Thread: A Tragedy Unfolds (Javorcek X ClearSight)

Family dinners with the Sandalios had always been interesting, especially as everyone started having kids... And twins, they all had two, it was like a family curse. Not that her and Anna hadn't talked about children, but it was one thing to talk about it and another to actually have one, especially two. It was scary and she was plenty happy to be waiting for that conversation until they were married... And maybe just a tad bit longer. We'll take her. It took everything Clara had not to burst out a confused looked, just looking over at Anna hoping that her mate was joking, though she already knew that wasn't the case. Anna didn't make those kinds of jokes. What she saw instead was just as relieving. She saw Anna, the woman she was so sure she wanted to spend the rest of her life with... In love with the small creature in her arms. That was enough, every tiny part of her that had been shocked and panicking settled and she leaned over to kiss Anna's cheek. Yeah, we'll take her. She nuzzled her mate's neck and smiled, I love you Anna... --- Finding her two girls in the kitchen was always the most relaxing sight, her wife and child the absolute most important things in her life, and the greatest comforts when she needed them... And she did. Even when she felt unsure, dread even, having that little bundle of joy push between them for a hug made Clara smile and laugh, the woman quickly bending down to pick up her daughter and hugging her tightly. Nobody let me take her, I just did. I'm her godmother after all, technically they had no right to tell me what to do with her, and that's what I told the lawyer... In much sterner terms. She looked tired, and so did the smile that proceeded her tiny explanation of a much longer and annoying story. I just couldn't leave her there Anna... She's all that's left of my sister and I know this is what she would have wanted... And... She just looked so pitiful, she won't even talk. I couldn't leave her. Clara didn't know what to say, but she had a feeling it would be alright, after all, Anna was incredible, and her first question hadn't been something combative, but almost an excited one... They let you have her, as if it was the best option, and Clara needed that, needed support... She wasn't sure why she ever thought Anna would do less than that. She reached out and pulled Anna in, hugging both girls tight and nuzzling Caitlyn's cheek lovingly. It was then that she heard little footsteps stop at the kitchen door, turning around, Caitlyn still in her arms, to see Chris looking nervously at the three of them. Clara smiled, taking a few steps forward and kneeling down next to Chris, sitting Caitlyn on the floor next to her. Caitlyn, this is your older cousin Chris, she's going to be a part of our family from now on. Chris just stood there and when she realized they were all looking at her she flung herself against Clara, hiding her face in the woman's shirt. --- Ugh! She was so cute back then Anna. I know it was after something terrible, but she was adorable. She clung to me all the time, finally started speaking and said the most adorable things. Calling us mommy and Caitlyn sissy. When did it turn in to this? She pointed angrily at a torn up house, Chris currently in her room for running around and making a mess. When did she become a little rebel?! Clara was distraught, not because she was mad but because Chris had actually been a brat, stuck her tongue out, laughed when it irritated Clara, and then run off saying 'no!' every time she was told to stop. Whether she would admit it or not Clara liked being the loved one that Chris had always stuck too... Now Chris was being a butt. Go make her love me again. She whined, being over dramatic and leaning against her mate, knowing that nobody was on her side. Anna was always so matter of fact about it, saying it was just part of her growing up, and then Caitlyn ALWAYS took Chris' side, they were thick as two little thieves. Them growing up sucked! --- She what? Clara was at work when she got the call, a furious look on her face as Anna explained just why she had to go to school in the middle of her day and pick Chris up. When in the hell did she go from little pranks to fighting?! Clara glared at someone passing by her office before turning her attention back towards her mate. Little brat. Just decided a punishment for her and I'll do the same, whichever is worse she'll get. She wasn't exactly serious, Clara could be such a softy... It was strange really, Anna was much sweeter than her but was more capable when it came to being stern and authoritative. Clara failed on all accounts, often trying to be the fun parent and having it blow up in her face, which was just about every time she did so with Chris recently. She just kept getting into trouble. She was becoming a real pain in the ass. Chris was pouting on the couch while Anna informed Clara of her little misdeed... Not that it had been much of a 'fight' that was just what it was called. What it had been was a little Chris pushing an older girl off the jungle gym and into the dirt. She had deserved it though, she kept trying to cut in line. Not that she said it but what had made her more mad than that was how she kept pushing Caitlyn aside to do it. They had recess together and she was always with her cousin, though they felt more like sisters than cousins. So when someone messed with her it tended to set Chris off, and she wasn't quite as nice and sensitive.