#olive forest

The older boys decided to get out of the house and make friends. At school they learned that there was a house full of kids nearby. Mrs.Quarry ran the children’s home and despite her stern face Limerick decided she was actually a nice lady. Ode found himself making friends with the sole boy of the house, Grapefruit Conch, while Rondeau befriended the Forest sisters, Olive and Lima bean. Limerick was happy to meet the oldest of the kids a girl named Tamarind Wood. 

Olive gave birth to a son named Canzone.

Ode liked to spend his time with different people, whether at home, the children’s home or any of his various cousins house. Unlike Ode, Limerick and Rondeau spent more time at the Children’s home than anywhere. The more they visited the closer they got to the children. Limerick decided to use the money he earned by selling the fish he caught to take Tamarind out to dinner, they were nearly inseparable despite the impropriety of both of their respective situations the fancy restaurant they went to did serve them. 

Before he returned back to war, he and Olive were as close as could be. 

Knowing that is was a blessing to be home safe and sound when so many others could not be, Rondeau decided that there was no point waiting to marry Olive. After his greetings to his mother and siblings, he promptly married his love. 

Unlike his elder brothers, Rondeau was able to legally marry his love. So before he shipped out, he proposed to Olive in hopes of marrying her when he was able to come home on leave. 

Despite having spent most of his childhood playing with Lima bean, it was a bit of a shock to Limerick and Ode when they found out Rondeau started going steady with the older Forest sister, Olive. 

Olive and Sestina grew close since Olive moved in while she was expecting. She was too old for the children’s home and while she and Rondeau could get their own place to live, Olive felt better around others while she was pregnant.