“Dove, I’m home,” he called out from the door, not too loudly in case the boys were sleeping. He doubted Lu had gone down as he tended to give Mercy the blues when it came to bedtime. The living room was quiet and empty, as was the kitchen, so he walked toward the stairs and headed up. His wife was likely in their room or one of the boys' rooms, if she wasn't in the basement.
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Mercy had JUST gotten Lu to go down for bed. The boy was not having it tonight and that was probably because he knew his father wasn't home. She gave her stubborn baby a kiss on his forehead and tucked him in, turning on the night light and some soothing music before cutting the lights and moving on to their room where Al was currently sleeping. He was especially clingy tonight so it was even harder to get him to go to sleep. She peeked in, smiling at the sight of him cuddling to his father’s pillow.
Despite what people think, both of her boys loved the hell out of their father.
She shook her head, knowing Cass would move the toddler carefully when he came home, speaking of, she heard Dove I'm home, but it didn't sound right. Figuring Cass was probably just a bit winded [she couldn't understand why though, he surfs all the time], she turned around with a smile only for it to fall when she saw just who was coming up her stairs. “Ummmn Excuse me?” She kept her voice down, “I don't know HOW you managed to get into my house without tripping the alarm, but you need to leave before I make you.”
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Cass stopped and turned to look behind him, “uh Dove, what are you talking about, its me babe Cass.” He look down at himself in the odd clothing he donned, “I mean the outfit is weird, but its not like I covered my face or anything.”
He switched to Italian, “sorry Dove, not trying to freak you out.”
He gave a nervous chuckle, “couldn't come home naked and my wetsuit kind of vanished.” He sighed, that definitely sounded like a lie.
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Mercy’s eyes narrowed before they widened, “Oh…..Oh no…….Nonononono…….” She looked up to the ceiling and grumbled in a mixture of english and spanish, “Just….G-Go down stairs. Please.” Sure, he spoke in Italian and yes it did cause a shiver to go down her spine, but that did not mean this was actually Cass. Or it could be Cass and he is somehow a knight, if thats the case, she would need to get him to power down before he was detected. As he went down, she followed but kept her distance.
“C-Cass…I need you to power down okay? Can you do that? Do you know how?” She was going to text her father to see if he could come watch the boys for a tiny bit. A meeting would need to be had, information would need to be shared, and finally some training was to be done.
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Cass looked very confused, but nodded and headed back downstairs. It was probably for the best if they wanted to keep quiet and not risk waking the kids. He waited in the living room, sitting on the couch feeling very awkward.
When his wife walked over to him, he looked at clearly not understanding what she was talking about. His expression of confusion likely spoke volumes, “Babe I have no idea what your talking about, but if you mean taking this off … I dont think I can get the belt part off.”
“Also again didn't want to be naked?” He had shorts, but he wouldn't even have shoes or underclothes … he was pretty sure his shoes got left on the beach.
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Mercy held back a laugh, shaking her head, “So, think about what you had on BEFORE you acquired that outfit. Think about it clearly and close your eyes.” If she gave him the right instructions then hopefully he would power down and then they could get down to business. She was already sending a group text from her cell phone to call for a meeting. Her father said he would be over soon so she would at least have to put on something that wasn't…Well cheeky booty shorts. Maybe she could just wear one of those one piece dresses she owned? It wasn't like she didn't specifically get them for when she was feeling lazy during the winter.
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Cass frowned, but nodded and did what his wife instructed, to find himself back in his wetsuit and also very wet. “Well thats unpleasant … thank babe, but I think you have some explaining to do…”
He started to pulled the wetsuit off heading towards the steps because he wanted nothing more that a nice hot shower. He winced as the movement remind him, he’d been slammed bodily into the ground and he could see a bruise blossoming across his ribcage. “Could you get me him ibuprofen please … me and Damien got attacked by a monster and well it tentacles … and not the spicy kind either.”
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Mercy raised her eyebrows and couldn't hold back the laugh that came from her mouth. Yep that blonde hair, the body and the wetsuit was definitely her husband, which meant that Cass was a knight. She wasn't sure of the Royal, but she knew she would be finding out soon. Her amusement turned into dread when she heard that Damien was attacked as well. Instead of asking, Mercy simply added him to the group chat as well. If Cass was a knight there was no way in HELL that Damien wasn't, ESPECIALLY considering Dmitry was a knight as well.
This meant she would have to keep a particular eye on her mother….Being Damien’s twin really meant that she could be something as well. “That….Sounds like a very confusing PornHub title for a Hentai dear…Trying to tell me something?” She followed him up the stairs with the sole intent of joining him in the shower, might as well so they could get going for this meeting they needed to get to.
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Cass turned and arched a brow at his wife, “... are you Dove?” He laughed even though it hurt like hell to so, going to his room and straight into the bathroom. He made the water as hot as he could stand it and got in standing under the stream.
“So Dove, you really are not going to tell me why you know all this?”
He gave a pointed look not having had his phone to know they were having a meeting of sorts. He was more focused on the shower though, popping the meds and letting the hot water do its trick. When David showed up and they were headed to Damien’s he was content to wait for the explanation.
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