As promised, Maria is chillin' in Stigmata waiting for Madeline and, presumably, Gates, like they'd previously arranged. She imagines they'll both be along shortly, but for the time being has her muted cell phone nearby (just in case the sitter calls--she'll be glad when she isn't out and about quite as much, she likes being home with Nouria), and ( Read more... )

You Are The Empress


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Maria doesn't get another night off work where she can obtain a babysitter until Thursday evening, and even then her mind has mostly been buzzing with the changes recently. She'd just barely started to settle down with Nouria when the proposition for the carriage house came up, and that was enough to throw her for a loop, truly--she'd never ( Read more... )

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An ad goes up in the Nexus on Friday afternoon.

It's small, and reasonably discreet, with minimal shorthand. It's listed under apartments and real estate, accessible both online and on paper.

Wanted: one Nexus-savvy roommate for Brooklyn carriage home, five bedrooms. Two female renters currently, both easy-going, one with infant child. Pets OK ( Read more... )

Maria isn't one of those girls who stresses overmuch about when is appropriate to call a guy who's given her his number (and she's always sure she gets their number, not vice-versa--why put herself at their disposal when she barely knows them?). She pretty much just decides 'I want to call him now' and goes for it, because while she is capable of ( Read more... )

Maria loves online grocery shopping. It makes her life vastly easier, and the delivery boy was enormously solicitous and helpful about bringing everything inside and making sure it was situated. Consequently, her apartment is stocked, and she's delighted--although she does sort of miss the castle, what with all the people around...having Nouria ( Read more... )

AAH so okay this is the first moment I've had to...um, breathe, for a few days, and I'm terrified to leave the apartment because I keep going into stare at her, what is up with me. Oh, right, motherhood. Her name is Nouria Alexandra, and she is extremely wee and funny-looking in that way that newborns are, but she has HAIR already and she's ( Read more... )

brb labor!