Misty Gray
Pessimisty
The Oak Tree Restaurant
~ Dublin City Center, Dublin ~
Conor Sullivan
~ Dublin City Center, Dublin ~
Conor Sullivan
Conor softly smiled as he listened to Rhiannon talking about her ice-skating, her enthusiasm and pride filling him with a warmth that he wished he could feel more often. He hated that there was always a possibility he'd have to bail out of family commitments. His job meant there was always a chance he'd have to trade spending time with his kids to instead attend to messy, brutal duties. It was always such a huge contrast and at times felt like he was living a double life, albeit, one most of his relatives knew all about. He caught the glance Leo and Aliana shared, but didn't respond to it, instead diverting his attention to gaze around the restaurant.
Sydney had soon perked up again once holidays were mentioned. He turned to his youngest with a curious expression on his face when she suggested Vienna. Aliana asked the girl what was in the destination, to which she responded the State Opera House was. "Jeez, go with your aunt," he joked, wondering if it would be as torturous as the time Sinead had taken him to a Shakespeare play. Rhiannon then mentioned how she would like to go skiing, to which Leo agreed. Then Aliana suggested Bora Bora. Conor let out a deep sigh when his wife told him he'd have to decide, seeing as they were all over the place. "Damn, that sounds like two separate vacations," he reasoned. "Unless, of course, you and I go to Bora Bora," he told Aliana, sending her a wink. "Leo can take the girls to opera and skiing!" he teased his son. In reality, it would have to be two separate vacations, because he wanted the whole family to go away together. Somewhere between the madness that was his business.
Melanin-Gxdess (Aliana, Leo, Rhiannon, Sydney)