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Edward Sexby | Devil's Whore ([info]disarmed) wrote in [info]colligo_threads,
@ 2011-03-05 21:37:00

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Entry tags:angelica fanshawe-sexby, edward sexby

Who: The Sexbys
What: Just being adorable
When: This weekend
Where: Their flat, at least to start
Warnings: Probably none. Will update if necessary

He stood for a long moment at the side of the crib, looking at his daughter. In his time, men were scarcely involved in the raising of the children, and though he recognised that things were different here in Collio, he had no idea where to start. So he merely looked at the child, marveled at her, but he rarely touched her.

He certainly would not touch her while she was sleeping. He watched her for a moment, the turned, something of a guilty look affecting his face, when his wife came in to the room. he found a smile for Angelica, and he tilted his head. "I find her countenance mesmerising," Edward admitted, eyes darting to the child, then back to Angelica. "I feel as though I could simply look at her all day."


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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-06 03:12 am UTC (link)
Angelica had been in the other room, glad for the quiet. She'd been sure that Elizabeth would wake up soon and want to eat. When the baby slept, she slept because otherwise it was the only time she ever got to rest. She knew that Edward was still quite scared of being a father. She supposed she didn't blame him, she was as scared as he was. Scared that she was going to muck it all up.

She wandered into the hall only to find her husband standing over the crib. Wandering over beside him, Angelica leaned up against him slightly. "She is lovely, babies usually are. I don't think she'd mind if you looked at her all day. I think I could as well. She looks like you."

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-06 05:51 pm UTC (link)
"Does she?" Edward glanced at the infant. "I rather think she looks like you. Pity, if she looks like me." He made a face and shook his head. "I'd not wish that on any child." At least scars weren't hereditary, an the child's face was smooth and pink and round and absolutely perfect, like her mother.

Edward leaned in to press against Angelica. He didn't kiss her, only because he didn't know if that was acceptable in front of a child. Elizabeth was but a month old, and asleep, but Edward was still cautious. He had no idea how to act around her.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-07 01:44 am UTC (link)
"She does, she's going to have light hair like you, though I think she might have my eyes.." They were blue, not brown. "I think you look perfect, so I implore you not to say that again," she told him softly. Either way, no matter who she looked like, she thought the baby was perfect.

Leaning in, she leaned up to kiss Edward, because she didn't mind kissing him in front of the baby. That part didn't bother her at all. "You needn't be afraid of her, she is hardly going to break."

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-08 01:11 am UTC (link)
"You are a bit irrational, madam, when it comes to me," Edward stated. It was true enough. She'd never been in her right mind, when he was around. of course, the same was true in reverse. He could scarcely think around her.

"She is fragile," he shifted his attention to the child. "And I fear she will not share your impartial opinion of me when she is old enough to recognise me. What child would care for a scarred, disfigured father such as I?"

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-08 03:41 am UTC (link)
"Irrational or biased, it makes no difference, it's the truth." She gave him a bit of a look. Neither of them were in their right mind when it came to each other. But she still wanted their Elizabeth to look like both of them.

"Perhaps she is, but if you are here, then she will know you as her father. And she will love you as much as I do. She wouldn't be scared.. stop saying that." The look she gave him went from smiling to a bit more stern. "Do you want to hold her?"

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-11 12:16 am UTC (link)
"I think perhaps that is not the best of ideas, madam," Edward said. He looked from Angelica to the child. He shook his head. He wanted to hold her, he did, but he was afraid. More accurately, he was scared of her, regardless how she felt about him. \

"Perhaps you would hold her and I would sit close?" Edward suggested. The thought still frightened him, but he would try, for Angelica he would do anything despite or in spite of his discomfort.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-11 04:23 am UTC (link)
Angelica couldn't help but look a little put out at the fact that he didn't want to hold their daughter. "You're going to have to hold her and care for her sometime, Edward. I know that you are scared but she is your daughter."

She frowned slightly at him. "Unless you wish for me to raise her by myself. She won't get to know you unless you hold her and care for her. Feed her and rock her and do all of the things she needs you to do." Perhaps she was getting too used to this period of time where men cared for their children unlike their own.

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-11 11:11 pm UTC (link)
"I know not how to do these things you ask of me." Edward shook his head. He hated to feel a failure, to feel as though he had failed Angelica. From the moment he'd first met her, he tried to better himself for her. He had hiccups along the way without doubt, but he loved her and he wanted only to make her happy.

"What if I hold her too tight? If I feed her too much, or not enough? What, heaven forbid, if I drop her? Would you forgive me, if I were to hurt her?" Edward looked to Angelica, his expression one of true concern.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-12 06:54 am UTC (link)
She didn't want him to feel like a failure, not for her or anyone else. That wasn't what she was trying to do, she just wanted him to be okay with everything. It would take time, she knew that. "You wouldn't hold her too tight, or feed her too much or too little. I don't know what I am doing either, despite what it seems. I could do the same things, but she needs to be cared for."

Reaching up, she put her hand on his shoulder and then leaned up and kissed his cheek. "She loves you. I will be right here with you to make sure that nothing happens. All right?"

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-12 04:35 pm UTC (link)
"All right," Edward nodded. His hand went around her waist for a moment, he gave her a firm squeeze. "If it is your wish, I shall hold the child." He was not at all comfortable with the idea. "Perhaps I ought to sit, and you bring her to me?"

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-13 04:38 am UTC (link)
Leaning up against him a bit, she smiled. "Of course I will. I'll be right here. Try to relax. Go sit down." She gestured for him to go ahead and meanwhile, she grabbed up the baby and brought her over to him, gently placing Elizabeth in his arms. Then she went to sit down beside him.

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-13 03:13 pm UTC (link)
Edward shifted once he sat. He wasn't sure how to go about this, with only one working hand. He wore his prosthetic, but being made of metal, it had no functionality. He moved the arm entirely aside, but as soon as he did, he realised it would not be comfortable.

He looked up at Angelica, his worthless arm draped across his chest and lap. His eyes flickered from her face to the squirming bundle in her arms. He'd made that. Elizabeth was his child, and she was a miracle, Edward could not question that. But to hold her? He was terrified.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-14 04:44 am UTC (link)
Angelica was all to happy to help him, considering that he had only one hand. She'd have to work around it, but she hoped that eventually he could get the hang around of everything. She looked back at Edward and smiled. "You're doing fine, try not to worry, sir."

Finally she sat down beside him and moved to help any way that she possibly could, considering how much Elizabeth liked to squirm. "Relax, she's right here and I'm not going to leave you two out of my sight. Just try to have her rest in your lap."

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-14 10:38 pm UTC (link)
He felt like he couldn't breathe, but somehow he managed. And with the exhale, he felt himself relax just a little. It wasn't much, but it was a start.

Elizabeth set her eyes on him. She stared up at his face, and a tiny hand reached out to try and grab at his beard. She missed, but it made him laugh.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-15 05:01 am UTC (link)
Angelica laughed a little when Elizabeth tried to grab onto him and reached out to stroke the little girl's cheek. "See? It isn't so bad. She loves you.." It looked like Elizabeth was just kind of fascinated and not scared at all, because he'd been there since she was born.

Something that she shouldn't have been able to have. Angelica was always grateful to have him back. "Have I mentioned lately how much I am glad that you are here with me and our daughter?"

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-17 12:07 am UTC (link)
"I am glad for it also," Edward nodded. He found he couldn't take his eyes off the child in his arms. She was precious and beautiful, and she had come from him. He had had a part in creating her. She was a living proof of his love for Angelica. It was suddenly overwhelming, and he could do nothing but stare at the child.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-17 05:03 am UTC (link)
"As odd as it is here, I would rather stay here a thousand years with you than ever go back home where.." she couldn't even finish it. She didn't want to think about raising this baby without him. Or being without him at all. Leaning over, she kissed the side of his neck, and then bent to kiss Elizabeth's forehead. "Do you want to see if you can feed her?"

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-19 12:50 am UTC (link)
He had watched Angelica feed the child more than once. That hardly meant he had the first idea what to do. His apprehension showed in his expression, but he nodded. "I think I would like that." He wasn't sure, really, but he wanted to please his wife. He would do anything Angelica asked of him.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-19 02:43 am UTC (link)
"I'll be right back then. Stay here." She teased, because she knew that he wasn't going anywhere. Getting up, Angelica went into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle. These things were so amazing, the things that people made to feed children in their own time period were horrible compared to this. This was easy and plastic. She loved plastic.

After heating up the bottle, she brought it over and sat down beside them again. "Just put it near her mouth and she'll latch on."

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-19 03:10 pm UTC (link)
Edward wasn't sure. He was unsure about a lot of things, in this new time and place. But he would do as Angelica suggested. It took a moment, but Elizabeth finally took the bottle to her mouth. Edward gasped a little when she did, and he looked quickly at Angelica as if he were afraid he had done something wrong, when really he was experiencing one of the most beautiful things in the world.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-19 04:59 pm UTC (link)
Angelica looked quite like she had all the faith in the world in him, and assured him that he was doing a good job. She tilted the bottle up to the right height so that there wasn't any air bubbles and smiled. "You're doing very well. This is how you bond with babies, I think." Neither of them had a decent upbringing, that was for sure. "We're going to give her everything that we never had."

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-19 08:37 pm UTC (link)
"This is a different time." Edward looked down at the child as she drank. "She shall have much more than we ever dreamed." He could not imagine the things that awaited Elizabeth, once she was older. As an infant, her experiences were limited. Edward had some small hope that he would be more comfortable, perhaps more relaxed with her when she was more independent.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-20 12:02 am UTC (link)
"Especially because she will have parents who will love her unconditionally.." And not call her a whore, she thought to herself. Her mother's religious crazy was something she didn't want to repeat. Ever. Hopefully they'd both be a bit better at this whole parenting thing by the time she got older.

She smiled slightly, "I think she's had quite enough. Let me take her so I can burp her."

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-20 04:21 am UTC (link)
Edward nodded. He didn't move at all. Elizabeth hadn't let go of the bottle, and he wasn't going to take it from her. He sat very still, and waited for Angelica to remove the babe from his arms.

"I do. I just...I don't know what to do with her, madam. I feel very large and awkward with her, yet. Perhaps that will change as she grows."

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-20 06:17 am UTC (link)
Angelica reached over and took the bottle and then Elizabeth out of his arms and put her up against her shoulder. She patted her back and then pointed to the throw up cloth that was sitting on the couch behind him. "Could you hand me that please?" She asked sweetly.

"She can't do much, so I think it's best you just let her lie there, sir. She can hardly do much else for now."

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-20 11:47 pm UTC (link)
Edward easily handed Angelica the cloth. "I shall always worry that I will hurt her." He settled his gaze on the child, who was at that moment rubbing her face against Angelica's shoulder.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-21 01:14 am UTC (link)
Placing the cloth on her shoulder, she continued to pat Elizabeth on the back until she burped. "That's the way it always is with children, I've heard. I don't think that will go away for either of us. But I believe she'll be just fine."

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-21 11:44 pm UTC (link)
"i hope you are right, madam," Edward said. He put his hand out to caress the crown of her head. Elizabeth turned toward his touch. He caught himself smiling.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-22 02:31 am UTC (link)
Once the baby burped and things were fine, she set Elizabeth in her lap. "Do you want to hold her again? She will probably fall asleep now that she has eaten. You could rock her to sleep, if you'd like." She smiled a bit, and kissed the top of her head.

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[info]disarmed
2011-03-24 12:11 am UTC (link)
"Perhaps you ought to put her down?" Edward suggested. He didn't want to over do things. He'd never really held her before, and while feeding ehr had been without incident, he felt like now he just wanted to watch Angelica with the infant.

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[info]thedevilswhore
2011-03-24 01:33 am UTC (link)
"All right, she'll probably fall asleep soon anyway," she gathered her up into her arms and then went to sit on the rocking chair so that she could rock the little girl to sleep.

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