Chapter 11 You’re gonna go far
Dorian looked at photos of him, his wife and his daughter, remembering all those little memories that they did once Annabeth was alive, that now they were just simple memories storage in tape and photographs, he usually shared those moments with his daughter but this time he wanted some alone time and decided to let Elizabeth sleep.
He played the videos and just sat there on his armchair nursing his glass of whiskey as he let those memories flood his head again, letting the giggles fill the quiet room, eventually he fell asleep with the videos still playing on the background.
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“Dorian, wake up hunny” a voice was heard, Dorian opened his eyes, and saw his wife dressed in a white gown standing in front of him, like a goddess, well for him Annabeth was like one, he knew this was either the alcohol playing tricks on his mind or a dream, either way he just let his mind at ease and enjoy this kind of fantasy, “Anna…?” he asked “Hello love” she answered him caressing his cheek and sitting on his lap like she always did “Eli is so big now, she looks just like you my dear” she said with a soft giggle “You really think so? Well..I think she is a little copy of you, with those rosy cheeks and those big eyes that always finds a way to hypnotize me, and those beautiful chocolate brown curls…she definitely takes after you mon amour” he chuckles running a hand through her hair and caressing her cheeks “God…you have no idea how much I miss you….” he said looking at her “I‘m so sorry for leaving you two so early love….I…I understand if you two are angry at me for leaving so early…” she said, sighing and looking into her husband's eyes “No…no don’t say that dear…we aren’t angry at you love…you’re the greatest thing we lost…” he said as he looked at her, mesmerized by her beauty even in a dream.
She looked at him and kissed his forehead “Good, I was scared that you’ll hate me for it” she chuckled “Eli is really making you all soft uh? She sure keeps you bussy and entretained” he chuckled “Oh you have no idea, she sure is a handfull, but she takes that after you for sure, she makes me smile and laugh even when I couldn’t think it was possible to laugh, she once tried to dress me up like one of her princesses but she said that I looked like the ugly, old evil stepmother who is the villiain” he laughed “Oh” she laughed too, then all that was disturbed by a slight tug on his arm, he slowly woke up and looked at were the tugghing came from, and saw his daughter holding her bunny plushie, looking at him with those big eyes “Eli…princess..why are you up?” he asked looking at her “I had a bad dream daddy, could I stay with you please…?” she asked as she looked at her dad “Sure thing sweetie, come up here” he pated his lap for her to hop on, she sat on his lap and snuggled close to her dad “You comfy my little munchkin?” he asked, caressing her curls out of her sleepy face “Mhm” she nodded and let a small sleepy smile.
Dorian smiled upo seeing his daughter confy and safe in his arms“Daddy…why were you crying? You looked sad when you were sleepy..”she asked placing her little toddler hands on his cheeks “Oh…it was just having a dream hunny” he said trying not to think much of what his dream was about, since he didn’t want to upset her “Was it a bad dream daddy?” she asked courious and tilting her head “No…no it wasn’t a bad dream princess” he sighed caressing her cheek “Were you dreaming of mommy?” she asked, knowing that bittersweet tone in her dad’s voice usually came up when he talked about her mom “Yeah…yeah y was dreaming of mam” he said brushing a curl out of her face “But lets not talk about that on? I know you miss her…and so do I but you need to know that she’s always here “he point at her ches, were her heart is at “And that she loves us dearly ok? Never forget that “ he said guving her a forheadkiss and both of them stayed quiet enjoing the sound of fire craking as they both slowly fell asslep sat on his armchair.