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[August 12th] [The Wild Wild West] Catch a Falling Star
Title: Catch a Falling Star
Day/Theme: August 12th - a cup of stars
Series: The Wild Wild West (specifically, The Poisonous Posey episode)
Character/Pairing: Snakes Tolliver/Chita McCarthy (she's an OC; he's in my icon)
Rating: K/G
Continued from prior pieces.
By Lucky_Ladybug
Life was really going good when we moved out of our subpar neighborhood and on into a custom-built mansion in one of the fancy areas of New Orleans. We each had things we were hoping to have in our new place and we designed and decorated it in a way we both liked. I wasn't sure what I thought of that, as in the end it kind of ended up like a mish-mash in some ways, but when I saw the end result I decided it didn't look too bad.
One of the things Chita had wanted was a widow's walk on the roof. I know that sounds pretty morbid, but it's just a type of balcony. It got its name because a lot of houses near the sea have them and the women would stand up there watching for their husbands' ships, which didn't always come back.
I was fine with having a rooftop balcony, but I was kind of surprised Chita wanted one. I mean, she was pretty much the exact opposite of a nature-lover of any kind. I didn't think she was an astronomy-lover either, but as it turned out, she liked stars a whole lot more than she liked plants and animals. When I found out the reason why, I wasn't so surprised anymore.
"Stars always make me think of diamonds up in the sky," she said one night when we were up there. "When I was a kid, I'd look up there and dream about the day when I'd own as many diamonds as there were stars I could see." She spread her arms to the skies. "A cup full of beautiful, glistening stars that would be all mine to wear and enjoy! No one else's, just mine!"
"I don't know if any one person owns that many diamonds," I told her. "There might not even be that many in the whole world."
"Mmm. I'd be happy now just to own one," she said dreamily.
"Well, I did promise you a diamond ring," I said. "Now would be a good time to upgrade that wedding band I gave you."
She wrapped her arms around my arm. "Yes, it would!"
I had to admit I was amused. And I kept my word; the next day I took Chita to the best jeweler in town so she could pick the ring she wanted. She also found a whole bunch of other things she wanted. She didn't buy them all that day, but I had the feeling she'd be going back to that shop a whole lot in the coming days and weeks.
I didn't mind, at least not then. We could afford it. And I hoped I'd taught Chita not to spend everything at once, but to spread it out and buy a little, then wait for more money to come in before spending more.
She seemed to be agreeable to that. Over the next weeks I started seeing more and more pieces from that jeweler's inventory turning up around Chita's neck, wrists, or on her ears. One time shortly after that, we were hosting a party for some of the local businessmen and Chita showed up on the stairs in her favorite black glittering evening gown and probably two pounds of diamonds.
Two things popped into my mind right then. One, that Chita probably loved that dress so much because it looked like a nighttime sky of stars. And two, that she'd finally accomplished her childhood dream to own a cupful of stars.
I was hoping it hadn't set us back several years' worth. At the same time, seeing how happy it made her, I was happy too.
Day/Theme: August 12th - a cup of stars
Series: The Wild Wild West (specifically, The Poisonous Posey episode)
Character/Pairing: Snakes Tolliver/Chita McCarthy (she's an OC; he's in my icon)
Rating: K/G
Continued from prior pieces.
Life was really going good when we moved out of our subpar neighborhood and on into a custom-built mansion in one of the fancy areas of New Orleans. We each had things we were hoping to have in our new place and we designed and decorated it in a way we both liked. I wasn't sure what I thought of that, as in the end it kind of ended up like a mish-mash in some ways, but when I saw the end result I decided it didn't look too bad.
One of the things Chita had wanted was a widow's walk on the roof. I know that sounds pretty morbid, but it's just a type of balcony. It got its name because a lot of houses near the sea have them and the women would stand up there watching for their husbands' ships, which didn't always come back.
I was fine with having a rooftop balcony, but I was kind of surprised Chita wanted one. I mean, she was pretty much the exact opposite of a nature-lover of any kind. I didn't think she was an astronomy-lover either, but as it turned out, she liked stars a whole lot more than she liked plants and animals. When I found out the reason why, I wasn't so surprised anymore.
"Stars always make me think of diamonds up in the sky," she said one night when we were up there. "When I was a kid, I'd look up there and dream about the day when I'd own as many diamonds as there were stars I could see." She spread her arms to the skies. "A cup full of beautiful, glistening stars that would be all mine to wear and enjoy! No one else's, just mine!"
"I don't know if any one person owns that many diamonds," I told her. "There might not even be that many in the whole world."
"Mmm. I'd be happy now just to own one," she said dreamily.
"Well, I did promise you a diamond ring," I said. "Now would be a good time to upgrade that wedding band I gave you."
She wrapped her arms around my arm. "Yes, it would!"
I had to admit I was amused. And I kept my word; the next day I took Chita to the best jeweler in town so she could pick the ring she wanted. She also found a whole bunch of other things she wanted. She didn't buy them all that day, but I had the feeling she'd be going back to that shop a whole lot in the coming days and weeks.
I didn't mind, at least not then. We could afford it. And I hoped I'd taught Chita not to spend everything at once, but to spread it out and buy a little, then wait for more money to come in before spending more.
She seemed to be agreeable to that. Over the next weeks I started seeing more and more pieces from that jeweler's inventory turning up around Chita's neck, wrists, or on her ears. One time shortly after that, we were hosting a party for some of the local businessmen and Chita showed up on the stairs in her favorite black glittering evening gown and probably two pounds of diamonds.
Two things popped into my mind right then. One, that Chita probably loved that dress so much because it looked like a nighttime sky of stars. And two, that she'd finally accomplished her childhood dream to own a cupful of stars.
I was hoping it hadn't set us back several years' worth. At the same time, seeing how happy it made her, I was happy too.