#bergen_county

"Rowan Oak... That's... White Sands? Or is that Willows? Well, it gives me a place to start. Thank you, mommas. You're always my moms, you know? I'll never forget that."

"Don't you ever or we'll have words" Vera nods

"And even if Mickey doesn't want o think about his past, don't you worry about it. We're here" Viola assures, "We always will be"

"Love you mommas. I'll visit soon, I promise."

"You better, we got orange preserves to feed you"

They wave at the face time camera

And they DO radiate so much love it's tangible

"Nothing is so good as my mama's marmalade." She gives the screen a smooch. "Love you both."

And the call ends

(Somewhere... Viola is getting an earful and countering back that it was needful... but for now)

"Hey?" Siv says "Wait, Piper? Your eyes are wet. Are you okay?"

She looks up from her phone, and clips over to pull Siv into a hug! "No, no. It's good. It's a happy - I mean, I'm happy."

"Well that's great" She hugs her back surprised at how strong PIper's little hugs can be in return "And I'm glad. I'm also a wee bit confused but I'm sure you'll clear that up"

"First, tell me about your plans for Father's day? I know you have something in the works for Mountain- that is, for Sir Frank..."

"Well, Breakfast in bed.. mom's going to help delay him there. And.. did I show you the pictures?"

"You told me the idea. It sounds lovely. Oh... pictures. I should gather some pictures..."

"I mean, just in case."

"Gather some pictures for..what?" Confusion

"For father's day, of course." Her eyes sparkle, perhaps enjoying the confusion as a fun joke.

Yup. Troll horns are tiny, but the bumps knit adorably

"I need to thank Sylvi. She gave me the courage to ask my moms." A small smile up at Siv, god, she's adorable. "I found out the name of my da."

Siv's smile breaks out "Yeah? Wow ... I mean, just wow! That's got to be wild ... after all this time"

"I don't know if he knows about me... or cares, really. But I can find out about him, and that will help paint the picture of who I am, where I came from..."

"Well, if he's like you, he's awesome. If he's not like you, then he's a jerk. It's that simple really" Siv picks the little cali girl and gives her a whirl "How can I help?"

"You have a lot going on with your OWN plans, but..." She considers. "Ever heard of a holding called Rowing Oak?"

"Rowing oak? If it involved Rowing I would..." She ponders

"Sounds familiar..it really does" She says

"I'll check around. Jonas has traveled a lot, and there's Vali... and your pops, he's been all OVER the country."

"He has" She nods proudly

"Did either of your moms mention more about him?"

"His name, and... well.." She blushes a bit. "Get this... he's a pooka. Who'd have thunk it?"

Siv snerks and quickly moves her finger tips to block any further snickering

"I saw that!" A tiny stomp of a hoof, and she wags a finger. "See, I knew Rikki and I had a connection!" Grinning like a fool.

A groan there "She'll probably gloat about it" A smile though "You always did strike me as a bit PUckish, Pookish though? Well, why not?" SHe smiles "I'd love you if you were redcap related"

"WHAT?" An uncharacteristically offkey sqwauck

"Yeah, Prissy and Piper, twinsies!" She can't help laughing.

"Oh don't get me wrong. I'd be way more nervous about what your mouth was doing down there" She assures with a grin

An elbow, as she grins.

She grunts affably to show she respects the power of the elbow

then "So.. uhm.. you got the name. You want to find him?"

Pointy elbow! She pauses, and thinks. "Well. maybe I can find out more about him? I mean... who is he? What has he been doing? ...I, uh. I don't know if he even knows I exist."

"Mmm he might not" She says "TWenty one years right? Don't be heart broken if that's the case. Some folks are just not in good places to raise a kid"

She nods. "I can't imagine if I had a kid now, let alone when I was younger and got around a lot... it would have been a disaster."

A nod "Not exactly ready to ruin my figure either yet" Siv says "Okay. We learn about this guy in Rowing Oak"

"Yet?" She blinks at a sudden thought, then leans in. "Do you want kids, Siv?"

"I thought about it. I think maybe one day you know? But .." She admits"I have to wonder how good a mom I'd be right?"

Her mixed expression clears into clear indignation. "Well of COURSE you would be!" Hands on her hips. "You're fantastic with kids."

"Well.. let's not pick out booties yet"

a blush but pleased at the support

"There's Kassidy, and Connor adores you, though that might just be because he likes boat rides, and all of the sprogs over at Earthrunes cheer whenever Cap' Siv comes into dock..." She laughs, and blushes a bit. "Yeah, yeah. I mean, if Jonas overhears us he might have a heart attack thinking we're plotting."