Kieran's fiance is Charlotte La Bouff from The Princess and the Frog. I think it's one of my favorite choices so far, haha!
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Anora could no longer look at Brain without blushing profusely. Every time she would glance over at him, she'd imagine -or rather, remember- all the things they did in a moment of accidental bliss. It made her antsy. She wanted to do it again; but Brain told her to wait. 'Give your body time to relax.' But giving her body time to relax only meant she had more time to fantasize. And offhandedly contemplate if it was obvious she still couldn't sit still.
Brain knew what he had done. You could tell when he looked over at her- his eyes softening and at the same time filling with guilt. He even went over a whole laundry list of things they needed to do after- things that Anora couldn't even remember were covered in sex ed or not. That alone had made her more tired than the act itself. Brain told her that it was normal- that it was just the adrenaline wearing off. What Anora knew was that, after she finally got some sleep, she ended up missing dinner. Brain must have come up with some really good excuse to not raise Aunt Dawn's suspicions.
The fact that he had taken to calling her 'Razz' also made the whole situation more embarrassing. Especially when she'd walk into the room and hear the near unison call of 'Razzie!' and 'Hey Razz', each with their own message of love and endearment. It was almost humbling, but still embarrassing. Very, very embarrassing.
Anora had been so caught up in her own thoughts that it didn't occur to her that Kieran's birthday was coming up. When Aunt Dawn called Anora into the kitchen to help make his cake, Anora was practically blindsided. Her voice was the smallest when they sang 'Happy Birthday' to him. As everyone began to enjoy their slices of cake, Anora went over to Kieran just to apologize.
"I'm sorry I didn't get you anything..." she sheepishly muttered.
"It's all good, cousin. Just having you home for the holidays is gift enough!" Kieran assured her, kissing the tip of his fingers before slapping them against her forehead. Anora flinched at the impact, then scrunched her face in mild distaste. She even rubbed her forehead a little as if he had stuck something on to her. Her cousin then had the audacity to laugh at her expense.
"But if you really feel that bad," he then mused with a teasing tilt of his head, "I promised Lottie I'd give her a call around lunch, want to join with me? She hasn't seen you since…" Kieran paused for a moment, thinking back to how long it's been. "Since this time last year, if I remember correctly. What do'ya say?"
Anora didn't even try to think it over before giving him an affirmative nod. Lottie, or rather Charlotte, was Kieran's fiance. This time last year they were still dating- but during New Years, Kieran decided to propose, and Charlotte had agreed amidst a barrage of happy squeals. Kieran and Charlotte had been dating for a good three years before then. Anora didn't mind Charlotte, but there were moments when Charlotte's bubbly personality clashed with Anora's more meek demeanor.
And so, after everyone had at least one slice of cake, Kieran and Anora headed up to his bedroom. Kieran immediately sat down at his desk to get his computer started up, but Anora paused at the door. Brain had followed them up and was now decisively leaning against the door frame. Anora gave him a curious tilt of her head. It was an invitation of sorts.
"I'll stay out here." Brain insisted. "This seems like a 'family matters' kinda deal."
Anora nodded before moving a little to kiss him. The small contact shot like electricity through her body. When she pulled away, she must have looked like she wanted something else because Brain offered a small half smile.
"Don't even think about it." he teased. "You still need to relax a bit more. And your aunt can't be around. That part's kinda imperative."
Her pout was rather cute, Brain would admit, but not cute enough to give in with her cousin right there.
"Razzie, whatcha doing?" Kieran called from over his shoulder. "Lottie's about to come online!"
"Coming." Anora promised before heading over to the desk. Kieran let her sit in the desk chair, while he had pulled up a folding chair that he, for some reason, had right there. Not long after that, a video screen popped up on the computer. Even from where he was, Brain could see who this Charlotte was. She appeared to be about the same age as Kieran, with short -possibly permed- blonde hair, and an absolute cherub-like face. If Brain didn't know any better, he'd say that she waltzed right out of a fashion catalog from 1920.
"Hey Lottie." Kieran greeted. His voice was suddenly much softer. Brain snickered a bit- he had a feeling he was going to learn very quickly why Anora was the way she was.
"Hey Ki-" Charlotte started to say before she noticed Anora. What came next was a surprised squeal that cut out the audio for a moment. When it came back, the only thing you could coherently hear Charlote exclaim was, "Anora! Oh such a sweet little thing you are! Have you grown? You look like you've grown, sugar!"
Anora sheepishly blushed as she shrunk a little in place. Kieran laughed at it before turning his attention to Charlotte.
"Did you just get done with lunch, Lottie?" he asked.
"Oh yes!" the bubbly 30-something agreed. "We went to Tiana's place and had the absolute best gumbo. You should have been there, sweetie; Tia always makes the best soups. And desserts! You know that Big Daddy almost eat half his weight in beignets today? He worries me you know, eating that much, and his doctor would agree! Oh my gosh, honey, if Big Daddy gets any more weight around his middle, he's going to have his own orbital system!"
Kieran chuckled. "I don't doubt that." he agreed. "Tell him that he needs to lose that weight before we get married- he's got to live to see his first grandkid."
"I did!" Charlotte declared, the audio cutting off for a moment before coming back. "But does he listen to me? Noooo…!" At this, Charlotte let out an annoyed huff. But then she gave a wistful sigh of thought. "Isn't it just adorable that we share times even though we're in different countries? It was like you and I were just meant to be!"
"As if that would stop you from trying to call me in the middle of the night." Kieran retorted, but the smile on his face was soft. His eyes almost glittering with adoration for the plucky woman on the other end of the video call.
"True enough!" came the happy response. After this, the duo started to catch up. Most of it was about Anora, though, since Charlotte had apparently been over for Thanksgiving. Which, Brain realized with a snort, would explain why the room he was borrowing had what they needed in one of the bedside table drawers.
"Sorry I can't make it to your place for Christmas, sugar." the woman eventually said. "Big Daddy's got all kinds of hang ups this year."
"It's no problem Lottie." Kieran smiled. "Besides, Razzie's got someone occupying your bed. Isn't that right, cousin?"
Anora shook her head, her face turning a dark pink in embarrassment. Seeing it made Charlotte let out a gasp that almost became a surprised screech. "Don't tell me the raspberry princess has a boyfriend now!"
"I like the term 'male cohort' better." Brain smirked, making himself a bit more visible in the webcam. He knew a cue to make himself known when he saw it. "I'm technically the rebound."
"Oh sugar, don't be like that!" Charlotte dismissed with a wave of her hand. "You're a right prince charming you are! Anora should keep you! Anora! Keep him!"
Anora sheepishly shook her head- her face flushing even redder. Oh, Brain was very much occupying Lottie's bed, alright. With Anora in it. But they didn't know that. Or they would, if Anora couldn't stop blushing like she had gotten a sunburn. Kieran was definitely looking at her as if he knew what happened.
"We've got to continue this later." Kieran then said. "Will you be here for New Year's?"
"Well I will now!" came the gleeful squeal. Kieran offered a small chuckle in return.
"See you at New Year's, Lottie."
"You bet, honey!"
And with that the video call ended. Kieran turned off the monitor of his computer with a light grin before turning to Brain and Anora.
"Let's see," he entertained to the two of them, "We've had cake, I've talked to the love of my life. So how about we wrap up this birthday with a skirt around the pond? Brain's going to learn how to skate properly if it kills him."
"Do I get a say in the matter?" Brain asked, folding his arms in a mock defiance.
"Absolutely not." the cousins replied in unison. They looked at each other with a bewildered expression before bursting into laughter. Brain couldn't stop himself from joining along. He liked this family- he could be a part of it forever.