DIS-CLAIM-UH:NUN FO ME.
CHAPTER 7:HALF-HORSE HALF-DEMON
Samara picked at the almost cold oatmeal in front of her,swirling it with a spoon until it was a
little whirlpool of peaches n' cream.Her feet swung precariously hanging from the barstool
that was pushed up to the kitchen's island.Marissa was busy making up the bed,making phone
calls,and generally making a mess of the bedroom.Pulling out boxes of old toys and videos of
when one of Sandy's cases,a four year old boy,was in need of a place to stay for a few weeks
while the courts handled his "deadbeat" mom.Ryan had signed them up for foster-care only a
few months after they got back from there honeymoon.I just always wanted to do what Mom
and Dad did for me.Kinda like a Cohen-Atwood tradition of drunks and broodyness."That was
one of the many things that made Marissa fall for him everytime she saw him.That among
other "useful" assets that were bestowed upon him at birth.All that caring,gentle,quiet
kindness all rolled into a very yummy package.Marissa was snapped out of this little reverie
with the shriek of Sammy right beside her.The little girl practically clawed her way up
Marissa's body to the safety of her arms."Why do you have something like THAT!"Cried the
little girl,a little to loudly into the blond's ear."What!What!"Marissa looked around
frantically for a spider,a monster toy,a HIV infected needle,anything that might have spelled
D-E-A-T-H to any little girl.What she saw was a small brown horse,with the tips of it's ears
rubbed down to the bare plastic under the velveteen of it's coat.Actually,it was alot like
Captain Oats,after a few too many late night chats with Seth...underwater...with a large
sander.Marissa couldn't help but laugh at the odd phobia.Samara was hardly
amused."Horses are scawy!Stop It!They have big teef and scartchy tails and evil eyes!"
Marissa gave the little girl a small smile,"Okay,Okay I see what you mean.No more farm
animals.I promise."Samara looked at her and solemly told they had to just HAD to pinkie
swear on it.The two girls hooked fingers in agreement and got on thier hands and knees to go
through the rest of the 4-year-olds equivelant to blow.
After a long morning of "Bear In The Big Blue House" and fiveminute dips in the infinity
pool outside Samara finally crashed for an afternoon nap on the couch at about 2:30.Marissa
took this time to her advantage,jumping in the shower,fixing herself up phisically and
mentally for Ryan's homecoming.Applying her favorite coral lipstick and clear gloss she
backed up to examine the effect it had on her face.Adding just a subtle amount of mascara
and eyeliner to make her already huge eyes pop,she checked in on Sam who was sucking
gently on her thumb,her tiny body rolled tightly into a ball.Just then a all too familar husky
voice called out from the front of the house yelling for his wife to get her cute butt over
here."Here we go" she thought silently and went to greet her husband.
A/N:Fluffy Much?