The three of them arrived at the airport early the next morning. Luckily for them, Ray was well known in the area for his work with the civil rights movement, and therefore there was no issue transferring Klaus's first-class ticket to him. Klaus leaned against the desk, mesmerized by how his brother-in-law presented himself. If Klaus didn't know the severity of his medical condition, he wouldn't have suspected a thing. He noticed how Ray had a certain glow to him as he chatted up the female front desk attendant. Klaus couldn't help but wonder if this was the charm that had won Ray Allison's affections. Klaus then peered over at Juliet, who was fiddling with the boarding passes they had just received moments ago.

"Booking a flight this last minute, I'm surprised we ended up with seats next to each other. Getting on the same flight was a miracle enough." Juliet said while waving their tickets in the air. Klaus reached out and took his ticket from her and held it up to his face. "Now, be careful, young one. These are tickets, not toys."

"Young one?" Juliet looked at Klaus, a bit confused. "If I recall correctly, you said you were born in 1989, making me two years older than you. You're the young one, darling."

"Ah-ha, but my sweet little croquet, you forget about all the time travel; 10 months in Vietnam then 3 years and a bit in the '60s. I'm technically like, ballpark estimate, 34-35 years old."

Juliet raised her eyebrow, thrown off by the words that had just left Klaus's mouth. "Ball... park... estimate? Oh god, what have I gotten myself into."

Klaus gave Juliet's nose a small, affectioned tap, but before he could utter another word, Ray had rejoined them.

"Alright, you two. Since my body is not what it used to be, the airline has kindly offered assistance to the gate. I have informed them that we are traveling together. This being said, I must ask," Ray paused for a moment before resting his gaze specifically onto Klaus. "Does anyone have anything on their person that could potentially get us detained?"

Juliet couldn't help but let out a laugh as Klaus responded to Ray's innocent accusation with a playfully 'how-dare-you' gesture and a scoff.

"Just covering our asses. Y'all ready?"

Juliet and Klaus both gave Ray a thumbs up before the woman at the desk approached them with a wheelchair and a tall and quite attractive gentleman.

"Hello, I'm Mattia. I will be escorting you to your gate this morning."

"Enchanté," Klaus replied, giving a little bow. The man seemed unphased by Klaus's antics as if he had almost expected the response.

"Now, let's get you guys to your gate," Mattia said, gesturing for Ray to sit down in the wheelchair. Ray looked down at the contraption and let out a sad sigh. Klaus and Juliet looked at each other with sympathetic eyes. They could both tell that it was difficult for Ray to accept that his body was no longer capable of doing such mundane tasks as getting through airport security on his own.

Klaus gave a sly grin before running off without a single explanation as to what he was doing.

"Where the hell is he off to now?" Ray questioned. Juliet had no idea and could only reply with a shrug of her shoulders and a shake of her head.

A few minutes later, Klaus had returned, rolling along in a wheelchair of his own; a smile plastered across his face. "Now, we both get to breeze through security in style."

"Boy, you're just as crazy as the day I met you." Ray shook his head in disapproval as he confidently sat down in the wheelchair being held out for him. Klaus looked over at Juliet and gave her a wink. Juliet noticed how Ray tried to hide the small smile that had snuck onto his face because of Klaus. She couldn't help but be fascinated by Klaus and his ability to make any situation light.

Mattia let a small chuckle slip past his lips as he watched Klaus roll himself around in the chair. "You know, we have a bunch on the other side of the counter. You could have just asked for another one."

"Yeah, but that would have been too simple. Where is your sense of adventure, Mattia?"

"You got me there, sir. I guess you could say I'm more a 'thrill-of-the-hunt' type guy than an adventurous one."

"And, are you good at hunting, Mattia?"

"Very. It's almost like a supernatural ability. Some would even call it a gift."

"Alright, you two, if you don't mind, could we hold off on the flirting till after we get through security?" Ray said with a laugh

"Well, Mattia, you take Ray, and I'll take Klaus," Juliet remarked confidently while placing her hands on the handles of Klaus's wheelchair.

Mattia gave an approving nod, and the group rolled off together through the airport. It didn't take long for the group to make it past security. The only pause in their journey being when Klaus was, not so surprisingly, pulled out for an extra little pat-down, which he simply responded to with a "Be gentle with me," Resulting in a few rolling of the eyes from security and others in line, but Klaus didn't care. All that mattered was that amongst the sea of judging assholes was Juliet, who had let out a soft laugh at his playful comment.

"Well, folks, we have made it to your gate. When the ladies at the desk call for first-class, Mr. Chestnut can go straight ahead. Unfortunately, the two of you will have to wait for your sections. Still, the cabin crew has already been notified that you are traveling together, and you will be allowed to occasionally check in with Mr. Chestnut as you see fit."

"Thank you for helping us get through and putting up with the shenanigans of my friend here," Ray said as he reached out and patted Klaus's knee.

"Yes, Thank you so much for the assistance," Juliet said as she shook Mattia's hand. Klaus noticed how she secretly had slipped a bill of unknown value into Mattia's hand. He was impressed at her subtle skill and wondered how she acquired such a slick sleight of hand.

"The pleasure was all mine. I hope you guys have a lovely trip. Until we meet again."

"I hope it will be soon."

"I'm sure it'll be sooner than you think."

Klaus let out a little laugh and didn't think much of the comment, rolling around the waiting area in his wheelchair, trying to convince Ray to play bumper-chairs with him. But Juliet couldn't shake the feeling that there was something almost promising about what had just been said. Her eyes followed Mattia as he made his way through the crowds of people. She watched him stop to talk to a group of people, who didn't look to be out of place but gave Juliet a weird vibe. Mattia seemed to be addressing one particular woman in the group, but Juliet could only see the back of her head, her long brown wavy hair cascading down her back. For some reason, Juliet couldn't take her eyes off her. Suddenly, the woman that Juliet was entranced by turned around and made eye contact with Juliet, her dark brown eyes staring directly into Juliet's blue ones. Before Juliet could properly react, Klaus had rested his elbow on her shoulder, pulling her attention away from the woman across the airport and onto him. "Now, what in this duller than dinner with Dad airport could have possibly captured your interest?"

"I…," she started as she looked back at where the group was sitting, only to find the chairs empty. Juliet turned her gaze around to Klaus and gave him a bright smile. "Oh… it was nothing. I'm sure it's just my eyes playing tricks on me."

"Ahh, I had that problem before. Then I realized my eyes weren't playing tricks and the dead people were actually very real. Fun times."

"That sounds like it would have been rough."

Klaus simply shrugged then wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "Enough of the past; we have forty-five minutes until we have to board, and Ray is being a bit of a buzzkill and won't have a wheelchair race with me. So what should we do?"

"Let's pop over to that shop over there. You still need to get something for your family." She suggested.

"Lead the way!"

The two walked to the small, very overpriced souvenir shop.

As soon as Klaus entered the shop, he picked up a blue baseball cap with DALLAS embroidered in white and checked its tag. "This baseball cap is twenty dollars. Who needs a twenty-dollar baseball cap that just says Dallas on it?" Klaus questioned as he put the cap on and checked himself out in the mirror. "I mean, it looks good on me, but let's be honest, what doesn't."

Juliet let out a laugh as she picked up the red version of it. "I know, prices are ridiculous. I guess that's what you get for shopping for souvenirs at the last minute. If you think about it, the extra price is kind of like a late fee." she then placed the red cap on her head and turned to face Klaus. "How do I look?"

"Like forty dollars cause we look too good in these dumb hats not to get them." Klaus then took the caps and walked up to the cash register, handing them to the woman working there.

"Why are you buying them already?" Juliet questioned, walking up and standing next to him. "You still need to get something for your family."

Klaus looked at her and then reached behind her, grabbing six Dallas themed keychains from a small rack behind her. "Done."

Juliet playfully rolled her eyes at Klaus and lightly elbowed him in the side.

Once the items had been paid for, the two rejoined Ray at the gate. They killed time by listening to Ray tell stories about the civil rights moments he was involved with until their flight boarded.

After the plane finished its takeoff, Juliet had gone to go check on Ray. Klaus stared aimlessly out the window as he waited for her return. He watched as the clouds floated down below the plane and let his mind wander about the possible reactions his sibling will have to their surprise guests. He was a bit worried about how Allison would react to Ray, but he had a feeling it would all work out for the best.

"Ray is doing fine," Klaus heard a voice say. When he looked up, he saw that Juliet had returned. "He seems very comfortable in first class and is enjoying all of the perks and privileges," she reported. She then reached up into the overhead compartment and pulled out a brown box tied with a thin piece of twine.

"That's good to hear. I'd be rather pissed if he was letting it go to waste." Klaus said with a laugh as Juliet sat next to him. He then eyed the package she was holding in her hands. "Now, what do you have there?"

Juliet looked down at the package in her hands and let out a soft sigh before handing it out for Klaus to take. "It's for you; from my father."

Klaus couldn't believe what she had just said. "Your father?" he asked as he slowly took the box from Juliet.

"When my father became too old and frail to continue going on our Wednesday picnics, he gave me this. He said if you ever returned, he wanted you to have it. I would have given it to you sooner, but I had to figure out where I had put it. Then by the time I found it, we were so busy getting me packed to go on this trip I couldn't find the right moment to bring it up."

Klaus took a deep breath before carefully untying the twine and slowly removing the top of the box. Inside of the box was Dave's copy of Dune, and a letter addressed to him. Klaus felt his heart tense up as he gently ran his fingers over his name, written in Dave's handwriting. He let out a quiet chuckle as he remembered the final moments that he and Dave had shared together in the 60s. He wondered what Dave could possibly have written to him.

"Thank you," Klaus said, reaching out to give her hand a tight squeeze. "For not only giving this to me but for not getting rid of it. I know if I was in your situation, I would have either opened it, or thrown it away, or tried to pawn whatever was inside for drug money. You have a lot more faith in people than I ever have."

"I won't lie, I almost did throw it away. When he passed away, and I was going through his things, I put it in the pile of things that could be trashed or donated. But when it came down to it, I just couldn't. I had a strange gut feeling that I had to keep this."

"I'm glad you trusted your intuition."

"Me too."

Klaus then took the cover and placed it back onto the box.

"You're not going to read the letter?" Juliet asked. "I can always go check on Ray again if you want some alone time."

Klaus smiled at her and gave her hair a ruffle. "I can read it later. I'd rather live in the moment with you."

Juliet let out a small laugh, which ended up transitioning into a little yawn. "Sorry, I was a bit excited about our trip, so I didn't get a lot of sleep."

"That's fine," Klaus said, pulling her head to rest on his shoulder. "I'll wake you up when we get there."

Juliet thanked him and cuddled in close to his arm. It wasn't long before she drifted off to sleep. Klaus then rested his head on hers and closed his eyes, but couldn't stop thinking about the letter. He wondered if he'd ever be able to open it if he could ever allow himself the full closure of Dave's final words.

When they arrived, Ray had mentioned that he was fatigued and would need to rest for a bit before he met Allison. They decided to take a cab straight from the airport to the hotel that Juliet and Ray had booked for their trip. Once Ray was all settled in his hotel room, Juliet and Klaus popped down and made dinner reservations for the family later in the evening before making their way over to Five and Luther's apartment.

"I'm not going to lie. I'm a little nervous about meeting your family."

"What? Why?"

"You made them all sound so fascinating."

"With a drink in my hand, my stories tend to get a bit exaggerated. They're honestly quite a boring lot."

"Boring? I guarantee even the played down version of the stories would have amazed me. We have lived very different lives. You are by far the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me.

"Well, don't get your hopes up for excitement and adventure. Things have been pretty chill since we have been back." Klaus said as he turned the doorknob of his brother's apartment. Before Klaus could even fully open the door, he was greeted by one of Diego's knives flying towards him. "The fuck!" he shouted as the knife barely missed his face, landing in the wooden frame of the door. "Jesus Fucking Christ Diego, what the hell?" Klaus shouted.

"Sorry, man! I wasn't expecting it to be you. You really should knock."

"Knock? You think my lack of skin to door contact is the issue here? You just threw a knife at me!"

"Again, I wasn't expecting you!"

"And who might have you been expecting to give such a warm, knife-to-the-face, welcome to? Jehovah's Witness?"

"No."

"An overly aggressive door-to-door salesperson?"

"No, no. Although there has been an increase in those guys as of late."

"Diego."

"There has been some strange…" Diego trailed off as he caught sight of Juliet, who was staring at the knife embedded in the doorframe. "Who is that?"

Klaus let out a gasp. His brother's impulsively idiotic antics had caused him to completely forget that Juliet was there with him.

"Diego, this is Juliet. Juliet, this is my moronic, half-witted, knife-wielding brother, Diego."

"It's nice to meet you. I have heard a lot about you." Juliet said, holding her hand out to Diego. "The pleasure is all mine," Diego replied, taking her hand and giving it a small shake. "My apologies for the rather uncordial welcome."

"Uncordial? That's a new word for you. Did Five teach you that, or is it from your word of the day calendar?"

"What the hell, man. I know fancy words."

"Du hast den arsch offen"

"Vete a la chingada"

"Sorry to interrupt. As much as I am loving watching this affectionate sibling interaction, may I be pointed in the direction of the washroom?"

"Oh, yes. It's straight down the hall on the right." Diego answered.

Klaus looked at his brother with a bewildered glare. "What are you talking about? It's on the left."

"You have only been here once, and you didn't even use the bathroom." Diego challenged.

"Just goes to further prove you're an idiot."

Juliet put up both of her arms to silence the bickering brothers."It's all good. I'll figure it out. Thank you both." She then made her way down the hall as Klaus and Diego walked made their way into the small kitchen.

"So. Calendar?" Klaus taunted.

"Yup. Cordial, adjective, meaning warm and friendly. But I added the prefix 'un-.'"

"Wow, good job. My apologies for insulting such an extraordinary linguist."

"I hate you."

"I missed you too, Diego," Klaus said, blowing his brother a small kiss. Diego pretended to catch it with his hand and toss it to the side, causing Klaus to give a pout. "Still an asshole, I see. Good to see not much has changed. Where are the others?"

"Last I checked, Luther is still asleep, but the others will be here in a little bit. I think they'll all be surprised that you brought a girl home. She's cute, but don't you think you're moving a little fast? Introducing her to the family is quite a big step."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Juliet"

"Juliet? Dude, Juliet is Dave's daughter."

"Dave? Like your Vietnam War boyfriend?"

"Yes, that's the one."

"Don't you think dating your deceased ex's daughter is crossing a line?"

"When in the fifteen minutes I've been back, have I said I am dating her?"

"Then why is she here?"

"To meet her messed up little family. Since her parents have both passed, and her whole existence is due solely to us meddling in the '60s, I've taken her under my wing. So, just as a precaution, no hitting on your niece."

"My nie- you know, screw it. Don't worry. I wouldn't dream of hitting on my niece."

Juliet made her way down the hallway. "Straight down the hall, last door on the left? On the right?" she quietly muttered, questioning whether to trust Klaus or Diego when it came to their clashing opinions on the location of the bathroom. While she had a feeling Diego was right, Juliet decided to go with Klaus as he would probably be the most offended of the two if he had found out she didn't trust him. She turned to the door to the left and slowly turned the door handle before peering inside; it was a bedroom. Juliet shook her head. Just as she had thought. Before Juliet could move, she heard the door open behind her, and a burst of hot steam hit her back. She slowly turned around only to see a muscular man with a very huge and very hairy body making his way out of the bathroom. Juliet was shocked by the physique of the man standing in front of her. Sure, Klaus had told her all about his siblings, but seeing them, especially him, was something she didn't expect, especially when the small towel draped around the man's waist did not leave much to the imagination. Luther, who had been drying his face off with a cloth, hadn't noticed the girl standing in front of him and had started walking towards his room, the room Juliet was currently standing in the doorway of. Juliet, who had no idea how to properly catch Luther's attention without making it awkward, could only let out a small cough as a warning.

Luther, startled by the sudden sound, looked down at Juliet, who gave a very awkward little wave.

"Oh shit!" Luther gasped as he took a few steps back, unfortunately stepping onto a small part of the floor that had fallen victim to a splash of water, causing him to fall rather ungracefully to the floor.

"Oh my god! Are you okay?" Juliet asked in a panic as she carefully made her way to his side, holding out her hand to try and help.

"I'm fine, all good here," Luther answered awkwardly as he quickly did his best to sort himself and pick himself up off the floor. After scrambling to his feet himself, he looked down at the smaller woman in front of him, only to notice her eyes were glued to the wall next to her, and a bright red tint had formed on her cheeks "your… towel." she softly whispered.

"My towel?" Luther repeated before looking down, realizing that his towel had fallen from his waist during his slip up. "Fuck" he muttered as he quickly reached down to grab it, covering only his manhood as he ham-handedly made his way around Juliet into his room, repeating, "I am so sorry. I am so sorry."

Once Juliet heard the door close behind her, she rushed into the bathroom and shut the door. She walked up to the mirror and patted her reddened cheeks. She turned on the tap and flicked some cold water onto her face, hoping it would help with the redness. She couldn't help but let out a little laugh as she replayed what had just happened in her head.

After Juliet had finished up in the bathroom, she made her way to rejoin Klaus and Diego, who were now in the kitchen, sitting at a small table by the window.

"Did you find the bathroom, alright?" Diego asked.

"Yes, I did. I also met your brother Luther on the way. From the stories Klaus has told me, I knew he would be quite large, but I had no idea he'd be that huge."

"Yeah, he can be a lot to take in when you first meet him," Diego said before standing from his chair. "Please have a seat, Juliet. Can I get you anything? A glass of water? Coffee? Tea?"

"Thank you, Diego. A glass of water would be perfect." Juliet answered.

"Not a problem. It's the least I could do to make up for earlier events."

"I'll have a glass of water, too, seeing as I was the one you almost killed."

Diego simply responded to Klaus's request with a soft grunt before grabbing a pitcher of water from the fridge. Just as Diego started pouring the water into two glasses, Luther entered the kitchen, a towel draped around his neck.

"Hey, Diego. Who's the hot chi-'' before Luther finished his sentence, he finally noticed the other two people in the room. "Oh shit."'

"Hey Luther, this hot chick is Juliet and for the love of all things good, get out more; it doesn't have to be far, just get your ape ass out of the family tree," Klaus said, getting up to grab his glass of water.

"Family tree? Does she have powers like us?" Luther questioned.

"Nah, man, Juliet is our niece." Diego clarified as he picked the remaining glass of water.

Luther looked at Diego, confused, before trying to figure out how that was even possible.

"Don't hurt yourself there with the math; it doesn't add up to her being biologically our niece. Klaus has just taken it upon himself to adopt a full-grown adult." Diego walked over to Juliet and placed the water in front of her, leaning in to whisper to her, "Blink twice if you're being held against your will."

Juliet chuckled softly, "Thank you, Diego. I am actually delighted that he considers me a part of the family. I have no living relatives on my mother's side of the family, and what exists on my father's side of the family are homophobic, racist bigots that my father kept me away from growing up. Since my father died, it's just been me. It's nice to have a family again, even if it isn't exactly in a conventional sense."

"Well, damn. Welcome to the family, Juliet." Diego smiled.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Juliet. Welcome to the family." Luther added

"Wait, Juliet said you two had already met in the hallway," Klaus said, eyeing his brother suspiciously.

"Well, it was a rather brief encounter. He had just finished taking a shower and was on his way to his room. Not a lot of time for a proper introduction."

"Wait. Were you naked!" Klaus exclaimed.

"No, no, I was wearing a towel." Luther tried to explain, though the look on Klaus's face remained unchanged from it's judging expression.

"Wouldn't it have been funny if your towel fell down like in one of those cheesy movies?" Diego laughed. Luther remained silent with the exception of a nervous little cough that involuntarily escaped his throat while his cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

"Oh. My. God. Your towel totally fell, didn't it!" Diego laughed.

"Luther, what the hell!" Klaus shouted, throwing an oven mitt that was lying on the counter at his brother.

"It was an accident! I just fell, and it slipped." Luther defended. "It's not like anyone told me we had a female guest. And it's my place! I've always just walked to my room in a towel after taking a shower."

Diego was now bent over, clutching his sides, which had become sore from laughing at his brother's humiliation.

"Wait a second…," Klaus paused to think for a moment, and the room grew silent as they waited for him to finish his sentence.

"Have your sexy bits gone simian too?"

"What!" Luther shouted as Diego couldn't help but burst into yet another fit of laughter.

"I'm curious! I haven't seen it since we were kids, you know, before you went all 'Planet of the Apes.'"

Just then, Allison and Vanya walked into the kitchen area. Vanya simply ignored the comment and immediately made her way to the fridge to get herself a cold glass of juice. On the other hand, Allison was less than impressed at the conversation she had walking in on. A disapproving look plastered on her face made her annoyance known. "Well, this is not the conversation I wanted to walk in on," she muttered as she leaned against the counter. "If you're going to answer that, Luther, please do so after I leave."

"I have no intention of revealing that information, especially to him."

"Come on! We're brothers! What happens if Vanya blows shit up again, and the only way I can identify your roasted remains is by your misshapen mutant shlong."

"This is such a weird family," Vanya commented while sipping on her glass of juice.

"Drop it, Klaus!" sneered Luther.

Allison couldn't help but roll her eyes before they moved from her brothers and landed on Juliet. "Oh, you have a guest. Hello, I'm Allison Hargreeves. I apologize for the inappropriate behavior of my idiot brothers." she greeted, walking up to Juliet and extending her arm. Juliet stood up and shook Allison's hand. "I'm Juliet Katz. There is no need to apologize. The sibling interactions have been quite a source of amusement. I am an only child, so I never got to have this. It's nice."

"Katz… why do I recognize that name?" Vanya questioned.

"Katz was the last name of our brother's past love." stated Five, who had appeared out of nowhere, leaning against the counter. "I assume, Juliet is his daughter."

"You have assumed correctly. And you must be Five." Juliet replied.

"The one and only. What gave it away? My superior deduction skills or the fact I am the only one of my siblings that is physically a teenager."

"I'd say a bit of both. Eyes closed, I'd still have guess the same"

Five have a satisfied smirk before pushing himself up off the counter and walking in front of Juliet. "Well, Juliet, considering you hopped on a plane with a man you just met to meet his superhero family, you are either ridiculously trusting or just plain crazy." he then stuck his hand out to shake hers. "Either way, you'll fit in nicely. Welcome to the family."

"Thank you, Five." Juliet smiled before turning to address everyone in the room. "I've heard so much about all of you from Klaus. It's a bit surreal meeting you all, and so soon after learning about you. I hope to get to know more of you guys during my visit."

"I think you already know quite a bit about Luther," Diego teased.

"Shut up, Diego," Luther grumbled.

"Oh! I almost forgot," Klaus exclaimed. "We have dinner reservations tonight at that hotel by the park we used to sneak out to when we were kids."

Luther looked over at his brother, trying to recall what hotel he was talking about. "Is it one with the weird art installation outside?"

"That's the one! Be there by 6pm sharp, and look nice. We have a surprise."

"Was Juliet not the surprise?" Five asked.

"She is one of two," Klaus answered.

Allison ran her fingers through her hair. This wasn't the first time Klaus had made surprise 'dinner reservations,' and she had to be the one to deal with the consequences of his antics. "Is the surprise that you've made reservations at a restaurant we can't afford, and I'm going to have to rumor yet another pompous ass to pay for our meals?"

Klaus shook his head at his sister and smiled smugly. "It is not, but also, don't act like that wasn't an amazing evening. You totally enjoyed rumoring that douchebag. Don't think I didn't notice you rumor him to tip the poor waitress he made cry two hundred dollars before we left."

"I mean, if I'm going to use my powers, may as well get some justice," Allison said with a nod.

"Then it's settled. Hotel at 6pm." Luther confirmed as he looked around at his siblings. They all nodded in agreement, then all turned to check the time on the clock that hung above the stove; it read 4:30.

"Well, if we are meeting at 6pm, we should probably head home to get ready," Vanya said, hopping off the counter. "With how long it takes Allison to get ready, if we leave now we might make it on time."

Allison gave a forced laugh, "You're hilarious."

"Am I wrong?"

Allison shrugged her shoulders and dismissed her sister's harsh-but-true comment. "Enjoying a glass of pinot grigio while getting dolled up is nothing I will be shamed for."

"Amen, sister," Klaus shouted, holding up his glass of water as if to cheers to the comment.

"Would you like to join us, Juliet? We can have a mini girls night before meeting the boys." Vanya offered.

"Yeah, come and get ready with us! I'd love to get to know you more." Allison added.

"While I appreciate the invite, I already have a rather important pre-dinner arrangement, but we must have a girls night before my visit here is over."

Allison nodded, "Fair enough. We'll see you tonight!"

Allison and Vanya said their goodbyes and exited the apartment.

"I should head home, too. While pinot grigio isn't my style, a little pre-game before dinner, especially with this family, wouldn't hurt. Something manly, like a nice glass of whiskey or a beer…"

"Oh, shut up and stop acting like you aren't going to go home and pour yourself a glass of ros

."

Diego lightly smacked Klaus upside the head as he made his way towards the door. "Ain't nothing wrong with a little ros

. See you guys tonight!"

"Well, I'm going to take a nap since at least one should be sober to make sure the boozed-up-baboons don't cause trouble. Pleasure meeting you, Juliet." And with a flash, Five transported to his room.

Luther shook his head. "I don't even know why he does that. His room is just down the hall."

"Lazy bastard," Klaus commented. "Well, we best be on our way. Unless you want to finally answer my earlier inquiry."

"Get out," Luther grunted as he pointed to the door.

"Alright, alright, we're leaving," uttered Klaus as he threw his hands up in defense while scurrying out of the apartment. "Peace out, my primate penised kin."

Juliet chuckled softly and turned to Luther. "Well, it was lovely meeting you, Luther."

"Sorry about how it happened. Rather embarrassing." he apologized.

"No, no, please don't apologize," Juliet turned to look out the door Klaus had left wide open when he ran out of the apartment. "My life before meeting Klaus was very uneventful. I was honestly worried it would always be that way," Juliet paused and turned back to Luther, giving him a smile. "Our first meeting is a story I look forward to sharing in the future. I hope once you no longer feel embarrassed by it, you can share it and have a laugh at the ridiculousness of it all as well."

Luther returned her warm smile. "You're pretty cool, Juliet. I'm glad you're in our lives now."

"I'm glad, too."

A brief moment of silence between the two before Klaus's voice echoed down the hall, calling for Juliet.

"Well, I'll see you tonight, Luther."

"See you then," Luther said with a wave.

Klaus waited inside the hotel's restaurant, sipping on a glass of red wine as he waited for his siblings to arrive. He looked around and enjoyed the interior of the space. Klaus remembered the hotel well from his childhood. He remembered how he would get drunk at the park and piss on its walls. How the elderly security man that worked there would often chase him down, but even in his drunken state, Klaus could easily outrun him. Klaus let out a defeated sigh as he remembered that these memories only exist in his mind now. That dear old Jack, the security guard had no memories of their interactions, bless his soul.

"Wow, Klaus. You look actually quite dapper." Allison's voice broke Klaus's chain of thought, and he stood up to greet her, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "My dear sister, you look simply ravishing." he beamed, looking her up and down. "Perfect." He then turned his attention to his shorter sister, standing next to Allison, also looking very dolled up. "Vanya? Is that you?" Klaus questioned.

Vanya let out a small chuckle and did a little stumbly spin. "Yeah, apparently, the more pinot grigio I drink, the more open I am to things like Allison giving me a makeover."

"Doesn't help that the more pinot grigio I drink, the more persuasive I become."

"You mean the more persistent."

Klaus watched as his two tipsy sisters laughed and joked with each other. He wondered if they had been like this for a while, and he had just missed it while he was wallowing in his crippling depression. The corner of his lips turned upwards; they were becoming a family. "Let's sit down and wait for the others. They should be here soon," he suggested, pulling out the two chairs for his sister.

"Really? Not even Five? He is usually such a stickler for time." Vanya commented

"I've been here since 5:30."

The three siblings jumped in surprise at the sudden appearance of their brother Five, dressed in an all black suit, hair perfectly slicked back. Allison leaned in and lightly smacked her brother's arm. "The shit Five, where did you come from? And why do you look so good?"

"The bar, of course." Five reached up and tightened his tie. "We were told to dress nice, were we not?"

Luther and Diego both arrived at the same time. "Hey, guys, did we miss anything?" Luther asked.

"Nope, we all just got here," Vanya answered, playing with the charm bracelet that hung from her wrist.

"Excellent. Damn, Five. You look good." Diego commented before looking around the table. "Where is Juliet?"

"She's upstairs. She'll be joining us soon. Please, everyone, sit, relax."

Klaus looked over to the man at the front desk who had been waiting for Klaus to signal him that all the expected guests had arrived. Klaus gave him a nod, and the man picked up the phone and called up to Ray's room to inform them everyone was there. Klaus sat back in silence as he watched as his siblings interact with each other. He thought about how much he had missed this, how much he had missed them, and looked forward to more times like this.

A few minutes had passed, and Klaus looked over to see if Juliet and Ray had arrived. As if the universe had planned it, his eyes met Juliet's just as she entered the room. She looked absolutely stunning. She gave him a small smile as she leaned in to whisper to Ray, their arms linked. He noticed how she was giving Ray's arm a comforting rub, just as she had done for him back in Dallas. He knew Ray must have been nervous about this, who wouldn't be; he had been waiting for this day for 60 years, unsure if it would even happen. At this point, everyone except Allison had noticed Klaus's attention shift and had followed his gaze to land their eyes on Juliet and an older gentleman; despite Ray being well into his 90's, the

"Well, I'll be damned," Five clapped his hands together and grinned; Both Diego and Luther were speechless; Deigo covered his mouth with both hands as Luther's jaw dropped.

"Who is the old man with Juliet?" Vanya asked, confused as she, unlike her siblings, had never met Ray before.

Allison's eyes widened as she realized what Klaus's surprise was. She bolted up from her chair and looked at her family. They all looked back at her with comforting glances. She slowly began to turn around until her eyes finally connected with the man she had to bid a heartbreaking farewell to months before. With a shaky voice, his name softly left her lips.

"Ray."