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Post by Theo Davore on Jan 19, 2021 10:33:51 GMT -5
He was trying not to panic. Maybe he didn't have much of a right, but this young woman might have as well have been his actual flesh and blood with how much he loved her and treated her as though she truly were his sister. The fact she wasn't biologically related to him didn't mean anything- Theo was going to be there for her, for as long she needed. If that was forever, then so be it.
"You work until you feel that you can't...and then we'll figure it out from there. One day at a time, alright?" She should be able to hide it for a little while longer, even if it meant getting some new clothes, but even he was aware she wouldn't be able to maintain that for long. "And...if I need to linger around court more, just to grab some gossip for you to use, then I'll do it." He was often there anyway- he would just have to pay a little more attention. Xilas didn't demand information every day and only wanted what could be deemed important and valuable to him. Shouldn't be too hard.
Theo knew this wasn't going to be easy for her, and he quietly hoped that at least knowing he would be present whenever she needed him would somewhat ease her concern. Even a little bit. He nodded when she mentioned trying to find the father at the ball. "Well...you let me know if you need me to do anything, alright? And I mean it, anything," he said, drawing back only enough to look down at her with a playfully stern look. His words weren't in jest, though- he hoped she would ask for help if she needed it, no matter how small of a request it might be.
"Do you need anything now?" He glanced over his shoulder. "Were you making tea, did you need tea? A blanket? Did you want to sit down? How are you feeling?" Theo asked a few more questions, talking in a bit of a rush. Sure, it wasn't his kids, but they were still his nieces and/or nephews, thank you very much!
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Post by Sienna Rousseau on Jan 21, 2021 12:45:23 GMT -5
Sienna was glad to have him in her life, she knew he wouldn't leave but the idea of telling him still left her nervous and scared. No one ever prepared her for this possibility and she didn't know the best way to react to it, hiding just seemed logical.
Slowly she'd nod, "It's the constantly getting ill part that is worrying me. I can either pretend to just be sick with a stomach bug or they'll make me get checked by the castle doctor," she told him. No one would want an illness spreading around the castle and that alone had her shivering with nerves. "Please...I haven't been in since I told the court that I was sick," she told him. She didn't want to lose her family or what she did, she loved it.
"Keep an eye on me there? I know you'll be there; at least I hope, so just...make sure nothing bad happens," she would ask him. Sienna had a feeling that if he saw her talking to a man just out right, he'd figure out who the father was rather quickly and know more information right out the gate than she did. Her hand though was resting on the side of her belly, two little people were growing in there and causing all this mischief with her and she was worried about their wellbeing and how they'd grow up now.
Then suddenly he was turning into a mother hen! She would laugh and lean in to rest her head against his chest, "Yes I was making tea, it's one of the few things I can keep down and no I don't need blanket but yes I'd like to sit. Even without heels on, I can feel the changes going on...they're not pleasant," she told him with a little frown at that. Though her chest growing larger was something she secretly liked since she'd always been small in the bust area. Sienna would move to sit in the chair, her arm on the table and her head resting in her cheek, "You're going to be a great uncle," she told him with a small smile.
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Post by Theo Davore on Feb 2, 2021 19:14:54 GMT -5
Well, hopefully she didn't ask him how to feel about it. The man couldn't even handle the most simplest things in his own life, let alone know how to deal with a pregnancy. But, at least, Sienna knew he would be there regardless, for whatever she needed.
He might even get so annoying with his concern that she threw him out for a bit. It would be understandable.
Theo nodded. Alright, so she just needed to hide away for a little bit longer, and then somehow hide that growing belly until it was impossible to do so. Dear God, this was a lot for him to process...so, he could only imagine that she was feeling like she was in a whirlwind! "I can get gossip, Sienna. You'll have things to give to Xilas, I promise. He doesn't need to know you're out of commission." It would mean more work for Theo, but that was absolutely fine. It was probably best that he kept busy.
A grin creased his lips when she asked for him to keep an eye out for her at the ball. "And, does that mean...I cooooould...interrogate said man if you find him?" He was only teasing. Sort of. Okay, he wouldn't do or say anything if she asked him not to. He could behave. Pinky promise.
After he ushered her towards a seat, he went about making the tea from where she left off. Her compliment, though, had him pause, and his expression sobered in something akin to gentle awe. "Yeah?" He poured fresh water into the kettle before placing it over the fire. "I think I'm good with kids, or...at least, I imagine I could be." He honestly didn't know. Theo obviously didn't have any of his own (that he was aware of) and wasn't exactly around the "tiny people" of society very often. Regardless, it wasn't hard to know that he would love Sienna's children immediately.
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Post by Sienna Rousseau on Mar 15, 2021 9:37:56 GMT -5
Sienna was tired, so tired and stressed. Stress wasn’t good but what could she do? She needed to be able to keep giving in information while not allowing the Court to know she was pregnant until she could no longer hide it or cover it up.
“Thank you…I don’t… I don’t want to anger him or well anything. The court is my home but mmm I should have never let myself get involved with a man. Flirting, that was the furthest anything was to go but…” she couldn’t explain it, couldn’t explain that her emotions were running it and now her hormones that were on a level five of things.
A small smile rose to her lips at that, “If you can do it without causing trouble or scaring him off and away from me…It would be fine,” she told him with a little bit of a smile. Sienna knew that this was his way of helping, of protecting her and needing to do that.
Her hand would move to rub the side of her belly, it was itchy and she was feeling a dull ache in her hips, “I imagine the same for myself but…I can only hope I’ll be a good mother to these two little ones; so that means I know you’ll be a good Uncle,” she told him with a little encouraging smile to him as he worked on making the tea.
Being a parent had been the last thing she had planned on being in her life, she planned on her life as this but as a mother? Possibly even an outcaste single mother, had never even crossed her mind once.
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Post by Theo Davore on Mar 15, 2021 14:08:51 GMT -5
He almost chuckled at her wanting to not anger Xilas. That man always seemed angry, though...or perhaps he just hated Theo. Hmm, it was a little hard to tell but it was the last thing on his mind at the moment.
But the thief was a damn delight. Wasn't his fault Xilas had a strange sense of humor, or just lacked any.
'Flirting, that was the furthest anything was to go but...' He tried not to cringe. Even if Sienna wasn't his sister by blood, she might as well have been, and he didn't exactly want to hear those details. "It happens," he said when she trailed off. And, boy, did he really know how that went. But again, no details were necessary.
Theo slowly turned to look at her with an excuse me expression on his face. "I never cause trouble, Sienna. How dare you?" He was chuckling lowly, preparing to remove the kettle from the fire as it was about to steam. "But I am curious as to what he'll do..." It was his turn to trail off. What would this man say when he found out? Would there be problems, would he believe Sienna, would he do the right thing? So many questions without answers, and he didn't want to bombard her with them because they were things she would not know. Yet.
"You will be the perfect mother, love," he told her with a smile as he removed the kettle carefully and poured her drink. "But I will say...that I hope the man does right by you." That was all he was going to say. He told himself he'd keep his mouth shut, but now he was worrying more about it. Whoever he was, he knocked up his little sister- bet your ass he better do something about it. Theo wasn't often mean spirited, but he would be if he had to.
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Post by Sienna Rousseau on Mar 15, 2021 14:23:11 GMT -5
Sienna would see the little cringe on his face and gave a small smile, he probably found it better to not think of her having any form of intimacies with anyone. She probably wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for Andrew, she had been just fine but then they spent that time together…
“I doubt this situation happens to everyone,” she told him with a little shake of her head at that one.
A laugh left her finally, “Oh no never, what was I thinking that my dear Theo would never cause any form of trouble what so ever,” she countered with a bit of a grin to that. Then though, it went back to the father of her babies. What would he do? Honestly, she felt like he’d run away, “I fear he will run away,” she told him bluntly, her eyes staring forward a bit as she was scared of doing this alone.
Her hand moved to her belly where she felt just the smallest of movements. They were going to be a handful, she felt it in her gut for that and it almost made her smile a bit, “I will try to be, I barely remember my own mother… I know I would want them to follow the same path I have, the court needs more of us,” she told him with a little smile at that before nodding. “I hope he does…and doesn’t just blame me for it,” she told him as he handed her the tea. She would add some honey to it and sniff it before blowing and sipping on it before setting it down in the hopes she wouldn’t feel as sick.
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Post by Theo Davore on May 3, 2021 19:03:46 GMT -5
'I doubt this situation happens to everyone.'
He huffed a laugh at that as he finished getting her tea. "You're kidding, right? Do you think you're the only woman baring some nobleman's child out of wedlock?" Children, rather, but same difference. "The court is filled with them, just some aren't very good at hiding their little growing secrets."
And this Andrew would take care of Sienna and this problem if he knew what was good for him. Theo really wasn't a mean person...but he could be. And very easily. He hadn't gotten this far in life by being everyone's best friend and being charitable- no, he had to fight for it, and sometimes with bloody knuckles.
Nobleman or not, the man would make this right, by either marrying his sister or setting her up with a weekly allowance for the rest of those babies' lives.
As Sie confessed that she worried about the father running away, he was grinding his jaws. "Oh no, he won't," he told her so matter of fact, his humorous tone dropping immediately. "Because I will find him and drag him back. He's not going to leave you to deal with this alone, Sienna. I will not leave your side, but...he needs to own up to this."
Coming over, he placed the steaming tea on the table in front of her before he took a seat. "It takes two to tango, remember." If Andrew blamed her solely for this, then he was a fool. He didn't have to sleep with her, now did he? And yet, he had.
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Post by Sienna Rousseau on Aug 26, 2021 13:38:49 GMT -5
Sienna shook her head, “No I know I’m not…I’m rather good at finding out about that little secret about women actually,” she countered with a small huff at that. But most women had someone to help with that, family or a sudden marriage, she did not have either. No, she did have a family but they were the most unconventional family.
Dragging her fingers through her hair a little, trying to think straight but her emotions were everywhere. She was stressed and tired and sick. Not a fun combo to deal with while not knowing where the father of her children was currently.
“And if he doesn’t? If he’s rich and powerful, what can I do? Status wise, i’m a low countess who has no other living relations…well ones that are known,” she tacked on, giving him a gentle smile. He was family, always would be until the day she passed. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes just to process this all.
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Post by Theo Davore on Aug 28, 2021 22:17:16 GMT -5
"Then you should know all the secrets on hiding this pregnancy for as long as you can," he said so matter of fact again. If she was skilled at figuring out the women who tried to hide their growing something, she would know all of the tricks, no?
He returned her gentle smile, but it didn't completely reach his eyes. Theo understood her worry, he really did, but maybe he was feeling a bit more optimistic for once. That, or he was really seriously planning on dragging this bastard out from whatever manor he lived in by his hair and threatening him. The thief was usually all jokes and smiles, but he could be intimidating when he really wanted to.
"We have friends in low places, Sienna...and they've dealt with the courtly scumbags numerous times." They didn't necessarily have to go to Xilas, but Carys could be trusted and any others of the Rogue Court. "It's going to be fine, alright?" He placed a hand over hers. "Can't stress about it until there's actual reason to stress. I'm sure it doesn't help your-" Theo gestured awkwardly at her stomach with his free hand. "Condition."
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