<font color=silver>(He had to fight back the defensive spirit that welled up inside him.. the need to fight back and defend himself against the shame and guilt he felt at knowing how his son viewed him. He wanted nothing more than the chance to prove to Nick that he could be a father to him.. a grandfather to the next generation as well.. but he would never be able to escape his past.) I am just as angry wth myself for distancing myself from you as I am for what I did to Kate.. and trust me I dont understand why she stuck with me either, Nick. (He ran a hand back through his hair, for once looking a little less than the impenetrable fortress he usually was.) I have a lot of regrets in my life, but being your father is not, nor will ever be, one of them.</font> -- RD Future: County Hospital

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Date Posted: Sun, Apr 30 2006, 10:35pm PDT
Author: Quin
Subject: (He had to fight back the defensive spirit that welled up inside him.. the need to fight back and defend himself against the shame and guilt he felt at knowing how his son viewed him. He wanted nothing more than the chance to prove to Nick that he could be a father to him.. a grandfather to the next generation as well.. but he would never be able to escape his past.) I am just as angry wth myself for distancing myself from you as I am for what I did to Kate.. and trust me I dont understand why she stuck with me either, Nick. (He ran a hand back through his hair, for once looking a little less than the impenetrable fortress he usually was.) I have a lot of regrets in my life, but being your father is not, nor will ever be, one of them.
In reply to: Nick 's message, " I found what I needed on the seashores of old mexico " on Sun, Apr 30 2006, 6:40pm PDT

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He let out a soft breath, running his hand through his hair which was now laying shaggy against his head. "It's a lot to let go of in a day." He stated softly before he looked up to his dad. "Wasn't your fault you know, that I got into the accident. Would have happened regardless of what was said between us that day..something would have pissed me off, I was looking for a fight." He shrugged a little, letting out a soft breath before he looked back down to the parking lot, watching the lights from an ambulance as it left the hospital. "I am not saying we can never be close...I am just saying it's a long way to repair some things, you know?" He didn't want his relationship with Quin to be his father's big regret in life either... (NT) -- Nick, Sun, Apr 30 2006, 10:41pm PDT