Let's Talk of Plans (Shaydra/Open)

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

"One and the same young lady one and the same..." He said in response just before Shaydra began recounting what had been taking place with her at the time. The conversations that were had. And he put a name to the face as well as grasped who had taken Shaydra’s beast and Selene’s ghost beats at the time. It explained so much of what was happening. The Doula and Doctor were fighting to save both mother and daughter as well as keep the doubled weight of multiple beasts away. It was not an enviable position to be in. and not one he would have wanted to miss all the same.

He froze hearing her tale still watching the screen though he muted the sound as her brother began speaking more. His voice so full of emotion it was a double bladed backstab hearing what sounded like true emotion in his voice. "I am glad you both made it through and it didn’t come to that..."

Looking over his shoulder at her he was not a cold man. He could be deadly violent when pushed but he was not cold or cruel. It was hard watching her shoulder her past pains. Scars he was sure hadn’t healed yet probably would not for a very long time. Going to her was not an option they were here onher bed in the room where they’d gotten up to some serious acrobatic bouts of fornication. It would lessen them both.

So standing he moved around the bed pulling her up off of it hugging her offering warmth and security but establishing a boundary.

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"Why thank you handsome, so glad you see how young and beautiful I am and will admit it." Smirking a little picking on him for calling her a young lady, when they both were close to the same age. Knowing he was listening even with him not looking at her, but the screen. Yes, Cerena was a dear and close friend and also one person Shay knew could help and be strong enough even to do that. Sighing some softly, her eyes moved over the screen, knowing that whole moment like it was yesterday.

Though she did notice when he froze, her eyes looking at his form a moment, wanting to laugh but she knew how the two of them felt about her brother now. Nodding some softly with a faint smile, letting it drop right after and she remained just laying on the bed. Once more closing her eyes for the moment, not even realizing he had gotten up. Till he pulled her up and off the bed, her lips pursing a moment, before he had her once more wrapped up in his arms and she wrapped her own arms around him.

"I'm sorry it still scares me that I almost lost her more than once, she's special. I never heard of a hybrid cross like her before and the fact of how willingly our beasts accepted each other. Maybe I'm being silly, but when I found out it was like a sign to me, of just how connected, how bonded our beasts had for this to have happened. It was that bond, combined with our love that created such a beautiful life."

Her voice was extremely low and it was just another proof to how much she took to heart this whole ordeal. Resting her head again on his shoulder, she just welcomed his comfort and squeezed him tightly. Wishing she could find a way to break the wall that came between them, he had no idea how much she missed him. He was the first and only lion that captured and held her attention, but the very last man that ever claimed her heart and still lay ownership over it.

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

Her words her voice pulled him up short. Yes he'd loved her and if she hadn't left he knew just how much they'd have shared. If he was being as honest with himself as he'd been with Tasha he'd admit he still cared for her.

She was the mother of his child and they had a great time. They knew how to really get to each other. How to comfort each other. Nut he wasn't the sort of man to back out of a promise.

Sighing he let her go even as he would rather not. But that way was not something he could do. Clearing his throat as he stacked the other dvd's and cassettes.

"Selene is sleep I should go." Raising the stack she'd given him. "I need to copy everything over and vet some rest as we meet your Ulfric and enroll our daughter for school."

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She wasn't sure what was going to happen, she just knew how much it hurt her right now. And she was sick of being hurt, of feeling that grip in her chest that made her want to just curl up in a ball and disappear. So when he released her, she stepped back and moved back towards the bed, grabbing her drink and taking a few deep swallows. Listening to where he moved and knew he was back at the tv where he'd left the discs. Exhaling a little softly, shaking her head glancing to the clock before she turned around and looked straight at him once again.

"Stay. There is the other room that was fixed up, Selene would love seeing you when she wakes up or even waking her up."

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

"That's a dangerous proposition just yet.Lets save sleepovers until everyone has met." He sighed "I want to I really want to but I want to be right when we do such things. I will be here first yhing in the morning with breakfast. I will come right after my morning run."

Raising his head and meeting her eyes he closed the distance hugging her quickly then releasing. Leaning down made it a little too intimate somehow. But he was glad the love was still there. It made it better somehow. Leaving after listening at Selenes door he slipped away closing the door behind him insuring it was locked. He knew she would activate the alarm later.

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Those lips of hers pursed, but she merely nodded, hating this. Her wolf was getting restless she'd not been in her beast form for awhile. And she almost hoped if she could shift and run for even a few hours it would help calm the beast down. But telling him would have him freaking out or something so she let that one go. Arching a brow as he continued before nodding softly.

"Alright."

Looking at him before he was back across the room and hugging her, exhaling sharply briefly returning the hug. Before letting go and letting him go. She'd slip out a few minutes later and moved to set the alarm. Sitting down on the couch, still needing to finish her drink and just curled up there. Eventually that was were she'd fall asleep for the night right there on the couch, after two more beers and some whiskey. The bottle still sitting on the table in front of the couch.

[Pika]

Back at the pride house Natasha sat quietly in Hieros office at his desk where everything and it's dog was piled high. He'd been gone for hours and she worried. Not that he'd been hurt or anything, but well... She was pretty sure of where he had gone and why and if she had really felt the need to she could have easily opened the link between them.

But as she sat there and considered doing just that she thought back to his words from earlier and thought better of it. She had to be willing to trust him and well the fact that he had finally said he loved her meant something to both of them. Plus she just couldn't be that jealous girlfriend, especially now. She didn't want to drive him away.

With a sigh she started looking around his desk at the stacks of papers curiously. He had pictures of men and woman doing everyday things and other pages filled with numbers of some sort but no names that she could see. She wondered silently what he'd been up to with all this. After about 20 minutes of flipping through pages she sat back in confusion and wondered again for probably the hundredth time how much longer he would be gone.

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

The pain in her voice was as clear as day. Partially as she didn't bother erecting a facade of unbridled fury between them. Dangerous yes she was but also for the last five years a single mother. Somethings just weren't fair at all. Hethoughtof all the worng he did in the name of good. H ehad placed himself more often than not in a place to act as avenging angel or worse. He'd been reacting instead of planning and seeing things through. That needed to stop. The family, Pride, and Abstrahimus all deserved more from him. Lost in thought he parked at the end of the driveway and made his way in through the kitchen. Kicking off his shoes at the door he carried his parcels through right to his office where Tasha sat at the big rosewood desk he'd claimed for his. He would never let on but he'd chosen it as it was one of the few things he remembered about his father. His desk. He was a writer well amateur writer but there was a huge monstrosity of desk that had been amongst his things.

Smiling he sat the items down on a mostly unused corner of the desk. "Thought you might have been sleep already. Glad you stayed up." Shucking his jacket he tossed it over the arm of the couch and padded around the desk taking a perch near her. "So..." He said glancing at the folder placement on the desk. "What would you think of having breakfast with Selene?"

[Pika]

Her ears picked up on the sound first but she didn't bother to move. Instead she sat there and waited quietly as Hiero made his way inside and almost surprisingly to his office.

She looked up as he stepped in and smiled back as he made his way around the desk to perch on the corner. She couldn't help but notice the strong smell of wolf all over him. Taking a deep breathe as she tried to ignore it she shrugged. "I find it hard to sleep ." She didn't say why as she didn't want him to feel guilty for spending time with the family he hadn't known he had. It was just an adjustment to work through.

Her brow arched at the question as she stared at him. "Are you sure her mother would be ok with that? I don't.. I don't want to cause problems ." And she didn't even if she did want to meet her and well, her mother too.

[Hieronymous Banks-Walker]

Tasha didn’t do anything as accusatory as inhale any deeper or sniff hard enough to be heard but he knew what he must smell like. Like he’d spent enough time with another to have her scent all over him. He’d apologize if there was a real reason to do so. Yet he still felt a small pang as for how it might seem and how that was affecting Tasha. "You and me both, lately. You know we’re in trouble when we’re up longer than Janey." He shrugged. “No I’m not sure but I am willing to bet Shaydra wants our big blended family to work as much as I do. She wouldn’t have come back if she had ulterior motives. I think the only way out is through and the sooner we have a working relationship the sooner we will heal past this whole shock awe and surprise stage.”

“What say we bed down after I make copies of those,” He said thumbing towards the stack of multimedia archives. “ We try and sleep and after my run tomorrow morning we go get breakfast. Selene needs to be registered for school and well yu haven’t met the new Ulfric yet either.” He hated that there had been so much change recently. It was a shame that the wolves had not managed to survive all of the predations yet he was hopeful that Tyler was a as strong and determined as he seemed.

He hoped that the combined efforts of Cari and Tyler things would turn around. Not just for Low-key’s sake but for the Lukoi as a whole.