-1Chapter 30- Love reunited
"Hey Dominic, hurry up! We've got work to do!" yelled Holland.
"Coming!" he replied as he hung up the phone.
"Leave him alone Holland." said Talho from in behind him. "I told him he could call his wife."
"Not when we have work to do. It could have waited until later."
"You want to know what I think about that?"
"What?"
"THIS!!" she yelled as she slapped him, punched him in the gut, and kneed him in the groin. "Idiot."
"Ahh, is everything ok Talho?" asked Dominic nervously.
"Yeah. Just had to give my husband a little reminder of what a family man should be."
"You sure convinced me." he chuckled.
"Are things with you and Anemone ok now?"
"Yeah, everythings great. Thanks."
"Don't worry about it. How is she doing?"
"Just fine. The twins are progressing well. She's also working at Axels shop with Renton and Eureka."
"Wow. I wonder how she was able to do that?"
"Apparently Renton got the jobs for her and Eureka."
"That's my son in law for you."
"Yeah, I'm proud of him too."
"Well, we had better get to work then. Come on, I'll buy you lunch afterwards."
"Alright. What about Holland though?"
"He'll be fine, won't you Holland?"
"Ow…." was all that Holland could mutter as he layed on the ground from the savage beating.
"Hey Anemone, are you ok?" asked Eureka a little bit later on in the day.
"I'm sorry. I'm just miss Dominic so much now that he's gone. I can't believe we fought like that."
"I understand."
"Has anything like that ever happened to you and Renton?"
"Yeah, once. A long time ago."
"How'd you handle it?"
"Not well. I got depressed, sad, and really lonely. I'd wander around the ship in the sweatsuit he left behind just wondering when he'd come back."
"It got that bad?"
"Yes it did. I jumped ship myself to go look for him myself since I couldn't depend on Holland at the time. When I did that, I was almost captured by Ray and Charles Beams and the federation army."
"What happened?"
"Renton came and rescued me in the Nirvash. When he finally got me in the cockpit, I just held onto him and cried, never wanting to let him go."
"Sounds amazing."
"Yeah, it was. I never left his side afterwards until that one fateful day…"
"When you became the control cluster."
"Yeah. I still can't believe the way Renton rescued me on that day. It was really amazing."
"He did it out of love Eureka. The only kind of love he could give you."
"Yes he did. I'm sure Dominic feels the same way about you."
"And me the same. My heart just aches without him."
"Well you'll be with us for the next few days. I hope it helps ease your lonliness."
"I think it will. Thanks sis."
"You're welcome."
"Hey Holland, what happened to you." asked Matthieu. "You look like hell."
"Don't ask."
"What'd you do? Piss off Talho again?"
"I said don't ask. How's the restocking going?"
"Slow but steady. We should be done tomorrow."
"Good. How about refueling?"
"About three hours. Water should be done in about an hour."
"Ok. Any new rebel reports yet?"
"Negative. Everything has been quiet so far."
"Good. Have Woz and Gidget keep their eyes open for any new reports."
"Can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Talho sent her and Doggie out to run some errands."
"Have Woz watch everything then. He'll have to pull double duty for the time being."
"Roger that."
"What about Nadia and Mischa?"
"Out getting medical supplies."
"Hap?"
"Helping us restock along with everyone else that is here."
"Ok, good. I'll be in our room for a bit. You can reach me there if you need anything."
"Sounds good. See you later."
"Hey Doggie, do you think that was a good idea?" asked Gidget as they walked through town.
"What?"
"Us getting married like that at city hall?"
"I don't see anything wrong with it. I think we've known each other long enough to get married and be together."
"What about our family?"
"What family? The crew?"
"Yeah. We're all one big family Doggie. Shouldn't we tell them?"
"We will in time. Right now I want to keep it between us."
"Oh, ok."
"Listen, let's go finish these errands before it gets dark. We've got a lot of work to do."
"Hey mom!" said the kids the next day as they walked into their mothers office.
"Hi kids! Hi Avriana!"
"Hi Eureka!" Avriana replied.
"How was school?"
"Tiring." said Maurice. "We've got a lot of tests coming up."
"I see. Do you have any homework?"
"Yeah, lots of it."
"Why don't you go to Axels then and get working on it. We'll pick you up later."
"Ok mom. Come on Avriana!"
"Ok!" she replied. "Bye Eureka!"
"Bye Avriana!" Eureka replied.
"Whoa! Don't run kids!" said Anemone as they ran by her in the hallway.
"We won't aunt Anemone!" Maeter replied as they slowed down.
"Good. Make sure you keep it that way ok?"
"We will!" they all replied.
"Wow, they finally called you 'aunt' sis." said Eureka.
"Yeah, I guess they did. It feels nice."
"I guess. Where'd you go anyways?"
"Oh, that. I went to go check on the ads that I put out and got a call."
"About what?"
"Well, Jurgens called and patched me through to admiral Benson. And if I can pitch things right, I might be able to land us a military contract."
"WOW! That's great Anemone."
"I know! I just hope they don't throw any catches at us."
"Are you telling grandpa?"
"Not yet. I'll wait to see what happens first."
"Do you have a meeting with them?"
"Yeah. The Admiral will be arriving here in three days."
"Here at the garage?!"
"No, we're having lunch together to discuss the terms of the contract if I can get us one."
"I hope grandpa doesn't mind."
"Me too. If he doesn't, we may have to hire a few more people."
"Good job sis. Would we be working for the military?"
"No we wouldn't. Just the sector we're in. That's about thirty cities in about four or five jurisdictions."
"That's a lot."
"No kidding. I just hope it works out."
"This new RayOut rocks!!" said Sarah, the middle one with light brown hair.
"Oh come on Sarah!!" said the tall brunette in glasses. "Don't tell me you still have that crush on Renton!?"
"So what if I do! It doesn't hurt anything Katie!!"
"I still think he's kind of weird." said the third girl.
"See? At least Michelle has some common sense." Katie replied. "I mean, he's got four kids now."
"I thought he only had three." said Sarah.
"I think you missed a page. Here, look."
"WHAT?! He has a baby now too?!"
"Told you."
"Ahh, why did he have turn out to be such a family man? It's so dreamy."
"Oh brother."
"By the way," said Michelle. "I heard Axel was back in town. Let's go see him!!"
"Ok!" the other two replied.
"Hey Renton, I'm going to take this bike out for a test run. Be back in a few!" said Steve.
"Alright. See you in a bit!" he replied. As Steve pulled out of the lot, three girls walked in. "Can I help you ladies?"
"Renton?" said Sarah.
"Sarah? Katie? Michelle? What are you doing here?"
"Just to visit Axel." Katie replied. "What are you doing here?"
"Working. What else would I be doing?"
"We thought you were on the GekkoState."
"Not at the moment. Me and Eureka are working here until we return to the ship later on."
"Your wife works here too?" asked Michelle.
"Yeah, along with her sister."
"I heard about her in RayOut!" said Katie. "She seems so cool!"
"She's definitely one of a kind yes." Renton chuckled.
"Is your daughter here too?"
"Yep. Eureka has her in the office with them."
"What about the other kids?" asked Sarah.
"They're at grandpas doing their homework."
"So cool!! And yet, so dreamy…."
"Uhh, Katie, what's wrong with her?"
"She's had a crush on you ever since you joined GekkoState." she replied.
"Oh boy, here we go again…" Renton thought to himself.
"Are you ok Renton?" asked Michelle.
"Oh, yeah, fine!!" he replied. "Did you girls want to go inside and meet Eureka and Anemone?"
"Sure!" they all replied.
"Hey Eureka, are you all caught up for the night?" asked Anemone.
"Yes I am. How about you?"
"Just about. I have a few more work orders to take care of."
"Alright."
"Hi dear!" said Renton as he walked into their office.
"Hi love." Eureka replied as they kissed each other gently. "How was your day?"
"Pretty good. How about yours?"
"Just fine."
"Good. I have some friends who want to meet you two."
"Who?" asked Anemone.
"Come in girls!" Renton replied. "Anemone, Eureka, this is Sarah, Michelle, and Katie. They're old classmates of mine."
"Nice to meet you!" said the girls.
"You too." Anemone replied.
"Uh-oh, Felicity is crying. Be back in a second dear." said Eureka.
"Ok." Renton replied. A few minutes later, Eureka returned with a calm, happy Felicity in her arms.
"Is that your baby Renton?" asked Sarah.
"Yes it is. Girls, I want you to meet Felicity Rose Thurston."
"She's so cute." said Katie. "She looks just like you Eureka."
"Thank you. I get that a lot." Eureka giggled.
"How old is she?" asked Michelle.
"A little over a month and a half."
"She's so adorable! I can't stand it! I'm so happy for you two now."
"Thank you Michelle. We're really happy too."
"What's the matter Sarah?" asked Anemone. "You look upset."
"Oh, don't mind her." said Katie. "She's had a crush on Renton ever since he joined the GekkoState when he was fourteen."
"Oh really now?"
"Yep. It's kind of sad really."
"SHUT UP KATIE!" said Sarah. "It's not like I'm that Nadia girl! I would never go that far!"
"Thank god for that." Renton replied. "I'd hate to be in that situation again."
"I agree." said Eureka. "But luckily Nadia turned out to be a nice lady and a wonderful mother as well."
"Oh yeah! I read about that!" said Sarah. She then opened up her RayOut magazine to a picture of Nadia, Hap, and Avriana. "Are they getting married?"
"It's too early to tell yet." Anemone giggled. "They're just dating for now."
"Too cool! Hey, are you pregnant Anemone?"
"Yes I am. I'm about five months in."
"What are you having?" asked Katie.
"Not sure yet. All we know is that we're having twins."
"That's awesome! I can't wait to see them in RayOut!" Anemone just giggled and said "Yeah, I can't wait until they're here also."
"Where's your husband?" asked Michelle.
"He's on the ship. They're out battling rebels right now."
"Why aren't you with him?"
"That's a long story Michelle. But don't worry, we're fine."
"That's good to hear."
"Anyways, we had better close up for the night ladies." said Renton. "I'll hitch a ride home with Steve and pick up the kids. I'll see you and Anemone at home in a little bit. I'll try to have supper ready when you get there."
"Ok Renton. See you in a bit." Eureka replied as he left.
"You two seem so happy together." said Katie.
"We really are. Renton has been a great husband and a wonderful father. We're truly blessed being together." Eureka replied as she tried to file her paperwork away for the night.
"Let me help. Having a baby in your arms must make it tough to do that."
"Thank you Katie. Having Felicity is a handfull, but I love having her around."
"Can we help too?" asked Sarah.
"Sure." said Anemone. "I have two piles you can file while I finish these ones here in front of me. They go in the two file cabinets behind me in alphabetical order."
"OK!" Sarah replied happily.
"And if any of them don't have names on them, give them back to me and I'll take care of them tomorrow."
"Alright." said Michelle. "Thanks for letting us help you. I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all. We love making new friends." The three girls just smiled at each other and giggled. They knew that they had just made two new friends for life.
The next day, the GekkoState was back in the air and hard at it once again. Word had gotten out that they were near rebel territory, so the rebels had tried to take advantage of the situation.
"909, we've got them on radar now." said Hilda in the 808. "Contact in two minutes."
"Right, I've got them. Six ahead, a little to our left. Matthieu, you jump ahead and flank them on the right. Hilda, you go up the middle. I'll try to flank them to their left from above."
"Sounds like a plan to me. See you there!!" Hilda then fired her boosters and went on ahead. Holland and Matthieu then split up and went in their opposite directions, hoping to surprise the rebels.
"Leader, they seem to have split up. Two have left our radar and one is heading at us head on. What should we do?"
"Sounds like they're trying to flank us. Two of you head to the right, the other two to the left. Me and 0026 will take the middle.
"Roger." they all replied.
"Hey leader, looks like they're on to us!" said Matthieu.
"Yeah, I've got'em Matthieu. I'm heading farther back behind them out of their radar range. You and Hilda engage now!"
"Right, we're on it! Let's go honey!"
"I'm with you all the way Matthieu!" Hilda replied.
"0026, you and me take on the first two! 0017, 29, 06, and 10, try to find the last one!
"Roger 01. Heading out now!" said 06.
"Hilda, fire now!" yelled Matthieu.
"Roger! Engaging now!" she said as she and Matthieu flew in. As she fired, the two units split up, one heading right while the other dived below her, trying to get to her rear. Unbeknownst to the one on the right, he was heading right into Matthieu's trap. Hilda herself quickly turned back and dived back down after the leader, firing as she went.
"Man, this guy is good!" said the rebel leader as he narrowly missed and dodged her fire.
"This isn't no man you're fighting!" Hilda replied. She had decided to get on the rebels frequency to play with them and try to break their concentration.
"A woman eh? This ought to be easy then you little federation wench!!"
"Oh really? Try me you no good rebel slime ball!" His reaction to her response quickly clouded his mind with rage, letting his anger get the best of him. Quickly he fired his missles at her, not even bothering to lock on to the incoming 808. "Launching defensive screen now!"
"Where in the hell did she go?" the leader yelled after the missle fire. "I can't see through all this smoke!"
"I'm right here!" Hilda yelled as she fired from above him. Her laser cut right through the middle of the unit, causing it to explode in a brilliant pink burst. "Leader is down! Mathieu, what's your status?"
"Second unit disabled! He didn't even know what hit him."
"Good job! Let's go find Holland!"
"Right with you!"
"0026 and 01 have disappeared off the radar!" said 06.
"Roger 06, I see that." said unit 17. "Just keep an eye out for that federation unit! He's around here somewhere."
"Roger that." he replied. As the four units flew along, two of them were suddenly hit, their boards and weapons disintegrating.
"Units 29 and10 have been disabled and taken out!" said 06.
"Roger that 06! Where is this guy?"
"Unknown sir! Two other federation units have shown up on the radar!"
"Crap! That's three against two. Combat is useless! Retreat from the area!"
"Roger that!" the two remaining units ignited their boosters, pulled up, and left the area.
"Remaining units are retreating and leaving the area!" said Hilda. "Rebel resistance has cleared."
"Roger that Hilda." Holland replied as he came out of the clouds from a distance. "Good job guys. Let's go home."
"Right with you leader!" said Matthieu.
"How'd everything go?" asked Talho after they returned.
"Pretty well." said Hilda. "Other than their leader calling me a wench. I showed him a thing or two."
"I sure hope so."
"Hey Talho, can we talk for a minute?" asked Holland.
"Sure dear. See you two at dinner ok?"
"Sounds good. See you later!" Matthieu replied as they left the hangar.
"So what's wrong Holland?"
"Did you ever go and get that second pregnancy test done yet?"
"No I haven't." she replied in a solemn tone. "We've been so busy around here that I haven't been able to do anything."
"Are you afraid?"
"No, it's just I…." before she could finish what she was saying, Holland took her into a tight embrace and gave her a passionate kiss. When he released his lips from hers, he said "Don't be afraid Talho."
"But Holland…"
"Listen Talho, I know you may feel like we're not ready for another child, but if you are pregnant, I want to go through it with you."
"Holland, we don't have the room for another child."
"Yes we do."
"Where?"
"You know that house I told you about with the four bedrooms and the downstairs finished basement for Anemone and Dominic?"
"Yeah, why?"
"While you weren't around, I bought it."
"You what?"
"I bought it Talho. It's all paid for."
"Holland…thank you."
"For what? I only invested in our future together."
"I know, that's why I love you. You always seem to surprise me in one way or another."
"Hey, I try. Now how about we go get that test done?"
"But what if it comes out negative again?"
"I won't care. We'll just try again whenever you want to."
"Hey, Holland?"
"Yes Talho?"
"I love you."
"I love you too Talho. Now let's go."
A little while later during dinner with the rest of the crew, Nadia came in with the final results of Talho's test.
"Hey Nadia, what's up?" asked Hilda.
"Talho, Holland, I have your test results."
"What test?" asked Gidget.
"A pregnancy test Gidget." Talho replied. "So what are the results?"
"Are you ready?" Nadia asked.
"Yes we are Nadia."
"I'm sorry. It's still negative."
"I see. Thank you Nadia."
"Sure. I'll be around if you want to talk."
"Thanks Nadia. I may do that."
"Alright. I'll be in my room if you need me."
"Ok." Talho replied sadly.
"Are you ok Talho?" asked Hilda.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks Hilda. Hey Holland, you said we could try again right?"
"Sure. Just let me know when."
"Can we soon?"
"Whenever you want Talho."
"Thanks."
"I'm sorry Talho. I wish it could have been postive for you." said Gidget.
"Thank you Gidget. We're going to try again though. I'm ready to extend our family."
"I'm happy for you guys. I wish you the best." Hilda replied.
"Thanks Hilda." said Holland.
"Hey, Holland, can we head back to Bellforest?" asked Talho.
"Sure, but what for?"
"I want to see our new house. I haven't seen it yet."
"Ok, we can do that for you."
"Thanks. And besides, I want to see my girls again."
"That's fine. Doggie, can you set our course?"
"Sure." he replied.
"Thanks. How long do you think it'll take?"
"Not sure. Two, maybe four days max if we have to stop and refuel. Maybe longer if we run into any rebel resistance."
"Can we do a trajectory flight at all to save time?"
"We could, but we'll only gain a day at the most."
"Alright then, let's just take a regular flight then. Try to keep us on the high speed leylines."
"Roger that."
"Hold on Doggie! I'm coming with you!" said Gidget.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" said Hilda as she grabbed Gidgets left hand. "What's this?"
"Ahh…."
"Doggie, left hand. Show it now!" Slowly and nervously he raised his left hand, exposing the matching ring. "No way, you didn't."
"We did." he replied as he went over to his wifes side. "We just felt like it was the right thing to do."
"We could've done a wedding for you guys." said Talho. "All you had to do was ask."
"I Know. But we wanted a private ceremony with just me and her."
"Well congratulations to both of you anyways. Of course you realize we'll have to throw a party for you two sometime."
"Thanks Talho." Gidget replied with a giggle.
"You're welcome. Now let's go home. I want to see my new house."
"Hey old man." said Digger the next day.
"Hey Digger. You need something?"
"No, but I did find something interesting."
"What?"
"Since when did you start advertising this much?"
"What do you mean?"
"What in the hell is this?!" he yelled as he looked at the ad in the paper. "I didn't approve this!"
"Well someone did."
"It explains why we've been so busy lately."
"Yeah it does."
"EUREKA!"
"Yes Grandpa!" she replied from the shops top back catwalk.
"Did you know anything about this ad in the paper?"
"No I didn't grandpa."
"Where's your sister?"
"Out to lunch."
"Where at?"
"I don't know. She wouldn't say."
"Alright. I'll just talk to her when she gets back."
"Ok grandpa."
"How's Felicity by the way?"
"Just fine. I just fed her and now she's taking a nap."
"That's good. Get back to work then."
"Ok."
"Admiral Benson, it's good to see you again." said Anemone.
"You too Mrs.Sorrel. I heard you and Mr.Sorrel are expecting twins. Congratulations."
"Thank you sir."
"Call me Jon. This is business, not military."
"Ok Jon."
"Now, we all know how much Mr.Thurstons name and experience proceed him, but the military is a very big undertaking. We don't take the care of our KLF's lightly."
"Yes I know that. I do fly with you guys. Now, I have seen the way that Axel works with KLF's and LFO's, and I must say he's amazing. I've seen him work on my Venturion and I wouldn't trust it to anyone else."
"I realize that Mrs.Sorrel. The next question is can you guys handle all the work?"
"Yes we can. Now per this contract, we'll only be handling a small section of the military for this area, which was about thirty cities in about four or five jurisdictions. We've been doing excellent so far with no complaints or problems. All our work is gauranteed to be excellent, no questions asked."
"I see. What about our cost?"
"That's where we have you guys. Now, I've seen the price you guys pay for parts, and I know we can beat it from anywhere's between twenty five to fifty percent."
"Very impressive. And you can gaurantee that price all the time?"
"Yes we can. Unfortunately I can't say as much for the labor costs, but I'll work on that. We'll still save you a ton overall though."
"Hmm, sounds very convincing. And you're sure you have enough man power to handle the job?"
"Yes sir."
"Well I'll tell you what. Give me a day or two to think it over. I'll give you a call when we make our decision."
"That's fine Mr.Benson. Now what shall we have to eat?"
One hour later, Anemone returned to the garage with a spring in her step and a smile on her face. She pretty much knew she had that contract nailed down.
"Hi grandpa!" she said cheerfully when she walked into the shop.
"Anemone." he replied. "Do you know anything about these ads we have in the paper?"
"Ahh…."
"Now, before I decide to get mad, was my money used for this?"
"No, I used my own. I'm sorry. I was only trying to help." All Axel could do was chuckle as he said "My dear, thank you."
"Huh?"
"You just helped me make the biggest decision in my life."
"I did?"
"Yes you did. I'll be going into retirement soon and all this new business has helped seal that. When that time comes, I'm giving this business to you three kids."
"Really?"
"Yes I am. You guys have already proved to me that you can handle running it, so it's yours."
"Thanks grandpa."
"But do me a favor though."
"What?"
"Next time you do something like this, can you clear it with me first?"
"Sure. In that case I might have some news for you."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah. If things go right, I might be able to land us a military maintenance contract for this area. I'll find out in a day or two if we have it or not."
"I'll leave that to you kids since you seem to know what you're doing."
"Thanks grandpa."
"You're welcome. Now get back to work. We're falling behind here."
"Home sweet home." said Talho that evening as Bellforest came into view on the Horizon. "I hope it isn't too late to call the kids."
"Doesn't hurt to try." Holland replied. "Give it a shot."
"I can't believe Axel is giving us the shop!" said Anemone as she, Renton, and Eureka sat around the fireplace.
"I know!" Eureka replied happily. "But remember, we have to get past the war first."
"Don't remind me. I'm still excited about it though."
"So am I." said Renton. "I know I wanted to have my own business sometime, but this takes the cake." just then the radio in the living room went off.
"Thurstons, this is the GekkkoState. Do you copy?"
"What's the Gekko doing back already?" asked Eureka.
"I don't know dear. Let's find out." Renton replied as he went to the radio. "Gekko, this is Renton. Go ahead."
"Hey, I didn't think you guys were up."said Talho.
"Yeah, we are. What are you doing back so early?"
"We have some things we have to do. Will you guys be up for a bit?"
"Yeah we will be. We're just sitting here in front of the fireplace. The kids are already in bed."
"That's fine. Keep that fire warm for us. We'll be there in about thirty."
"Roger that. And make sure you bring Dominic. I'm sure his wife wants to see him."
"Copy that. Gekko out."
Thirty minutes later as planned, the familiar sounds of an LFO were heard outside of the Thurston residence. Renton, Eureka, and Anemone stood in the doorway as Holland, Talho, and Dominic climbed out of the 606.
"Mom, dad!" said Eureka.
"Hey girls!" Holland replied.
"Dominic!" yelled Anemone.
"Anemone!" he replied as they ran towards each other. As soon as the two were in each others arms, tears of happines could be seen on Anemones face. "Don't ever leave me like that again Anemone."
"I won't if you promise me the same thing."
"You've got a deal." he replied. The two then gave each other a passionate kiss before going inside.
"So what's going on Talho?" asked Renton as they settled in.
"Well, your father in law surprised me by buying us a house here in Bellforest. I'm looking at it for the first time tomorrow."
"Congratulations."
"Thanks Renton." Holland replied. "We want all of you guys to come with us tomorrow to look at it."
"I think we can do that. What do you think Eureka?"
"Sure dear. I'd love too."
"Excellent. I'll pull out the inflatable beds then."
"Why?" asked Dominic.
"Because," said Eureka. "you're all staying with us tonight."
The next morning after calling Axel and the school for the kids so they could get off, the small family group arrived at the new home of Holland and Talho Novak, five thirty one North Hillside Road.
"Welcome home Talho." said Holland as he unlocked and opened the door. When everyone walked in, they were met by a huge grand entryway.
"Holland, are you sure you didn't buy us a mansion?" asked Talho.
"Nope, but it sure feels that way. I hope you like it."
"I love it. Thank you."
"You're welcome. Now you, Renton, Eureka, and the kids go ahead and look around. Dominic, Anemone, follow me."
"Ok." Dominic replied as they parted off. "Where are we going Holland?"
"I'm going to show you the basement."
"Why?"
"You'll see." he said as he led them to the basement door and took them downstairs.
"What are we looking at?" asked Anemone when they reached the bottom.
"This." Holland replied as he turned on the lights.
"WOW!" Anemone yelled. "This is bigger than our place!"
"No doubt." said Dominic. "It's beautiful down here. Whoever had this place knew how to take care of it. It's like a whole other home down here."
"It even has two bedrooms!" said Anemone.
"Well, the one room is actually an office." said Holland. "But it could be easily used as a bedroom."
"And look at the bar!"
"It is nice." said Dominic. "But why did you want to show us this?"
"Because," said Holland. "We want you two to live here with us. You guys will have your room, a nursery, and a living room. Everything else will be upstairs, so we'll be one big family living together."
"Are you sure dad?" asked Anemone.
"Yes we are. This part of the house is yours. We wanted you two to have someplace bigger than your small apartment for the twins, and this fits the bill quite nicely. So what do you say?"
"I'd love to Dominic." Anemone replied. "What do you think?"
"I'm just afraid we'd be intruding." he replied.
"You're not." said Holland. "This is a bonafide invitation."
"Well, since you put it that way, we'd be honored."
"Good, that's what we wanted to hear. Now let's go meet up with the others."
"Mom, this house is beautiful!" said Eureka.
"I know! I even think your daughter approves. She keeps reaching for everything." Talho giggled. "Even the kids do. Look at them play in the yard! It's huge!"
"Hey everyone!" said Anemone. "How was the rest of the house?"
"It's gorgeous." said Renton. "How was the downstairs?"
"Wonderful! It's like a whole other house down there."
"That nice eh?"
"Yep."
"And there's some good news that goes with that." said Dominic.
"Oh really?" said Renton.
"Yes. The downstairs is just like our apartment, but a whole lot bigger. Since we don't have much room at our place for the twins when they arrive, Holland and Talho asked us to live with them."
"Yep." Anemone continued. "It's really a great arrangement."
"I'm happy for you." said Eureka. "You've really got a nice home here."
"Yeah, we all do." said Holland. "You, Renton, and the kids have a wonderful home, and now we do for our family."
"And our future family." Dominic replied. "Thank you."
"You're welcome Dominic. We're happy to have you guys here with us." said Talho.
"I'm happy for one other thing." said Anemone.
"And what's that?" Anemone just clung onto her husbands left arm and said "My reunited love with Dominic."