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
2013-04-18 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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