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Verity (veritas_amor) wrote in strugglewithin,
@ 2009-01-31 15:07:00

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*complete, caleb warrington, october 1997, verity de luca

RP: Trick or Treat....
Date: 31 October 1997
Characters: Verity De Luca, Michaela De Luca (Warrington? :P), Caleb Warrington
Location: Caleb's flat
Status: Private
Summary: Verity takes Mickey trick-or-treating. To her daddy's.
Completion: Complete

They'd been everywhere in their building, it seemed, everyone all too happy to give Mickey tons of candy that she was far too young to eat (but hey, more for Mummy). The little girl was adjusting well to her new home and her new bedroom and neighbors, and Verity was thankful for that, and glad that she lived somewhere that she could take Mick trick-or-treating, even if it was mostly a Muggle thing. She had good neighbors.

But they had one last stop to make, Mickey prancing about in her shiny pink princess costume that Verity had found in her old dress-up trunk at her parents'. Knocking, she gave Michaela a stern look.

"Remember what I said."

"Uhuh. Be good girl. An' no more candy."

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cowarrington
2009-01-31 10:54 pm UTC (link)

"Life stresses me out. I'll be glad when training is over and I'll just have to worry about criminals rather than tests." He reached back and grabbed her hand before her touch on his skin invoked something that would not be a good thing to contemplate with a lap full of a toddler.

"You can stay here tonight, if you want. You and Michaela can have my bed and I'll stay out here."

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veritas_amor
2009-01-31 10:58 pm UTC (link)

"Aw, you poor lad. Buck up, you're going to be utterly brilliant at your job." She started slightly when he grabbed her hand, but managed to twist his grip so that she could lace her fingers through his.

"That's sweet, and I might actually have to take you up on that. It'll be easier to keep her asleep that way. But you don't have to give up your bed, Caleb. I'm sure all three of us can fit, and that way you don't have to sleep on this couch. No sense messing up your neck when I've just gotten all the kinks out."

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	cowarrington 2009-01-31 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	He blinked up at her. That was not an option he'd concidered, really. "If you're sure, Ver, then that would work." He slid Thief carefully out of Michaela's lap and onto the couch. "If you'll go turn the bed down, I'll carry her highness in there. Um, you can raid my drawers for clothes. Maybe a tee shirt for this one?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

veritas_amor
2009-01-31 11:17 pm UTC (link)

She grinned, standing and steadying herself when she wobbled a bit. "Yeah, that sounds good." She went ahead of him to turn down the covers on the bed, kicking her shoes off into a corner and rummaging in his drawers for two teeshirts.

"Got the smallest one I saw for her, but she's still going to utterly swim in it." As he held Mickey, she tugged the little girl's Halloween costume off and set it to the side, slipping Caleb's teeshirt over her little head. Mick fussed a little, but settled right back down.

"Um, I figure you won't care," she said, with a little smile, gesturing to the shirt and meaning she was just going to change right there. "Since you've obviously seen it before and all."

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cowarrington
2009-02-01 10:24 am UTC (link)

Caleb carefully lay Michaela down in the center of his bed. It was a good thing that he'd always liked a big bed or they'd be falling off the edges.

"Mind? No," he said, looking back at Verity with the beginnings of a smile turning up the corner of his mouth. "Care? Well, that's a different prospect." He pulled his own pajama bottoms from underneath his pillow before calmly stripping out of his own clothes.

He was definitely going to have to look into getting a two bedroom flat if there was any chance of this becoming a common thing. As much this unexpected domesticity was growing on him, he was still not quite twenty years old. He'd very much like to have Verity in his bed on a regular basis without their daughter sharing the space.

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veritas_amor
2009-02-01 10:28 am UTC (link)

Well, since he was being all calm about it, she hardly felt bad that she was wearing some of her nicest knickers. Or that she took her bra off, because those things were damned uncomfortable to sleep in. Oh, and his shirt smelled good as she pulled it over her head, climbing into the bed beside Michaela.

"I'd ask just how different, but I feel like maybe that conversation should wait for another time," she teased. "You don't have a specific side of the bed, do you? Hope it's not this one, because I'm quite comfortable already."

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cowarrington
2009-02-01 10:58 am UTC (link)

He didn't bother to keep his appreciation of her body out of his eyes as he watched her change. There was no use hiding what she doubtlessly knew; he had long thought that she was one of the hottest witches of his acquaintance.

"You're fine where you are. I'm not picky." Caleb waited until she was settled before spelling the lights down and climbing into bed. Michaela muttered and shifted a bit, but never really woke up.

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veritas_amor
2009-02-01 04:21 pm UTC (link)

Curling up beneath the blankets, she smiled over at him as the spelled down the lights. Mickey was already murmuring and Verity moved so that she could listen, in case her daughter said something particularly amusing.

"She talks in her sleep," she explained. "Not all the time, but sometimes it's quite hilarious." Reaching over, she brushed some of Michaela's hair out of her face.

"Good night, Caleb. Thanks for letting us stay."

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	cowarrington 2009-02-01 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Any time, Ver, any time." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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