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Topic Started: Jul 7 2012, 06:39 PM (64,366 Views)
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((Lol that is definitely a bit more bearable, still don't know if I can do it. Seriously lazy, I am. xD))

Callum listened to what Bryce had to say, once again thanking that he was hearing it all first before Lorenzo. He didn't know how his partner would take it. Not too well he would imagine. Betta was very dear to the both of them, and Lorenzo would probably take this overboard and say that she'd disappear forever. While Bryce assured them that they could see her, it probably wouldn't be as often as they would like. If she actually ended up staying with Bryce and marrying him, she would eventually become Queen and Queen's couldn't just take the weekend off to visit their family whenever. "It's definitely a lot to think about." Was all he said on the matter finally. "How long are you here for until you have to head back?" He asked instead.



"Then we'll just have to sit down and figure it all out then." Tavis promised her as they said their brief goodbyes before heading their separate ways in the vehicles so they could drive down to the mansion.

Kyler didn't say anything as he got into the truck and started the drive back towards their small town. He didn't say anything for a while before he finally spoke up. "I didn't know you guys were so close. They practically worshipped the ground you stood on. They obviously think very highly of you." Kyler said to Antonia.
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Bryce nodded, thinking over Callum's question for a moment. “We'll be here for another few months...probably head back briefly for a good friend's wedding but....well, we're here at the very least until Kai has her baby.” He answered with a small nod, thinking that was as good an answer as he could give. “She's....under my charge while she's on Earth and kind of the reason I can stay without my folks asking too many questions.”



Antonia let out a quiet chuckle, “They think very highly of Katherine. That's what you seem to forget...”

“Nia they love yo-”

“Look it was different then, alright? They embraced who they remember. The part I let show. The lone wolf with magic that dropped on their door. I'm not that person. Not anymore. Never was truly. Many in that town made it clear I wasn't welcomed. People....things like me don't get to have attachments. We don't get to be happy.”

“Don't you dare call yourself a thing, Antonia.” Kai somewhat snapped, looking into the backseat but the other girl was busy staring out the window, jaw clenched as she tried not to cry.

“You're a special case love. Mutts like us don't get the man. Don't get the happy ending. Don't get friends and family. Be happy your story isn't mine. Be happy with the life you've ended up with. Ye know as well as I that as soon as those boys find out the truth...”

“You don't know that-”

“Get ye bloody head out of the fairy tale you've spun. Goddess ye've gone soft...”

Kai very nearly growled, turning to face front before she lashed out. She knew Antonia was just goading her. It was what the girl did best. “Give them a chance, Nia. They gave you one.” Antonia didn't answer, she simply stared out the window again.

((-blinks- do you actually have a soul after all?!))
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Callum nodded, thinking that that was enough information now. The next step was sorting through it and transforming it into an explanation that Lorenzo would accept. "I've met her briefly I think. Kai, the third's new mate. Both my sister and brother think highly of her. Especially my sister. She says that we need more strong-willed and independent women like her." He said with a flash of a smile, smoothly changing the subjects.


Kyler was smart enough to stay very quiet throughout the whole exchange, knowing not to get in between women when they were like this. However, at the end he couldn't stop himself from adding in what he thought, feeling like it needed to be said. "People have been capable of more surprising feats than loving somebody who's different. I wouldn't shut them out just yet." It was all he had to say on the matter.

((lol! Characters do the most surprising things!!!!))
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Bryce chuckled, rubbing the back of his head as he brought up Kai. "She's....definitely a force to be reckoned with. Serves with me, actually, as well as her duties as Duchess. Been stubborn as a mule since we were kids...gotten her this far though." He shrugged, figuring it best to not mention the entirety of his very complicated relationship with Kai. "I don't know how Kyler does it to be bloody honest....especially now that she's expecting...."

Antonia chose to ignore him...and the small pang in her heart that hoped he was right. It wasn't as simple as Kai's reveal to Kyler. Not nearly. Far as she knew Kai had never had to drain another of their blood to keep from going mad. She didn't wake up after five days and not remember what happened. Those boys represented the first semblance of non power induced kindness she'd known...and really the only one aside from Kai. Maybe it was better when it was just a memory.

Kai leaned over and gave his hand a small squeeze, running her thumb along his knuckles. Antonia was right on some fronts. She thought because of what she was....because of the demonic essence flowing through her blood....she'd never have the happy ending. It was yet another reason she'd been so determined to make it work with Bryce. But...Kyler had accepted her so readily. It was still a little much to take.
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"Kyler has always had the patience of a saint, even when he was little." Callum explained to Bryce with a faint smile. "He learned it from Colleen Sterling, the twin's mother while he lived with them. Of course, when you deal with a man like Jonathan Sterling your whole life, you tend to develop an amazing knack for patience. They're good people." He said, having gone out to dinner with the couple several times while they were in town with Lorenzo.

Just then, Betta and Lorenzo came traipsing into the room, both of them a little too messy to have been simply cooking. Betta's hair, which was neatly braided back was coming out in loose curls around her face that was now covered in flour. Her sweater was now stained beyond repair, so she had stripped down to her thermal beneath which was black and a bit low cut to reveal a little more cleavage than she should like around her Uncle's. Her jeans were covered in flour as well, and couple of stains from the sauce too.

"Lunch is ready!" She called out as she smiled over at Bryce before setting the food onto the table. Today they would be having linguini al pesto with some chocolate panna cotta for dessert.

"I don't want to even know what the kitchen looks like." Callum said with a sigh as Lorenzo merely laughed and kissed Callum's cheek in response.



Kyler looked over as Kai gave his hand a small squeeze and he couldn't help but give her a return smile and squeeze to the hand. It looked like Antonia was set on believing that the brother's simply not would accept her. He can see the pack as a whole not accepting her, but he believed that the brother's would. They seemed to care too much for 'Katherin' than not to. They would definitely understand why she wouldn't tell them the whole truth.
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Bryce chuckled lightly, shaking his head in amusement as he saw his girl. Why didn't this surprise him at all? He momentarily forgot his nerves, catching her by the hand once she'd set lunch down and spun her to face him. "Always causing trouble..." He teased, wiping some of the flower off her cheeks.


Kai glanced back to Antonia as the approached the mansion but noticed the happy go lucky young woman from earlier was gone. Kai knew that look well. She was mentally prepping, checking to ensure the had control over the other sides of herself. Prepping for the numerous questions about her and her asshole of a half-brother. The reaction and questions from the Branagan boys. Kai half wanted to warn her against pissing off Hazel too early but figured it best just to let things sort themselves out. "You ready?" She asked finally as they arrived, only getting a short nod in response. Oh this was going to be interesting...
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Betta laughed as she smiled brightly up at Bryce, looking truly happy. The three men she loved the most were all standing in this room and they liked each other. She couldn't possibly be happier than this. "Trouble? Not me! No." She teased. "I was simply making you a wonderful lunch. Are you saying you don't want me to cook for you anymore." She teased him as she leaned up to kiss the tip of his nose playfully, not even noticing her uncles who were watching the interaction with complete fascination. To them, this was a completely different side of Betta, one that they did not see.


Kyler parked his truck behind Ian's super fancy sports car, put it in park before hopping out. It wasn't long before the brothers pulled up behind him and they were all ready to head inside and start the meeting.

"I forgot how big this place once. It's been a while since I've been here." Tavis admitted as he walked over towards the group, looking over at the mansion.
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Bryce chuckled as she teased him, “Never....though I think I've proven I do pretty well on my own in the kitchen....” He teased back, stealing a quick chaste kiss since he was mindful her uncles were there. He pulled her chair out for her with a small grin, even pushing her in once she sat down. It was obvious he'd grown up with an old-school set of etiquette.


Kai smiled over at Tavis as he spoke up, for once actually allowing Kyler to help her out of the truck. That was going to be such a pain as she got bigger. “You'll get used to it I'm sure....” She mused, though she was also used to her father's home and the various castles and mansions she'd stayed in back home. Antonia stayed quiet, though her face relaxed a bit as the boys came into view. Her stomach was in knots, though, trying to convince herself mentally that she'd be better off without any more attachments than she already had. So what if they didn't accept her? Even the thought though caused even her icy heart to hurt a bit.
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Betta just grinned at him before allowing him to push her in to her seat. "Thank-you." She told him sweetly before looking over at her Uncle's who were still just standing there and staring. She quirked an eyebrow in their direction and Callum was the first to move as he sat down. Lorenzo slowly moved, but not to his seat. Instead, he moved over towards Betta and placed his hand over her forehead.

"Are you feeling well, bambina?" He asked her as she rolled her eyes.

"Oh come now, zio! Stop being so ridiculous! I'm fine!"

"Then what was all that?! You were acting..." He trailed off as he tried to find the word.

"Happy?" Callum supplied quietly as Betta beamed over at him gratefully.

"Yes. VERY happy." She said, making sure that there was plenty of emphasis on it as she looked back to Lorenzo.

"Come sit, Lorenzo, and let's eat." Callum spoke again and Lorenzo moved to sit down finally, glancing over at Bryce warily.

"What is it you do for a living? Hypnotism?" He asked as Betta choked on her water and glared.


"It's not that I'm not used to big living quarters, hell I live in a Castle! I just forgot that American homes can be large as well." Tavis admitted as Egan snorted.

"What kind of shite just fell out of ya mouth?!" He demanded as Tavis rolled his eyes and looked over at Antonia and tilted his head.

"You're awfully quiet for once, lass. Did you finally remember that you have an off switch?" He teased her lightly as they headed for the front door.
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Bryce couldn't help but chuckle at Lorenzo's reaction, shaking his head. “No sir, nothing of that sort. Far as I was aware she's always been this peppy little ray of sunshine...” He mused, not able to help but tease his girl a bit. He was not really sure if he should bring up his real “profession”. Callum took the news alright but Lorenzo was much more...over the top than his partner. “Lunch smells delicious, by the way.” He added with a small grin, grateful that Betta had helped prepare lunch so there was no awkward 'yeah I don't eat meat...' discussion.


Antonia looked up as Tavis addressed her with a small smile and a shrug as they walked, “I neva have an off switch, love, ye know that. Just...this conversation isn't going to be much fun.” She said simply, pushing her glasses back up her nose idly. “Like I said, boyo, more te me bein here than bein your welcome wagon.” She teased him lightly, her smile morphing into a smirk but there was a flash of pain behind her bright eyes.
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