protectively.
Josh was like a little brother to Michaela and Chris. His real brother was Michaela's ex, but from what Maggie had heard, that guy was a piece of work.
"I just got real light-headed and felt my heart speed up a bit. It's no big deal." He shrugged. "I've just been training too hard and decided to take a couple of days off."
"Mags!" Elijah called from the bathroom, seemingly unaware of their guests. "Want to join me?" He came striding out with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist. He stopped when he saw the three of them in the kitchen, a small O forming on his lips.
Chris's eyes widened and he grinned. "Are you two ...?”
"Elijah," Maggie said. "Go shower. I'll have the coffee ready when you're done."
Elijah nodded wordlessly before turning and walking into the bathroom.
"That's-" Chris started.
"Not a word," Maggie cut him off. She pulled down the coffee filters and set her mind to the task.
"But, Maggie-"
"What?" she snapped.
"I knew it! Well, really we all did, but I said it first."
"You guys have been talking about us?"
"Only all the time. This was so obvious." He rested an arm across her shoulders as the three of them went into the living room.
"Yeah, to everyone except me."
Chris danced away from her and went and started pounding on the bathroom door. "Hurry up, lover boy. We've got some chatting to do."
"Christopher Matthews," Maggie said harshly. "Stop that right now!"
"Might as well give up," Josh said. "There's no telling him what to do." He laughed, but Maggie cut it off with a harsh glare.
“Why would I stop when it’s sooo much fun?” Chris asked. “Just admit it, Mags. You looooove him. It woulda been great to see his face when you finally realized it. It’ll stop his mooning over you at least.”
“He was not mooning!” Maggie said indignantly.
Chris laughed. “Oh, yes. Yes he was.”
Chris came back to the living room and sat down with a grin stretching from ear to ear.
"You're an ass," Maggie said.
"Yes, but you love me,” he paused, glancing at the bathroom door. “Just not as much as you loooove Elijah.”
"You may have just slipped below your sister."
Chris didn't miss a beat. "My sister is a lot cooler than me. Nicer too."
"And better looking. Don't forget that." Maggie laughed at her own joke. Chris and Michaela looked so similar it was like they were the boy and girl version of the same person.
It was impossible to stay mad at Chris, even when he was being a dumbass. He was too ... Chris.
Elijah came out fully dressed in a pair of torn jeans and a ratty t-shirt. It was basically his uniform for working on the house. He said hi to the boys and then turned a smile on Maggie that would make most girls melt. She didn't melt so easily, but it did stir a feeling in her gut. He laughed when he realized what he was doing to her.
Elijah poured coffee for everyone and added sugar before balancing the cups and carrying them into the living room.
"If you want anything else in it, you have to get it yourself," he said, passing out the cups.
Chris jumped up to get some milk, but he didn't sit when he returned.
"I have an announcement to make," he said. "As much as we love that you two are totally doing it now,” he smirked at them, “there’s bigger news afoot. The day you’ve all been anxiously awaiting for months has arrived. I’m moving back to the city!"
Maggie just stared at him without cracking a smile. She tilted her head to the side and stayed silent. Chris looked around the somber room, his smile faltering.
"Uh ..." he started. He didn't know what to say to their lack of reaction.
Maggie started laughing suddenly, and Elijah and Josh followed suit.
"You should’ve seen your face," she said. "Of course we're happy. This is awesome. We've missed you around here." She got up and walked over to him for a hug.
"I'll call Jason to have him and Michaela come to the house tonight," Elijah said, slapping Chris on the back. "We'll get the grill
Josh was like a little brother to Michaela and Chris. His real brother was Michaela's ex, but from what Maggie had heard, that guy was a piece of work.
"I just got real light-headed and felt my heart speed up a bit. It's no big deal." He shrugged. "I've just been training too hard and decided to take a couple of days off."
"Mags!" Elijah called from the bathroom, seemingly unaware of their guests. "Want to join me?" He came striding out with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist. He stopped when he saw the three of them in the kitchen, a small O forming on his lips.
Chris's eyes widened and he grinned. "Are you two ...?”
"Elijah," Maggie said. "Go shower. I'll have the coffee ready when you're done."
Elijah nodded wordlessly before turning and walking into the bathroom.
"That's-" Chris started.
"Not a word," Maggie cut him off. She pulled down the coffee filters and set her mind to the task.
"But, Maggie-"
"What?" she snapped.
"I knew it! Well, really we all did, but I said it first."
"You guys have been talking about us?"
"Only all the time. This was so obvious." He rested an arm across her shoulders as the three of them went into the living room.
"Yeah, to everyone except me."
Chris danced away from her and went and started pounding on the bathroom door. "Hurry up, lover boy. We've got some chatting to do."
"Christopher Matthews," Maggie said harshly. "Stop that right now!"
"Might as well give up," Josh said. "There's no telling him what to do." He laughed, but Maggie cut it off with a harsh glare.
“Why would I stop when it’s sooo much fun?” Chris asked. “Just admit it, Mags. You looooove him. It woulda been great to see his face when you finally realized it. It’ll stop his mooning over you at least.”
“He was not mooning!” Maggie said indignantly.
Chris laughed. “Oh, yes. Yes he was.”
Chris came back to the living room and sat down with a grin stretching from ear to ear.
"You're an ass," Maggie said.
"Yes, but you love me,” he paused, glancing at the bathroom door. “Just not as much as you loooove Elijah.”
"You may have just slipped below your sister."
Chris didn't miss a beat. "My sister is a lot cooler than me. Nicer too."
"And better looking. Don't forget that." Maggie laughed at her own joke. Chris and Michaela looked so similar it was like they were the boy and girl version of the same person.
It was impossible to stay mad at Chris, even when he was being a dumbass. He was too ... Chris.
Elijah came out fully dressed in a pair of torn jeans and a ratty t-shirt. It was basically his uniform for working on the house. He said hi to the boys and then turned a smile on Maggie that would make most girls melt. She didn't melt so easily, but it did stir a feeling in her gut. He laughed when he realized what he was doing to her.
Elijah poured coffee for everyone and added sugar before balancing the cups and carrying them into the living room.
"If you want anything else in it, you have to get it yourself," he said, passing out the cups.
Chris jumped up to get some milk, but he didn't sit when he returned.
"I have an announcement to make," he said. "As much as we love that you two are totally doing it now,” he smirked at them, “there’s bigger news afoot. The day you’ve all been anxiously awaiting for months has arrived. I’m moving back to the city!"
Maggie just stared at him without cracking a smile. She tilted her head to the side and stayed silent. Chris looked around the somber room, his smile faltering.
"Uh ..." he started. He didn't know what to say to their lack of reaction.
Maggie started laughing suddenly, and Elijah and Josh followed suit.
"You should’ve seen your face," she said. "Of course we're happy. This is awesome. We've missed you around here." She got up and walked over to him for a hug.
"I'll call Jason to have him and Michaela come to the house tonight," Elijah said, slapping Chris on the back. "We'll get the grill
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