For anyone who hasn't figured it out, tatus translates to 'daddy' in Polish. Moja droga means my dear. Enjoyyyyyyyyy!

(Liliana Vess)

"Um, sure, Emmara. What's up?"

I continue padding around the kitchen, looking for ingredients. The bread is going to go stale soon if it's not used. I grab the jar of pumpkin Mom sent us with our last package. I mix up eggs, milk, cinnamon, and the pumpkin and prepare to make French toast for Jace before he goes to work.

"Well, I just wanted to tell you that my girlfriend is coming over."

I knew that she'd been going on dates, but I had no idea that she was either gay or bi. Good for her. But I don't see how this relates to me at all, or why it's important.

"That's awesome, Em."

"Well, you know her."

"That's not likely, Emmara. Su and I were homeschooled. We only know a few people outside of Sorin, Lia, and Drana. We've always kinda stuck to ourselves and a few other military brats, karate kids in his case, and dancers in mine."

"No, I know you know her."

"What's her name, then?"

"Nissa. Nissa Revane."

Fuck. Yeah, I know the bitch. I know what she did to Sorin, what she tried to do with Su. Sorin begged her not to go. I can feel the look on my face change from one of serene peacefulness to one of disgust. I swallow and look back at my future stepsister, trying not to give myself away too much. What happened isn't anyone's business outside of the four of us, as far as I am concerned.

"Lia, Sorin, Su and I won't be here then."

"Sorin has plans to be here with Avy. And I'd appreciate it if you stay."

"You don't understand, Emmara. If Kaalia sees Nissa, she's going to jack her fucking jaw. She's going to beat the fuck out of her for what she did. And I'm not going to stop her. Neither is Su. We learned our lesson about that. Besides, what does it matter if Lia, Su and I aren't here?"

"Well, firstly, I would like for Jace to meet her and I know that if you leave, he's going with you."

Well, he didn't say that he was going to say anything to Emmara, for him to be all about communication, he's sure faulting seriously on his end. What the fuck.

"What does Jace have to do with me?" I'm not about to be the one that accidently lets the cat out of the bag. Emmara rolls her eyes, as if she's telling me not to treat her like an idiot. Well, if my boyfriend could keep me on the same page with him, that'd be fucking great.

"Liliana. My room is under Jace's. You weren't quiet last night. There was no masking the scraping and I heard Jace moaning. So I know that you two are dating, or fucking or whatever. I don't care. I'm not going to snitch on you. But I'm just asking that you, Lia, and Josu try to mend fences."

"Are you blackmailing me? " I struggle to keep my voice calm. Because that's what it sounds like to me.

"No. I just told you that I wouldn't do that. I just would appreciate it if you would try. And Sorin is going to have to get over himself if Avy and I are both going to date who we want to date."

"Sorin wasn't the one in the wrong. Sorin didn't do anything but beg her to stay. Sorin didn't break her heart."

"People change."

"That's true, Emmara. But I guarantee you Nissa didn't tell what else happened."

"Liliana. I'm just asking you to be reasonable. It was nearly two years ago!"

"I'm being as reasonable as I can be. I said that we would leave. Jace can stay. He's a big boy."

"She said she wanted to try!"

"Yeah. So did Sorin. I don't want to make an enemy out of you, Emmara. Jace and I are dating, not just fucking. So I'd like to get along with you. But Sorin and Kaalia have been around my whole life. And that's why I'm not interested in mending fences when Nissa burnt down the barn."

I finish up his breakfast and walk upstairs to wake him. When did my life become such a huge web of fuckery? Because even more so than it has been, Ashiok comes along with Nissa. I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to pretend that nothing's happened between us. I don't want to lie, but my baggage is mine. Not his.

I walk in through the bathroom to see that he is still sleeping soundly. Rather than waking him up nicely, I decide to throw a pillow at his face.

"Get your lazy ass up, tatus. Your breakfast is going to get cold."

"Did you make me breakfast, doll baby?"

"Of course, now get up, before you're late."

He stretches and stands, pulling me into him. When his morning hardness touches my stomach, I ellicit a moan. We don't have time for that now and there are too many people in the house. He smiles at me and our lips meet for the briefest second, just barely a brush. God,I think to myself. How can he make me feel so much at one time with just his eyeks and a fleeting kiss?

"Unf, goddamn, Jace. I think the back of my throat and this." I say, grabbing his manhood, "need to have a catch up later."

"Leesi," he says, his voice a growl. "Playtime isn't until Friday, and you're waiting. What we did last night could have gotten us caught."

"It did."

"What? What do you mean?" His voice jumps up two octives in sheer panic.

"Emmara. She knows. She cornered me when I was making your breakfast this morning."

"Oh," he says, letting out a breath of air in relief. "She's not going to tell anyone."

"Yeah, I'm not so sure about that."

"What? She's not a cunt, or a snitch. You don't have anything to worry about."

"It's a little bit more complicated than that."

"What? How?"

"I'll tell you when you get off. You need to go eat and get going before you're late."

"You don't make the rules around here," he says, disgruntled. However, he looks at the clock and realizes that I'm right. "Let me get a good morning kiss, then?"


About an hour before Jace gets off, I'm sitting on my computer trying to be productive. He had asked me about needing help with calculus and I'm honestly procrastinating at this point, working on something for one of my cooking classes.

"LILIANA! MOM'S AT THE DOOR! AND SHE'S GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU!" Josu's voice rings out, breaking my reverie. I'm working on an assignment for school, a recipe book based on a common theme. Right now, I'm trying to figure out what I want that theme to be. I put my laptop to sleep and rush downstairs. There's only one thing that it could be. Mom has FINALLY decided that I can have my cat back. Kate said no, and Mom said she'd keep him until she went crazy or Kate said I could have him back. Right now, I don't give two flying fucks what the project is on, or what Kate thinks. MY BABY.

"O'MALLEY JAMES!"

"No 'Hi, Mom, how are you?', no she's just worried about her satanic cat."

The gray tabby cat with the amber eyes runs over to me and curls up against my ankles. I can't wait for Jace to meet him, even if he is an asshole. I pick him up and spin him around, so happy to see him. I've missed this little douchebag at night. It's been almost two months and Mom has sent me pictures every day. Mom lives almost five hours away, but she's spending the next two days in NOLA so that I don't have to watch Matias while dad and Kate honeymoon. He's going back with her for the week and a half. Su is going to be with Lia at Tulane, the twins are going to be at their dad's. And Jace and I, well Jace and I are going to be banging like a screen door in a hurricane.

"Hi, Mom, how are you?" I say, sarcastically. Mom is not much different than dad, a stickler, kind of a bitch. But at least she's bitchy to all three of us equally. We haven't had the greatest relationship in the past, but now that we aren't living together, things are infinitely better.

"I really don't want to be here when your dad gets here, Liliana. You know how we can be when we have to be in the same room for too long."

"We can hang out or something after the wedding on Sunday. How long are you in town for?"

Just as she's getting up to leave, Dad and Kate are walking in.

"Aurelia, what are you doing here?" Dad barks.

"Bringing our daughter her asshole cat, Rafael. I love you two. I'll see you Sunday." And with that, Mom walks out the door. The smile fades from Su's face as he heads upstairs, me following suit. The look that Kate has on her face makes me uneasy. She looks at Su and then to me. I give her a smile, but just the look on her face makes me feel like she's plotting.

I pick up my fat baby and head back up to my room, booting up the computer. O'Malley curls up in my lap, and I can't help but smile.


Lia and Su are sitting in my room not long later. I heave a breath as I recount what happened in the kitchen earlier. Lia's eyes grow to the size of saucers and then nearly close into slits. She can't believe what's going on. Josu looks completely flabbergasted, I can feel his anger, his wrath permeate the environment in the room.

There's a swift knock at the door and Jace comes in, gives Lia and Su a smile, but scoops me off the bed, gives me a spin, and kisses me on the cheek.

"You smell like a fish tank, tatus."

Just as he speaks to me, O'Malley jumps off of the chair and down, walking around Jace, appraising him. He puts a paw on his foot. "And who is this?" Jace says, but before I can answer, there is another knock.

The noise is not at the adjoining door, but the front door of my room. I open the door, and who could be standing there but Nissa Revane. And Emmara. Why, why, why? Swiftly, Josu grabs Lia around the waist as a precaution.

"Lia. Sit Down. It doesn't matter. Sorin has better and she was never an option. Kaalia Marie."

"Well," I say, "I guess it's time we left, Lia, Su?"

Josu goes to get up, but Jace looks at me with a look that says sit down, we need to figure this out. He really has no idea what's happened, so I look from Josu to Jace and heave a sigh, sitting. I know that Lia is not interested in this in the least.

"Liliana? Are you staying?" Emmara says, almost quietly.

I look at Kaalia and Su and they don't give me much to go on. I'm expecting them to get up and walk out. Because with Josu's temper, this isn't going to end up as a good situation.

"Fine. We'll stay too, if Liliana is."

"Kaalia, Josu, I'm sorry. I really am."

"Nissa, I don't give a shit, honestly. Do you think that what you did to my brother was okay? He begged you not do that to him. You tell him that you're more interested in women, which is neither here nor there, but then you think it's okay to ask Josu if he wants to do things with you? Josu and I have been together since he was fifteen and I was fourteen! Nearly five years, Nissa! How dare you touch something that's mine. You fuck my brother over and then you hit on my boyfriend? Did you fall and hit your fucking head?!"

"Lia,"

"Don't call me Lia. You lost that priviledge a long time ago, you bitch."

Emmara pipes up, "Kaalia, don't call her a bitch!"

"Don't talk about things you don't know about, Emmara. No offense, but you have no idea. Absolutely none. So 're family with my family now. So, in the most respectful way possible, sit and over there and shut up."

"Kaalia, you had no reason to say that to her. This has nothing to do with her."

"Isn't that what I just said, you self-righteous cunt?"

"I've been trying to work things out with all of you, and you've all ignored me. You, Sorin, Su, Lili."

I grit my teeth. "It's not fair for us to be talking about Sorin without him being in here."

Jace clears his throat, saying that he'll text Avy. This is a fucking mess. This is a horrible fucking mess. Jace sees me gritting my teeth, and he walks behind me and starts to rub my shoulders.

"It's okay, doll baby. This isn't your fault, whatever happened, seems like it's between them."

"No. This happened to us."

I hear what has to be Sorin and Avy ascending the stairs. How can this possibly get any worse? I don't think it can at this point.

"Look, Kaalia. I did what I did because Anowon put me up to it. Just like Sorin is your brother, he's mine."

"What does Anowon have to do with anything?"

"You know how he feels about you, Kaalia?"

"So you hit on my boyfriend, hoping that he'd take you up on it, because your brother has a crush on me, so that he'd be the "savior," when my love "cheated" on me?"

The door creaks open, Sorin and Avy standing in the archway. He sees the the scene before him, sniffing. He looks back at me and then at Kaalia and Su.

"Nope, not happening today, I'm not talking about this, not now, not ever." He heads back down stairs. Avy is still standing in the doorway, completely flabbergasted.

"Very mature, you and Su haven't changed a lick. And here's a word to the wise, Avacyn, and you too, Jace. Sorin and Lili will always go back to each other."

"You don't know shit-" I start, but Kaalia is accross the room in a flash, nose to nose with Nissa. Her fist is balled next to her and Emmara puts her head in her lap, like she doesn't want to watch. At the last second, Kaalia backs away, as if she's thought better of her actions.

Kaalia shakes her head. "If I wasn't pregnant, I swear to shit, I'd beat your ass."

The only thing that you can hear is my voice and my brother's, both screaming a resounding "What?!"

Before anything can be said, Nissa's voice rings out above mine and Su's.

"How is what I did to Sorin any different than what Liliana did to Ashiok?"

My brother backs Nissa up against the wall, all of us watching in complete horror. Oh my god. Nissa doesn't know anything that happened, only that we broke up and he was heartbroken.

"You've got a real bad habit of talking about stuff you don't fucking know about, Nissa. What you did to Sorin wasn't half of what Ashiok did to my sister, so on top of trying to ruin my relationship, you compare.. nothing, nevermind. You have no clue, Nissa. Lia, let's get out of here, we obviously need to talk and I am going to lose my temper if she talks any more bullshit. Because she doesn't have a fucking clue what that asshole put my sister through."

"Su," I say, "I'm fine. You and Lia go."

They both spare a disgusted glance and Avy is standing there, still flabbergasted. Lia puts a hand on the small of her back and guides her back down the stairs.

"Is this what I get for trying, Liliana?"

"You have a real funny way of showing you're trying. You hurt Sorin, you hurt Lia. You hurt my brother and I! And throwing things in my face that you have no idea about isn't exactly the best way to mend fences! Sit back and think about what you've said in the past thirty minutes! Maybe we weren't all in the right but goddamn it, neither are you. I'm done with this! If you want us to get along, this isn't the way to show it. Do you think I want to have a problem with my boyfriend's sister? No! Do you think that I want this drama? NO! And you need to stop and think about the apology you owe Sorin before you drive a wedge in between Emmara and Avy. Get. Out."

They turn to each other and exit, leaving me in there with Jace. I wrap my arms around him, him pulling me into his chest. O'Malley jumps in between us and cuddles my feet as Jace kisses me. His mouth feels perfect against mine, and I don't want this to ever stop.

"Thank you for not being a bitch to my sister when she probably deserved it. She was really attached to Tamiyo and I know she can be hostile, but.. Just, thanks."

Of course she was attached to Tamiyo. I grit my teeth and Jace sees this, He smooths my hair and kisses my forehead.

"She doesn't matter. I'm your tatus, your papi. Not hers."

I smile but don't say much. The silence is comfortable, but I feel Jace sigh, and I look up at him.

"Doll, what happened with Ashiok?"

"Jace... Not right now. I can't."

"Okay. Take all the time you need, leesi. Try to rest, okay? I'm going to go work on some homework for a few minutes if you need me."

I nod as he kisses my head, pulling the blankets over my head. A half hour passes, maybe longer. I toss and turn, unable to be distracted. However, I'm not going to be able to sleep, do anything like that. I need a distraction, preferably one with blue eyes and dark hair. I don't really care what type of distraction it is, I just need him. So I'm going to do what I do best.

Lust.


I creak the door open as Jace is bent over his text book. Anatomy and Physiology, he had said. Well. It's about time he got some practical experience in. I pull a pair of Green Lantern Underwear on and grab a cami.

"Tatus?"

"Come in, leesi."

"Look at my girl. Goddamn."

"Do you like what you see?"

He groans and bites his lip, sitting up and putting his textbook to the side. He sits up, on the edge of his bed, opening his arms. His legs are open and I walk over to him, straddling his knees.

"You've been working so hard, school and work, I think you've earned a bit of a distraction."

"Lili, doll,we can't do this.."

"We're not doing anything. You mentioned you wanted to see my talents. Well, it's not only ballet that I can do."

With that, I turn to face the wall, positioning myself between his knees, slowly, all the while undulating my hips, running my fingers through my hair, letting it fall in waves. I bend my back in front of him, grinding my backside against his hardness, straddling his right leg. He groans, throwing his head back. I let my back move in fluid movements, my hips in circles. His hands are gripping my hips and he lets out a low whistle.

"Don't be loud, Emmara's still awake, I'm sure." I look at him, biting my lip. "If you can't be quiet, I might just have to put something in your mouth, moja droga."

"Oh, doll. You don't make the rules around here. Now bring me those hips."

"I thought we weren't doing this?"

"Do you want it? Is today a safe day?"

"That's what the birth control is for."

With that, he clamps his hand over my mouth. He pushes the Green Latern panties to the side and shealths himself inside me. "Shhh, just feel. No noise. Just cum. Now, leesi. I feel what this is doing to you, so stop fighting, just let it. Be a good girl and cum for papi."

He's not wrong. The way he makes me feel with his words along with the pressure below my waist. I whine against his hand and he clamps it on tighter. "No. I need you to be silent." His slow thrusts are worst form of torture but the best form of ecstasy.

"You're quivering for me," his voice in my ear. "You are perfect. Please, for tatus?" I push myself down onto him as I feel his seed pour inside of me. His other hand drops between my legs and his thumb makes slow strokes as he rides out his orgasm. My nails dig into his leg as my own takes over my senses.

He hugs me to him, I can feel him smile into my hair. I head into our adjoining bathroom, giving Jace a side eye. He gives me an appraising look, and I put my hands up.

"Just getting clean."

"Sometimes I feel like I've defiled this pure Catholic girl," he laughs.

"You wish."