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 Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:45 pm
Maia greeted everyone; Toby's introducing Luca to Luca had her grinning. "Games first or food?" she asked, kissing Toby's cheek.
The amount of people suddenly present alarmed Luca, but he did manage to wave and say hello when he was named. His hold on Lori's hand tightened slightly.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:48 pm
Lori squeezed Luca's hand back. He nodded for Luca to follow him into the kitchen so he could wash the bowl.
"Food, always food," Toby said to Maia, and then back to the crowd: "Who wants what to drink?!" He could start up the grill in a little while. Luckily the day was reasonably warm.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:59 pm
Maia went into the kitchen and brought out the cake. She carried it out to the table and set it down before realizing she'd forgotten a knife to cut it with. She dove back into the kitchen.
Luca followed Lori willingly; the only other person in here was the selkie. "Lori liked your frosting," he said. So the cake must be good, right?
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:05 pm
"Don't put the cake out! It'll disappear!" Toby called from the kitchen as he began pouring drinks.
"Well, I'm fae," Lori said. He hadn't thought that the fact might mean nothing to Luca. "Do you want me to get anything?"
"Help Maia put out the snacks and I'll get the grill going--"
"Breathe, Southern boy. You don't have anyone to impress."
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:12 pm
No cake yet? Oh, alright. Maia took the cake back into the kitchen. Toby was sure in a hurry to please his guests. She took out a large bowl of snack mix and set it on the table.
"Maybe we should've gone out," she said, glancing towards Toby.
"Fae like sweets?" Luca guessed.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:22 pm
Lori waved a dismissive hand at Maia. "He'll calm down, don't worry. He's Southern, he can't help it." He turned the to Luca and nodded. "Mm-hm. By nature. Awh, I should have saved you some frosting. We'll get you a big slice of cake." Then to the bustling werewolf: "TOBY. Go hang out with your friends! I've got the burgers!" He turned back to Luca. "Do you want to come with me or hang out with Dari?"
Toby bustled right back in and gave Lori a pat on the back. Clearly he trusted Lori with the grill. "They're in the fridge."
"Sure thing."
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:29 pm
Food was had, games were played, and eventually everyone that remained was sitting around the fire pit, drinking and chatting. Dari sat between Toby, who had pulled Maia into his lap, and Lori who had also pulled Luca into his lap and wrapped his arms around him. It was comfortable.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:36 pm
Lori seemed happy, Maia observed. He'd told her he was when she'd first come home, but now she was seeing it. And Luca had befriended Dari. That was nice.
She leaned against Toby's chest. "Want another drink?" she asked.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:39 pm
"No, thank you," Toby said, leaning in to kiss Maia on the cheek. "Thanks for today, love. I had a good time." He brushed a lock of hair out of her face, smiling. "Did you?"
Lori leaned over Luca's shoulder and rested his chin there, watching the fire. It was entrancing.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:48 pm
Maia smiled. "I did," she said. It'd been fun, meeting all of Toby's friends. "My favorite part was making you that cake."
Luca set his eyes on the fire as we'll. "I used to pretend to see things in fire," he confided. "I'd tell stories about what I saw."
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:52 pm
Toby's smile broadened. "Yeah? That was an amazing cake, love." As expressed by the fact that it was totally gone. "I think chocolate's my favorite." It was now, at the very least. Of course everyone was going to be pooping green for weeks, but so be it. It had been well-frosted too.
"Mm? What do you see now?" Lori asked. Of course everyone saw things in fire, but not everyone then made up stories about it. His thumb absentmindedly stroked Luca's arm.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:59 pm
"I found it in one of your recipe books," Maia admitted, but she was still smiling. "Is it? I thought you said you didn't have a favorite."
"Us," Luca said, watching the flames.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:04 pm
"Well, I think I do now," Toby said. "The frosting was perfect." He wasn't big on sugary frosting or especially buttery frosting. He leaned in and kissed Maia softly.
Lori half-smiled and turned his head so he could see at least a bit of Luca. "Yeah?" What were they doing, though? What was the story?
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:08 pm
Maia returned the kiss, smiling at him. "I'll make you chocolate cakes every year then," she warned him. "You'll get tired of them." She gave him another kiss. "Happy birthday, love."
"Its us, just as we are now. The story hasn't been finished yet." Luca smiled at Lori.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:22 pm
"Do I get to make you one? Your birthday's not far off."
Lori smiled back and kissed Luca on the cheek. He didn't want to do much more. He didn't know how everyone felt about PDA or homosexuality in general, but he couldn't not kiss him at that. "I like that story."
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