Celeste was getting to the point of her pregnancy where this was bordering on torture. Xander would know, after this she would need to rest for at least two trials, because by the end of this evening, she would be absolutely exhausted. But that did not deter the young heiress, and so she walked in, next to her husband. High fashion was not, and never had been, of interest to Celeste. She did not follow trends, she was a dragon not a sheep. So it was, and had always been. Glancing at Xander, her eyes raised to the hat in question and she smiled at him, the kind of smile that only he ever saw, in truth. "It is a very fine hat. The feather quite completes the look." Without pausing, or seeming to even notice, she added, in a soft whisper, "when you tug at your collar like that, it makes you look about twelve. Do behave, darling." Her brown eyes twinkled mirth even as they stepped forward and Xander paid for them both.
It had been a tedious thing, to have to buy new clothes, but it was a necessity and so Celeste was wearing a new blue velvet gown, suited to her very pregnant shape. It was warm and comfortable, beautiful in it's own right and with delicate trims. She leaned on Xander's arm whilst trying to appear that she didn't and, as he turned to ask her, Celeste smiled and shook her head. "Don't fuss, I'm fine."
Once they got in, Celeste looked around with a slight smile on her face. In truth, she'd be glad once the pregnancy got to the point that she could no longer attend these sorts of things and she thought this would probably be her last public appearance for a while. The young woman was very obviously uncomfortable, by this point, and the size of her suggested a multiple birth, the doctors all said. Still, she had a smile and turned to Xander. "Yes, indeed we should greet our host and thank him for the invitation. I would like to mingle as much as we can, it's good to meet people old and new." Her expression told of some mischief there, but Celeste said nothing more.
How many of the people they knew would be there, she wondered. Andraska, Hunter, those sorts of people. Of course, Alistair wouldn't be here, which was no great loss as far as she was concerned. Perhaps Tristan Venora would be, she thought and she smiled at Xander and leaned towards him, whispering so that only he could hear. "I love you, Xander Andaris. Let's go mingle and we'll see if we can't divest you of that dreadful burden of heaviness you're carrying. I can only begin to imagine how you are suffering, carrying around all that extra weight." One hand moved, in a rather telling way, to her swollen stomach and Celeste shook her head. "You, my love, are adorable. Come on, then."
It had been a tedious thing, to have to buy new clothes, but it was a necessity and so Celeste was wearing a new blue velvet gown, suited to her very pregnant shape. It was warm and comfortable, beautiful in it's own right and with delicate trims. She leaned on Xander's arm whilst trying to appear that she didn't and, as he turned to ask her, Celeste smiled and shook her head. "Don't fuss, I'm fine."
Once they got in, Celeste looked around with a slight smile on her face. In truth, she'd be glad once the pregnancy got to the point that she could no longer attend these sorts of things and she thought this would probably be her last public appearance for a while. The young woman was very obviously uncomfortable, by this point, and the size of her suggested a multiple birth, the doctors all said. Still, she had a smile and turned to Xander. "Yes, indeed we should greet our host and thank him for the invitation. I would like to mingle as much as we can, it's good to meet people old and new." Her expression told of some mischief there, but Celeste said nothing more.
How many of the people they knew would be there, she wondered. Andraska, Hunter, those sorts of people. Of course, Alistair wouldn't be here, which was no great loss as far as she was concerned. Perhaps Tristan Venora would be, she thought and she smiled at Xander and leaned towards him, whispering so that only he could hear. "I love you, Xander Andaris. Let's go mingle and we'll see if we can't divest you of that dreadful burden of heaviness you're carrying. I can only begin to imagine how you are suffering, carrying around all that extra weight." One hand moved, in a rather telling way, to her swollen stomach and Celeste shook her head. "You, my love, are adorable. Come on, then."
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Dress in ledger and deducted etc