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Rayna Taylor
Rayna had hoped that things were at least a little different compared to when she had visited her son in Chicago. She knew things weren’t always like this through letters and phone calls, but with the death of a young life, it was clear that things were beginning to take a turn for the worst. On the brighter side of things, Matteo was doing well with James and he didn’t cause a stir. Rayna was excited and ecstatic for the birth of her grandson, Thomas, feeling so proud and happy for her son and Lucy. With the lifestyle that he lived, Rayna always found it surprising that he wanted such a large family, or more, he was willing to have such a large family. But they were all amazing and beautiful and they were well protected, James made sure of it. Rayna felt sure that Matteo would be safe, that he would learn from his time with James. It had been rough for everyone to deal with the fact that Matteo came from the same father as Savannah. Rayna felt for Sinead and Peter, having gone through a similar situation with Ronan a long long time ago. Luckily for the both of them, people seemed to adjust to the idea, accepting it rather than rejecting it. Rayna prayed every night that Matteo would feel like he fit in soon, desperately wanting him to feel like he had a family because it seemed like the boy didn’t feel like that with hers back home. She accepted that the boy wanted to live a different lifestyle from her own. He didn’t enjoy or was thrilled by the volunteer work, church didn’t make anything better…
Rayna watched as Matteo entered the room, making a beeline for Savannah as soon as he saw her. The woman raised to her feet slowly wondering if she would need to supervise more closely when he introduced himself, his handsome smile shining bright on his face and warming Rayna’s heart. Placing a hand on her chest, she listened as little Savannah shyly introduced herself in return. Looking to Sinead, Rayna gave the woman a thumbs up moving to sit back down in her chair. She continued to watch the children for a long while before a familiar and old friend entered the room, causing her to smile widely. Rayna briefly looked away from Matteo and Savannah as Shannon made her way over. The woman made one of her signature dry remarks and it made Rayna smile even wider, the woman chuckling sweetly as she stood up to greet her friend.
Shannon turned her attention to Sinead for a moment before Rayna could answer her questions but she waited until she turned back to her to speak, ”Oh life has been speeding by faster than I can think.” She admitted. At the mention of her husband, her smile faded slightly once again. It wasn’t anything serious but things had been pretty heated when they had last spoken with one another, just like the night before she left for Dublin. ”My Aussie is doing great, thank you for asking.” She tilted her head curiously before asking a few questions of her own, ”How about you? Life seems to be treating you well marvelously. You look younger! So beautiful.”
with: Shannon Misty Gray
mentions: Matteo Enzyme ; Sinead + Savvy Misty Gray
Lucy Porter
James’ words in her ear tickled her lightly, causing her to let out a small breathless laugh. She nodded her head as James said he’s see her tonight, she looked down as he gently stroked Thomas’ head. ”You better.” She said, but her voice was full of emotion. Lucy’s attention turned to their eldest son who entered the room happily. Another moment touched her heart as he came over to interact with Thomas, ”Such a great big brother.” Lucy murmured to Syd before he kissed the side of her head and wrapped his arm around her. Lucy leaned into his embrace and nodded her head at his words about not worrying. She giggled as he called Thomas a little nightmare. I believe in you all,” She seriously told him, looking down at Thomas. ”Oh, he’ll have me up all night, so we don’t have to worry about that.”It was clear that it was time for them to go, so Lucy nodded her head and tried to smile. ”Go on then, I have quite a few mouths to feed.”
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When the men left, Lucy took a moment to herself with the baby for a second. She held him close to her chest and rocked him back and forth. When he closed his eyes and stopped fussing about, Lucy returned to preparing the food. Thomas proved that he was going to be more difficult that Lucy could handle as he began to wiggle about after only 5 minutes. ”Hey you.” Lucy greeted her sister sweetly in return , trying her best not to look as tired and emotional as she felt while shuffling around with Thomas in her hands. As her little sister asked if she was okay, the blonde was quick to bob her head up and down, not wanting to worry Sinead when she already had so many problems of her own.Lucy happily handed over the baby before returning back to her work in the kitchen. The blonde smiled as Sinead spoke softly to him. It was clear that the woman as emotional and exhausted despite trying to fight it all. After only a moment of chopping things up, Lucy stopped and set the knife down, feeling as though she should take a small break.
When Sinead turned her attention back to her asking if she was coping well, Lucy looked to Thomas for a moment who seemed more content in Sinead’s arms than her own. ”I’m trying…” Her sister was so sweet to offer to babysit, even with the three children she had on her hands. ”Thank you, love. James and I are still trying to get use to it all I think.” She was sure that she was struggling more than he was. ”Thomas just loves to keep us up so that’s been a little trying, and he’s been so fussy lately…”
with: Sinead Misty Gray
mentions: James Misty Gray ; Syd Pyroclast ; Rudy Shireling