[ct] 51.2 - plans for valentine's day
Feb. 13th, 2009 12:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magic_fratboyThe soft pink teddy bear hovered in midair before the delighted infant’s features as Tommy held his daughter up and held the toy aloft with power alone, watching her try to reach for it.
“What’s that?” he asked, laughing as she squealed gleefully. “Is that a bear? Is that a buddy bear for May-May? I think it is a buddy bear for May-May…”
Finally relenting, Tommy let the toy drift close enough so that she could grasp its leg with one tiny hand and guided it into her grips until she had it in her lap, steady enough to tug on its ears contentedly.
“Pretty things for my pretty thing.” He cooed, kissing the top of her head as she concentrated all her attention on trying to destroy the sturdy little stuffed animal. “That’s your Valentine’s Day present. ‘Cause you’re my Valentine…yeah, you are!”
She paused just long enough to smile up at him, then turned back to pulling and finally chewing on the bear’s right ear.
Steadying her in his lap with one hand, Tommy reached out to the table beside the couch and picked up the second gift, showing May a sterling silver framed picture of Ziyah as she played with her new toy.
“This is your other present…sorry you can’t chew on this one.” He joked, watching her pause to put one hand against the glass, right over Zee’s two-dimensional nose. It was a photo he’d taken of her on a bad day, just after she’d gotten pregnant. She looked worn and moody, glaring at him murderously for waking her from a nap…but her cheeks were flush and her eyes were bright with life.
“That’s your mommy.” He explained with a soft smile, reaching out to let two of his fingers join her hand against the image. “I know she don’t look like much there, but it’s one of my favorite pictures of her. It’s just…Zee bein’ Zee. It’s how she’s always been the most beautiful to me.”
He paused, feeling only a little crazy for talking to a two month old like this…but one day she’d remember these conversations. It was helpful, it was good for her to hear his voice and learn the sound of the words. It was also an early start in teaching her about the mother she’d never get to know.
“See, I got that for her about a week before you were born.” He explained softly. “I was gonna wait ‘till you were bigger, like now…dress you up real pretty, get us all together and take a picture she could keep in it. Make it a Valentine’s Day present from both of us. But since she’s gone…it’s for you now. And this is gonna stay right in your room where you can always look at it. So you always know she’s watching you.”
He watched her tiny fingers play over the glass for a moment, letting his own index finger trace the curve of Zee’s cheek. If he tried, he could almost feel her skin beneath his hands, feel her face morphing into a sleepy smile…
He didn’t realize the house was shaking until Mayilia began to cry and Prometheus started barking as Hardy and Kel zipped past the sofa. Blinking, he felt his eyes burn red-hot before he shut them and fought to calm his hammering heart, the black rage boiling in his blood…
When the earthquake ended, he set the framed photo on the couch cushion and drew the wailing infant against his chest as he rubbed her back and rocked her.
“Shhh, Daddy’s gotcha.” He cooed soothingly, his eyes cooling as tears fell from them to spill down his cheeks. “Daddy’s here, I’m sorry, baby…I’m sorry I scared you, Daddy didn’t mean to scare you, baby girl…shhhh, I’m sorry…I’m sorry, baby…”
The two of them held onto each other, crying until neither one of them had any strength left.
Muse: Tommy Karras
Fandom: Original Character
Words: 651
Partner: Ziyah Ambrogio (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
zee_ali) [deceased]
“What’s that?” he asked, laughing as she squealed gleefully. “Is that a bear? Is that a buddy bear for May-May? I think it is a buddy bear for May-May…”
Finally relenting, Tommy let the toy drift close enough so that she could grasp its leg with one tiny hand and guided it into her grips until she had it in her lap, steady enough to tug on its ears contentedly.
“Pretty things for my pretty thing.” He cooed, kissing the top of her head as she concentrated all her attention on trying to destroy the sturdy little stuffed animal. “That’s your Valentine’s Day present. ‘Cause you’re my Valentine…yeah, you are!”
She paused just long enough to smile up at him, then turned back to pulling and finally chewing on the bear’s right ear.
Steadying her in his lap with one hand, Tommy reached out to the table beside the couch and picked up the second gift, showing May a sterling silver framed picture of Ziyah as she played with her new toy.
“This is your other present…sorry you can’t chew on this one.” He joked, watching her pause to put one hand against the glass, right over Zee’s two-dimensional nose. It was a photo he’d taken of her on a bad day, just after she’d gotten pregnant. She looked worn and moody, glaring at him murderously for waking her from a nap…but her cheeks were flush and her eyes were bright with life.
“That’s your mommy.” He explained with a soft smile, reaching out to let two of his fingers join her hand against the image. “I know she don’t look like much there, but it’s one of my favorite pictures of her. It’s just…Zee bein’ Zee. It’s how she’s always been the most beautiful to me.”
He paused, feeling only a little crazy for talking to a two month old like this…but one day she’d remember these conversations. It was helpful, it was good for her to hear his voice and learn the sound of the words. It was also an early start in teaching her about the mother she’d never get to know.
“See, I got that for her about a week before you were born.” He explained softly. “I was gonna wait ‘till you were bigger, like now…dress you up real pretty, get us all together and take a picture she could keep in it. Make it a Valentine’s Day present from both of us. But since she’s gone…it’s for you now. And this is gonna stay right in your room where you can always look at it. So you always know she’s watching you.”
He watched her tiny fingers play over the glass for a moment, letting his own index finger trace the curve of Zee’s cheek. If he tried, he could almost feel her skin beneath his hands, feel her face morphing into a sleepy smile…
He didn’t realize the house was shaking until Mayilia began to cry and Prometheus started barking as Hardy and Kel zipped past the sofa. Blinking, he felt his eyes burn red-hot before he shut them and fought to calm his hammering heart, the black rage boiling in his blood…
When the earthquake ended, he set the framed photo on the couch cushion and drew the wailing infant against his chest as he rubbed her back and rocked her.
“Shhh, Daddy’s gotcha.” He cooed soothingly, his eyes cooling as tears fell from them to spill down his cheeks. “Daddy’s here, I’m sorry, baby…I’m sorry I scared you, Daddy didn’t mean to scare you, baby girl…shhhh, I’m sorry…I’m sorry, baby…”
The two of them held onto each other, crying until neither one of them had any strength left.
Muse: Tommy Karras
Fandom: Original Character
Words: 651
Partner: Ziyah Ambrogio (
zee_ali) [deceased]
