伦敦 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. 伦敦 tiptoed over to her, covered her up, and kissed her head before he grabbed his 长袍 off of his door hook. As he draped the 长袍 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 安全 and sound.
His older brother, Danny picked up the phone, "'Ello…Rafferty residence."
"Hey arsehole, did Naida get there okay? She didn't call," 伦敦 said.
"Cheers brother. Yeah…she's here. We picked her up and she's out. Must have been a rough flight. 由 the way, Ma called. She 说 你 aren't answering her calls," Danny replied.
"God damn it…. 你 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 你 and she believes you're living in sin. 你 and your….lady at the moment are….well," Danny trailed off.
"Yes, Danny…..we're fornicating! And 你 can tell Ma I 说 we are and we're going to raise demon spawn!" 伦敦 snapped. "I'll call 你 later!" 伦敦 quickly clicked the phone.
"Damn brothers…..damn Ma and her religious ways…" 伦敦 muttered to himself.
"Jesus….you really do have some family issues."
伦敦 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 你 always do this?" 伦敦 stammered.
"Yes….yes I must. I came here for the pancakes," Charm 说 with a huge grin.
"What pancakes?" 伦敦 asked. 伦敦 then heard someone humming in his kitchen.
伦敦 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 说 with a wink. "I think I've perfected my pancake recipe."
伦敦 rolled his eyes. "God damn it…..I swear I need to get these locks changed." 伦敦 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 心 that they could never be what they once were.
伦敦 headed through the archway into the family room. He plopped on the couch. Charm followed, but sat in one of the large ottoman chairs 下一个 to the couch.
"Why is she here!?" 伦敦 hissed through clenched teeth.
"She makes me pancakes. I brought her over. 你 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 说 through a low chuckle. "They'll get along….they did before."
伦敦 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!?" 伦敦 yelped from the couch.
"What makes 你 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 说 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?" 伦敦 yelled as he jumped off the couch.
Suddenly, the back door in the 厨房 swung open. 面包车, 范 ran in. "Merry 圣诞节 everybody! Conner's coming with the tree! Sorry we're so late….traffic was awful," 面包车, 范 said.
"Since when do 你 drive? 你 do realize 你 could have flown here with the 树 and your boy-toy…..way easier and cheaper," Aria 说 as she continued to beat the batter.
"We're trying to adapt to a normal life," 面包车, 范 说 as she ran up and kissed Aria on the cheek. "You look lovely, honey. Must be this pancake diet that 你 and Charmy are on."
Charm sheepishly smiled, but then turned his head over towards Conner as he walked in carrying the 树 with his one arm.
"Where do we want her? She's a beauty," Conner said.
"Put the damn 树 in here," 伦敦 说 with a groan.
Conner carried the 树 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."
面包车, 范 nodded and took Charm with her. She needed to get him out of the 厨房 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."
伦敦 turned to her and turned a pale white. Wonderful. Ava, his current lover, was in the 厨房 with Aria, his ex. 伦敦 began to sweat. Today was going to be eventful…he could already tell.
面包车, 范 and Charm came back in with several boxes of ornaments and lights. "Ava! 你 look fabulous! I haven't seen 你 in ages!" 面包车, 范 sang as she plopped the boxes on the 表 and ran over to Ava.
"Pigtails, good to see you," Charm 说 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 厨房 when Evan finally arrived. Evan walked in, already having a 酸, 酸奶 look on her face.
"Hey everyone….sorry I'm late. I had something I had to do," Evan said.
"Was this something a man?" 面包车, 范 asked with a wink.
"Maybe…." Evan 说 with a smirk. She peered into the living room. Charm, London, and Conner all were 魔发奇缘 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 树 properly. "What did I miss?"
"Just them fighting with a damn tree," Aria 说 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?" 面包车, 范 said. "Thane's not that bad….he's just misunderstood."
"He seems kind of shy. He kind of reminds me of how 伦敦 used to be," Ava 说 with a laugh.
"By the way, honey, speaking of London…does he know yet?" Evan smirked.
"Know what?" 面包车, 范 and Aria asked.
"Go on…tell them," Evan 说 with a big grin forming on her face.
"I-I'm pregnant…" Ava said. "How did 你 know Evan?"
"I'm psychic….no, I just can tell these things." Evan 说 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 说 as she touched her stomach.
Aria looked away; she knew things were over between her and London, but this news just made everything 更多 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 说 as she hugged Ava. For now, she was going to be the bigger person.
伦敦 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 伦敦 watching Ava and Aria. "See, I told 你 it wouldn't be so bad. They look like they are getting along great," Charm 说 reassuringly.
"I just hope it stays like that," 伦敦 answered.
His older brother, Danny picked up the phone, "'Ello…Rafferty residence."
"Hey arsehole, did Naida get there okay? She didn't call," 伦敦 said.
"Cheers brother. Yeah…she's here. We picked her up and she's out. Must have been a rough flight. 由 the way, Ma called. She 说 你 aren't answering her calls," Danny replied.
"God damn it…. 你 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 你 and she believes you're living in sin. 你 and your….lady at the moment are….well," Danny trailed off.
"Yes, Danny…..we're fornicating! And 你 can tell Ma I 说 we are and we're going to raise demon spawn!" 伦敦 snapped. "I'll call 你 later!" 伦敦 quickly clicked the phone.
"Damn brothers…..damn Ma and her religious ways…" 伦敦 muttered to himself.
"Jesus….you really do have some family issues."
伦敦 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 你 always do this?" 伦敦 stammered.
"Yes….yes I must. I came here for the pancakes," Charm 说 with a huge grin.
"What pancakes?" 伦敦 asked. 伦敦 then heard someone humming in his kitchen.
伦敦 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 说 with a wink. "I think I've perfected my pancake recipe."
伦敦 rolled his eyes. "God damn it…..I swear I need to get these locks changed." 伦敦 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 心 that they could never be what they once were.
伦敦 headed through the archway into the family room. He plopped on the couch. Charm followed, but sat in one of the large ottoman chairs 下一个 to the couch.
"Why is she here!?" 伦敦 hissed through clenched teeth.
"She makes me pancakes. I brought her over. 你 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 说 through a low chuckle. "They'll get along….they did before."
伦敦 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!?" 伦敦 yelped from the couch.
"What makes 你 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 说 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?" 伦敦 yelled as he jumped off the couch.
Suddenly, the back door in the 厨房 swung open. 面包车, 范 ran in. "Merry 圣诞节 everybody! Conner's coming with the tree! Sorry we're so late….traffic was awful," 面包车, 范 said.
"Since when do 你 drive? 你 do realize 你 could have flown here with the 树 and your boy-toy…..way easier and cheaper," Aria 说 as she continued to beat the batter.
"We're trying to adapt to a normal life," 面包车, 范 说 as she ran up and kissed Aria on the cheek. "You look lovely, honey. Must be this pancake diet that 你 and Charmy are on."
Charm sheepishly smiled, but then turned his head over towards Conner as he walked in carrying the 树 with his one arm.
"Where do we want her? She's a beauty," Conner said.
"Put the damn 树 in here," 伦敦 说 with a groan.
Conner carried the 树 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."
面包车, 范 nodded and took Charm with her. She needed to get him out of the 厨房 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."
伦敦 turned to her and turned a pale white. Wonderful. Ava, his current lover, was in the 厨房 with Aria, his ex. 伦敦 began to sweat. Today was going to be eventful…he could already tell.
面包车, 范 and Charm came back in with several boxes of ornaments and lights. "Ava! 你 look fabulous! I haven't seen 你 in ages!" 面包车, 范 sang as she plopped the boxes on the 表 and ran over to Ava.
"Pigtails, good to see you," Charm 说 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 厨房 when Evan finally arrived. Evan walked in, already having a 酸, 酸奶 look on her face.
"Hey everyone….sorry I'm late. I had something I had to do," Evan said.
"Was this something a man?" 面包车, 范 asked with a wink.
"Maybe…." Evan 说 with a smirk. She peered into the living room. Charm, London, and Conner all were 魔发奇缘 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 树 properly. "What did I miss?"
"Just them fighting with a damn tree," Aria 说 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?" 面包车, 范 said. "Thane's not that bad….he's just misunderstood."
"He seems kind of shy. He kind of reminds me of how 伦敦 used to be," Ava 说 with a laugh.
"By the way, honey, speaking of London…does he know yet?" Evan smirked.
"Know what?" 面包车, 范 and Aria asked.
"Go on…tell them," Evan 说 with a big grin forming on her face.
"I-I'm pregnant…" Ava said. "How did 你 know Evan?"
"I'm psychic….no, I just can tell these things." Evan 说 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 说 as she touched her stomach.
Aria looked away; she knew things were over between her and London, but this news just made everything 更多 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 说 as she hugged Ava. For now, she was going to be the bigger person.
伦敦 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 伦敦 watching Ava and Aria. "See, I told 你 it wouldn't be so bad. They look like they are getting along great," Charm 说 reassuringly.
"I just hope it stays like that," 伦敦 answered.
