#fable legacy

Everyone had gone home, but Damien stayed. It had been a long time since they faced each other, a long time since she found out he had gotten her sister pregnant. Dorothea thought it was over. It should have been over, so when he reached out with the practiced affections of an old lover, with a touch so familiar she had almost given in, it took her a minute before she could push him away. It was only a minute. It only took a minute, but Holden had seen it all.

If he had any ounce of faith in her before that day, it had all disappeared in that one minute she failed to reject Damien's advances.

As the only son of the household, Edelweiss or Bumblebee, a nickname his older sisters would affectionately call him, was always buzzing around with uncontrollable bursts of energy - running here and there, asking questions with insatiable curiosity, and playing with toys with the same awe and excitement as when he first played with them.

His energy and joy were so infectious that even his father, stressed and tense from his passionless job, would end up smiling the moment the toddler waddles up to him.

And when they are finally together in the same room, awake and warm, all they do is fight and argue. Why is he always working late? Why aren't you at home during the weekends? Why aren't you here? Are you cheating on me? He's working. He's busy. He's stressed all the time. He's not happy with his job. He never wanted to work in the business industry. He never wanted to manage his grandfather's company. But he's not quitting. He won't, not when they have five children who need education and medical care.

He would never abandon them. He swore he would love and take care of her for the rest of their lives. So how could he? And why would he? He would never, never cheat on her because there is no living, breathing creature who could ever compare to her.

After Holden and Dorothea's dinner date, it was time to celebrate Holden's adult birthday. He barely spent time with his family due to his work, so he wanted an intimate party - with only his daughters and wife to celebrate the day of his birth.

They took a bunch of pictures that day, unaware that this would be one of the few moments they would spend together as a happy, complete family.

baby Steph & Bella dump part 2

Lily is having personality issues, or at least that's what her twin says at school.

Sometimes, when she gets a bit too emotional, she bottles it all up until she's too sad to even do anything, but mope around and write in her journal. And sometimes, she vents it out by being a little bit destructive, such as smashing their favorite doll house.

It happens quite often (and luckily Holden is always there to fix it), but right now, their parents are out and little Steph is there to witness the roof cave in, squishing her doll family.

After comforting Steph, she realized that she had to find other ways to cope with her emotional outbursts. But what?

Lily wasn't the only one down in the dumps.

Both were creative in their own ways, but at least Lily was considered an art prodigy in school (though her interests seem to lie in a different form of art).

Honey, on the other hand, continuously failed to win 1st place at any talent show. Her most recent failure was the Willow Creek Elementary School Fall Talent Show. Yes, she had gotten 2nd place, but so what? She wanted the gold, not the silver.

But at least she's getting there. Just one more step. One more talent show until she ages up to a teenager. One more chance to win 1st place.

baby Steph & Bella dump part 1