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Post by Kelli-wa on Jul 20, 2011 21:19:59 GMT -5
Gracie smiled and nodded, "I do every time too!" She sighed lightly thinking back to all the other times she'd tried to watch it. "Martin used to love it when he was still here. He made me watch it like four times, except I fell asleep in the first ten minutes like every time." She shook her head, remembering and then she smiled. "I don't know if it's my kind of movie, though. I might fall asleep again. I didn't get any sleep last night."
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Post by Tiff on Jul 20, 2011 23:04:40 GMT -5
Monte turned so he was looking directly at Gracie, a smile resting on his lips. "I fall asleep in the first ten minutes every time too. But you know if you can't stay awake long enough to watch it this time it's alright." He gave her a look over. "I don't mind being a human pillow. In fact I'm actually used to it." He licked his bottom lip. "Cadence used to fall asleep on me when we watched movies..." Of course he didn't enjoy it as much as he would if Gracie curled up in his lap.
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Post by Kelli-wa on Jul 21, 2011 2:30:01 GMT -5
Gracie looked over at him and smiled. She knew she should have realized it in the first place, but she was missing a brother, and he was missing a sister. She knew that was a common thing between she and Avery, so obviously it would be the same, but with Monte she could see them sort of filling the holes of brother and sister. It made sense to her and she didn't really think about how he was seeing it. She nodded, "Well then I might just take you up on that. I'm alright for now, though..."
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Post by Tiff on Jul 21, 2011 13:33:10 GMT -5
Monte nodded and turned his attention back to the TV, Gracie was not biting, he was too different from Avery for her to even accidentally mistake him for his brother. He ran a hand through his hair and bit his bottom lip, he wasn't helping himself, just tearing himself up again and again, Gracie would always see him as a brother type, no matter how upset or disoriented she was.
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Post by Kelli-wa on Jul 23, 2011 4:20:25 GMT -5
Gracie grew sleepier and sleepier as time went on. This really wasn't her type of movie. She let out a sigh and leaned forward, setting the baby monitor on the coffee table before she let herself lay down on the couch and rested her head on Monte's thigh. She hoped it wasn't too bold, but she really just needed the comfort and he'd already offered it up, so she figured she might as well be a good friend and take it. She pulled the blanket from the back of the couch over herself and turned to face the TV again, getting comfortable.
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Post by Tiff on Jul 23, 2011 18:00:55 GMT -5
Once Gracie's head found it's resting spot in his lap, he found himself watching her more than the movie. He felt like a creep for watching her while she drifted off, but he couldn't help it, it would be the only chance he might be able to look her in the face without feeling like he needed to look away. He wasn't sure if she'd actually drifted to sleep or not, but his fingers couldn't help but find their way into her curly hair.
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Post by Kelli-wa on Jul 23, 2011 21:00:49 GMT -5
Gracie let out a sigh as she felt his hand reach her hair. She didn't think anything about it. Her eyes were closed and honestly she wasn't really thinking properly. She felt herself drifting to sleep slowly, but just as she was almost there she jumped, hearing a wail coming from the baby monitor. She sighed and got up from her spot, walking up the stairs and to the nursery. She licked her lips and sighed lightly as she lifted Devyn from her bed. "Hey, baby, what's wrong with you?"
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Post by Tiff on Jul 24, 2011 21:47:28 GMT -5
Monte's hand fell out of her hair as she got up and went to rescue one of her daughters. Monte remained on the couch, listening to Gracie speak through the baby monitor. He turned his head toward the monitor and pushed himself up off the couch, to join her in the nursery. "Need some help?"
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Post by Kelli-wa on Jul 25, 2011 17:36:31 GMT -5
Gracie rocked her baby lightly in her arms, hearing her cry. She grabbed a bottle that she'd had earlier, feeling it to make sure it was still warm, she tried that, but it wasn't what she wanted apparently. She sighed and set it down rocking the girl on her shoulder. "Well, I don't need help right now, but I might when Harper wakes up. Which shouldn't be too long with this one screaming..." She smiled lightly, but continued to rock the baby in her arms gently.
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Post by Tiff on Jul 25, 2011 21:22:06 GMT -5
Monte leaned against the door frame and watched as Devyn continued to cry, he bit the corner of his mouth and then stepped toward them. "Let me see." Avery had mentioned something about one of the babies calming down when he'd held her. "You might be able to tell us apart, but maybe they can't yet..."
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Post by Kelli-wa on Jul 26, 2011 2:50:35 GMT -5
Gracie licked her lips and looked up as he stepped closer. She swallowed and nodded, moving her arms as if to hand him the baby. He was right, after a week they wouldn't really know the difference. It would just be someone who was kind of the same. Maybe not exactly, because, lets face it, Monte didn't work out as much as Avery did, but it might just be close enough. She was willing to try. Devyn had calmed down in her father's arms much faster than in Gracie's own. She could tell that Devyn would be the Daddy's Girl and Harper would probably stick closer to her mother.
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Post by Tiff on Jul 26, 2011 15:18:25 GMT -5
The crying and fussing began to dwindle down until it finally stopped altogether. Monte continued to rock her in his arms, amazed at how he could make something so small and vulnerable feel safe and sound. "Do you think she's hungry?" He asked, even though he'd watched Gracie try to feed her not long ago. He took one hand away from Devyn's back to grab the bottle. He put the bottle to her lips and smiled as she began to suckle. "Daddy's girl huh?"
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Post by Kelli-wa on Jul 26, 2011 22:19:15 GMT -5
Gracie shrugged, "She wouldn't take my bottle," she said, but she took to it right away when Monte gave it to her. She let out a frustrated sigh and shook her head before she sat down in the chair at the corner of the room. She licked her lips and looked up at him with his question, "Apparently so. She almost never takes my bottles. She just really likes her daddy. Harper will let me feed her and she usually quiets down either way, with me or Avery. I don't know what I'm going to do about Devyn when no one else is here." She licked her lips again and leaned against the back of the chair watching Monte feed her.
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Post by Tiff on Jul 26, 2011 22:36:34 GMT -5
Monte frowned and walked Devyn over to Gracie. "Maybe she'll continue to take it now and still let you feed her." He tried to pass her back to Gracie. "I don't have any plans for the next six months so if you need me, I can help, I really don't mind." He bit the corner of his mouth. "And it might just be a phase you know. I'm sure she'll take the bottle and calm down for you if no one else is around to do it." He was pulling this all out of his ass, he had no idea if that was true or not.
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Post by Kelli-wa on Jul 26, 2011 22:41:56 GMT -5
Gracie shook her head, "No, you can feed her. I'll just get Harper when she wakes up, which should be soon. They're never too far off. At least they haven't been so far." She smiled lightly at him, glad that he was offering. She might take him up on it, but hopefully she would be able to do it herself. She shrugged lightly again. "It might just be a phase, but I have a feeling she's like me. She trusts men faster than almost anyone else. I was the daddy's girl between me and Tally." She smiled over at Monte with her daughter, remembering how Avery had looked with the girl in his arms.
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