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Post by Jamie Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 19:20:03 GMT -5
"Well, I'm sure we could find a lake here somewhere. I know how happy you get when you see cold lakes," Jamie teased, tilting his head to match hers. He saw her consider it, and he hoped she would follow through, but all hopes were dashed when she changed her mind. 'Of course I'd like to see them. I love them all, but they're, well, you'll find out," he grimaced slightly. His mother was a force of nature.
When she told him she would be there, he broke out into a huge smile. "If you leave me with them, I swear..." he teased before pushing himself off the door frame. He reached for the door handle. He grapsed it lightly before turning back and saying, "are you sure?"
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Post by Roland Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 19:22:05 GMT -5
Roland cleared his throat and turned the full force of his gaze on his mother. "I invited her, Mum. I figured it was just an oversight that you didn't do it yourself. After all, it's Christmas, what better time to make peace?"
It took a great deal of effort not to smile at this. He was really enjoying this a little too much, especially after his encounter with Riley in the study. He felt like his mother had left him open for that, and now it was her turn to be uncomfortable.
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Post by Lina Harper on Feb 16, 2009 19:24:40 GMT -5
Lina met Riley with a friendly smile and thanked her for the compliment on Mara. Mara was perfect... Cara would find out.
"Actually no," Lina said. "Mara and I are staying for dinner." her stomach dropped a little as she said this, but if Cara made a scene, it would make her the fool, not Lina. She was all right with that, and she also knew that Cara would hate to make a scene in front of Riley.
"It's wonderful to see all of you," she added. "It's been so long."
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Mara Ferrera
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Post by Mara Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 19:26:25 GMT -5
Mara watched carefully as a Pretty Woman came and shook Ma's hand. She had given Mara a smile and talked to her in a soothing voice, which of course made Mara very curious and happy. She reached out to touch the Pretty Lady's face when the Pretty had averted her eyes to talk to Ma again. She grazed her skin lightly before a new voice was in Mara's head.
Mara didn't like the new voice quite yet, and it made her shiver slightly. Mara's face turned to face a Light Lady. The Light Lady was looking mad, like when Ma had looked when the Man had told her something about Mare-Ij. Mara didn't like that, and knew of the cure that Ma had always liked. Mara reached towards the Light Lady, grasping and ungrasping her fists hurriedly. Mara wanted to make the Light Lady feel better, and that had always required immediate attention for Ma. This Light Lady couldn't be too much different, could she? Mara was intent to make that uncomfortable feeling in the room go away, despite the words that were flying through the air.
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Post by Cara Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 19:29:01 GMT -5
Cara looked between Roland and Lina, as if she wasn't quite sure how to proceed. If Riley wasn't there, she simply would have kicked the girl out. Her eyes shifted and landed on Cyrus. One look at him told her that this most definitely was not his idea, which meant she could blame Lina for pushing something else on him as well.
"Wonderful," she bit out at last and followed it with a tight smile. She wouldn't force Lina to leave, but she was going to make the night as uncomfortable as possible for her.
The child's movements caught her attention, and Cara's face couldn't help but soften as she looked at Mara. Like Roland had promised.... she certainly was Cyrus' girl.
Still, she didn't make a move towards Lina.
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Post by Scarlette Meyers on Feb 16, 2009 19:39:41 GMT -5
"Well, I'm sure we could find a lake here somewhere. I know how happy you get when you see cold lakes," Jamie teased, tilting his head to match hers. He saw her consider it, and he hoped she would follow through, but all hopes were dashed when she changed her mind. 'Of course I'd like to see them. I love them all, but they're, well, you'll find out," he grimaced slightly. His mother was a force of nature. When she told him she would be there, he broke out into a huge smile. "If you leave me with them, I swear..." he teased before pushing himself off the door frame. He reached for the door handle. He grapsed it lightly before turning back and saying, "are you sure?" Scarlette smiled and shook her head at his comment about lakes. "That's not funny," she told him, despite her smile. She was more curious about his family the more he talked about them, and the only one she met was Amandine. According to Jamie, there would be a whole slew of others there tonight. Bravely, she nodded. "I'm sure. Are you sure?" |
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Post by Roland Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 19:41:30 GMT -5
It was just a tiny little interaction, but it somehow eclipsed everything else going on in the room for Roland. When Riley greeted Mara, and little Mara reached out to touch Riley's face, something twisted in the pit of his stomach and he stared at them, while everything else in the room seemed to go dark. Even after Lina had turned to face Cara, Roland found himself staring at Riley a moment longer than he should have. It took a great effort to tear his eyes away.
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Post by Judah Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 19:47:35 GMT -5
Judah looked around the house for his top robe, only to find it draped on one of the dining room chairs. He picked it up and slid it on carefully. Today was a family gathering and Judah knew that it was going to be interesting to say the least. He hoped that Cyrus would actually bring Lina with him. It would do Cyrus good if he did.
Making sure he had everything so far, Judah climbed up the stairs and to his bed room. "Suri? You almost ready?"
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Post by Suri Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 20:09:33 GMT -5
Suri was clasping her necklace that Judah had gotten her as an early gift, "Almost!" She called in her dreamy-esque voice. She was incredible excited to see Emelia, and giddy to have everyone safe and under one roof, for once in her lifetime with Judah.
She managed to clasp it and ran down the stairs, only tripping twice. "Ready!"
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Post by Amandine Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 20:13:21 GMT -5
"Mom..." Ama said, she was standing next to her mother and was about to coo over her niece like everyone else when she heard the iciness from her mother's voice. She turned and looked up at her mother, an eyebrow raised. "It's Christmas," Ama said, almost pleadingly. She really wanted everyone to get along, just for tonight at least.
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Post by Judah Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 20:27:49 GMT -5
Judah chuckled lightly as Suri came down the stairs. He was always amazed at the sight of his wife, no matter what happened. "Well, don't you look lovely," he complimented with a smile. He took a few steps toward her and put his arm around her.
"Children? Are you about ready to go to Mathieu and Cara's," he called up the stairs. He looked back to Suri, seeing that she was wearing the necklace he gave her as an early Christmas present. Judah was going to surprise Suri and give that to her on Christmas, but she had insisted, well more like continued to hint, that she had wanted something early and Judah gave into her desires. After he gave her that, he went out and bought her something else to surprise her with.
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Post by cyrus on Feb 16, 2009 21:40:20 GMT -5
As Roland opened the door, he knew that trouble was likely to come and if his mom thought he was gonna back away this time, she was in for a surprise. Lina turned down his proposal, but he still loved her and things had been quite different between them, but she was still the mother of Mara and the most important woman in his life. "Roland, it's good to see you again bro." Hugging Roland, he went past his brother and stood silently as Lina met Riley, and an uncomfortable exchange went on between his mother and Lina.
As soon as it ended, Cyrus slid next to Lina and slid out a chair next to where he would sit. "Feel free to take a seat Lina." Kissing Mara on the cheek, he walked over to his mom as he wrapped his arms around her. "Hi Mum, it's good to see you again." Turning towards Ama, he grimaced slightly as phantom pains tore at his insides, where he had been injured. "Come here and give Cy a hug, Ama."
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Post by Amandine Ferrera on Feb 16, 2009 22:54:31 GMT -5
Ama smiled at Cyrus. At least SOMEONE was acting like there wasn't any tension in the room. She ran over to her brother, noticing his grimace and hugging him, though not as tightly as she would have. "Merry Christmas Cy," she said, smiling.
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Post by James Montgomery on Feb 17, 2009 2:38:25 GMT -5
Lillian leaned into her husband, "Better now." she answered, it was of course true that whenever he was around it was hard to think of little else, though it had taken them a long road to get to this simple point. She sighed, "Thank you." she said in reference to his assistance as well as the simple calming presence he had. "Are the kids ready?" James frowned at the mention of their children. "I honestly don't know," he said. "I wasn't going to rush them." In fact, he thought about cancelling, but he knew that Lillian wanted to see her family, and truth be told, it would probably do Christine some good. "I'll go check on them, though," he offered, looking to see if she wanted him to. |
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Post by Cara Ferrera on Feb 17, 2009 2:42:03 GMT -5
Cara hugged Cyrus, murmuring to him how good it was to see him up and walking again, but she really didn't know how to handle Lina being there. She shot Roland a dirty look when Cyrus turned his attention to Ama. Oh, she was going to get him back for this.
The baby was still holding out her arms, and Lina was giving her a look like she knew exactly what Cara wanted.
She saw Cyrus in that little girl's eyes, and she wanted to hold Mara, but she wasn't going to go to Lina for her. There was no way.
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Post by Roland Ferrera on Feb 17, 2009 11:33:14 GMT -5
Roland saw the look on his mother's face when she looked at him, and he knew he was in trouble. It didn't matter, though. What was done, was done. Lina was here, Mara was here, and there wasn't anything Mum could do about that now. But he took a quick look at the ceiling, making a mental note of all the mistletoe, just to make sure his mother didn't attempt the same tactic as his little sister.
He looked back at her, noticing that Mara was reaching for her grandmother, and that his mother wanted to take her. "Go on, Mum," he said. "Hold her."
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Post by Cara Ferrera on Feb 17, 2009 11:58:53 GMT -5
Cara was going to kill her oldest son. She had two others, right? She shot him another dirty look. Yes, she wanted to hold Mara... and why was she the one person in the room that the girl had singled out?
But she stayed rooted to her spot. There was a gap between her and Lina that she refused to bridge. She and Cyrus obviously weren't getting married, so she had no ties to this girl.
Well... she had Mara, but that was a tie to Cyrus.
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Post by Lina Harper on Feb 17, 2009 11:59:19 GMT -5
Lina recognized that Cara wasn't going to come towards her. That was asking for too much, too soon, and Lina was the one who had shown up uninvited. She didn't mind taking that step.
She glanced at Cyrus, who was still busy with his sister, and walked to Cara, holding her 10 month old daughter out for Cara. It wasn't exactly a peace offering, but Lina wasn't going to be the one who refused to give.
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Post by cyrus on Feb 17, 2009 13:47:47 GMT -5
Cyrus smiled as Ama came and gave him a hug, it was good to be around family again, especially with things standing where they did between himself and Lina. Noticing the silent exchange between Roland, Lina and their mother, he decided it was time to step in for a bit. Kissing Ama on the top of her head, he turned and immediately swept Mara out of Lina's hands. "Come here baby girl, daddy missed you." Rocking Mara gently he kissed her cheek and looked over at his mother.
"Mara, I want you to meet your grandma.." Holding Mara out to Cara, his eyes met Lina's for a moment, before turning his attention back to Mara and his mother.
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Post by Cara Ferrera on Feb 17, 2009 16:12:30 GMT -5
Suddenly, the three of them were all in front of her, and it was a little overwhelming, but she had no choice but to take the girl from Cyrus.
The baby seemed to start a transformation in Cara. The icy look was gone, and she smiled. "She looks like you, Cyrus." She made a point of not mentioning Lina, though the child really did resemble both of them. She had Cyus' eyes and the long Ferrea nose, but the lips and the shape of the face and the very soft, feminine features were all Lina's.
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