Melanin-Gxdess
Give up on your dreams and die.
The Oak Tree Restaurant
~Dublin City Centre, Dublin~
Aliana Cartwright-Sullivan
Leo Sullivan
Rhiannon Sullivan
Sydney Sullivan
Seeing Conor interact with Sydney and her whimsical ideas made Ali smile. She knew that Sydney - and her other two children - were going to cherish the time they spent with him. It was a part of the reason why she had been so frustrated as of late. Aliana herself knew that tomorrow was never guaranteed which is why she wanted them all to spend as much time together as possible. His voice telling her about the crayons grabbed her attention as she smiled at him. "Anything for the Princess, then," she stated, watching as Sydney's little fingers opened the small box. She wasted no time in putting the red wax against the paper and getting started. Conor then reiterated her instructions about writing on the paper and not the table, threatening to sell her toys if she did. Ali wasn't able to stop him from using her toys as a threat as she cleared her throat at him. Her lips were pursed and she shook her head at him. There was nothing more traumatizing than having your toys sold, she figured and giving her youngest daughter more nightmares was the last thing she wanted.
The moment Conor mentioned anything about her toys Sydney paused and looked at him, horror in her eyes. "Anyone but Teddy." She pleaded, referring to her Teddy Ruxpin. Ali, for one, found the damn toy to be creepy so she would be fine with it getting sold. But because she knew how important the toy was to her, she wouldn't... For now. "Daddy's not going to sell your toys, Syd. Just make sure you stay on the paper." She reassured. Sydney dramatically put her hand over her chest and shook her head. "Thank goodness," she said, turning back to her coloring. She had been so lost in her own little world that she missed Conor instructing Leo to explain the situation.
The look on Conor's face made it clear to Leo he wasn't about to drop the topic so easily. He was worried about what the man was thinking about at the moment. The last time he had seen his face look like this was during the party. Leo had yelled at Natasha and in turn, he had gotten yelled at by both of his parents. Looking between his the two of them again he was struggling with what he should say. He knew how much family dinner's meant to his mother but at the same time, he wanted to reassure his father he hadn't done anything regrettable. "It's just..." He started fidgeting again, unsure of how either of his parents would take to him saying anything. "It's about business," he finally said looking to Conor. "No." Leo turned to Ali with a confused look on his face as she raised her hand to him. "I rarely get our family at one table for long and you are not going to spend our time talking about business." She paused to turn to Conor with a serious look on her face. "Whatever it is, the two of you can discuss tomorrow - I mean it." It was rare of Ali to put her foot down and become so serious so quickly. These nights meant a lot more to her since her heart attack, meaning she was going to make sure they went perfectly. Leo picked up on this and glanced down at his hands under the table. Thankfully the waiter came and took their order giving them a moment to regroup. Once the man walked away he continued speaking, explaining his slow pick up on the hints.
"Listen, Nat and I have been friends for a long time. I've never, you know, saw her as a girl I would date. N-Not because she isn't dateable or anything. It's just she's... Nat. Besides, we always go out to dinner and hang out as friends. How was I supposed to know this was different?" Rhiannon rolled her eyes. "She called it a 'date' stupid. And you guys went somewhere really fancy; you usually go to those weird casual dining places or to McDonald's." Rhi was almost disgusted with herself for saying the word, causing Ali to chuckle to herself. Since when had the girl developed such a refined palette, she wondered. Now that Leo thought about it his sister had been right. Everything was right there in front of him, but he was a bit slow on the uptake. But seeing as she was a little know it all, he wasn't about to tell her that. "But I know now and I'm going to make up for it so." He was glad Conor had changed the focus to his mother and sister giving him a moment to breathe. He crossed his arms and tried to focus on their response but ended up lost in his own thoughts. Rhiannon, on the other hand, was glad to be in the center of attention for the moment. "...I settled for the double," she started, a frown on her face, "I changed my program to incorporate the simpler move for now." She took a moment to take a sip of her water before continuing. "Uhh... Well, you missed the one where I placed second like, three weeks ago, but don't worry! We're doing a charity show so you'll be able to see that!" Rhiannon hadn't been oblivious to her father's absences, but she did know he was a busy man and accepted it. Whatever time he did he gave to her and her sister which was more than enough for her.
Conor ( Misty Gray )
~Dublin City Centre, Dublin~
Aliana Cartwright-Sullivan
Leo Sullivan
Rhiannon Sullivan
Sydney Sullivan
Seeing Conor interact with Sydney and her whimsical ideas made Ali smile. She knew that Sydney - and her other two children - were going to cherish the time they spent with him. It was a part of the reason why she had been so frustrated as of late. Aliana herself knew that tomorrow was never guaranteed which is why she wanted them all to spend as much time together as possible. His voice telling her about the crayons grabbed her attention as she smiled at him. "Anything for the Princess, then," she stated, watching as Sydney's little fingers opened the small box. She wasted no time in putting the red wax against the paper and getting started. Conor then reiterated her instructions about writing on the paper and not the table, threatening to sell her toys if she did. Ali wasn't able to stop him from using her toys as a threat as she cleared her throat at him. Her lips were pursed and she shook her head at him. There was nothing more traumatizing than having your toys sold, she figured and giving her youngest daughter more nightmares was the last thing she wanted.
The moment Conor mentioned anything about her toys Sydney paused and looked at him, horror in her eyes. "Anyone but Teddy." She pleaded, referring to her Teddy Ruxpin. Ali, for one, found the damn toy to be creepy so she would be fine with it getting sold. But because she knew how important the toy was to her, she wouldn't... For now. "Daddy's not going to sell your toys, Syd. Just make sure you stay on the paper." She reassured. Sydney dramatically put her hand over her chest and shook her head. "Thank goodness," she said, turning back to her coloring. She had been so lost in her own little world that she missed Conor instructing Leo to explain the situation.
The look on Conor's face made it clear to Leo he wasn't about to drop the topic so easily. He was worried about what the man was thinking about at the moment. The last time he had seen his face look like this was during the party. Leo had yelled at Natasha and in turn, he had gotten yelled at by both of his parents. Looking between his the two of them again he was struggling with what he should say. He knew how much family dinner's meant to his mother but at the same time, he wanted to reassure his father he hadn't done anything regrettable. "It's just..." He started fidgeting again, unsure of how either of his parents would take to him saying anything. "It's about business," he finally said looking to Conor. "No." Leo turned to Ali with a confused look on his face as she raised her hand to him. "I rarely get our family at one table for long and you are not going to spend our time talking about business." She paused to turn to Conor with a serious look on her face. "Whatever it is, the two of you can discuss tomorrow - I mean it." It was rare of Ali to put her foot down and become so serious so quickly. These nights meant a lot more to her since her heart attack, meaning she was going to make sure they went perfectly. Leo picked up on this and glanced down at his hands under the table. Thankfully the waiter came and took their order giving them a moment to regroup. Once the man walked away he continued speaking, explaining his slow pick up on the hints.
"Listen, Nat and I have been friends for a long time. I've never, you know, saw her as a girl I would date. N-Not because she isn't dateable or anything. It's just she's... Nat. Besides, we always go out to dinner and hang out as friends. How was I supposed to know this was different?" Rhiannon rolled her eyes. "She called it a 'date' stupid. And you guys went somewhere really fancy; you usually go to those weird casual dining places or to McDonald's." Rhi was almost disgusted with herself for saying the word, causing Ali to chuckle to herself. Since when had the girl developed such a refined palette, she wondered. Now that Leo thought about it his sister had been right. Everything was right there in front of him, but he was a bit slow on the uptake. But seeing as she was a little know it all, he wasn't about to tell her that. "But I know now and I'm going to make up for it so." He was glad Conor had changed the focus to his mother and sister giving him a moment to breathe. He crossed his arms and tried to focus on their response but ended up lost in his own thoughts. Rhiannon, on the other hand, was glad to be in the center of attention for the moment. "...I settled for the double," she started, a frown on her face, "I changed my program to incorporate the simpler move for now." She took a moment to take a sip of her water before continuing. "Uhh... Well, you missed the one where I placed second like, three weeks ago, but don't worry! We're doing a charity show so you'll be able to see that!" Rhiannon hadn't been oblivious to her father's absences, but she did know he was a busy man and accepted it. Whatever time he did he gave to her and her sister which was more than enough for her.
Conor ( Misty Gray )