Jim had been correct, the minute they walked into the house, a horde of people rushed up to them, all pushing at each other to talk to Jim. One woman elbowed passed a younger man to wrap her arms around Jim, babbling about how she had been so worried for him while he was in space. Jim kept his arms by his side and didn't return the hug.
"I always knew you'd be a hero, just like your father, didn't I always say that Milton?" the woman said letting Jim go.
"Yes dear" a man said, he had thinning light brown hair and brown eyes; Bones guessed that was 'Milton'.
"We all want to see him Marie, move out of the way" a woman with dark blond hair said, she was taller the Marie by a foot and several inches. Marie gave the woman a dirty look but moved out of the way nonetheless.
"It's so good to you again Jim" she said, not hugging Jim like everyone else had, and instead only patting him on the shoulder before moving.
"Jim! I'm so glad to see you, I've been telling the kids for days all about you, there all so happy to finally meet you" a dyed redhead greeted, a little boy with brown hair was hanging onto her leg, and a little girl with blond hair hand a handful of the woman's pant leg.
"Rose, and who are these two?" Jim asked.
"Ava and Carl, Ava's seven and Carl's nine" Rose replied, just as the 'Carl' let go of her and stood staring up at Jim.
"Hi" Jim greeted looking down at the little boy.
"I don't like you" the boy announced, before kicking Jim in the shin and taking off down the hall. Jim swore and clutched at his abused shin.
"Boys, you know how they are" Rose simply said before walking away.
"She could at least apologize" Bones grumbled.
"Indeed" Spock agreed.
"I told you, all of her little monsters are like that," Helen said loudly, smiling at Rose when the woman frowned at her.
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The rest of Jim's family was pretty much the same, Jim said very few words to all of them, and didn't hug them when they hugged him. After the crowed thinned out, Jim pulled Spock over to a chair in a corner and set on the arm after Spock sat down. Sammy stole a chair from the kitchen and sat down close to them.
"This is a mad house, Jeremy and Marie's son Marvin got into a fight earlier, Jeremy nearly broke his nose" Sammy told them.
"Those two have never liked each other" Jim replied.
"It was more what Marvin said then any pervious animosity between them, mom told Jeremy to put it behind him for you, but Jeremy couldn't ignore what he said" Sammy explained.
"What did he say?" Jim asked.
"That you disgraced your family by being a fag who fucks alien freaks" Sammy replied, not even trying to hide her anger or disgust at the man who said it in the first place, and having to repeat it.
"Let him say what he wants, I know they don't like me and I don't like them much either" Jim told her.
"He had no right to say that! You just want us to ignore him when he insults you like that?" Sammy argued.
"Yes, Sammy I do. Let him say what he wants, I don't care, I've heard worse" Jim told her.
"Fine" Sammy sighed.
