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🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤 30-Sep-22 01:54 PM
TW: mentions divorce, fighting, shouting, arguing, therapy, crying, deep feelings, deep conversations, threatening of divorce.
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 30-Sep-22 05:59 PM
When Zéphyrine got married, she imagined waking up everyday next to her lover, spending everyday with her husband, cooking him dinner when he returns to work, making him lunches. Just being a great wife for her husband. If you would of told her, her husband would of moved her to a whole diffrent country and leave for another. She would of laughed in your face and walked away. That is, until it came true. She had given up her Job of being a ceo of a European branch of her lawfirm. She was conflicted. She wanted to quit to take care of her husband. So that's what she did, she was excited to go home and tell her husband Daniel, that was until he told her they were moving to a diffrent country. Her heart had shattered. The first few years of living in German wasn't so bad, she got to do the things she dreamed of. Taking care of her husband, making him lunch and dinner, being a house wife. That is until he told her he was going to Afghanistan. She was devastated, why he didn't tell her, he was leaving hurt her so much, even more so, when she found out the day he left he could be gone for 5 years. It was hard staying connected when he was gone, only able to video call a few times a week, not seeing him on any holidays and birthdays hurt alot. So Zéphyrine learned to be independent, she went back to work, and started from the bottom up, it was physically, mentally, and emotionally draining without her husband, but she did it. She wasn't the top of the lawyer branch she was currently at, but the military had been asking her to join, so she could be apart of the legal team, but she turned them down. Today she was sitting in the livingroom, working on a new case about two twins, only the age of 12, and already have a record that put most adults to Shame. She didn't know her husband was coming back today, so she just sat there and worked on her case. In her pajamas and a glass of wine in her hands, a chic flick playing on the TV. When she husband walked in, she d
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idn't jump up to greet him, or cry with joy. She just sat there, watching him for the longest moment, with the look of confusion. "Oh....I didn't relize you were coming back today." She said carefully setting her laptop and glass down on the coffee table. "Welcome back?" @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 02-Oct-22 06:01 AM
The C-17's turboprops were a soothing sound that Daniel had gotten used to hearing during his career, either as a passenger or an expectant officer waiting on materials of war to be delivered to the front line. Sitting in the rear cargo bay with 100 other men of various ranks and races, his head was laid back on his rucksack while his rifle rested between his legs. It wasn’t often that a brigadier general would be seen in full combat load seated next to a private first class that didn’t shave, but when the order came to pull out of the country, Daniel made sure to see every soldier under his command out of Afghanistan before he set foot on a plane. Waiting until the last moment had brought smiles to the faces of these boys while also causing a few more heart attacks for his staff. Nevertheless, no matter how much those colonels and majors bitched and screamed, he was still sitting on this plane. Opening his eyes as he heard the crew chief walking through the cargo area with the loadmaster, Daniel grunted softly before adjusting and then speaking up with a gruff, sleepy voice, “Chief, when will be landing?” “Shortly sir, wheels down in 15.” That was the response that he received, and while he heard a whoop of happiness from some of the young men around him, Daniel could only feel a sense of dread. A weight on his chest only seemed to get heavier as he looked down at it. A handwritten letter that was easily three months old and overdue for a response, battered by the sand and winds of the arid desert to the point it no longer held the scent of his wife’s perfume that she would spritz on her letters to give him a reminder of home. Grunting as he thought about pulling it out, he simply pushed it down further into his pocket and snapped it closed before looking around himself. Smiling to a sergeant sitting a few men down that was showing pictures of his children, Daniel felt another gut punch that he hid from the men with a brighter smile and wishing the man a happ
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y reunion with his little ones. Pushing up from his seat, he walked over to one of the pallets and looked it over to locate his pack for easy access. The crew chief looked at him, as if testing his luck of if he would get the chance to scream at a senior officer about fucking up his cargo. Chuckling softly to himself, Daniel shook his head before sitting down for the remainder of the flight. It wasn’t long before he was getting out of the back seat of a taxi, his hand thrust back inside to give the young man a $10 tip for meeting him away from the others. He hadn’t wanted them to see that he was not arriving home with an excited wife pulling up in his truck to meet him at the gate. No, his truck was likely collecting dust in his garage, his not-so-excited wife busy doing anything else. Walking up to the door and unlocking it with his keys, Daniel could not help but look at the yard and feel a bit of disappointment. They hired someone to cut the grass weekly, but they didn’t do other maintenance. Seeing some patches of dirt where the grass had thinned out in his absence, he shouldered his rucksack higher and slung his duffel bag over his shoulder as well. He had left his rifle and pistol in the armory, but walking in and seeing the cool, nonchalant reception from his wife, he could only feel he was walking into another battlefield naked without a means to defend himself.
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Looking from her to the wine glass on the table, he glanced at the TV with furrowed brows as he noted that she hadn’t even muted or paused the film playing. Looking back to her and meeting her eyes, he nodded slowly before speaking in a distant voice, “Yeah, the president ordered us to return back to our original bases. My division and I are back in Germany now, obviously. Good to be back...home.” Nodding awkwardly, he shut and locked the door behind himself before walking further into the room. Looking around slowly as if he barely recognized the room, he pointed back towards their bedroom before starting through the living room and eventually entering the hallway that would lead back to their room where he could drop off his bags and change into something other than battle gear. His bullet proof armor was something he insisted on taking home and wearing all the way, having said something about his boys wearing it for a year, he could suffer the discomfort for a day. His helmet was strapped to the top of his rucksack, leaving his short, cropped hair exposed, displaying his new collection of gray hairs. @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 02-Oct-22 11:10 AM
she sat thwre, watching him walk towards down the hallway, listening to him speak. "Yeah, I saw that on the news. Sounds like some of the guys are either happy or angry, but what are you going to do." She said with a small shrug watching him go to the bedroom. Zéphyrine hummed, carefully Turing off the TV, walking to the kitchen with her glass of wine, and plate. She carefull finish off the glass before she began to do the dishes. She must of read the email wrong, the schedule had said that he was coming home the next day, not today. But that couldn't be helped, he was here and now she had to figure out how to cohabatate with her husband again. Obviously she would be staying in the guest room, as to not make it anymore uncomfortable then it already is. She carefully went to the stove, getting Daniel some mash potatoes, green beans and meatloaf. She had made extra so she could have lunch the next few days, but figured he probally hadn't eaten anything. Gently setting it on the table, she grabbed a glass of water placing it down just as he came in. "I made some meatloaf if your hungry, I didn't relize you were supose to be home today, or I'd came to pick you up." She replied going Over to the stove to carefully beginning to meal prep for the week. "Would you like me to pack you away some lunches or are you eating at base?" She asked not looking up or at him. She had her back turned, not facing it looking at him. It was weird having him back in the house, she didn't know what to do or say. Normally she was getting last minute things done for her cases, before she'd shower and go to bed. Now he'd probally want to talk to her, which she didn't mind, they normal video called before she slept anyways, but still....face to face was alot diffrent. She carefully put the containers in the fridge before she carefully went to get her laptop and papers, coming back to the kitchen to sit down, If he wanted to talk she would be open to it, no matter how awkward it wa
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s. She got settled at the table infront of him and went back to work. "Safe flight?" She asked @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 04-Oct-22 11:47 AM
Daniel shook his head at her comment about some of the guys being angry and others being happy. She had no idea the number of men that were upset at this news, their enjoyment of being deployed and in a warzone stripped away because politicians could not make up their mind. He was not necessarily among those men, as he had already served his time on the front with a rifle in his hands, but he could understand the intrigue that these young men found in a life-or-death situation. A situation that civilians could never understand, no matter how accepting or encouraging they tried to be. Tossing his rucksack and duffel bag in the corner of the room, Daniel looked around and saw a certain lack of activity in the bedroom. Only one of the nightstands had anything on it and he could see his old alarm clock reading the time clear as day. Looking around the room slowly, he nodded as he saw the lack of his wife’s presence. Exhaling deeply, he pulled the ripcords on his bullet proof vest and set it down beside his rucksack, instantly feeling 30 pounds lighter. Kicking his boots off and undressing quickly, he walked over to his dresser and pulled out a shirt as well as a pair of blue jeans. Pulling the jeans on and then the olive-green shirt with USMC written in black block print on the chest, Daniel walked out of the bedroom and peaked into the doors of the hallway as he passed them. Seeing some of Zéphyrine’s belongings in the guest room, he nodded sternly as he walked back into the living room. Looking towards the dining room where he could see her preparing him a plate of food and setting it on the table with a glass of water, Daniel smiled slightly before walking up to the table. He wanted to hug her and maybe kiss her, but as he looked at her face discreetly with his head pointed towards the plate of food, he couldn’t bring himself to do it. Who was this woman anyways? He knew her name, he knew her age, and yet, looking at her and standing in this room, he could not
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recognize any of it. Pulling back his chair and sitting down quietly, Daniel grabbed the fork and offered a smile as he looked up towards his wife, “Thank you, it looks very good. It’s all good, the taxi driver appreciated the tip, so we helped someone else out today.” Taking a bite of the meatloaf, Daniel tilted his head back with a close-lipped smile before continuing to chew. This was the first thing he had eaten in 18 hours, and tasting her cooking, he could feel a familiarity growing with Zéphyrine again. This was his wife, a woman who cooked better than any cook on base could ever dream to. A woman who put restaurants to shame with her devotion to getting his food preferences right. Looking over towards her as she stood at the stove and packed away leftovers, his smile fell away slowly as he felt unfamiliar again. He could hear chopper rotors over his head and had to close his eyes as he felt a wash of heated sand washing over his face, taking him back to Afghanistan. Looking at the table and seeing the crew compartment of a helicopter with three wounded Marines in it, Daniel closed his eyes and cleared his throat before speaking in a low voice, “Lunch would be great, thank you.”
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Putting the fork down as he watched the men disappear and become his dinner table again, he looked down at the meal before him and lowered his chin to his chest. Hearing her moving about as she went to grab her laptop from the living room, Daniel breathed in deeply before letting out a slow exhale. He could not get the sounds of their screams out of his ears as he forced another bite of meatloaf and potatoes into his mouth. The food was delicious, as it always was, but he could not help the feeling of sand gritting between his teeth with every bite. Pushing the plate away and reaching for his glass of water, Daniel drank it quickly in one large gulp. None of it went to waste or dripped off his lips, the entire glass entering his mouth and being swallowed in a desperate attempt to clean the taste of sand and spent gunpowder from his mouth. Standing and walking over to the sink, he poured himself another glass and downed it just as quickly. Bracing against the edge of the sink and closing his eyes, he breathed in and out deeply before repeating the process with the glass. Three glasses later, he filled it up one last time and turned back to the table. Seeing her sitting there with her laptop, Daniel nodded and moved back to his seat before picking up his fork again. Taking a less traumatized bite of green beans and potatoes, he glanced up at her with his eyebrows raised as she spoke. Nodding quickly, he swallowed before speaking, “Yeah, it was a safe flight. Had some injuries we had to process before we could leave, but we got everything we could out. Had to leave some obsolete pieces, but everyone came home.” @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 04-Oct-22 10:22 PM
Zéphyrine hummed softly, listening to him talk about his flight. It seemed like she wasn't listening, because she was typing away at her computer, looking at a file beside her. But she was, she was listening intensely, making sure to hold onto every word hewas saying. Humming softly, she nodded. "Im glad Everyone made it back, hopefully the ones who were Injured, are able to rest, heal and recoup. Im happy to have everyone home, with their families and such." Truth be told, she was happy to have Daniel home, she had missed him terribly. But having him here, was just a reminder of the things that had been going wrong between the two of them. Their lack of communication, their lack of kindness towards each other, not to mention the fights they have had because of her most recent news about her infertility, Which has been a hot topic for the last few years. So to have Danile home, face to face, was going to be strange and something she was definitely going to have to get use too. She carefully set the file down as she looked at Daniel, her eyes searched his face for the same kind and caring guy she married over ten years ago. But infront of her was a complete stranger, someone she absolutely didn't recognize. She tried, she really tried her best. Searching his face for signs of her lover, but was only met with signs of a tired man, a man who has seen things she will never understand, nor did she want to understand. She looked down at her laptop as she began typing again. "I decided to move my things into the guestroom, the room just felt...empty. and with working, every long into the night, so it just makes sense to give you your own space." She suddnely said, taking a sip of her water as she leaned back, trying to stretch her back out. It had been a long day, ans she wanted nothing more then to be in bed. She carefullt saves the file she worked on and looked up at Daniel. She didn't give him anytime to react before she said. "Its...weird seeing you not on a sc
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reen, I'm not going to lie I feel weird seeing you. In person akd not on a laggy screen, its just...very diffrent. I dont know if i should be happy, or still so angry at you." She replied softly, looking out the window, watching planes take off into the sunset. She had every right to be angry at him, he gave her a weeks notice, a week. He only gave her a week, yo possibly dying and not coming back, she was beyond angry, she was furious. but seeing him, home and safe gave her alot of relief. She carefullt leaned back against the chair, as she sighed heavily. "If you leave again, give longer then a week's notice." She replied sadly @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 05-Oct-22 07:07 PM
Daniel looked down at his plate in slight frustration when he saw Zeph nodding and humming while working on her computer, despite the fact he was trying to be open and honest with her. He knew she was capable of working and listening at the same time, she had to do it every day for her job. But he would be a liar to admit that he wasn’t slightly upset at having her paying as much attention as she was to her laptop. Nodding as she spoke, he took a bite of meatloaf and chewed it slowly. Looking up at her, he swallowed before responding, “Everyone is happy to be home, but I know some of the men are struggling with the change. They were talking about it while we were leaving and as we arrived. They love being home, but, as they have said, they signed up to kill the enemy and protect their loved ones.” Looking down at the plate and taking several bites without looking up, Daniel smiled slightly before looking up and over the top of her laptop to try to catch her eyes. He missed her dearly, and tasting her cooking showed him how far away he had been. And yet, sitting here before her, the table seemed to be miles longer than reality might suggest. Clearing his throat gently before taking a swallow of water, he spoke in a kind tone, “The food is great babe, just like normal. You won’t believe how bad I missed your cooking.” Watching her set her file down and look back at him, Daniel’s eyes flitted away for a moment to break the eye contact before reasserting it. He wanted to see her and recognize her, but he couldn’t bring himself to see anyone but a stranger before him. He knew he had grown distant with the things he saw, his mind filled with the names of soldiers he had to send home in boxes well before the planes began carrying them home now. Smiling slightly to try to warm the atmosphere, he took another bite of her meatloaf and turned his attention back to the food. Hearing her fingers typing on the laptop before she spoke, Daniel froze in place as he was bring
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ing a fork of mashed potatoes to his mouth. The freeze only lasted half a second though as he brought the fork the rest of the way up and processed the news with a nod. Swallowing, he glanced up while speaking, “I thought the nightstand looked a little empty. I wish you wouldn’t, you won’t keep me from sleeping. But I understand.” Taking another bite of food, he scooped the last of it into a small pile and forked it before bringing it to his mouth and finishing his meal. Pushing the plate and fork to the side, he took a swallow of water before grinning at her words. “In person is weird, but I hope we can get used to it again sooner or later. Want me to jerk my head around, would that make it more comfortable.” Chuckling softly and grinning at her before taking a swallow of water, he felt his grin fall away as he set the cup down and shook his head. Grabbing the plate and pushing back from the table, he looked at her and shook his head before speaking as he approached the sink, “We went over this already. I didn’t know that I was going to be transferred that quickly. If I had known, I’d have asked for a delay or done something to give you more warning, but I didn’t know. How many times do I need to tell you that?” Glaring down at the plate in his hands, he had a moment’s thought to throw it across the room, but instead he simply squeezed it before turning on the sink. Rinsing the plate off to get rid of the food residue, he shook his head and spoke in a softer voice, “I knew I would be leaving, but I thought there would be more time to tell you and settle everything. I am sorry Zeph, I wasn’t trying to worry you with it. How do you think it made me feel to leave my wife crying with my future being a war zone and the fear that that was the last time I would see you?” @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 05-Oct-22 08:14 PM
Zéphyrine sighed, carefully saving the documents before she carefully closed the laptop, placing the file ontop of it. "Im sorry for bringing work to the table again, I know you don't like it, but this case....it's really important to me. And time sensitive, I'll finish it in the morning." She admitted carefully placing both items in her work bag. Before she grabbed a glass of water, sitting infront of him again. He now had her full attention. Her eyes not leaving him as she listened to him speak. She sighed softly, hearing that some of the men was struggling wad always hard to hear. She just hopped the base took this serious and helped their men, get threw this. "Yeah, I can understand the disappointment, maybe they will be able to just take this time to relax and enjoy some time with their families to recoup. You never know when you'll be pulled away again." She hummed softly, watching the man infront of her. She couldn't help but laugh softly when he complamented her cooking. "Yeah, well that's the first meal I've not burnt." She admitted taking a sip of her water, finslly letting herself smile. "Lets just say, the base firemen, know me by name now. One more house fire, I'm getting banned, and one of them are making me eat at the fire house for now on." She hummed, having a slight proud and cocky look. She tried her hardest to cook but someday cooking was really hard to do. But hey, she tried her best. Zéphyrine sighed softly, when he brought up the nightstand, she nodded softly. "I dont really sleep much anymore. It's strange at night since you left, so I tend to work all night." She replied softly as she put her glass down. "I just started feeling fine alone, and I assume you have as well, so I figured you'd like the madter bedroom to yourself. Maybe someday, I'll move back in there, but for now I'll be in the guest room." She snorted softly as she smiled again. Remebering the days she'd yell at him to try and find better service and he was struggling
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to talk to her because of the lag. The days they loved each other, and the days they needed to see each other. She missed those days. "Oh, I bet the neighbors would love to hear me yelling for you to find service." She agreed with a small giggle, carefullt placing her other leg over the other, as she leaned back getting comfortable. She rolled her eyes sewing how he reacted. 'here we go', she thought to herself watching him walk towards the sink with his plate. "We did go through this, but I am still hurt by it." She replied watching him. "Which I am valid for doing so, I know you would ask for more time, but you also know they would deny you. They don't run on you time, they run on their time." She snapped but paused, taking a deep breath as to calm herself. She didn't wsnt to fight, she wasn't going to fight again, not about this topic. Zéphyrine looked at him, watching him as he spoke. She sighed, brushing her hair to the side, as she sat up more to look at him. "Yes, I know how you felt. And I believe you relize how hard it was on me. Watching you get on that plane, having the other wives laugh at me as I stood there sobbing, because my husband was leaving for 5 years with no time to settle? Not to mention being alone...for 5 years, being the black sheep in the crowed of military wives. Being made fun of for ever little thing i did" She replied, she never told him about the other wives, she had always kept that part silent as to not worry him. But she was having a moment of unfiltered honesty. She put her head in her hands trying to breath, but she was upset. She didn't recognize the man infront of her, but yet she wanted to be held. She needed him to hold her. She cried softly. "I know you didn't do it intentionally, but it still hurts Daniel. The times I needed you the most I couldn't call you, because it wasn't our once a month call." She said looking at him with tears. Her heart was broken, and she didn't know how to fix it. She wiped her tears away
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Trying to collect herself again. "You didn't do it on purpose, but it happened. And I have trama with abandonment, I don't want you to be apart of that trama Daniel, so your going to have to keep telling and keep reminding me." She said looking at him serious. She never talked to him about her past, she had made sure he didn't know any of it, and what he did know, was only happy and small memories. But you could tell she was hurt by whatever had happened. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 06-Oct-22 08:23 AM
Setting the rinsed off plate down in the sink, Daniel hung his head slightly as he listened to his wife speak. He hated hearing her upset like this and he felt ultimately at fault for it, but some of these worries were things that you knew going into a relationship with a military man. The timing of your relationship would be dictated by Uncle Sam and his geopolitical decisions, and you just had to live around it and make the worst out of potentially shitty situations. Standing up straight and stretching his back slowly with a low groan, he felt his back pop up from his lower back to his shoulder blades. He had been quiet as she complained about the way the other wives treated her, his eyes closing as she spoke. He believed everything she was saying and always had, to a fault sometimes it would seem. Opening his eyes and looking up at the kitchen ceiling, his eyes flicked to the seam of the two angled portions of the ceiling. Seeing a small smoke stain from one of her cooking adventures, Daniel smirked before lowering his head and slowly turning around. Bracing back against the countertop, Daniel brought his hands to his face and wiped from his eyes to his jaw slowly. Looking over to her as he finished, he shook his head and walked towards her. He felt an urge to pull her up into his arms, but instead he simply pulled out the chair next to her and sat down. Reaching out across the table, he would gingerly, albeit slightly awkwardly as this was their first contact in years, take her hands into his own and hold them gently. Rubbing his thumbs across the knuckles on the backs of her hands, Daniel looked into her eyes and listened as she spoke. As she finished speaking, he breathed in deeply and nodded slowly, his own eyes growing misty in response to seeing tears on his beloved’s face. Bringing her hands up and holding them in front of his mouth so that he could kiss the side of each of her hands gently, he released one so that she could wipe her tears before dou
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bling up on her left hand. Clasping his now empty hand on the top of her hand, he cleared his throat to rid it of the catch he was beginning to feel his emotions forming. Looking into her eyes, he spoke in a soft tone, “Zéphyrine, baby, I am home, and I am here with you. We are being given two weeks to acclimate and get used to being back before our duties here begin, a little bit of a gift from the Commandant.” Swallowing thickly, he glanced down at the table before looking up and meeting her eyes again, “I’m glad the firemen were able to come by and help you, I liked being able to call you and seeing our house in the background.” He had let her do much of the speaking without responding, but now he was doing his best to touch on the issues at hand. Zeph had always been the more vocal one while Daniel liked to listen to her and smile at what she came up with. Now, he had compartmentalized the conversation so that he missed as little as possible. Professionals might say it was less personal and therefore worse than forgetting things, but Daniel had many things going on and he needed to handle or fix all he could.
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Smiling as he squeezed her hand gently, he continued, “I want you to sleep, wherever it is, you and I both know that you need it. You have a very important job and sleeplessness could interfere.” Looking into her eyes to try and read her reaction, he continued slowly as he was approaching more hurt feelings, “Baby, you are more than correct. It is your every right to be hurt and upset at me for leaving like and when I did. Neither of us have control over it, but I knew I was being considered for the promotion so I could have warned you ahead of time that it could be coming. I just was worried about jinxing myself and my success, without thinking of the consequences.” Shaking his head at the thoughts of the other wives, he looked at the table as he continued, “Not every wife is going to react the same to the news. Some of these women believe in the Spartan mindset, ‘Come back carrying your shield or on it,’ and they have cried their tears years ago when their husbands first deployed as lieutenants. It is new to you, and I hate that they were so hateful to you and not encouraging. That is inexcusable and I will talk to their husbands if you would like me to.” Swallowing and looking back up at her, Daniel would shift closer and speak in a calm tone, “The most important thing is that I...I love you Zeph. I am not going anywhere again; I am not abandoning you. I am here to help you work through this, and whenever it is going hard, I will be here to help you keep going. Zeph, I’m not going to leave you, not again.” Daniel spoke earnestly, truly meaning what he was saying. To the best of his ability, he would not be leaving her again to deploy. @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 06-Oct-22 09:57 AM
Zéphyrine wiped her tears away, holding Daniel's hand tightly in hers. This was the closest she had been to her husband in years. The desire for him to hold her close was to much. She cried softly, gently resting her head on his shoulder. "I love you too Daniel, I'm sorry for being all emotional on you as soon as you came home." She said holding his hand close, to her heart taking a deep breath. "Thank you for offering to tell their husband's. But you don't Have too, if they want to be mean girls they can, there isn't anything we can do about it. But I appreciate you." She said softly. She did miss him, and she was thankful he was letting her cry. She sniffled, letting him wipe her tears away. "I'll call work and ask for the same leave, that way we can...be together and reconnect. I don't want to feel like we are strangers in the same home anymore. I love you and miss you so much, it hurts to feel like this. I dont wsnt us to be like this anymore." She said looking at him, she was telling the truth, she didn't want to leave on a sour note. She took a deep breath looking at him sadly, she didn't wsnt to lie to him, but this thing she was going to show him, was terrifying. "Daniel, I need to um....show you something, please dont get angry with me. Just know i tried to tell you last week, but I don't think my email got through." She said, carefully standing up, still holding his hand, she took him upstairs to their loft Guestroom. A room they mainly used for storage, or a date night when they wanted to listen to the rain. Gently placing a finger to her lips, she carefully opened the door and lead him upstairs, she looked anxious as they walked to the bed. Where two figures laid there, sleeping. In the bed, was 12 yesr old twins. They both slept peacefully, not heing disturbed, when the two adults entered the room. The one with blonde hair held a teddy bear, close to their chest ad they slept snuggled up against his brothers back. While the brown haired twin, s
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lept facing the window, seeming to have fallen asleep counting the stars. Over the two of them, was not one, not two, but four of Daniel's favorite quilts, they were comfy and cozy with the quilts, wrapped around them like they were in a nest. Just sleeping the night away. Zéphyrine looked at Daniel with a small sad look. "We are babysitting until their case is over...I'm not sure how long that will be, they had no were else to go, the orphanage had kicked them out, so I offered to take them." She said "not exactly fostering, because I wasn't sure if you'd wsnt them here. So I offered to babysit until we find a...more better home?" She explained looking at the twins with a soft hum. She gave a small smiled , carefully pulling one of the quilts over them again. "You'd like them, expecally Niles. He is the kindest kid I've ever met." She said looking at Daniel. "He's the blonde one. I bet, as soon as he wakes up and sees you, he will ask how you slept, and if you had a good night sleep. Before telling you all about his dreams." She chuckled softly. "Neil had Brown hair, he's the one we have to watch out for. He loves choas, even if it hurts him in the end, he likes the thrill. But he wants to be in the military." She hummed softly. Waiting for him to get upset, that she didn't tell him. She truened to look at him, waiting for him to say something. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 07-Oct-22 02:44 AM
When she leaned forward to rest her head on his shoulder as tears streamed down her cheeks, Daniel leaned forward to meet his wife in the embrace. His left hand came up to rest on the back of her head and hold her while he turned his head slightly to kiss her on the cheek. Holding her hand with his right hand, he continued to rub her knuckles gently as she spoke before leaning back slightly to look in her eyes. He struggled through an awkward knot in his stomach of how to be romantic with his wife after so long apart, but he pushed through it by moving his left hand forward to caress her cheek gently while wiping her tears away carefully. Looking into her eyes with a small smile, he spoke in a soft voice, “Zeph, my love, I would rather you be emotional when I come home than when I am gone. That way, I am here for you, and I can hold you. And reassure you, just how much I love you.” Leaning forward and placing his lips next to hers gently, he held there for a moment before pulling back and listening to her as she spoke. Swallowing thickly, he shook his head slowly before replying, “You said this was a time-sensitive case, I can’t you to step away from it if it is that serious. Maybe don’t work every day, but I can’t ask you to go against who you are.” Bringing her hand up and kissing the inside of her wrist gently, he turned his head so that his cheek was resting against her palm while his hand held gently onto the back of her hand. Looking to her, he nodded slowly before speaking, “It is strange coming home, and I agree that there is distance between us. What was a four-thousand-mile chasm of empty space, we now have nothing but a dinner table. But we’ll work through it. Trust me.” Releasing his hold on her cheek as she went to stand, Daniel’s eyebrows quirked slightly as she stood up before doing the same. His hand holding hers stay affixed, his fingers moving to interlock with hers as he whispered, “I’m not going to get angry; I promise you. Whatever you hav
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e to show me, I am here for.” Offering her a kind smile, Daniel followed her slowly and quietly to match the way she was moving, however as she put fingers to his mouth, he couldn’t help but narrow his eyes in confusion. There was the mystery. Looking into the room and seeing the two boys lit up slightly by the moon through the window, Daniel stopped at the door and simply observed. His face was neutral as he looked over them, his eyes going from the blonde one to the brunet and then to the quilts covering their bodies. Stepping into the room and releasing Zeph’s hand, he walked closer to the boys and couldn’t help the small smile that graced his lips as he pulled the quilt up to reach the blonde boy’s chin. Turning back to the door, Daniel walked over to Zéphyrine and listened as she spoke before watching her walk over and adjust one of the quilts more. Nodding as she continued to explain the boys, he took her hand and pulled her forward into a hug, his lips finding hers before he pulled back and looked into her eyes with a smile. Stepping back awkwardly after he realized what he had done, he grinned before motioning her to follow him as he stepped out of the room and would shut the door behind them. With the door shut, he leaned against the wall and spoke in a soft voice, “You know as well as I do that I suck at whispering, and I don’t want to wake them. I know why they’re here, and I know you did it with the best intentions. I’m assuming they are your time-sensitive case?” Chuckling softly before taking her hand and starting downstairs towards the kitchen slowly, Daniel smiled as he spoke, “I would like to meet them in the morning. I’m not objected to them being here until the case is settled and they can be taken to a foster home, but I want to know them.” @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 07-Oct-22 10:41 AM
Zéphyrine was shocked when their lips connected, she had convinced herself he'd never touch her in this way, she had convinced herself he would never think of holding her again, but he did. He had held her, he had kissed her, he had stroked her cheek. He had done everything she had convinced herself he'd never do. She wasn't sure if she was more shocked or ecstatic that he had done it, for now she just gently wrapped her arms around him. She stood by the door, watching Daniel entrant with the twins , watching as he tucked them in, watching them for a moment before she allowed him to drag her out of the room. She looked at him couriously as he mentioned he sucked at whispering, which she had to agree he really didn't know, hoe he became so high in the military without knowing how to be stealthy was beyond her. She nodded softly listening to him. "Yeah, just until I can find their next of kin. No foster home in the area will take them. I've tried, the last one before I took them, kicked them out." She saidly as they walked out of the hallway towards the livingroom so they could sit down. "Sadly, we can only have them for 2 more weeks. Before we'd have to file as foster parents....but I'm not sure if we can." She admitted looking at him sadly. She sighed rubbing her temple "the kids are great, except when Neil gets rhe impulse to be horrific. But it's fine...two weeks is enough time to find their family." She was stressed out and didn't know how to channel it @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 07-Oct-22 11:07 PM
Daniel’s inability to whisper had always been something that his peers picked on his with, encouraging him to hold onto secrets that they wanted others to hear. When he was a younger Lieutenant in Iraq, he had spooked some high value targets before to the point that they would get away. It was then agreed that Lieutenant Thompson may know what he is doing when planning missions or during a firefight, but when it came to sneakier and evasive missions, he defaulted to his sergeants to offer on the spot commands. Smiling kindly as he heard the stress in his wife’s voice and saw the worry on her features, Daniel sat beside her on the couch and turned to face her, fully engaged in the conversation that they were having. Shaking his head at the thought of foster homes kicking the boys out, Daniel reached his hand out and took Zéphyrine’s in his own gently, “The boys can stay as long as you need them to for your case, I have no problem with that. I know how caring you are and how much your heart goes out to those in need, that’s why I married you.” Smiling as he leaned forward to kiss her lightly, Daniel closed his eyes before leaning back to look into hers. Cupping her cheek gently with his left hand again while his right held her hand on her lap, Daniel spoke in a warm tone, “Give me an opportunity to really meet the boys and everything will work out. We make enough money that they can’t deny us on that front, and the boys will have a loving home that promotes growth and education. Just, give me time to meet them. Once I know more about them, we can discuss fostering.” @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 08-Oct-22 03:16 AM
Zéphyrine held his hand, nodding softly as she looked at him. Her heart was torn. She sighed softly before she gave him a small smile. "Married me for my kindheart? I thought you would of said, my cooking." She teased, as she gently rubbed her thumb against his knuckles. "Thank you for saying they can stay for a bit. I really do appreciate it. I just don't know how, or when I'll be able to get them to a forever home. But if your opened....maybe....but I don't know." She admitted thinking back to her past experience. She was placed in foster care at a you ge age, abandoned by many many families, who sought to adopt her. They never stayed. This happened up until she aged out of the system, never finding a family of her own. David wad her only family, which is why it hurt so much more when he left, and she was alone. "I have a feeling you may meet Niles soon. Every night at this time, he comes out of the bedroom, and says his stomach hurts. And when asked why he will cry, until I hold him then he stops and will talk, for hours." She said with a sigh, as if it was a joke. Well, the sound of the bedroom door opening and footsteps rushing down the hall was heard. Zéphyrine gave Daniel a 'watch this.' Look , as she looked towards the door frame. Within seconds the blonde hair boy appeared, tears in his eyes and tedybear held close. "Mrs Zéphyrine, my belly hurts really bad. I need to stay with you." He said slowly walking to the couch. His crying and dramatics stopped almost instantly when he saw Daniel. His eyes went wide as he carefully wiggled his way in between them to get cuddles from Zéphyrine. "Hi, I'm Niles, what's yout name? Did you sleep well? Do you know Mrs Zéphyrine. I do, I'm 12, how old are you?" He asked a million questions a minute. Zéphyrine hummed. "I thought your belly hurt?" She commented, causing the little boy to pause and go back to the dramatics to get more cuddles. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 08-Oct-22 05:07 PM
“Your heart and your cooking, how about that?” Smiling as he ran his thumb over her cheek and tilted his head to look at her, Daniel felt a nervous ball growing in his stomach. He didn’t know these boys or their story, and yet they were living in his house. They were from foster homes and yet still were attached to a case, making it curious how they could be in a legal situation that required his wife’s attention. Pulling his mind back to the present as he heard her speak, Daniel squeezed her hand gently, “Zeph, two weeks can be a drop in a bucket, or it can be an eternity. Let’s take our time and see how the boys and I get along, and not just in the first impression of them being polite. I am open to bringing them in, but only if we work, so let’s see if we do.” Shrugging slightly as he finished, Daniel leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek before looking into her eyes with a smile. Settling back onto the couch, he sighed softly as he felt his body relaxing more now as if it had been coiled up and ready to fight out of the house. There were places of comfort on the base in Afghanistan, but nothing beat relaxing on the couch that you had picked out and put in your own living room. Listening to her words with a grin, Daniel shook his head and chuckled, “Sounds like someone is forming a habit. We’ll need to help him break that; tears don’t get you anything out in the world.” Chuckling as he heard the bedroom door, Daniel looked to Zéphyrine and rolled his eyes jokingly before leaning over into the couch so that she could more easily see the doorway. Looking over his shoulder at the blonde boy that walked up crying and moaning softly in pain, Daniel smirked and nodded when a silence overcame Niles as his eyes met Daniel’s. Pulling his hand back from Zeph’s cheek as the young boy climbed up onto the couch, Daniel lifted his arm on the couch to set it on the back and let his hand rest gently on his wife’s shoulder. Seeing the boy lean back into her for cuddles
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while asking him questions, Daniel smiled warmly before responding, “Hello there Niles, my name is Daniel. I haven’t slept yet, but once you go back to bed buddy, I might be and then I can tell you in the morning.” Looking over his head to look into Zéphyrine’s eyes when Niles asked if he knew her, Daniel felt his smile grow a little sadder. He knew his answer, but as he looked at the woman he had married, there was a hint of a stranger there. Looking back down at Niles, Daniel answered with a refreshed smile, “Mrs. Zéphyrine is my wife Niles, I know her very well. Wow, 12 years old? You’re awful big, I hope to be strong like you.” Grinning at the kid, he reached out and pinched his arm lightly with a wink, “I’m 43 years old. Tell me Niles, how much older does that make me? 43 minus 12?” When Zeph spoke and the boy went back to his dramatics, Daniel made a pouty face before chuckling and looking over him to his wife. Letting his eyes trace over her features, he sighed softly with a warm smile on his lips. @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 08-Oct-22 07:40 PM
Zéphyrine smiled softly, as she carefully running her fingers through Niles hair trying to help him relax. "I know your faking. Go on, I know you want to talk." She said softly "you can stay for 15 minutes then back to bed." She said, carefully moving so her legs was Over Daniel's lap. She hummed softly looking up at Daniel as she said, giving him a look that said they would talk after the boy was put to bed. "A very bad habit, maybe you can teach him how not too do this." She teased softly. "And maybe you can teach Neil how not to be bad." Niles giggled the dramatics done, as he snuggled close to Zéphyrine, as if he had done this multiple times within the last few days he's been here. "43 minus 12? That's um....31?" He asked happily relaxing in Zéphyrine's arms with a wide smile. "I can't sleep yet, I have to give Mrs Zéphyrine cuddles! Because I missed her" He explained as he laid his head down on her shoulders with a wide smile. "Im not big, NeNe is! But your already big and strong! " He giggled "Oh! I know you now! Mrs Zéphyrine has a picture of you in her office! " He exclaimed with a wide smile. Zéphyrine hummed softly carefully wrapping Niles up in a blanket as she carefully scratched his back, trying to sooth him to Relax, but knowing Niles, they may have to go back upstairs. She hummed softly, a sound Daniel could recognize, a soft lullaby that she would sing to him, when he had a hard time sleeping or was sick. "Niles, if your stomach is hurting. You need to stop, breath and lay down." She insisted, as she gently had him move, so he was laying down, with his head on her lap. Once the little boy was settled, Zéphyrine sighed and gently scratched his back helping him fall asleep "I know you want to talk to Mr Daniel, but he will be here in the morning. You may speak to him then." She promised looking at Daniel with soft look. "He will awnser all of your questions, but rest me. If you don't sleep, he won't awnser any of your questions. So you need to sl
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eep." She said sofrly. Hoping Daniel would agree with her. Niles yawned as he nodded :okay, okay I will." He promised closing his eyes as he hummed "can you still talk? I don't wanna miss anything ." He smiled causing Zéphyrine to laugh.. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 10-Oct-22 01:03 PM
Moving his hand down to rest gently on his wife’s ankle when she moved her legs onto his, Daniel let his thumb stroke gently over her smooth skin while listening to Niles. Glancing up to Zéphyrine when she mentioned teaching him about the habit, Daniel chuckled softly and nodded before turning his eyes back to the energetic boy. “31 is correct, good job Niles. Somebody is paying attention in school.” Lowering his hand so that he could get a high five from the boy, Daniel looked back to Zeph with true warmth in his eyes. He loved the way she looked while she was handling the boy, bringing a smile to Daniel’s face as he thought over the discussions they had had in the past. Her infertility had never made him question being with her, but he had to admit there were times that he felt a little sore about it and would talk to his friends about the struggle of not being able to have kids when they were all surrounded by young ones. Seeing this joy on her face as she rubbed the boy’s back and snuggled with him, Daniel could not help but smile and look into her eyes with an expression as if everything was working out for the best. Grinning and lowering his hand to pat Niles on the shoulder softly, Daniel chuckled before speaking, “I understand that feeling buddy. I can’t sleep yet, I missed Mrs. Zéphyrine and want to give her some cuddles too.” Smiling and feeling his eyes shifting for a second side to side as his mind fought to stay in the moment, Daniel squeezed his eyes shut before looking back to Niles with a grin. “Eh, I think you might be stronger than me Niles. Might have to challenge you to an arm-wrestling competition. Loser goes to sleep first.” Hearing that he had been seen in a picture in his wife’s office, Daniel bit his lip and nodded before looking up at her. His eyes carried adoration with the gaze, loving the idea that even as he hadn’t been there, she had kept him close enough by having an image of him that others could see when entering her workspace
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. Hearing her humming the familiar lullaby as she scratched Niles’s back to ease him down, Daniel had to lift his hand to his face in order to wipe away a tear that threatened to spill over his lashes. Listening to her giving him advice on how to handle his upset stomach, Daniel could not help but grin as he moved slightly to add his hand to the soothing rubs on the boy’s back. “Another thing you can do, and this one you can do in bed, is lay back and stretch your tummy out. Try to let it all settle before you go back to sleep. However, if you’re really just wanting to come down here and talk, I’d rather you just say that Niles.” Smiling to make his firm words gentler, he continued in a soft voice, “Honesty is a very important quality buddy, and it is never too soon to learn it and make it an important part of your life.” Nodding as his wife spoke, Daniel rested his hand on the boy’s legs while speaking in the same firm yet gentle tone, “I’ll be here in the morning, and I can get to meet you and your brother. But don’t you think it’s a little unfair that you got to see me before he did?” Hearing him yawn, Daniel shook his head and chuckled before scooting off the couch and standing up slowly. Standing in front of him and Zeph, he smiled before leaning down and picking the boy up in his arms. Grinning as he pressed his head against his gently, Daniel stepped back from the couch and lowered Niles to where he was standing on his feet. Resting his hand on the top of the boy’s head, Daniel smiled before pointing back the way he had come, “Go on now, we’ll be right up to tuck you in. But you need to head to sleep. In your bed with your brother.” @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 10-Oct-22 07:28 PM
Zéphyrine was shocked to see how good he was with Niles, normally the boy would be crying and hiding , because he was a stranger. But she remembered she had told him more about Daniel to help gain their trust. She gave a small smile watching Niles get up and nod to what Daniel had said. She blushed softly, when he was mentioning wanting to cuddle with her. She smiled softly, feeling that spark of happiness in her stomach. Thankful for him. She watched Niles' go from okay, to completely guilt ridden, she felt bad he felt that way, but they needed to stop the habit quickly. "Yes sir, I'm sorry for lying. I just wanted to be with Mrs Zéphyrine, she makes me feel safe, and I like cuddles, cause they help me sleep." He admitted hugging himself as tightly as he could. He looked down at the floor sadly. "I'll go to he'd. I'd like to be tucked in please?" He said politely , as he slowly walked upstairs, going to bed. Zéphyrine looked at Daniel shocked. "And you use to be awful with kids?" She teased softly, as carefully got up, pulling him up with a smile. "Thank you for your help I appreciate it." She said softly, gently kissing his cheek ever so softly. "They both as for stories about you, without even meeting them, they both decided you are their hero." She smiled gently leading him up the stairs. Once they reached the bedroom, Zéphyrine opened thr door and Cringed seeing Neil was sitting up, she hopped he was sleepwalking. But she needed to make sure. "Neil? Sweetheart are you awake ?" She asked softly as they went into the room. The relief that came crashing into her chest, when she saw his head slowly falling towards his chest. "NeNe is sleep talking again." Niles said from his side of the bed, holding his teddy bear close. Carefully moving so Daniel and Zéphyrine could lay with them. Zéphyrine hummed carefully crawling on the bed, going to the window, gently lowering Neil back down onto the bed. "I can see that, dont worry I got him. You close your eyes
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." She said as Neil, gave a small whine, carefully moving to lay on his belly. She smiled gently patting hus back as she hummed a lullaby helping the Two fall back asleep, which thankfully didn't take long. Once she was sure they were asleep she looked at Daniel "what room" she asked him softly. Asking were he wanted her to be, because she wanted him to hold her. She ended him to hold her. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 12-Oct-22 10:13 AM
When Niles hugged himself before he started walking towards the bedroom, Daniel turned him around gently before squatting down so that their eyes were level. Smiling and pulling the boy into a careful embrace, Daniel nodded and hummed softly before pulling back and speaking in a kind tone, “I know buddy, and I’m not mad at you. It is normal to want to see people and talk to them, but I just want you to be truthful when you come out to talk. If your tummy was actually hurting, but we were used to you wanting to talk, it would be like the boy who cried wolf, and I don’t think you want that no? Alright, head on up to bed, we’ll be up right behind you to tuck you in.” Letting the boy walk on towards the bedroom, Daniel smirked as he heard Zeph’s comment, his eyes meeting hers as he shrugged. “Believe it or not, yeah. I couldn’t handle the disobedience.” Smiling softly when he felt her lips against his cheek, he turned his head and raised his left hand to gently caress the back of her neck as he pressed his lips into hers gently. Allowing his eyes to drift closed for a moment before opening to look into hers, he pulled back and grinned, “I hope you only tell them the best of stories, not about how I stumbled and fell into the creek while trying to save your favorite watch.” Smiling, he let his hand settle into hers so that she could lead him slowly towards the bedroom. Daniel followed her lead when it came to how to handle the boys, slowly crawling into the bed and grinning as he settled sown next to Niles. Leaning forward and kissing the boy on his forehead, Daniel smiled before speaking in a soft voice, “Go on to sleep little buddy, in the morning you can ask me anything you want. But for now, I need you to lay down and rest. Can you do that for me? Watching the boy nod slowly before his eyes drifted closed with Zeph’s humming, Daniel rubbed his back gently and pulled him into a hug. Holding him and humming softly along with Zéphyrine, Daniel slowly moved him so
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that he was laying against Neil. Feeling the boy had fallen asleep, Daniel moved out of the bed slowly before standing over the bed. Walking to the door and smiling as he watched his beautiful wife bring the two boys to a restful sleep, Daniel breathed in slowly as he watched the picture of what he wanted his life to be developing before him. They had wanted kids, but with Zeph’s condition, it had been a fun fantasy and little more. Daniel had wanted children of his own, knowing that he was continuing his family bloodline, but the more he saw Zeph hate herself for the medical situation, Daniel ignored his desires and worked to comfort his wife. That was until he was gone for 5 years and was not able to comfort her in the ways that he wished he could. Watching her walk up to him before asking where he wanted her to sleep, Daniel smiled and wrapped his arms around her lower back while pulling her to him. Lowering his lips and pressing them to hers warmly, he held her like this for a moment before whispering softly, “Come to our room, my love.” Releasing his arms around her, he kept his hands on her hips as he looked into her eyes to see her reaction. If she liked it, he would take her hand and slowly guide her to the master bedroom. @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 12-Oct-22 06:40 PM
Zéphyrine smiled softly, as she carefully watched the two boys fall asleep, she watched Daniel with loving eyes, she knew he would be an amazing father oneday, she couldn't help the guilt she felt knowing she was the one who stopped him from reaching that dream. She had spent months, if not years trying to convince herself she hadn't done anything wrong, it was just something even I'd she did beat herself up over something so silly. But she hated to admit she did, she had beat herself up over the little silly thing, she had shouted at herself. But her friend in the states had convinced her to find a thearipust and she had helped her overcome alot. There was still alot she needed to work through, but she was glad she her thearipist was there to help her. She took a long moment to look at the boys, even if they were just watching them for a week or two, she couldn't help the feeling of wanting to take care of them. It scared her alot to think this way, but it also excited her. She had a small smile, gently brushing Neils hair out of his face, continuing to Hum softly. Once she was off of the bed, and sure the boys wouldn't wake up, she went back to Daniel, closing the door. Sighing softly as she leaned into his arms, nodding softly. "Yeah, alright, your room sounds good." She agreed softly. Gently taking his hand as they walked to the master bedroom. "We have....alot to catch up on, I'd rather not be , catching up when the kids are awake." She admitted softly. Carefully sitting on their bed, sitting so she was able to see him better. "Before we start, I did tell the kids good stories about you. Mainly about you being a hero. About the time you saved me from being stranded in the middle of the desert when we first started dating. Remeber, when thay creepy guy came to try and give me a ride, but he really was an awful person. " She hummed sofrly carefully laying back on the bed, watching him with a small smile. "But, I also told them some bad stories to prove a
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point, like when you got arrested for being drunk, and I had to get you. Or when you told me about your stealing habit when you were little. More so hoping to get through to Neil, to let him know that he can still have a bright Future if he stops now." She sighed shaking her head. "He wants to be in the military, but he has a bad habit of needed and wanting chaos." She explained sadly shaking her head. Zéphyrine carefully turned, laying on her side as she looked at Daniel. "But the twins are a topic for the morning, tonight it's us....and I'd like to ask if we can go see a marriage counselor. To help us figure out how to not see each other as strangers. My friend Avery, she's in the states. She suggested it. Her husband came back and they almost divorced, but they got counseling and she was able to understand him alot better then she had, when they were trying to figure things out alone." She replied looking at him, she was dead serious. "Of course it is 100% your choice, I don't want to force you to do anything, I just think it may help." She offered softly. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 15-Oct-22 07:38 AM
Hearing Zéphyrine mention that they had a lot to catch up on as she took his hand and began the short walk to their master bedroom, Daniel cleared his throat before whispering back, “Unless something has changed and I don’t know about it, that room is not mine. It is ours; you know that right?” He was not looking forward to this discussion of what they needed to catch up on, but he also wanted to know if there had been any positive changes. This hesitance was not fair to his wife, and he knew it, but he was not in the mood to have a screaming match with her if it came to that. Nodding slowly as he set his mind to concentrating on staying calm, Daniel followed Zeph through the house and into the bedroom. Watching her sit down lightly on their bed, Daniel walked through the room to their closet. Opening the doors and expecting to see her clothes had been removed, Daniel felt a moment of happiness when they were hanging as he remembered they were. Looking into his dresser, he pulled out a pair of black and red flannel sweatpants and a black t-shirt. Removing his pants and tossing them in the dirty clothes hamper after removing his wallet and phone, Daniel pulled on the sweatpants and replaced his phone in his pocket before leaving the wallet on the dresser. Removing his shirt, he glanced backwards slightly before going with it. He had a few new scars that she may have questions about, but Daniel would let those come as she wished rather than bringing them up now. Throwing his dirty shirt into the hamper, he pulled on his black shirt before walking back towards her on the bed. Chuckling softly when Zeph spoke of telling the boys about him, Daniel walked up to her and rested his hand on her cheek gently, his mind racing with those memories that she spoke of. They had only been dating for a couple weeks and they were going hiking through the Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona. A storm had rolled in, kicking up an impressive sandstorm that made it impossible to see further t
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han your arm’s length. Daniel had navigated the biting sand to take her hand and pull her to safety behind a boulder and cactus he had found. They stay there for nearly half an hour, Daniel guarding her from any whipping winds or sand that the boulder did not block. Even then, they had joked and smiled, talking about having to do it all again. Pulling his hand from her cheek and letting her hair slowly drift through his fingers as she laid back, Daniel smiled and crawled onto the bed, lying beside her and moving his left hand to rest gently on her abdomen. He was not trying to do anything, simply desired physical contact with his wife after five years of separation. Smirking at the mention of his childhood deviance, Daniel shrugged before speaking softly, “That’s what happens when you have strict parents that are too busy, got to find some way to get their attention.” Sighing softly as he laid his head down slightly, Daniel traced a slow circle with his fingertips on her before lifting his hand above their heads and staring at it, “If he really wants the military, I’ll talk to him about it. Some habits won’t survive, and some will hinder him.” Seeing her roll towards him as she shifted the conversation, Daniel swallowed thickly and rolled over to look at her. Lowering his hand to stroke her cheek gently, He closed his eyes for a moment as he spoke in a slightly gravelly tone, “I don’t like the idea of asking for help. Relying on an outside force has only ever spelled disaster in my life and career, as it meant I was at risk of being affected if they failed. But...” Opening his eyes and speaking with a small smile on his lips, Daniel looked into her eyes, “I think we need the outside help. This is our first day and it has gone well, but we have both changed. I want help making sure I can be who you need me to be as I process...things.” @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 15-Oct-22 07:59 PM
Zéphyrine felt strange, this was the first time in a long while, she has felt touch like this. A loving and kind touch, she had craved for years. The way he held her cheeks, way he knows we're to trace to help make her relax, the way he just looked at her. This was the attention, she had been dying for, but yet he still felt like a stranger. Alot of the wives on base had opted for cheating on their husband's, they even went as far as to brag about it. It had drove her nuts, seeing the wives come on and off base with multiple men, only to act loyal when their husband's returned, to give them attention. Not her, she had stayed Loyal to Daniel from the beginning. She had seen first hand what happens when someone cheats, she had seen her birth mother, cheat on her father. Causing the man to leave her alone with her mother, none of the men her mother cheated with wanted Zéphyrine in the picture, it only took one rich man, to convibce her mother to place her in foster care never to be seen again. From there Zéphyrine would begin her life of tragedies, so many she was afraid to tell Daniel, in fear the amount of tragedies would scare him away. But from the early memories of her mother cheating, she had made it a point to never do that to another person. She very carefully moved a hit closer so he could hold her alot better, looking at him as she nodded softly, listening to him. She hummed softly. "If the twins do stay, we have to be strict as well, maybe not as strict as your parents, but strict." She replied softly, gently placing a hand on his cheek, using her thumb to gently pet his cheek. "All I request, when you talk to Neil is be patient, if he thinks your challenging him, even if your not he will make sure he wins. Even if your just offering him advice, he will try to be top dog." She sighed shaking her head tiredly. Don't get her wrong, she has already began to grow a bond with the both of them. In between the random cuddles from Niles, and the level of prot
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ection Neil has shown, how could she not start to love them. But she was starting to become tired, they had only been with her for a week, and she was already dreading waking up in the morning, to Neils tantrums about not being able to do his normal 'fun' and definitely not illegal activities. Or Niles whining and crying that he just wanted to be held, only when she's working. She had always wanted to be a mom, but this was beginning to become to much. In that moment she relized Daniel is home. Her husband, who loves and support her no matter what, was home. He wouldn't care if she ever asked him to help her, he would. She sighed softly looking at him with soft tired eyes, thankful in that moment her husband, even if he was like a stranger, was there. He was there, and she could start to hopefully lesson some of the stress off of herself. "But, you were always the one who had more patience, that is one of the many reasons I fell for you" She admitted with a soft smile on her lips, watching him for a moment before she hummed. She watched as he swallowed thickly, she knew they needed counseling, they needed an outside party, who didn't know them to give them actual help. She knew he has some issues with outside sources, but she wanted to offer, in hopes he would agree. And when he did , her eyes went wide. She was amazed he actually agreed to go with her. She smiled softly, gently taking his hand in hers. "Thank you Danny. We have changed, and I don't want to argue our way , back to our happy marriage. I'd like to make sure that I'm being careful with my words, and not saying anything that would hurt you. And i am able to process and help you alot better, since you just returned home" She explained softly, wanting to make sure he knew she wanted to try and make things better. Zéphyrine hummed softly looking at him. She gave a small smile, carefully Turing the light off. "You need to sleep." She whispered softly, carefullt reaching over to turn off the light
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Before looked back at him, carefully pulling the blankets back. "I'll stay until you fall asleep, in the morning I need you to come with me and the boys to the shops. Which will be a perfect time for you to teach Neil to not steal." She hummed leaning back against the pillow with a soft hum, humming the lullaby she had done with the kids. "If you hear walking, ignore it. Neil sleepwalks, and I'll be moving back to the kitchen to get my laptop and things." She whispered, gently running her fingers through his hair. Not meaning to start dozing off, but before she relized what happened she ended up falling asleep beside him, snuggling close to him as she slept. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 18-Oct-22 10:12 AM
Closing his eyes and leaning into Zeph’s touch on his cheek, Daniel nodded slowly before speaking in a soft voice, “There is nothing wrong with being strict, I just don’t want to push him away. But I think we can both handle the balance and while he may not enjoy, he will know it comes from a place of love.” Turning his head to kiss her palm gently, he held his lips against her hand as he spoke in a slightly muffled tone, “I will be patient with him, but I will not tolerate disrespect in my own home. He will learn to respect authority if he is the live here.” Looking at his wife, Daniel could not help but smile as he laid his head back down. This was the face that filled his dreams, or at least some of them while he was deployed. There were always the dreams of past tragedies or imagined horrors that would find the resting mind of a soldier or Marine. He could feel his mind beginning to slip and despite the way he held his breath, there was no stopping it. Laying on his cot and opening his eyes, Daniel looked around him as he wondered what had woken him. It was then that the loud thumping he could be heard right before explosions rocked the compound. They were under concentrated artillery and mortar fire. Jolting up in his bed, Daniel grabbed his rifle as his bedroom door was burst down. His colonel rushed in with blood on his chest, his face pale and covered in sweat as he muttered softly, “They’re in the wire.” Daniel had rushed to the man’s side when he slumped to the ground, only to find that his blood had already stopped beating. Taking hold of his rifle and rushing out of his room, he was greeted by a man in a black turban and cloak with an AK-47 in his hands. Grabbing the barrel of the other rifle, he ignored the burning pain from touching the burning steel and brought his own rifle to bear from the hip. Removing the threat, Daniel called out for the nearest Marine to get a situation report so that he could make the proper decisions. .
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Sweat clung to Daniel’s forehead as his eyes came back into focus, Zeph’s face in front of him as she spoke about him being more patient. Nodding with a smile, Daniel hummed softly before speaking, “Yeah, I can be a bit more patient than you can, love.” Looking to the smile on her face, Daniel felt his own lips return to a smile. His eyes creased slightly in the corners, showing the age he had collected in the five years in the desert, but his eyes retained their youthful energy as he looked into hers. Hearing her concern for him and their marriage brought warmth to Daniel’s chest as he leaned in to kiss her gently on the lips. He wanted to hold the embrace, but he knew that would feel like rushing them along their path to healing and getting more comfortable around each other. Pulling back slightly, he looked into her eyes and spoke softly, “I am home now, but there are times I won’t be. There are times that you will be speaking with me, but my eyes are seeing nothing but the desert. I need you to be able to handle that, and I will try my hardest to not let it happen that often. But I know it will happen, as it already has since I got home. Talking with someone will help with this, not only a marriage counselor but also a therapist.” Listening to her speak about the boys and their sleeping habits, Daniel smiled and nodded gently before laying his head down on the pillow. Laying his head down as she turned off the light, Daniel hummed softly as the lullaby began and he felt her fingers in his hair. Letting his eyes close as he lowered his hand to her waist, he smiled softly as she dozed off and rolled closer into him. Embracing her as gently as he could to hold her, he let himself drift off to sleep as well. @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 18-Oct-22 05:58 PM
Zéphyrine hummed softly, keeping her eyes closed, nodding as she opened her eyes again to look at him. "I will do my best to learn and support you Daniel, I want to make sure I'm able to be here, to help you Transition back to this type of life, it will be hard, and scary. But I know you can do it, and you won't be alone I promise." She whispered gently placing a soft kiss on his lips. "We will be okay, the sessions with both counseling and thearpy will help, and if it's to much, I will wait for counseling. I'd rather you feel safe then pressure you." She whispered before falling asleep in his arms, for the first time in a long while, she slept through the night, sleeping peacefully in her husband's arms. Around 5 the next morning, Zéphyrine carefully got up, so she could start her day. She looked at Daniel and smiled softly, being as careful as she could, gently kissing his nose, before walking to their closet, grabbing a pair of jeans and one of Daniel's old hoodies, as well as some clean socks, bra and underwear. Making sure Daniel was still asleep, she grabbed her shower tote and walked towards the bathroom, frowning when she saw Neil awake standing in the livingroom. "Neil, I'm going to get a quick shower, do you want to go rest on the sofa?" She asked softly, going over to the young boy, worried he was sleep walking again. Neil rubbed his eyes as he nodded. "I'll take watch Mrs Zéphyrine, you go take your shower." He agreed, walking into the livingroom to sit on the sofa, leaning back heavily as he watched the door he was tense, nervous about something or someone breaking through the door. He looked up confused as Zéphyrine came into the livingroom sitting with him. "Hi, you said you needed to shower, I'll make sure your safe ." He promised. Zéphyrine hummed, gently pulled the blanket over them, giving him a soft kind smile before she spoke. "Thank you, but I'm okay, I rather make sure your okay." She replied softly, having a small smile when Neil mo
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ved closer, resting his head on her shoudler. She gently ran her fingers through his hair looking at The door as well, listening the the sounds of the quiet house. "Your allowed to sleep longer Neil, I'm here, and so is Daniel. He arrived last night we can protect you." She promised. Neil quickly shook his head as he sat up. "No way, Mr Daniel needs to know he can trust me, and I can prove that by protecting you, while he's asleep." He replied serious. He tried to sit up more, but his eyes were starting to grow heavy again, more so when he felt Zéphyrine's fingers run through his hair. He yawned pulling the blanket closer, as he let his eyes close. "Last night, I didn't see anything suspicious, I think we are safe for another day, but just incase be ready to leave. Plus if I'm asleep, I'm not protecting anyone, i have to protect you." Zéphyrine hummed softly, continuing to hold Neil rocking him. "I'll make sure to let Daniel know, I bet he'd appreciate knowing he has someone to help keep us safe." She smiled softly, gently petting his cheek. Watching as Neil slowly moved so his head was on her lap. "And Niles is safe, he's asleep upstairs with his teddy bear Private Stuffie. Your okay just relax, you need more sleep kiddo, so go on to sleep, I'll keep watch. Your sage Neil " She spoke softly, looking up to see Daniel. She offered him a small smile, waving him in to join them in the livingroom, she knew Neil couldn't see Daniel,she was slightly thankful for that, because she knew if Neil could see her husband, he would pretend to be tough, and not go back to sleep. Neil pulled the blanket over his head grumbling softly when she went back to petting his cheek. "I am relaxed, don't worry. You shoukd relax, geez you nag to much, your a nagging Nancy, yeah that's your name now " He huffed grumpily at her, but after a ling while of him staying silent, Zéphyrine carefully moved the blanket, smiling softly to see the young boy fast asleep, snoring softly.
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She looked to Daniel with a soft smile. "Im sorry if I woke you up, I was going to get a shower, then call the office that way I can get the time off, and found Neil out here." She explained with a soft hum. "How did you sleep? I hope you slept well." She whispered softly, continuing to brush a thumb on Neils cheek, helping him to stay relaxed. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 24-Oct-22 12:53 PM
Heavy machine gun fire made Daniel duck his head down below the edge of the roof that he and his platoon sergeant were on. As a lieutenant that liked to lead from the front, Daniel had heard the rumors and remarks about how he was just going to get himself killed or that he was trying to find some kind of glory. In reality, Daniel wanted to get his eyes on the enemy and determine how best to eliminate them without sending his men against something he wasn’t willing to face. Looking from the sergeant to the radioman, Daniel ushered him forward before shouting into his ear over the sounds of gunfire all around them, “Drop some hate on that fucking building, the green one there! I have positive ID on three dozen enemy combatants!” The JTAC operator glanced up over the wall before nodding and scooting back to pull out his map and get on the air with the pilots that were circling the battlefield, waiting to be called in on a target. Listening as the operator made contact with one of the pilots, Daniel looked over the edge of the building quickly to see his platoon spread out behind a series of barricades and clay walls while firing on the building. Ducking down quickly as the machine gun started up at him again, Daniel grabbed his sergeant by the shoulder and shouted, “Keep the men tight, I don’t want any accidents! Once the air hits the building, we will push forward!!” .
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Patting his sergeant on the shoulder before pushing him away, Daniel looked at the JTAC operator and received a thumbs up. Looking up into the sky, he saw a small glint as a straight-winged aircraft adjusted its course. An A-10 Warthog with a massive 30 mm gatling gun built into its nose bore down on the building before releasing two guided missiles. The missiles contacted the building and erupted in large blasts of fire before the iconic sound of the gatling gun could be heard opening up. However, the impacts of the rounds went long and sprayed past the building. A section of his third squad was riddled with the tail end of the gun’s burst, painting the walls with their blood. Looking on in horror as the firing line went silent and the platoon ducked behind cover in case there was any more errant fire, Daniel wheeled around angrily on the operator. Seeing his eyes wide, Daniel grabbed the receiver of the radio and barked into it, “You fucking idiot!! You just killed my men, what the hell are you doing?! If you can’t see through the smoke, don’t shoot, you jackass! Who is this?!” Daniel’s eyes opened quickly as he felt the weight on the bed shifting as Zeph woke up and moved out of the bed. Looking around and feeling the cool night air rather than the gritty hot wind of Iraq, Daniel sighed and laid silently in the bed before sitting up slowly. It was a recurring dream that he had been suffering for the last three years, a time when he was a lieutenant fresh out of school and was bitching out a lieutenant colonel who had been in the Air Force for seventeen years. Breathing out calmly as he tried to remove the image of the dead men and the sounds of the wounded crying from his mind, Daniel closed his eyes and yawned softly. He was used to waking up at 4am every day so he had technically slept in, but the time zone change had ruined his internal clock. Getting out of bed and stretching slowly, he stayed quiet when he heard soft voices coming from the living roo
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m. Walking silently down the hallway as he approached the voice of his wife and a young boy, Daniel leaned on the wall at the end of the hallway. He heard the last of the boy’s complaints about needing to protect the house and smiled slightly before stepping forward slowly at Zeph’s insistence. He responded with a soft voice as he walked around behind the couch, “You didn’t wake me, love. I overslept so I needed to go ahead and get up to get back on my schedule.” Leaning down and kissing the top of her head softly, he smiled before continuing, “I slept fine, nothing of note really.” Grinning as he walked around the couch and lowered himself to one knee, he gently brushed the hair from Neil’s forehead before resting his hand gently on the top of his head. Looking up at Zeph, he spoke in a whisper, “So, this is the one that wants to be in the military, the little Marine in training?” @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 24-Oct-22 07:26 PM
Zéphyrine gave Daniel a kind smile, listening to him talk. Humming softly as he kissed the top of her head, she nodded. "Im glad you slept fine, ah yes, your old man schedule. Sleep at 8, wake up at 4." She teased softly as she laughed softly, hoping he'd joke with her. She remembered when they were closer, she would joke around saying she married the you gest grandpa ever, because he had a routine he stuck too. Not that she minded at all, she loved to just tease him, she just hopped he took is as a joke as well. Watching Daniel, carefully crouched infront of her, she smiled nodding. "Yep, this is Neil, the eldest twin, a mini you actually. He wakes up every morning around 5, and keeps watch of the front door. In some of his foster homes, he had to do so, to watch out for Niles and other kids in the home. " She said watching the young boy sleep peacefully, she watched the way Daniel gently laid his hand ontop of his head, watching him be gentle with the boy. She couldn't help her heart from melting at the sight of them. She knew Daniel has always wanted to be a father, and the guilt of not being able to give him blood children hurt alot. "He's made quite the impression on your boss." She said softly. "An awful one yes, but he was shocked at how stealthy he is. He snuck behind 4 officers and a general to try and go on a joyride in an important hummer, while we were at the comansary." She shook her head sighing. "Maybe you telling him what's what will be a good thing. I don't think we can handle another reprimand from a higher up, nor do i want to be." She admitted. It had happened the day before, they had went to the comansary to get some groceries for dinner, she had turned her back for one minute to pay for the groceries, when a general rushed over to her, holding Neil by the back of his collar shouting about the dangerous stunt Neil had done. To say she was humiliated was an understatement, she was mortified. They they got back to the house, she didn't le
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t Neil do anything but sit in the guest room and read a book, that lasted an hour, before she was able to talk to him and try and figure out why he did what he did. And to this moment he still doesn't know. Zéphyrine stayed silent for a moment, gently taking Daniel's free hand in hers, carefully looking up at him with sad eyes. "I use to be like him when I was younger." She admitted, opening up about her past for the very first time. "I'd stay awake and watch the motwl door while my mother slept, waiting for a dealer or some sort of horrific person to break down the door demanding money. So i understand how this habit lf needing to keep watch will be hard for him to break." She sighed gently tightening her hand on his as she tried to take a moment to breath, she never wanted to tell Daniel this side of her life, always afraid he'd leave. But she wanted a happy marriage for the two of them, so she had to start talking to him. "Which is why I try to tell him stories about you, that way he can relize he isn't a bad kid, he just needs some guidance." She explained softly "and what better man to tell them about, then you." Gently squeezing his hand, she gave him a soft kind smile. "We have two hours before the boys wake up, want to some breakfast?" She asked softly. "I can make your favorite. Or I can make some pancakes and hashbrowns." She offered carefully going to get up, but paused when Neil sat up,tensing up as he looked around. Zéphyrine frowned trying to talk, but stopped noticing he was sleepwalking again, she looked to Daniel. "I need your help." She admitted. "Can you hold him? I'll make us breakfast, but he tends to wonder when he sleepwalking, and I'm not sure if he's just sitting up, I'd just feel safer if you held him." She said worriedly watching Neil. If Daniel did, as soon as Neil felt the strong protective arms around him, he'd gently lay his head down, snuggling close to Daniel as he calmed down falling back asleep in his arms. Zéphyrine smile
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Softly at Daniel, her heart melting watching the two of them. "You truely look like a dad, id have to say its a good look." She said with a kind smile. Carefullt standing up, placing a throw blanket over the two of them. "Your more then welcomed to come hang out in the kitchen, we can talk and plan the next two weeks, and make sure we are on the same page." She offered. She really wanted to make sure they were on the same page with things, not wanting to accidentally go against him. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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Daniel Thompson BOT 01-Nov-22 04:36 AM
Daniel chuckled softly at Zeph’s joke, his hand gently placing itself on her shoulder before slipping off her arm as he walked around. He grinned at her and nodded, his left eye closing in a wink as he spoke in a soft, joking voice, “Gives you ample time to work on your cases, and means you miss the worst of my snoring. Just think about how bad it would be if we laid down together and you heard a woodchipper beside you.” Grinning as he looked up at her, appreciating her humor in the morning and her attempts to relate to their past, Daniel felt a cold pit in his stomach as he acknowledged that he had just lied to his wife. How could he expect to come home and be normal if he couldn’t tell Zéphyrine about his nightmares or memories? Ignoring the nagging feeling to tell her, he looked to the boy and then back up to her as she spoke about him. Smiling sadly, Daniel nodded before lowering his voice to a poor whisper, “You won’t have to do that anymore, little buddy. You’re safe here with us.” His eyes danced over the gentle features of the boy, a warmth spreading through his chest as the sight just seemed natural. Zeph and Daniel had discussed adoption before now, although despite how many times he had said he was okay not having a blood child, the topic was still sensitive to his wife. Raising an eyebrow at the report on the boy’s shenanigans at the commissary, Daniel nodded slowly before looking down at the boy and shaking his head slowly. The shaking stopped moments later as a smirk played across Daniel’s lips. Rubbing his thumb slowly over the boy’s forehead, he spoke in a soft voice while looking up at Zeph, “I’ll talk to the general and get it all cleared up, Love. These reprimands will be forgiven, but I’ll talk to Neil as well. It reminds me of when I stole my grandpa’s old truck, I might be able to relate. Or offer him a chance to drive my truck so he can get that satisfaction in a safe, controlled environment.” .
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Daniel smiled and shook his head at the memory of taking off in the middle of the night, leaving his house to run across the street to his grandparents’ house. He was around Neil’s age, thirteen at the oldest, and he snuck into their house to grab the keys. Upon doing so, he went out to the front drive and clambered up into the old black Ford. He turned over the engine as he had seen done hundreds of times before, but he could barely see over the steering wheel while being able to touch the pedals. That did not stop him, though, as he eased the truck out and started down the long driveway that went through the fields of cotton that his family grew. All was going well until he saw a snake in the road and tried to turn to run it over. He pulled too hard on the wheel and completely missed the snake as he caused the truck to jolt off the raised driveway and into the irrigation ditch. He tried to get the truck out, but he had no clue how to do it. He sat for what felt like five eternities trying to get the truck to budge until he heard a low chuckle and felt a heavy hand on his shoulder. His grandfather had walked out and was there with his tractor to pull the stuck truck out of the ditch. He hadn’t received any punishment other than a smack on the back of the head by his grandpa since the old man told no one else about his foolish stunt. Drawn back to the present as he felt his wife’s hand in his, Daniel looked up to her with a small smile until he saw the sadness in her eyes. He listened to her words and nodded slowly, his smile returning in a sympathetic manner. He understood the weight of Zéphyrine telling him about her past, and he recognized the effort it took to peel away an old Band-Aid in order to open up about it. Leaning his head down, he kissed the knuckles of her hand softly before speaking, “Thank you Zeph. Thank you for telling me.” .
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Smiling softly and returning her gentle squeeze, he nodded in a silent confirmation that he was okay with being the figure she told the boys about. If he could help Neil, he would, even if it was only through stories. Smiling as she mentioned food, he nodded quickly with a wink as he felt his stomach growl at the mention of food. He spoke in a light tone as he scooted back slightly to let her up, “My favorite is always the choice, if you are okay with making it right now.” Watching Neil sit up with a raised eyebrow, Daniel glanced at his wife as she started to speak to the boy before stopping as she realized what was going on. “Of course, here, let me have him.” Daniel spoke softly as he adjusted his arms to easily pick the young boy up and hold him in his arms. Grinning as he adjusted in his arms to hold closer to him, Daniel looked up at Zeph with a warm smile as she put the blanket over them. Looking down at himself at the ‘dad’ comment, he grinned before responding, “Just as good a look as you make of the perfect mother, baby.” Following her slowly toward the kitchen, Daniel kept the boy in his arms easily as he stood just outside of the kitchen. He would usually want to help her cook if he was around, but now he simply stood out of the way with Neil in his arms. Smiling as he adjusted himself to sit on one of their barstools with half his rear, he kept his right leg straight down to the ground as he spoke, “I’d like to relax these next two weeks. Take these fellows out to get to know them and maybe grab an ice cream or five. I’ve got some bribing and bartering to do with them to earn their trust, you know, boy stuff.” He winked at her as he ended in a joking tone, his eyes lighting up as he watched her in the kitchen. @Cupid Ken
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 01-Nov-22 09:22 PM
Zéphyrine laughed softly, listening to his comment about her not hearing a woodchipper. She shook her head with a wide smile "true, the more time i have, the more work i can do. " she said with a soft giggle "oh yes, that would be horrific, I'd think I had slept walked to a lumber yard." She teased with a smile, she carefully began to gather Ingredients to make breakfast. "But I must say, last night was actually amazing, I don't think I slept that well in a long time." She admitted, looking at Daniel with a soft smile. "Are you okay if i...come back tonight? I mean, come back to the master bedroom with you?" She smiled softly, watching as Neil had completely relaxed in Daniel's arms. Listening to the little boys snores, she smiled looking back to the batter, carefully mixing everything together. "You know, Neil won't even let me hold him like that. If I tried to pick him up, like to take him to bed, he's instantly wake up and walk himself to bed." She explained with a small smile, carefully adding chocolate chips. "Maybe you remind him of his first Adoptive dad, he was a marine, about your height and muscle built. So maybe you holding him, makes him feel safe and at peace." She hummed, just as Neil carefully moved closer to Daniel, letting out a soft and happy sigh as he slept. Zéphyrine carefully walked towards the stove, getting the skillet ready to make their pancakes. She nodded softly, listening to him speak, she was extremely greatful for him, thankful he was actually okay with having the kids in the house. She knew how badly he wanted to be a Dad, to have a child of his blood. She also knew how devastating it was for him to find out she couldn't give him that simple dream. But seeing him there with Neil, she couldn't help but smile, and think of some possibilities. What if they did take the twins full time? Would Daniel be okay with that? She could already imagine what life would be If they were parents. She imagine, her coming home from work finding th
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e twins ganging up against Daniel to try and play fight. Or finding Daniel napping in his recliner with Neil napping right beside him, and Niles happily watching whatever movie Daniel had put on the tv. Them both helping the kids with homework, comforting them when they have nightmares, hearing the kids laughs and giggles as they get to act silly. And them waking up in the morning to find extra guest in their bed. The thoughts just felt right, she had never had those kind of family moments, but she felt as if they were meant to happen, but Daniel had just returned home, they had been serprated for 5 years. Zéphyrine came out of her train of thought when Daniel said he'd talk to the Genral, she nodded softly with a soft relieved sigh. "Thank you for talking to him, I tried to talk to him, but I don't think my long lectures are doing anything but making them worse." She admitted, carefully flipping the pancakes. "How did I know you stole a truck." She teased , giving him a small smile, as she grabbed a plate, so she had a place to put the finished ones. She hummed softly. "Maybe, as long as your with him, he's only twelve I rather not have both of you in trouble. But I like that idea, a safe and controlled environment will be an amazing idea. If not you coukd always take him to the gym with you, he likes boxing" She replied with a nod. She gave a small sad smile, when he thanked her for telling him a little bit of her past. If she was being honest, it terrified her. There was so much she still needed to tell him, but yet she was terrified to even try. But slowly she was learning it's okay, he is her husband. She smiled softly, allowing him to take her hand and kiss her knuckles. Blushing ever so softly she nodded. "Thank you for letting me, I know I haven't talked about my past much, but I trust you, and for you to trust me, I need to start being open and honest about everything that's happened to me." She admitted softly carefully turning back to the stove to+
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Zéphyrine Russo BOT 01-Nov-22 09:54 PM
Continue making breakfast. Zéphyrine chuckled, carefully getting the already fixed potatoes, carefully putting them in a separate skillet, that way she could make breakfast alot faster. She giggled softly hearing his stomach growl, blushing when she saw him wink at her, he really did know how to make her blush. "Good, because I'm making eggs, fried potatoes, pancakes and sausages. I figured you'd like a good and filling breakfast." She admitted with a soft hum trying to make sure she was cooking everything correctly and nothing would catch fire....again. Zéphyrine turned to face Daniel again when he mentioned she would make a perfect mom. She smiled softly, feeling her heart Melt with love. "Actually, I've been thinking more about what we talked about last night. With the counseling, and us getting closer. I wouldn't be apposed to fostering with the potential of adoption." She admitted looking back to the stove, starting on the eggs and sausage. "I dont really want the kids to leave, and I love having them here with us. And I think they will be an excellent addition to our family yeah? Besides, how can we deny the cutest little boys the opportunity of growing up in a loving home?" She asked with a soft smile, carefully platinf the food on their plates. Walking over towards the Counter, she carefully places Daniel's plate infront of him. Getting him a napkin and a fork, she set them down before going to prepare him a cup of coffee. "A relaxing two weeks sounds like fun. Maybe you and I can sneak out amd go on a one on one date?" She offered, grabbing herself a plate, before she sat beside Daniel. "Oh sounds like you have big plans with the two." She laughed softly. "Just remember, Neil acts worse hyped up on sugar, Niles gets very hyper, but crashes 20 minutes later. Niles is blonde, and Neil has glasses, that's the best way to tell them apart. If Neil doesn't have his glasses, watch how they smile." She replied happily enjoying her time with him. "Neil has
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the same exact mischievous smile as you do, when you want to get your way. Niles had that kind and sweet smile, you have when you are being sweet and kind. But the best way to earn their trust is being your real self, they had been hurt by adults, mainly social workers who said they were friends, but turned out to not like them. Knowing your being real, and your self will help them know you are safe." She promised gently kissing Daniel's cheek. "That, and hosting a bedtime strike. I'd they know you are willing to help stall bedtime I'm sure that will help them trusting you. Even if none of you can make it past 8 oclock " She giggled, beginning to eat her breakfast shocked at how good it was. She looked him in the eyes and smiled. "If we did go on a date, I know a teen here on base who offered to babysit. She's 18 and has a great record of babysitting. The kids already met her, Niles loves her, and Neil obeys her every word, I think he has a crush on her." She giggled softly, shaking her head. "But it's perfect, wr can stay out a but longer, go to our usual place down town. Maybe we can even sneak out and watch the stars. Hopefully we can see some shooting stars." She offered with a wide Dreamy smile, already sounding like a mom. @🖤 Tie the Knot 🖤
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