𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 .

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❝ sorry i'm late, darling. thian decided he wanted to have a tantrum the moment i opened the door to leave and i had to spend the next ten minutes trying to sneak out. ❞ really, you would think the boy was attached to her hip ! but she knows he'll grow out of it some day, so she doesn't really mind it. ❝ but i'm here now, so how about we order some wine while you tell me what you want to tell me ? ❞ / @maitedobrasil

❝ i can't believe that's all three of you married off. i feel like a proud mother, ❞ she utters as her head rests on her husband's shoulder, having wrapped her hand around his arm. does she think this will be the end of the shenanigans ? not exactly, but in truth she would be disappointed. ❝ they do look like a lovely couple, though. he did well. ❞ / @simondouba

❝ remember what we talked about on the flight here ? ❞ the question is asked in a gentle tone, but there's a sternness in her gaze that's hard to miss. ❝ if you're going to get involved in shenanigans, at least be discreet. or don't be stupid enough to do it at all out in the open, no matter what the other minutemen say. ❞ / @simondouba

                        “    don’t.    if she’s anything like me, she’ll be an absolute nightmare.    that being said, i don’t have any siblings.    i really hope thian will be able to keep up with her.    ”    he’s not doing too bad now, while he’s still young and has the energy to match.    but what about when he hits his teens  ?    adolescence  ?    the thought of it is physically painful.    “    you’re so lucky to have dani.    he’s a dream of a son.    ”    after everything that has happened in his life, too  !    “    let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.    ”    lessons are often learned in the worst ways, after all.    “    house shopping is in order, then  !    do you need any help  ?    it would give me the excuse to redecorate if i like something.    ”

                        “    you’re a lifesaver.    ”    she’d rather not go through multiple arguments with a toddler just starting to learn what an attitude is.    her own attitude would rival it flawlessly, she’s sure, but she doesn’t think that it counts as good mothering skills.    “    you know that they can’t help themselves.    but if they’re going to make a show of something, they should at least make sure they have the security measures in place to deal with these situations.    people never learn  ...    ”    she rolls her eyes.    “    he didn’t  ?    that surprises me.    i would have thought sergi made sure everyone in his posse had an adequate place to stay in.    ”

                        “    too soon, in my opinion.    i can’t believe how fast she’s growing  ;  i’ve had far too many people telling me that she’ll be a handful.    ”    she knows it herself, too.    somehow, she believes they got lucky with how well-behaved thian is.    “    it’s been difficult, to say the least.    but simó has been so helpful, it eases some of the stress.    still, it’s nowhere near the same as dealing with things firsthand  ...    ”

                        “    you better hope that for their sake, they listened.    ”    she’s only partially teasing.    making a poor job of something is nothing more than tardiness, in her opinion.    this is what happens when she’s not around to oversee things  !    “    exactly, and that’ll be stressful enough as it is.    i don’t think we’ve even discussed the cake yet.    ”

                         “    make sure to tell them i don’t want to see a speck of dirt.    we want the place to be livable.    ”    not for the first time, she misses the home comforts of their palace in argentina.    “    that’s probably wise.    readjusting will be stressful as it is.    ”

                        “    he’s made sure to plant his eggs in the right baskets, that one.    ”    but she really hopes that andrés is sincere in this marriage.    she didn’t make him emilia’s godfather for nothing  !    “    that’s wise of you.    at least, being so close to home now, he can sort through things more efficiently.    ”    quite literally on the doorstep  !    “    speaking of which, do you really want to stay in spain for god knows how long, with the bourbon-anjous rubbing everything in our faces  ?    ”

                         “    oh, i’m definitely going to have to ask you for tips.    ”    she can deal with temperamental children, but if emi is anything like aalayna when she was a child, then god help her  !    she can hear the hurricane-sized tantrums coming already.    “    and miss the chance of showing off  ?    you know as well as i do that the risk of becoming irrelevant is overshadowed by the fear of danger.    ”    she rolls her eyes.    when have big events ever gone to plan  ?    “    he does, but it would need a major deep-cleaning.    i wouldn’t be surprised if moths have eaten the curtains.    ”

                        “    they were only embarrassing themselves.    besides, the only cutting up their own noses to spite their own faces.    i don’t even know why they involved themselves.    ”    she scoffs, flicking her hair back.    “    the way you’re holding yourself is immaculate.    italy should be proud to have you.    ”