It's too much to bear my darlin', the weight of the world
And I would carry it for you
A surprised shock rolled over his features as two simple words from their son's mouth, accompanied by his hand in her's, brought Cordelia back to the here and now. Glacier eyes quickly flicked to Cordelia's parents with a you better run while you're still safe look before he cleared his throat. "Okay, let's get the fire stoked up then, and get dinner prepared."
"Come, now." Noah said, reaching to scoop Margot up in to his arms out of instinct more than anything else. It's what he had done with her just hours before, when she reached up to him with chubby, grabbing hands. As he lifted her now, he felt how much she had changed. In height and in weight, in the muscles that pulled beneath her skin where mostly round chubbiness had been before.
He blinked back white hot tears as he swallowed, then set his daughter down at a normal chair at the table. He looked to her high chair and laughed, smile spreading rapidly across his face and wrinkling the corners of his eyes. "I guess we won't be needing this anymore." He said, hands going to his hips. There was a lot to process, including the fact that they didn't need high chairs anymore, and that their shared crib was the only bed in their room.
"Come, now." Noah said, reaching to scoop Margot up in to his arms out of instinct more than anything else. It's what he had done with her just hours before, when she reached up to him with chubby, grabbing hands. As he lifted her now, he felt how much she had changed. In height and in weight, in the muscles that pulled beneath her skin where mostly round chubbiness had been before.
He blinked back white hot tears as he swallowed, then set his daughter down at a normal chair at the table. He looked to her high chair and laughed, smile spreading rapidly across his face and wrinkling the corners of his eyes. "I guess we won't be needing this anymore." He said, hands going to his hips. There was a lot to process, including the fact that they didn't need high chairs anymore, and that their shared crib was the only bed in their room.
