02-08-2025, 08:00 PM
Elyse accepted the coffee with gratitude. Nox was right. It wasn’t a good morning. She hadn’t had a good morning in a week. Well - the morning with Hayden had been a good one even if it hadn’t started that way. Days weren’t good either. They were either bad or worse. Everything seemed to be falling apart.
”please,” she said to his offer of food. She was hungry, but even if she wasn’t, she wouldn’t turn down Nox’s cooking.
Nox’s next question made her think. She lived her with a bunch of kids. Elyse looked and saw the girl that he carried. She was adorable. It brought a small smile to her lips. Elyse hadn’t wanted kids, but the past few days had caused her to reconsider that. Of course, when you knew that in a few days, you were going to be the only one in your bloodline left, that was something you did think about. A decision wasn’t made on that - and couldn’t be made until she could think clearly enough to make important decisions such as children.
”Not at all. The kids are great and I mostly keep to myself anyways. It’s probably more inconvenient for everyone else that I’m here more than the other way around,” the guilt had been easier to manage, but it still managed to show itself in small comments like that every once in awhile. ”Its given Marta an opportunity to get out more as well. She met Sterling and Sterling adopted her like she does everyone else. It’s been good for her. The kids here love her too - she actually stayed with me for the past couple nights. Came to the group session to talk to Hayden - something happened there. Shes certainly more confident now, and I’m certain I saw her eying Jackson yesterday. That’s new.”
”please,” she said to his offer of food. She was hungry, but even if she wasn’t, she wouldn’t turn down Nox’s cooking.
Nox’s next question made her think. She lived her with a bunch of kids. Elyse looked and saw the girl that he carried. She was adorable. It brought a small smile to her lips. Elyse hadn’t wanted kids, but the past few days had caused her to reconsider that. Of course, when you knew that in a few days, you were going to be the only one in your bloodline left, that was something you did think about. A decision wasn’t made on that - and couldn’t be made until she could think clearly enough to make important decisions such as children.
”Not at all. The kids are great and I mostly keep to myself anyways. It’s probably more inconvenient for everyone else that I’m here more than the other way around,” the guilt had been easier to manage, but it still managed to show itself in small comments like that every once in awhile. ”Its given Marta an opportunity to get out more as well. She met Sterling and Sterling adopted her like she does everyone else. It’s been good for her. The kids here love her too - she actually stayed with me for the past couple nights. Came to the group session to talk to Hayden - something happened there. Shes certainly more confident now, and I’m certain I saw her eying Jackson yesterday. That’s new.”