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Even Lennon has forgiven Atlas and Mav. Turner? I’m not so sure on that front.
Ror stands, stretching as he does. “Please don’t fuck on my sofa, that’s all I ask,” he says with a smirk as he leaves the room.
Giggling, I shake my head. Dev and Saira watch from the entrance to the living room as their father walks out, smiling as he gives them both kisses on the forehead. “Argh, come tell me everything, I’ve missed you two,” I groan as Atlas shifts to sit beside me.
“You were only gone four days,” Saira giggles as she runs and jumps onto the sofa next to me.
“Listen, anything can happen in this house in that amount of time. Give me the best gossip,” I beg.
“Aunt Layla, we’re not supposed to,” Dev teases me. Lennon is trying to get the kids not to tell non-family members things like how she and Tesa sometimes sing karaoke with Tori on the back porch.
It’s totally benign, but the little old lady at the grocery store was horrified. Judgemental old bat.
“You’re not allowed to tell strangers the tea,” I remind him. “I’m your aunt and don’t count.”
Devlin weighs that in his little five-year-old brain before grinning and jumping onto the couch with us. We spend the next half hour chatting before Mav comes to find us with Lennon. Little Senan is sleeping in his arms and my heart melts.
“Are you having a good visit and behaving?” Lennon asks, holding back a smile so she can watch them sternly. Dev and Saira glance at each other before nodding and slowly standing.
Not wanting to throw them under the bus, I agree with them. “They’re angels. I think they deserve a snack.” I grin. The little monsters cheer as Lennon bursts into a giggle.
“Daddy Ror is in the kitchen. See if you can coerce him into feeding you two,” she teases them.
“Bye Mommy,” the five year olds chorus before running out of the room.
“They’re so cute,” I tell her as Mav sits across from us and lays on the couch.
“Aye, they are. I bet they’re perfect little monsters too, aren’t they?” he chuckles.
“They really are, and they’re going to have a sibling very soon,” Lennon reveals nervously.
“Oh my God,” I gasp. “That’s amazing! Are you excited?”
“I am, I’m also in shock I think,” she says honestly. “Irish twins for the win.”
“Eh, they’ll be thick as thieves,” Atlas chuckles as he tries to get comfortable next to me.
“Are you okay?” I ask.
“Yep,” he yawns. “Okay, I’m an old man and I think I need a nap.”
“You’re an old man who got shot and needs a nap.” Turner smirks, leaning against the wall.
Damn these men are too damn quiet.
“I just said that,” Atlas snarks back.
“It literally happened two weeks ago.” Turner rolls his eyes. “Go nap. When do you start physical therapy?”
“At the end of the month,” he grumbles. “The doctor looked it over and said Greg did a really good job, so no surgery was needed.”
“Yeah, sounds like groveling has become a dangerous activity,” Turner grunts. “What's your next trick?”
Watching them spat at each other, I roll my lips in to hold back the words I want to say. Atlas won’t appreciate me standing up for him or Mav, and I think they need to just have it out.
“Continuing to adore Layla and show her how much I love her,” Atlas growls. “It’s not a fucking hat trick, dick.”
“Good, because you won’t get a second chance at this,” Turner says. “You’re damned lucky Layla is forgiving, but be ready to face the ultimate brat, because she can be just as bad as Lenny.”
