Luân Đôn Rafferty, the sly, smooth-talking assassin-retiree, awoke in the early morning hours as the sun peaked in through his bedroom windows. He figured he had to get up now; the sun was just begging him to get up. He slowly arose from his bed; his sheets all ruffled on his side. He looked over at his lady. She was sleeping soundly, purring in low hums. Luân Đôn tiptoed over to her, covered her up, and kissed her head before he grabbed his quần áo, áo choàng off of his door hook. As he draped the quần áo, áo choàng over his dago tee and boxers, he headed down his spiraling staircase. As he entered the kitchen, he glanced at the clock. 8:00 A.M. Perfect, he could call his older brother and make sure his younger sister got to his house an toàn, két an toàn and sound.
His older brother, Danny picked up the phone, "'Ello…Rafferty residence."
"Hey arsehole, did Naida get there okay? She didn't call," Luân Đôn said.
"Cheers brother. Yeah…she's here. We picked her up and she's out. Must have been a rough flight. bởi the way, Ma called. She đã đưa ý kiến bạn aren't answering her calls," Danny replied.
"God damn it…. bạn know how I try to avoid Ma whenever possible. Da is the only man that gets me, and he doesn't speak!"
"Lond….stop being such a dick and call her back. She's worried sick about bạn and she believes you're living in sin. bạn and your….lady at the moment are….well," Danny trailed off.
"Yes, Danny…..we're fornicating! And bạn can tell Ma I đã đưa ý kiến we are and we're going to raise demon spawn!" Luân Đôn snapped. "I'll call bạn later!" Luân Đôn quickly clicked the phone.
"Damn brothers…..damn Ma and her religious ways…" Luân Đôn muttered to himself.
"Jesus….you really do have some family issues."
Luân Đôn jumped. He turned around, only to see his best friend, Charm, sitting in his office chair.
"Fuck Charm….you scared the hell out of me. Must bạn always do this?" Luân Đôn stammered.
"Yes….yes I must. I came here for the pancakes," Charm đã đưa ý kiến with a huge grin.
"What pancakes?" Luân Đôn asked. Luân Đôn then heard someone humming in his kitchen.
Luân Đôn and Charm walked down the hall, through the saloon doors, and into the kitchen. There stood Aria flipping flapjacks.
"Hey boys! Breakfast is almost ready!" she đã đưa ý kiến with a wink. "I think I've perfected my pancake recipe."
Luân Đôn rolled his eyes. "God damn it…..I swear I need to get these locks changed." Luân Đôn felt very awkward around Aria. Hell, he had even dated her! He knew they had a good run in their relationship and they both still loved each other, but he knew in his tim, trái tim that they could never be what they once were.
Luân Đôn headed through the archway into the family room. He plopped on the couch. Charm followed, but sat in one of the large ottoman chairs tiếp theo to the couch.
"Why is she here!?" Luân Đôn hissed through clenched teeth.
"She makes me pancakes. I brought her over. bạn guys made amends…..just relax!" Charm sniggered.
"How am I supposed to relax? Aria's here and the woman I chose over her is upstairs still sleeping!!!"
"Well….that is a predicament," Charm đã đưa ý kiến through a low chuckle. "They'll get along….they did before."
Luân Đôn let out a low groan and started to mutter to himself.
"Hey Aria, is Alucard coming over this morning with his pack of boys?" Charm called out to her in the kitchen.
Aria peeked out of the archway, still stirring the pancake batter. "He better not! He still has a serious thing for me, remember? Plus, I invited Evan over to help with the tree….and we all know that she and Thane don't get along."
"Tree, what tree!?" Luân Đôn yelped from the couch.
"What makes bạn think Thane will come?" Charm asked inquisitively.
"Thane is Alucard's little puppy….Thane follows Al wherever he goes. Plus, Thane happens to like Vannie, and she'll be here," Aria đã đưa ý kiến with a giggle.
"Tree? Van's coming over!? What in the hell is going on? Why does no one ever tell me about these events taking place in MY house?" Luân Đôn yelled as he jumped off the couch.
Suddenly, the back door in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp swung open. van ran in. "Merry giáng sinh everybody! Conner's coming with the tree! Sorry we're so late….traffic was awful," van said.
"Since when do bạn drive? bạn do realize bạn could have flown here with the cây and your boy-toy…..way easier and cheaper," Aria đã đưa ý kiến as she continued to beat the batter.
"We're trying to adapt to a normal life," van đã đưa ý kiến as she ran up and kissed Aria on the cheek. "You look lovely, honey. Must be this pancake diet that bạn and Charmy are on."
Charm sheepishly smiled, but then turned his head over towards Conner as he walked in carrying the cây with his one arm.
"Where do we want her? She's a beauty," Conner said.
"Put the damn cây in here," Luân Đôn đã đưa ý kiến with a groan.
Conner carried the cây through the kitchen; the tree, however, was shedding its pine needles everywhere.
"Hey….watch out! The needles are getting in the batter!" Aria shouted.
"NOT THE PANCAKES!!!" Charm snapped.
"Yeah, yeah…." Conner said. "Hey, Van, baby… go get the decorations from the car."
van nodded and took Charm with her. She needed to get him out of the phòng bếp, nhà bếp before he exploded at every needle that dared to ruin his breakfast of champions.
Ava creeped into the kitchen. "Looks like we've got a party going on in here."
Luân Đôn turned to her and turned a pale white. Wonderful. Ava, his current lover, was in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp with Aria, his ex. Luân Đôn began to sweat. Today was going to be eventful…he could already tell.
van and Charm came back in with several boxes of ornaments and lights. "Ava! bạn look fabulous! I haven't seen bạn in ages!" van sang as she plopped the boxes on the bàn and ran over to Ava.
"Pigtails, good to see you," Charm đã đưa ý kiến with a nod. Ava blushed every time Charm called her that. Some nicknames never get old.
After a feast of pancakes, the clan all began to work on the tree. Well, mainly the men all struggled with lighting the tree. All of the women were in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp when Evan finally arrived. Evan walked in, already having a chua look on her face.
"Hey everyone….sorry I'm late. I had something I had to do," Evan said.
"Was this something a man?" van asked with a wink.
"Maybe…." Evan đã đưa ý kiến with a smirk. She peered into the living room. Charm, London, and Conner all were Công chúa tóc mây up in lights bitching at each other about who was supposed to do what. All three of them were trained fighters, yet none of them could put up a damn cây properly. "What did I miss?"
"Just them fighting with a damn tree," Aria đã đưa ý kiến with a chuckle.
"I'm surprised no one else showed. Where the hell is Alucard and his gang of misfits?" Evan asked.
"He better not be here," Aria warned, "or things aren't going to be pretty. Where's your team?"
"They all were on duty last time I checked. I'm just glad Thane's not here. I hate that guy so much. He and I constantly argue over every little thing," Evan said. "He's the kind of guy I'd like to torture in my spare time."
"Damn Evan… scary much?" van said. "Thane's not that bad….he's just misunderstood."
"He seems kind of shy. He kind of reminds me of how Luân Đôn used to be," Ava đã đưa ý kiến with a laugh.
"By the way, honey, speaking of London…does he know yet?" Evan smirked.
"Know what?" van and Aria asked.
"Go on…tell them," Evan đã đưa ý kiến with a big grin forming on her face.
"I-I'm pregnant…" Ava said. "How did bạn know Evan?"
"I'm psychic….no, I just can tell these things." Evan đã đưa ý kiến with a cocky smile.
"I haven't told him yet. I'm afraid of what he's going to say. He's never been good with commitment….I'm amazed he's stayed this long," Ava đã đưa ý kiến as she touched her stomach.
Aria looked away; she knew things were over between her and London, but this news just made everything thêm evident. She was happy for Ava and London, but she always felt that there still was a chance for her and London's relationship.
"Congratulations," Aria đã đưa ý kiến as she hugged Ava. For now, she was going to be the bigger person.
Luân Đôn looked over at the girls talking in the kitchen. So far, neither of them had tried to kill each other and neither of them had tried to kill him. Maybe today wasn't going to be as bad as he thought.
Charm looked over at Luân Đôn watching Ava and Aria. "See, I told bạn it wouldn't be so bad. They look like they are getting along great," Charm đã đưa ý kiến reassuringly.
"I just hope it stays like that," Luân Đôn answered.
His older brother, Danny picked up the phone, "'Ello…Rafferty residence."
"Hey arsehole, did Naida get there okay? She didn't call," Luân Đôn said.
"Cheers brother. Yeah…she's here. We picked her up and she's out. Must have been a rough flight. bởi the way, Ma called. She đã đưa ý kiến bạn aren't answering her calls," Danny replied.
"God damn it…. bạn know how I try to avoid Ma whenever possible. Da is the only man that gets me, and he doesn't speak!"
"Lond….stop being such a dick and call her back. She's worried sick about bạn and she believes you're living in sin. bạn and your….lady at the moment are….well," Danny trailed off.
"Yes, Danny…..we're fornicating! And bạn can tell Ma I đã đưa ý kiến we are and we're going to raise demon spawn!" Luân Đôn snapped. "I'll call bạn later!" Luân Đôn quickly clicked the phone.
"Damn brothers…..damn Ma and her religious ways…" Luân Đôn muttered to himself.
"Jesus….you really do have some family issues."
Luân Đôn jumped. He turned around, only to see his best friend, Charm, sitting in his office chair.
"Fuck Charm….you scared the hell out of me. Must bạn always do this?" Luân Đôn stammered.
"Yes….yes I must. I came here for the pancakes," Charm đã đưa ý kiến with a huge grin.
"What pancakes?" Luân Đôn asked. Luân Đôn then heard someone humming in his kitchen.
Luân Đôn and Charm walked down the hall, through the saloon doors, and into the kitchen. There stood Aria flipping flapjacks.
"Hey boys! Breakfast is almost ready!" she đã đưa ý kiến with a wink. "I think I've perfected my pancake recipe."
Luân Đôn rolled his eyes. "God damn it…..I swear I need to get these locks changed." Luân Đôn felt very awkward around Aria. Hell, he had even dated her! He knew they had a good run in their relationship and they both still loved each other, but he knew in his tim, trái tim that they could never be what they once were.
Luân Đôn headed through the archway into the family room. He plopped on the couch. Charm followed, but sat in one of the large ottoman chairs tiếp theo to the couch.
"Why is she here!?" Luân Đôn hissed through clenched teeth.
"She makes me pancakes. I brought her over. bạn guys made amends…..just relax!" Charm sniggered.
"How am I supposed to relax? Aria's here and the woman I chose over her is upstairs still sleeping!!!"
"Well….that is a predicament," Charm đã đưa ý kiến through a low chuckle. "They'll get along….they did before."
Luân Đôn let out a low groan and started to mutter to himself.
"Hey Aria, is Alucard coming over this morning with his pack of boys?" Charm called out to her in the kitchen.
Aria peeked out of the archway, still stirring the pancake batter. "He better not! He still has a serious thing for me, remember? Plus, I invited Evan over to help with the tree….and we all know that she and Thane don't get along."
"Tree, what tree!?" Luân Đôn yelped from the couch.
"What makes bạn think Thane will come?" Charm asked inquisitively.
"Thane is Alucard's little puppy….Thane follows Al wherever he goes. Plus, Thane happens to like Vannie, and she'll be here," Aria đã đưa ý kiến with a giggle.
"Tree? Van's coming over!? What in the hell is going on? Why does no one ever tell me about these events taking place in MY house?" Luân Đôn yelled as he jumped off the couch.
Suddenly, the back door in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp swung open. van ran in. "Merry giáng sinh everybody! Conner's coming with the tree! Sorry we're so late….traffic was awful," van said.
"Since when do bạn drive? bạn do realize bạn could have flown here with the cây and your boy-toy…..way easier and cheaper," Aria đã đưa ý kiến as she continued to beat the batter.
"We're trying to adapt to a normal life," van đã đưa ý kiến as she ran up and kissed Aria on the cheek. "You look lovely, honey. Must be this pancake diet that bạn and Charmy are on."
Charm sheepishly smiled, but then turned his head over towards Conner as he walked in carrying the cây with his one arm.
"Where do we want her? She's a beauty," Conner said.
"Put the damn cây in here," Luân Đôn đã đưa ý kiến with a groan.
Conner carried the cây through the kitchen; the tree, however, was shedding its pine needles everywhere.
"Hey….watch out! The needles are getting in the batter!" Aria shouted.
"NOT THE PANCAKES!!!" Charm snapped.
"Yeah, yeah…." Conner said. "Hey, Van, baby… go get the decorations from the car."
van nodded and took Charm with her. She needed to get him out of the phòng bếp, nhà bếp before he exploded at every needle that dared to ruin his breakfast of champions.
Ava creeped into the kitchen. "Looks like we've got a party going on in here."
Luân Đôn turned to her and turned a pale white. Wonderful. Ava, his current lover, was in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp with Aria, his ex. Luân Đôn began to sweat. Today was going to be eventful…he could already tell.
van and Charm came back in with several boxes of ornaments and lights. "Ava! bạn look fabulous! I haven't seen bạn in ages!" van sang as she plopped the boxes on the bàn and ran over to Ava.
"Pigtails, good to see you," Charm đã đưa ý kiến with a nod. Ava blushed every time Charm called her that. Some nicknames never get old.
After a feast of pancakes, the clan all began to work on the tree. Well, mainly the men all struggled with lighting the tree. All of the women were in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp when Evan finally arrived. Evan walked in, already having a chua look on her face.
"Hey everyone….sorry I'm late. I had something I had to do," Evan said.
"Was this something a man?" van asked with a wink.
"Maybe…." Evan đã đưa ý kiến with a smirk. She peered into the living room. Charm, London, and Conner all were Công chúa tóc mây up in lights bitching at each other about who was supposed to do what. All three of them were trained fighters, yet none of them could put up a damn cây properly. "What did I miss?"
"Just them fighting with a damn tree," Aria đã đưa ý kiến with a chuckle.
"I'm surprised no one else showed. Where the hell is Alucard and his gang of misfits?" Evan asked.
"He better not be here," Aria warned, "or things aren't going to be pretty. Where's your team?"
"They all were on duty last time I checked. I'm just glad Thane's not here. I hate that guy so much. He and I constantly argue over every little thing," Evan said. "He's the kind of guy I'd like to torture in my spare time."
"Damn Evan… scary much?" van said. "Thane's not that bad….he's just misunderstood."
"He seems kind of shy. He kind of reminds me of how Luân Đôn used to be," Ava đã đưa ý kiến with a laugh.
"By the way, honey, speaking of London…does he know yet?" Evan smirked.
"Know what?" van and Aria asked.
"Go on…tell them," Evan đã đưa ý kiến with a big grin forming on her face.
"I-I'm pregnant…" Ava said. "How did bạn know Evan?"
"I'm psychic….no, I just can tell these things." Evan đã đưa ý kiến with a cocky smile.
"I haven't told him yet. I'm afraid of what he's going to say. He's never been good with commitment….I'm amazed he's stayed this long," Ava đã đưa ý kiến as she touched her stomach.
Aria looked away; she knew things were over between her and London, but this news just made everything thêm evident. She was happy for Ava and London, but she always felt that there still was a chance for her and London's relationship.
"Congratulations," Aria đã đưa ý kiến as she hugged Ava. For now, she was going to be the bigger person.
Luân Đôn looked over at the girls talking in the kitchen. So far, neither of them had tried to kill each other and neither of them had tried to kill him. Maybe today wasn't going to be as bad as he thought.
Charm looked over at Luân Đôn watching Ava and Aria. "See, I told bạn it wouldn't be so bad. They look like they are getting along great," Charm đã đưa ý kiến reassuringly.
"I just hope it stays like that," Luân Đôn answered.
