(A/N yes a gay couple wooowie "huge" surprise…)
Inside the corner store was a couple who watched the whole scene play-out and were in awe of the genius before them. It took a few hours of staring at her to decide that they wanted a child and the adorable two almost three year old was the one they wanted. Approaching Harri from behind they turned her to face them with smiles plastered onto their faces trying to look as friendly as possible. The life they lived wasn't all sun shine and daisies it was far more violent. They were the head to a large crime syndicate that pretty much ruled the underworld of New York, now soon to have their own little princess.
When Harri turned to the couple a few things stood out to her the main point of suspicion were the almost unnoticeable bulge on the hip of both men and the dagger like sheath one could see an imprint of. Giving both men a critical look over she decided that though gay and definitely on the wrong side of the law they would likely be good parents to her. A small shy smile spread onto her lips as she wasn't yet used to people so she looked into both pairs of eyes. Kindness and love were all that was visible. It was their eyes and the strong pull she felt towards them that concreted her decision.
As Harri looked into their eyes they melted and a split second of looking onto them had them wrapped around her tiny finger and the funny thing was she didn't even realize it. Her eyes were so green they made emeralds seem dull; exchanging looks the men had the same thought, "So Green! We're definitely going to spoil her." Deciding against zoning out again in front of their soon to be baby girl they decided to introduce themselves to her. The brown haired man spoke first, "Hello little one, I am Ryan Jacques and the blonde next to me is Jamie Blanc."
"I am Harri, but I guess you knew this already… I saw you two inside the store are you together?" Her innocent question shocked them as it was almost impossible to see they were "together" unless you knew both extremely well and that was if you were really observant. Here was a little girl not older than three and she could easily see they were lovers. Interesting.
Finding themselves laughing at how they, the heads of the underworld could be figured out by a two year old they had to slow the laughter to chuckles to answer her. "Yes, we are but what we want to know from you is, would you like to become our daughter?" This time it was Jamie that spoke not Ryan. For the first time in her short like, Harri found herself speechless not due to being hit. Taking her silence as a yes they pulled her into a hug that she instantly returned feeling finally that she a found a place to be. Pulling out of the hug Jamie opened his cell and dialed the number of the usual driver and had the car being driven over to them so they could take the new daughter back home with them. In fifteen minutes a black BMW pulled up and the door was opened and closed behind them by a man wearing a suit.
After Jamie and Ryan read the short missive by Vernon they already wanted to wring his neck, pull his balls from his body feed them to him them leave him stranded in the middle of the Sahara desert to get a taste of what hell would soon be like once they finished with him. While the two were fuming Harri felt completely at ease with the two most dangerous men in New York on either side of her enough to start to doze. When Ryan pulled out of his fury he saw the nodding of Harri's head, signaling to Jamie he used sign language to communicate how they would have to tell her about their "jobs". Jamie once having thought about it just replied that he thought Harri would already know, but that they should train her in defense and fighting tactics. Both agreed to go over everything with her once they reached the apartment building located in the heart of New York.. It took just over an hour to get there through the traffic. Carrying Harri up to the elevator Ryan found that he enjoyed holding her in his arms. From the elevator to the penthouse they recently bought took nine minutes total. Making their way into the living room they started making calls to the many contacts they had about how they should go about making Harri a room that would serve as a place to rest and to learn what they wanted to each her. In the end thought it would be best to share a room until she felt at home in the new surroundings, had a room designed and completed specifically for her. Ryan carried Harri from the living room into the bedroom they had made for themselves in dark navy blue, silver and splashes of red. The bedding was silk and down comforters as they were sensitive to cold. Making his way to the one of a kind bed made to the specifications Jamie wanted he laid Harri down into the soft blankets covering her carefully cautious of waking her.
In the Morning….
Harri's eyes fluttered open to see Ryan and Jamie on either side of her arms draped over her tiny body. Slipping through their arms not realizing that they woke the second they felt her movement. Ryan and Jamie watched to see what Harri would do behind lowered eyelids. Turning around slightly Harri checked to see both men were still "sleeping" so she could make them a breakfast as a surprise to them and as thanks for keeping her. Harri moved quieter than the many trained assassins Ryan and Jamie fended off before Harri came into their lives into the kitchen where she started making a complete English breakfast. This consisted of crisp bacon, eggs, hash browns, sausage and toast with fresh jam Harri made from scratch. Ryan and Jamie could smell the food and like most men wanted to rush out of bed to get to the savory foods that their new daughter freshly made. It took their complete self-control to stop themselves from running straight to the table Harri set and digging in. Dressing quickly both walk as leisurely as they could into the kitchen where their eyes bugged out at the sight of the mountain of food on the table and the beauty of the presentation, the bowl of fruit Harri set out looked crystal and shimmered under the morning sun.
Harri turned to the sound of movement seeing her new family. Family, it felt good to be able to say it. Smiling at both men she spoke with the soft musical voice many wished they had. "Good-morning how was your sleep?"
Sharing a look they answered, "Good, who wants to eat?" That response brought back the tittering giggles and put smiles on their faces. Ryan and Jamie knew that since she was young it would be easier to get her to trust them than if she were eleven so to start they would eat breakfast together every day or at least one meal together if they could not make breakfast. Harri not having any religion she just started to nibble on a piece of toast she lathered with her strawberry jam. Jamie went straight for the bacon and Ryan the coffee. Breaking through the clatter at the table Ryan began to speak.
"Harri, you already know that we would like to keep you for our own, but we want to tell you a few things about us okay?"
"Hmm okay, but first let me tell you what I know. I gather you both are either gang members or trained cops, though I would bet on gang members." How Harri's face scrunched up in concentration was a very cute expression and the two mouths gaped much like Eric's had changed to soft smiles and a deeper pride in Harri as she just seemed more intelligent by the day. The happy tone she used had them cough a couple times and then finally respond.
"Yeah… we are the head to the largest crime organization in New York and for that reason we have many enemies that may come after you if they discover the connection we have. Both Ryan and I don't want to see you hurt so we plan on training you in defense, martial arts and gun handling which will take place when you're a bit older. Does this sound good to you?"
"Yep!" The chirpy voice of Harri much more like a child than they had seen so far was enough to make them both sweat drop. The apparent disregard to how they made a living was utterly belittling as Harri's eyes seemed to see all that they were.
No day would be boring as they would work during the night and train Harri during the day, but the first thing they would do would be to change her name to something they all liked and would be easy to use as an alias outside their happy little home...Okay so it wasn't so little it was the entire penthouse and a couple different floors below that acted as training or games rooms.
