Pa'farr
Chp 10 the weddings
It Monday morning of Thanksgiving week. I wake to find Debra missing, I check the kitchen; looking out at the Gazebo I build her. I see her lounging in the redwood deck lounges. Walking thru the early morning rain. Debra is wrapped in just her robe. A towel held to her face, she shutters thru tears.
I fear she's having second thoughts about the Wedding. I sit next her on the double wide lounge. Taking her hand, she looks up. Tear redden eyes, looking wounded. I lay next to her and hold her. She shutters, and moans in pain.
"Ray, what I have to say could make you leave me. I can't wed you without telling you what I can about my past." She weeps for a long time. I just hold her, supporting her.
She calms and I turn her to my chest. Looking at eyes battered in pain. I kiss her lips and tell her words of love and caring touches.
"Ray I used to work for the government the bad part, I did a lot of evil bad things for my country. I _I_ was merciless, ill moral in my job." She hides in my chest
"SPECTRE girl were you. I understand the things we had to do for our country. You're not that woman anymore than I'm back in Fox." I tell her, letting her know things that even Annie doesn't know.
"SPECTRE uh? Well the Company's been call worse. I was under for eight years. I made the Black Widow look like a girl scout brownie. When I came out. the Company gave me a new legend, face. I had to leave my past behind. My brother had to change his name." she cries begging me to not leave her.
"Debra, I was SOG. I understand. The past is the past. We can move on. We have a good life ahead of us. Nothing you tell me will change. Nothing you can say will change that. OK?"
"I have a son from my time under. He's thirteen." I jerk back. "What the F ##$ K Debra. Why isn't he here with us?" I demand, hurt she could trust me to bring the boy here.
She cries louder and weeps, turn away from me. I wait a long time till only whimpers. "He's different, he's angry because I had to kill his father. it wasn't love, it was assignment. But I love him, it just he's different. I placed him with a best friend from high school. He's in a big family, he's happy. I can't take him out of that to be with f #%$#K-up me." she's rambling. I pull her over and kiss her till she's sleeping.
I carry her back to bed, think about all the thinks she confessed. I sit a watch her, racked by guilt and insecurity. I understand her reason for her son. but I'd still like to meet him. I wonder why she kept saying he's different, autism, gay; only meeting him will tell.
The wedding practice is tonight, then a dinner at the Needle. I get up and knowing she needs me to accept this. I will talk to Annie about this. Laying with her, I feel there's something she's not telling me. her brother isn't scheduled till the day of the wedding. I take a nap; Sumter will wake us in time.
Xxxxxxxx
We are at Grey Manor; the wedding is in Carrick and Graces back lawn, with the Lake behind us. The minster is nervous at the brides red tear stressed eyes. Annie is concerned, I will have a talk before we leave. Coating up, we head for the front door. The March of the Empire song blares thru the house. "Elliot! what did I tell you about changing the doorbell" Grace chides Elliot. Carrick opens the door. In walks a young man who can only be Debra's Ranger brother. He steps into the foyer light.
"ARH NO!" screams Annie; who rabbits with Christian chasing her. I turn back to look at him, I know I've seen his face. I'm trying to place him. "Deb, you didn't tell him. Look I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare Anastasia. I didn't expect her to recognize me so fast."
Didn't expect her to recognize him so fast? I step forward to get answers, Debra is holding on to me like a anaconda. "I'm sorry what's your name again?" Grace ask
"Lucian "Luke" Sawyer. Debra's kid brother." He says. I see the staff sergeant strips and ribbons. I recognize the SOG unit patch.
"DON'T YOU MEAN LUKE LAMBERT!" scream a hysterical Annie. We all turn to her. Debra lets go and walks into her brother's arms. I would have followed her, but Annie is holding her python. Raising my hands, I slowly approach her. "Annie. Annie put the gun down. Where's Chris?" she shakes.
Christian staggers into the foyer. Holding his balls. Annie is near insane. Suddenly Debra walk in front of me. kneels at Annie feet. "Yes, I'm your birth-father sister. Luke is your uncle. I had hope to be your step mother. But I can see that not going to happen." Debra cries, Annie cries as Christian slowly get the gun away from her. It seems to break her insanity.
Annie drops into Debra's arms, hugging her. "Please you love my Dad. I'd like you be my stepmother, you're already my Aunt." I soar has she accepts Debra; my heart skips a beat every time she calls me Daddy. "Debra I'm happy your family. But I be honored to have you as my wife."
She nods. I drop and hug them.
"How'd she knows?" ask Christian
"I'm the spiting image of her father. Debra told me she has a picture of him Graduating Ranger school. I really thought about not coming in uniform. I was hoping Debra would have told her and Ray. Sorry Sis."
"Well! I hate to say this but our diner reservation at the Needle is getting close. Shall we continue the reunion at the Space Needle." Carrick tells us.
Carrying Debra, Christian has Annie. We load up and head downtown to the Needle. Over dinner I find Luke teasing Annie and Christian. Soon everyone is in a good mood. I' haven't told Annie about her step brother. I don't know how to tell her now that she emotional over her Uncle and Aunt soon to be her mother.
Luke goes over to a tourist stand outside the Needle, while we wait for the cars. Debra and me are talking about our honeymoon with the kids. Annie is beaming at me. loving that I'm no alone and happy.
"ARHHHHHH!" rips the air. I turn and move toward a Luke. Debra is right with me. Getting to Luke he, yanks a guy over in the ground. The guy screams, I think to stop him, when I see the gun on the ground.
"Luke, break his arm. Permanently!" Debra says cold and ruthless in a calm, as measured word spills out of her mouth. I turn to see a predatory animal in her eyes and face. She turns to me "Jack Hyde"
I turn to the evil little shit screaming as his right arm is arranged in several unnatural angles. I have no doubt that he'll never use that arm again. Carrick is at my shoulder. "Luke enough. The police are here." he says
Luke looks to us. "break the other one." Debra speaks. "Luke enough. To me." I bark in command mode. He stops and moves to us. Wrapping my arm around Debra. She curls into my shoulder. "he tried to kill our daughter, my daughter Ray." I turn her into my hug. A walk her back to the family. They surround and hug us.
Carrick stays with Luke as the police rush up. He signals us to go back inside the Needle store to wait for the law to work everything out. Out of the Weather: sitting among the tourist junk in the Space Needle Store; Debra on my lap. I can't help but smile at my huntress protecting her daughter: our daughter, not step daughter, but her daughter.
We all give statement; we head back to Grey Manor. I notice Mia goofy eyes at Luke. I know he's going in for another tour. At least six years before he come home to stay.
Later in our bed, I hold my tigress. She completes me. makes me a better man. I think I do the same for her. Watching her and Annie bond even deeper has my heart alight. I sleep with happy dreams of us babysitting Annie children, taking them to the state fair and Disneyland. Happy dreams. I seem to only have happy dreams now in my life.
Xxxxx
Thanksgiving Day:
I'm walking around the perimeter with Sumter. All the enemies are gone. Hyde was the last animal we had to put down. I walk think about how Debra and I haven't been able to tell Annie about her step brother. We walk along shore. The Wedding is less than an hour.
I stop to watch a sail boat heading towards us. I keep expecting it to turn and run along the shore. But it doesn't stop, or turn. I feel Annie at my side. We watch as the boat crashes ashore. A young blond kid around thirteen tumbles out of the wreckage. Laughing like a nutjob. "ARE you alright? "Annie ask, helping him up. He smirks, grabbing her, kissing her, bear hugging her. She's stunned. I move to beat the shit out of him.
"I'm Barney, your brother." He tells us. I nearly bite the dirt. Annie looks at me and then him. Putting her hand on here hips. "when were you telling me?" she barks. Shit she's pissed. I start to speak.
"AH, don't blame them. I'm crashing the wedding. Mom didn't know I was coming." He says hugging her again. I think I like this kid. A blur flash between us. Barney is crashing into the lake with Christian on him. Thrusting him under water. Without thinking I crash into the cold water to drag them out. holding them apart.
"ENOUGH! Christian! This is Barney, Debra's son. calm down you too." They calm as Annie takes Christian. His suit is wet and ruined. Barney's jeans and sweat shirt is wet and he starts to shiver. I take him inside. Knocking on Christian door. "I need some cloths for your brother?" A minute later, the door opens and bundle is thrust at me by a naked Christian. I glimpse Annie in the bed. I think of Debra in the black baby doll, to prevent me from crashing the door to strop them. Married or not: that my daughter.
Getting Barney dry and dress. I realize my Tux is trashed. Their no time to change, there's nothing here that would fit me. Soaking wet; I walk barney to the alter, install him behind Christian, in front of Sumter. "Don't let him get away. You're not going to disrupt the wedding?"
"No, I'm over the angry of her dumping me. I understand why. I even understand what happened with Andrusha, my birth father. I think you're a good match for her. I even understand if you want me to go back to the Sullivan's in Helena." He says, but I see the fearful little boy. Hiding behind the clown.
"We will discuss this with your mother. But I'd like you to be with us. After the honeymoon that is." I smirk at him.
The music starts. I turn to see Annie and Mia with Grace walking down the aisle. I see Luke walking my future to me. I see her smile falter at my ruined tux. As she arrives at the step she sees Barney. She flashes mad, then love rise up. "MIIKKA? "
"I crashed the wedding. Couldn't let my mother marry without me." he smart mouths then "SuvwI' SoS" he spouts. I look at him. Christian starts to giggle. I look at him, raising an eye brow. "Klingon: my mother warrior. Very fitting"
"Cool my brother in law speak Klingon" Barney speaks.
"bIjatlh 'ej fuck tlhoghDaj ghoS Suq." Annie barks at us.
"My wife, your daughter wants you to get the show on the road." Christian and Barney try to stifle their laughter.
I take her hand. The minster begins.
Xxxxxxx
We are changed to fly to Hawaii, to start our honeymoon. We make our round to say goodbye. We find Our son in the Greys media room with the game console disassembled. "Miikka? What are you doing. That not yours." Debra says.
"Mom it Barney. BARNEY. Ok. And I'm tweaking the system. Making it better, faster response." I see his eyes sparkle at the techno jumble.
"OK, Barney! No more geeking on other peoples' stuff ok. With out permission. Ok?" Debra scolds
"AH? Elliot said I could, also wanted me to unlock his cable box at his frat room." He smiles. I remember Annie in books stores with that look.
"Finish the game console. Fifty bucks to block Elliot Cable to only PBS?" I say as Debra swats my arm.
"Deal. Do you want me going back to Montana?" her ask; the scared little boy.
"your crashing with your sister and uncle. Luke has to go back Tuesday. We will be back Friday. Get out of line and Grace has permission to deal with you. capeesh?"
"Ok, but she might steal we to be a Grey." he teases me.
"Your name is Miikka Barnabas Sullivan-Steele, now get use to it." Debra says; she looks at my raised eyebrow "gift from god son of comfort" she smirks at me.
"Barney! English for strong as a bear. Barnabas means in Hebrew: son of consolation, son of exhortation, or son of comfort. I wont answer to it mom." I see this is an old argument. The two of the three loves of my life are at odds.
"Debra. WE will go with Barney ok. My call!" she blinks at me. I stare her down. She nods. I look to my new son. he nods quickly to avoid my glare.
"Ok. See you when we get back. Behave, don't disassembled Annie or Christian stuff" I turn winking at him. I take my lady to the car and then a private jet to Hawaii, I made sure the plane had a bed. Debra sees the bed. Leaning in to kiss me. "I can wait for mile high fun." Licking my neck under my ear.
"Why Mrs. Steele are you tempting innocent old me?"
"YES! I plan to corrupt you, kinky, deviant, sensual pleasures to ensnared you. I am a sorceress after all." She teases me, as I strap her in for take-off. "Ray where the steward?" she asks.
"he's instructed to not show up back her for at least two hours. Mrs. Steele. Don't want to shock the staff." As I pull her dress down to suck on my girl's lushes nipples. When we come up for air. Where airborne and the seatbelt light is off. Unbuckling her seat. I carry her to bed.
When the steward shows up I'm in jogging short, and Debra is wearing my dress shirt. He winks at us, getting us dinner. I cuddle my baby. Life is getting brighter with ever day we are together.