Disclaimer: I do not believe I own any characters in this story other than
Angel, Eddie, and Jesse, which are my own creation. The other characters
are property of ABC/Disney.
He walked up to the large front door and knocked the heavy knocker. The door opened and a butler answered. "Are Caleb and Livvie in?" he asked, hoping they weren't.
"Yes, please come in and I will get Master Morley," said the elderly butler. Rafe looked around, noticing how it hadn't changed much since he'd been here last. Jesse had been very adamant about meeting her sister. If it had been his choice he would have acted like she didn't exist.
"Slayer," Caleb said, walking into the entry way.
"Vampire," he said, with a sarcastic tone. He never understood why Caleb just couldn't call him by his name. "Is Livvie in?"
"What's up first of all?"
"Well, if you must know, I have a new woman in my life."
"That's nice, but how does this relate to Olivia?"
"I was getting to that, when did you become so pushy? Her name is Jesse, and she just found out that her mother was Rachel Locke. When I told her about Livvie, she insisted on meeting her sister."
Caleb had a surprised look on his face. For someone who knew about Reese being Alison's sister before anyone else knew, he definitely didn't see this one coming. "Come in here and sit down. I'll go get Olivia," he said, motioning him into the study.
He sat for a few minutes until Livvie came in. When she closed the door behind herself he figured Caleb wasn't going to come in and join him.
"Caleb said you had something to tell me," she said, sitting down in a chair leaning towards Rafe with her hands clasped in front of her.
"Yes, I do. I've started seeing someone, her name is Jesse. She's adopted, and recently found out her biological mother is Rachel Locke."
Livvie's heart jumped, she couldn't believe this. She had a sister. "Where is she?"
"She's at work right now, but she was very adamant about meeting you. You know, she has the same smile as you. Except of course hers is more sincere."
She glared at him for that last comment. "Well, whenever she's ready to meet me bring her by. Did you tell her about me being a vampire?"
"No, I figured she didn't need to know that. I'll bring her by tomorrow, is that ok?"
"Sure, that's fine." As Rafe was about to walk out the door she spoke something that had been bothering her, "Hey Rafe."
"Yeah?" he said, turning around wondering what it was now.
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry about Alison. I wished we could have had a friendship again. I'm glad you found someone else though. Hey if you get married to her we'll be related again," she said smiling at the last part.
"I think she wanted the friendship to have been rekindled some too. Oh well, it's too late to be regretting now. Yeah, I realized that I'll be related to you again, how's that for irony?" he said, walking out the door.
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Caleb walked into the study and just started to laugh. Olivia was hurriedly running around the room cleaning up. When she heard his laughter she stopped and looked over at him.
"What is so funny?" she said, not amused by him at the moment.
"You," he said, walking over to where she stood.
"What?" she said, getting out of his way and continuing her cleaning spree.
"I've never seen you so--so active in cleaning," he said, as he continued following her around the room.
"It's more than that, it's that I'm so scared she's not going to like me," she said, sitting down on the couch for a break.
"I'm sure she is going to love you," he said, sitting down next to her.
"I'm just glad that Rafe has given me this chance. That he didn't just act like he didn't know me when she brought up the name Livvie. You know, with all I put him and Alison through, he could have done that and I would have probably deserved it."
"Over the years, I think he's mellowed out some, which believe me is a good thing," he said laughing, as Olivia jumped off the couch and restarted her cleaning frenzy.
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"This is where my sister lives?" asked Jesse, arching her neck back to see second floor of the Villa. "It's huge!"
"Don't let the size intimidate you," laughed Rafe as he rang the bell.
The butler opened the door, recognizing Rafe from yesterday he ushered them into the study. "Master Caleb and Olivia will be with you shortly," he said before closing the doors behind him.
"Master Caleb? What is he, royalty?"
"No, he just likes to think he is," he said, smiling at himself. He took her by the arms, and asked, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes, I have to Rafe. You wouldn't want to wonder about your sibling, would you?"
He didn't get a chance to answer when the door answered. Caleb walked in, and held the door for Livvie. They walked up and Caleb took her hand and kissed it, "Hello, Jesse," he said. Rafe looked at him and rolled his eyes.
He then turned his attention to Livvie. He had never seen her so nervous. She walked up and gave a short hug and a hello. Livvie and Jesse sat down on the couch, with Rafe and Caleb standing next to each other. They each gave a look, and then Caleb spoke up "Why don't Rafe and I go for a walk while you two get to know each other?"
"Ok, love. We'll see you in a little bit," Livvie said, then looking back at her sister.
"I'll be back soon," Rafe said, giving a kiss on the cheek and then walking out of the room.
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"So where shall we walk to?" asked Caleb, willing to give the girls some time to get to know each other.
"I guess we can go walk outside," Rafe said and then following him out the front door.
They were walking around quietly when Caleb started to speak, "Thanks for letting Olivia meet Jesse. She's been both excited and nervous all day about meeting her."
"I could tell she was nervous when she walked in the room," he said, walking with his hands and his pockets and his head down, except to look up when they were talking.
"Do you know that she went to Alison's grave after everyone else left the funeral?"
"No, I didn't."
"Yeah, she didn't even tell me. She wanted to try and make peace with Alison many times, but felt like you would see it as a way for us to get something out of it."
"Honestly we probably would have. But you know you have to have no regrets when you get to heaven or else it will eat you alive, or dead as the case would be."
"How do the kids and Jesse get along?"
"They love her to death. Angel really enjoys having her around. If Jesse can't come by for a few days Angel starts bugging me about where she is."
"Can you see yourself with her for life?"
"If you're asking can I replace Alison with her, the answer is no way. Do I enjoy her company? Yes, immensely. I found myself the other day realizing how much I enjoy having her in my life. She surprises me in ways I don't expect her to," he said, realizing he was babbling.
"That's good," Caleb said, noticing the moon above. "I guess we should be going in and seeing how they are doing."
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They could hear laughter from the other side of the door. When they walked in they could tell the two girls were enjoying themselves.
"You two are back already?" Olivia asked, her eyes sparkling with happiness.
"We can go away if you want," said Caleb, glad to know that Olivia was enjoying her sister.
"Actually, I should be getting home. I'm leaving in a few days for a week long business meeting, and need to pack," Jesse said, noticing Rafe's eyes had this look to them.
The girls got up from the couch and gave a big hug. Livvie walked over and gave Rafe a hug, whispering in his ear "Thank you so much, Rafe."
She looked back at Jesse then, "You should come over when you get back. We can have dinner together, the four of us. If that's ok with Rafe."
"Fine by me," he smiled, glad to know Jesse was happy. He looked at Caleb and they both nodded, understanding each other without words. He then took Jesse by the hand and walked out.
As they were getting to the car she looked at him and asked, "You and Caleb don't get along very well, do you?"
"We have an understanding. He doesn't bother me, and I don't bother him."
"Why's that?"
"It's a long story."
He walked up to the large front door and knocked the heavy knocker. The door opened and a butler answered. "Are Caleb and Livvie in?" he asked, hoping they weren't.
"Yes, please come in and I will get Master Morley," said the elderly butler. Rafe looked around, noticing how it hadn't changed much since he'd been here last. Jesse had been very adamant about meeting her sister. If it had been his choice he would have acted like she didn't exist.
"Slayer," Caleb said, walking into the entry way.
"Vampire," he said, with a sarcastic tone. He never understood why Caleb just couldn't call him by his name. "Is Livvie in?"
"What's up first of all?"
"Well, if you must know, I have a new woman in my life."
"That's nice, but how does this relate to Olivia?"
"I was getting to that, when did you become so pushy? Her name is Jesse, and she just found out that her mother was Rachel Locke. When I told her about Livvie, she insisted on meeting her sister."
Caleb had a surprised look on his face. For someone who knew about Reese being Alison's sister before anyone else knew, he definitely didn't see this one coming. "Come in here and sit down. I'll go get Olivia," he said, motioning him into the study.
He sat for a few minutes until Livvie came in. When she closed the door behind herself he figured Caleb wasn't going to come in and join him.
"Caleb said you had something to tell me," she said, sitting down in a chair leaning towards Rafe with her hands clasped in front of her.
"Yes, I do. I've started seeing someone, her name is Jesse. She's adopted, and recently found out her biological mother is Rachel Locke."
Livvie's heart jumped, she couldn't believe this. She had a sister. "Where is she?"
"She's at work right now, but she was very adamant about meeting you. You know, she has the same smile as you. Except of course hers is more sincere."
She glared at him for that last comment. "Well, whenever she's ready to meet me bring her by. Did you tell her about me being a vampire?"
"No, I figured she didn't need to know that. I'll bring her by tomorrow, is that ok?"
"Sure, that's fine." As Rafe was about to walk out the door she spoke something that had been bothering her, "Hey Rafe."
"Yeah?" he said, turning around wondering what it was now.
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry about Alison. I wished we could have had a friendship again. I'm glad you found someone else though. Hey if you get married to her we'll be related again," she said smiling at the last part.
"I think she wanted the friendship to have been rekindled some too. Oh well, it's too late to be regretting now. Yeah, I realized that I'll be related to you again, how's that for irony?" he said, walking out the door.
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Caleb walked into the study and just started to laugh. Olivia was hurriedly running around the room cleaning up. When she heard his laughter she stopped and looked over at him.
"What is so funny?" she said, not amused by him at the moment.
"You," he said, walking over to where she stood.
"What?" she said, getting out of his way and continuing her cleaning spree.
"I've never seen you so--so active in cleaning," he said, as he continued following her around the room.
"It's more than that, it's that I'm so scared she's not going to like me," she said, sitting down on the couch for a break.
"I'm sure she is going to love you," he said, sitting down next to her.
"I'm just glad that Rafe has given me this chance. That he didn't just act like he didn't know me when she brought up the name Livvie. You know, with all I put him and Alison through, he could have done that and I would have probably deserved it."
"Over the years, I think he's mellowed out some, which believe me is a good thing," he said laughing, as Olivia jumped off the couch and restarted her cleaning frenzy.
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"This is where my sister lives?" asked Jesse, arching her neck back to see second floor of the Villa. "It's huge!"
"Don't let the size intimidate you," laughed Rafe as he rang the bell.
The butler opened the door, recognizing Rafe from yesterday he ushered them into the study. "Master Caleb and Olivia will be with you shortly," he said before closing the doors behind him.
"Master Caleb? What is he, royalty?"
"No, he just likes to think he is," he said, smiling at himself. He took her by the arms, and asked, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes, I have to Rafe. You wouldn't want to wonder about your sibling, would you?"
He didn't get a chance to answer when the door answered. Caleb walked in, and held the door for Livvie. They walked up and Caleb took her hand and kissed it, "Hello, Jesse," he said. Rafe looked at him and rolled his eyes.
He then turned his attention to Livvie. He had never seen her so nervous. She walked up and gave a short hug and a hello. Livvie and Jesse sat down on the couch, with Rafe and Caleb standing next to each other. They each gave a look, and then Caleb spoke up "Why don't Rafe and I go for a walk while you two get to know each other?"
"Ok, love. We'll see you in a little bit," Livvie said, then looking back at her sister.
"I'll be back soon," Rafe said, giving a kiss on the cheek and then walking out of the room.
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"So where shall we walk to?" asked Caleb, willing to give the girls some time to get to know each other.
"I guess we can go walk outside," Rafe said and then following him out the front door.
They were walking around quietly when Caleb started to speak, "Thanks for letting Olivia meet Jesse. She's been both excited and nervous all day about meeting her."
"I could tell she was nervous when she walked in the room," he said, walking with his hands and his pockets and his head down, except to look up when they were talking.
"Do you know that she went to Alison's grave after everyone else left the funeral?"
"No, I didn't."
"Yeah, she didn't even tell me. She wanted to try and make peace with Alison many times, but felt like you would see it as a way for us to get something out of it."
"Honestly we probably would have. But you know you have to have no regrets when you get to heaven or else it will eat you alive, or dead as the case would be."
"How do the kids and Jesse get along?"
"They love her to death. Angel really enjoys having her around. If Jesse can't come by for a few days Angel starts bugging me about where she is."
"Can you see yourself with her for life?"
"If you're asking can I replace Alison with her, the answer is no way. Do I enjoy her company? Yes, immensely. I found myself the other day realizing how much I enjoy having her in my life. She surprises me in ways I don't expect her to," he said, realizing he was babbling.
"That's good," Caleb said, noticing the moon above. "I guess we should be going in and seeing how they are doing."
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They could hear laughter from the other side of the door. When they walked in they could tell the two girls were enjoying themselves.
"You two are back already?" Olivia asked, her eyes sparkling with happiness.
"We can go away if you want," said Caleb, glad to know that Olivia was enjoying her sister.
"Actually, I should be getting home. I'm leaving in a few days for a week long business meeting, and need to pack," Jesse said, noticing Rafe's eyes had this look to them.
The girls got up from the couch and gave a big hug. Livvie walked over and gave Rafe a hug, whispering in his ear "Thank you so much, Rafe."
She looked back at Jesse then, "You should come over when you get back. We can have dinner together, the four of us. If that's ok with Rafe."
"Fine by me," he smiled, glad to know Jesse was happy. He looked at Caleb and they both nodded, understanding each other without words. He then took Jesse by the hand and walked out.
As they were getting to the car she looked at him and asked, "You and Caleb don't get along very well, do you?"
"We have an understanding. He doesn't bother me, and I don't bother him."
"Why's that?"
"It's a long story."
