Chapter 6: Introductions over Breakfast
As Varick leaned against the kitchen counter, he couldn't help but be mesmerized by the way Melissa's hair swayed as she prepared breakfast. He liked the way she would glance in his direction and smile. He noticed that her cheeks flushed when she looked at him.
"Have I told you how beautiful you are this morning?" Varick asked as he moved behind Melissa. He placed his hands on her hips and then leaned over to nuzzle her neck.
"You have but, I don't mind if you say it again" Melissa sighed heavily as she felt Varick's warm breath against her neck, sending chills up her spine.
"I'll say it every day to make sure that you never forget" Varick confessed as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Oh please, get a room!" Melody exclaimed as she walked into the kitchen and saw Varick and her mother making out.
"More sunshine! Sleep well?" Melissa asked as she politely removed Varick's arms and directed him to take a seat before she would have to reprimand him. He sulked but, did as he was directed to do. Before he sat down, he gently ran his hand over her bottom.
"Morning mom, morning Varick" Alex cheerfully stated as he walked into the kitchen and then sat down at the kitchen table.
"Your children are just like you, unafraid of anything" Varick commented as he watched the two children pick on each other.
"Well, that's not entirely true" Melissa mentioned as she poured the first round of pancake batter onto the large skillet.
"I take it Kareem put a lot of fear into the both of you" Varick stated as he watched their expressions. He could see the fear that each of them had. Alex kept quiet and Melody showed a small amount of tears but, quickly brushed them aside.
"Answer me this, Alex. How is that you are big for a human and it is obvious that you take very good care of your mother and sister yet, why didn't you stand up for your mother and sister when they were still with Kareem" Varick asked.
"Let's just say, the last time I did, Kareem told me that if I ever interfered again, my mother would pay the price along with my sister and I would be blamed for it. Kareem actually did shot my mother after he said that and he said the next time it would be lethal. So, I never interfered again" Alex confessed. He knew Kareem's temper all to well and he was good for his word. If Kareem said he would do something, he did it.
"That explains everything" Varick let out a sigh before continuing, "It is good that you both are here. Tanaka will be joining us shortly."
"That's the other one who was at the club last night, isn't he?" Melody questioned as she grabbed the pot of coffee and poured four cups of coffee.
"I assume you drink coffee, correct?" Melody asked as she placed the cups on the table.
"Yes and thank you" Varick stated, he could smell the fact that Melody was nervous around him. It was obvious that he was probably the only alien that she had ever met.
"In answer to your other question, Tanaka and Bashera were both there. Bashera, unfortunately, has pulled a disappearing act. This planet fascinates him. He has never seen so many things outside of his home world. He is curious by nature and that gets him into more trouble than a lot of Yautja can get him out of. For this reason, his father, who is my brother, sent him with me to see if maybe I can get some sense knocked into his head" Varick chuckled as he took a sip of coffee.
"That's going to take a lot more work than what we originally thought, father" Tanaka suddenly spoke as he became visible, nearly causing Melody to spit coffee all over the place.
"Tanaka, how good it is to finally meet you. Have a seat, breakfast will be ready shortly" Melissa stated in the Yautja language, which produced a shocked gasp from Tanaka and a laugh from Varick.
"Plan on telling me what is going on here?" Tanaka asked he sat down in a chair next to Melody. He watched as Alex took on a very protective stance in his chair.
"Alex, behave" Melissa immediately scolded Alex when she sensed her son's unease around Tanaka. She could understand, Tanaka liked Melody a lot and Alex, being a big brother, decided to take up the defensive role.
"Tanaka, this is Melissa. A female that I fell madly in love with twenty-five years ago. These are her two children, Alex and Melody" Varick stated.
"Melissa, Melody, and Alex, this is Tanaka, my son" Varick introduced Tanaka. Alex still looked a little wary, Melody put on a bright and cheerful smile, and Melissa was bringing over a huge plate of pancakes.
"Dig in" Melissa stated as she brought Tanaka a cup of coffee and watched him take of his mask.
"What is this?" Tanaka questioned his father. When he saw that his father appeared to be enjoying the ooman meal, he decided that it must be pretty good. As he tried to figure out how to cut the circular meal, Melody leaned over.
"Problems? Here, let's see if I can fix it for you" Melody stated as she showed him how to cut the pancake and even gave him a taste, which he seemed to enjoy.
"Not bad, for ooman food" Tanaka honestly said as he continued to eat and enjoy his meal.
"So son, what did you mean by more work?" Varick asked he drank some more coffee.
"I searched all night and most of this morning for Bashera. I can't find him anywhere. If you're going to ask, the ship's still in its original spot and nothing's blown up" Tanaka stated as he took a sip of the coffee. He found it bitter but, he couldn't argue. It was something to drink.
"We'll have to look for him after breakfast. He couldn't have gone too far and I don't think he would go against my orders about observation only" Varick solemnly stated as he watched Melissa sit down next to him and then gently rubbed her leg against his. He looked over at her and she smiled.
"So, how long you boys in for?" Melissa asked as she ate her breakfast.
"Another seventy-two hours and then we leave for another hundred years" Varick stated.
"Will you come with me this time?" Varick questioned.
"You bet your ass I'm coming. Not even a herd of hard meat could keep me from going" Melissa cheerfully stated.
"Can we come to?" Alex asked.
"If you wish. You may both come along" Varick said.
"Alright!" Melody exclaimed.
"Now, who's this Bashera character?" Melody asked.
"My nephew" Varick stated.
"What, is he missing?" Alex asked as he refilled his plate with another three pancakes. He noticed that Varick and Tanaka both were working on their second serving.
"Yes, since last night. We must find him before he gets into trouble" Tanaka stated in English.
"By the way, Tanaka, Varick, both children understand you" Melissa laughed.
"They both speak out language" Tanaka was shocked and his eyes became wide.
"Varick taught it to me a long time ago and I passed the knowledge onto them" Melissa explained.
"Oh" Tanaka was hoping that he could still keep some secrets from Melody in his language but, now that she knew it was going to be impossible.
"Don't worry. I'm pretty good at playing dumb" Melody joked as she laid a hand upon Tanaka's arm and immediately felt electricity dance on her finger tips. She quickly removed her hand for fear of something that she was not familiar with.
"I would not like it if you pretended to be something that you are not. That is why I like you" Tanaka confessed and watched as her skin flushed bright red but, she seemed to enjoy the fact that he was flirting with her.
"Did I tell you, that your breasts seem a lot fuller than what they were the last time I held them in my hands?" Varick whispered the questioned into Melissa's ear.
"No but, if you keep on like this, you might just get a little bit of a surprise" Melissa jokingly whispered as she pretended to lay her hand in her lap but, she slid her hand onto Varick's leg.
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