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Daizi inhaled softly, turning her face up towards the ceiling, "I suppose so. I guess you could say that. I just... I'm trying to be a good mom. To all of you. I never had a mom to learn from." Then, she exhaled, hugging the pillow close, "And it's not 'so-called.' I am disabled, I do have...

"It's hard..." She said slowly, running her thumb nail along her middle finger of her opposite hand, "When you're about to have a child, you put so many of your expectations and hopes and dreams onto that child... Everybody does, and for some parents, it's really intense, they plan out what...

Daizi inhaled, squeezing the pillow a little bit more tightly to her chest, "Regret, I think. I was his disabled, unattractive daughter, whose birth meant the death of his beautiful wife, so I wasn't really... Someone he cared to show off, much. Who did she die for? And my older brother was...

"Growing up, my dad was never around. I was always stuck with our live-in nanny, and she was basically like my parent, I guess." Daizi said, picking up a pillow so she could hug it in her lap, "I always hated how isolating it felt. I think I probably would've felt isolated regardless, because...

"Better," Daizi answered, sitting with both legs on the couch, "Dark is sleeping again. I think quitting has settled him a lot. And I'm excited to have him home."

Daizi laughed at Alec's comment and bounced Ivy up onto her hip, and then turned the high chair around to face where Dark and Alec were cleaning, and set Ivy in it, knowing perfectly well as soon as Dark was finished, he was going to play with her, so there was no point in engrossing her into an...

Dark nodded to Xander and propped Ivy up on his knees, looking into her tiny face, "We do need to clean up the kitchen. And then we get to go play, right my darling girl? What does Miss Ivy-Qadira want to play today?" He kissed her cheek and then stood up to help clean, giving Ivy to Daizi so...

It took a few moments for Dark to realize Xander's comment wasn't just an assurance to them their home and garden would be safe, and when he did, he looked sidelong at his son with a distant, wistful, smile, pleased that if nothing else, Xander didn't get it. At Alec's words, he sat back...

Dark thought about it for a few moments, and then, frowning, said, "In my defense, it is very early and I have a baby screeching in my ear." With a light laugh, Daizi leaned in and kissed her husband on the cheek, "The man does make mistakes." "I have never once claimed otherwise," Dark...

When Alec said it sounded like fun, Daizi shook her head subtly to indicate it was not. Dark squinted his eyes slightly and tapped on the table, considering it, "We woke at 4 a.m., began training at 6 a.m., took a two hour break in the afternoon, and then trained until 8 p.m. We would all...

Dark sat back in his seat, a few memories flicking distantly across his face, "I suppose you could say it was like scouts. It was... voluntary, but at the same time.... heavily expected... And I do not really know if I would have been allowed to say no. It was over the summer and we would go...

"I might well be," Dark agreed with a grim chuckle, "although I have not done anything of the sort in years." "If we were playing, I would just use him as a shield. I don't trust my ability to either hit someone or dodge." Daizi added laughing. Dark chuckled lightly under his breath, "If...

"I'm not sure if you're implying Dark would be too good or if I'd be too bad," Daizi teased, taking a sip of her tea. "You should invite Sloan, she lives right across the street. Or Peter. But if you invite both, you'll be back at an odd number again." "Or it can be the three of you and you...

"In our yard?" Daizi asked, turning towards them, a bit hesitant, "I think... Well, I don't want anyone to step on my flowers or bushes. But I suppose if everyone is careful and all of the water balloon bits are picked up after, it should be fine."

Dark rolled his eyes at Xander and lifted Ivy up, kissing her on the cheek, "Say, 'My Baba is not boring.'" Ivy immediately grabbed onto his beard and honoured with him with one of her violent, sloppy kisses, and Dark turned his head towards her as much as he could manage with her holding onto...

Daizi chuckled at Alec's reaction, taking a sip of her own tea, while Ivy giggled at Alec's silly face, babbling back at him, her bright eyes having developed a bit more green in them. "She does not seem to agree," Dark said, ruffling both Alec and Ivy's hair simultaneously, "but that is okay...

Daizi nodded and set about making Xander the best type of tea for the situation, and when it was ready, she set it and a bottle of pain medication in front of Xander before bringing breakfast to the table. Not long after, Dark came back inside, unleashing Enkidu and joining them at the table...

"Of course I'll make you some tea." Daizi replied, stepping to the side to switch on the kettle, remembering about how long it took Xander to be willing to try tea. And now he was asking for it. "What kind do you want?" Ivy cooed, bouncing in Alec's lap, and Daizi chuckled, "No, habiti, you...

"Ivy is," Daizi said, stepping away from the stove. "Good morning, Xander. Did you sleep well? We were just chatting down here."

"She is," Daizi said, and even though her head was tipped down as she cooked, her face was overflowing with pride, and just a little bit of sadness, "Eight months old from her due date, too, so she's getting very, very big. And I think she's been out in the world for longer than I was pregnant...