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theheadlessgroom · 6 months ago

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"You got breakfast in bed, Mama?" Lon asked in surprise (he thought you only got to eat in bed when you were sick!), to which Randall replied, "She sure did. See, Grandpa Wil used to make Grandma June breakfast in bed for her birthday and Mother's Day, and she used to make him breakfast in bed for his birthday and Father's Day, so I thought it'd be nice to do the same."

Thinking about it, he realized he had a couple of very fuzzy memories when it came to these breakfasts; remembering vaguely helping his parents when he was very small, in particular his father...he couldn't remember if it was June's birthday or Mother's Day, he just recalled, however hazily, toddling around with a little vase in his hands, trailing after his father as they entered the bedroom, and his mother kissing his cheek when he presented her with the flower...

Leaving this hazy memory behind, he smiled as he recalled, "I got better at baking after that incident-we used to make little king cakes together for Mardi Gras; we never had anything hidden in them, of course, but they were still lots of fun to make and decorate."

Knowing all about the delights of king cake and other Mardi Gras cuisine (especially since Mardi Gras was such a major holiday at the Mansion; Uncle Dori and Aunt Lizzie wouldn't have it any other way), the twins lit up at this, only for Erika to then falter, asking, "Will...will Grandpa August and Grandma Josie come back for Mardi Gras?"

"And what about Christmas? And Thanksgiving?" Lon asked, their gleeful smiles having been replaced by a sense of uncertainty, an uncertainty Randall could see plain as day, and it made him sigh: In some ways, it seemed so unfair that these new families only have so little time to spend with the children before they went home...he understood, of course, but he hated to see the little ones so disappointed at the prospect of these new faces disappearing as quickly as they had appeared.

Still, Randall tried to put on a brave face for the pair, reassuring them, "I'm sure that they will. I don't think they'd miss it for the world."

#((she fits perfectly; she fits right in with both families! she's got that pace energy; wilhelm and june could both see it))#((from the moment they met; and similarly; august and josephine knew she'd fit right in with their family as well!))#((and of course june and josephine see a lot of themselves in emily! i think a lot like with the case of emily and randall))#((in which people on the outside looking in wouldn't understand for the life of them what she'd see in him))#((and so i think they'd also not believe that two lower-class women))#((-one of them a former burlesque dancer; the other married to an irishman-))#((could have anything in common with an upper-class woman like emily!))#((they can't conceive of them having anything in common; and they can't imagine emily enjoying spending time))#((in the presence of these two women; who are so far beneath her according to society))#((but she enjoys spending time with both of them; and feels very welcomed by them))#((far more than she does by other high society ladies; i'm sure! it makes for a very sweet and supportive dynamic!))#((and true; emily; through her love for randall; brought lon and erika into the world; it's absolutely a bonus!))#outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Two Worlds; One Family

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