( @aka-freckles )
Perhaps the good Madame should have heeded the age-old advice of be careful what you wish for; you just might get it. All these years she’d longed for a child after losing the one she was supposed to have, and now... well, now she had several to care for. Maybe it was a little overwhelming at first, but her heart and home were big enough for all of them.
And at the very least, some of them were older. As far as she could tell, the youngest was the one she was currently carrying inside. Freckles, didn’t she introduce herself as...? ❝ Stop -- stop squirming, darling! ❞ she laughed, then carefully lowered the young girl down to the floor. ❝ Goodness, but you’ve got a lot of energy! While, ah -- Joker and Mally, right? They’re the oldest? While they’re helping e- veryone else get settled in, would you like to see your new room? ❞
