[ he's got nothing but sympathy for her. he can't even begin to imagine how hard it must have been to be, what, seventeen? and pregnant from a one night stand. and then to have raised that little girl by herself, even if she did have parents and a sister helping... it's no wonder she's nervous.

raleigh gives her a small smile and shrugs as much as he can with his hands still in his pockets. ] Hey, it's okay if you want me to stay away. She's your daughter.

[ while yancy might be his niece, his mom gets to make all the decisions for her. and while part of raleigh is suddenly really thrilled about the possibility of having family again, he would understand if naomi wanted him to stay as far away as possible. things are complicated with him now being an, ugh, an international celebrity all over again. with yancy ( boy yancy, not girl yancy ) being some fallen hero. ]

For what it's worth, Mako and I both hate the media coverage. And we've gotten pretty good about being discreet about stuff. [ and if what he's heard is true, his mom took to journalism like a fish to water. so if it does eventually come out to more than just immediate family--and raleigh really kind of hopes it doesn't, for yancy's sake--he's fairly confident naomi can handle whatever it is that needs to be handled. ]