Date: December 23, 2004
Character(s): Ella, Gilderoy
Location: Gildery shop
Status: Private
Summary: Mummy has been sleeping a lot lately, and Ella is bored. She decides to visit her Bunny Daddy.
Completion: Incomplete
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If Mummy is sleeping, I'll visit Daddy! )
Hopefully, Gilderoy would still love him after the unveiling.
Taking a deep breath and releasing it slowly, Julian felt sanity slowly return. It wouldn't be all that bad. It was for the shop, after all. Except... half his days were spent at the shop.
Oh gods, it was that bad ( ... )
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"Shall I get him a plate, as well, so he can have lunch with us?"
Gilderoy didn't wait for an answer. He prepared a plate with cheese and sausage, oranges and toast, and set it on the table between himself and miss Ella.
"We're in here, darling. Come join us for lunch," he called out to the man in the other room. Not for a moment did he consider that it might be someone else in the shop. Not with business being the way it had been.
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Of course, kisses from Gilderoy tended to encourage temporary fits of amnesia as well.
"Miss Susan? I thought Shacklebolt was taking care of the goats and such." Julian sat down and eagerly began helping himself to some jam. He loved sweets in general, but fruity sweets especially so. "And that's lovely of you to visit your friend. I'm sure he appreciated it. Is he there for long-term care, or is it a recent stay?" He then took a bite of his toast, making a soft noise of pleasure as he chewed and listened. The jam was quite excellent ( ... )
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"Well, it seems Miss Ella here has come to visit me on her own again whilst her mother sleeps. A sleep that Miss Ella could not disrupt long enough to be accompanied here?" Sleep like that just wasn't normal, and considering his suspicions about her addiction, and the added confession from Ella about their visit to Hestia, Gilderoy deduced that Millicent had not given up the potions as she had promised.
"I thought that if she was bound and determined to come and visit us while her mother is sleeping, then it might not be such a bad idea to just have her stay with us for a while. That way her mother can get better, and we can make sure our lovely daughter can have everything she's ever wanted or needed. Isn't that right, Miss Ella?"
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Nothing about Gilderoy's attitude now was natural, however.
"... I see. Well, you know what mummies need when they're very tired, don't you Wiggles? A little extra sleep whilst certain wiggleworms get a little extra attention. How does that sound?" As Ella giggled away, Julian shot Gilderoy a side-glance, asking softly, "Have you talked to Ms. Bulstrode about this yet?"
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'Daddy said I could have my own room, and that Myffles could sleep in my bed and that he would teach me how to read,' she rambled. 'Will you teach me how to read too?' she then asked, tilting her head.
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But then he looked over at the excitement in Ella's eyes. "Why, I do believe he approves of the idea, Ella. Perhaps we can talk to your mother about it at the Christmas party? But until then, it must remain a secret, okay? That is, I don't want you telling anyone else about it - not even your mother. Otherwise people might think too much and start talking before I can even ask her about it."
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As Ella giggled away, Julian slipped a concerned look to Gilderoy. "Just make sure we all have that talk first, love," his voice was especially soft and gentle, but laced with meaning. He loved his Goldleaf deeply, but that didn't blind him to all of his lover's faults. Traits like boldness, initiative, and enthusiasm were admirable, but if applied incorrectly at the wrong moments they could lead to painful situations.
And he wasn't just referring to a general impatience with preparation and lubrication this time.
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'Dance with me!' she giggled.
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'Yes, give Daddy present!' she giggled, before wrapping her arms around Muffin Daddy's neck and leaning her head on his shoulder.
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