07-02-2017, 01:25 PM
“Who doesn’t?” I say about being all wrapped up warm and cuddly with those that you love. I shrug slightly. “There’s nothing more satisfying than curling up with family or those you love.” Maybe my eyes slid at that last part, falling on Kali as she laid curled between us, all asleep and adorable even then. Maybe I peeked up at him through my lashes just briefly before turning them away, looking back out over the water as it shimmered and glowed under the moon.
I listened as he talked, my eyes going back to watch his face now and against, a small smile curling my lips when he finished. “You’ve done well Kerberos. I’m rather proud of you.” My eyes finding his as I talked. “It’s not easy to go back and admit you were wrong, in any sense. The fact that you did and then you stuck around to help raise the kids you helped create…” A small shake of my head, more in awe…maybe amazement before I meet his eyes again. “Hell Kerberos, there aren’t many that would do that. Even if there is a part of every day that sucks a little.”
I mean of course, the way that he felt about Lacey, whether he thought it was still a good idea or not. But he was here, taking care of kids that he had sired. Protecting them and raising them.
I sigh a bit and settled my head on the sand, my nose facing the sea. The smells of the salt and the sand drifting up as the breeze brushed against what of me was exposed to the sky and the air. ”What about you? he asks and I sigh silently. “Searching, wandering, and trying to forget when that proved to be a waste of time.” I managed a smile, lifting my head from the sand even as I shrugged a small bit so I didn’t wake up Kali. “Nothing nearly as good as yours.”
The itch to walk almost made me stir from the cuddle pile but I managed to wrestle it back down. Sometimes it was the only thing that kept it bareable, the not remembering so it didn’t hurt that was. “I’m glad things are going better for you. What’s next for you? More babies with Lacey? Or..no, you said she was with Reilly.” I shake my head slightly, trying to clear some of the sadness away. “Sorry, I was listening this time I swear.” I say with a joking smile. “What’s next?” I say this time, letting him respond without trying to put words in his mouth.
Distract. Redirect. I didn’t want to talk about my family right now.
I listened as he talked, my eyes going back to watch his face now and against, a small smile curling my lips when he finished. “You’ve done well Kerberos. I’m rather proud of you.” My eyes finding his as I talked. “It’s not easy to go back and admit you were wrong, in any sense. The fact that you did and then you stuck around to help raise the kids you helped create…” A small shake of my head, more in awe…maybe amazement before I meet his eyes again. “Hell Kerberos, there aren’t many that would do that. Even if there is a part of every day that sucks a little.”
I mean of course, the way that he felt about Lacey, whether he thought it was still a good idea or not. But he was here, taking care of kids that he had sired. Protecting them and raising them.
I sigh a bit and settled my head on the sand, my nose facing the sea. The smells of the salt and the sand drifting up as the breeze brushed against what of me was exposed to the sky and the air. ”What about you? he asks and I sigh silently. “Searching, wandering, and trying to forget when that proved to be a waste of time.” I managed a smile, lifting my head from the sand even as I shrugged a small bit so I didn’t wake up Kali. “Nothing nearly as good as yours.”
The itch to walk almost made me stir from the cuddle pile but I managed to wrestle it back down. Sometimes it was the only thing that kept it bareable, the not remembering so it didn’t hurt that was. “I’m glad things are going better for you. What’s next for you? More babies with Lacey? Or..no, you said she was with Reilly.” I shake my head slightly, trying to clear some of the sadness away. “Sorry, I was listening this time I swear.” I say with a joking smile. “What’s next?” I say this time, letting him respond without trying to put words in his mouth.
Distract. Redirect. I didn’t want to talk about my family right now.