one x one [vaermina & scaredofmostthings]

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentromeo slowly lowered the lid onto the pot, quickly retracting his hand before the heat inside could scald his skin. he was attempting to make pasta but whether or not it would come out decently, he wasn't sure. it's been about three months since sam's birthday and lana and anthony's departure. they had had dinner with the couple before they had to drive to the coast to catch a boat to europe and of course, it had been extremely hard to watch them go. not only have they lend a helping hand to rosie and sam during a dark time but they also helped romeo, too and anthony hadn't given up on him. despite their many fights, both verbal and physical, that have sprouted since they were children he was family and more of a brother than a cousin. romeo was still finding it difficult to adjust without having them around but he knew he would have to eventually. when he heard a knock on the door, he wasn't surprised to hear bear begin barking in response, the dog immediately running over to the door to see who it was. bear has now grown to his full size and he was quite a force to be reckoned with now that he was over a hundred pounds. he was still as sweet as he was when he was a puppy but you have to be careful if you provoke him with toys, for now he was so strong he could easily knock a grown adult over. romeo went over to the door, grabbing a hold of bear's collar and pulling him back a bit before he opened the door, revealing rosie with sam in his stroller. "hey," he greeted her, looking down at sam before he opened the door for her. "come on in." bear was stuck behind romeo, whining once he caught sight of who was on the other side of the door.

[Scaredofmostthings]

Rosie smiled as Romeo opened the door, pushing Sam's stroller in and picking up the bag before making her way far enough into the apartment she could close the door behind her. "Hello Bear," she reached down to run her fingers through the pups thick coat. "Alright, I've got everything Sam'll need for the next two days plus tonight. Diapers, a few changes of clothes, enough baby food. Your stuffed bear, his rattle, his blocks, teething ring, uhhh, I think that's it. Oh, His blanket, changing pad, baby powder. Um..., yes I think that's all." Rosie rambled, nervous about leaving Sam alone for the first time.

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentbear was happy that rosie greeted him, as evident by his bark and how he began to circle the two adults. romeo listened to rosie's ramble, eyeing the bag that she no doubt shoved all of sam's stuff in. she had given romeo ample time to prepare for sam staying over at his place some nights. romeo had managed to put some money aside the past three months to buy a decent crib for sam, which he had placed in his bedroom since romeo only had a one bedroom apartment. romeo had also attempted to baby proof his apartment as much as possible. he had bought some baby food and essentials just in-case, too, although it seemed rosie had packed just about everything sam could need. "well, it seems like you thought of everything he could possibly need so we'll be set." he looked down at sam. he was sitting in his stroller, looking a bit drowsy but content, nevertheless. "hey, baby," he greeted him. romeo reached down to gently scoop him out of the stroller, holding him close to his chest so sam could lean his head against his collarbone. he kissed the side of his head before he looked at rosie, taking note she looked visibly uneasy. "are you okay?"

[Scaredofmostthings]

Rosie resisted the urge to reach out towards Sam when Romeo picked him up, trying to convince herself he wouldn't be gone forever.she visibly cringed when Romeo asked if she was okay, had it really even that obvious? "Yes, I'm fine. I think. I've just never been away from Sam for a whole weekend, the most I've been gone is a night and I'm just being silly. You'll be great." She said, trying to assure herself more than Romeo. It wasn't that she didn't trust Romeo, after the year they've spent here, she trusted him as much as she thought she could after what happened at the compound. She'd be this nervous leaving Sam with anyone for this long.

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentlike most of the time, it was difficult to read romeo's expression and concur what he was thinking and feeling. hopefully sam did not inherit such impassiveness when he was older because then they'll never be able to tell what's going on with him. rosie seemed hesitant and nervous to leave sam here and he could understand why, given the fact she's never really left him for long periods of time. although she reassured romeo that he'll be great, a small sliver of him wondered if she had any doubts about leaving sam with him or if it was just natural mother jitters. she certainly hadn't trusted him in the beginning and even lana and anthony had been skeptical of him being around sam when they first arrived here so he wouldn't even be much surprised if that was the case. he knew he had buried his own grave with that yet it always bothered him how everyone initially thought he was some sort of danger to the baby. he could understand why but he would never, ever hurt sam. but he supposed nobody could have really been sure of that when he had acted the way he had and used the power he had to hurt other people without remorse or sympathy. perhaps once he would have argued it was different because the people he had harmed and threatened back in the mob weren't family but it all came down to morals, sanity and whether or not you're just a decent person. and romeo hadn't been a decent person, had been tittering on mental instability and had absolutely no morals back then. he hadn't realized his train of thought ran away from him until he realized there was awkward silence between them. "oh." he said. "it's going to be fine, i'll take good care of him. i, uh, you can always stop by over the weekend if you'd like to check on him. if that, i don't know, makes the anxiety any less intense."

[Scaredofmostthings]

Rosie nodded at Romeos offer to let her check up on Sam. "This isn't because it's you, Romeo," she began, trying assure him of what she wouldn't be surprised if he was thinking, "it's just, he's all I have, you know? Even you have Bear, but if I don't have Sam, I've got nothing. And I want you to spend time with him without me staring over your shoulder, but he's my baby. I know you'll take great care of him, a mother just worries, I guess."

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentromeo was silent as she spoke. when it came to terms of loneliness, romeo had never understood her on many things up until very recently. he knew most, if not all, of her family was gone and romeo could never relate to that until now, with lana and anthony's recent departure. the only difference is that his family was not dead but located thousands of miles away and most of them did not even want to speak to him. truly, without sam, romeo had no idea where they'd be. rosie would probably have left him anyway with his maniac behavior and romeo would probably still be in the city right now, head of his crime family. whether or not it would have killed him by now, there was no way of telling. he looked down at the baby, still drifting in and out of sleep. "yeah." he finally said, not sure what to say. "i understand. like i said, you can always drop by whenever to check on him and see how he's doing, i don't mind."

[Scaredofmostthings]

"Thank you," Rosie said sincerely, "well, I'll leave you guys to your own devices." She stepped close to Romeo, leanin down to press a soft kiss to Sam's head, brushing his hair back with one of her hands, "goodbye, baby." She whispered, before stepping away from Romeo, "have a nice night." With one last pet to Bears head, she pulled open the door and stepped outside.

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentromeo looked down at sam when rosie stepped closer to give him a kiss. he kept drifting in and out of sleep, too drowsy to comprehend what was going on around him. "yeah, you, too," he responded back pleasantly, watching as she gave bear a pat on the head. the dog whined and tried to follow her out of the apartment, although when the door closed behind her and locked the dog in, he sat down and stared at it, like the door was randomly going to open again. romeo wondered if rosie would take up his offer and actually come over sometime this weekend to check on sam. she seemed pretty anxious about leaving him so romeo wasn't sure. this was the first time romeo was with sam by himself and admittedly, he was a bit spooked about it but he knew he could handle it and either way, he was happy to be with sam. he should probably let the baby take a small nap, he looked pretty tired. "come on, let's get you in your crib," he told sam, heading to the bedroom. bear still sat at the door, looking at it dejectedly.

[Scaredofmostthings]

Rosie stepped away from the door, making her way to the car. She didn't know what she would do with her free night, it'd been awhile since she'd even had one. Even before Lana and Anthony left she felt nervous leaving Sam with them for a night, half scared they'd think she was meeting up with Romeo again. And she didn't want to burden her neighbour with a whole night of babysitting, even if the old woman would probably be over the moon at the prospect. In short, Rosie hadn't had free time to herself in half a year or so, and she honestly had no clue how to spend it.