silly me *grins and chuckles softly as i open my arms and pull you into a hug, tightly wrapping my arms around you and holding you to my chest* i missed you, you know

mhm *lets out a light laugh and shakes my head, pulling back just enough to look down at your features* usually people would just say “i miss you too” or something *raises my brows playfully and pulls away, glancing around* though i suppose it’s time to see the girl i came for, hm?

right *grins and shakes my head again, running my fingers through my hair while taking in the sight of you for a moment longer* maybe we could talk just the two of us for a bit first? and you can tell me everything you said you would earlier

an adult talk, i’m ready *takes a seat on the opposite end of the couch from you and shifts my hips to get comfortable, casting my arm along the back of the couch* i’m ready for it all

you faint? *echoes what you said and raises my brows, running my tongue along my teeth as i grin some* when did this start? do you know why it happens?

no no, it doesn’t sound stupid *furrows my brows a bit and shifts my hips again, turning to face you some more as i press my lips together* i won’t scold you for not being better about going to see doctors or anything, but just- definitely be careful, nutmeg

good- or, not good but, you know *grins a little and lets out a light chuckle, keeping my eyes on you to look over your expression for a moment longer* i won’t worry too much out loud, but i do want to hear updates about it, yeah?

*laughs and leans my head back before shaking my head, tapping my fingers against the couch* i deserve that- but i would like to know your little secret from earlier, though i’m not exactly sure what the conversation was about when it came up

mhm *lets out a dramatic sigh and leans further back into the couch, grinning as i think for a moment* I know your secret was about me, at least. and i can tell you my secret, though i don’t think it’ll be as interesting as you think it is

so you remember your secret, and you’ll have to tell me *grins and leans forward, resting my elbows on my knees as i shrug my shoulders lightly* and you just can’t be Meg because I like Meg, that’s all there is to it, nutmeg

well, there’s more to it but it’s not my place to say *grins small and looks down at my fingers as they tap against my leg, shrugging again* but sure, i certainly do ha te you- or i will if you don’t tell me your secret now

you’re right, that certainly wasn’t interesting *forces a frown and sits up straight, resting my hands in my lap as i turn to look over at you again* guess we both had lame secrets, huh? kind of anticlimactic

ah right, princess aurora *grins and stands up, stretching my arms overhead before reaching my hand out to help you stand* not to baby you or anything, but you should try to get up as slowly as possible

ashton, hm? *chuckles softly and holds onto your hand as you stand, letting go of it once you have* feels like i’m being scolded a bit *raises my brows playfully and takes a step back* but yes, lead the way to the girl i actually came to see

onward it is *nods and begins to follow you, absentmindedly looking around as i do* hopefully she’s nicer to me than her mom is, i don’t know if i could handle two

*chuckles and steps into her room behind you, immediately grinning softly down at her when she turns to look at me* hi there princess aurora, i’m ash

oh, that’s alright *laughs softly and runs a hand through my hair, looking between you and her before settling on your gaze* i don’t want to scare her or anything, i know she thinks i’m a stranger

ah, i know- she’s gotten so big *grins warmly and takes a moment to think, slowly kneeling down to her eye level* how old are you, princess?

two? *softens my voice up a bit and holds up two fingers to mirror her, grinning softly* wow, you’re a big girl now- almost as old as momma *glances up at you and raises my brows playfully* isn’t that right, momma?

mhm, right *smiles softly and looks over her features quickly, then turning to glance around the room* could you show me some of your toys, rora? it all looks so exciting, i’d like to see

alright *chuckles and stands up while crouching a bit so she can still hold onto my fingers, following her to where she leads me, quickly sparing a glance back at you* what’s first, princess?

*takes a seat on the floor beside her, raises my brows and grins as she hands me her dolls* wow, rora, these are all yours? what a lucky girl you are, huh?

we can cook, princess *grins and nods, moving over a bit closer to her kitchen set while gently setting her dolls down* how about we make something for momma? i’m sure she’d like that

why don’t you go ask momma what she wants us to make? *whispers playfully to her to pretend you can’t hear, raising my eyebrows as i sit in front of the kitchen set*

alright, eggs it is *grins and sets the pan on the stove in the kitchen set, looking back over at her* i’ll let you show me how to make them, rora

so, what first? *sets one hand on her when she sits in my lap, using my other to gently smooth her hair back as i peer down at her*