A/N: Ok, I was going to wait for a certain word from Gracie—but I'm so excited to be posting Homecoming again I can't wait—I promise I'll use it in the next chapter. LOL. Right now my mind is in full PC mode so expect another chapter soon. Until next time—Jolie who?—PCGirl.
PC: 2010
Rafe's eyes got huge as he stared down at JT, "What did you just say?"
"You heard me—unless you need your ears cleaned out. I said that it's obvious that Alison didn't truly love you or part of her wouldn't have stabbed you like that."
"Oh man—you just messed with the wrong slayer, Junior," said Caleb as he tried to wipe the smirk off of his face and let Rafe have a few minutes of enjoyment.
"You think she doesn't truly love me? What are you going to say next—that she should have married your father because they were destined to be together? No, Alison was forced into doing what she was, and I know she carried that burden with her for longer than she needed to—we got through that, and we can get through anything—even a little snot-ass punk like you."
"Oh really? What will she say when you tell her you killed what is technically her stepson," he grinned as Rafe lunged at him.
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Alison and Livvie came into the Trinity with the kids in tow, "Whose idea was it to bring them here for dinner?" asked Alison.
"I believe it was yours. Oh look—there's Jamal. I guess everything is done with JT," she said as they took a seat.
"I wonder where our husbands are. Nevermind, it's better that we don't know, right?"
"Right," nodded Livvie. "But we should at least know they are ok. I'm going to ask," she said as Alison opened her mouth to protest, but closed it instead, "Hey Jamal."
"Hey Livvie," said Jamal as he looked past her and saw Alison sitting there with the kids. "What's going on?"
"We just wanted to make sure that everything with JT—well you know, that it went smoothly."
"Well, mine and Frank's part went fine if that's what you are asking."
"Your part?"
"Yeah, I mean all we had to do was—you know."
"No, I don't know, so why don't you tell me what was yours and Frank's job?"
"We just turned off the power to the place and knocked him out so Rafe and Lucy could get in and get Alison and Caleb out. Then we—you know—took pint- size Joshua to the plane that was waiting for him," he said mumbling the last part.
"A plane? Why would Rafe and Caleb need a plane to dispose of that lunatic? Unless—they took him to Daia?"
"You know—I really didn't want to know the next step—in case something happened I could say I didn't know where they were taking him."
Livvie laughed out loud, "You are such a liar." She went back to the table and fell into her seat with a huff.
"What's wrong? Are the guys ok?"
"Oh, I'm sure they are just fine and dandy—in Romania."
"They went to Romania? Do you think they will be ok there? Of course they would—because they are in complete control of the entire situation. They wouldn't have let Frank and Jamal leave if they weren't."
"I don't know Alison—I mean JT knows about their past, he knows it might not take a lot either to make them go at each others throats."
Alison sighed as she looked at the kids, "So what do you think we should do? Should we go to Daia and keep them from killing one another? And what about the kids—we can't exactly just take them with us into unknown danger."
"You know how my dad and Lucy always say they want to spend more time with the kids?" grinned Livvie, "Let's give them the chance finally."
"All five of them?"
"Sure, I mean with the twins in Kindergarten and Tara in pre-K most of the day they'll really only have Alex and Lizzie to watch. We shouldn't be gone for more than a few days."
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Caleb had to jump up from his seat and rush Rafe. "Let go, Rafe. Let go of his throat now," he said as he finally pried Rafe's hand open and shoved him against the back wall with force. "What the hell were you thinking?"
"I was thinking about killing the punk—why'd you stop me?"
"He deserves it, I know—but we're not ready to do that yet."
"Oh come on—what else is there to do--throw him a birthday party first?"
"No. Go get something to drink or have a short chat with Delia—just relax before coming back in," he said as he motioned for the door and Rafe hesitated before leaving, "Do you know you're lucky as hell I was here?"
"Why? And why would you want to save me anyways?"
"Because being choked to death by him is too easy for you. You still need to pay for your actions, Junior."
"Fine—I'll pay for them, but answer me this. Why are you and him so chummy? I mean I've read the stories and legends about the Morley and Kovich families—how they were killing each other for thousands of years."
"Actually, 369 years to be exact. What's your point?"
"My point is that you two must be the wimpiest vampire and slayer I've ever met."
"Met a lot of us, have you?"
"I'm just saying that for you two to roll over and play dead for no apparent reason doesn't say a lot about yourself. No wonder you are the last in the line of the big bad Morley Vampires—you couldn't kill a human if your life depended on it."
"Oh really? You have no clue how many humans I've killed in my life—and hey, yours will just be one more in that list."
"I know you killed Rafe, or it seemed that you did. Pretty bad that you thought you'd killed him and he turned up ten years later and dusted your ass."
"I'll dust your ass. Get on your feet—I'll even give you a fair chance," he said as he grabbed JT's shirt caller and pulled him up.
"Instead of stabbing me in the back like you did before Caleb?"
"Rafe," he gritted through his teeth.
"Delia's got dinner ready Caleb—let's go eat and let Mr. Big and Mighty sit in here and ponder his last hours," he said as he motioned him out the door, "Got to you too, huh?"
"Yeah, the guy is a jerk—smart, but a jerk."
"Just like his dad."
"And he's going to end up just like his dad very shortly."
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"Alright, do we have everything?" said Alison as they brought down the last of their suitcases and looked at each other. They were at Alison and Rafe's—the children were upstairs playing while Livvie and Alison tried to sneak out to the car and then to the airport.
"Yeah, it seems like it to me—I mean we're only going to be there a few days."
"Then we're off. Thanks again for doing this Lucy," said Alison as she gave her a hug.
"Thanks Dad," said Livvie giving him a big hug.
"It's no problem, I mean sure it's a little short notice."
"Well, you know how the guys are—they do a lot of stuff short notice. We'll call when we get to Romania though—and if they kids start getting antsy and wanting to see us then call my cell phone and we'll talk to them."
"Ok, go get my cousin and make sure he doesn't anything stupid," laughed Lucy.
"Hopefully we're not too late," said Alison as she took a few more steps to the door.
"Mama," said Kate as she ran up to her and grabbed her legs.
"Hey sweetie. I'm sorry I've got to go on a short trip, but I'm going to get your Daddy and bring him home, ok?"
"I wanna go see Daddy," she said with tears in her eyes.
"I know, but this is something me and Miss Livvie have to do ourselves—it's no place for little kids. One day though when you are big we'll go and you can see where your Daddy is from," she said as Kate gave a bigger pout, "Hey, can you do me a favor while Livvie and I are gone? I want you and Tara to make sure you give lots of hugs and kisses to Lizzie and Alex."
"And tell them we love them lots, ok?" said Livvie as she joined in and they got a nod and smile out of Katrina, "Good—now why don't you give us a big hug and go tell Tara your job, ok?"
"Ok, bye Mommy—I love you."
"I love you too sweetie," she said giving her a hug and watching her run off, "Well, I guess we better go before we have four more goodbyes to say over."
"Be safe, ok sweetie?"
"Ok Dad," she said giving him another hug and leaving the house. They got into the car and she pulled out her cell phone, "Hey Delia," she said looking at Alison who smiled. "It's Olivia—I was just wanting to know if Caleb was there?"
"No sweetheart—he's not here."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure—I was just about to the leave the Manor for the night actually. Is he supposed to be coming?"
"Well, yeah—he was going to get you to bite him again."
"Oh yes, I forgot. Well, if he calls and tells me he's on his way here I'll tell him you are looking for him."
"Mult umesc, Delia," she smiled as she hung up the phone and looked at Alison, "They're there. I could tell by the tone in Delia's voice. She hates lying to me, but I know she has loyalty to Caleb and the Morley's—you'll love her when you finally meet her."
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"Who was on the phone just then, Delia?" asked Caleb as he took a sip of the Romanian brandy that Delia had brought out for him and Rafe.
"That was Olivia."
Rafe looked up from his soup and his eyes got big, "Did she say that Alison was with her?"
"No, she was just looking for Caleb is all. I told her I'd tell you she called, so I'm telling you," she said as she turned and left the room in a huff.
"Is Delia mad at us for something?"
"She hates it when I lie or deceive Olivia about something," he said as he took another sip and then went back to his soup.
"So what do you think? Are the girls headed over here to stop us or were they just curious?"
Caleb looked up and laughed, "What do you think?"
"That's what I was afraid of," said Rafe as Delia came back out with dessert and they ended the conversation.
PC: 2010
Rafe's eyes got huge as he stared down at JT, "What did you just say?"
"You heard me—unless you need your ears cleaned out. I said that it's obvious that Alison didn't truly love you or part of her wouldn't have stabbed you like that."
"Oh man—you just messed with the wrong slayer, Junior," said Caleb as he tried to wipe the smirk off of his face and let Rafe have a few minutes of enjoyment.
"You think she doesn't truly love me? What are you going to say next—that she should have married your father because they were destined to be together? No, Alison was forced into doing what she was, and I know she carried that burden with her for longer than she needed to—we got through that, and we can get through anything—even a little snot-ass punk like you."
"Oh really? What will she say when you tell her you killed what is technically her stepson," he grinned as Rafe lunged at him.
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Alison and Livvie came into the Trinity with the kids in tow, "Whose idea was it to bring them here for dinner?" asked Alison.
"I believe it was yours. Oh look—there's Jamal. I guess everything is done with JT," she said as they took a seat.
"I wonder where our husbands are. Nevermind, it's better that we don't know, right?"
"Right," nodded Livvie. "But we should at least know they are ok. I'm going to ask," she said as Alison opened her mouth to protest, but closed it instead, "Hey Jamal."
"Hey Livvie," said Jamal as he looked past her and saw Alison sitting there with the kids. "What's going on?"
"We just wanted to make sure that everything with JT—well you know, that it went smoothly."
"Well, mine and Frank's part went fine if that's what you are asking."
"Your part?"
"Yeah, I mean all we had to do was—you know."
"No, I don't know, so why don't you tell me what was yours and Frank's job?"
"We just turned off the power to the place and knocked him out so Rafe and Lucy could get in and get Alison and Caleb out. Then we—you know—took pint- size Joshua to the plane that was waiting for him," he said mumbling the last part.
"A plane? Why would Rafe and Caleb need a plane to dispose of that lunatic? Unless—they took him to Daia?"
"You know—I really didn't want to know the next step—in case something happened I could say I didn't know where they were taking him."
Livvie laughed out loud, "You are such a liar." She went back to the table and fell into her seat with a huff.
"What's wrong? Are the guys ok?"
"Oh, I'm sure they are just fine and dandy—in Romania."
"They went to Romania? Do you think they will be ok there? Of course they would—because they are in complete control of the entire situation. They wouldn't have let Frank and Jamal leave if they weren't."
"I don't know Alison—I mean JT knows about their past, he knows it might not take a lot either to make them go at each others throats."
Alison sighed as she looked at the kids, "So what do you think we should do? Should we go to Daia and keep them from killing one another? And what about the kids—we can't exactly just take them with us into unknown danger."
"You know how my dad and Lucy always say they want to spend more time with the kids?" grinned Livvie, "Let's give them the chance finally."
"All five of them?"
"Sure, I mean with the twins in Kindergarten and Tara in pre-K most of the day they'll really only have Alex and Lizzie to watch. We shouldn't be gone for more than a few days."
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Caleb had to jump up from his seat and rush Rafe. "Let go, Rafe. Let go of his throat now," he said as he finally pried Rafe's hand open and shoved him against the back wall with force. "What the hell were you thinking?"
"I was thinking about killing the punk—why'd you stop me?"
"He deserves it, I know—but we're not ready to do that yet."
"Oh come on—what else is there to do--throw him a birthday party first?"
"No. Go get something to drink or have a short chat with Delia—just relax before coming back in," he said as he motioned for the door and Rafe hesitated before leaving, "Do you know you're lucky as hell I was here?"
"Why? And why would you want to save me anyways?"
"Because being choked to death by him is too easy for you. You still need to pay for your actions, Junior."
"Fine—I'll pay for them, but answer me this. Why are you and him so chummy? I mean I've read the stories and legends about the Morley and Kovich families—how they were killing each other for thousands of years."
"Actually, 369 years to be exact. What's your point?"
"My point is that you two must be the wimpiest vampire and slayer I've ever met."
"Met a lot of us, have you?"
"I'm just saying that for you two to roll over and play dead for no apparent reason doesn't say a lot about yourself. No wonder you are the last in the line of the big bad Morley Vampires—you couldn't kill a human if your life depended on it."
"Oh really? You have no clue how many humans I've killed in my life—and hey, yours will just be one more in that list."
"I know you killed Rafe, or it seemed that you did. Pretty bad that you thought you'd killed him and he turned up ten years later and dusted your ass."
"I'll dust your ass. Get on your feet—I'll even give you a fair chance," he said as he grabbed JT's shirt caller and pulled him up.
"Instead of stabbing me in the back like you did before Caleb?"
"Rafe," he gritted through his teeth.
"Delia's got dinner ready Caleb—let's go eat and let Mr. Big and Mighty sit in here and ponder his last hours," he said as he motioned him out the door, "Got to you too, huh?"
"Yeah, the guy is a jerk—smart, but a jerk."
"Just like his dad."
"And he's going to end up just like his dad very shortly."
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"Alright, do we have everything?" said Alison as they brought down the last of their suitcases and looked at each other. They were at Alison and Rafe's—the children were upstairs playing while Livvie and Alison tried to sneak out to the car and then to the airport.
"Yeah, it seems like it to me—I mean we're only going to be there a few days."
"Then we're off. Thanks again for doing this Lucy," said Alison as she gave her a hug.
"Thanks Dad," said Livvie giving him a big hug.
"It's no problem, I mean sure it's a little short notice."
"Well, you know how the guys are—they do a lot of stuff short notice. We'll call when we get to Romania though—and if they kids start getting antsy and wanting to see us then call my cell phone and we'll talk to them."
"Ok, go get my cousin and make sure he doesn't anything stupid," laughed Lucy.
"Hopefully we're not too late," said Alison as she took a few more steps to the door.
"Mama," said Kate as she ran up to her and grabbed her legs.
"Hey sweetie. I'm sorry I've got to go on a short trip, but I'm going to get your Daddy and bring him home, ok?"
"I wanna go see Daddy," she said with tears in her eyes.
"I know, but this is something me and Miss Livvie have to do ourselves—it's no place for little kids. One day though when you are big we'll go and you can see where your Daddy is from," she said as Kate gave a bigger pout, "Hey, can you do me a favor while Livvie and I are gone? I want you and Tara to make sure you give lots of hugs and kisses to Lizzie and Alex."
"And tell them we love them lots, ok?" said Livvie as she joined in and they got a nod and smile out of Katrina, "Good—now why don't you give us a big hug and go tell Tara your job, ok?"
"Ok, bye Mommy—I love you."
"I love you too sweetie," she said giving her a hug and watching her run off, "Well, I guess we better go before we have four more goodbyes to say over."
"Be safe, ok sweetie?"
"Ok Dad," she said giving him another hug and leaving the house. They got into the car and she pulled out her cell phone, "Hey Delia," she said looking at Alison who smiled. "It's Olivia—I was just wanting to know if Caleb was there?"
"No sweetheart—he's not here."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure—I was just about to the leave the Manor for the night actually. Is he supposed to be coming?"
"Well, yeah—he was going to get you to bite him again."
"Oh yes, I forgot. Well, if he calls and tells me he's on his way here I'll tell him you are looking for him."
"Mult umesc, Delia," she smiled as she hung up the phone and looked at Alison, "They're there. I could tell by the tone in Delia's voice. She hates lying to me, but I know she has loyalty to Caleb and the Morley's—you'll love her when you finally meet her."
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"Who was on the phone just then, Delia?" asked Caleb as he took a sip of the Romanian brandy that Delia had brought out for him and Rafe.
"That was Olivia."
Rafe looked up from his soup and his eyes got big, "Did she say that Alison was with her?"
"No, she was just looking for Caleb is all. I told her I'd tell you she called, so I'm telling you," she said as she turned and left the room in a huff.
"Is Delia mad at us for something?"
"She hates it when I lie or deceive Olivia about something," he said as he took another sip and then went back to his soup.
"So what do you think? Are the girls headed over here to stop us or were they just curious?"
Caleb looked up and laughed, "What do you think?"
"That's what I was afraid of," said Rafe as Delia came back out with dessert and they ended the conversation.