My dove

Something beautfiul bloomed from pain| fluff

*A/n~ I'm so sorry I'm back I've been incredibly busy and if I'm honest not sleeping at all. Now I'm in a great mood to write. I'm now back into my motivation for lesso. I hope this is worth the longer wait.*

Tw~ mentioned sexual assault. Not practicing safe sleep for a baby

Prompt~ reader was assaulted and now has a daughter due to that. Somehow lesso finds out fluff ensured. (This prompt is based of a fic I read in the ouat fandom it's quite a common prompt there due to the nature of the show)

Being a Ever, you were always taught not to keep secrets. It's an unwritten rule of the Evers. And although you hated calling your daughter a secret that's exactly what she was. No one apart from Dovey knew of Delilah's existence. Your little lilac flower. Lilah had just turned one a few days into the new school year. Soon she wouldn't be as easily hidden and you knew that. But for now it worked. You didn't need everyone knowing what you'd been through. Luckily, Delilah was too young to understand the pain, thankfully all she knew was you and Dovey.

You had dance classes to teach today. But your daughter being incredibly fussy due to cutting her teeth. All she wanted was to be held. Of course you could understand that and you'd willingly hold her all day to soothe her pain. But classes had to be taught. That was what brought you to your friends office.

"Y/n! What a lovely surprise." You were about to reply however Delilah let out a squeal of pain. "Oh and my little flower. I'm sorry lilac auntie dove didn't see you there." She cooed at the fussy baby who was squirming in your arms.

"My poor lilac flower it's okay baby you're okay. I know your teethy legs are hurting you aren't they? My poor baby girl. " you cooed while searching for her dummy that had been sat in the fridge before your trip here. Instantly she began to chew it the cold soothing the pain. "There my lilac it's all better now hmm?" You hummed slightly swaying your body to hopefully smooth your daughter into a sleep.

"Y/n? You're an amazing mother. I know you were scared and you had every right to be. But you are doing a great job with Delilah here." Your friend complimented you. She knew how much you would doubt yourself with Lilah. After all once she learned the reason it all made sense. Yet you still made the difficult decision to choose to love her and not let the trauma stop that.

"Thank you Dovey. I actually came here for a favour. Could you possibly watch lilac here? I have a dance class to teach with Evers and Nevers for the upcoming ball. I know she's not your responsibility but I can't miss class and she's so fussy today. Just wanting to be held all the time. I don't know what to do." Your tone hushed as not to wake the now sleeping baby but still conveying your panic.

"Y/n I would love to you know I love my little flower but I have a meeting with meeting with Emma in 15 minutes. " she whispered apologetically. You knew Dovey really loved Delilah and would watch her if she could. Only then did you hear the door shutting effectively waking the slumbering baby. Her high pitched screams filling the room effectively shocking the new entry. 

"Hey hey hey baby no you're okay. Mommas here hush my lilac flower. You're okay darling. " you soothed and trailed a finger lightly down the bridge of her nose. Swaying slightly you watched as your daughter blinked before accepting the exhaustion she felt. Sucking her pacifier in and out of her little lips. 

"Y/n? Dovey? What is a child doing here? Who's is it?" Lady Lesso seemed to be spilling questions a mile a minute. You could feel yourself visibly tense at the questions. It was hard to keep your daughter a secret you just thought you had more time before it came out. You held your slumbering daughter close to your chest not realising tears were already falling. "She's mine Leonora." You kept your face strict and strong. Clutching your flower like a life line. Dovey slipped from the room quietly.