Blood Ties (DrTrollinski & Soul OMU)

[DrTrollinski]

".. Not all day." He smiled. ".. All morning, though. I still came out to go to the bathroom and eat breakfast with everyone." He grinned and snuggled her a little. ".. When we both go to school, we might see each other durin' the day!" He grinned at the thought. He'd love to see his sister during the day when they started school. ".. If we don't, we'll see each other at the end of the day when mom or dad picks us up." He said, smiling warmly.


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Brandon sighed a little and hugged her tight, putting his head down on her shoulder and whispering into her ear. ".. Shh... Come on, sweetheart... You need to be that brave mom you've always been, especially now... Don't let him see you getting upset... I'm here, okay? Keep it together." He gently rubbed her back and then took a deep breath. ".. Just tell him what he's done for this family, and what he means to it as well, okay? I'm right here to back you up." He said.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Olivia giggles while leaning against him. "I hope we get to see you at school to Georgey!" She said softly while looking up at him.


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Miranda takes a deep breath. "...you were the reason we decided to have more children... You were such a sweet child... It was almost as if you were our blood son..." She said softly while smiling weakly.

 

[DrTrollinski]

"Me too." He smiled at her and then lifted her down onto the bed beside him so they could both kick it back and watch TV until Lexie got here. He was pretty excited about going out to see that movie today. He wasn't sure about Olivia, but he'd guessed that she was.


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"Exactly, son... Me and your mother were so scared at first... We were young, we thought we were alright with just each other, but..." He smiled and thought for a moment. ".. One day... We thought that maybe our love could reach someone else... at that time, with your mother being as young as she was, she was a little scared of pregnancy and giving birth, just in case things went wrong... And... We adopted you. It turned out to be the best thing we ever did--.. If it wasn't for you, George and Olivia wouldn't even be here."


"So is that what I was?!" He sobbed out, his face still covered. "Just a--.. Just a fail-safe?! Somethin' you could throw out if it wasn't good enough?!" He cried, and then he started full-on sobbing. Brandon bit his lip and looked at Miranda. He didn't mean that, but clearly Cole took it the wrong way and thought of it like that. A minute into his spluttering and sobbing, Cole stood up and quickly dived between them both on the couch. ".. I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." He sobbed weakly.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Miranda lightly takes him into her arms. "Of course not Cole... You are and always will be our son... You have since the moment we laid eyes on you...we never would have gotten rid of you... I couldn't... Despite you not coming from my womb like Goerge and Olive.. I still felt connected to you as if you had... The minute we laid eyes on you, we knew you would be the perfect son... The best thing that happened in our lives..."


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Olivia smiles and snuggles into his side as she watches tv with him, couldn't be happier about seeing a movie with her brothers and Lexie.

 

[DrTrollinski]

He kept on crying in his mother's arms, just like he used to when he was just a young child. He was heartbroken, but he was glad he was with parents that understood and respected his feelings. This really took him back. He remembered climbing into his bed beside his mother when he was four years old and woke up crying because of nightmares and other stupid things, like hearing a trash can get knocked over by a stray cat. It was soothing enough to feel that way again.


".. I love you both... Even if I met my other parents, you'd still be my real ones to me. I promise." He sniffled.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Miranda's eyes filled up with tears once more. "T-that makes me so happy... To hear that..." She said while smiling weakly and hugging him tightly.

 

[DrTrollinski]

".. I mean it, mom." He smiled weakly, his head still buried in her chest. Brandon shuffled up and put his arms around both of them, smiling proudly. He was glad to have such a caring wife and thoughtful son.


".. I bet it feels better to know the truth, though, doesn't it?" He said.


".. Not really... I don't know the truth..." He sniffled before holding the letter up to them both. (You can read it on the previous page)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

(Slower responses since I'm still working.)

 

[DrTrollinski]

(No problem. I'm in bed and on my phone right now anyway.)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

".. I mean it, mom." He smiled weakly, his head still buried in her chest. Brandon shuffled up and put his arms around both of them, smiling proudly. He was glad to have such a caring wife and thoughtful son.
".. I bet it feels better to know the truth, though, doesn't it?" He said.


".. Not really... I don't know the truth..." He sniffled before holding the letter up to them both. (You can read it on the previous page)

Miranda hugging him close, stroking his hair while smiling weakly, tears still rushing down her face. "That's means so much to me Cole..." She said softly before looking at the letter.

 

[DrTrollinski]

"I still don't know why they let me go like that... My old dad didn't really tell me much in that letter." He sighed a little and then rubbed her back again. "Maybe it'd be best to leave it all in the past, huh...?" He asked sadly.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Miranda nods as she holds him. "It's possible they didn't want you to get involved... Which is why he didn't put much in that letter..."

 

[DrTrollinski]

"Maybe, yeah..." He sighed a little and sat back up, wiping his eyes and putting one arm around Brandon's shoulder as well. "Where was I actually born?" He asked.


"You were born up in West Virginia." He chuckled.


"Wow. Quite a distance." He laughed. He hesitated for a moment. "Mom, dad... Next Summer, do you think we could visit there? Just so I could see what it's like?" He asked.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Miranda looks at Brandon then at Cole. "I suppose so..." She said softly while looking a bit uncertain since they haven't been there since they got him.

 

[DrTrollinski]

Brandon looked at her at the exact same time she looked at him. He was nervous, too. "We used to get calls from the place we adopted you from. They always asked how you were doing." Brandon smiled at him and patted his shoulder. "If me and mom can get time off work... Then yeah, I suppose it' wouldn't hurt to take you to your home town." He smiled. Cole just shook his head and then smiled again.


"This is my hometown, dad." He said warmly. Brandon ruffled his hair and then looked at Miranda.


"You up for Virginia next year, honey?" He asked.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Miranda sighs softly and runs a hand through her hair. "I suppose it would be okay..." She said softly while looking at them.

 

[DrTrollinski]

".. Cool, thanks, mom... Thanks, dad." He smiled and hugged them both and then stood back up from the couch, stretching his back. ".. Thanks for showing me that. It means a lot." He smiled. "I'm gonna' head upstairs to wait for Lexie to get back, and then we'll probably head out straight after." He said.


(After your next post, if you wish, we can move onto the day they're having the date so the action can kick off )

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

(Okay.)


Miranda smiles a bit as she leans against Brandon. "Your welcome dear..." She said softly while looking up at him.


Lexie making her way back, boarding, changed into her black ripped skinny jeans, a purple band t shirt and her black hoodie.

 

[DrTrollinski]

(I'll get this as soon as I can. Give me a few )


 
The day was a good day, no doubt. George was absolutely thrilled to see Lexie when she got back, and he was even more excited about spending the day with her and his big brother. He was super excited about Cole's new car, though. As soon as he got into it, he complimented the sweet new car smell and then lied back against the chairs that had the cooling and heating system installed. Cole made the chairs cool so it was a hot day, and George looked like he was ready to fall asleep right there and then.


Cole used one of the systems installed on his car that told him about traffic in the area he was in. That saved them from getting caught in a traffic jam, and they got there in even shorter time by taking a slightly longer route. In the cinema, seeing as the kids were hungry, Cole got two large boxes of popcorn - one for George and Olivia to share, and the other for himself and Lexie. He'd booked tickets for Kung-Fu Panda 3 - He had to keep it friendly for the kids, didn't he?


After the movie where laughs were shared, they all went for a McDonald's for dinner, with George having a large chicken sandwich meal and large strawberry milkshake, Cole having a quarter-pounder burger meal, and he also treated Lexie and Olivia to whatever they wanted to have.


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One week later, Saturday.





He'd taken her out to dinner. Real classy stuff. They could have alcohol as they weren't twenty-one yet, but oh well. It was an fancy Mexican restaurant - Some say it was better than Nandos, but that was debatable. It was still pretty good, regardless, and Cole had made sure he'd dressed up for the occasion. He'd ordered something moderately spicy, but not too hot - marinaded chicken with fries and grilled vegetables, as well as a selection of different sauces that were went from light to hot - his fries were seasoned, too. It was all very good, and he was happily enjoying that and a chilled glass of fresh squeezed lemonade.


Oh yeah, and over the week, all of the other great teenage romance stuff took place. Holding hands at the table, a lot of kissing in bed, oh, and sneaking out for a little bit of 'this and that' in the woodland area beside Cole's house, just where no one could see or hear them. Cole never once forgot a condom - he wasn't ready to be a father yet. This happened on most nights of the week that went by, but he did make sure they had one break of at least twenty four hours.


He reached out across the table and gently put one hand down on top of hers and smiled.


"I'm glad you could make it tonight." He smiled. ".. It's nice to have some time alone... Apart from late at night, I mean." He chuckled quietly.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Lexie and Okivia had a great time at the movie, Lexie enjoyed hanging out with George and Olivia and she didn't mind too much that she and Cole didn't get much alone time then.


Olivia got chicken nuggets and fries with root beer at McDonalds while Lexie got a chicken bacon wraps with a root beer float.


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Lexie smiled a bit as she held his hand lightly in her own. "I'm glad that it's a lovely evening and it's not raining." She said while looking at him in amusement as she smiled.

 

[DrTrollinski]

There was a table of about five men at the other side of the restaurant. They didn't seem suspicious, they just didn't really seem to fit in very well here. They all looked quite sincere, too. Cole hadn't really noticed much about them, though. He was happy enough with eating his meal and enjoying his drink while spending some time with Lexie. Life was so perfect right now - he had a beautiful girlfriend, a decent amount of money, a loving family, great grades, a job, a car, a bike, and a brother and sister that meant the world to him. The house they owned was just an extra.


He smiled at her again. ".. Yeah, me too." He said. ".. I'm sorry we can't have anything with alcohol... I'm having a wonderful night without it, but if you wanted to have a couple of drinks when we got back to our place, I wouldn't mind at all." He said as he scooped a few more fries into his mouth.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Despite having grown up on the streets, Lexie had learned a lot about keeping an eye on her surroundings and noticed right away that the men didn't seem to fit in, she also knew people were like a double edge sword unless proven otherwise, she also tended to keep a pocket knife on her in case she got attacked, however Cole didn't need to know that unless it was necessary. Lexie smiled a bit at Cole. "It's alright, I think it's better if we had our heads tonight." She said and smiled at him.

 

[DrTrollinski]

(Can you add some dialogue onto that so that I have something for Cole to respond to? )

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

(Done.)

 

[DrTrollinski]

(Thanks )


"Maybe. We'll probably enjoy the latter events if we don't get too drunk." He smiled at her. "We've had some good nights so far, haven't we? We've been spending pretty much all week together..." He squeezed her hand and scooped the last bit of his chicken into his mouth and chewed on it for a few moments before swallowing it. "I love you." He said, simply but warmly. (@Soul OMU)