Title: Family Ties

Author: Vicious Question Mark

Rating: M

Warning: Ummm...not much this chapter, actually. Mild innuendo, I guess.

Summary: Dee may have dragged Ryo out of the closet at work, but as far as Ryo's family's concerned, he's still straight as a board. When an unexpected visit from Ryo's Aunt Elena interrupts Dee's Christmas plans, Ryo may find himself in over his head. DLxRM. Yaoi.

Disclaimer: I, sadly, do not own FAKE or any of the related characters or their personalities. I just like to manipulate them for my own twisted amusement (with my deepest apologies to Sanami Matoh for brutalizing and mutiliating her beloved characters)

Chapter 10: Back to Normal (Finally!)

"We had a great time, Ryo." Elena hugged her nephew tightly and kissed his cheek. Rick stood by the cab sulkily, waiting for her to finish saying goodbye. "Let's not wait until next year to see each other again, hmm?"

Ryo smiled as she released him, stepping back into his place beside Dee. "Don't worry, Aunt Elena. I'm sure we'll be needing your help with the wedding."

She pointed a finger at him. "You had better believe it. Promise me that you won't plan a single thing without me. Come on, let's hear it. Oh, don't worry," she added, seeing the look of hesitation on both men's faces. "I won't take over. I'll just be a…a consult. You know, to stop you from picking out any really horrible yellow tuxedos or something. Besides," she winked at Dee. "Someone has to plan your bachelor parties!"

Dee laughed and stepped forward, pulling Elena into a hug. "It was great to meet you, Elena. Don't be a stranger, ok?"

Elena hugged him tightly. "I won't be." She gave him a squeeze and whispered, "and don't worry. Next time I'll leave the Bear at home." She gave them both one last grin, then turned and walked to her waiting husband and taxi, sliding in after the mass of Rick. As the cab pulled away from the curb, Elena rolled down her window and stuck her head out.

"By the way," she shouted at them. "I'm not wearing some horrible cream puff dress, either! Pick out something ugly and I'll kill the pair of you and put you in separate graves! See how lucky you get in the afterlife then!"

The two New York detectives smiled and waved after the taxi, watching it until it disappeared into traffic.

"Well," said Dee, slipping his arm around his partner's waist. "I like her. Now let's go plan a wedding."

Ryo turned and wrapped his arms around the taller man's neck, kissing him gently on the lips. "I love you," he said.

Dee grinned at him and slid his arms around the Ryo's waist. "You know," he said, giving the blonde's ass a slight squeeze, "I think that the plans could probably wait a little longer, don't you?"

Ryo shrugged, grinning to himself. "Whatever you say, Dee. Whatever you say."

fin

A/N: OH MY GOD ITS DONE! OH MY GOD YOU HAD TO WAIT THREE MONTHS FOR THIS! OH MY GOD I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO UNBELIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVABLY SORRY! If you want to flame me, I'll accept them w/o complaint.  Well well, as you may have noticed before, I said summat about making a sequel – yes, I AM still thinking of doing it, and YES it probably will take me a while to do. I want to finish my forever long Gravitation fic first, so PLEASE bear with me, Happy New Year all (its now 12:28 A.M. on Januaray 1, 2007), and thanks for sticking with me!