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