Dorian DeLoughrey
{ Shay gets lost at a ball, sigh | 2032 }
Will there ever be a time when going to a ball with basically royalty wouldn’t feel weird to Dorian? No, probably not, but that didn’t mean he’d say no to that opportunity and let Jessica go alone. To not be there for their daughters first fairytale like experience - that’s what he was really there for. Dorian has never seen Shay as excited as she was in the car on their way to the ball. From the day they told her where they were going, how she’s going to see so many princesses and princes, she couldn’t stop talking about it. That’s why both him and Jessica let her go to dance the moment they arrived, telling her to stay close. And she did… or that’s what Dorian thought. There was a moment of him not paying attention to Shay, focusing on Jessica and little Zoe in her arms that allowed Shay to get lost with so many people around them. And when he turned to look at her that’s when he noticed she was gone.
What do you do in that situation? Start panicking? Maybe… but not in front of Jessica. Just start looking for Shay, she has to be somewhere around, and if she isn’t… then that’s not good. ”I’ll go join Shay for a bit, okay?" Dorian tried to calmly say, gently kissing Jess before walking away and looking for their daughter. But it was more stressful than he thought - Shay was little, there was no way for him to spot her in this crowd. The best thing he could do is ask around to see if anyone has seen a little girl but luckily he didn’t have to worry about her for too long. With a sigh of relief and a soft smile on his lips, Dorian turned towards the direction of her soft voice calling out for her dad until… he saw who she was with. Who was holding his daughter. The smile he had quickly faltered as he looked away from the man back to his little girl that started running towards him. ”There you are," Dorian tried to hide his annoyance, putting on a smile for his daughter as he picked her up and kissed the top of her head, almost ignoring what she was saying. Taking the attention away from Kai. ”Hey… Go to mommy…" turning toward the direction he came from, in the distance seeing Jess, he continued, whispering. ”And I’ll be right behind you. But buuut but…" Dorian smiled at her, tickling her side to further distract her from what happened, who she was with just second ago, before putting her down. ”Don’t tell mommy anything, okay? Can it be our little secret?"
With that he watched her run back to Jessica, making sure she doesn’t end up getting lost again before finally looking back at a man he was hoping he would never have to face again. Malachi. ”I would really appreciate it if you…" Was it wrong of Dorian to be mad at him, after he basically helped his daughter? Perhaps it was. Yes. But there was this strong dislike he felt for the guy for so many years now. Starting that day Jessica came to him, hurt. ”Stayed away from my family. Okay? Great." Another forced but sarcastic smile on his lips as he took a few steps towards Kai. ”And spare me your explanation. I unfortunately don’t care about it."