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dylstarling‌:

Dylan looked visibly relieved as the door opened and he saw Carlotta, though he couldn’t help also feeling a little guilty for interrupting her workout.

“You’re fine…” He smiled, and while he was still more than a bit of a mess in that moment it was a genuine smile to see his friend, “I, uh…apparently I have a son…”

Carlotta felt like a sweaty mess, well aware that Ivy could wake up at any point, but as soon as the words left her friends mouth all thoughts of that as well as the shower she was craving flew out of her head. It took her a second to catch onto what was happening just because the statement was so unexpected her brain resisted even processing it. “I…what? A son? I’m…confused.” Had she forgotten some huge aspect of his life like an idiot and now she looked like a shit friend? No, he’d never mentioned having children before. That was something even Carlotta would remember. “Like a human son...?” 

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dylstarling‌:

“That’s probably a good idea, yeah.” He nodded. Dylan imagined her sitting in a giant house all alone save for Ivy, and he doubted that would have been at all good for her just then, or ever really, “Then I’ll be right there, just a few floors away, whenever you need me.” He really hoped she’d come to him more often.

“Of course you do, and you’re not helpless, it’s hard sometimes, that’s all.” He pulled away from her when she suggested going inside, nodding, “Alright, yeah.”

“That is true…it’s always nice to know there is a friendly face near.” She was going to have to work out how to explain to the housekeeper, nanny, driver, and part time chef why she was suddenly disappearing. Not to mention making sure they didn’t tell her husband about it, but that was for another time when she wasn’t emotional from the champagne she’d been sipping persistently through the night. “Dylan just, don’t tell anyone about this okay? It’s our secret.” The blonde murmured before taking a deep breath, plastering on a smile, and heading inside.

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larisms‌:

The look on a person’s face as they by chance got their favorite kind of Sour Patch Kid– priceless, and Lara grinned as she recognized it on Carlotta’s lovely fearures. “Which one did you get?!” The blonde questioned impatiently and in a giddy voice. “My favorite is red, if I had to be a candy I’d either be sour cherry or a chocolate covered strawberry.” Musing, she popped another one in her mouth and chewed in silence. Once her annoyance with some members of Cece’s bridal team slightly faded, she noticed how windy it was up there, prompting her to consider coming down. “How are you not annoyed? Some of them keep rooting for some choices, choices that would make Cecelia’s grandfather happy, they’re clearly not what she wants or likes.” Hopping back onto the ground, the blonde concluded: “You have a good set of nerves, woman, I admire you. …Wait, you came out here looking for me? Thanks, Lottie! –May I call you Lottie? If it’s a sexy nickname reserved for only your husband, just say so and I’ll never use it again.”

“Blue, the best one by far.” Carlotta giggled before popping it into her mouth and letting the sweet and sour taste burst on her tastebuds. God she’d forgotten how much she loved these candy, it was probably a slippery slope now they’d been introduced into her life again because she could easily get very fixated on things if she wasn’t careful. “I love chocolate covered strawberries!! I think if I was a candy I would be…wow this is really hard…maybe those little pink shrimp? They are so cute! I love the colour.” Not the taste, but apparently in her mind that wasn’t the important part of this little exercise in her mind. It was heartening to hear the blonde talk in a protective way about the wedding plans. Clearly wanting Cecelia to have the day she’d always wanted rather than doing what her family would want, which was what Carlotta wanted as well. Sure she hadn’t known the woman as long probably, but that didn’t mean she cared any less. “She needs to pick what she likes best for sure, not what anyone else thinks. Of course you can call me Lottie!” The nickname prompted a delighted beam to spread onto her lips, only dimmed ever so slightly by the mention of her husband. “Oh no, no no, he just calls me Carlotta so you can totally call me Lottie! And you’re so welcome. Us girls have to stick together, right?”

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fallonxalmeida‌:

“I’m literally so excited. I’ve never done an on-scene shoot like that before. I mean, I’ve done swimsuit shoots before, but always on a backdrop. Plus, I’ve never been to Florida, either.” The younger model laughed, drawing her legs up to her chest. “You know I will. I’ve already bought her like four different Disney shirts to wear, even though I’m not too sure how many days we’re gonna go.” The raven-haired woman listened to the blonde’s words, a smile stretching across her features. She launched forward, embracing the older woman in a hug. “Oh my god, that’s so exciting! I knew you’d be able to come back! What’s the shoot? You know my lips are sealed.”

“Welcome to my world darling, swimsuit shoots are the best because you get to roll around in the sand and when you finished shooting you can run into the sea.” Carlotta always got in trouble with photographers for getting carried away while she was by the sea shooting, tending to get caught up in her excitement, she had a reputation for jumping the gun on the swimming portion of the day. Not every time, but sometimes. Luckily people seemed to find it endearing as well as irritating so she did get asked back, very luckily. “She is going to look so cute oh my god, you should get her little crowns as well, are you going to get her a princess dress? Does she even have a favourite princess?” All of a sudden she wanted to buy Birdie a gift based around whatever princess she was given the answer of. For no reason other than she loved to shower those she loved with presents to prove just how much they meant to her. “Vogue! Mothers day edition, they want me on the cover!” The woman screeched with evident excitement, her turn to bounce up and down now, clapping her hand like a kid in a candy store. “David is going to kill me but i don’t care, I don’t care Fallon i’m so excited, i’m so excited!!” Her eyes started to well up with happy tears as the emotion took over. 

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aidanjthornton‌:

Aidan could not help but nod in agreement before laughing softly at her comment. “My mother would also agree with you.” He admitted, his brows furrowed slightly in concern as he realized that his suspicions were somewhat true. “I mean, I have my opinions about David… from a business perspective, of course. But I can’t be the one to judge whatever goes on between the two of you. It’s none of my business.” He bit down on his bottom lip, leaning back in his chair and sighing. “He missed Christmas and New Year? I am so sorry, that sounds awful.” Aidan was slightly surprised by the fact that anyone could miss the holidays like that. A businessman himself, he was constantly going away for work. But he would never miss the holidays like that. He knew that Carlotta had a reason to be suspicious of her husband. “Is this simply a suspicion or have you been noticing a pattern in the way he acts around you? Have you… maybe… tried to find out further? Do you know for sure that this is what’s going on? Do you have any evidence of him cheating? Because there’s no point in simply going off based on your own suspicions… you would only become paranoid. You need to know for sure that it’s happening. Then you can figure out what to do next.” While it was none of his business, he did care enough about Carlotta to be concerned about her husband’s intentions. “You need to distract yourself from all this crap for some time and throw yourself into work for a change. Clearly, you need to get back in the game. Go to your fittings, go to your shoots, get back in the game. Because if David is cheating on you, Carlotta, you’ve got to be able to stand on your own two feet if need be.”

Carlotta loved Aidan’s mother as the man well knew, she’d been the one heading the magazine when the woman was first modelling for it, but Anna was just as close in the blonde’s heart too. As the topic pivoted towards her marriage her heart started to hammer a little more rapidly than it had been a second ago, this was such a touchy subject for her but it needed to be talked about because if she kept it pent up any longer she was no doubt going to be driven insane. “What do you think about him from a business….” She trilled off, not wanting to say perspective because she was concerned she was going to pronounce it wrong which would be embarrassing on top of everything else they were already discussing which was mortifying enough. “And Valentines day too. Which is fine but…well he said he would be there so I just…then he changed his mind again.” She spoke in a small voice, swallowing as she looked down at the table. Toying with her fingers underneath it she was careful not to do any damage to her perfect manicure, chewing her bottom lip softly. “He doesn’t really sleep with me anymore if that’s what you mean, not since I told him I was pregnant with Ivy really…he seems to be less and less interested. I know that having her didn’t make me look that good but…I didn’t think it was that bad.” All the questions was making her breathing get a little erratic because the truth was she hadn’t looked any further into her suspicions because she was scared of what she might find if she did. “I … I don’t know am I meant to ask him? I don’t know what to do.” She’d never been in this situation before and it scared her, she didn’t want to end up alone but she was sort of already there because her husband wasn’t around anyway. “He doesn’t like me working though….” She admitted, it sounded even more stupid now in the wake of what they were talking about, but it was the truth. He’d always made it quite clear that looking after their daughter should be what she focused on now. “He told me I should be um, focusing on Ivy more. I know I’m an idiot….I know…”

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fallonxalmeida‌:

“So, guess who gets to go to Orlando for a swimsuit shoot?” Fallon chirped excitedly, flopping onto Carlotta’s bed beside her. Fallon had fallen asleep in the pack and play she’d hauled over to the blonde’s apartment, giving the two women time to catch up. “I told Bradley about it, and I think we’re gonna bring Birdie to Disney while we’re there.” She paused for a moment. “How’s Ivy? Have you thought more about getting back into the industry?”

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“You do?! Oh you lucky thing, you’re going to get so much sun. I miss swimsuit shoots.” Carlotta murmured wistfully as she thought about the days when she used to be flown all over the world to participate in them. It felt like an age ago even if it was only a couple of years. “Perfect, I love that, please send me pictures of her at Disneyland!!” The blonde turned so she was laying on her stomach as she looked at the other with a bright beam on her face, as excitable as a kid at the prospect of the one year old getting to go to the happiest place in the world. “She’s amazing, just a little ball of love, but you know that. Well…actually…” Now she turned a little coy, biting her bottom lip with a tiny smile that showed just how excited she was in her eyes, at what she was about to tell her friend. “I’ve been picked to be in a very specific shoot and…well I just couldn’t say no. But you can’t tell anyone, okay?”

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aperlman‌:

“See! Mama out on the town was so much fun, right?” she chuckled as they entered her apartment. It took a lot of effort to wrangle away Carlotta from her comfort of her home and daughter. Annie thought the woman needed a break from her pristine life and needed to just live her life a bit. So, Annie took Carlotta out on her circuit of nightclubs and hotspots in the city. “So, what did you think? Did you enjoy yourself?” @carlottav-f

“So much fun!” Carlotta almost tripped over her own feet as she stumbled into the other woman’s apartment. Not because she was drunk, she’d had a couple of drinks but not enough for that, but since the model was naturally clumsy anyway it didn’t take much to throw her off balance. “I danced on a bar, Annie, what’s not to love?” She broke down in peals of giggles as she kicked off her heels quickly. Otherwise she would end up on her face. “Did you? I hope I wasn’t too boring! I’ve been in mama mode so long!”

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dylstarling‌:

Dylan felt in a daze as he made his way home, after meeting up with Mar, his brain slowly working through everything that had happened that morning. When he got to the building, though, while he at first started for his own apartment that wasn’t where he ended up going, instead heading to visit Carlotta without actually really thinking about it much, just knowing that he needed to see her just then, needed to talk to someone, and if he was going to talk to anyone it would be her.

He knocked loudly as he got up to her door, only just then realizing that she might not even actually be there or now might be a bad time for her and that he probably should have texted first or something but it was too late for that now that he was standing right in front of the door and he just had to hope that everything would be okay.

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Carlotta was home right now, luckily, she’d been working out on the elliptical while her daughter was dead asleep in her crib in the nursery. What she’d found over the first months of being a mother was that she had to grab her alone time when she could, because those moments were few and far between. Luckily she’d only put one headphone in so that she could hear if the baby cried, which was how the woman heard the loud knock at the door causing confusion to pass across her face. So few people knew she even had this apartment she didn’t know who it could be. Even before she saw Dylan’s face Carlotta had come to the conclusion that it was him because … well who else would it be? “Hey, you alright?” She asked breathlessly as she pulled open the door, wiping her sweaty forehead with a small towel, clad in only her sports bra, leggings, and trainers. “Sorry, I was working out while Ivy was sleeping.”

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larisms‌:

As absurd as it might’ve seemed– a grown woman hiding in a tree house– Lara didn’t think she’d be found. She didn’t think the incredibly sophisticated Carlotta would find her. She didn’t think, period. All flustered, the blonde made an apologetic face as it hit her it was her turn to talk. “Yes– it’s Lara…” her voice trailed off in a still present sheepish tone. “I’m— Fine, just waiting for… Inspiration, to hit me.” Her lousy lie earned a mental facepalm but it was better than admitting she had been the one who almost smacked one of Cece’s pretentious friends from high society. The woman scooted closed to the hole in the wooden floor and peeked down at the poised blonde through it, extending a hand holding a pack of Sour Patch Kids. “Want some? –Why are you outside?” Blue eyes widened. “Did one of them annoy the hell out of you too?”

Once the other woman’s head peeked out of the hole in the floor Carlotta couldn’t help but break out into a smile, it was so nice to be around Cece’s friend because…well they seemed so much more fun than anyone she had in her own social life. In fact if she stopped to think of the women she met through her husband there was no way in hell any of them would think about going up into a treehouse, or eating sour patch kids for that matter, something that threw the blonde back to her childhood almost instantly. “Thanks.” She replied softly, reaching out to take a couple, heart lifting when she saw there was a blue one in the clutch she’d taken. That was her favourite. “Annoy me?” She let out a loud giggle, shaking her head as she considered the ladder to the treehouse, could she get up there in her heels and dress? Jury was still out. “No, I came out here to look for you, I wanted to check if you were alright, you seemed to just bolt out of there.” Her tone was soft, none judgmental.

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dylstarling‌:

“I’ll do whatever I can to make Ivy happy, too.” He gently rubbed her arm, that being the only thing he could really think to do in that moment for her, maybe there wasn’t anything he could actually do in that moment for her besides give her time, “She’ll be fine, Carlotta, she has you, she has me, I’m sure she has a bunch of other friends of your’s too, she’s very loved and I’m sure she’ll always know that.”

“I know, I know you will. I’m starting to think maybe…I don’t know maybe we should look at moving back to the apartment for good. I don’t know my head is a mess.” The woman admitted, and not just because she had muddled it with alcohol this evening. Hearing how her daughter was loved and had people who wanted to help just set the socialite off crying again, a couple of tears rolling down her flushed cheeks. “I just want to do what is best for her…I feel so freaking… helpless…” Taking a deep breath she wiped her tears, sighing. “We should go back in.” 

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aidanjthornton‌:

Aidan bit down on the inside of his cheeks to hold back his own laughter, a nod of his head in agreement as he looked over at her. “I agree, Anna’s quite particular about what she wants.” He admitted, understanding why the editor had earned herself the respect by just being true to herself. He admired that about her, as he did with Carlotta as well. “I wanted to be the one to break the news to you, Carlotta. Now I may have had a selfish reason for that but… is everything okay?” He asked the blonde, noticing that she looked a little uneasy. “You know you can tell me anything, right? It doesn’t have to be just business if you don’t want it to. You’ve known me since I was a college kid interning at GQ. You can trust me.” Biting down on his bottom lip, Aidan cracked a smile. “Oh she did. She’s my godmother, you know? I use the godson card on her a lot when I needed her to agree to something… but now, I’m also her boss so she kind of has no choice but to have some consideration to my decisions. Right now, she’s busy with planning the Met Gala. I’m just trying to make the woman’s job a little easier by handling the creative side of things at the magazine. Surprisingly, she hasn’t tried to run me out of her office yet… perks of being her new boss, I guess.”

“Well, because she is the best!” Carlotta replied in earnest because she truly had nothing but the highest respect for the magazine editor, she’d always loved Vogue since she’d sneak it off the coffee table at home to read at night. Of course back then it had been Aidan’s mother who was the editor in chief, but both women were just as impressive as each other in the blonde’s mind. Hence why it was so flattering that the woman liked the idea of her for her cover, the first thing people saw when the magazine hit the newsstands. “Hmm?” Her eyes snapped up to met his in alarm when he asked if everything was okay, had she been that transparent? Of course she had, months of pent up emotions were bound to start bubbling to the surface sooner or later, it was lucky David just wasn’t around to see it really. “No, I know…and you know I trust you, Aiden.” Because she did they had known each other so long she never felt the need to keep anything from the man. “David has been away a lot recently…he missed a lot of holidays, family holidays like Christmas and New Year…I just…he cheated on his first wife with me. Why wouldn’t he do that to me?” She forced a smile but there was a sadness in her eyes as she tried not to let it consume her too much. He was divorced which was probably why she found it a little easier to talk to him about this specific thing, maybe he’d have some advice. “Oh gosh the Met Gala…I haven’t even been for my first fitting yet they keep calling me but I keep putting it off.” Biting her bottom lip she winced. “You’re a good godson to her though, she’s lucky to have you.”

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aidanjthornton‌:

“Well, the choice was either you or one of the Kardashians… and I think they have enough attention on themselves as it is. It was easy to convince Anna and the final decision was mine anyways.” Aidan chuckled before he gave her a nod. “You’re a good mom, Carlotta. I just felt like the world needed to see that for a change, you know?” It took a good parent to notice another good parent. Truth be told, he was not fond of the woman’s husband due to their respective positions within the media industry. But her personal life was none of his business. He had enough respect for the woman’s work to offer her the feature. He knew that he would not regret it. “I had to do it. You deserve the spotlight.”

It wasn’t in Carlotta’s nature to be spiteful, but upon hearing that the choice was between her and one of the Kardashians the woman couldn’t help but giggle, putting her hand over her mouth to try and suppress it but failing miserably. They were an interesting family who was probably absolutely lovely but a world away from the blonde socialite. “Very different choices I think.” Looking down at her hands she toyed with her nails for a second as she absorbed his kind words, making sure she didn’t cry. After all she was an emotional woman so it wouldn’t be a surprise if she did. Luckily Carlotta managed to keep a handle on herself and instead just looked up with a grateful smile. “It means a lot to hear that from you, really. Things have been…things aren’t…going that…it’s just really nice to hear, Aidan. I’m very excited.” To step back in front of the camera was like a light at the end of the tunnel for her right now and she had no idea if the man knew that but it was probably all written across her face. “And Anna agreed? I haven’t seen her in so long.”

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dylstarling‌:

“She really is.” He nodded, gently rubbing Carlotta’s back. He didn’t want to be harsh, Carlotta was clearly already not doing well, but it was so clear to him what was going on and that there was nothing really that could fix it if she wanted to stay, she wasn’t doing anything wrong so this wasn’t her problem to fix, and David wasn’t about to do anything himself, “It’s nothing really, I just care about you, so of course, I’ll do whatever you need to make you happy.”

She had no idea what she was meant to do to make herself less sad, because there was a heaviness in her chest a lot of the time at the moment that came from being lonely. Even with her friends around her the blonde craved love from the one person who wouldn’t give it to her, or her daughter. “Thank you…you’re sweet.” She sniffed, pulling out of the hug and putting the back of her hand to her nose which was still running, sniffing softly. “It’s not even about me though, it’s Ivy, I just want to make things right for her but he doesn’t even come home anymore so there is nothing I can do. Like someone has red me up or something…”

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aidanjthornton‌:

Aidan had known Carlotta for a few years now, but mostly because of his work. But over the years, the two of them had become acquaintances. He could say that he would even consider her a friend, but he would never admit that in front of anyone. “Vogue’s doing a special Mother’s Day issue for the month of May and I recommended that they feature you on the cover.” He told her before he held up his hands in defense. “I know… I should have asked you first. But I kind of figured that you might not say no to me.” // @carlottav-f​

Carlotta was about to protest, flattered as she was that he had suggested her, and she really was to the point that a lump had risen in her throat. Still she was about to turn Aidan down by default because she knew David wouldn’t like it, but then her mind turned to the fact he hadn’t been at home properly for almost two months now. Missing Christmas, Valentines day, New Year, the blonde started to resent that she was putting her dreams on hold for a man that couldn’t even show up for his family. So after a pause she broke out into her winning smile, looking at the man she considered a friend even if it wasn’t mutual, because Carlotta considered everyone a friend. “No, no it’s fine! You really think I’d be a good choice for it? I’m….wow I’m so flattered Aidan, you didn’t have to do that.”

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isaacprk‌:

“how about we simply don’t ruin anything about your lovely outfit? how’s that sound?” the man chuckled, giving the blonde a gentle smile and a look full of admiration. she didn’t make it any easier to keep his mind out of the gutter, but he did his best. drinking less would help, probably, so that was something to take into consideration. “taking over the world sounds like a lovely plan, now that you mention it. but yes, why don’t we start with the bar area over there, then?” it was incredible just how much he laughed when he spoke with carlotta — and so organically, too. he smiled as she took him by the arm, really enjoying this kind of proximity he would’ve never gotten at the gym. she had an aura of happiness, that he could only hope was as sincere as it looked, as sometimes he saw some sadness in her eyes. he hated to ignore it, but he knew it wasn’t his place. much less so if he wasn’t invited into her space like that. “you can get anything you want, lottie.” his words were some kind of promise, the weight of them falling on his shoulders moments after speaking them. only to him. but if he could, if he had met her before, he would give her anything, absolutely anything she asked for. carlotta had managed to make him look forward to the next day after the third time he spoke to her at the gym, and had remained to be one of the brightest lights in his life. if only he could tell her that, without jeopardizing their friendship. “you can drink all the stars you want.” he sighed, as they got to the bar. he made sure there was a place for her to sit, and he stood next to her chair, attempting to block any prying eyes from the woman. and he motioned towards the bartender, asking him for another glass of champagne for the lady. “i still have my drink, but you should get your glass of stars as soon as possible. and speaking of stars, how’s my favorite tiny human? you girls got any plans for actual valentine’s day?”

“I think that is a very good idea.” Carlotta beamed, blushing softly as he called her outfit lovely, she prided herself on picking out good clothes after all to a compliment to them was a compliment to her. Giving his arm a squeeze as they finally arrived at the bar the blonde let go, sitting down carefully on the stool so that no part of her was exposed because the dress wasn’t the longest one in the world. It was almost heartening how he continued to call the champagne stars instead of laughing at her for using what some might think was such a juvenile description for a grown woman to use. Smiling softly she leant towards him so they could talk without it being the two of them yelling across the void, the club was already busy enough without them having a conversation at the tops of their voices. “Have you seen the movie Titanic? In the movie there is a bit when they both get into a car, I mean they are still on the boat but there is a car like…in the bottom of the boat so it can go to New York too. Anyway, he asks Rose where she wants to go and she says ‘to the stars’. That has always been my favourite part of that movie.” It was only partly relevant to what they were talking about but for some reason she felt like she needed to share that with Isaac. David had never let her finish the story before, she’d tried a couple of times, but he allowed her to go all the way through without interrupting. “Sorry…I just…anyway. Ivy is good! She’s such a cute little thing, almost turning over onto her tummy all on her own now. Like a wiggly worm really but the cutest one in the world.” The joy she got from talking about her daughter radiated from her, one hand pressed to her chest. “We are um…no not really any plans. I think I’m going to cancel the babysitter and just stay in with her because her dad is going to be away for Valentines Day anyway so maybe Ivy and I will watch a movie. What about you? Do you have any big plans?”

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dylstarling‌:

“Has he ever actually wanted to help take care of her?” He gently brushed her hair behind her ear as he spoke, “Dads aren’t just the guy who made you, don’t stop her from trying when she’s older if she wants but…it doesn’t really sound like he wants her.” He wasn’t sure exactly how honest he should actually be in that moment, he didn’t want to just hurt her more but she clearly wasn’t seeing the situation as it was and she needed to, “That’s his loss, cause Ivy’s the sweetest little baby I’ve ever met in my life.”

He smiled softly, he hoped comfortingly, before pulling her into another hug, holding her close. He hadn’t really thought all too much about the state of Carlotta’s makeup from all of this so he put little effort into not ruining it as he held her close.

“Oh Ivy?” Carlotta asked in a teary voice, it should have been obvious that was who he was asking about but she was so caught in her emotions that it took her a couple of seconds to process what was asked. “I…not really, but we have the nannies … so I just thought maybe he didn’t want to look after her incase she spit up on him or something.” Then again he’d never even shown interest in being near her which was what really broke the woman’s heart. She was starting to tremble as the cold filtered into her bones while they stood outside, but Lottie didn’t really notice. “Isn’t she amazing? I love my little princess.” Sniffing she managed to give him a watery smile because if there was one thing that could always lift her mood it was thinking about her baby girl, her little smile, her twinkly eyes. Whatever happened she always had Ivy. Leaning into the hug she swallowed, resting her head on his shoulder to help calm her. “Thank you Dylan, you’re a great friend to me.”