when she made it to the kitchen.
Mags and I both looked at each other, confusion clearly shown on both our faces.
“What guy?” we asked at the same time.
“I don’t know, he was just sitting on the swing on the front porch, kinda creeped me out actually,” said Jules.
“Oh you mean Eli?” Cin said walking back into the kitchen. “He was pissed at me the last time we had one of these things, he said I drank too much and shouldn’t have driven home. So ‘to ensure my safety’ he said he was coming with me tonight. I, of course told him no, it’s a girls’ night, but he insisted and said he’d sit out on the porch all night if need be, so that’s where he is.”
I looked at my cousin in disbelief, she wouldn’t would she? Then again this was Cin and she most definitely would.
I ran out of the kitchen and threw open the front door, “Eli Griffin, get your ass inside my house now.”
“Hey Dev, how are you?” Eli asked and got up from the swing.
I reached out and gave him a hug, “I’m doing good, what the hell were you thinking? Were you really going to sit out here all night?”
He hugged me back then shrugged, “Yea, if need be, that damn girl needs a keeper.”
I laughed, and walked arm in arm with Eli into the house; both Mags and Jules were in the living room, and both obviously checking Eli out.
“Eli, this is Mags and Jules,” I said gesturing to each of them. “This is my cousin Eli and the unfortunate soul who has to claim Cin as a sister.”
“I heard that bitch,” Cin yelled from the kitchen.
Eli chuckled, “Where’s Drake, I saw his car, but didn’t think he would be inside.”
“He took Jaks to the park, he should be back soon though, he said he wanted payment in food for getting Jaks out of my hair so I could clean. I think he only volunteered so he could finagle a meal out of me though,” I said and walked over to my stereo. “So what is it tonight guys?”
“ Chevelle, ” Jules said.
“ Saving Abel, ” said Mags
“ Ozzy! ” Cin yelled.
We all groaned, Cin has an obsession with Ozzy Osborne.
“Do I get a choice?” asked Eli and at my nod said, “ Flogging Molly. ”
“I like the way your mind works Eli, Flogging Molly it is,” with that I found my Drunken Lullabies CD and cranked my stereo up.
Eli walked over to me and draped his arm around my shoulders, “So Seth huh?”
I mentally cursed both Cin and my brother, “Yea Seth.”
“How did he take it?” he asked.
“Better than I expected, nothing was broken, and no one got punched.”
Eli nodded, “So I heard, you know if you need anything just let me know.” At my nod, he said, “I’m going to go check on my lush of a sister.”
“So what are you going to do about Seth?” asked Mags.
“I’m going to let him get to know his son, figure out how were going to work out custody and go on with my life,” I said.
Mags gave me a dubious look but left it at that, and for that I was grateful.
¯¯¯
Sam and I sat in the recording studio that Xavier had built in his backyard, Xavier was laying down some killer lyrics to one of the songs Sam and I had done the tracks for back in LA. No one had heard from Alex since he left, and no one has spoken of him. I loved Alex like a brother, but something was wrong, he hadn’t been himself in a while. I know what we were all thinking but none of us have given a voice to the possible problem yet.
There was a knock at the door; I waved Sam off who was sitting at the mixing board working with Xavier. I walked into the small entrance and looked out the glass paned window, and a smile broke over my face, Jaks stood there smiling back at me.
I quickly opened the door. “Hey there, buddy,” I said kneeling down to his level. “Who brought you?”
“Unca Ake,” he chimed I tried to keep the
Mags and I both looked at each other, confusion clearly shown on both our faces.
“What guy?” we asked at the same time.
“I don’t know, he was just sitting on the swing on the front porch, kinda creeped me out actually,” said Jules.
“Oh you mean Eli?” Cin said walking back into the kitchen. “He was pissed at me the last time we had one of these things, he said I drank too much and shouldn’t have driven home. So ‘to ensure my safety’ he said he was coming with me tonight. I, of course told him no, it’s a girls’ night, but he insisted and said he’d sit out on the porch all night if need be, so that’s where he is.”
I looked at my cousin in disbelief, she wouldn’t would she? Then again this was Cin and she most definitely would.
I ran out of the kitchen and threw open the front door, “Eli Griffin, get your ass inside my house now.”
“Hey Dev, how are you?” Eli asked and got up from the swing.
I reached out and gave him a hug, “I’m doing good, what the hell were you thinking? Were you really going to sit out here all night?”
He hugged me back then shrugged, “Yea, if need be, that damn girl needs a keeper.”
I laughed, and walked arm in arm with Eli into the house; both Mags and Jules were in the living room, and both obviously checking Eli out.
“Eli, this is Mags and Jules,” I said gesturing to each of them. “This is my cousin Eli and the unfortunate soul who has to claim Cin as a sister.”
“I heard that bitch,” Cin yelled from the kitchen.
Eli chuckled, “Where’s Drake, I saw his car, but didn’t think he would be inside.”
“He took Jaks to the park, he should be back soon though, he said he wanted payment in food for getting Jaks out of my hair so I could clean. I think he only volunteered so he could finagle a meal out of me though,” I said and walked over to my stereo. “So what is it tonight guys?”
“ Chevelle, ” Jules said.
“ Saving Abel, ” said Mags
“ Ozzy! ” Cin yelled.
We all groaned, Cin has an obsession with Ozzy Osborne.
“Do I get a choice?” asked Eli and at my nod said, “ Flogging Molly. ”
“I like the way your mind works Eli, Flogging Molly it is,” with that I found my Drunken Lullabies CD and cranked my stereo up.
Eli walked over to me and draped his arm around my shoulders, “So Seth huh?”
I mentally cursed both Cin and my brother, “Yea Seth.”
“How did he take it?” he asked.
“Better than I expected, nothing was broken, and no one got punched.”
Eli nodded, “So I heard, you know if you need anything just let me know.” At my nod, he said, “I’m going to go check on my lush of a sister.”
“So what are you going to do about Seth?” asked Mags.
“I’m going to let him get to know his son, figure out how were going to work out custody and go on with my life,” I said.
Mags gave me a dubious look but left it at that, and for that I was grateful.
¯¯¯
Sam and I sat in the recording studio that Xavier had built in his backyard, Xavier was laying down some killer lyrics to one of the songs Sam and I had done the tracks for back in LA. No one had heard from Alex since he left, and no one has spoken of him. I loved Alex like a brother, but something was wrong, he hadn’t been himself in a while. I know what we were all thinking but none of us have given a voice to the possible problem yet.
There was a knock at the door; I waved Sam off who was sitting at the mixing board working with Xavier. I walked into the small entrance and looked out the glass paned window, and a smile broke over my face, Jaks stood there smiling back at me.
I quickly opened the door. “Hey there, buddy,” I said kneeling down to his level. “Who brought you?”
“Unca Ake,” he chimed I tried to keep the
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