Manning Thorsen believes in (othala) wrote in repose,
Re: Home: Iris and Manning
"Alright." No second guesses, no 'are you sure?'s. No,s he said they could and that was good enough for Manning. And perhaps selfish, yes, because he wanted to tell TJ, wanted to share good news with his daughter and see her react to the thought of having a little brother or sister. He grinned when he felt that little amused huff of air against his throat. "I'm not ashamed to have people know," he said quietly. They'd spoken often enough for him to guess that's where her thoughts were taking her.
What came next wasn't a surprise. Still, his head dipped a little so he could kiss her crown even as she confessed to being possibly pissed at Sam. "You think you are, or you are and don't want to actually say it yet?" That was a thing too, but he tended to roll with it. Nothing he could do to change it, but he could listen to her. His hand stretched out, slid up and down her spine. "Have you talked to her at all, since?"