Myshuno! Prompt #1: Baby Boom
Prompt: Baby boom (grilledfortune)
Characters: Alice, Shirley, mentions of Rosalie, Steven, Peggy, Nettie, and Dwight
Rating: PG
Summary: Alice and Shirley talking about families and such.
Notes: Canon. Picks up roughly 5 years after I left off with the legacy. Canon. May appear in some format in the next chapter, so can be considered a spoiler.
Word Count: 513
Alice collapsed on the park bench next to Shirley as Steven and Peggy ran off to join their friends on the playground.
“Where’s Nettie?” the brunette asked.
“With Cindy. She’s been getting into everything lately, and I needed a break. Thank goodness that those two are in school most of the day, or I’d be losing my mind.”
Shirley nodded, her eyes scanning the playground where their children and several others from the neighborhood were running around. “Dwight! What did I tell you about jumping off the swings?” she shouted. “I swear that boy is going to crack his skull open one of these days.”
Alice tried not to laugh, but she couldn’t help it. Shirley’s son didn’t understand the definition of consequences, and he was constantly getting himself into trouble.
“Sure, laugh all you want,” Shirley grumbled. “I’m just grateful that it’s just him to look after. I don’t know what I’d do if I had any more.”
Alice smiled sadly. Despite being married for over five years, Shirley and Walter still only had one child, their son Dwight. Everyone else that they knew had two or three kids, and Rosalie was attempting to outdo them all with a new baby nearly every year since Bruce came home from the war. Alice knew that it was a sore spot for Shirley, who wanted her son to at least have one sibling to play with. But thus far, it hadn’t been in the cards for them.
“Have you seen anyone yet?” Alice asked. “I can ask Nick to recommend a specialist, if you want.”
“Thanks, but no. If it’s meant to be, it’ll happen. I should probably just ask Rosalie what she does, considering every time Bruce so much as looks at her she ends up knocked up.”
Even after all their years of friendship, Alice was still shocked by Shirley’s bluntness. “Is she coming today? I haven’t seen her in quite a while.”
Shirley shook her head. “With eight kids, it’s a wonder she ever leaves the house. If I were her, I’d tell my husband to keep it in his pants.”
Alice gasped, and Shirley shrugged. “Don’t tell me you haven’t thought the same thing at some point. I swear the only time I hear from her is when she’s announcing a pregnancy, a birth, or a christening. It’s ridiculous. Sometimes I wonder if Rosalie even exists anymore, or if she’s simply fulfilling the role of the Thorne kids’ mother.”
Alice shook her head. “It must be hard to raise so many children, especially considering how much Bruce is gone for work. My three may be a handful, but I have Nick and Cindy and James to help. I can’t imagine doing it practically on my own.”
“Me either.”
Shirley sighed, and Alice took her hand. Shirley gave a small squeeze.
“At least it means plenty of cousins for our kids to play with,” Alice said softly.
“True,” Shirley said, remembering all the fun she’d had with Nick when they were children. “I guess cousins are almost as good as siblings.”
Characters: Alice, Shirley, mentions of Rosalie, Steven, Peggy, Nettie, and Dwight
Rating: PG
Summary: Alice and Shirley talking about families and such.
Notes: Canon. Picks up roughly 5 years after I left off with the legacy. Canon. May appear in some format in the next chapter, so can be considered a spoiler.
Word Count: 513
Alice collapsed on the park bench next to Shirley as Steven and Peggy ran off to join their friends on the playground.
“Where’s Nettie?” the brunette asked.
“With Cindy. She’s been getting into everything lately, and I needed a break. Thank goodness that those two are in school most of the day, or I’d be losing my mind.”
Shirley nodded, her eyes scanning the playground where their children and several others from the neighborhood were running around. “Dwight! What did I tell you about jumping off the swings?” she shouted. “I swear that boy is going to crack his skull open one of these days.”
Alice tried not to laugh, but she couldn’t help it. Shirley’s son didn’t understand the definition of consequences, and he was constantly getting himself into trouble.
“Sure, laugh all you want,” Shirley grumbled. “I’m just grateful that it’s just him to look after. I don’t know what I’d do if I had any more.”
Alice smiled sadly. Despite being married for over five years, Shirley and Walter still only had one child, their son Dwight. Everyone else that they knew had two or three kids, and Rosalie was attempting to outdo them all with a new baby nearly every year since Bruce came home from the war. Alice knew that it was a sore spot for Shirley, who wanted her son to at least have one sibling to play with. But thus far, it hadn’t been in the cards for them.
“Have you seen anyone yet?” Alice asked. “I can ask Nick to recommend a specialist, if you want.”
“Thanks, but no. If it’s meant to be, it’ll happen. I should probably just ask Rosalie what she does, considering every time Bruce so much as looks at her she ends up knocked up.”
Even after all their years of friendship, Alice was still shocked by Shirley’s bluntness. “Is she coming today? I haven’t seen her in quite a while.”
Shirley shook her head. “With eight kids, it’s a wonder she ever leaves the house. If I were her, I’d tell my husband to keep it in his pants.”
Alice gasped, and Shirley shrugged. “Don’t tell me you haven’t thought the same thing at some point. I swear the only time I hear from her is when she’s announcing a pregnancy, a birth, or a christening. It’s ridiculous. Sometimes I wonder if Rosalie even exists anymore, or if she’s simply fulfilling the role of the Thorne kids’ mother.”
Alice shook her head. “It must be hard to raise so many children, especially considering how much Bruce is gone for work. My three may be a handful, but I have Nick and Cindy and James to help. I can’t imagine doing it practically on my own.”
“Me either.”
Shirley sighed, and Alice took her hand. Shirley gave a small squeeze.
“At least it means plenty of cousins for our kids to play with,” Alice said softly.
“True,” Shirley said, remembering all the fun she’d had with Nick when they were children. “I guess cousins are almost as good as siblings.”