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Post by Rue on Mar 20, 2016 23:15:43 GMT -5
Soft piano seemed to waft from a dark room only like by a small sun shaped nightlight a hand caressing a brunette hair covered head "My little sunshine..." a soft male voice whispers. Duncan's eyes soften as he watched his son fall asleep emotions seeming to brim through his eyes a stray tear falling down his cheek as he goes back to the living room. He was still amazed and still at awe at the unconditional love both he and Belle shared with their son. Xander for him was one the best things to happen in his life second only to Belle being his wife and the mother of his child. He goes into the cupboards to make lunch having successfully put the little one to bed checking his time every now and then to make sure he got everything done before Belle came home. He enjoyed making her lunch on the days he had off and it made for nice conversation while they both relaxed before Xander awoke from his nap demanding his mother's presence.
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Post by zuyuri on Mar 20, 2016 23:30:58 GMT -5
The book Belle was reading was at the good part. Science fiction wasn't her cup of tea, but the book 'Other M' had been recommended by the bookstore seller in Salem when she mentioned strong female protagonists. She had gotten to the part where the heroine had to stop herself from destroying a creature because it was related to one that imprinted on her in the past. Oh, imprinting. Such an interesting concept of having a child choose someone to be its parent. But now, it was time to return to the real world. She shut her book and opened the door.
"Well, look at you," she teased the backside of Duncan as he shuffled through cabinets. "how's our little baby dragon doing? And I'm not talking about Toothless."
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Post by Rue on Mar 20, 2016 23:53:09 GMT -5
Duncan chuckled before wrapping up Belle in a warm hug kissing her temple. "Asleep in his bed... remind me to a really nice present for Mozy's birthday that CD has come in handy put's him right to sleep." he says with a soft smile content with just holing her. Touching her forehead with his taking a deep breath "I love you... so much..." he says softly.
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Post by zuyuri on Mar 21, 2016 1:44:04 GMT -5
Belle's face warmed as Duncan pressed his lips on her temple. It was his way of showing his affection for her, some couples kissed on the cheek, but Duncan always aimed for her forehead or the side of her head, leaving his mark there. It never failed to make her feel like a fire was lit inside. "I love you, too," she returned the sentiment.
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Post by Rue on Mar 21, 2016 20:14:40 GMT -5
Duncan smiled and poured a cup of tea for her and set a plate of food down for her. Nibbling on the charcoal they had before sitting down "Belle I was wondering when Xander gets older... perhaps in a few years.. would you like to try for another? I know he just got here practically but I'd love a daughter for you to be able to share your love of animals and books with... not to say you can't with Xander!" he said waving his hands about a bit chuckling lightly. "But we have some time to think about it... And I might... want to have a little girl I can spoil rotten..."
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Post by zuyuri on Mar 21, 2016 21:11:30 GMT -5
The steam from the teacup curled pleasantly from the cup Duncan offered her. He even was able to get her favorite brew just from the smell. But before she could even pierce the strawberry salad - complete with charcoal croutons, which were really bits of leftover bread toasted to a blackened crisp - Duncan brought up having another child. Thoughts swirled through her head, and she couldn't even look at him. Xander was so new to the world, and the lingering fear of Belloc finding him, even if the emotionless solider card was not on the table there was still a worry of other tricks the dragon king had up his sleeve. Her smile at the chuckle was weary. "It's a little early to be thinking about that, Duncan," she replied.
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Post by Rue on Mar 21, 2016 21:18:15 GMT -5
Duncan smiled a bit and continued nibbling on his own charcoal. "It was a thought... mostly because as an only child it can get.... lonely at times you know? I know there is a lot of kids around the cirque now but..." he said softly before sighing "But on the other hand... I want to make sure... my esteemed father... doesn't find Xander... hell will freeze over and Mozy will turn complete straight and go blonde before I allow him to touch our little sunshine.."
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Post by zuyuri on Mar 22, 2016 0:38:38 GMT -5
Belle nodded, the worry melting by just a hair. Duncan was speaking from experience as an only child, even without the memories of who he was, the loneliness no doubt had followed him around. Belle was an only child, not counting the 'siblings' she had in the farm animals. The sadness drifted to amusement with the change of topic. A blonde Mozenrath? No. Just...just no. She stifled a giggle. "Xander has a whole army protecting him. Mozenrath and Esmeralda are at the forefront."
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Post by Rue on Mar 22, 2016 0:44:00 GMT -5
"I'd hate to see the poor soul who'd try to get past them... there might not be anything left" he said laughing softly to wake up Xander from his nap. "How is Esmeralda doing? I know Shanti was taking the incident hard are they doing alright?" he asked seeming genuinely concerned. Mostly because Esmeralda was a good friend to Belle and was a good mother to Shanti and as a fellow parent he could understand how Esmeralda might feel.
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Post by zuyuri on Mar 22, 2016 1:10:23 GMT -5
"Actually, Esmeralda came by yesterday for a visit," Belle replied. She pierced her salad and took a bite, relishing the sweetness of the fruit and dressing against the bitterness of the greens and the slight olive oil taste of the burnt bread. "she said Shanti's been doing better since the attack, an that she's lucky her daughter has people who love her there to support her."
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