Chapter 37

Meeting The Family

Part 2

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A Number Of Hours Later In A Private Airfield In England

A shaky and pale Lance made his way off the private Jet Betsy had gotten ahold of courtesy of the family connections. Something that had to be used just to be on the safe side in case anything happened and one wondered and or looked into how an American like Lance is in the country without the proper papers and the like. Betsy followed her boyfriend out of the Jet with a concerned look on his face and watched as he knelt down on the ground and breathed in deeply. "You okay, Lance?" She asked him in concern as she reached him and knelt down to place a hand on his back and rub on it.

"Y-Yeah… Just give me a second." Replied the young man and the purple haired Mutant nodded in understanding.

Knowing that her boyfriend and lack of contact with the ground were not a good combination. Which meant that joining the Mile High Club was out of the question unfortunately but that was okay. After a few minutes of getting himself settled, Lance took a deep breath and stood up and hugged his girlfriend in appreciation. "Ready then, Luv?"

"As I'll ever be." He told her with his face in her neck.

Sending pleasant shivers down Betsy's back in the process. A few minutes later would see them arriving at an awaiting limosine with the driver waiting for them and would see Lance's eyes raised in surprise. Sure, he knew his girlfriend comes from a wealthy family but knowing that and actually seeing it were two different things. The Jet hadn't been enough to completely prepare the young man either for that matter. "Greetings, Miss Elizabeth, most wonderful to see you again." The driver told her with a nod and a smile on his aged face.

"And you as well, Stevens! Oh, Stevens, this is my boyfriend, Lance Alvers." Introduced Betsy with a smile as the driver took their luggage and quickly put it away.

"H-Hi." Uncharacteristically stuttered Lance as he brought out his hand.

To which Stevens took and shook. "A pleasure to meet you, young man. I trust you have been treating Miss Elizabeth quite well?"

"O-Oh yeah, of course!"

"Grand to hear! Now, let us be on our way!"

Opening the door for them, Betsy quickly got inside and after taking a deep breath of relief and letting it out, Lance climbed inside and seconds later, they were off and away for Braddock Manor.

A Short Time Later

"So over here, Mutants just have some extra limbs and a little bit of power for the most part but that's about it?" Lance asked after Betsy decided to give him the lowdown about Mutants in this part of the world.

"Mm-hmm, can blame that on whackjob mad Scientists experimenting and playing God when they had no right too."

"Oh, still, you would think that wouldn't exactly be the case given the progression of each generation since all that happened."

"True, but whatever was done must have had some sort of impact in addition to other factors as well." Betsy told him and he nodded.

"Still, the fact the Government tends to treat Mutants better with employment and other things compared to the American Government is mind blowin' for me."

A smirk came from his girlfriend, along with a teasing glint in her eyes. "Just shows that the Colonies were wrong to break away from us is all."

That got her an eyeroll from her boyfriend and the two shared a kiss as the limo pulled up in front of Braddock Manor. "We're here!" Betsy announced happily and didn't even wait for Stevens to open the door and quickly got out.

Practically dragging Lance with her in the process! "Wow, this place practically rivals Xavier's." Whistled the Mutant in appreciation of the place and the huge yard.

The sight of it all making some old nagging issues come to the fore front of his mind and sensing this, Betsy took his hand in hers and squeezed it support and comfort. The moment was cut short however when a joyfully squealing woman ran out of the door, stark naked with an equally stark naked man chasing after her. "Oh God." Moaned Betsy as Stevens closed his eyes and shook his head in resignation.

Lance just blinked and stared. "Umm… What?" He could only asked as the two naked adults ran about.

"MOTHER! FATHER! PUT SOME CLOTHES ON!" Betsy screamed out moments later.

Causing the two to stop what they were doing thanks to the fact they were so caught up in their game they hadn't realized they had company! "Oh! Terribly sorry, sweetheart, you know how your father and I tend to get." Apologized Betsy's mother, Elizabeth, before running off for the inside of the Manor to get changed with a subdued James following close behind.

"Bloody horny loons." Muttered Betsy under her breath.

Lance blinked again before speaking. "I... Don't think I have anything to worry about when it comes to approval from your parents anymore, babe."

Especially after what he just witnessed! "Also, I think you understated how your parents tend to act with one another."

His girlfriend groaned aloud as she realized he had a point. "Think that may have been a part of me wanting to avoid you looking and or viewing me differently if I did."

Lance gave her an amused look. "I occasionally see a talking Coyote and know the Delgado family, there's no way I could've." Pointed out the young man reasonably.

"Good point, Luv. Let's make our way inside, shall we?"

"We shall." He agreed and the two made their way inside hand in hand with Stevens following behind with their luggage.

Oh please may those two be in their room and not doing God knows what outside of it!

Author's Notes: Not exactly the best way to be introduced to the parents! Thought it'd be fun to keep RW's version of the Braddock parents as a very heh… Romantic pair, in this.