me right now?” 

“Would it be so bad if I was? Still confused about the wedding band but hey—you said you aren’t a married man? Fair game right?”

“Oh completely fair game, as fair a game is the kindergarten teacher with the not clinically diagnosed Psychotic son.” Pipper gasped. 

“My son is a handful, But he’s a good kid.” 

“Have you seen my eye? If I wore an eyepatch in this joint Joey over there wouldn’t stop laughing for a decade.” 

“Learnt from the best I guess.” Pipper sipped her coffee, there was a slight change in her tone. Ethan almost didn’t pick it up, he pressed though.”

“Box with his dad huh?” The silence and delayed answer said it all. They both came before the drop in facial expression.

“Ollie doesn’t have a dad.”

“Oh—“

“I mean, sure yes there’s a guy out there whose sperm helped create him but, sorry this is uh, I should probably get going.” Ethan thought he was going to be the one who dipped. Tan off with his take away coffee because this was all too soon and he wasn’t ready for this. But watching as Pipper stood from her chair, his chest hurt. Reaching forward to grab her hand. 

“Hey, no, wait wait wait wait.” Ethan stood, placing his coffee on the table and a hand a little too low on Pippers hip. For a second he saw his past—for a moment he saw his future. Pulling his hand away because hell, he didn’t want Pipper to think he wanted something more. “I—“

“Ethan—“

“I crossed a line, too personal.”

“Ethan—“

“I don’t know anything about you, you’re good with my kids, that’s all I know and I just, I wanna get to know you because—“ it was Ethan’s turn to pause, Pipper watched as Ethan looked like a deer in headlights. 

“Because?”

“Because, you are the first and only woman I have looked at since.” Ethan took a deep breath. 

“Since I lost my uh—my wife.” 

“You said you weren’t married.” It was out of shock. Pipper didn’t mean to sound rude. “Sorry—“

“Well I mean, yeah I wear my band, I uh— but you can’t be married to someone who just isn’t here anymore. I don’t, please don’t think this changes anything, I wanna get to know you—to me? Yeah, this was a date.” Pipper was silent. She just watched as Ethan sat back down and ran his hand through his hair. Defeated. He knew this was a terrible idea even if his heart told him otherwise. Pipper sat beside him. Her hand reached out for the coffee on the table, handing back to Ethan as she leaned back, settling in. 

“My ex is a piece of shit.” It shocked Ethan. He just listened though. “I’m not the person who you want to get to know Ethan—I’m, I’m a mess. There’s this book I read, called getting your shit together and apparently out of Simon, Theodore and Alvin? I’m Simon. I uh—I’m a grade-A mess but I hold it together well, I don’t show it.” 

“That’s the weirdest metaphor or analogy I’ve ever heard.” Ethan laughed as pipped did. Comfortable again with one another. Drinking coffee. “But it doesn’t change anything, we’re both Simons.”

“You’re wife? How’d she uh—“

“Car accident, drunk driver about three years ago, just been me and the kids since.” 

“That must have been difficult, is difficult?”

“Twin two-year-olds? That’s hard enough on anyone, Leo doesn’t remember her, he was in the car accident, doctors think he lost his memory or something, his body’s way of preventing more damage. Lexi just knows her mum isn’t here anymore. She’s in the sky, creating the clouds for her.”

“I don’t even know what to say.” 

“You don’t have to say anything, I went to therapy, I proceeded everything, I still have days where it’s hard to function but damn it Pipper the moment I saw you, the second, I just knew, I knew I had to get to know you. Even if just as a friend, more would be great but I’ll settle for anything because like I said, I haven’t looked at anyone the way I looked at you in three years.”

“Well, if it means anything, I like the way you uh—look at me.” Pipper smiled before taking a sip of her coffee. 

“Oh really?” Ethan smirked, eyes just taking in Pipper. Wondering what she was thinking. Maybe that her coffee was shitty or he’d shared too much too soon. But as she smiled and just stared back softly he couldn’t help but hope she was thinking about maybe wanted to kiss him. Because he was thinking that, shamelessly. 

“I do, nobody has ever looked at me the way you look at me.”

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I’m so happy Ethan knocked up Pipper 🥺

It’s in the distance future but yeah 🥺🥺 he does and it’s definitely a hurdle, a major life altering shift in Pippers life. But it’s welcomed

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How’s Oliver’s relationship with Lexi and Leo? Like do they get super close over time? 🤔

Ollie definitely had a soft side for Lexi. Everyone does. She’s just so Lexi it’s impossible not to love her, protect her. Even Ollie can’t keep his touch guy exterior up around her.

Leo tho? He’s not too keen for a while there, thinks Oliver’s a bit of a bad guy. Just some dumb teenager.

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What would happen if Pippers ex came back and was mad that she was with Ethan? Like imagine he sees and starts calling her a names and getting closer to her and she’s horrified and Ethan pulls in the driveway and sees someone’s car there and is like wtf??? And walks in and sees what’s happening and just punches him in the nose and Pipper is so scared and won’t let anyone near her for days after

👁👄👁 or because Jaidyn sees them in Best Buy one morning shopping around for a new laptop for Ethan and just assumes it’s guru Grayson from Dolan Constructions......

—Loses his absolute mind.

—seethes for hours before work the next morning and absolutely loses it on Grayson in his office.

—which has Grayson confused because he doesn’t know a Pipper Read nor has he been to a Best Buy in a hot minute.

“I don’t know who you’re talking about!”

“Well unless you have some clone walking around—“ which flips a switch in Grayson because hello, twin.

But yes, there’s definitely a day where Jaidyn shows up at Pippers place when she’s home alone. It’s not pretty but Ethan sure gets there before things get too messed up.

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Imagine Lexi asking Pipper if she’s her new mommy and Pipper is like “well do U want me to be?” And she’s like “yeah I just wish I had a mommy to braid my hair and paint my nails and ur so nice and u kiss my daddy so u can be my mommy” and pipper is just like on the verge of tears and hugs her and is like “of course I’ll be your mommy let’s go to the store together and pick out new colors to paint our nails” and Lexi is just so happy and it’s such a big deal for her cause she’s so shy and she’s just starting to fully get comfortable around pip even tho her and Ethan have been together for a while cause she’s just so shy and omgggggg🥺

It’s definitely how it goes, somewhat like that anyway. Lexi and Leo were too young when they lost their mum to fully understand the gravity of not having a mum. So when Pipper comes into the picture, starts hanging around as over for dinner and dates, starts sleeping, leaves things like her toothbrush behind and eventually just spirals into a full blown relationship.

Lexi just becomes obsessed with the ideology that Pipper could be her new mum.

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wait basing my idea off of the post you just posted but does Oliver want a baby sister or brother???

He wants a sister so bad. He puts up this front that he’s all touch and this bad ass 17 year old but deep down he wants another sister.

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piper having a nightmare or flashback about her ex?

It’s no secret Pipper Reid is a damaged soul. A beautiful one at that but still, damaged. Her heart had taken a beating— no amount of years that passed or unapologetic, undeniable, unconditional love Ethan gave Pipper—there would always be flare ups. Like a bad rash that would come back every few months. Leaving her unable to breathe, to think, to ground herself.

It was the gasp for air that had Ethan jolting awake— looking around the room to see the light of the early hours of the morning peaking through on what would hopefully be a beautiful Sunday spent with his family.

“Pip babe? Hey you good?” Ethan felt Pipper shudder under his touch. Her shoulder cold under his palm. “Pip—“

“You promise you’ll be there?” Ethan sighed. He knew. He’d left a sticky note on her steering wheel with his answer only three days prior. Dropping his head to kiss her shoulder and pepper her neck.

“I wouldn’t miss this for the world, you know that—“ his hand dipped under the covers, slowly spreading wide across her stomach. Large and swollen. Carrying his child. “I’ll be there.”

“I’m so scared.” Pipper cried. Tears on her checks. Her hormones messing with her, her trauma bubbling to the surface remembering what it was like to be so alone in the delivery room with Oliver. A teen, a scared soon to be mum in so much pain, although giving birth would never feel as painful as watching Jaidyn drop her hand as she curled up with contractions next to the bleachers. Rushing off for the second half of his football match.

“As if you’d do this now Pip! There’s a scout in the crowd!” 

“Jai—“

“I’ll meet you there later just, I gotta go, I love you!”

Her dreams became more like memories, a real life nightmare. Night after night—Ethan held her close, trying his best to remind the woman who slept beside him every night that she was in fact, okay.

“I’m not missing this, you better believe I’ll be there for everything, I’ll be there by your side, because we did this together and you aren’t going through this alone.” Pipper turned over, slowly and awkwardly, heavily pregnant was a look on Pipper Reid Ethan adored but to say she knew how to manoeuvre would be giving her way too much credit. He chuckled when she finally got comfortable in his said. Belly keeping them apart.

“Oliver said he thinks it’s a boy.”

“Oh does he know? Because not three days he bet me ten bucks it’s a girl.” Pipper went silent. Ethan knew instantly. Rubbing the bridge of his nose with a sigh. “He got you for twenty didn’t get.”

“Yeah—“

“Pip! he’s Satan.”

“He’s 17, and excited.”

“I reckon a girl, it’ll even things up.” Ethan leaned in to kiss Pippers forehead. “I think I’m a good boy dad though—“

“You just called Oliver Satan!” Pipper laughed. Ethan smiled. Addicted to her laugh. Always trying to make her laugh.

“He robbed us.”

“You are a good boy dad, I mean look at Ollie, dunno how he would’ve turned out if it weren’t for you.” Pipper beamed softly as Ethan’s hand hand danced softly across the small of her back, leaving goosebumps in his fingers wake. “17 and almost a man.”

“He is a man, a boy wouldn’t do what he did for you, he stood up to his dad for you, for us, that’s a hard thing to do when you’re falling through like, like some sort of shift in reality where the man you thought was god growing up just—isn’t.” Ethan was tired, Pipper could tell by the way guys voice was husky and deep. Kissing the hand that rested against her stomach— pulling it up to her lips softly.

“You’re his dad, like you said, you’re a good boy dad, Jaidyn was just—“

“A loser.” Ethan smirked. Pipper chuckled. If only someone had told her way back when that the kid who left her in labour beside the school bleachers waiting for an ambulance was in fact a loser— maybe just maybe she would’ve listened. But Pipper knew deep down she wouldn’t have. She chuckled again as Ethan rolled into her. Hand once again in her stomach, up against his little one. Unknown gender. His little mystery bub. Pipper mumbled as she closed her eyes with a yawn, at peace with her surrounding yet again. Her life. The love of her live.

“A loser.”

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Does Ethan tell Grayson about the upcoming coffee date or just overall talks to him about Piper??

He mentioned it in a brief conversation, Grayson’s eyes bugged out of his head. Shocked.

“Did you just say date?”

“It’s not that big of a deal bro—“

“You still wear your wedding band bro, yeah, you having a date is a big thing. The fact you thought about going on a date it, it’s great, I’m happy for you E—“

“Can we change the subject?” Ethan rubbed the back of his neck before twirling his wedding band. “I feel like the more u talk about it the more I’m gonna psych myself out.” 

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This might be too far in the future but like what if one night Ethan has plans to take Piper out but Grayson bails and his mom is busy so she comes over to have like pizza and a movie night with him and the twins 🥺

It happens, especially with young children. The amount of times Ethan has made reservations for nice dinners or just their simple coffee dates that have been crashed by his kids is beyond him.

But it’s Always Pippers favourite type of date. The living room floor surrounding Ethan’s coffee table. Pizza one week Chinese takeout the nexts Mexican the next. That travel the world together from the comfort of Ethan’s living room— Lexi on his lap and Leo by Pippers side. Oliver? Well sometimes he makes an appearance, it depends if h a with his dad or not. Takeout always comes sounds better then leftovers.

Ethan takes the boxes out to the recycling, Oliver’s follows one night. It’s quiet and clear and he’s warming up to the idea of Ethan and his mother dating.

“So uh—you really like my mum don’t you?” He’s leaning against the wall like some small intimidating bikey. It scares the hell out of Ethan to the point where he jumps and screams a little. Hand over his heart as Oliver laughed.

“Kid!!”

“Sorry, sorry”

“I do, I really do but if you keep scaring the crap outta me I won’t be around to love her man.”

“I have a dad.”

“I know—“

“And I don’t need a knew one because despite what mum wants he’s still my dad.” Theres tears in Oliver’s eyes. Ethan understood.

“I’m not trying to replace anyone, Oli, your dads your dads nothing that happens between me and your mum will ever change that.” Oliver scoffs.

“It’s so hard to not hate you.” Shaking his head.

“Then not hate me man, I’m just trying to—to know you, I like your mum, a lot, theres hopefully Gonna come a time where we might just, just decide you live together I dunno.” Ethan was being sincere when he said it. “And I don’t want you thinking that that doesn’t extend to you man, it does, this extends to you because you’re her first love.”

“Second, dad was first.” Oliver corrected him. Ethan noded.

“I’ll happily take third place—if you’ll let me.” Oliver just stood quiet. Watching Ethan like a hawk. He heard his mum laugh from inside as she watched Lexi shove munchkins in her mouth. Leo followed, always having to outdo his sister. Ethan caught Pippers eyes through the window and she smiled bright. Oliver saw it first hand how happy Ethan made her.

“Maybe, depends if I get my own room.”

“Dude. I’ll get you your on fricken lift if you want one just cut me some slack.”

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I need to stop thinking about teacher!e fucking me on his desk at work. I don’t know why it came to mind. I can’t stop though.

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Honestly I can relate to Oliver in a way, I used to put my dad on a pedestal while my mum hated him and it wasn't until I was a teenager that I saw how much of a fucktard he was.

Exactly— remember Pipper didn’t subject Oliver to it nor did Jaidyn. It wasn’t his business to know what went on between his parents and to their credit they did a good job sheltering him from the truth. So much so when Pipper finally said enough and left— Jaidyn blamed her for leaving his dad. She didn’t love him, when in reality that’s all she ever knew how to do.

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A part of me feels so bad for Oliver 🥺😭i just know it’s only going to be an uphill battle for him to accept all these new changes

Especially coming to release how much of an ass his dad really is.

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does Ethan tell the twins about pipper, that he’s seeing her, or does he wait til the relationship gets a little bit more serious?

They both know their dad likes Miss Reid. I think Leo likes to tease him about it. Lexi is just excited to have a mum again. Especially if it’s Miss Reid

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To build a home // E.D

When Oliver Anderson made the decision to stand up for his mum in a hallway fist fight. The last thing he expected to happen was punch his Media and Technical skills teacher—Ethan Dolan, in the eye. With their lives now intertwined, a stroy of trauma, belonging and love, Ethan and Oliver discover exactly what they want in life.

Pippers past: A look back on Pippers past, we find out about her trauma, her life and most importantly—just how desperate to be loved she truly is.

Strawberry jam: a typical morning for Ethan and his tots Lexi and Leo.

Fight or flight: Ethan scored a right hook to the face when he intervenes on a schoolyard fight. Oliver Anderson isn’t too happy but when Ethan sees his mum? He sure is.

It’s a parent parent teacher teacher thing: Ethan attends Lexi and Leo’s first kindergarten parent teacher interview and realises who exactly is teaching his children.

Jo’s coffee: Ethan takes Pipper out for coffee. Things don’t go according the plan. Ethan panics, Pipper worries and the pair connect on a deeper level.

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What happens at parent teacher interviews? Is Ethan obviously flirty or real smooth cat

Ethan Dolan was not a clean pallet. He wore tattoos like they were going out of fashion, and soon. A nearly full leg sleeve— a pant if you will, that he managed to cover with dress pants. Half an arm sleeve he never finished. Life got tricky. Kids came along. He did however have one tattoo he loved the most— he cherished it everytime he looked in the mirror after a hot shower.

A simple heartbeat of that who he loved and lost along the way. His fiancée. The mother of his children. The love of his life. Ethan knew he would someday move on, allow another woman to love his children, the very extensions of himself the same way he did. Unconditionally. But he never really made it a priority. Ethan was content, with his little family he raised with the help of their uncle Grayson and grandma Lisa. It sometimes takes a village to raise a child, multiple that and add Dolan genes into the mix and you’ll need an entire army.

But it was always going to be an inevitable part of Ethan’s life, he’d eventually move on. It wasn’t a matter of if he would, but when. And when he saw Pipper Reid sitting at a desk his kids were pulling him towards at parent teacher night he was shocked. She stood with a smile and a giggle, woundering why he wore a plastic pirate patch and patted down her dress. Reaching her hand out the shake Ethan’s. Registering after a week who he was.

“You must be Lexi and Le—oh my goodness it’s you! From St Anne’s, my son he uh—“

“Gave me the shiner?” Ethan smirked as he removed the patch his daughter insisted he wore. She didn’t like seeing her dad hurt. “I don’t remember ever introducing myself properly, I think I was too agitated and frustrated and just—“ he sighed, placing the patch back on as they sat. “Oliver’s a good kid, really he is! He just needs guidance and something to swing at beside other students and faculty members.” Ethan chuckled. “Pipper Reid.”

“You’re kids are blessing—“ she paused, only knowing his last name. Ethan filled her in with a smile. Pipper blushed. “Lexi is a phenomenal student, bright! I see a lot of my younger more ambitious self in her, Leo? He’s gifted. A little Artist.” It was Ethan’s turn to blush, holding his kids hands on either side of hims as they beamed up at the kindergarten teacher they idolised. “Lexi however, I’m concerned her social skills are falling behind.”

“She’s not the most socially interactive kid is she, huh Lex?” Ethan nudged her softly. Watching as her smile faded. “You’re not in trouble for being you Lex.”

“Absolutely not Lexi is never be cross with you, sometimes we all need to socialise though.” Lexi huffed. Leo watched on.

“I don’t even know what that means though—“

“it means that you have to try eat your strawberry jam sandwich with some kids in the playground sometimes.”

“I like staying in with you though miss Reid.” Ethan’s heart sank. He kissed his daughters head.

“Believe me, I enjoy the company.” Pipper reassured the little girl who just didn’t know how to make friends. “But we can work on it? I’m not gonna just tell you to do something without helping you! And your dads here too so we can work together on it. Project Lexi.”

Ethan watched as Lexi nodded along, turning his attention to his son. “An artist huh?”

“Can’t keep him away from the paint or crayons or something he can draw with long enough, I let Lexi use the good pencils at recess and lunch but Leo here, he makes anything look like a million dollar deal.”

“You holding out on me bro?” He chuckled as he messed up Leo’s hair. Bumping his hip as Leo laughed.

“No—“

“Well mrs Reid here says otherwise.” She didn’t mean to correct him so quickly or seem so desperate, it just slipped out.

“It’s Miss actually, Miss Reid.”

“So I wouldn’t be crossing a line here if I asked you to get a coffee with me sometime?” It was a bold move no doubt. Ethan hadn’t asked someone to grab coffee with him in years. But there was something about Pipper he couldn’t stop thinking about. He just wanted to get to know her more. Make her a constant in his life. Hell, if things didn’t work out she couldn’t fuck his children over that much could she. Piper smiled and leaned back in her chair. Her pen flip flopping in her hand. Tapping on the bench.

“I see a wedding band Ethan—“ pointing her pen to Ethan left ring finger. “I don’t—“

“S’not, I promise. It’s merely a remember that love still exists.” Ethan looked down at his hand, the silver band that surrounded the base of his finger. “It’s just a form of self tournament, but we can definitely talk about it more over coffee? Promise theirs no spouse waiting at home for her husband to return, if their was she’d definitely be here.”

“How do I know you aren’t lying?”

“Grab coffee with me and find out?” Ethan smirked. He knew he was winning. Leo pressed into his side tiredly. “Thankyou so much for your time Mrs Reid, I’m gonna take them home.”

“It’s Miss Ethan!” Pipper chuckled as she stood with Him. “It’s Miss.”

“I think I’d remember that a lot easier if you just had a coffee with me? There’s a really nice cafe down the street from my place, my treat?” Ethan pleaded with Pipper, it was rather pathetic. However she didn’t mind the chase. Pipper had never experienced this before. “Look.” Ethan sighed as he picked up Lexi. Her eyes tired. Leo’s hand in his. “I won’t lie, besides my brother? I’m a lacking a little in the friend department, you care about my kids not because it’s your job but because you have a good heart, I’m working my ass off for your son not because I’m trying to get to you but because he needs help and everyone was so ready to give up on him. He’s like you said, a good kid.”

“I really appreciate what you’re doing for Oliver.” Pipper was quiet as she spoke. “He’s unique.”

“I’ve been spending two hours a day with that kid in a pirate patch, he would hate it if he knew you got coffee with me so please, for the love of all that’s good in this world I promise I’ll make sure they make you the best coffee in the world because I really need to knock this kid down a few pegs and I’m outta ideas.” By the end of his little rant Ethan was breathless. His eyes just watching as Pipper giggled. She thought about her options. Ethan was sweet. He seemed about the same age as her. Funny. What could one coffee do? Beside he couldn’t mess up Oliver any more then he already was right?

“Okay, okay yeah—alright I’ll grab coffee with you.”

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Does Oliver know about the abuse his mom endured ?

Only the very basic. Pipper had told him they were getting a divorce because “your father and I don’t love each other anymore and it’s gonna be better for us this way.”

“But dad loves you!! You just don’t love him back, that’s why you’re leaving, I’m not leaving him behind.”

It’s a whole thing and why he initially started acting out. and why he hates Ethan seeing his mum so much.