As The World Falls Down At Least I Have You [Summer]

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As The World Falls Down At Least I Have You [Summer] May 3, 2024 0:27:48 GMT

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Post by SUMMER ELISE TAYLOR on May 3, 2024 0:27:48 GMT

The exes talk wasn’t something that Summer had purposefully avoided but the truth was that she hadn’t really given it much thought. Her relationships while she was at school felt like they happened a lifetime ago now and she knew that it had to be that much worse for Micheal. Now they were talking about her first boyfriend, though, Summer couldn’t deny that she was curious about Micheal’s past relationships. She knew a bit about his relationship with Grace’s mum or at least she knew how it had ended anyway but other than that it wasn’t something that they had ever really talked about too much. Summer knew that not all Hogwarts relationships lasted and she had known that while she and her ex were together but it had still hurt a lot when they decided to call it a day. She had understood that he’d needed to be there for his family but it had still broken her heart to learn that he wasn’t going to be able to return to Hogwarts and it wouldn’t have been fair to either of them to carry on like they were. “It was,” she agreed as Micheal said it was honourable of her ex to leave and take care of his dad. “I’m glad it did too. It still broke my heart when we ended things but we both knew that it was for the best,” she shrugged. They couldn’t have kept up the long distance thing at that age and it wouldn’t have been fair on either of them to keep trying to make it work. “Things were really good between us while he was at Hogwarts, other than the ending it was a pretty good first relationship all things considered,” she added. She knew that she had been lucky, her ex had taught her to open her heart and she didn’t regret their time together one bit. “There were a couple of other short-lived relationships along the way but then I met Finn and you know what happened there.” Micheal had been there for her after Finn died and he’d helped her pick up the pieces. She knew that she wouldn’t have been able to get through any of what had happened without him and it felt right that he was the one who had helped her move on. “Now you know about my past relationships, what about yours?” Summer asked. She knew she would understand if Micheal didn’t want to talk about it but she was definitely curious. “In that case I’d really appreciate it, thank you,” Summer said sincerely as Micheal said it wouldn’t be any trouble to arrange to have Angel’s and her mum’s houses warded. She hadn’t wanted anyone to think she was taking advantage of her relationship with Micheal by making sure that her loved ones were protected but she knew that it really would put her mind at ease to know that their homes were safe. Summer rolled her eyes playfully as Micheal told her to stop worrying. “You know me, it’s what I do,” she laughed. “Oh no, if anything I think they’d be doubly protected if you were the one to do it,” she assured him. She knew just how good Micheal was at not just the job he had now but the one he’d had before as well and she didn’t doubt that he would make sure they were protected. “Thank you,” she said gently. “I know how much they worry about me and the girls but I worry about them just as much.” Chantal had Seth to keep her safe and Ana had Matt but that definitely didn’t mean that Summer’s mind was put completely at ease.

Even if it didn’t pan out, Summer knew that Micheal’s offer came from a good place. She had seen how upset and angry he was about what had happened to Grace when he’d showed up on her doorstep and she suspected that this was his way of making sure that the same thing didn’t happen to someone she cared about. He had gone above and beyond by offering to protect her first boyfriend but the truth was that as long as her mum, brother and her two best friends were happy then that was good enough for Summer. Her adoptive siblings still lived at home with her mum so she knew that they would be safe there as well. “I will. If students will go to that length to get at someone they don’t like, I dread to think what people older than them will do,” Summer admitted, a shudder running through her as she spoke. She knew that Will and Kirsten had done their best, it sounded like they’d acted as soon as they’d heard what had happened and Summer knew that they couldn’t have been expected to know about it in advance. Summer still didn’t understand what had caused the girls to act like that but if they were capable of such a thing then she really did hate to think what their parents and others who thought like them might be capable of. They all had a piece of daylight jewellery to protect them but Summer knew that it wouldn’t hurt to have a backup in case something happened to that like it had to Grace’s necklace. As Micheal asked whether he wanted her to reach out to Kirsten or whether she felt comfortable asking herself, Summer felt a smile touch her lips. “I’ll ask her, don’t worry. I’ve known her for a long time, she was my Head of House,” she grinned. She knew that she didn’t want to put Kirsten out but she wouldn’t be surprised if the woman would be expecting a visit from her after this anyway. She knew just how protective Kirsten was of her own children and Summer was the same with her girls. She would do anything to keep them safe and she wasn’t too proud to ask for help.

Summer knew that there were plenty of people out there who might want to be with Micheal because of the position he held or the money he had but that wasn’t why Summer was with him at all. She was with him because somewhere along the way she had fallen for him and she knew that she didn’t want to keep that hidden any longer. It was important to Summer that Grace like her because she really did want all of them to be a family one day and as generous as Micheal’s offer was, it was one that Summer knew that she couldn’t accept. “There are probably enough people who think that’s why I’m with you as it is,” Summer pointed out. She knew that was normally how it went, whenever someone got together with someone who was in a position of power there were always going to be those who thought that it was all about money. That might be true for others but for Summer that couldn’t be further from the truth. “Thank you, I know it’s the right decision,” she said, offering him a gentle smile as she looked over at him. She didn’t want Grace to get the wrong impression about Summer’s relationship with her dad and she really did have enough money of her own anyway so it was for the best. Summer knew that she could have kept what Alanna had said to herself but she was curious to see how Micheal would react to it. She knew that she was never going to let the girls forget Finn but Micheal had been there for them for such a long time that she honestly had thought that it would happen sooner or later. His reaction was unreadable, however, and for a moment Summer wasn’t sure how to answer his question but in the end she decided to be honest with him. “At first I thought it was an accident but when I asked if you were who she meant, she nodded and said you were her dad,” Summer explained. “Honestly I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first. I knew it would happen eventually but it was a little strange hearing her call someone other than Finn her dad,” she admitted, studying Micheal’s expression carefully as she spoke. Summer had had conflicting feelings about it at first but she was pretty sure that was natural given the circumstances. “After it sank in I realised that it was a good thing. You have been a dad to her. You’re the dad she knows and I love that she thinks of you as such,” she said, her eyes meeting his as she tried to figure out whether he thought it was a good thing or not. “How do you feel about it?” she asked, knowing that she needed to know the answer to that question. She hoped he thought it was a good thing but it wasn’t long before all thoughts of that were forgotten and Summer lost herself in the notion of being with him.

It had been so long since Summer had woken up in someone’s arms like this and the truth was that she had missed it more than she had realised. In those first few weeks after Finn died there had been times when she had woken up to find that Angel, her mum or one of her friends had wrapped their arms around her when she’d cried herself to sleep but this was different. This time when she woke up to find Micheal’s arms around her she felt perfectly content and it showed in the smile that was present on her face as she looked over at him. She couldn’t help it that her body made her wake up early even when the girls weren’t in the house but it meant that she got to spend more time with Micheal since he soon woke up too so she certainly wasn’t complaining. It was easy for Summer to fill Micheal in on a story about the girls and it wasn’t long before he was sharing a story about Grace in return. “Sounds like she either forgot she’d refused to eat it or she knew better than to get on your bad side again,” Summer laughed. “I think every kid goes through phases like that at times.” It was only natural but from what she’d heard most of them soon grew out of it. “I know that feeling all too well, I had more than a few nights like that with the girls when they were younger,” she nodded. She still had some days like that with them now but they didn’t come around as often and for that she was truly grateful. Having one kid go through that would be bad enough but Summer had two and it had definitely made things pretty trying at times, that was for sure. As Micheal said she was the only one he wanted to go to after he left Grace and that he was there for her when she needed him as well, Summer felt a smile touch her lips as she let her hand rest gently against his cheek. “I know you are,” she promised. “You’re welcome here any time, whether the girls are here or not,” she said as her eyes met his. “I would like us to have more nights like last night though, minus what happened to Grace of course,” she added. Summer knew that it might not have happened the way either of them had thought it would but she really didn’t regret it one bit and she didn’t want Micheal to regret it either. They weren’t invincible but they were vampires and with any luck that meant that they would have a long future together for all of that. His next words were enough to make her breath catch in her throat and Summer studied him carefully for a moment, not sure whether she had just imagined him saying what she thought she’d heard. It soon became clear that he had actually said those words out loud, though, and Summer pressed her lips against his and kissed him passionately. “It’s not too soon. I love you too,” she said, her eyes locked on his as she spoke. “I wanted to say those words to you last night, I was just afraid of saying it first.” Micheal’s relationship with the girls was solid but Summer knew that she still had some work to do with Grace and she hadn’t known whether Micheal would be ready to put that out there until he knew that she and Grace were on good terms too but it seemed that he didn’t have any such reservations and she really was glad about that.

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As The World Falls Down At Least I Have You [Summer] May 15, 2024 18:14:40 GMT

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Post by MICHEAL ALEXANDER HERONDALE on May 15, 2024 18:14:40 GMT

The older he got the easier it was to forget about the past relationships he’d had, and minus the two more significant ones he doubted in a few hundred years he’d be able to recount most of the details, but it was important to him that he was honest with Summer where he could be, especially as she seemed to be open to talking about her first ex, even if the comment was in jest about him protecting the bloke if that was what he wanted. The way the relationship had ended was honorable enough, and it didn’t seem as if she pined after him when it ended and realized that most Hogwarts flames weren’t the end all of a relationship. He was glad her first relationship hadn’t ended horribly and she could look back on it fondly, and learning other than him and a few other short relationships her late husband was about it, and that was a story that Micheal already knew given he’d stepped in to help in the aftermath and had to be the one to tell her that the love of her life was gone. He never imagined that it’d leave them here, in a relationship of their own that he felt strengthened by the day with feelings he’d never felt before as he tried to imagine the exes of his past when Summer asked about his own relationships. “I’m glad your first relationship didn’t make you swear off men for good. I know we can be a pretty idiotic bunch sometimes.” He chuckled before clearing his throat, “I had a few flings back in Hogwarts as was to be expected but my first major relationship was with my sire. I thought we would have forever, I actually changed for her specifically so we could have that. After I changed she didn’t want me, I think she was drawn to me as a human but after I was like her she changed her mind. I proposed and she distanced herself from me we had a fight and that’s when she admitted my being a vampire made her not feel for me anymore. I had a few flings, a fair few one-night stands, and the like over the years. I met Grace’s mum on holiday, my birthday actually. I was captivated by her, we talked for ages and she was a naturalist and invited me to join her on one of her joints in the countryside for something, I can’t remember what exactly, but it was found in the dark. I drank from a blood bag I kept charmed to be hidden and set off to meet her. She’d started without me and fallen from a tree into a pack of wolves. Normal wolves but wolves and they attacked her. I got there after they’d torn into her throat, sent them off with a charm, put up a protective charm around us and tried to help her but between her throat, her broken leg, and I’m pretty sure the broken back it was futile so I did what I swore I would never do and changed her. It was infatuation. It was stupid but I changed her. I took her to my cabin and blackened the room and gave her the choice to complete the transformation. She did, obviously. We were oil and water and I think I wanted to love it, and I did in some ways and then she told me she was pregnant with Grace. She hated being pregnant as a vampire and you know the rest. After her and before you there was no name Muggles who wouldn’t recognize me as either vampire or the high-ranking Ministry official I had become.” He recounted, finding it easy to confide in her his past, and he wasn’t embarrassed as he once thought he should be at admitting that he had one-night stands and short-term flings, but he was 125 his record wasn’t going to be short, not when he’d been hurt by the first one he’d given his heart too and made him wary to show it again, and his second attempt he’d been left to raise a daughter alone for her to chase this imaginary cure that didn’t exist. Now that he found Summer though he didn’t plan on letting her go easily, he wanted this to last, he wanted that forever he’d thought he’d found twice before to actually be forever. It was nothing for him to offer to protect her mum and twin’s houses for their safety if it gave her piece of mind and he’d take the equation of bothering the team who were assigned for these tasks and do her two best friends himself. “I’ll let your mum and brother have the official sanctions and I’ll do your friends. I’ll write out a list of the spells I used so you can pass them along to your friend’s husband and the others’ guardian. Don’t know what it’d mean for him and his guardian duties so he can tell his boss the additional protections.” He told her seriously, understanding her worry for her friends that she’d told him before were more like sisters and given he’d do the same for his siblings if they were still living he understood.

He’d done the same for her when they first came into each other’s lives, taking painstaking effort to keep her and the girls safe, checking up on her in the aftermath of being the one to tell her her husband had been killed, and though it’d never been about obligation, what started as a sincere gesture had turned into a genuine friendship that developed into the relationship that was blossoming and turning into one of the most serious real things in his life. In the face of Grace having almost been killed and the very real fear that someone could do the same to either of them it had left him in a type of frenzy to prevent it from ever happening to either of them again. Grace’s necklace was in better shape now than his ring after Kirsten had strengthened it but having a backup that wasn’t dependent on them wearing it wasn’t a bad idea for all of the ones he cared for and who they cared for as well. “I didn’t think people could be that cruel in Hogwarts. If they were that cruel maybe they got it from their very much adult parents.” He admitted knowing that people could be that cruel, the Enlightened as a whole proved that, murdering people on live TV just to frighten muggles and establish dominance when for so many centuries they lived side by side in harmony with the muggles who for the most part feared them all now. At least by having Kirsten strengthen Summer and her girls’ charms as he had Grace’s and Summer herself being more than open to asking the Headmistress for that help they were one step more protected, and he’d perform the charms on his own ring the next time he was in the confines of his own office that was protected from any sort of light reflecting on him when he took off his ring, charms added the day he became Minister and hadn’t been announced so no one could undo charms they didn’t know where there. “Well then you’re in good hands asking her then.” Knowing they’d all have the extra protection was one hell of a relief on his shoulders.

He was still rattled by Grace’s attack either way, and he knew he’d made the right decision coming to Summer in this irate state he’d found himself in, she had a way of easing it from him, and he knew she’d want to know about the attack as well, caring about her welfare similar to how he felt about her girls. The two of them having a day out to bond was a good move to strengthen that relationship and while every part of Micheal wanted to be able to provide for them and fund the afternoon he had to look at it from another point of view and Summer’s was correct he didn’t want Grace to have any thoughts that the relationship wasn’t genuine on Summer’s part and she might be with him for the money and power it could give her in return. “Well all of them are wrong. That is absolutely not why we’re together.” It had never crossed his mind that anyone would be with him for power or money, not beyond the chances in the past that he limited his one-night stands to muggles with no memory of who he was they’d slept with only that they’d done so but even that had been just for his protection to avoid getting attached and the bad press when he was rising in his career and those who opposed him for what he was didn’t have ammunition to fire at him. He couldn’t imagine Summer, the woman he’d only gained this sort of feeling with after years of friendship following her becoming a widow, being after him for a bit of power and money. “I agree. I want you to do what’s comfortable for you where Grace is concerned to grow your relationship. I’ll stay back on it all unless I’m asked.” He promised sincerely. He knew that Grace may never see Summer as a mother figure, the age difference wasn’t too far apart but he wanted them to at least have a friendship and trusting relationship that she could go to if she wasn’t comfortable going to her dad for things like dating advice or the trivial female things he’d always worried she’d lacked raising her alone. Summer also being a born vampire, something Micheal could never help her with given he wasn’t one was also another added bonus for her to have someone to rely on. Given his feelings for her girls he wanted his girl to have a bond with his girlfriend. Even more so after learning that Alanna had called him dad and it wasn’t an accident. It took all his effort and his 100 years of vampirism to perfect not reacting to the news, to listen to Summer recount how it happened and how she felt about it. If Summer wasn’t happy about it, or she’d told Alanna not to repeat it then he’d keep his expression blank but she was more than okay with it and even understood the slip-up given the fatherly role he’d taken for the girls since Finn had died. He’d never want to replace Finn, and would make sure they remembered their father and the sacrifice he’d made for them, but he was very blissfully happy to be thought of as a dad for them. “I am very happy to hear it.” He said, trying to keep his reaction subtle but the bursting smile and pride lighting up his eyes gave away just how happy it made him. Happy that he leaned in to kiss his girls’ mum and then proceeded to forget the world around them expect that beautiful woman in his arms.

Waking with her in his arms was something he’d definitely never tire of, even if the day started earlier than he’d prefer given their late night, but he knew it was one of those things with parenthood, and if these sleepovers happened with the girls present then he’d be waking up at this hour even on his days off, however rare those were, and was perfectly okay with the notion of it. The fact that he could lay in bed with her and recount the small things, the little stories of their kids’ childhoods and appetites were the big things as far as she was concerned, and he liked the opportunity to reminisce about Grace as a toddler, he didn’t get the chance to as protective as he was over her safety as a youth and then feeling like it was personal to share with just anyone. It was right to share it with Summer, and he chuckled with her thoughts on the dinner fiasco, “Or it sounded better the second day than the first. Who knows. Toddlers can be wild sometimes.” He chuckled knowing Summer knew it all too well given she had not one but two toddlers currently not in wistful memory. “I’d do it again though. It wasn’t funny at the time but looking back it was, and I’d go through it again.” He added off-handedly wondering how different it’d be to parent with a partner instead of doing it all alone. Wondering if Summer would ever consider going through it all again given the penchant for twins that obviously ran in the family being a twin herself and giving birth to twins the family could very quickly grow vastly with one pregnancy. He knew it was too early to even consider such a thing, they were still finding their footing as a couple and hell he’d not even told her he loved her and would love to do it all right for his next child in the proper marriage and then baby carriage according to the song he remembered hearing in his human youth chanted but he could easily see those things with Summer. The feelings he felt around her, the safety even after the rage last night, knowing that she’d settle him, that being with her would calm his inner storm, that after knowing his daughter was safe during New Year’s he’d wanted to go to Summer first, had been terrified something had happened to her or the girls he knew what he had, what he was holding in his arms was precious and that it could be too soon but it was love. “I’m more than okay with the after Grace activities happening again. And being here with the girls more is always an added bonus to my day. Ending it with you in my arms sounds just about right to me.” He told her, a little sappily, but nothing but the truth as he then told her that he loved her, too early to do so or not he took the shot and did it, and she returned the feeling, confessing she wanted to tell him last night but didn’t want to say it first. He hadn’t let himself get too worked up on his nerves and just spilled it instead otherwise he may have hesitated. Maybe even told Grace he loved Summer to see her thoughts on it, but whether he told her today or next week or six months from now he knew in this moment he loved her and telling someone or not wasn’t going to change that. “Now you don’t have to say it first. I love you Summer Elise Taylor.” He told her again followed by pressing his lips to hers and once they broke off the kiss he tucked a fallen hair from her face, “Do I have time to make you breakfast this morning or do you have to get the girls soon?” He asked intending on making the morning one of spoiling her if he had the opportunity.

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As The World Falls Down At Least I Have You [Summer] Jun 26, 2024 22:46:00 GMT

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Post by SUMMER ELISE TAYLOR on Jun 26, 2024 22:46:00 GMT

Summer hadn’t been in too many relationships in the past, she’d had her boyfriend while she was at Hogwarts and there had been a couple of other short-lived romances along the way before she met Finn but that was it. She knew that she didn’t really have a lot of experience in this area since she had only been in two long term relationships and one of those had been with her husband but she knew that she had found the right person to give her heart to again in Micheal. She had tried not to think about it too much but if she was honest she had always been a little wary about dating humans, her mum’s relationship with her dad had ended in disaster and Angel had had a lot of trouble in that regard as well. Summer’s past boyfriends had all been human but the only one she had seen herself having a future with was Finn. He had wanted to become a vampire to be with her and she had been hesitant at first but in the end he had talked her around and she was glad that she had turned him. He had still been taken from her but they’d at least been blessed with the girls and Summer knew that she would be lost without the two of them now. The idea of starting over after he died hadn’t even really occurred to her for a long time, there had been some people who had asked if she had thought about moving on but it hadn’t felt right. Summer had known that it wasn’t just herself that she had to think about this time around, she had the girls as well and when she brought someone into their lives she had wanted to be certain. They had lost their dad and she had known that whoever came into their lives would end up taking on that role if it all worked out but Micheal had been there for them through everything and the girls had already started to think of him as their dad. He was already a vampire so Summer didn’t have to worry about that and she really did love him. “It didn’t. For a long time I wished we could have made it work but it wasn’t realistic. He was a great guy though, I was really lucky,” she admitted. Had he stuck around then Summer had no doubt that they would have stayed together for longer but everything that had happened had brought her to where she was now and it had all made her stronger so that was something at least. The exes talk was something that she had never really had before but she had opened up to Micheal about her past and her expression softened as he told her about his in turn. “I’m so sorry about what happened with your sire, you deserved so much better than that,” she said gently. “The same thing happened with my mum and dad, my dad thought he wanted to settle down with my mum so he turned her but then he started to change his mind and after they had us, he left. I was so scared Finn would realise he’d made a mistake after I turned him,” Summer admitted. Fortunately that hadn’t happened but their life together had still been short-lived anyway. As he continued and told her about Grace’s mum, Summer listened intently. She had always wondered what had happened between him and the woman and now she was finally finding out. “It wasn’t stupid, you turned her because you cared about her and didn’t want to lose her. I would have done the same thing in your position,” she assured him gently. He had still given Grace’s mum the choice of whether or not she completed the transition, he hadn’t forced it upon her, so as far as she was concerned he had done everything right. “I still don’t understand why she would hate being pregnant as a vampire,” Summer admitted. Micheal had told her that part before but it still didn’t make any sense to her. Summer had never been human so she didn’t have anything to compare it to but from what she’d seen her pregnancy hadn’t been any different to Chantal’s. “Probably a good idea going for people who wouldn’t recognise you after that but you don’t need to worry about that anymore,” Summer said, leaning forward and kissing him gently. She was in it for the long haul and she honestly believed that Micheal was as well. She knew that she still had a lot of work to do when it came to building a relationship with Grace but she was more than willing to do that. “Thank you,” she said sincerely as Micheal explained about the additional protections for her loved ones’ homes. “Honestly, I don’t think it will change anything for Ana and Matt. He rarely leaves her side as it is, even when she’s at the quidditch pitch which is heavily warded,” she shrugged. Nothing could happen to Ana there but Matt still insisted on staying regardless and she knew that it would be the same even with additional protections on Ana’s place, it would just give Summer that extra peace of mind and hopefully Ana too.

With everything that was going on, Summer knew that the last thing she wanted was to end up losing anyone else she cared about and she knew that Micheal felt the same. She couldn’t even begin to imagine what it must have been like for him to learn that Grace had been attacked, Summer had lost her husband and it had almost broken her but she didn’t even want to think about what it would have been like to lose one of her girls or even come close to doing that. She couldn’t blame Micheal for turning up at her house the way he had done and she was so glad that he knew he could turn to her when something bad happened. Summer wanted them to be real partners, she had spent years leaning on Micheal after Finn died but now things had changed and she wanted to make sure he knew he could count on her just as much. “I didn’t either. There were some students who were cruel when I was at Hogwarts after they found out I was born a vampire but they never came close to doing anything like that,” Summer admitted. Back then there were some people who hadn’t liked her because she was different but she had found friends who accepted her for who she was and some of them were still in her life now. She had never thought that anyone would be possible of doing what they had done to Grace at that age but times were changing and it seemed that they were going to have to change with them. “Exactly. I know I’ll feel better knowing the girls are protected.” She hadn’t even thought about someone trying to take their daylight jewellery away from them before but now it had happened to Grace, she knew that she didn’t want to take any chances. The girls were still young but she knew that it would be better to get those spells done now rather than waiting.

Summer knew that Grace had to be shaken up about the whole thing and she knew that she wanted to check in on the girl as soon as she could. She knew that the two of them still had a long way to go towards building a strong relationship but when Grace was ready, Summer was looking forward to being able to have a day where it was just the two of them. Summer knew that she would never be able to take the place of Grace’s mum, Summer was only six years older than Grace was so there really wasn’t a big age gap between the two of them but she knew that she could take on the role of being a friend instead. The truth was that Summer loved Micheal so she knew that she would do whatever she could in order to make it work with Grace. One thing was for sure, she knew that she didn’t want Grace getting the wrong idea about their relationship so as generous as Micheal’s offer to pay for everything that day was, Summer knew that she wouldn’t accept it. She didn’t want Grace to think that she was only with Micheal for his money so Summer knew that this was something that needed to be kept completely separate. “I know. I’m not interested in your money or your status, I’m with you because you’re an amazing guy who has always been there for me and the girls,” she said gently. It was the way things always seemed to go, whenever someone in Micheal’s position started a new relationship there were always going to be people who thought that it was all for the wrong reasons but that couldn’t be further from the truth. “Thank you, I really appreciate that,” Summer said sincerely. It was so important to both of them that she and Grace build a relationship and she hoped that it would come with time. Summer knew there were things that Grace probably wouldn’t feel comfortable talking to her dad about so she wanted to become that person she could turn to. It wasn’t very common for people to be born vampires but Summer had been and so had Grace. It was something that those who were turned into vampires would never completely understand and Summer had been lucky enough to have Angel to talk to about it while she was growing up and now she knew that she could do the same for Grace. Micheal’s relationship with the girls was that much easier to navigate it seemed considering he had been there for them for most of their lives and as he said he was very happy to hear that Alanna had called him dad, Summer couldn’t help but laugh. “I can see that from the smile on your face right now,” she teased, returning the kiss happily before losing herself in him for the rest of the night.

Summer had completely forgotten what it was like to wake up with someone’s arms around her. In the beginning when Finn died she hadn’t been able to face sleeping in the bed they’d shared so she had taken to sleeping on the floor in the girls’ room to make sure that she was there for them when they needed her but eventually she had made her way back here. Now it felt right waking up to find Micheal next to her and she snuggled against him a little more. They had been together for a while now but they had both known that they hadn’t wanted to rush their relationship and do anything before they were both ready for it. Last night might not have been what either of them had imagined but this certainly was and Summer really hoped that it would be able to happen more often even when the girls were there. Ever since they got together she hadn’t tried to hide the shift in their relationship from the girls and now that things had moved forward, Summer knew that she didn’t want to stand in the way of there being more mornings like this. She already knew that the girls loved Micheal and she could see that he loved them just as much so there wasn’t any reason why he couldn’t stay over when they were there provided it was what he wanted too. “You don’t need to tell me that, if you think that raising one toddler was wild just wait until you’ve seen mealtimes with the girls a few times,” Summer laughed. They definitely had their ways of keeping her on her toes but they had their Uncle Angel wrapped around their little fingers so she couldn’t deny that she was looking forward to finding out what antics they’d ended up getting up to that morning. As Micheal said he would go through it again, Summer’s expression turned thoughtful for a moment. “With the girls or with some of our own?” she asked, very intrigued as to what he meant by that. “I’ll be honest and say I’ve always liked the idea of having a big family,” she added, knowing that she needed to put that out there. They already had three kids between them but they were vampires which meant they had all the time in the world and if she was honest she loved the idea of kids running around who were a blend of her and Micheal one day. Micheal’s next words were enough to draw a smile to Summer’s lips and she nodded. “It sounds right to me too. I’m glad we’ll all be seeing more of you,” she admitted. She knew that Micheal was a very busy man so she wasn’t sure just how often it would be able to happen but it was something that she would still look forward to nonetheless. Micheal had surprised her the night before as had the turn the night had taken but it seemed that he wasn’t done with surprises just yet. Summer hadn’t expected to hear Micheal say that he loved her but that was exactly what happened and it was so easy for Summer to say it back. She wasn’t just saying it because Micheal had, she was saying it because she meant it and her heart fluttered as he said those words again. “And I love you, Micheal Alexander Herondale,” she said, a smile touching her lips as she kissed him back happily. As Micheal asked if he had time to make her breakfast or whether she had to get the girls soon, Summer checked the clock. “I still have an hour or so before I need to pick them up so we have time for breakfast. You could even come with me if you like, unless you have to be at work,” she said, knowing that she didn’t want Micheal to feel like he had to disappear when it was time for her to get the girls. “I should probably be the one making you breakfast, not the other way around though,” she added with a grin as she stole another kiss.

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MICHEAL ALEXANDER HERONDALE

Minister For Magic

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As The World Falls Down At Least I Have You [Summer] Aug 4, 2024 8:41:17 GMT

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Post by MICHEAL ALEXANDER HERONDALE on Aug 4, 2024 8:41:17 GMT

Having the exes talk with each other wasn’t exactly what Micheal had pictured when he showed up here as he had but the distraction was doing well to ease the rage from his system, of course, he had more exes to speak of than Summer given his age was much higher than hers and not for the first time since he realized his feelings for her he wondered how it looked from an outsider perspective, the 125-year-old Minister dating the 24-year-old widow. He didn’t care about the age, or what people thought of it other than Summer herself and he’d never lied about how old he was, he was upfront about it all, and that had to be enough for him, and it couldn’t bother her too much given she had lowered her standards enough to give him a chance and he wasn’t letting her slip through his fingers if he could help it, he knew what he had and he knew he wanted to hold onto it, to her. “It wasn’t exactly my finest moment that feeling of betrayal after she left me. I started to regret what I had become but being what I was gave me the idea to transfer to the Aurors and that set me on the path I’m on now. Right to you.” He told her with a wink to cover how utterly cheesy that little statement had been before continuing through his history and telling him the story of Grace’s mum, the ex that would always be a part of him because it created the life that he would lay down his for without thought. He hadn’t known, even now, why he thought to turn her, he hadn’t known her long but she’d captivated something in him and he’d done so. “It was stupid though. I barely knew her. Obviously I don’t regret it, but it wasn’t my wisest move.” He admitted in one hundred percent self-awareness of his past self and all the mistakes and triumphs he’d made along the years. Maybe making Grace had been one of those mistakes, not having her as she was his greatest joy in life but because he’d created this joy with someone who’d always had one foot out the door in the realm of vampires and what her future was in reality. “I don’t know. Obviously I’ve never been pregnant. Knowing what I do now I think it could be because when most people hear vampire they don’t associate it with a pregnancy being possible. Or she just hated pregnancy and since she didn’t know how much it sucked in the human realm as well blamed it on being a vampire. She left to chase a cure that doesn’t exist so I don’t put much stock in why she hated being pregnant.” Until Summer he seemingly knew how to pick them, the ones who’d leave him during what was supposed to be happy times turned the opposite. It was what had turned him into no named muggles who he wouldn’t have to worry about seeking him out for his growing power within the Ministry or remembering his face and using the fact that he had sexual desire as a smear campaign against him by his rivals and opponents. He returned Summer’s gentle kiss and when it broke offered her a soft gentle smile, “No I do not. I have you.” He nodded his head in agreement capturing her lips with his for another light kiss. He went into the relationship with Summer hoping that this was it for him, and hopefully it would be, he felt so connected to her in a way he’d never felt with anyone, and the fact that she had concerns and wanted to be there for Grace to make their separate families one blended one down the line meant a lot to him. If he could show an ounce of how it made him feel by reinforcing her best friends’ homes to give her a little peace of sanity he’d do it happily. Going through the official channels for her brother and mum wasn’t in any way his attempt to escape the task, merely something that should go through official channels and the record that was kept under lock and key of the protected homes and the wards used in case they needed reapplied. “From what I’ve learned of the Guardian profession since working more closely with them since all this Enlightened business is they are a very dedicated bunch. But no matter I’m doing it for their safety and your peace of mind rather than to interfere with Matt’s duties so he can carry on as he wishes, or his boss wishes I guess.” He joked knowing the Guardian profession was one hell of a career and he had yet to meet a guardian he didn’t immediately respect and want to steal from their ranks to recruit for himself and the Ministry.

Hell if things like what happened tonight happened again Micheal was half convinced to meet with the Head Guardian and beg for one to protect Grace even knowing she’d hate the idea and he’d never actually follow through. He’d had the scare of his life tonight though, had come far closer than he’d liked to losing his little girl and no matter how much he convinced himself while holding her that she was fine, he’d found himself running away with the negative images in his head and he’d tightened his hold on her and forced them to the side before showing up at Summer’s doorstep. That door had seen Micheal unlike anyone else had, in all the states he’d shown up, and picturing students who wanted her killed brought out an irrational temptation to have them arrested and thrown into the harshest of cells in Azkaban with no freedoms. Grace wasn’t much different than any other teenager but that much word seemed to make her a pariah to some. “One day it won’t be anything new for a vampire student to be at Hogwarts. One day…” He said whistfully wanting everyone no matter how different from the normal to be able to be accepted and attend school without fear. Until that happened though he’d go through extra lengths to protect those who mattered to him by making sure the jewellry that kept them from burning in the sun couldn’t be removed. “I’ll feel better knowing you are all protected as well.” He agreed.

It made him happy that Summer wanted to put in the effort to build a genuine relationship with Grace and not just assume they’d have one because she was dating him, that she wanted it to be real and though Grace and Summer may never reach the level of mother and daughter, Micheal simply wanted them to have each other to talk to. Micheal wasn’t a female and so there were things for Grace he couldn’t imagine her wanting to come to him about and he wanted to foster that relationship and was willing to pay for it as well but he knew that Summer had a point about wanting to do it without his money to not give the wrong idea on why Summer was really going out with both Micheal himself and even spending that day with Grace. He knew Summer wasn’t with him for his money or standing in the magical community, but he supposed some could spread that rumor that she was. “I thought you were with me because of my charm and devestatingly good looks.” He laughed, winking at her knowing he wasn’t serious. Summer and her girls meant the world to him and he wanted them all to be a family and that meant tamping down his desire to take care of them all financially where he could. The fact that Alanna had called him dad well, that had made his night much better than it’d gone so far. He thought of them as his girls, he had to catch himself from referring to them as such in general conversations when the topic of his beautiful girlfriend and her daughters came up. So he spent the rest of the night lost in that beautiful girlfriend of his and relishing in their love and letting the lust burn off the rest of his anger at the events of the evening.

Not rushing into this physical intimacy had been the plan, Micheal had been wanting to take things slow, make sure that everything was perfectly okay for Summer in her first relationship since losing her husband and his own first serious one since Grace’s mum, wanting this relationship to be his last, though he figured it was much too soon to be confessing that, or he did until last night took things in that physical direction. That hadn’t gone how he’d pictured, and as a male he’d definitely pictured it often, but Summer being in his arms was always the end result and that was picture perfect as she stirred in them and he was cheesily reminded how perfectly she fit in his arms. “That, love, sounds like a date. Mealtime dinner date featuring wild toddlers.” He chuckled knowing that one toddler was one thing but two was likely the definition of chaos and he was all in for it. He loved those two kids and even didn’t mind the idea of having more of them himself, though it wasn’t exactly a decision he’d make alone as Summer asked the question. “Both I suppose. With your girls and with some of our own. Obviously I don’t get to say if you wanted more kids since you have to carry and birth them.” Micheal was a firm believer that the decision for kids at the end of the day was decided by the woman whose body changed and life was risked by having them. Summer it seemed wanted them and one day he was more than happy to give them to her. One day, as Micheal had wanted to do it the proper way before having kids. He’d had Grace out of wedlock, and wanted any more kids to be with his wife. It was the one thing that had stuck with him from being over a century old, that tradition of marriage then baby. He already had the love part down and it seemed as good as a time as any to confess that love but it was love that was returned and reciprocated. He did love the beautiful woman in front of him, and he wasn’t ashamed to tell her just how much. Or showing her as often as he could given his schedule was still busy. Breakfast was as good as place to start as any and pampering his woman before they had to go get the kids from Angel’s place and an hour was plenty of time to cook up something for them even as she offered to make him breakfast. “Nonsense. I’ll make the breakfast. And I can go with you to get the girls. I don’t have any meetings or anything I have a time frame to appear for. I usually use the weekends for catching up on paperwork and reviewing the emails I’ve gotten sent through the week and other tedious tasks. So I could take the morning with you guys then go in this afternoon after lunch.” He told her honestly not able to completely take the day off. He thought a moment before adding, “I could likely get away with tomorrow off though if I get enough done this afternoon/evening. If you wanted to have a day together. I could ask Grace if she’s up for going out with all of us for dinner tomorrow night.” He wanted to add starting with tonight in your bed but he had manners and respect. Or he tried to.

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As The World Falls Down At Least I Have You [Summer] Oct 17, 2024 23:20:11 GMT

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Post by SUMMER ELISE TAYLOR on Oct 17, 2024 23:20:11 GMT

Summer had known that the exes talk would happen sooner or later but if she was honest she really hadn’t expected it to come after Micheal turned up at her place upset after learning that his daughter had almost been killed. Nothing that had happened since she opened the door had been what she had expected but Summer knew that wasn’t a bad thing. Micheal had a way of keeping her on her toes like no one else could but she felt safe and loved with him. She hadn’t thought that she would want to move on from Finn when he died but as time went on Summer had realised that if she was lucky then she would have a long life ahead of her considering that she was a vampire and she knew that she didn’t want to spend that life alone. She also didn’t want the girls to miss out on anything and even though she knew that it was possible for kids to grow up happy with only one parent in their life, after all it had been that way for her and Angel and for Grace as well, she knew that her girls missed having a dad in their lives and it had showed when Alanna had called Micheal “dad” a few days ago. Summer hadn’t had the heart to correct her daughter then and she knew now that she had done the right thing. Her feelings for Micheal had taken her by surprise but she knew that she couldn’t have asked for anyone better to fall for. Aside from what happened with Finn which Micheal already knew all about, Summer’s dating history was much less complicated than Micheal’s and her heart went out to him as he explained what had happened when he first became a vampire. “It’s natural that you would feel that way, you became a vampire for her and you thought you would have forever together but she changed her mind.” She hadn’t realised just how similar Micheal and her mum were in that respect until now but now she knew it was something that she was never going to forget. She was only young when her dad left but she could still remember how upset her mum had looked at times and it was something that she wouldn’t wish on anyone. As Micheal spoke again, Summer’s expression softened. “You might not have known her for very long but you still cared about her. I probably would have done the same in your position,” Summer admitted gently. She thankfully hadn’t been faced with the issue of whether or not to turn someone she cared about who was fatally injured but she knew that if the day ever did come then she wasn’t sure that she would be able to choose differently to Micheal. Then it would be up to the person to decide whether to complete the transition and become a vampire or whether to let themselves die but at least they would have that choice. “Maybe. I loved knowing I was carrying the girls, it’s hard to believe that someone else might feel differently but I know it happens,” Summer shrugged. “She might realise she made a mistake one day but you have Grace so some good came of it, at least,” she added, placing her hand over his and giving it a gentle squeeze. She knew just how much Micheal loved his daughter and that made everything else worth it. “You’ve got that right,” Summer said as she kissed him back gently before nuzzling her head against him. She couldn’t blame Micheal for having one night stands with muggles who didn’t know who he really was rather than having to worry whether someone was only with him for power or to create a scandal, it had to have been lonely for him but he didn’t have to worry about any of that with her. “I appreciate that,” Summer admitted gently. “It will ease my mind and I’m sure it will ease Ana’s too.” She knew that her friend was still on edge after the attack so knowing that there were additional protections in place would surely make that a little easier.

Hogwarts was protected better than anywhere else so Grace was safe from the Enlightened while she was there but unfortunately that didn’t mean that she was safe from the other students. She knew that Will and Kirsten would deal with it accordingly, they would make sure that those who were responsible were punished and Summer would be very surprised if any of the girls were allowed to stay at Hogwarts after that. Trying to kill a student wasn’t something that would ever be taken lightly and she wanted to see Grace for herself and make sure that the girl really was ok but she knew that rushing over there after Micheal had just left her would only make matters worse so Summer was going to have to wait a while. Right now her focus needed to be on Micheal and she knew that she wanted to look after him as best she could. “Hopefully one day vampires, werewolves and everyone else out there who is different will be accepted by the world,” Summer said gently. There were always going to be bullies and Summer had faced some of those herself before finding Chantal and Ana but she really hoped that one day the fact that someone was a vampire or werewolf wouldn’t be something to use against them. She knew that it was probably wishful thinking but she had to believe that the world would get better and that things would be different when her girls were old enough to go to school because she didn’t even want to think about something like that happening to them. As Micheal said he would feel better knowing she and the girls were protected as well, a smile touched Summer’s lips. “Then it will definitely be worth it,” she nodded. Micheal had enough stress on his plate without worrying about them as well so she knew that she wanted to ease his mind a little if she could.

It was important to Summer that Grace knew that she wasn’t interested in Micheal’s money or his job. Those two things had nothing to do with why Summer wanted to be with him and she knew that the last thing she wanted was for anyone to go getting the wrong idea. It was a sweet gesture that Micheal had made to pay for everything but it was one that Summer had known she couldn’t accept. She wanted to build a real relationship with Grace but that had to be on their own terms. Of course there were going to be times when Micheal and the girls were included as well but Summer knew that she and Grace needed to find their footing on their own and she was more than willing to put the work in to make that happen. As he said he thought she was with him because of his charm and looks, Summer couldn’t help but laugh. “Well, those definitely help,” she grinned, unable to resist teasing him in return. Honestly Micheal had helped her through the darkest time in her life and she knew that she wouldn’t have been able to cope without the support of him and everyone else she cared about. It had brought them closer together but it wasn’t until recently that Summer had realised that her feelings for him had changed and she’d felt ready to accept that. Now she felt ready to take that next step and Summer lost herself in Micheal completely in yet another unexpected turn of events that the evening had taken.

Summer definitely hadn’t expected the evening to take this turn, she and Micheal hadn’t even talked about spending the night together before but she would be lying if she said she hadn’t thought about it. She hadn’t been with anyone since Finn and even then they hadn’t done anything more than share the same bed since she fell pregnant with the girls. With two babies to take care of most of Summer’s time had been spent looking after the girls and sleeping when she could and it had been the same for Finn when he wasn’t working. It had been years since then and Summer wasn’t sure that she would have even felt ready now if she was with anyone other than Micheal. “I’m looking forward to it,” Summer grinned, glad that Micheal seemed to like the idea. She knew that there weren’t a lot of guys out there who would want to be with someone who had one toddler let alone two but he seemed to be taking it in his stride and she loved him for it. Summer’s curiosity had ended up getting the better of her as Micheal had said about going through it all again and she hadn’t been able to resist asking whether he meant with the twins or with kids of their own. Right now Summer couldn’t imagine having another baby since she had her hands full enough with the girls as it was but when they were a little older she was sure that would change. She had always wanted a family of her own and she couldn’t think of anything better than adding to it. Soon enough Micheal was giving his answer and Summer’s expression softened. “I’d love to have more kids,” she admitted. “It was just me and Angel while we were growing up but I loved it every time our family got a little bigger when mum adopted.” It didn’t matter to her that her other siblings weren’t related to her by blood, they were still family to her just like her mum and Angel were. “I can just see the girls as older sisters. Do you think Grace would like siblings?” she asked, unable to deny that she was curious. Whether she wanted them or not Grace had pretty much already gained two sisters in the girls but Summer wasn’t sure how she would feel about having any more. Grace had had Micheal to herself for most of her life and Summer knew that the idea of sharing him had to have taken some getting used to. “You’re really spoiling me, you know,” Summer teased as Micheal insisted that he would make breakfast. She felt a little bad considering he was at her place and she hadn’t had the chance to make him anything the night before but looking at him now she could see that he wasn’t going to budge on it so she knew better than to argue. “That would be amazing, I know the girls would love to see you,” she assured him as Micheal said that he could spend some time with the three of them and then go into work later. It wasn’t long before Micheal was saying that he might be able to take the whole of the following day off, though, and that was enough to have Summer leaning forward and kissing him gently. “I would love that. Hopefully you’ll be able to and Grace will decide to join us. I might head up to Hogwarts later when you go to work and see how she’s doing.” Summer knew that she didn’t want to overwhelm the girl after everything that she had been through but she also didn’t want Grace to think that Summer was only interested in her when Micheal was around because that couldn’t be further from the truth. She knew the girl had liked the presents she’d bought her for Christmas so that was a step in the right direction at least and Summer knew that she wanted Grace to like her. “If you finish work early enough tonight, you’re welcome to spend the night here again if you’d like,” she added gently as she let her hand rest lightly against his cheek. “You can stay over any time.” Truth be told she had forgotten what it was like to wake up in the arms of the man she loved and now she’d been reminded of it, she knew that she wanted it to happen again as often as possible.

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