The Hidden Truth (DaveyxRin)

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When they arrived, Natasha looked back at Clementine and then at Issac. She figured it would be way easier if he carried her while she took the tub of ice cream and the car seat. It would make opening the door much easier. "If you could carry her I would greatly appreciate it," She replied as she got out and got Clementine out first as she picked her up and then gently held her away from herself enough to give Issac space to grab her. Clementine was heavily asleep though she stirred a bit when she was being taken out. When Issac got a hold of her, she clung on to him and slept soundly. Natasha had been a bit worried if Clementine would react negatively considering what happened in the theater but she seemed find. She grabbed the car seat and the ice cream and headed up to her apartment.

When they got to her apartment door, she got the keys out and unlocked the door as she turned on the lights and set the stuff down. She let the door wide open for him to follow her inside. Once she set the stuff down she walked over to him and offered to take Clementine back though it would prove to be harder than anticipated considering Clementine was latched on to him.
 

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Isaac carefully took Clementine in his arms, and once she was holding on to him, he followed after Natasha in silence to ensure that he didn't disturb Clementine's sleep. Clementine was easy to carry, but his admiration for Natasha went up as it occurred to him that Natasha often carried Clementine like that on her own. Once up at the apartment, he gave Clementine back to Natasha, although it took a while thanks to the way that the girl was clinging to him. Isaac supposed that it was because Clementine had been so comfortable in his arms, rather than any affections for him. She was probably too sleepy to even notice that he was the one who had been carrying her. As soon as he had managed to give Clementine to Natasha, he quietly said, "I had a wonderful time tonight. We should do this again soon."  

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With Clementine in her arms, Natasha smiled softly and nodded as she couldn't help but feel those familiar butterflies fluttering about in her stomach. Wouldn't it be nice? She certainly would love to go out with Issac again but she wouldn't hold her breath that it was more than just a friendly invitation. After all, Issac was a bachelor and without a doubt popular with the women so he could have just about anyone. It would be hard to imagine him give up such a free life style to be with a single mother. Besides, not many men were up to the challenge of raising a child that is not theirs.

Not putting anymore thought in it, Natasha whispered to him, "Yeah, I...we had a great time. Thank you again for everything. Would you like any coffee or tea...water before you leave?" It was only polite to ask a guest in your home if they'd like a beverage after all. "Let me go put her to bed first," She then turned and walked down to the small hall that only had two doors. One was the bathroom and the other was Natasha's room. She opened the door and walked in as she went and put Clementine to bed which was also Natasha's bed. Clementine was still small so the two fit comfortably.

After a good five minutes, Natasha came back out, shutting the door quietly as she walked over to Issac. "So," She smiled and waited to see if he wanted anything to drink or if he wanted to just head on home.
 

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Ordinarilly this would be the point when Isaac will say goodnight to his date and then leave. He decided to not do that this time. Isaac's justification was that Natasha had offered him something to drink, and so he didn't want to seem rude by declining, but in reality he didn't want to leave yet. When Natasha returned, he replied, "I'll have some water. Unless you have a caffeine-free tea. I usually don't drink anything caffeinated just before bedtime."  

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"Let me check, I think I do," Natasha replied as she stepped into the kitchen and motioned for him to follow her so they could sit at the round kitchen table. She looked through her cabinet and found her teas. She found a couple flavors but stuck with green tea as she filled a kettle with water and let it heat up while putting the tea bags into the mugs. She then sat at the table (which Isaac was now sitting at) and looked at him with a warm smile. "I really did have a great time today, thank you again. I'm sure Clementine enjoyed it as much as I did."
 

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After accepting the green tea and taking a sip, Isaac said, "I'm glad to hear that. It certainly seemed that Clementine had a great time. You know, I was just thinking that if there's a movie that she really wants to see, but it's not in the theaters anymore, perhaps you can bring her over to my place and I'll find it through my 'on demand' service, like the other night when you were over to my place. Oh, and I'm guessing that Clementine enjoys pizza as much as any other child." After a moment of thought, Isaac added, "Before you two come over, though, I should probably relocate one of my photos to my bedroom." He was referring to the photo of the bikini-clad Japanese model that Natasha had seen in his living room. While it was something that he could show the guys, and Natasha had not objected to the photo, it was probably not the kind of thing to show to a child, partly because it might prompt the kind of questions that Isaac and Natasha will find to be difficult to answer.  

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"That's kind of you to offer and I'll let Clementine know tomorrow. I'm sure she has a list somewhere of movies she hasn't watched and would love to watch. I wish I had taken her to see more but working made it difficult. I'm fortunate enough to have a daughter that understands. Unfortunate that a girl her age HAS to understand." The conversation was going south quickly and it was slightly upsetting with this realization. She honestly never thought about it since she has been so busy and she never really had anyone to talk to since her 'friends' weren't mothers and were too busy wanting to talk about immature things. She couldn't help but sigh and hang her head slightly, blowing at her tea for a moment as she sat in an awkward silence. She just killed the good mood.

Nonetheless it was a realization she was glad she just came to. Now that she knew that Clementine was not having a proper childhood experience, she could correct that. She caught it early, if she hadn't then she would have really felt guilty for the rest of her life. Not that she didn't feel guilty now, because she did. There was so much Clementine hasn't yet experience compared to her classmates because Natasha never had the time and money and her grandmother was too frail to really take Clementine out much. Nothing like feeling like a horrible mother to ruin the mood.

"Sorry...I shouldn't have said that," She muttered, offering a small smile in hopes that she didn't just ruin things between herself and Isaac (whether it be friendship or a budding...something).
 

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"No need to apologize," Isaac assured Natasha with a smile, "I understand what you mean." After a moment of thought, he went on to say, "I think that the important thing is that Clementine understands that you love her more than anything else in the world and that you want only the best for her, even if it means sacrificing wants in favor of needs. There are too many people in this world who focus on things that don't really matter so much that they forget about things that do matter, such as family. Of course it's easy for me to say that. I do like to think that even if my family didn't have any material things or wealth, we will still consider ourselves to be blessed simply because we have each other."  

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Natasha nodded slowly and rather than continue on a slightly negative topic she figured it was best to change the subject. "By the way I am a bit curious as to how you were as a child. Knowing some things about you as an adult makes me wonder if it's something you've always had. For example you're a bit picky with food. Were you always picky? I know Clementine is picky with sweets, specifically cakes. She won't eat most cakes, it has to be a very very delicious cake for her to eat it and in her opinion, most cakes are gross." She chuckled lightly.

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((OOC: Sorry it took me...3 MONTHS to reply!! DX School has kept me super busy but now things are winding down and I have a bit more free time!))  

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Isaac thought for a moment and replied, "I suppose that calling myself a follower is the best way to describe myself as a child, in the sense that my older brothers took the lead and I followed. Which sometimes got me into trouble along with them. Being the youngest of three had its advantages. For one, no one expected me to be responsible for what my older brothers did, and I wasn't expected to set an example either. Ben and Thomas will tell you that I was spoiled as a child, but that's not true. At least not for the most part. I would be lying if I said that I never acted up just to get attention." He smiled as a fond memory crossed his mind, and he said, "If you are not aware of this, but in the past it was a tradition among Catholic families that were wealthy or of noble birth for the eldest son to inherit the family business or title, while the second-born son would enter the priesthood. I was in my early teens when I learned about that, and I went into a phase where I made a pain in the backside of myself by refering to Thomas as 'Father'. As in 'Yes, Father Thomas', or 'Whatever you say, Father'. Never when my parents were around, of course. What made it worse was the fact that I never bothered to tell anyone why I was doing it until he threatened me with physical harm. And I tattled on him about that. Anyway, as for the food, I think that I was even more picky as a child than now. It seems to me that a lot of children will come up with a very firm idea about what they do and do not like at a fairly early age. My mother will be happy to tell you all about my pickiness when it came to food. A typical conversation that involved my mother trying to get me to try something new would go something like this. Mom: 'Just try a little bit and then decide.' I try the new food. Mom: 'Is it good?' Me: 'Yes.' Mom: 'Want some more?' Me: 'No.'"

((OOC: No problem. I understand. 3nodding ))

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Natasha chuckled and could just imagine how Isaac was when he was little. The way he described himself was just how the youngest of her siblings was, however when it came to eat he ate anything and everything. It would probably come to a surprise to anyone who cared that she was not an only child. Since her background was more mysterious then most, no one really knew much about her. Most of her "friends" at this point assumed she was an only child. Going along with the good atmosphere of the conversation, Natasha replied, "I guess I was the opposite. I was the first born and so I had to set an example for my younger siblings. They weren't exactly trouble makers but they did annoy me from time to time." She yet again changed the subject since she knew that her mind would bring up the negative things and so she asked, "Do you have any baby/toddler pictures of yourself? Probably not on you now but I'd like to see them one of these days." She chuckled again as she could only imagine how Isaac looked. She pictured him very with chubby cheeks and for some reason pouting frequently for pictures (probably since Clementine used to do that a lot).

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"I might regrest suggesting this, but..." Isaac started to say, and after pausing for effect, he continued, "Just ask my mother when you and Clementine are visiting for Thanksgiving. She'll be more than happy to show you all of my baby pictures." For the most part, Isaac didn't mind it when his mother showed off his baby pictures, although the exception to that were the baby bath pictures. The fuss that his mother made over the photos was equally embarrassing. "It will give my mother something to do while we are waiting for the food to finish cooking or while the football game is on," he went on to say. Remembering the interest in football that Natasha had shown at the company picnic, he added, "Of course you're welcome to watch the football game with us."

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"Oh! That's a very good idea," Natasha nodded and liked the idea of seeing a book full of baby Isaac. Of course she did notice a bit of hesitation from his mother after learning that she was a single mother. In fact mothers usually don't like the idea of their bachelor son dating a single mother. One can hope! The mention of football reeled Natasha back in. "Right! The game is on that day...maybe I can ask to see those pictures later after dinner. I can't miss the game." Especially considering "her team" was playing that day. And like all superstitious football fans you must follow a ritual. For Natasha, if she watches the first game of the season with "her team" then she MUST watch them all or they will lose.

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Isaac nodded in agreement and said, "You're absolutely right. We can't miss the game. My sisters-in-law aren't that excited about football, but sometimes they will find out which team that my brothers are cheering for and then cheer for the other team just to be contrary. A couple years ago, the Bengals were playing the '49ers. My brothers were cheering for the Bengals primarily because they thought that the Bengals had the coolest helmets ever. When their wives found that out, they promptly insisted that the '49ers were going to win. As it turned out, the Bengals were beaten quite badly. I'm telling you this just in case my sisters-in-law bring it up again on Thanksgiving."

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"Thanks for the heads up," She smiled and then wondered if Isaac was going to watch the game for the same reasons she was. Was 'his' team playing in that game? If so did they happen to be fans of the same team or opposing? Of course she had to ask! "So...speaking of rooting, who will you be rooting for? Are they a team your a fan of ooooor?" She tilted her head and waited for his answer. Wouldn't it be nice if he were a Patriots fan?! However finding fans was a little bit on the hard side considering a good amount of hate floating about. But one can never know.


((OOC: Lol her favorite team is a reflection of my own xd ))

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