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@northsidekitty
PM | BRODY & KITTY
BRODY: Even if this is a mildly pleasent surprise, I can't imagine how /that/ would be an important part of our conversation.
BRODY: Sounds good. I'll be there.
KITTY: It has to do with everything that happened eight years ago.
KITTY: With your brother
[PM] Hello, Brody. I hope you don't mind my intrusion but I was hoping we could meet for coffee sometime and maybe talk a little?
[PM] Kitty? This is a surprise.
[PM] I thought you’ve been having your hands full, with everything that was announced lately.
[PM] But a coffee and some talk sounds like a good idea. It’s been a while.
[HERE] @northsideweston
PM | BRODY & KITTY
KITTY: Hello, Brody. I hope you don't mind my intrusion but I was hoping we could meet for coffee sometime and maybe talk a little?
BRODY: Kitty? This is a surprise.
BRODY: I thought you’ve been having your hands full, with everything that was announced lately.
BRODY: But a coffee and some talk sounds like a good idea. It’s been a while.
KITTY: I have, but that doesn't mean I can't make time.
KITTY: And that's exactly why I need to speak with you.
KITTY: How's 11 a.m. on Friday? At Bethany's cafe?
I want to apologize to those who were probably slightly thrown off by how extremely secretive I’ve been lately, but as you see, I’ve had a good reason. But now that it’s all out in the open, I can’t tell you how relieved I am. And happy. Very, very happy. And to top it all off, I have officially bought a new house on the Northside, which is currently in the decoration and furnishing stage. Once everything is ready, I would love to host a dinner for a select few to attend and get to know the most amazing little girl this town has seen.
I’m sure this will come as a shock for many people, people who have known me from church, who have seen me as nothing but the Preacher’s Daughter, the example to follow. I am so much more. After years of pain, suffering, lies and betrayals, I can finally say what I’ve been forced to keep hidden. I can say it with pride. I am a mother.
Many years ago, I fell in love and from that love came the most amazing baby girl I unfortunately was not able to keep by my side. I spent years grieving that loss and focusing myself on projects that I hoped would help me deal with that pain. But I have her back now and I’m more than trilled to tell the world she is mine.
I would like to thank her father for giving me the greatest gift I could ever ask for. And I want to thank Grace for accepting me into her life in such a pure way. I will protect her fiercely against any judgement that may come our way, but I do expect those who have any negative thing to say to keep it to themselves. We are starting a new chapter in our lives and I couldn’t be happier.
-- Kitty Wilde.
northsidemarleyrose:
Supporting your friends doesn’t mean dealing with their problems for them.
Really? That’s awesome, Kitty. I’m happy you found something so quickly.
Well, I’m never been very good with friends.
I’ve been browsing for a while but once I was sure what I wanted, it was easy to find.
Well, you almost had me fooled Told me that I was nothing without you Oh, but after everything you’ve done I can thank you for how strong I have become
'Cause you brought the flames and you put me through hell I had to learn how to fight for myself And we both know all the truth I could tell I'll just say this is "I wish you farewell"
“You are still my what if.”
— lustmywander, My six word story
@waywardxson
northsideclarington:
You peeked my interest right there. You know where to find me then, Ms. Wilde.
Sure do. And I hope you accept my invitation. It would mean a lot.
northsidemarleyrose:
I don’t know if that’s entirely true, you’re allowed to lean on the people around you, but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with independence. It’s admirable, Kitty.
Have you found any prospects so far?
Everyone has their own issues, they don’t need to deal with mine.
I have, actually. Everything should be set up within the upcoming week.
waywardxson:
Rory smiled at her comment. Technically Rory had been worried about the same thing. He didn’t know how Grace was going to react. She always said she wanted a mother but he knew it was a big change for her, and really there were only a handful of women that had been around Grace her whole life. He wasn’t sure how she’d take someone she hadn’t met before. But his little girl, the angel she was, had been a fan of Kitty since they met. He nodded when she spoke, “I mentioned that Grace’s mother was back in the picture but only two people know it’s you. I told Marley and Dare. So maybe three because I’m sure Dare shares everything with Charlie but they’re good people.” He shrugged, “I uh, I’m glad that this worked out, Kit. I know you wanted it but..” he shrugged, looking down at their hands, “I’ve wanted it too, even though I didn’t say it. I want to leave it up to you, if you want to tell everyone or.. how we handle that.”
Kitty nodded once, absorbing the information. The little she knew of Marley told her the girl wasn’t a blabbermouth. She didn’t know the other two, but if Rory trusted them, then she could too. Either way, it didn’t matter anymore. “I want to tell everyone. I want the world to know Grace is mine. After all this time, there’s no way I’m hiding her.” Kitty nearly jumped in her seat at the thought, but was able to collect herself enough to remain seated. She let go of Rory’s hand at last to grab her coffee mug, finishing her drink as a thought popped into her head. “I have a proposition for you.” She paused, eyeing him for a second. “I signed the papers to my new house this morning. The owner passed away in a nursing home last October so the son wanted to get rid of the house right away. Which means, I was able to make a good deal and get the keys already. It has no furniture until maybe next week, but... I was thinking, if you have no other plans, maybe you and Grace would like to ring in the new year with me there?”
waywardxson:
Rory knew that it had been difficult for Kitty. He hadn’t made it any easier by taking his time to tell Grace about her. He told himself it was because he wanted to make sure Kitty was serious but maybe a small part of him wasn’t sure how he felt sharing his little girl with someone new. Even if Kitty wasn’t new. He turned his hand over when she reached for it and gave it a small squeeze. Seeing the emotions racing across her eyes told him that he had been right to tell Grace. “It might take her some getting used to before she starts calling you mom because she’s never had anyone to call mom but give her some time and she’ll get there.” Rory looked down at her hand and he let himself enjoy the feeling. He could remember the first time they’d actually held hands all those years ago, and how he surprised himself by how much he liked it. “Have you told anyone?”
For the first time in years, Kitty didn’t care about keeping up appearances. She knew she shouldn’t be seen talking to a southsider; to a cast out; to a Serpent. She knew people would talk if they saw their hands touching. But she didn’t care. Everything was falling into place. And the nervousness she felt before had been replaced with an excitement she hadn’t felt in years. “I don’t care what she calls me. She knows who I am and she accepted me. That’s all that matters.” She could almost squeal with joy. Instead she held on to Rory’s hand as if it were a lifeline, her smile widening to the point where you could barely see her eyes. “Only King. And Quinn. I don’t...have a lot of people I can trust. And I didn’t want to go around telling everyone in case...I don’t know. In case Grace wanted nothing to do with me. You?”
waywardxson:
It was strange because it had been years. A lifetime had passed between when they met for the first time, and when they met for the second. But sitting with her now, it was difficult not to be reminded how far they’d come. “You still look the same, that’s for sure. But you know you’ve always been beautiful.” Rory looked down into the cup as if it was the most interesting thing in the world before he took a long drink of the steaming, bitter liquid and then looked up at her. “She had a long think about it,” Rory told her, turning the cup in between his hands. “She already liked you since we’ve been hanging out and she’s been talking about wanting a mom for a long time. She wasn’t sure how she felt at first but then last night, she came up to me and she said, So daddy, this means I have a mommy now? And I said, Yeah baby, Kitty’s your mommy. And looked at me and nodded and said, I think I like that. So she’s taken it pretty well.”
Maybe she did look the same. She had been fifteen, now she was twenty-three. But she didn’t feel the same. She felt like a completely different person; someone whose soul had been ripped from her and destroyed. If Rory knew her now; knew the real Kitty, he wouldn’t still think she was the same girl he fell in love with all those years ago. She wasn’t sweet and naive. She was bitter, snobbish, even mean at times. All because of everything she had lost. And even though she was getting it back now, it didn’t erase the past. Nor did it erase all the things she had just uncovered. Rory had been through so much, yet she could still see the heart beneath the rough outside. But her? It was the other way around. “I love how she’s so pondered.” Kitty needed to focus on Grace now. Whatever history they shared didn’t matter if her daughter rejected her. And she wasn’t sure she could handle that. But all that worry deflated like a balloon the second she heard Rory’s words. “She does?” Grace wanted her. She wanted her as a mother. A long sigh of relief escaped her lips as she leaned forward, placing her hand over Rory’s. “You have no idea how happy that makes me.” Kitty was turning into such an emotional mess lately, but she didn’t care.
northsidemarleyrose:
I absolutely believe you can handle it, I just thought I’d put the offer out, as a friend I guess. Maybe I overstepped.
I appreciate the gesture, really. But a girl has lean on no one but herself.
waywardxson:
Rory hadn’t had a clean shaven face in so long that he still felt awkward without the extra “fur”, as Grace called it. “Like me, huh? I was a younger man back then,” he said, hesitating the second he felt the brush of fingertips against the side of his face. He lifted his eyes to look over at her, this woman who was still the shining image of the girl who had made a younger Rory fall so madly in love with her careful smile, twinkling eyes, and golden heart. Then the touch was dropped and Rory grabbed his jacket, tugging it once as he sat up straight. He caught a waitresses attention and ordered a coffee as he cleared his throat, thankful for the change of conversation. “Grace. Grace is.. she’s good. She.. she had a sleepover with her Aunt Marley. I’ll be picking her up later,” he said, then realized what she was probably asking. “You mean, since I told her?”
"It hasn’t been that long.” Kitty joked. The nervousness she felt was slowly dissipating. If Rory was laughing, then maybe it was a good sign? Her eyes dropped to the nearly empty mug, using it as a distraction. Every time she met with Rory was like being thrown into the past and she had to relieve it all. Not the bad times, the good ones. She could remember how they first met as if it were yesterday. She only looked back up when he spoke about Grace. Just her name alone brought a happiness to her that she couldn’t describe. “Yes. Since you told her. But it’s good to know she’s having a good time.” Her lips turned into a smile, thinking about her daughter playing with Marley. She didn’t know much about the other woman, but she seemed nice, the kind of person a child would appreciate. Still, that’s not what she cared about in that moment.
northsideclarington:
That doesn’t sound like fun. Any hope New Year’s Eve will be better?
Oh, I’m sure it will be. You should expect a very special invitation in the beginning of the new year.
northsidemarleyrose:
I can’t exactly offer a lot, but please let me know if there’s anything I can do to help, even if you just need an ear. Especially because I know a lot more than you probably want me to thanks to Rory.
I’ll be fine, don’t you worry about it. It’s nothing I can’t handle on my own.
