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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 27, 2008 19:00:32 GMT
Isaiah was out with Jay today, having some kind of male bonding thing, since he was the only son out of seven kids. Shelby then decided to have a girl's day with all six of them and have a tea party. Jenny wasn't to fond of her yellow dress, but she wanted to join the fun. Everyone was dressed up in their prettiest dresses, along with myself. She laughed at herself in the mirror when she put on her white gloves. Shelby walks over to the table and sits down in a stool. "Alright now, just be careful with the tea. Don't spill it on your dresses." she says pouring them each a cup of tea.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 27, 2008 20:48:40 GMT
Having both Alex and Erin securely in my arms, I wander up the path to Shell's house. This was the last place I wanted to be but I had promised I'd be civil. I hadn't promised Ian I'd be civil, but I had promised myself. I couldn't go on hating her. She loved him.
Making sure not to drop or wake the two babies up I knock softly on the door, with my foot, tapping it against the door.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 27, 2008 21:08:50 GMT
Shelby hears a light knock on the door. "I'll be back. No picking on your sisters Jenny." Jenny scowls and smiles innocently. Shelby just shakes her head at her rebellious daughter.
She walks to the door and opens it. "Maddie?" she says softly, mostly confused since she thought that Maddie hated her completely. Shelby looks down at her white and blue dress and smiles slightly, only wondering what she would be thinking.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 27, 2008 21:17:38 GMT
"Hi," I mumble softly, looking back at at the babies."Not interupting, am I?"
Erin yawns softly, her hair changing from red to green, and Alex starts to squirm as well.
Should have left them with Charlie. I think to myself, but I couldn't bare to part with Alex. I was finding myself growing fonder of Erin as well.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 27, 2008 21:24:24 GMT
"No not at all." she says softly, looking at the two babies in her arms with a faint smile. She recognized the one having to be Alex, but I didn't know who the other baby was, but Shelby doesn't ask. She opens the door a bit more for her to come in.
"Mum, Jenny poured sugar into Hope's dress!" Holly whines about her twin sister. Shell looks over at Hope, and indeed sugar was still coming out the bottom of her dress. "Shush. Mum always said that Hope was such a sweetheart."
Shelby sighs and looks at the mess of tea, cookies and sugar all over the floor and their ruined dresses. "I swear, I'm gone not even a minute..." she says to them in a stern tone. The girls look at each other and run into the kitchen, leaving everything in the middle of the living room floor.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 27, 2008 21:28:33 GMT
I nod weakly, hoisting Alex and Erin higher into my arms, humming softly to them to try and calm them down before they started to cry. Didn't feel like causing a scene at the moment. "Reason number one I don't like dresses."
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 27, 2008 21:37:27 GMT
She looks over at Maddie and nods. "Exactly. I usually don't let them wear dresses." she says walking into the sunroom. Shelby never came in here, but since it was cloudy it didn't bother her. "So, what do I owe this visit to?" she asks taking off her hat and white gloves.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 28, 2008 2:30:59 GMT
Following her, I can't help but wonder how she handles all these kids, I'm having trouble keeping up with Alex and Erin. At this thought, Alex wakes up, yawning softly, and Erin starts to squirm, her hair changing colours again.
I grin down weakly at them before looking back at Shell, my grin slipping slightly.
"Well um.." I glance down at her stomach briefly,"He told me."
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 28, 2008 2:33:38 GMT
"Oh." she says simply staring at my hands. "You're not here to slap me again are you?" she asks randomly looking the little girl as her hair changes colors. "How is that possible by the way?"
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 28, 2008 3:03:32 GMT
"No," I say softly,"I'm not going to hit you," I say, trying to keep my voice steady but I can tell it's shaking. This was harder then I thought it would be. Then again, going up to the woman who slept with your boyfriend and was now carrying his child was never an easy thing to do. Alex laughs softly, looking over at Erin as her hair turns bright blue,"She's a metamorphmagi," I mumble softly,"Her mother was one too."
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 28, 2008 3:12:43 GMT
"I see..." she says softly with a nod. "So, that's Alex?" she adds, laughing a little at his small tender laugh.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 29, 2008 0:51:45 GMT
I nod weakly, hoisting Alex up higher in my arms,"Yeah, this is him." I say softly, unable to look away from him. He looked more like Ian everyday.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 29, 2008 13:09:05 GMT
"He looks alot like Ian..." she says just soft. I look back at my hands that were sitting in my lap. It felt awkward talking to her now, and it was my own fault. She just looks up once in a while out the window, not sure exactly what to say to her.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 29, 2008 22:51:09 GMT
"I know." I keep my gaze on Alex and Erin, reminding myself why I was here. Part of me wanted nothing more then to hurt her, she had ruined my life. And now she was getting something only I was allowed to have. Ian's child.
My stomach tightens slightly, but I force a smile, looking back down at Alex and Erin.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 30, 2008 1:06:08 GMT
"So, was the only reason why you're here is to say that you know?" she asks still staring at her hands, twisting them a bit intertwining them together tight. Shelby couldn't force herself to look at Alex again. The pain that she caused to everyone was too much to bare. She even felt horrible about how when Alex grew up in later years, knowing this whole situation.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 30, 2008 1:22:29 GMT
"I came here to say I know..and I'm okay with it." I mumble after a moment. The words don't sound spiteful and I'm glad they don't. That was the last thing I wanted to do,"Ian wants to be part of this baby's life, I want him to be too, if we could, I dunno. Set it up someway so that he gets to see it, it make him very happy."
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 30, 2008 1:26:41 GMT
She nods her head thinking this through for a few minutes. "He's more than welcome to, since he is the father after all. Jay of course will be helping as well though." she bites her tongue slightly for a second. "You can too, if you want..." whispering the last few words.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 30, 2008 1:32:48 GMT
I glance over her, a bit surprised as she says the last part. That was unexpected. Very unexpected, I was speechless.
Alex laughs, trying to break the silence, reaching his hands up in the air, making Erin laugh as well.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 30, 2008 1:36:13 GMT
She sighs and looks up at Maddie. "I mean it. If Ian would like to have days where he could have the baby, you can too." giving her a sigh nod, to state that she did say that she could help too.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 30, 2008 1:40:13 GMT
I falter slightly, not sure what to say. My main concern was Alex. He didn't like sharing Ian with anyone, he started crying when Ian held Erin. Wasn't to sure how he'd feel if there was another baby involved.
Not wanting to answer the question quite yet I try and change the subject.
"Do you know it's a boy or girl?"
It takes everything I have not to flinch, not a topic I really wanted to talk about.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 30, 2008 1:41:50 GMT
"Not yet, but I have a feeling it's a boy. It sorta feels the same when I was pregnant with Isaiah, and he's my only boy out of seven." she says softly, noticing that she didn't answer but didn't press the matter.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 30, 2008 1:58:23 GMT
My stomach jolts unpleasntly, and I can feel the color drain from my face. Alex was suppose to be his only son. Alex was suppose to be his only child period.
I nod weakly, hoisting both the squirming babies higher into my arms.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 30, 2008 2:03:32 GMT
Shelby looks down at the babies again, noticing how much of a fuss they were making. "Do you want me to hold one or help?" probably figuring though that the answer was no or more close to never.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 30, 2008 2:08:20 GMT
The word 'no' jumps quickly into my head but I swallow nodding weakly, Erin was fussier then Alex, she didn't like being held by strangers, Alex on the other hand loved meeting new people. I wasn't too fond of him being held by his father's mistress.
Sighing softly, I hold Alex out to her,"Hold him," I mumble.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 30, 2008 2:11:52 GMT
She nods softly, taking Alex softly rocking him in arms after making sure he was fully supported. Shelby looks down at him and smiles slightly, missing the feeling of holding a baby since her youngest were the twins and they were three now. "Hello little guy..." she coos softly to him.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 30, 2008 2:15:27 GMT
I can't seem to stop the small burst of jealousy in the back of my head.
She takes Ian, now Alex. Your loosing your boys MJ.
Quickly turning my attention back to Erin as she starts to cry softly. "Shush, Erin, it's okay. I'm right here."
There's a pang of hurt as I hear Alex laugh softly.
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 30, 2008 2:20:05 GMT
She smiles a bit wider now, laughing softly. Shelby slightly bounces him in her arms seeing what he liked and didn't. She knew that every baby was different, even if they were siblings.
She looks over at Maddie and Erin, her smile fading. "Does she always cry that much? I'm only asking because Hope and Jenny were the same way."
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 30, 2008 2:24:50 GMT
Alex laughs louder, causing me to close my eyes tightly.
That's suppose to be your laugh.
Inorging her, I hoist Erin higher into my arms, resting her head on my shoulder, kissing her softly on the forehead. The last thing I wanted to do infront of Shell was sing.
That was for my family and mine alone.
Scared she'll steal that from you too?
Erin cries louder, her hair changing colours again. Sighing heavily, I get to my feet, singing softly to her,
"There's a song that's inside of my soul. It's the one that I've tried, to write over and over again."
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Post by Shelby Chou on Jan 30, 2008 2:33:33 GMT
She looks at Maddie as she sang and couldn't help but smile, noticing that Erin was calming a bit down. She instantly remembers the long nights she spent in the nursery with every single one of her kids.
She goes back to Alex still bouncing him lightly, just barely tickling his feet, not ignoring Maddie, but watching Alex instead still listening to her sing softly to Erin.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jan 30, 2008 22:13:16 GMT
Erin manages to calm down, clinging to me slightly and I grin, glancing over at Alex, who's turned his attention to me.
"Hiya Tiger Cub," I whisper softly to him.
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