Arcelia Ocros (farcingsweet) wrote in tiberiusswann, @ 2009-03-15 13:19:00 |
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Entry tags: | arcelia, reggie |
Sunday, 10/07/07
Who: Arcelia and Reggie
Where: Reggie's room.
When: morning
What: Mutual comfort?
Saturday had been such a good day and then Sunday arrived in all its horrible glory. Caitlin wouldn't stop crying, no matter what Arcelia did and she was positive this meant her ability as a mother sucked. Tears dripped from Arc's eyes as she changed the baby's diaper and dressed Caitlin in a purple one-piece outfit. Finally the baby stopped crying but it was too late - she wanted out; she needed a break. Jeffrey was nowhere to be found and he hadn't answered his cell phone, so the next person who came to mind was Reggie. He was also there when Caitlin was born and maybe it meant she would stop being so fussy in his presence.
So without letting him know beforehand, Arc left carrying Caitlin and a small handbag with essentials to head towards Reggie's room. She knocked on the door and when he opened it, she looked at him with her unmade face and watery eyes. "Caitlin needed to see you," she said, though it wasn't completely a lie. Besides, maybe holding a baby might make him feel better. Her opinions about people might change without warning, but she was stubborn in her attachment to people. She headed to his bed and sat on it with Caitlin still in her arms, staring into space. The baby made a couple of upset whimpers and Arc looked down at her with tears welling up in her eyes.
They fell down her cheeks without her making a sound. It was just sudden sadness, the feeling of her inability to take good care of a child and she was not going to dump her problems on Reggie. "Do you have anything really sweet to eat?" she asked. "I think I need a sugar high." Sugar made everything better; it was a plain and simple fact. Technically she was on a healthier diet to lose weight, but today was an exception. "And this time I think you need a massage, stud. I can see the knots in your shoulders from here. Let my fingers work their magic on you." Having several people bitch at you all at once was never easy and she hoped he'd accept this simple gesture from her.