Welcome Home

[young_miranda]

For those of you new residents, you probably are wondering what the sudden banners and rain of confetti is all about (and why, when you stand under the confetti, it changes you colors) but it's clear it's welcoming someone home.

"Welcome Home Miranda"
banners are hung everywhere.

Miranda has been away for nearly two weeks now. She's finally coming home but she's not alone…

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[young_miranda]

"It is." She smiles sweetly at him. Cole's a sweetheart and really, she doesn't mind him being around in the least. She's less nervous around him than most. Although right now, she's infused with motherly pride as well. She thinks her daughter is the most darling thing and she wants to show her off a little. She shifts the bundle so he can get a better look at her.

"I, I named her Silvia. Silvia Lotto…Eberling." Because, after all, Evan is the father. Although she's a bit comfortable speaking or even thinking about Evan. She's glad that Cole seems to be taking all this so well, though.

[nightmares_and_kittens]

So this is his niece. She's so tiny. He glances down at her in awe.

"Silvia... that's a really pretty name."

[young_miranda]

"I, I'm glad you think so…" She smiles at him, still cradling the babe. She's so happy that she decided to keep her.

When she first found out, she'd been scared. And one of the first things she'd thought of was giving her baby away. How could she raise a child? Especially with her line of work! Yet she'd decided to keep her and she couldn't be more glad. "Do you think…" She frowns and glances away. "I'd, I'd rather she…not meet her father. So I was w-wondering, would you mind terribly if…" She's not sure how to continue without upsetting him.

[nightmares_and_kittens]

"Not meet him..."

He doesn't know what she's going to ask of him, but he can understand what she's saying. He still loves his brother, even if the man is undoubtedly terrible at times. But it's not like he's forgotten some of the things he's seen Evan do. Some of the things he's done to Cole when he was young. It's definitely a little scary to think of the man raising this little girl.

"...He's not goo with children. That's probably best. Ah... was there something you wanted me to do? ...About that, I mean?"

[young_miranda]

She nods slowly. She'd guessed as much from the way he treated her. Men show how they are with children by how they treat women. If they don't treat women right, they probably won't care about children either. She couldn't trust him with her daughter, with their child, if he wouldn't even admit to it.

"Would, would you mind letting her think…he's dead? I, I don't want to bad mouth him or anything." She just wants what's best for her daughter. She looks away, clearly ashamed.

[nightmares_and_kittens]

He wasn't expecting that. He thought maybe she might want help keeping him from knowing or just keeping him away.

To be perfectly honest, he's not even sure his brother is going to be alive by the time Sylvia is old enough to start asking questions. What they tell her might very well be the truth by then.

He nods, doesn't mention what he's thinking. It's still pretty hard for him to face the idea that his brother may have to die to protect many other lives.

"If you think that's what's best... I won't tell her otherwise."

[young_miranda]

"Thank you… I'm sorry I had to ask that of you…"

She shakes her head slowly. It was wrong of her. She shouldn't be asking such things of him. The baby fusses and she remembers why she called him over in the first place.

"Um, Cole… Would you mind holding her? J-just for a bit?"

[nightmares_and_kittens]

"Ah?"

The request surprises him. "Hold her..? Oh. Okay... I think I can do that."

But she'll have to show him how probably. He's never held a baby before.