Samantha Richards - Pastries and Problems
Samantha Richards
((Richards-Dakora Family Quarters, Deck 6 - USS Artemis))
She looked between the babies in her arms and the insanely delicious looking pastries.
Cole: Would you like me to hold one of them, so you could eat?
Nodding to Nat, she lifted Aven towards her.
Richards: If you want to take Mr. Grump here,I can set Leera down in her sweet little chair that her uncle Nathan took forever to put together.
Carefully, she passed the small boy over to Nat and then rested Leera down in the high tech, state-of-the-art, anti-grav, bouncy chair and turned it on. Slowly making motions similar to the one Sam was previously doing.
Cole: I will happily entertain Mr. Grumpy::making popping noises and smiling::
Richards: ::Grabbing one of the pastries and taking a bite:: Oh… My… ::Covering her mouth with her hand:: Nat this is incredible!
Cole: Aunt Rea claims she stopped a war once with them, I like to believe she has.
After taking another bite, she looked at Nat whose focus seemed to be on the baby in her arms.
Richards: You just have the one sibling? ::Taking another bite and gesturing towards Aven:: You’re pretty good with him.
Cole: The only one I helped raise. After Mom and the Commander divorced… he got the family he wanted. So I do have two half-siblings, but I rarely see them.
Richards: Oof. That’s… rough…
She thought for a moment, what that would be like. It was impossible for someone like Sam to fully imagine. Her parents were still together. All her siblings were fully hers and she knew them all so well.
Cole: Juno, they’re great. They want to design starship interiors. I might let them help decorate my quarters. ::making a silly face at Aven, using a playful voice:: Or maybe they can pick out a plant. What do you think, hmm?
Aven let out a small giggle, prompting Natasha to laugh also.
Richards: Aww. He likes you! ::Taking another bite:: It’s probably gas, but we will just say he likes you.
Cole: There’s nothing better than a baby’s laugh. Well, unless you hear it in an empty corridor. Then it’s horrifying.
Sam laughed and almost choked on the pastry.
Richards: If I die eating this… You can tell everyone I died happy.
Cole: Response
Grabbing some water, Sam sat down on the couch with a bit of a huff.
Richards: Yeah. Leave the twins with their less than present dad? Sounds too sad. ::beat:: They can become the ship's babies. A community effort. You can teach them to protect themselves, Tho’Bi can teach them to fix things, Roy can teach them to fix themselves. ::Chuckling:: And MacKenzie can teach everyone to fear them.
Cole: Response
For the most part, Sam had gotten away with just simply telling people Talos was “away on Betazed for his Nobility responsibilities”. Most people took that and let it be. Truth was, deep down, Sam was sad, hurt and a little bit angry.
Richards: Talos made a lot of promises, you know? To be here, take care of them. Watch them grow up. ::shaking her head:: So far… It’s just not what I had hoped for.
Cole: Response
TAGS/TBC!
Samantha Richards