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Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 17:26:47 GMT
"They're all here to see me?" She wondered self consciously. "They've not even got the wire things outta my head yet!"
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"They care about you," Alfred told her with a small laugh. "Come on. Are you okay to go downstairs?"
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Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 17:33:24 GMT
"Err, I should be," she muttered, using her foot to push the book further under the covers as she turned. "'m just not great at the whole movement thing yet."
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"If you want, I can carry you," June offered quietly. "You've always been very... Light."
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May 26, 2015 17:36:39 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 17:36:39 GMT
Tessa shook her head, embarrassed. "Thanks, but I think I can manage." Slowly, she located the floor with her feet and shifted her weight onto them.
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Alfred took his daughter's hand carefully, noting how much more fragile she looked. Like a little porcelain doll.
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May 26, 2015 17:41:38 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 17:41:38 GMT
She smiled, leaning a little against him as she made her way towards the door.
Izzy watched from beside June, chewing her lip absent-mindedly. Alfred had coped so well with her - she couldn't ask for a better husband or father to her children. How does he stay so strong? Is it just for my sake?
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Post by Copper on May 26, 2015 17:49:04 GMT
June looked down at Izzy with an amused smile. "Careful, you might bite your lip off. What's on your mind?"
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Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 17:52:08 GMT
"I just don't know how he does it," she commented quietly, gaze following Tessa as she reached the top of the stairs and began the slow descent. "I really don't."
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Post by Copper on May 26, 2015 17:55:53 GMT
"Well, I mean, Alfred was always with his plants. You know, back when we were just snot-nosed kids. He treated them like his own babies... I guess that just gave him an affinity for being with children? When our own kids were all little, he was always taking care of them. It's what he's good at."
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Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 18:06:52 GMT
Izzy smiled. "If I went back to when I was at school and told myself where I'd be now, I never would have believed it. All this..." She gestured vaguely. "I didn't think it happened to ordinary people."
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"Think of it this way. Don't the extraordinary have to start off as ordinary first? It's circumstances that make you out of the ordinary. And with the way you've been taking care of Tessa instead of just giving up... I'd say you're anything but ordinary."
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Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 18:16:02 GMT
"I just feel so helpless all the time," she sighed. "There's nothing any of us can do to help her. But Alfred... He's been amazing. I don't know where I'd be without him right now."
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"Have you told him any of this?" June asked, with a sideways glance at her best friend. "Or would you rather not inflate his ego?"
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Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 18:21:38 GMT
She smiled at that, and shook her head. "It's never the right time. There's always something. First it was the scan, then the chemo, then Elizabeth..." She trailed off, trying to compose herself. "You- uh, you know what I mean."
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Post by Copper on May 26, 2015 18:26:15 GMT
June nodded tersely. She was silent for a moment, before clapping Izzy's shoulder. "Let's not think about that right now. There's guests downstairs, and food."
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Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 18:46:08 GMT
"Yeah." Izzy nodded, giving her friend a grateful look and heading in the direction of the door, only pausing briefly to look back before starting downstairs.
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Post by Copper on May 26, 2015 19:13:00 GMT
June followed, reaching the bottom of the stairs just as Veneziano was passing his package over to Tessa.
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Post by Dawnmist on May 26, 2015 19:19:44 GMT
Tessa took a seat, smiling as she inspected the present. "You really didn't have to do all this, y'know?"
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Post by Copper on May 26, 2015 20:56:37 GMT
"Oh, come off it, of course I did," Veneziano scoffed, smiling widely. "In there you'll find some toys and things for your kitten."
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