01/01/08 Who: Sophia and supporting cast. What: Sophia having to explain to her daughter about Heath. Where: The Roberts residence. When: New Years Day ((OOC: Yeah I'm not good at this, but I wanted to try it, no matter how bad it went))
"How are you going to tell Ella?"
Sophia groaned into the coffee cup as her (soon to be) ex husband asked the all important question. She had been thinking about that ever since she discovered Heath was at the school. How did she explain this whole situation a six year old? It made her head hurt just thinking about it. How had she ever thought hiding it all and lying was the simplest idea? For almost 7 years the secret and keeping it secret had dominated her life. Don't let Edward realise the problem with the eye colours, avoid anyone else figuring it out or mentioning it, don't think about Heath, hope nothing came up that required the unravelling of it all. Well, it hadn't worked had it? She was not as in control of the universe as she thought she was.
"Tell meeeeee" Whined Ella excitedly, looking up at them eagerly. Sophia looked at Edward with a slight narrowing of the eyes. He had to make that moment now didn't he? She had tried to research things, she had got the name of a good family counseller to help them through it, but no, the moment was going to be now it seemed. Edward leant down and picked up the little girl, sitting her on the counter infront of them and making her giggle. She liked it when she was on the same level as them. At least she had already discussed her husbands intended role in Ella's life.
"You know how Mummy and Daddy decided to just be friends?" Oh dear, as soon as she said it Sophia knew this wasn't the best way to say it. A change of tactics? "Remember we explained how your daddy would always be your daddy? He loves you very much. ...Do you remember Heath?" Ella nodded enthusiastically. She liked Heath, and his doggy. "Well..." She was lost, she had no idea where she was going with this. Edward stepped in with a simple way though. "You're a very special princess" He said to Ella, making her smile again. "You get to have two daddys!" That just confused her. They sucked at this. "Heath gave you to mummy, and then daddy helped me to look after you and he loved you, but now Heath is going to look after you too...." Sophia tried her best with that explanation but she was very nervous about how her daughter would react.
Needlessly nervous it seemed. After a few questions, "Did you love Mr Heath too?" Yes. "Are we going to live with him?" No. After that she smiled and shrugged, wriggling off the counter so that Sophia helped her down to the floor. and after a simple "Ok..." She ran off back to the TV, dragging Edward with her to show him something.
"Ok?" Sophia repeated once she was gone, mostly just muttering it to herself in surprise. Geez, kids were confusing.