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"Hello Mother." Arthur smiled and kissed his mother's cheek.

"Arthur!" She hugged him. "You are home! How are you?" She was thrilled to see him.

"I'm fine. How are Daphne and Ariadne?" He hoped they had all been getting along.

"They are both doing well. Ariadne is a nice girl Arthur." She liked Ariadne and wanted them to be a couple.

"Yes she is." He smiled and blushed. "Surely she hasn't said anything."

"Of course she hasn't said anything, but a mother can dream right?" She winked at him.

He opened his mouth, but closed it and shook his head.

His mother chuckled.

"Mother, this is Nick." He pointed to Eames. "He's a friend and coworker. He's also friends with Daphne."

"It's nice to meet you Nick." She shook his hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you ma'am." He shook her hand.

"The girls went early to the dinner party at the country club. You're both welcome to join us." She said, hoping he would.

"Of course we will join you." Arthur smiled.

"I'm so glad you came home." She hugged him. "Even if it's only to see Ariadne." She kissed his cheek.

"Mother!" He blushed. Not ten minutes and she was embarrassing him. She was enjoying this.

Eames chuckled.

"Bring your bags in and we'll go. Your father will call me if I am late." She rolled her eyes.

Arthur snuck up behind Daphne and hugged her.

"Arthur!" She was surprised to see him.

"Hey Daphne." He thought she looked like she was glad to be home.

"Ari is over there talking to Dad." She pointed. "They love her." She grinned.

"I'm glad. I brought someone with me." He kissed her forehead.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

Arthur winked and walked over to his father and Ariadne.

"'Ello Love." Nick grinned.

"Oh it's you." She rolled her eyes and pretended to be annoyed.

"Yes it's me." He pretended to be hurt. She was obviously still mad at him.

"I suppose it's good to see you." She sighed.

"You suppose?" He raised an eyebrow. Maybe she wasn't mad.

"Yes." She said.

"What if I kissed you?"

"I might punch you, and it would cause a scene. My parents hate scenes." She sipped her drink and smirked at him.

"Would it help if I said I missed you?" He pouted.

"It's good to see you Nick." She hugged him.

"It's good to see you too Daphne."

"Arthur!" His dad smiled.

"Dad." He smiled and shook his father's hand.

"How are you Arthur? You look well."

"I'm doing well. Hello Ariadne." He hugged her.

"Hello Arthur." She smiled and hugged him.

"I dragged Nick here." He gestured to where Eames and Daphne were standing.

"I'll have to go say hello. It was good talking to you Mr. Livingston."

"You too Ariadne." He smiled as she walked away. "She's a brilliant young woman Arthur, and beautiful."

"She is, isn't she?" He marveled. "I've never met anyone like her before."

"Don't let her get away." His dad looked serious.

"I won't."

"Oh Ari, you should tell Arthur." Daphne said seriously.

"About what?" Arthur asked.

"About the person we saw or the car?" Ariadne asked as she walked to get a drink.

"Who did you see? What car? Mine?" His voice got higher.

"We saw Icky Vickie Arthur." Daphne grinned.

"Who is that?" Eames asked.

"My ex." Arthur mumbled.

"Oh really? Is she here?" Eames had a mischievous look on his face. He was obviously up to no good.

"She is here Nick." Daphne enjoyed egging him on.

"Oh I'm doomed." He was trying to think of a way to escape.

"Yes. You are." Daphne said. "Especially since she is walking this way."

"Great." Arthur mumbled.

"Oh, and I introduced Ari the other day and told Vickie she was your girlfriend. Good luck." Daphne smiled. "Nick, you need to meet my father." She pulled him away before either could protest.

"Arthur!" Vickie smiled.

"Hey Vick." He hugged her. "You look great."

"Thanks Arthur." She grinned. "How have you been?"

"I've been doing well. You?" He tried to at least sound more civil than he felt like being.

"I can't complain." She smiled. It was just as awkward for her as it was for him.

"Here Arthur." Ariadne walked up and handed Arthur a drink. "Thanks." He smiled and reached for her hand. "Vickie have you met Ariadne my girlfriend?"

"Yes, Daphne introduced us the other day. I'm sorry for the way I reacted Ariadne, I thought Daphne was making it up."

"No she wasn't." Arthur smiled and squeezed Ariadne's hand.

"It was good to see you Arthur. Ariadne, be good to him." She smiled and walked away.

"I missed you Ari." Arthur whispered in her ear.

She giggled slightly. His breath tickled her ear. "I missed you too."

Later that night Ariadne walked past Arthur's room to say goodnight. "Arthur?" She called.

"I'm out here." He stuck his head in the window. "Come on out."

"You're sitting on the roof?" She walked in his room.

"Yes. The sky is clear tonight." Stargazing was one of his favorite activities as a child. His mother would have a fit if she knew he was out on the roof. Again.

She stepped on the bed and crawled out of the window. "Oh hi Nick." She saw Eames sitting on the other side of Arthur.

"Hi Ari." Eames smiled.

"Is Daphne still not talking to you?" She sat down beside Arthur.

"Not really." He shrugged like it didn't bother him, but she knew it did.

"I'm sorry." She offered, but she knew it wouldn't help him feel better.

"No worries." He winked at her.

Arthur wrapped his arm around her.

"Ari?" Daphne called.

"I'm out here with Arthur." She called.

"Oh hi." Daphne stuck her head out. "Is Nick out here too?"

"Yes, I am." He mumbled. He didn't understand why she was sending him mixed signals except that maybe it was because he had sent his fair share to her.

"Do you mind if I come out?" She was halfway out the window.

"Nope. Come on." Arthur said. "You can sit between Nick and me." He grinned.

"You are cruel Arthur Livingston." She glared.

"You wound me." Eames said.

"Oh please." Daphne rolled her eyes and sat down between the two men.

Eames looked surprised when Daphne snuggled up to him. "I thought you were still mad at me Darling."

"You know I can't stay mad at you." She kissed his cheek.

He wrapped his arm around her and kissed her forehead. He wanted to be with her, but he wasn't sure how he could make it work. He had finally told Arthur on their flight back.

"I, I'm in love with her." He stammered.

"And? What's new?" Arthur sounded bored.

"You know?" He was surprised.

"Of course I know. You are the only other person who went to visit her. Of course, of all the people in the world who could fall in love with my sister it had to be you." Arthur smirked. "You make her happy. Don't make me kill you."

"Deal." He was slightly relieved that Arthur approved and nervous at the latest threat, but mostly worried about hurting Daphne. "Arthur, I don't know if it will work between us." He knew if it didn't that Daphne would be devastated. He would be too.

"Ari told me that we don't make sense." He began.

"You don't." Eames interrupted. He couldn't help, but throw a jab in at Arthur and ruffle his feathers.

"I know that." He narrowed his eyes. "But somehow we still work because we don't make sense. God knows that you and Daphne make no sense whatsoever." He folded the paper he knew he would never finish reading. "You should tell her that you love her. I'm sure she feels the same. Although I don't know why." He rolled his eyes.

"Alright. I'll tell her when we get to New York." Eames loved a challenge. "But, you have to tell Ariadne that you are positively smitten with her."

"Deal." They shook hands.

"Weren't you two ladies supposed to tell me about my car?" Arthur's voice broke through Eames' thoughts.

"What about your car?" Daphne played innocent.

"You said Ari should tell me about my car."

Ariadne looked nervous. "Oh gosh. Arthur, maybe we should wait until tomorrow morning. You should get some sleep first." Her voice was serious.

"That's it. We're going to see it now." He seemed irritated.

"Well, okay." Ariadne said nervously. She carefully crawled back in the window. He crawled back in after she did. They walked downstairs to the garage.

"Well?" He asked as he flipped the light on. "It looks like it's in one piece." He turned to her and crossed his arms.

"Yeah, it's one piece. Nothing is wrong." She pulled her hair into a ponytail.

"Then why the big act?"

"Well, we went out the other day and I had never driven a Ferrari before so Daphne told me I could. But then she said not to tell you 'cause you would freak." She explained.

"Uh Ari, I'm kind of freaking right now." He let her think he was freaking about the car. She turned him into a bundle of nerves. It couldn't be that hard to tell a girl you loved her right?

"Arthur. Your car is fine. There is no need to freak out." She touched his cheek.

"Ari." He held her face in his hands. "I love you." He kissed her softly.

"I. love. you. too." She murmured between kisses.

"The two of you are so mean to make him squirm like that." Eames teased Daphne.

"As if you have never done anything to make him squirm." She poked him.

"True." He agreed.

"Do you think he told her?"

"I think so." He kissed her head. "Daphne?"

"Yeah Nick?" She looked up at him.

"I love you Darling." He stroked her cheek.

"I love you too Nick." She hugged him. "Although it took you long enough to tell me." She teased.

"It isn't like you told me." He grinned.

"Touché." She kissed him.

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