Disclaimer: All characters from TFATF belong to Universal Studios. However
I do own Claire, Daisy, Carlos, and Sam.
Chapter 2
Brian paused outside his sister's house. It was almost as if he was scared to go in.
"What's the matter Brian?" Mia asked him.
Brian shook his head, "nothing." He said, then walked up to the door and rang the bell.
After a moment the door opened and he saw her. He smiled. "Hey Claire, baby. Long time no see huh," he greeted.
Claire leaped at him and hugged him tight.
Brian held her just as tight. He felt her body shaking. He frowned, "what's the matter, Claire? I know you aren't crying over me." He stated.
Claire got down from Brian's embrace and wiped her eyes shyly. Embarrassed she cried in front of strangers. "Sorry. I just missed you and I'm having a really bad day. Come in, come in." She said, ushering everyone in. "It's really late. We'll save the introductions for later. Everyone follow me. I'll show you where you can sleep." She said, and then headed for the stairs.
No one argued with her.
"All right here's one room. Whoever wants it go ahead." Claire noticed everyone looked at the big man, even Brian. He was about six feet two, muscular and a shaved baldhead.
"Me and Let got this. Night everyone." He said and pulled a shorter girl with jet-black hair into the room with him. He shut the door behind them.
Claire lead them further down the hall. "Okay and this is door number two."
"Me and Mia got this. Night Claire." Brian said as he kissed her cheek.
"Night," She responded.
The two went into the room and shut the door.
Claire looked at the final man standing with her. The poor guy looked completely exhausted. "Come on homie. I'll show you where you're sleeping," She said, and then proceeded to lead him to the room next to hers. "There you go. Night."
He nodded, then went into the room and shut the door.
Claire stood in the hallway for a moment. Well at least I get to keep my room. She thought. Then she remembered that someone else was supposed to be coming in a week. Well at least for the week. She amended. Claire went back to bed feeling a little better because Brian was back.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~
The next morning when Brian walked into the kitchen Claire was bringing in grocery bags from her car. It was almost noon. The others were still sleeping. "Hey need some help?"
"Hey, yeah please. I still got a lot in the car," she said as she set a brown shopping bag on the counter.
Brian kissed her cheek as he walked passed her to go out the kitchen door. They brought in all the grocery bags.
"Damn Claire! Did you buy enough food?" Brian asked, teasingly.
"Well there are six of us and you said you've got one more coming in a week. If the guys eat like you then I probably bought just enough," she said sensibly.
Brian said nothing, he just watched her as she put the groceries away. "So how have you been? What happened with that guy Sam? I think that's what his name was."
Claire rolled her eyes at the mention of her recently ex-boyfriend. "That stupid freaking bastard. I came home yesterday and he was fucking some girl in my room." She said, bitterly.
"What? Oh C' I'm sorry." Brian said as he walked over and hugged her close.
She sighed, "It's all right. I'm okay now, but yesterday it hurt. I'm just glad I found out how he really was before things got too serious." She replied.
Leon froze outside the kitchen. He didn't want interrupt anything. He knew from what Brian said that they haven't seen each other in a long time.
Claire decided to change the subject. "Do you think French toast will go over well I know it's almost lunchtime but I want breakfast food?" She asked her brother.
Leon chose that moment to enter the kitchen. "Girl, you can make anything. Trust me, we'll eat it."
Claire jumped, startled.
"Sorry." He said, apologetically.
She smiled, "it's all right."
There was an awkward silence. "I'm Leon. Nice to meet you." Leon said as he stepped closer to her.
Claire grinned. "Hi Leon. I'm Claire," she said as she gave him a light hug.
"Oh damn! My bad. I forgot." Brian said, feeling foolish at forgetting they haven't officially met yet.
Claire laughed, "It's all right Bri. Why don't you get started on making some coffee? I'm sure someone will want some." She told her brother. "You," she pointed at Leon, "wash your hands. You're gonna help me with the hash browns." She informed him.
Ten minutes later Mia walked into the kitchen, shocked at what she saw. "I can't believe you have Leon in the kitchen doing something useful." She exclaimed.
Leon blushed. Claire laughed. "The trick is not to ask. Just give 'em direction. Hi I'm Claire." She said introducing herself.
Mia smiled, she walked over and gave her a hug. "Hi, I'm Mia."
"I've got some bacon that needs to be cooked with your name on it."
It was Mia's turn to laugh. "All right. Where do you keep your pans?"
Claire pointed out the cabinet.
Mia set about her task.
Five minutes later Dominic and Letty came into the kitchen. Dominic was wide-awake. Letty on the other hand was still asleep on her feet. She made a beeline for the coffee. Dominic stared in amazement at Leon and Brian both helping to make. Well breakfast despite it being noon already, AND without complaining. Not even Mia could accomplish that.
She walked over to the big muscular man. "Hi. I'm Claire," she said as she smiled and held out her arms for a hug.
Dominic had to smile. She looked like a child asking to be picked up. "Hey, I'm Dominic but everyone calls me Dom." He said as he gave her a light hug and picked her up slightly off the ground. When he set her down she was laughing.
Everyone looked at her like she had gone mad.
"Look," she stood next to him. "I don't even reach his shoulders." She said comparing her 5'1 height to his 6'2 frame.
Dominic laughed louder than anyone.
"I'm Arletta, but you can call me Letty." Letty said as she looked around for a cup to pour coffee in.
Claire walked over and pulled a coffee cup out of the cabinet and handed it over to her. "Nice to meet you Letty." Claire said giving her a light hug as well, then turned and looked at Dominic once more. "You," she pointed at him. "Start with the French toast. It's all by the stove and ready to go." She turned and looked at Letty. "Come on Letty. Let's go set the table." She said then turned and grabbed forks and knives from a drawer.
Letty wasn't paying attention to Claire. She was watching in amazement at Dominic making French toast. She's never seen Dom cook on anything besides a barbeque grill.
"Here Letty, take this." Claire said as she handed the utensils over to her.
Letty focused back on Claire and did as she instructed.
"So where's this other person that's suppose to come in a week?" Claire asked, while they were eating, just to make conversation. Everyone looked at Dom.
Claire wondered about that too. Why whenever she asked something did they all looked to Dom for the answer? Even Brian did it. She would have to ask Brian about that later.
Dom gave a small chuckle. "Vince. He's a family too."
Claire frowned. "Why do you sound like you're not sure?" She asked, confused.
"You'll see." Was all Dom would say.
Claire shrugged it off. He was right. She would eventually found out.
Chapter 2
Brian paused outside his sister's house. It was almost as if he was scared to go in.
"What's the matter Brian?" Mia asked him.
Brian shook his head, "nothing." He said, then walked up to the door and rang the bell.
After a moment the door opened and he saw her. He smiled. "Hey Claire, baby. Long time no see huh," he greeted.
Claire leaped at him and hugged him tight.
Brian held her just as tight. He felt her body shaking. He frowned, "what's the matter, Claire? I know you aren't crying over me." He stated.
Claire got down from Brian's embrace and wiped her eyes shyly. Embarrassed she cried in front of strangers. "Sorry. I just missed you and I'm having a really bad day. Come in, come in." She said, ushering everyone in. "It's really late. We'll save the introductions for later. Everyone follow me. I'll show you where you can sleep." She said, and then headed for the stairs.
No one argued with her.
"All right here's one room. Whoever wants it go ahead." Claire noticed everyone looked at the big man, even Brian. He was about six feet two, muscular and a shaved baldhead.
"Me and Let got this. Night everyone." He said and pulled a shorter girl with jet-black hair into the room with him. He shut the door behind them.
Claire lead them further down the hall. "Okay and this is door number two."
"Me and Mia got this. Night Claire." Brian said as he kissed her cheek.
"Night," She responded.
The two went into the room and shut the door.
Claire looked at the final man standing with her. The poor guy looked completely exhausted. "Come on homie. I'll show you where you're sleeping," She said, and then proceeded to lead him to the room next to hers. "There you go. Night."
He nodded, then went into the room and shut the door.
Claire stood in the hallway for a moment. Well at least I get to keep my room. She thought. Then she remembered that someone else was supposed to be coming in a week. Well at least for the week. She amended. Claire went back to bed feeling a little better because Brian was back.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~
The next morning when Brian walked into the kitchen Claire was bringing in grocery bags from her car. It was almost noon. The others were still sleeping. "Hey need some help?"
"Hey, yeah please. I still got a lot in the car," she said as she set a brown shopping bag on the counter.
Brian kissed her cheek as he walked passed her to go out the kitchen door. They brought in all the grocery bags.
"Damn Claire! Did you buy enough food?" Brian asked, teasingly.
"Well there are six of us and you said you've got one more coming in a week. If the guys eat like you then I probably bought just enough," she said sensibly.
Brian said nothing, he just watched her as she put the groceries away. "So how have you been? What happened with that guy Sam? I think that's what his name was."
Claire rolled her eyes at the mention of her recently ex-boyfriend. "That stupid freaking bastard. I came home yesterday and he was fucking some girl in my room." She said, bitterly.
"What? Oh C' I'm sorry." Brian said as he walked over and hugged her close.
She sighed, "It's all right. I'm okay now, but yesterday it hurt. I'm just glad I found out how he really was before things got too serious." She replied.
Leon froze outside the kitchen. He didn't want interrupt anything. He knew from what Brian said that they haven't seen each other in a long time.
Claire decided to change the subject. "Do you think French toast will go over well I know it's almost lunchtime but I want breakfast food?" She asked her brother.
Leon chose that moment to enter the kitchen. "Girl, you can make anything. Trust me, we'll eat it."
Claire jumped, startled.
"Sorry." He said, apologetically.
She smiled, "it's all right."
There was an awkward silence. "I'm Leon. Nice to meet you." Leon said as he stepped closer to her.
Claire grinned. "Hi Leon. I'm Claire," she said as she gave him a light hug.
"Oh damn! My bad. I forgot." Brian said, feeling foolish at forgetting they haven't officially met yet.
Claire laughed, "It's all right Bri. Why don't you get started on making some coffee? I'm sure someone will want some." She told her brother. "You," she pointed at Leon, "wash your hands. You're gonna help me with the hash browns." She informed him.
Ten minutes later Mia walked into the kitchen, shocked at what she saw. "I can't believe you have Leon in the kitchen doing something useful." She exclaimed.
Leon blushed. Claire laughed. "The trick is not to ask. Just give 'em direction. Hi I'm Claire." She said introducing herself.
Mia smiled, she walked over and gave her a hug. "Hi, I'm Mia."
"I've got some bacon that needs to be cooked with your name on it."
It was Mia's turn to laugh. "All right. Where do you keep your pans?"
Claire pointed out the cabinet.
Mia set about her task.
Five minutes later Dominic and Letty came into the kitchen. Dominic was wide-awake. Letty on the other hand was still asleep on her feet. She made a beeline for the coffee. Dominic stared in amazement at Leon and Brian both helping to make. Well breakfast despite it being noon already, AND without complaining. Not even Mia could accomplish that.
She walked over to the big muscular man. "Hi. I'm Claire," she said as she smiled and held out her arms for a hug.
Dominic had to smile. She looked like a child asking to be picked up. "Hey, I'm Dominic but everyone calls me Dom." He said as he gave her a light hug and picked her up slightly off the ground. When he set her down she was laughing.
Everyone looked at her like she had gone mad.
"Look," she stood next to him. "I don't even reach his shoulders." She said comparing her 5'1 height to his 6'2 frame.
Dominic laughed louder than anyone.
"I'm Arletta, but you can call me Letty." Letty said as she looked around for a cup to pour coffee in.
Claire walked over and pulled a coffee cup out of the cabinet and handed it over to her. "Nice to meet you Letty." Claire said giving her a light hug as well, then turned and looked at Dominic once more. "You," she pointed at him. "Start with the French toast. It's all by the stove and ready to go." She turned and looked at Letty. "Come on Letty. Let's go set the table." She said then turned and grabbed forks and knives from a drawer.
Letty wasn't paying attention to Claire. She was watching in amazement at Dominic making French toast. She's never seen Dom cook on anything besides a barbeque grill.
"Here Letty, take this." Claire said as she handed the utensils over to her.
Letty focused back on Claire and did as she instructed.
"So where's this other person that's suppose to come in a week?" Claire asked, while they were eating, just to make conversation. Everyone looked at Dom.
Claire wondered about that too. Why whenever she asked something did they all looked to Dom for the answer? Even Brian did it. She would have to ask Brian about that later.
Dom gave a small chuckle. "Vince. He's a family too."
Claire frowned. "Why do you sound like you're not sure?" She asked, confused.
"You'll see." Was all Dom would say.
Claire shrugged it off. He was right. She would eventually found out.