A/N: Sorry it's been so long since an update. I hope today makes up for it somewhat. R&R. Enjoy!
Bar
If there was one thing Optimus was grateful for that Joshua had done for his Autubots and Cade, it was the bar he had put in the new house. It hadn't been there in the original house, but Joshua had told Cade - and this is what Tessa had told him as after his return - that it wasn't a house unless it had a bar in it, and a fully stocked one as well. Tessa had made the comment that that had made little sense and Optimus found that he as agreed.
As he was not human, he found little purpose in drinking as alcohol. He knew all too well the affects, good and bad, that alcohol had on the human body. However, as he stood leaning against the wall by the door watching Cade, Tessa, Shane, and his Autobots enjoy a meal of differently flavored chicken wings, he was glad for it. Not because of what it was, but because of what it was doing right now.
Along with the full length bar, stools, and shelving that held the various liquor bottles - in a beautiful and colorful array that was highlighted by the reflective mirror behind it - there were also soft bar lights that shone down on everyone. They gave everything a soft, blue tint and made the bar room look otherworldly. The bar lights weren't the only ones in the room, but at the moment, they were the only ones that were on. And as they shone down on all of them, Optimus realized something:
Cade looked marvelous underneath those softly glowing blue lights.
They created a blue halo around his head and surrounded him in a blue light that truly made seem as though he was from another world. Optimus would even dare to say that Cade looked like an angel, walking among the humans, a messenger for a human god. Although the others were also surrounded in the soft blue glow, Cade was the one who stood out among them. He stood out no matter where he was; Optimus had seen it. Cade always drew eyes to him; it was as though he had a light within him that drew others in, much like a lamp drew moths.
It was a sight to behold and for once, Optimus was glad, genuinely glad, that Joshua was in their lives. Even if a bar in a house did not make any sense.