[Event 2] coughed a little as he didn't want to move from the bed. His throat hurt...
had gotten up earlier as Mathias put a cloth on his head. She had already called in sick for him and went about cooking breakfast after having Mathias incharge of watching him for her.
blinked a little at the child. He frowned a bit, wondering where Dorthe was.
entered a bit later with a tray of food in hand as she had Mathias prop him up, " God morgen, how are you feeling?" She put the tray on the bedside table as she checked his temperature.
sighed. "Warm and drowsy..." He leaned into her touch, missing it.
sighs as she gave him some medication, " Then rest up, I'll be here when you need me." She let Mathias run off to play since she didn't want him to catch the cold.
didn't want her to be out of his sight now though.
shifted is hair from covering up his face prior to wiping the sweat away, " I won't stray too far away if you're worried."
nods a bit as he leaned on her a bit. "I missed you... so, so much..."
blushed slightly as she nodded. She had the same sentiments.
"I'm so... so sorry I didn't see you that day..."
frowns as she fixed the blankets on him, " It's fine."
shakes his head. "Nee... so much happened because of that..."
held onto his hand lightly, " There's no point in dwelling in the past now. it's better to change the future instead."
nods a little as he passed her the ring again. "When your hand heals... put it back on."
frowns at that as she gently pushed it back to him, " I want you to be the one who puts it on me." She picked up the food from the tray after, " First you need to eat."
made a sound but nodded, putting the ring away as he tried to eat.
helped feed him as she smiled, blowing lightly on the soup to make sure it was cool. " Take it easy."
nods and kept to a slow pace. His throat hurt but he couldn't turn away her food.
smiles and waited patiently for him to finish eating.
finished around half before needing a break.
put the bowl to the side as she handed him a napkin, " Did you get hurt on the day I was leaving?"
nods as he used it around his mouth. "It's how I got the scar..."
looked to the scar and frowned before lightly leaning over and kissing it, " It looks painful..."
shivered from that and nodded a little. "It was... I still get headaches from it some times..."
seemed saddened by that, " Have you seen the doctor about it?"
nods. "Nothing can be helped besides giving it time. It might stop, it might not."
nods slowly looking down to her lap after, " I'm glad you're okay now though."
sighs. "I still feel sorry for everything..."
shook her head, " Don't be..."
held her hand tighter. He couldn't help it.
look at him in the eyes after, " I wouldn't forgive myself if something ever happened to you."
frowns a little as he stroked her hand lightly. He'd still feel guilty.
blinks when she heard the child pop in and making kissy faces as he giggled and ran off. She just reddened and stayed quiet.
huffed. "Not my child..."
made a sound at that, " But he is mine."
nods. "True... He acts like you."
rubbed her reddening cheeks, " I didn't tease you that much about the other girls..."
shakes his head. "But just how he acts.."
smiles, " I guess he does take after me quite a bit then if you put it that way."
nods and sighed. He still felt bad about her whole ex-husband situation.
stayed quiet as Mathias ran over to her and hugged her random to cheer her up because she looked glum.
smiled a bit. "You can spend time with him... I can rest..."
blinks and nods, " Just call me if you need anything then." She smiled briefly after before cleaning up and tucking him in before tending to Mathias
tried to rest actually, so she could have some time with her son.
cleaned up a bit more before going through a lesson with Mathias. He was eager to learn more Danish.
thought he was an eager little guy.
took her time teaching the child before going to make lunch while Mathias went over his homework.
Netherlands
was
glad that Mathias listened to her..
just thought he was studious...which actually came from his biological father...
guessed that was one good thing about him then...
went to check on the Dutchman after to see how he was doing.
had been resting, though not asleep. He heard her coming and turned his head to the door to look at her.
had brought some food and medicine for him. She smiled as she checked his temperature first before helping him sit up.
appreciated the help and sighs. "Sorry for this."
shook her head, " Nej, you deserve to be taken care of after the things you've done for me already."
shrugs. "Still..." He took her hand and held it lightly.
squeezed his hand lightly, though she looked tired. " If I hear you apologize again I'm going to be mad at you." She huffs slightly.
made a quiet sound and nodded. He noticed how she looked tired. "Want me to take care of Mathias for a while?"
shook her head at that, " Don't worry about it and just focus on getting well now. Mathias doesn't want me to baby him sometimes."
nods a little. "So you'll stay with me for a bit?"
nods at that and went to close the door. " Ja, of course." SHe figured the child would be okay on his own and would barge in if anything did happen.
Netherlands
was
thankful for that and grabbed her hand once she was close again.
sighed and just hugged him quietly, "...How many years has it been?" She asked quietly out of curiousity.
shrugs. "Too many..." He'd have to guess at least about 5 or 6 though...
frowns and nods, upset at herself that she forgotten a lot about him because of the things going on in her life.
couldn't blame her, really. She had a child to take care of.
just continued to hug him quietly in the meantime, not even sure where to start.
didn't know either... he figured they could try to continue from where they left off.
sighed quietly as she closed her eyes tiredly. " I'm glad my wish came true at the very least."
stroked her hair as he pulled her closer to him. "What was it?"
leaned on him quietly, " To see you again."
smiles. "That was close to my wish..."
blinks as she looked up to him, " What do you mean?"
"Mine was to be with you."
grew a bit flustered as she couldn't really figure out how to respond but look at him while fumbling with her words.
smiled and held her tighter.
just buried her head in his chest after, making an embarrassed sound. Getting him to smile was already quite a rare thing...
Netherlands
was
always happy around her. Especially now. He couldn't help but smile.
just remembered she had to try really hard just to make him smile sometimes, especially on his grumpier days when he got into a fight with the Spaniard.
couldn't help his temper some times... She helped him get better though, at least most of the time.
couldn't really save him from getting detention for picking a fight with Antonio when he was flirting with her...
didn't like to think about then...
thought it was rather cute of him to defend her like that...
couldn't help it, he was protective and loyal...
sighed and just placed a gentle kiss on his cheek after. She was thankful to have a friend like him.
blushed and stroked her hair more.
smiled, chuckling a bit. " You always are a shy one."
nods. "I can't help it..."
leaned a bit closer to his face so she could look at his eyes properly. " Ja, it's adorable." She smiled more.
blushed worse and tried to look away. He felt shyer when people looked him in the eyes.
frowns but shifted away after, " I think I should let you rest properly."
frowns. "Will you rest too..?"
shook her head, " I have some bills to finish calculating and other legal documents to deal with because of what happened to my old house."
frowns and nods a little as he tried to rest.
went to tend to it after, leaving the room so he could rest quietly.
finally started to fall asleep, glad for the sleep finally.
seemed glad about that and put her energy in trying to get more paperwork done.
would help her when he waked up.
just kept working in the meantime, not paying attention as time flew. She had fallen asleep from exhaustion eventually later in the evening, still wearing her glasses.
got up later on and went to find her. He was still tired but was tired of being alone.
Dorthe
was
still asleep as Mathias motioned for him to stay quiet when he entered the living room.
made a quiet sound and nodded, going to the couch to sit.
shifted slightly as she slept quietly, her pen rolling off the table as Mathias went to catch it and put it back.
sighs. "She looks so good while she sleeps..."
|Mathias blinked as he climbed onto the couch. " So was mommy your angel after all?"
nods. "I should have known, but I needed her to help open my eyes..."
|Mathias tried to open his eyelids more. " I don't think this would have been very helpful."
shakes his head and stroked his hair. "It's a different way..."
|He looked at him in confusion, " Cartoon eyes are creepy on real people though."
shakes his head again. "Don't you have work to do?"
|Mathias smiles cheekily, " I finished it when mommy wasn't looking so I'm more ahead than the lessons she gives me."
nods a bit. "That's good... you're a smart kid for your age."
|The child wiggled with pride. " Yeap. I also know German, Swedish and Sign Language before mommy was my teacher."
just blinked at him. Her ex husband must have been smart.
|Mathias grins, " That man just kept getting me tutors and smart people to teach me since he didn't want to deal with me." He paused after. " Mommy says that you know Dutch. Can you teach me that too?"
nods. "I was born in Netherlands, so I'm fluent in Dutch."
had awoken in the meantime and watched them sleepily before sitting on the arm of the couch. " Ja but I can still confuse you with German any day." She commented as the child reached over to hug her.
looked over to her and shrugged. "If I teach him enough Dutch he might not get confused."
leaned against him as her child snickered, " I meant you, Nikolaas. His German is fluent enough that he can convince anyone this his ethnicity is German."
that*
frowned a bit. "I can understand German perfectly."
chuckles, " Ja I know. How else was I suppose to confuse the other girls in my class whenever I was talking to you?"
blushed a little and looked to the side, running a hand through his hair.
blinks as she chuckled even more as Mathias questioned randomly. " How come you're all red?"
"... Fever."
raised a brow as she touched his forehead gently and then his cheek, almost caressing it out of worry. " Are you sure? You're not burning up anymore."
nods. "It's spontanious."
frowns at that, " Maybe we should get you checked up at a doctor then."
shakes his head. "I'm fine."
frowns more, slightly nervous about that " Are you sure? If you're worried for the fees, I can deal with it. I just don't want it to get worse and have you get sent to the hospital."
shakes his head again. "My body is fighting it. I just have a bit of a cough."
placed a hand at his cheek as she with a stern gae, " Nikolaas, if anything happens to you again I really don't know what I can do but take the blame. It hurts me to see you be in harm's way again."
frowned and put his hand over hers. "I'll take care of myself. I've been getting rest and taking the medicine, I'll be fine."
sighs and nods before getting up to go back to doing her paperwork while letting Mathias be in charge on things.
laid back on the couch, closing his eyes a bit.
stayed quiet for him to rest while Mathias got him blankets and a pillow and a juice box.
smiled a little and drank the juice box.
put her paperwork away as she went to make dinner.
finished the juice and started to fall asleep after...
fixed the blankets for him as she passed by and took away the juice box. Mathias curled up next to him to sleep too.
put his arm around him lightly.
tried not to giggle as her motherly side made her take a quick photo with her phone as she passed by. They almost looked like father and son to some extent.
thought that'd be going overboard.
might have but she didn't know any other way to describe it.
didn't know if he liked being related to her ex husband...
didn't mean to at all...she was just trying to say that he seemed to have a good relationship with her son. The thought of that man immediately made her depressed however.
had grown to like the kid... He was well behaved and liked his art. That's all he cared about.
guessed she shouldn't have been so optimistic. She went to take her medication again to clear her mind.
felt guilty for what he did, even in his sleep...
held her head quietly has she was trying to get water. She didn't get why her vision was so blurry but she reached for her medication thinking it was her sickness coming back again.\
started to wake up after a while, feeling something was wrong.
paled as she couldn't reach it and leaned against the wall. In her panic, she hit her head on the door of the cupboard and knocked off her own glasses. Everything was too blurry for her to make out.
heard the noise and went to her, frowning and steadying her as well as getting her glasses. "What's wrong?"
stumbled and might have stepped on her glasses, breaking them in the process as she was so disorientated.
frowned and sighed. "You need supervision..."
just looked at him with a rather blank look in her eyes. It was the same as the last time she was trapped in a storage room when she was younger.
frowned and hugged her, stroking her hair. "You're okay, Dorthe..."
didn't change her expression as she still looked confused and completely blanked out. Her mind had simply shut down for a while.
didn't know why...
blinks as Mathias ran over and hugged her too. She seemed to return back to normal as she recognized the child. " ...What happened?"
shrugs. "You were just out of it..."
nods slowly as Mathias frowned asking her, " Its your sickness isn't it?"
frowned more. "Her sickness...?"
just held her head and stayed quiet while reaching for her medication. She was too stubborn to say anything about it.
wanted to know about it.
still kept quiet as she downed the many pills and flushed it down with a glass of water. Mathias covered his mouth from blurting it out earlier since he had promised to not tell anyone else.
"Dorthe... what's wrong?"
glanced over, " It's the same illness I had when I left boarding school." She said calmly.
frowns. "Did it get worse...?"
stumbled slightly as she was cleaning up as Mathias nodded quickly in response. She had always been one of weak health but often didn't show it.
frowned. He guessed he couldn't be sick, then.
just went back to preparing dinner and put his medication for him on the side.
wanted her to rest. "Dorthe..."
nods, " I'll be fine. You're still sick."
"You're worse off."
tensed at that, " I'm used to it, Nikolaas. Now go rest before anything bad happens."
sighs. "If I leave you something bad will happen, I kow it."
shook her head, " I just didn't take my medication on time."
"How often do you need to take it?"
shrugs, " Three times a day." It had gotten a lot worst considering she used to only need it once a day in the past.
frowns but nods. "I'll try to remind you then..."
nods as just continued to cook in the meantime. She had to take another break as she felt her vision blur again.
went to take over cooking.
sat down on the couch and closed her eyes as she shivered quietly. Mathias just went over and climbed onto her lap to keep her warm.
put a blanket around her before focusing on dinner again.
fell asleep as the child went to help him.
"You should keep a close eye on your mother..."
|Mathias shook his head, " She sleeps for a long time when she's really sick."
frowns and nods as he lowered the heat for dinner, not wanting it to cook too fast now.
|He shook his head. " Don't worry. Just leave her whatever is left over. She always wakes up in the middle of the night."
still took his time cooking it. He didn't like that fact...
|Mathias just helped him whenever he could. He seemed used to his mother being this ill.
wasn't, and it worried him.
never talked much about it as she curled up and shivered more. Mathias just brought water and more blankets for his mor.
would make her some hot cocoa later.
continued sleeping not noticing her sickness was getting worse.
came back once he finished dinner to check on her.
shifted as Mathias frowned, telling him that his mor was abnormally cold.
sighed and tried to warm her up with his own heat.
leaned into him quietly as she was freezing cold.
decided to lay with her once he made sure the stove was off so nothing could burn and got comfy.
shifted slightly and held onto his sleeve gingerly. She stirred slightly looking at him blankly again.
just kept his eyes closed as he warmed her.
continued to stare at him with a blank expression.
opened his eye a bit. "What?"
didn't flinch or move as she watched him. Though for a brief moment she looked absolutely heartbroken before falling back into a deep slumber.
... just raised his brow at that.
curled up into a ball without another word and started to sob in her sleep. She was having another episode again.
didn't understand..
kept at it while Mathias explained that she was really sick emotionally and just tried to comfort her so it wouldn't get worse.
tried his best..
eventually stopped but stayed curled up as Mathias went back to his own devices after. The Dane was still cold, probably worse off than before.
kept trying to warm her up.
didn't seem to be warming up as she curled up more.
kept trying...
's breathing slowed down as she was only slightly warm. It was going to take a while.
would stay with her as long as he could
shifted slightly but stayed mostly still and curled up.
just tried to rest with her.
muttered something along the lines of worrying about Mathias. Even if the child was pretty independent, she still was always worried about the child's safety.
would watch out for him with her..
just couldn't leave the child along for too long.
would help her with that. He was there now.
continued to sleep as Mathias came by with food for them.
sighed. "You eat all you want..."
|He shook his head as he stubbornly offered it to him again. " I ate already."
sighs. "I want to warm up your mother first..."
|Mathias shook his head, " You can't warm her up on an empty stomach. No energy to do so."
sighed and ate a little as he kept an arm around her.
slept quietly as Mathias offered more to him. " Mommy isn't going to be happy you wasted food."
continued to eat. "I don't have much of an appetite when I'm not well..."
|The child shook his head, " If you don't eat, you won't get well either."
sighs. "It's just how I am..."
|Mathias huffed, " Then you aren't fit to protect mommy. She's been sick this entire time and she works her butt off despite that."
rolled his eyes. "I'll be fine, kid. I've been through worse."
|The kid sighed but nods, " Just don't let mommy get hurt anymore. Her heart's going to break into tiny pieces." And he went off to fold more cranes.
nods a little. He had no intention of breaking her heart ever..
thought he missed out the real meaning where the child was always quite literal. She really had heart problems.
didn't remember that...
never spoke much about it and just usually labelled it as a simple illness.
didn't think anything involving the heart was simple...
still chose to avoid telling him so he would worry less. She really did have trouble putting herself first all the time.
knew that, which was one thing he didn't like about her. He wanted her to be healthy and happy, not just happy.
Dorthe
was
obviously too stubborn though she did try to correct that nowadays when it was taking a toll on her.
needed her to stop that. He just found her again, he didn't want her killing herself.
wouldn't...or tried not to for Mathias's sake.
didn't want her son to be disappointed.
only did things for the child and tried not to spoil him at all.
thought she was at least good with that.
did say that she would be the best mother ever if she was ever one.
would hold her to that, then.
guessed she couldn't really hold the part where she would be the best wife however.
Netherlands
thinks
she'll get to that soon...
had thought otherwise with his remark about her accidental comparison of him and her ex-husband. She was warming up slowly in the meantime.
didn't want to bring him up anymore, feeling bad at first for making her upset..
had just thought that he was a good role model for Mathias, that's all. She started to stir slowly, placing a hand on her chest as she mumbled about needing her medication.
nods a little and got up, covering her well with blankets before getting it for her, along with a glass of water.
seemed confused at first, wondering what time it was now. She closed her eyes as she just focused on breathing and thinking properly.
came back and handed her the medicine, along with water.
thank him quietly as she took it before glancing over to Mathias who was asleep on the other couch. " Sorry for the trouble..."
shakes his head. "It's okay..."
sat up slowly as she tried to ease her breathing, " Is your cold getting better?"
nods quietly as he just sat by her.
smiles faintly, relieved to hear that. " Did you eat?"
nods. "Mathias brought me food. You've taught him well."
blinks before smiling a bit more. " It's my fault really. He does that whenever I can't get out of bed."
shrugged. "Are you hungry?"
nods slightly. " Ja, a bit." She felt bad for not being able to finish her cooking. She wanted to surprise them again really.
went to go get her some. He understood how she couldn't.
felt like a bad guest already for causing him this much trouble.
didn't want her to worry about it. She was his guest and he wanted to help her get better. He came with the food for her, along with more water.
thanked him again before eating quietly and taking her time. She thought his cooking was always a bit weird.
didn't mean to... he just wasn't that good.
knew it but she liked it even if it was weird.
Netherlands
was
glad she liked it, then... He went to go check on Mathias to make sure he was okay.
watched them and continued to eat. Mathias seemed like he was content since he got to fold more cranes.
Netherlands
was
glad for that then.
wondered if he was going to be able to go to work on Monday?
didn't see why he couldn't.
guessed that was a good thing then. She would bring Mathias along too.
thought that'd be for the best
thought it was better seen the Dane was going to be at work.
wouldn't mind keeping the child close to him then.
thought they could watch over him during their breaks.
would like that. He liked spending time with the both of them.
guessed that was a good idea then.
wondered how her hand was feeling...
thought it was a bit less swollen now.
wanted it to be fully healed before putting the ring on..
wasn't really sure if she deserved it now...
didn't see how. Nothing had changed.
had been reflecting a bit on his comment earlier.
didn't think she should think abou tit a lot..
always took whatever he said to heart...
would keep quiet, then..
didn't think he had to. She just would listen typically to what he said because she cared.
would be more careful of what he said then.
just didn't think he had to worried about it.
always worried about her though.
would be fine...mostly.
would still worry...
sighed, " You'll grow warts if you worry too much. I don't think your clients would like that." Or harm his good looks...
sighed. "I just want you to be okay, and have a long life..."
made a faint sound at that, " I am okay though."
nods. "For now..." He took the plate once she was done and went to clean it.
sipped her water quietly in the meaning as she sighed.
came back a bit later. "How do you feel?"
put the glass of water to the side. " Groggy but that was from sleeping."
nods. "Good..."
blinks, " Where you here the entire time?"
nods. "You were freezing..."
frowns, " Ah sorry."
shakes his head. "It's okay." He stroked her hair a bit. "Are you tired at all anymore?"
shook her head, " Not as much. It's just my heart problems start acting up if I stress out myself all of a sudden."
nods. "Please try not to do that anymore..."
frowns but nods, " I'll try not to..."
nods again as he looked at her. "We both need you in our lives..."
blinks and looks to Mathias before nodding, " Ja...I know."
sighed. "What do you want to do now?"
blinks, " I'm not too sure." She often had a lot of work to do but with him around she actually didn't
didn't want Mathias to be up so long...
though he would be fine. The child slept like a rock now and would wake up the next morning.
guessed they had free time to do anything, then...
guessed so...
Netherlands
thinks
they could make cranes at least.
would get to that then.
got some paper and started working on them.
Quietly folded away in the meantime.
didn't know what to talk about..
had no idea either...
didn't think there was much to talk about at a time like this.
wondered how things were going for him here...after she left.
... felt pretty empty.
...guessed he didn't receive her letters after all then.
hadn't. After the accident he was out for a few months. By the time he was home he was disoriented and confused, and didn't remember any mail.
simply frowned and grew quiet after as she folded the cranes neatly. Knowing that just made her sad.
didn't mean to make her sad..
tried to fold other things in the meantime to keep her spirits up.
might have saved a few of them...
wouldn't know since she was a bit convinced he never got them.
didn't throw out any mail after the accident in case it was important. He was just too nervous to open them.
just thought he had lost them for good and seemed quite depressed by that. It brought up all the times she was alone in the hospital, waiting for his reply.
went to go get the letters.
continued to fold away quietly. She had tried to send one letter once a week and often sent little packages for his birthday and other holidays with the money she saved up from working.
came back with a box of the things.
blinked wondering what he was up to...
sat down and opened it up, showing her all the letters and things from the years.
stared at him in surprised as she rubbed her arm, " So you did keep them..." Though from the looks of it, he never read or opened any of them.
nods as he pulled out the letters. Only one was open, and it was the first she had sent him.
frowns at that. The letter was an apology really...
wondered why she was apologising...
had been really upset when she didn't get to see him before she left so she was mad at him. She finally did send a letter to him as promised.
just frowned. He felt terrible for not seeing her off... He wanted to be there for her.
blinks as she noticed something missing from the letter. " Do you know what happened to the miffy keychain I sent with the letter?"
nods a little. "I've been using it to hold my house and car keys.."
seemed a bit surprised, " This entire time?" She wasn't even aware of how sturdy it was but she had to get it for him the first chance she had.
nods. "I've never needed a new one, so I found no point in buying another."
smiles a bit at that, " That's good..."
nodded as he sighed. "I was frustrated when I read this... so I didn't open any others..."
's smile faded away as she simply nodded. She felt like she was to blame now.
didn't think she was. He was just frustrated because he didn't know his relation to her back then. To him it was like a letter from a stranger..
...didn't understand why he kept after then?
thought maybe one day it'd hit him and he'd remember who she was..
guessed it did work thought she was unsure of he was going to open the rest of the letters and packages.
started doing that.
knew her drawings were really bad back then...but she tried to improve. She was always better at food art. Though most of the cases she usually just put in something miffy related and a photo.
smiled as he went through all the letters, feeling like lost memories came back to him.
fidgeted a bit as she was embarrassed by some of the things she wrote. Though she often ended the letters the same way, "With love..."
just kept a faint smile as he put them away. "Dank u..."
nodded shyly as she tried to focus on the paper folding. It was often the larger packages that seemed like she really went all out. Surprisingly she managed to often get one of those rare limited edition miffy_
_collectables for him somehow even though her parents would often chastise her for spending so much money on it.
thought it was great...
managed to get all of them but on special one in particular. She had saved up the money but on the day she was suppose to get it, she ended up getting sick. In the_
_ end she pleaded for her parents to take a picture of it and sent the money to him in case there was on where he lived. She really did value him a lot.
could tell... He couldn't help but hug her from that.
squeaked faintly as she grew flustered. " Sorry I couldn't continue sending letters..." She was forced to stop by her ex-husband and never got around to send them again after her divorce.
shakes his head. "It's okay... Everything will be better now."
smiles slightly, " I can keep sending you letters now. Everyday even." She joked lightly.
chuckles a bit. "No need, you're here..."
tilts her head, " Would you prefer that I do something else then?"
shakes his head. "Just stay here..."
looks to him, " That's all? You're usually someone with a complicated plan up your sleeve."
shrugs. "Not lately. I just... want you here."
stared at him before getting flustered, getting the wrong message. " I-I'm not going to have sex with you here especially not with Mathias around. Sorry..." Even if it was something they did in the past...
frowns. "Nee, I wasn't meaning that at all. I meant I want you to stay here. Like, live."
blinks as she apologized for that mistake profusely after before pausing. " L-living here? But what about the costs and such?"
shakes his head. "I've saved a lot. I'm more frugal than when I was younger, and it's lonely alone."
frowns as she took his hand lightly, " At least let me take some of the burden. It'll be rough on you having to take care of someone as sick as I am."
shrugs. "I don't mind, really..."
shook her head, " I'll be a terrible roommate if I let that happen."
sighs. "Then just keep working at the host club. That's all we need."
nods lightly at that, " I guess." She didn't want to say that he should stop working because she honestly had no say in it. Though the fact he was interacting with other women tugged at her heartstrings.
just did it as a job. He never had feelings for them.
knew so but...she just quietly sighed, unable to explain it from a woman's part of view. It was wrong of her to be jealous after all.
thought of it just as a job, really...
chose to kept quiet after, not even entirely sure how he felt about her as she folded another paper crane.
felt everything for her... He still wanted her to have the ring, that was key.
wouldn't know how to respond and she just started to fold something else from the paper.
really wanted to spend his life with her... even after all these years.
took her time getting the designs right before taking his hand and slipping the little paper ring onto his ring finger. " It wouldn't be right if I was the only one getting a ring."
smiles as he looked at it. "Dank u..." He actually planned on keeping it on.
blushed quietly, " I-I'll find a proper one for you eventually."
nods. "This will do. There's no rush."
shook her head, " It wouldn't be fair for you..."
shrugs. "I don't mind, really... it's the thought that counts."
rubbed her thumb lightly against his hand, " Ja but still, I want to give you something permanent. The paper will crinkle and get dirty."
nods. "Ja... I'll take it off when I shower and do dishes too."
shakes her head, " But you sweat too, silly."
rolls his eyes. "I'll do what I can to keep it safe and durable."
sighed before taking his hand, and placing a light kiss on the ring. " Then I'll give you some luck to help keep it safe."
smiled a bit more. "Dank u, Dorthe..." She made him so happy.
couldn't help as she smiled back with an evident blush. She really liked making people happy and especially him out of all people. " You're welcome."
liked how she was one of the only people to ever make him happy...
tilted her head as she looked at him after before trying to make his smile wider by pulling at his cheeks. " You look better when you smile more." She laughs after.
made a sound at that and pushed her hands away a little. "Nee. I don't like doing it often."
pouts, " Ja but at least around me you can try." She noticed she was a bit close to his face and was staring at him before pulling away bashfully.
nods a little. "You're the only one I smile to, now... and Mathias."
glances to the sleeping child, " You know he loves you a lot."
looked over to him. "I just figure he was talkative..."
shakes her head, " He's actually really shy and won't speak up around people he trusts."
raises his brow as he kept looking at him. "Really? That's surprising."
chuckles and nods, " He'll only talk to the people he really likes."
nods. "I'm glad he likes me then... it'd be awkward otherwise."
shakes her head, " He's really the one who knows me the best now..."
nods a little. "It shows..."
smiles, " I guess he beat you to it." She joked lightly as she folded another crane.
worked on folding again. "He's a really special kid.."
nods slowly, " And most likely the only one I'll ever have..." She commented.
looks over to her. "Why?"
blinks before scratching her head, " I nearly died giving birth to Mathias." She stated quietly.
frowned and nodded. "I see... At least you're strong enough to keep going."
smiles, " I'm still young and kicking. Don't worry too much about it."
sighs as he looked to the child again. He was almost jealous of him.
tilts her head as she noticed that, " What's wrong?"
shakes his head. "Nothing."
pinched his nose as she scowls, " There is never nothing with a crafty mind like yours."
made a sound and rubbed his nose. "It's... it doesn't matter." He didn't want to get her sad again.
pouts, " Tellll me~" She was going to get off his cause now that she was onto it.
sighed. "Just... Mathias..."
raises a brow, " What do you mean?"
shakes his head. "It's just nice knowing he turned out so well, considering how bad I've heard your ex husband is..."
frowns for a brief moment before shaking her head, " I have to be a good mother after all even if he has no real father figure."
nods a little. "Still. He seems to have gotten all the good genes from him. I've not seen him be bad at all."
shakes her head as she grew quiet, " I haven't had a DNA testing on him actually..."
looked to her faintly. "What does that mean?"
looked to the side, " Mathias should be 7 or 8 by now..." She was eluding to something she had been suspecting for a long time.
blinked a bit. "... When did you meet your ex husband...?"
fidgeted, " A few months after I left for the hospital and then Culinary school."
nods a little as he looked back to Mathias. "So..."
tugged at the ends of her hair, " My ex-husband thought it was his since he was drunk one night but nothing really ever happened and rushed the marriage. I only went with it to save the child."
nods a bit as he just held a crane. "Could you..." He looked down at it. "Maybe get the test done...?"
blinks at it and nods faintly. " I-I guess..." Everything really had spun around quickly in the past. One moment she was ill and the next moment she married some celebrity she bumped into in culinary school.
wouldn't treat the child any worse if it wasn't his, but if he was... He'd not be able to let him go, really.
watched Mathias who slept quietly. She just grew quiet again, sure of it was the right decision to tell the Dutchman her secret. After all, she believed this_
_ was the real reason her exhusband divorced her and made a big deal just to strip her of her credibility and fortune.
just hoped for it. He had never thought of having a child before, but if it was his, he didn't want to abandon him again.
did carry all the important documents she had with her usually though she went to get a certain file she had of Mathias but never opened.
wondered if now was the time...
wasn't sure at all but handed him the file. " If I remember right, it should be a test between my ex-husband and Mathias that my mor decided to do out of whim without me knowing until after the divorce"
nods a little as he took it and slowly opened it, looking over the files.
tugs nervously at the ends of her hair as she sat down next to him. " I've never looked at them but it might help with some of the confusion around who his far really is."
looked at it and froze a little when he saw the results.
shifted a bit. She didn't know that her mor much have actually cross referenced his files too in her little trip of curiousity.
Netherlands
was
just... shocked.
just didn't say anything as she was unsure it was a good idea too look or not but she trust him instead.
handed it to her after, wanting her to see it with her own eyes.
frowned as she shook her head, nervous and unsure. " I-I'm not sure..."
nods. "Do it."
Dorthe
was
hesitant but she eventually looked at it, taking in the information slowly. She frowned at times noticing he was referenced to but she stopped at the end and just looked at him.
just smiled faintly to her.
reddened and just stayed quiet before looking at the child. The one mistake that night really turned into a blessing...
felt terrible for not being there for him, but that just made him feel more inclined to stay around him.
put the file neatly away and put it in his hands. She wanted him to have it for safekeeping.
would take good care of it... He didn't care where she got it from, just that it was true.
would say his best bet in verifying it was with her mor who obtained it from a top notch testing facility. She shifted quietly after and went to clean up as it was getting late.
went to help her. He'd not mind meeting her mother again...
figured they would have to arrange something for meeting her parents at the nursing home...
would like that. Once they got settled he'd like to get her parents back into a proper house...
knew her parents didn't like that place at all but it was the only place with medical attention nearby.
could try to set up some rooms in his house for them..
Dorthe
was
worried about the house being too small but she was more worried about her far's heart problems.
could try and get an apartment for rent near the hospital.
thought it might be better to just talk to her parents about it then. She went to bring the child upstairs to a proper bed once they were done the clean up.
followed her up a little later. He'd maybe do that tomorrow.
sighed, wondering when did Mathias get so heavy as she laid the child onto the bed.
rubbed her back a little once she put him down. "Are you going to sleep with him tonight...??"
glanced over and nods, " You can join us too if you want."
shrugs. "I don't know if it'd be big enough..."
smiles, " It's your bed after all and I believe we've been through that problem already."
sighs and nods a bit before getting ready for bed.
tucked the child in before changing into some proper clothes to sleep in.
got comfy on the bed as he looked to the child again, lightly stroking his hair.
pressed a light kiss on the child's forehead before getting into bed to sleep.
yawned lightly as he brought the blanket up to keep them warm.
leaned over and kissed him lightly on the cheek as she smiled, " Godnat."
nods a little. "Goednacht..." He put his arm around her lightly.
blushed but shifted closer, being careful of the child inbetween them.
fell asleep rather quickly after that.
watched for a bit before slowly falling asleep herself.