The days before Elizabeth's funeral passed by fairly quickly when I wasn't
preparing for it I was up at the hospital checking on the twins. They were
so little but very pretty.
The day of the funeral was overcast, it was supposed to rain I hoped that it would hold off until after it was over. Then it could rain all it wanted I didn't care. Elizabeth's friends came and so did mine. I think that they were mainly there for me, but at the time I didn't care why they were there. Some may think that it is not right to bring a child to a funeral but deep inside I was glad that Ray had brought Missy with her. Just seeing the little girl helped some.
It started raining after the services and once everyone was home. I didn't cry I had no more tears to cry. I was numb all over. I walked in to the house that I had begun calling mine and went up to my room. I laid down on the bed, I know I had to go to sleep because the next thing I know some one is shaking me and telling me it is time to get up.
"I don't want to. Leave me alone." I mumbled half asleep.
"Oh come on, Serena. If you don't get up I 'will' dump some water on you. Now do you want that?"
"WHAT?! NO! I'm awake. I'm awake." I yelled sitting up in the bed to come eye to eye with a Mina. Of the people I would expect to do something like that it was not Mina. By no means was it Mina.
"Good." She giggled. "Now that you are awake I have a question. I know that with everything that has happened but you need to get some things for the babies. I'm sure that Elizabeth already had one of almost everything, not counting bottles and diapers, but you still need more. And by the way the hospital called they said that they babies could be brought home tomorrow so that means we need to go get the stuff today. Right now."
"They can come home? Oh my God you are right I do need some things. Oh let me get changed." I jumped of the bed and quickly changed into a pair of blue jeans that I had brought along just in case and a t-shirt. Threw on some tennis shoes and brushed my hair into a lose ponytail. I was ready in less than 15 minutes, which has to be a record for me. I ran down stairs to find Mina standing in front of the living room doors, her hands behind her back and easily blocking the doors.
"Do you want to go get the stuff from the house first?" she asked sweetly, a little too sweetly if you ask me.
"No, I'll get that stuff later. I don't really want to go in that house right now."
"We didn't think that you would. So I hope that you don't mind." With that she opened the doors and there in the living sat everything from the cribs and bassinettes to the changing tables and the little baby-sized bathtubs.
I must have had a stunned look on my face, because before I knew it everyone started laughing. "You guys. You didn't have to do that."
"We might not have had to, but we wanted to. We know how much the twins are going to mean to you. Since we have all this done for you. That means that we can have some fun buying clothes. I'm sure that you are going to need some." Ray said while trying to keep from grinning at something that I couldn't see.
About that time some one ran into me and hugged my legs. "Aunt Serena!" I looked down to see Missy attached to my legs.
I looked back to Ray who just smiled and shrugged. "She never had an aunt and she knows that we are friends so she asked if she could call you her aunt. I told that you probably wouldn't care and said go ahead. Oh yeah and guys that goes for the rest of you too. I know you won't mind."
I looked back at the little girl holding on to my legs. ** Well it looks like I'm going to be an aunt after all. **
"Aunt Serena? Are you better now?" Missy asked tugging on my pants.
I looked back down and smiled, still shocked. "Yes, Missy I'm better now. Did mommy get you your ice cream the other day?" I cut my eyes at Ray to see her frown.
"Ice cream? Where?"
"Oh.uh.Serena.ice cream is her favorite food." Ray said before I could say anything else. I just grinned at her. "Why don't we go shopping for some baby clothes?"
"Sure." My mood had brightened a little, and everyone could see that. So we all went out of the house and to our cars. That's when I noticed that half of them where missing. "Where are your other halves?"
"They went somewhere together. No girls aloud." Lita answered a little to quickly.
"Uh huh. OK. Well then. No boys allowed. But that only problem with that is that who will carry the bags?" I asked like it was a big dilemma.
"I know! I know!" Missy said jumping up and down waving her hand in the air.
"Ok, how Missy?"
"Mommy will carry them!"
"WHAT?!" This came from Ray.
"I think that is a good idea Missy. After all it was her idea." We all laughed and got into our cars to go to downtown. For some reason I wound up leading them, why I don't know. We parked in the parking garage thing. And then hit the stores. Ray had Missy in a stroller so that if she got tired she could go to sleep. I'm glad that they went with me. We had so much fun. We each had a turn at chasing Missy around the stores, and claming Ray down. She will probably never lose that temper. Each of the girls insisted on buying the twins something. I spent.umm.a whole lot. I don't know. So by the time that we got back to the house my back seat was field with bags, from a thousand different stores. Well not quite that many.
And because Missy was so good, she got a new toy and an ice cream cone. The child is an angel. By the time that we got home she was sound to sleep so Ray carried her into the house and asked if she could put her down on my bed. With my nod she went up stairs and laid the sleeping girl down.
She came back down stairs with a smile on her face. "Well guys I've got some news." This got everyone's attention, as we stopped talking to look at her. "Charlie's job is going to transfer him. That means that we will be moving back to Columbus. Isn't that wonderful."
"Yeah that's great, Ray. When will you be moving back?" Everyone asked more or less.
"We packed before we left for the reunion, so our stuff should be here any day."
"Have you already found a house Ray?" Lita asked.
"No, we are still looking."
"Well there is a house in my neighborhood that is for sell. It's really nice, two stories."
"What do you mean your neighborhood?"
Lita blushed and shrugged. "Nick and I have been back in town for about a year now. Nick is about to open a restaurant over where the mall used to be, I'll be the head chef for a while."
"Why didn't you tell us Lita?!" Mina practically screamed.
"If you are not quiet, you'll wake Missy," I said throwing a pillow at her, "and whatever Ray does to you then, well none of us saw a thing."
"I didn't want to sound like I was getting a big head. I guess."
"Lita we would never think that. We are your friends." Ami told her.
"Thanks guys. Are there anymore surprises to come that we should know about?"
I looked around the room waiting to see f any one was going to say anything. It looked as if Mina and Ami wanted to say something but they didn't seem real sure about it. Finally Ami spoke up. "There's a chance I might be moving back within the next couple of months. I might get a position at the Children's Hospital that they are building. Zander may also."
Ray and Lita both smiled and started talking. Their joy was infectious and I smiled. Then their attention turned to Mina who was standing quietly if somewhat nervously in the background. "So Mina, what about you? Any news?"
She shock her head unwilling to speak this was strange because, well look who it was. "Umm.I'm not sure but Michael said something about moving, something about finding a new job. The place he was working at burned down."
"Oh Mina. Where are you staying?" I asked concerned for my friend.
"Right now we are staying at a hotel here. Then we will probably go back to Ohio. I'm not sure."
"Oh. You do know that you are welcome to stay here if you want. I mean the house is big enough. And well I could use some company, if you don't mind being woke up at all hours of the night."
This got a smile from her. "Really? We can stay here?" She seemed unwilling to believe it.
"Yes. I would love to have you." I managed to get out before my blonde friend wrapped me in a hug.
"Oh Serena. Thank you thank you thank you." Was all she was able to say. She was so happy that she was crying.
"So that means that you will be staying in Georgia then Serena?" Ray asked. Apparently she knew about my teaching job.
"For awhile, at least. I can't leave y'all now. Can I?" Everyone smiled at this. "I didn't think so."
About this time I looked over at the clock and saw that is was past eleven and I had to be up early so that I could go to the hospital and get the twins. "Ray you do know that you are welcome to stay here until you find a place also. That goes for all of you. You will always be welcome in my house." Everyone smiled at this and said thanks. "You guys don't have plans do you?" After everyone said that they didn't I smiled. "Do you want to stay the night, you know you all can stay here until you are ready to leave. I could use the company."
Before I knew it Mina was hugging me again. "Oh Serena are you sure? I mean you are going to have the twins tomorrow and well we will probably be in the way. Are you absolutely sure?"
"Yes Mina, I'm sure. And well if you are going to be staying here then you can help. I know that I am going to have my hands full. So I think that it will be a good deal. And me being a first time mother I'm going to need all the help that I can get." I turned so that I could see all of them. "So what do you say?"
"Well.I don't know." Ray started; maybe I should have given her time to finish before I said anything. "
"Ray, now come on. You can't be serious!"
"If you would have given me time to finish, you would have heard the rest Serena! I was going to say that I didn't know about the rest of them, but I would love to help you out. After all I have some experience."
"Oh Ray, I'm sorry. Oh, wait." I ran to her and hugger her tightly. "Ray you are the best!"
"Hey what about us?" Lita that could only be Lita.
"You guys are the greatest too. So does that mean that you will stay the night?"
"You bet. We just need to go and get our things from the hotel. And let the boys know where we are. Although they haven't let us know where they have been all day have they?" Once again Lita was talking. I think she was beginning to get worried. I wasn't sure though.
"Ok, you guys hurry I want to get to bed soon. I want to get Adam and Adriana early tomorrow." After I was through a yawn escaped my lips, apparently emphasizing my words. They left quickly and were soon back. I had enough time to make sure that the spare bedrooms were clean, well not clean but had sheets and everything. Luckily they did.
Somehow Missy had managed to sleep through our little noisy conversation. I don't know how she did it, but she did. The girls said that the boys, as they called them, still weren't back so they left them a note, and said that they probably wouldn't find it until they showed it to them.
Once everyone was back we settled down and went to bed. My dreams were filled of two little children running around the house, and of a man and myself playing with them in a garden. But no matter how hard I tried I could not see the man's face. It was always hide in a veil of mist.
I awoke in the morning to a child's laughter coming form somewhere near by. It was a different way to wake up, but it also reminded me of what I would be gaining that day. I sighed happily as I got up from the bed. I decided to take a shower before I went down stairs. I might have to stop Ray from killing my niece. At this I started laughing Ray wouldn't do a thing to that child and I know it.
Did I ever mention that I hate cold showers? I had about five minutes worth of HOT water before it turned quickly, very quickly, cold. And by cold I mean COLD! That is one way to get me out real quick. I think I might have stifled a scream. I threw on a pair of shorts and a shirt to go down stairs in I knew that I would need to change before I went to the hospital.
I hurried downstairs after I noticed that the house had suddenly become very quite. I didn't think that that could be very good. I found no one on the upper level of the house, so I thought that they might all be downstairs. So I went downstairs. They weren't in the living room, or the other rooms I checked, so that left the kitchen. I opened the doors I could have fainted.
"What happened in here?!" I practically yelled. Every one turned around and looked sheepishly at me. My kitchen was covered in flour, there was pots and pans everywhere, the table and counters where covered in food, most of which was thankfully still in the packages. I turned my attention back them. I noticed that that there husbands where here and Lita and Nick where not there. "Will someone please tell me what is going on?" I still hadn't entered the kitchen I decided from the looks of it, it would be better to stay on the threshold.
Ami spoke up her voice soft "Well, Mina wanted to cook you breakfast before Lita got back." She said while brushing some flower form her face.
"Yeah you see Lita and I got in to it last night about me not being able to cook. And well I was going to prove to her that I could by cooking breakfast. I guess we got kind of carried away."
" 'We'? There is no we about this." Of course Ray, she was the only one who you was somewhat clean.
"Fine! No fighting. Thank you Mina for your consideration. But really it wasn't necessary. Now where did Lita go?"
"She went to the store she said she needed to get something. But come to think of it, she's had plenty of time to get back." Ami the only one that would be logical in this matter, as she finished that sentence she got a knowing grin on her face and blushed.
I couldn't help but laugh. "I'll tell you what. You guys clean this up. And we'll tell Lita that you did cook, and it was edible. I'm sure you guys are hungry so after you have my kitchen cleaned up; we all will fix brunch together. Or we could leave it for Lita to cook and us to go set up the babies room. So what do you say?"
"What will you be doing while we are cleaning up?" Ray asked.
"What else supervising."
"Uh, I think not." With that she threw a hand full of flour at me.
"What was that for? I just washed my hair!" She just laughed and threw another handful. That managed to hit me. "Fine then have it your way. "I reached down and since the whole floor had some on it I was able to get a decent handful that I in turn threw at her. She ducked and it hit Michael in the face. He was shocked and didn't do anything. But Mina reacted. She threw some at me. "I'm the only one allowed to throw things at him." And so that is how we turned my kitchen into a flour war zone. Everyone was throwing it at everyone else. I hadn't noticed when Darien came in but when I did he was standing in the door way staring and looked like he wanted to die laughing. I turned my back to him and so that I was facing the other participants in the war and jerked a hand in his direction. Luckily for me they knew what I meant so before he knew it he was covered from head to foot in flour.
Everyone died laughing at the look on his face. It was one of shock and indecency and who knows what else mixed together. And his beautiful onyx colored hair was white. That and a combination of the look on his face had me laughing so hard that I was in tears. Lita and Nick walked in about that time. Well there faces mirrored Darien's. Oh god I wished I had a camera, do you know what good blackmail pictures those would have made? No I'm just kidding. But that would be a great one to show our children. As I thought this I suddenly stopped laughing and looked around hurriedly to see the time. I forgot that there wasn't one in the kitchen yet. I jumped up ran towards the door, which Darien was still standing in from of, and attempted to get by him. "Moon to Darien! Hello, come on please move." I tried everything that I could think of to get his attention and it wasn't working, finally I tried my last resort if that didn't work them I didn't know what would. Luckily for me were both already covered in flour, and just as unluckily for my I hadn't noticed that everyone else had stopped laughing and was now paying attention to what I was doing.
The day of the funeral was overcast, it was supposed to rain I hoped that it would hold off until after it was over. Then it could rain all it wanted I didn't care. Elizabeth's friends came and so did mine. I think that they were mainly there for me, but at the time I didn't care why they were there. Some may think that it is not right to bring a child to a funeral but deep inside I was glad that Ray had brought Missy with her. Just seeing the little girl helped some.
It started raining after the services and once everyone was home. I didn't cry I had no more tears to cry. I was numb all over. I walked in to the house that I had begun calling mine and went up to my room. I laid down on the bed, I know I had to go to sleep because the next thing I know some one is shaking me and telling me it is time to get up.
"I don't want to. Leave me alone." I mumbled half asleep.
"Oh come on, Serena. If you don't get up I 'will' dump some water on you. Now do you want that?"
"WHAT?! NO! I'm awake. I'm awake." I yelled sitting up in the bed to come eye to eye with a Mina. Of the people I would expect to do something like that it was not Mina. By no means was it Mina.
"Good." She giggled. "Now that you are awake I have a question. I know that with everything that has happened but you need to get some things for the babies. I'm sure that Elizabeth already had one of almost everything, not counting bottles and diapers, but you still need more. And by the way the hospital called they said that they babies could be brought home tomorrow so that means we need to go get the stuff today. Right now."
"They can come home? Oh my God you are right I do need some things. Oh let me get changed." I jumped of the bed and quickly changed into a pair of blue jeans that I had brought along just in case and a t-shirt. Threw on some tennis shoes and brushed my hair into a lose ponytail. I was ready in less than 15 minutes, which has to be a record for me. I ran down stairs to find Mina standing in front of the living room doors, her hands behind her back and easily blocking the doors.
"Do you want to go get the stuff from the house first?" she asked sweetly, a little too sweetly if you ask me.
"No, I'll get that stuff later. I don't really want to go in that house right now."
"We didn't think that you would. So I hope that you don't mind." With that she opened the doors and there in the living sat everything from the cribs and bassinettes to the changing tables and the little baby-sized bathtubs.
I must have had a stunned look on my face, because before I knew it everyone started laughing. "You guys. You didn't have to do that."
"We might not have had to, but we wanted to. We know how much the twins are going to mean to you. Since we have all this done for you. That means that we can have some fun buying clothes. I'm sure that you are going to need some." Ray said while trying to keep from grinning at something that I couldn't see.
About that time some one ran into me and hugged my legs. "Aunt Serena!" I looked down to see Missy attached to my legs.
I looked back to Ray who just smiled and shrugged. "She never had an aunt and she knows that we are friends so she asked if she could call you her aunt. I told that you probably wouldn't care and said go ahead. Oh yeah and guys that goes for the rest of you too. I know you won't mind."
I looked back at the little girl holding on to my legs. ** Well it looks like I'm going to be an aunt after all. **
"Aunt Serena? Are you better now?" Missy asked tugging on my pants.
I looked back down and smiled, still shocked. "Yes, Missy I'm better now. Did mommy get you your ice cream the other day?" I cut my eyes at Ray to see her frown.
"Ice cream? Where?"
"Oh.uh.Serena.ice cream is her favorite food." Ray said before I could say anything else. I just grinned at her. "Why don't we go shopping for some baby clothes?"
"Sure." My mood had brightened a little, and everyone could see that. So we all went out of the house and to our cars. That's when I noticed that half of them where missing. "Where are your other halves?"
"They went somewhere together. No girls aloud." Lita answered a little to quickly.
"Uh huh. OK. Well then. No boys allowed. But that only problem with that is that who will carry the bags?" I asked like it was a big dilemma.
"I know! I know!" Missy said jumping up and down waving her hand in the air.
"Ok, how Missy?"
"Mommy will carry them!"
"WHAT?!" This came from Ray.
"I think that is a good idea Missy. After all it was her idea." We all laughed and got into our cars to go to downtown. For some reason I wound up leading them, why I don't know. We parked in the parking garage thing. And then hit the stores. Ray had Missy in a stroller so that if she got tired she could go to sleep. I'm glad that they went with me. We had so much fun. We each had a turn at chasing Missy around the stores, and claming Ray down. She will probably never lose that temper. Each of the girls insisted on buying the twins something. I spent.umm.a whole lot. I don't know. So by the time that we got back to the house my back seat was field with bags, from a thousand different stores. Well not quite that many.
And because Missy was so good, she got a new toy and an ice cream cone. The child is an angel. By the time that we got home she was sound to sleep so Ray carried her into the house and asked if she could put her down on my bed. With my nod she went up stairs and laid the sleeping girl down.
She came back down stairs with a smile on her face. "Well guys I've got some news." This got everyone's attention, as we stopped talking to look at her. "Charlie's job is going to transfer him. That means that we will be moving back to Columbus. Isn't that wonderful."
"Yeah that's great, Ray. When will you be moving back?" Everyone asked more or less.
"We packed before we left for the reunion, so our stuff should be here any day."
"Have you already found a house Ray?" Lita asked.
"No, we are still looking."
"Well there is a house in my neighborhood that is for sell. It's really nice, two stories."
"What do you mean your neighborhood?"
Lita blushed and shrugged. "Nick and I have been back in town for about a year now. Nick is about to open a restaurant over where the mall used to be, I'll be the head chef for a while."
"Why didn't you tell us Lita?!" Mina practically screamed.
"If you are not quiet, you'll wake Missy," I said throwing a pillow at her, "and whatever Ray does to you then, well none of us saw a thing."
"I didn't want to sound like I was getting a big head. I guess."
"Lita we would never think that. We are your friends." Ami told her.
"Thanks guys. Are there anymore surprises to come that we should know about?"
I looked around the room waiting to see f any one was going to say anything. It looked as if Mina and Ami wanted to say something but they didn't seem real sure about it. Finally Ami spoke up. "There's a chance I might be moving back within the next couple of months. I might get a position at the Children's Hospital that they are building. Zander may also."
Ray and Lita both smiled and started talking. Their joy was infectious and I smiled. Then their attention turned to Mina who was standing quietly if somewhat nervously in the background. "So Mina, what about you? Any news?"
She shock her head unwilling to speak this was strange because, well look who it was. "Umm.I'm not sure but Michael said something about moving, something about finding a new job. The place he was working at burned down."
"Oh Mina. Where are you staying?" I asked concerned for my friend.
"Right now we are staying at a hotel here. Then we will probably go back to Ohio. I'm not sure."
"Oh. You do know that you are welcome to stay here if you want. I mean the house is big enough. And well I could use some company, if you don't mind being woke up at all hours of the night."
This got a smile from her. "Really? We can stay here?" She seemed unwilling to believe it.
"Yes. I would love to have you." I managed to get out before my blonde friend wrapped me in a hug.
"Oh Serena. Thank you thank you thank you." Was all she was able to say. She was so happy that she was crying.
"So that means that you will be staying in Georgia then Serena?" Ray asked. Apparently she knew about my teaching job.
"For awhile, at least. I can't leave y'all now. Can I?" Everyone smiled at this. "I didn't think so."
About this time I looked over at the clock and saw that is was past eleven and I had to be up early so that I could go to the hospital and get the twins. "Ray you do know that you are welcome to stay here until you find a place also. That goes for all of you. You will always be welcome in my house." Everyone smiled at this and said thanks. "You guys don't have plans do you?" After everyone said that they didn't I smiled. "Do you want to stay the night, you know you all can stay here until you are ready to leave. I could use the company."
Before I knew it Mina was hugging me again. "Oh Serena are you sure? I mean you are going to have the twins tomorrow and well we will probably be in the way. Are you absolutely sure?"
"Yes Mina, I'm sure. And well if you are going to be staying here then you can help. I know that I am going to have my hands full. So I think that it will be a good deal. And me being a first time mother I'm going to need all the help that I can get." I turned so that I could see all of them. "So what do you say?"
"Well.I don't know." Ray started; maybe I should have given her time to finish before I said anything. "
"Ray, now come on. You can't be serious!"
"If you would have given me time to finish, you would have heard the rest Serena! I was going to say that I didn't know about the rest of them, but I would love to help you out. After all I have some experience."
"Oh Ray, I'm sorry. Oh, wait." I ran to her and hugger her tightly. "Ray you are the best!"
"Hey what about us?" Lita that could only be Lita.
"You guys are the greatest too. So does that mean that you will stay the night?"
"You bet. We just need to go and get our things from the hotel. And let the boys know where we are. Although they haven't let us know where they have been all day have they?" Once again Lita was talking. I think she was beginning to get worried. I wasn't sure though.
"Ok, you guys hurry I want to get to bed soon. I want to get Adam and Adriana early tomorrow." After I was through a yawn escaped my lips, apparently emphasizing my words. They left quickly and were soon back. I had enough time to make sure that the spare bedrooms were clean, well not clean but had sheets and everything. Luckily they did.
Somehow Missy had managed to sleep through our little noisy conversation. I don't know how she did it, but she did. The girls said that the boys, as they called them, still weren't back so they left them a note, and said that they probably wouldn't find it until they showed it to them.
Once everyone was back we settled down and went to bed. My dreams were filled of two little children running around the house, and of a man and myself playing with them in a garden. But no matter how hard I tried I could not see the man's face. It was always hide in a veil of mist.
I awoke in the morning to a child's laughter coming form somewhere near by. It was a different way to wake up, but it also reminded me of what I would be gaining that day. I sighed happily as I got up from the bed. I decided to take a shower before I went down stairs. I might have to stop Ray from killing my niece. At this I started laughing Ray wouldn't do a thing to that child and I know it.
Did I ever mention that I hate cold showers? I had about five minutes worth of HOT water before it turned quickly, very quickly, cold. And by cold I mean COLD! That is one way to get me out real quick. I think I might have stifled a scream. I threw on a pair of shorts and a shirt to go down stairs in I knew that I would need to change before I went to the hospital.
I hurried downstairs after I noticed that the house had suddenly become very quite. I didn't think that that could be very good. I found no one on the upper level of the house, so I thought that they might all be downstairs. So I went downstairs. They weren't in the living room, or the other rooms I checked, so that left the kitchen. I opened the doors I could have fainted.
"What happened in here?!" I practically yelled. Every one turned around and looked sheepishly at me. My kitchen was covered in flour, there was pots and pans everywhere, the table and counters where covered in food, most of which was thankfully still in the packages. I turned my attention back them. I noticed that that there husbands where here and Lita and Nick where not there. "Will someone please tell me what is going on?" I still hadn't entered the kitchen I decided from the looks of it, it would be better to stay on the threshold.
Ami spoke up her voice soft "Well, Mina wanted to cook you breakfast before Lita got back." She said while brushing some flower form her face.
"Yeah you see Lita and I got in to it last night about me not being able to cook. And well I was going to prove to her that I could by cooking breakfast. I guess we got kind of carried away."
" 'We'? There is no we about this." Of course Ray, she was the only one who you was somewhat clean.
"Fine! No fighting. Thank you Mina for your consideration. But really it wasn't necessary. Now where did Lita go?"
"She went to the store she said she needed to get something. But come to think of it, she's had plenty of time to get back." Ami the only one that would be logical in this matter, as she finished that sentence she got a knowing grin on her face and blushed.
I couldn't help but laugh. "I'll tell you what. You guys clean this up. And we'll tell Lita that you did cook, and it was edible. I'm sure you guys are hungry so after you have my kitchen cleaned up; we all will fix brunch together. Or we could leave it for Lita to cook and us to go set up the babies room. So what do you say?"
"What will you be doing while we are cleaning up?" Ray asked.
"What else supervising."
"Uh, I think not." With that she threw a hand full of flour at me.
"What was that for? I just washed my hair!" She just laughed and threw another handful. That managed to hit me. "Fine then have it your way. "I reached down and since the whole floor had some on it I was able to get a decent handful that I in turn threw at her. She ducked and it hit Michael in the face. He was shocked and didn't do anything. But Mina reacted. She threw some at me. "I'm the only one allowed to throw things at him." And so that is how we turned my kitchen into a flour war zone. Everyone was throwing it at everyone else. I hadn't noticed when Darien came in but when I did he was standing in the door way staring and looked like he wanted to die laughing. I turned my back to him and so that I was facing the other participants in the war and jerked a hand in his direction. Luckily for me they knew what I meant so before he knew it he was covered from head to foot in flour.
Everyone died laughing at the look on his face. It was one of shock and indecency and who knows what else mixed together. And his beautiful onyx colored hair was white. That and a combination of the look on his face had me laughing so hard that I was in tears. Lita and Nick walked in about that time. Well there faces mirrored Darien's. Oh god I wished I had a camera, do you know what good blackmail pictures those would have made? No I'm just kidding. But that would be a great one to show our children. As I thought this I suddenly stopped laughing and looked around hurriedly to see the time. I forgot that there wasn't one in the kitchen yet. I jumped up ran towards the door, which Darien was still standing in from of, and attempted to get by him. "Moon to Darien! Hello, come on please move." I tried everything that I could think of to get his attention and it wasn't working, finally I tried my last resort if that didn't work them I didn't know what would. Luckily for me were both already covered in flour, and just as unluckily for my I hadn't noticed that everyone else had stopped laughing and was now paying attention to what I was doing.