Chapter 48 The longest dinner ever

When Iziah and John finally came downstairs, Raven was bustling around the kitchen like a woman on a mission. Randy who had a nice little welt on his arm was sitting at the table watching her in awe almost.

"What happened?" Iziah asked taking a seat on John's lap, now that she could sit on him she didn't see a point in sitting on a chair. He was far more comfy anyway. Raven only bustled like that when she had something really big on her mind.

"Your Dad and Shea are comin over for dinner and Raven is cookin"

"Why are they coming over?" Iziah asked, the question wasn't stupid in her opinion, she didn't see why they would want to come over and have dinner with them, it just seemed stupid to her.

"They wanted to have dinner with us, apparently they have news so Raven is cooking and I'm sitting here with a nice welt on my arm"

"Why do you have a welt on your arm?"

"Raven hit me. With my own belt" Randy informed them trying not to laugh at his own stupidity, one would think he would've learnt the first time not to go in her kitchen when she was like this, but no he hadn't and for his trouble Raven had grabbed his belt which was on the floor and smacked him one.

"Well you shouldn't of been in the kitchen Randy, you know that"

"Just wanted a beer, didn't think she would hit me for it"

"Told you, you can have a beer after the table has been set until then you're goin' beerless"

"Is that even a word?" Iziah asked her sister but not expecting a response.

"It is now, now shush, I need to concentrate"

"Well we'll leave you with your dinner and table setting, we'll be in the room if you need us" Iziah said brightly, the look from Raven told her she wasn't going anywhere, not yet at least. Groaning she helped her sister prepare the dinner.

When Shawn arrived, Sheamus could tell that his partner was filled with nerves, his whole body wouldn't stop shaking and his mouth just kept going. "Shawn, calm down, it'll be fine. Really"

"I don't know, dinner with my girls can be...challenging to say the least"

Sheamus kissed him softly on the fore head, "Shawn, I'm tellin you, it'll be fine"

Shawn believed him for a moment, opting to not tell him about the othr dinners he had had with his girls, ones where someone usually went through a window courtesy of Iziah, he doubted that she would be able to move Sheamus but that wouldn't stop her from trying. Iziah opened the door, a grin on her face.

"Hello good people! Come in, dinner is just about ready"

Shawn couldn't help but look her over, Iziah being nice to anyone was strange, she didn't exactly have a rep of being nice.

Once they were seated and Raven had served up the roast lamb they were having, their dinner was underway, Shawn was still nervous about this even if his girls were acting normally. He was still waiting for it to implode.

"So ginger tell me, why are you so white?"

"Iziah!"

"What? I'm just asking, I've never seen someone that white before, its like he's albino but with ginger hair"

"I was born this way, guess thats the only answer I have"

"Have you ever tried gettin a tan? Cause that might help you land a woman instead of banging my father"

Shawn wasn't sure if he wanted to kick her or hide in shame, it didn't help that Randy and John were laughing their asses off, it also didn't help that Sheamus was doing the same.

"It wouldn't help, I'm gay" Sheamus answered once he had calmed down long enough to answer. "Even asked John out once but he rejected me"

Iziah's silver eyes flew to her boyfriend, "You never told me that!"

"Pretty sure I did, we laughed about it"

"That doesn't sound like me" Iziah answered before going back to her meal.

"So whats the news you two have?" Raven asked, so far she had been quiet, just wondering about the glow in her father's eyes. The last time he had that glow, it was a long time ago now but she knew why it was there. She suspected that this time was no different.

"Well" Shawn said slowly wondering if he could just not tell them but he knew he had too. "Sheamus and me are moving in together"

"Dad you can't live with a ginger, they carry gingervitus" Iziah put in, Raven kicked her under the table making her yelp. "Would you quit kickin me!"

"Stop being a bitch"

"I'm not being a bitch, I'm being nice like you told me"

"You're being a bitch, so stop it"

Iziah scolded but didn't say anything else.

"Thats good news guys, hope it works out"

"And there's something else" Shawn went on now that it was almost out, he knew it wouldn't be so bad to say the rest.

They all looked at him waiting for him to go on, "Shea and me, well we're gettin married"

Iziah started choking, the lamb going down the wrong way, it didn't help that her entire fork was now crammed in her mouth. They all just looked at her as she started to bang on her chest in an attempt to keep breathing. The fork flew from her mouth and landed with a clatter on the table,

"You're what?"

"Getting married." Shawn said simply, glad that Iziah couldn't choke again. "Me and Shea are engaged"

Iziah picked up her plate, speaking in very fast Russian she threw it against the wall, the loud clatter exploded making everyone but Raven jump, she knew that was coming. What she didn't expect was her large grin and suddenly jumping at her father.

"That is great news Dad! So happy for you guys right now!"

Raven let out a chuckle, now she knew why Iziah had smashed her plate, it was something negative for her brain to process instead of going all defensive at the new found happiness. Looking at her sister she grinned again "Aren't you going to say congrats, you are so rude sometimes"

"Congrats Dad, good news all round I guess"

They ushered around their friends and said congrats, Shawn wasn't so nervous now.

"God damnit!" Iziah suddenly snapped as they all slowly looked at her, picking through the shattered remains of her plate mixed with dinner. "There was pumpkin on that plate, I wanted to eat that. Damn it!"

"Just get another plate Iziah, its not a big deal"

For the rest of the dinner Iziah picked her way through the locker room, telling them all what was wrong with it. Shawn was glad that by the time coffee was handed around, they could escape.

"Before you go Dad, who's wearing the wedding dress?"

"No one is wearing a dress Iziah"

"But its a wedding, one of you has to be in a dress, I vote Sheamus, he would look blushing in white. I can see it now."

"Quick, go now before she starts to measure you, she'll do it" Raven said quietly as Iziah started an arguement with John about nothing to do with what they were talking about.

Shawn kissed her goodbye and with Sheamus quickly left. When the door was shut Iziah looked at her sister, "Well that went well don't you think?"

"Yeah it did. Now clean up your mess"

"Yeah yeah" Iziah muttered as Raven took Randy's hand and headed outside to bed.