princessromy (princessromy) wrote in mudbloods,
@ 2013-04-17 07:14:00

Romy was kind of nervous as she rode in the cab to the house Walden had given her the address too. He really didn't live that far from her mother and Step-Dad. She chewed at her bottom lip and fiddled with the basket of sweets she'd gotten Rex to bake, vegan style.

When the man stopped, she got out of the cab and paid him, then walked to the door. She was going to make a nice impression on his family. They'd like her and she'd be their daughter in law some day.

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wallie
2013-04-17 10:30 pm UTC (link)

Walden didn't understand why his mother and grandmother thought it was okay to treat Romy poorly because of who her father was. He followed Romy out of the house and wrapped his arms around her when she started to cry, picking her up in his arms.

"I'm sorry, Romy," he whispered, kissing her forehead and holding her close. "Tell me your mother's address. They shouldn't have treated you like that. I should have told them everything so they didn't react like that to you."

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princessromy
2013-04-17 10:34 pm UTC (link)

Romy shook her head and slid out of his arms. She didn't want to be held or touched or anything. She had just met the parents of her first boyfriend and they'd hated her. And she'd found out that her father, whom she loved more than anyone in the world, was a rapist.

"I don't want to be held." Romy told him, wiping at her eyes and shaking a little. "They don't want you around me. We're not going to be able to go on our date. They're not going to let us be together. They hate me and I've done nothing wrong." She looked up at Walden. "I love my Daddy. He's not a horrible man."

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	wallie 2013-04-17 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't think he is anymore," Walden said, shaking his head and giving Romy a sad look. "He loves you and all your brothers. He and your father were so open and welcoming to me. I'd never say a bad thing about him, Romy." He touched her hand. "Please don't break up with me because of this. I really like you. I really want to make this work. They'll come around." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

princessromy
2013-04-17 10:43 pm UTC (link)

"I'm not breaking up with you." Romy shook her head and looked up at Walden. She wiped at her eyes and for the first time, she wasn't trying to please anyone. Not even Walden, whom she felt like she had to please all the time.

"They're not going to let you be with me. You're going to be the one who breaks up with me." Romy told him. "And it's... It's so fucking stupid and I'm so angry and I just want to smash something. Or break something. Or hit someone. I do everything I can to make people happy. Everything. I do everything I'm told, I'm nice to everyone. I put myself second in almost everything. And yet, the one time I really want things to work out, I somehow manage to fuck it all up and ruin everything."

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wallie
2013-04-17 10:46 pm UTC (link)

"It's not ruined, Romy. They're not monsters. They're going to come around. They'll see how great you are because we're going to show them," Walden promised, moving closer to her and taking her hands in his.

"I really want this to work out, Romy. I'm not going to break up with you. I'm going to come to London and me and Dudley are going to move in together and you'll come visit me and I'll come visit you a lot. We'll go on lots of dates." He kissed her hands. "Please. I want this. I want to be with you."

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	princessromy 2013-04-18 02:57 am UTC (link)
	Romy closed her eyes and tried to calm herself down. She looked up at Walden and shook her head. "I don't want to break up either, Wallie. But, they're not going to accept me. I'm the daughter of someone they hate." She leaned against him for a moment. "I should go to my Mum's house." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wallie 2013-04-18 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"We'll make them accept you. My mum and my grandma can change. They're good people. They will change. We'll show them how wonderful you are and then they'll have to," Walden said, kissing Romy's forehead. He squeezed her close to his chest. "Let me walk you there. Let's just have our date tomorrow instead. I'll take you to lunch before you go home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	princessromy 2013-04-18 05:13 am UTC (link)
	Romy let Walden walk her all the way to her Mum's house. It was much more simple and plain than her Daddies preferred their houses. She held onto Walden's hand and led him up to the door before she pushed it open. "Mum? Welly?" Romy asked as she stepped into the house. "I'm here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wallie
2013-04-18 05:19 am UTC (link)

Arielle was in the living room with Weldon and Laney when Romy came in. "We're in here," she called, getting to her feet. "We weren't expecting you for --" Arielle stopped when she saw Romy's friend, blinking at him in surprise. "This... must be Walden."

Walden still felt guilty about the way his family had reacted to Romy. He was partially hoping her mother hated him. He gave the surprised looking woman a small smile. "Hello, Mrs. Macnair. I'm Walden Figg," he said, holding out his hand to her. "It's nice to meet you."

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princessromy
2013-04-18 05:23 am UTC (link)

"There's nothing Figg about you, boy." Weldon told him as he came in, wiping his hands off from making dinner. "You're a Macnair through and through. No denying you as a kid, aye?"

Romy laughed at that and shook her head. "No. Definitely not. Hi, Welly." She wrapped her arms around him and smiled.

Weldon laughed and kissed the top of her head, then glanced at Walden and slapped him on the back. "Look exactly like my brother, don't you? It's nice to meet you, boyo."

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wallie
2013-04-18 06:07 am UTC (link)

"Nice to meet you too," Walden said, giving Weldon a tentative smile. He seemed pretty nice. Walden was surprised their familiar had never met before. "I've met Walden before. It is a bit uncanny," he agreed, laughing. "I was shocked when I met him."

"He looked exactly like you when he was a teenager," Arielle said, smiling at Walden. "Are you going to stay for dinner, or are you two going out?"

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	princessromy 2013-04-18 06:33 am UTC (link)
	Romy gave her mother a sad look and shook her head. "Walden has to go home for dinner." She replied, chewing at her bottom lip. "His grandmother demanded it. She doesn't like me very much." Weldon frowned at that. "Why would anyone not like you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wallie
2013-04-18 06:38 am UTC (link)

Walden sighed. "It's my fault," he said. "My mother and grandmother didn't know I went to London looking for my father and that was how I met Romy. I'm going to school there in September and it all just... came up in conversation. I should have warned Romy how they feel about him. I think he's changed since then. He was really nice to me."

Arielle nodded, running a hand through her hair and sighing. "You were born the same way Rooney and Rider were then, I assume," she said. "Walden and Rabastan didn't really want to say anything to the kids about it and I can't blame them." She looked at Romy, touching her arm. "You okay, Rom?"

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	princessromy 2013-04-18 06:44 am UTC (link)
	"Not really." Romy told her mother and then collapsed into her arms, hugging her tightly. "He's my Daddy. How could he do something like that? How could he hurt someone like that?" "It's a Macnair thing. We get angry sometimes." Weldon admitted, sighing. "We snap. I've never done it personally. But, your father is a lot like our father was, except not abusive." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wallie
2013-04-18 06:51 am UTC (link)

Arielle hugged Romy close, rubbing her back. "It doesn't mean he loves you any less, Romy. You're always going to be his little princess. He's doted on you since the day you were born. He's a good dad. He's a good partner to Rabastan. He's made up for his past mistakes with all of you." Even if Rabastan had had to force Walden to take in Rooney and Rider's mums, he's warmed to being a father.

Walden felt very out of place during this family moment. He didn't want to make excuses for what Walden had done to his mother, but he didn't want Romy to be this upset either. "Walden seemed very different from what my mum described," he said quietly. "Like a whole other person."

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princessromy
2013-04-18 06:57 am UTC (link)

"We'll be back." Weldon pulled Walden into another room and gave him a weak smile. "It's time you learn about your family, kid. At least the Macnair side of it. Your father and I grew up with our father. Our father was a murderer. Killed our mother and got away with it because he was a prison guard. He was emotionally, physically and sexually abusive to both me and your father."

Romy sighed softly and looked up at her mother. "He's my first boyfriend." She told her quietly. "And his family hates me."

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wallie
2013-04-18 07:03 am UTC (link)

Walden stared at Weldon for a long moment. That was... a lot to take in. "So... what? So my father learned it from your father and grew out of acting like him or something?" he asked. "Everyone seemed happy at their house when I visited."

Arielle shook her head, bringing Romy into the living room and taking a seat with her. "My family doesn't like Weldon," she said. "Romy, if you two really care about each other, then your family doesn't matter. If Walden would leave you because of his mother, he's not good enough for you anyway. You're a beautiful girl. You're going to have a very happy relationship with a very happy boy someday, no matter what."

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princessromy
2013-04-18 07:10 am UTC (link)

"Well. He was never really like our father." Weldon admitted after a moment. "There was this point of time where Rabastan and Walden had broken up because Rabastan was being raped by our father. And he didn't tell your Dad about it. So, Walden left him and he was drinking a lot, disappeared for weeks. He went mental. That's when what happened to your mum happened."

Romy looked around for a moment, then sighed. "I don't love him. Not yet." She told Arielle. "But.. I slept with Rider. And it's all very confusing and I don't know what to do and I'm in a constant panic."

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wallie
2013-04-18 07:14 am UTC (link)

"Oh," Walden said, feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the new information. "I never... I mean, that's horrible. The way the two of you grew up. I didn't know it was like that for you, but that's awful."

Arielle blinked at that. Romy sleeping with Rider was certainly... unexpected. "Well... I think you should try and make it work with Walden," she said. "He seems like a sweet boy. You remind me so much of your father sometimes, Romy. You can always talk about this stuff with Rabastan too, you know. He'll understand."

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princessromy
2013-04-18 07:22 am UTC (link)

Weldon shrugged. "Your father had it worse than I did. I was never gay. That was what your grandfather hated. Walden being a fag or whatever. That's why Walden got it worse than me. He was beating the fag out of him. That's why your father was so messed up. It doesn't make up for it, but it's an explanation for you. Walden isn't a bad man."

Romy looked back at her mother and sighed. "He'll tell Daddy. And Daddy will get angry." She shook her head. "I thought you'd talk to me about it, but apparently not."

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wallie
2013-04-18 07:26 am UTC (link)

Walden sighed, nodding in agreement, even if he wasn't sure he did agree completely. "He seemed normal when I met him," Walden said. "Like... I don't know. He just seemed like a pretty nice guy. It's hard for me to believe that person is the same as the one my mother told me about."

"I'm talking to you about it now, Romy," Arielle said, shaking her head. "I just don't want you to feel like you have no one to turn to at home." She kissed Romy's forehead. "How do you feel about Rider? Why do you think you slept with him?"

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	princessromy 2013-04-18 07:47 am UTC (link)
	"Haven't you ever done anything you regret?" Weldon asked as he looked back at the boy. "Or maybe not regret, but feel guilty about? Walden felt guilty about it for a while. But, he moved past it so he could be a good father." Romy looked at her mother and shrugged. "I don't know. I think because he offered. I'm so stupid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wallie
2013-04-18 07:51 am UTC (link)

Walden had done things he felt guilty about. Like having sex with Pyxis. "I want to be a good boyfriend to Romy," he told Weldon. "I really like her. I just don't know if she'll be able to get past the way my mother and gran telling her about her father."

"You're not stupid," Arielle said, shaking her head. "There's nothing wrong with being curious and a little bit adventurous. Just make sure you're careful. Don't have sex with boys unless you've got protection. Do you want to be with Rider, or do you want to be with Walden?"

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