He can see her struggling. He wishes he could make this easier for her. But he needs her to understand that this is their life. He smiles a little at her question and her slip. "We are not isolated here in the house Alexia. We do go out. We go to church, shopping, got to museums. I mean its not like we stay in the house knitting and talking about the next plague that is coming by." He chuckles a little at his own joke. "But! There is a community of us. And there are meetings and courtships that young ladies of certain ages. Jennifer still has a while to go before she is going to be participating in that. I think she meant it more along the lines of dreaming of a husband and future, as all young girls do."
He leans back in his chair and taps his fingers together, staring into her blue eyes. "Alexia, we are a very simple family. Long ago we decided that instead of trying to deal with the craziness of the world, we would just simplify it. And in doing that, we found peace. Isn't that what you want? Some peace? Some calmness in your life when its been nothing but upheaval? Don't you want to take the easy road? Instead of having to fight for everything? Think about it for awhile why don't you?"
He stands and kisses the top of her head. "For now go to sleep, dream good dreams."
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Date: 2017-03-04 04:10 pm (UTC)He leans back in his chair and taps his fingers together, staring into her blue eyes. "Alexia, we are a very simple family. Long ago we decided that instead of trying to deal with the craziness of the world, we would just simplify it. And in doing that, we found peace. Isn't that what you want? Some peace? Some calmness in your life when its been nothing but upheaval? Don't you want to take the easy road? Instead of having to fight for everything? Think about it for awhile why don't you?"
He stands and kisses the top of her head. "For now go to sleep, dream good dreams."