Monstrous
Circus
I was vaguely aware of being shaken and pushed around. I knew Kai was to small to do this. It was the start of my mini vacation from work for my birthday, why was I being woken up? I moaned and pulled my blankets over my head. Reaching for my phone under my pillow, and unlocking it revealed it was 3:30 in the fucking morning.
"Rinaldo, you better be waking me up for a damned good reason. Someone better be dead. Or dying. Or you have been traded." I peaked out form under my covers and saw the cup of coffee on my table, and heard him rummaging in my closet.
"What the FUCK are you doing?"
"Packing!"
"FOR WHAT!"
I began to panic, thinking the worst, forgetting the trade rules, forgetting that he wasn't allowed to be traded. Forgetting that we were at my house and that he was packing my clothes. It took a second for me to realize he was happy. I am not a morning person, at all, what so fucking ever.
"For your birthday present.."
I sat straight up, and reached for the coffee he had left me. My hands wrapped around the mug and I felt them warm instantly. It helped bring about a moment of clarity.
"Packing for my birthday present? Are we going to AC? The Revel just opened. We could stay there. Why are you waking me up at three in the fucking morning for that?"
His answer was the throw an envelope at me. It was bright pink, my favorite color. I reached for it and slid my fingers under the seal. The card was glittery and left a shower of the stuff all over my bed. Kai would be covered in it later. Opening the thing revealed 2 plane tickets and a signature that looked like Danny's.
"Why is Danny sending me two tickets to.. OH MY GOD WE ARE GOING TO GO VISIT LIS!"
I reached for my phone, and flipped the screen up, opened my text thread with Lis and typed as fast as I could at almost 4am. I knew she'd be awake, thanks to the time difference.
You planned this!? You knew and didn't tell me! I can't wait to see you!
I scrambled out of bed, and began to throw things in my carry on, before I realized Zac had already taken care of it for me. My suitcase was open on the floor, all my favorite outfits and necessities were packed and waiting for me to give a once over. Hanging on the door to my bathroom was a new pair of yoga pants, a tank top, and my favorite Devils hoodie. Or atleast I thought it was. I saw tags attached to it. The back of it was customized, There was a giant 36 on the back. His number. Above it was my last name, RAVENNA, all official looking. I launched myself at him. All 95lbs.
"I LOVE IT! LOVE!"
I was smiling and wide awake now, giggling and happy as I buried my head into his shoulder.
"I'm happy you are happy, but we have to hurry, the flight is in a few hours, and Danny is meeting us there. Grab your Kindle, your iPod, your phone and charger, and hurry your cute little ass up. I'll get your bathroom stuff."
He put me down, and I slipped into my new pants and hoodie, and threw my hair up in a messy bun. My assortment of electronics went into my purse. I went searching for Kaylee, and I panicked when I noticed she was missing.
"Z! I can't find Kaylee!"
"Relax, Pretty, I packed her for you. She is in your carry on. I just didn't want to touch all the other stuff because it would have woken you up before I was ready to."
I relaxed, and checked my carry on. There she was. Ok, one last thing to worry about. I could focus on shoving my feet in my flip flops and making sure Kai had food and water. OH! Kairi!
"Z! What about Kai!?"
"Eddie is going to watch her. I talked to him yesterday."
"Oh, that must have gone over well. Did he faint from surprise and delight?"
It honestly wouldn't have surprised me if he did. Eddie was hardly around Rinny and I, and when he was, he was super quiet and shy. Bad case of starstruck.
Before I knew it we were past security, and waiting for Danny. I had a latte in my hand, my Kindle propped up against my knees and a scone in my lap. I was content. My head was leaning on Z, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a speck of orange weaving through the crowds. The speck started to wave, and smiled when I realized it was him.
"Hey Danny!"
I jumped up to hug him, sending my Kindle flying. It narrowly missed being run over by a golf cart. He gave a a one armed hug while he rummaged in his bag. He pulled out a tiny box, wrapped up in sliver paper with a pink bow. The tag was half open and I could see messy childish cursive.
"Allison mentioned to the boys that it was your birthday, so they wanted to get you something."
My hands closed around the box, and like a five year old, I shook it. It rattled, and I looked up at Danny like his children might actually be crazy. I have never met the Briere boys, but Allison has told me about them, and how they could be clones of Danny.
"Tell them I said thank you, please?"
He nodded as I shredded the paper on the small box, and opened it to find a bejeweled set of pink ear buds
.
"They asked Lis, didn't they. Aww, Danny these are prefect. Tell them thank you. So much."
My ear buds had broken a week or so ao, and I remembered texting Lis to bitch about it. I still hadn't gotten around to replacing them.
"US Airways flight 1519 is now boarding First Class to Vegas."
A calm female voice woke me out of the reverie I slipped into while waiting for us to board. Danny and Z hopped up once they heard the announcement, but I stayed seated. They looked at me expectantly. Of fucking course we were flying first class. I might never get used to this. We breezed through the line, settled into our seats, with both men graciously offering me the window seat, even though I would be sleeping most of the flight.
Settling into the seat was easy, and I put the armrest between Zac and I up, so I could lay in his lap. I was out before we even took off. I woke to Zac shifting his weight, trying not wake me in case I was still grumpy from the first wake up call I had this morning. I snuggled closer to him, and peeped up through half open eyes.
"We here? Do I need to wake up now?"
He nodded, and motioned to Danny, who was passed out next to him. I grinned and gave him a poke to the rib cage. He jumped a mile high. You'd think he'd be used to it, being a dad.
"We're here. Wake the fuck up!"
He grumbled, and I giggled. We began to leave the plane, and then headed to gather our luggage. I saw I sign with my last name. It was being held by one of those drivers. I pointed to him, and looked at the boys. Z was the one with the answer.
"Lis called and made the reservations, they are taking us to The Mirage. Danny booked the room. And if you bitch about how much this costs, or any of your presents, I am going to have Allison hit you. Hard. Upside the Head."
I glared at them both for the expenses the were about to incur in one 3 day weekend on my behalf. Zac never let me pay for anything, and when Danny was with us it became a pissing contest.
The drive to the hotel was short and uneventful and we were in the gorgeous suite in less then an hour. There were pink and black balloons and cupcakes waiting on the table. I looked at the card attached to the balloons, and all that was there was a Z and a 36. I hugged him again, gave him a sweet but tantalizing kiss, then began to explore the huge space that was my home for the next few days.
"Rinaldo, you better be waking me up for a damned good reason. Someone better be dead. Or dying. Or you have been traded." I peaked out form under my covers and saw the cup of coffee on my table, and heard him rummaging in my closet.
"What the FUCK are you doing?"
"Packing!"
"FOR WHAT!"
I began to panic, thinking the worst, forgetting the trade rules, forgetting that he wasn't allowed to be traded. Forgetting that we were at my house and that he was packing my clothes. It took a second for me to realize he was happy. I am not a morning person, at all, what so fucking ever.
"For your birthday present.."
I sat straight up, and reached for the coffee he had left me. My hands wrapped around the mug and I felt them warm instantly. It helped bring about a moment of clarity.
"Packing for my birthday present? Are we going to AC? The Revel just opened. We could stay there. Why are you waking me up at three in the fucking morning for that?"
His answer was the throw an envelope at me. It was bright pink, my favorite color. I reached for it and slid my fingers under the seal. The card was glittery and left a shower of the stuff all over my bed. Kai would be covered in it later. Opening the thing revealed 2 plane tickets and a signature that looked like Danny's.
"Why is Danny sending me two tickets to.. OH MY GOD WE ARE GOING TO GO VISIT LIS!"
I reached for my phone, and flipped the screen up, opened my text thread with Lis and typed as fast as I could at almost 4am. I knew she'd be awake, thanks to the time difference.
You planned this!? You knew and didn't tell me! I can't wait to see you!
I scrambled out of bed, and began to throw things in my carry on, before I realized Zac had already taken care of it for me. My suitcase was open on the floor, all my favorite outfits and necessities were packed and waiting for me to give a once over. Hanging on the door to my bathroom was a new pair of yoga pants, a tank top, and my favorite Devils hoodie. Or atleast I thought it was. I saw tags attached to it. The back of it was customized, There was a giant 36 on the back. His number. Above it was my last name, RAVENNA, all official looking. I launched myself at him. All 95lbs.
"I LOVE IT! LOVE!"
I was smiling and wide awake now, giggling and happy as I buried my head into his shoulder.
"I'm happy you are happy, but we have to hurry, the flight is in a few hours, and Danny is meeting us there. Grab your Kindle, your iPod, your phone and charger, and hurry your cute little ass up. I'll get your bathroom stuff."
He put me down, and I slipped into my new pants and hoodie, and threw my hair up in a messy bun. My assortment of electronics went into my purse. I went searching for Kaylee, and I panicked when I noticed she was missing.
"Z! I can't find Kaylee!"
"Relax, Pretty, I packed her for you. She is in your carry on. I just didn't want to touch all the other stuff because it would have woken you up before I was ready to."
I relaxed, and checked my carry on. There she was. Ok, one last thing to worry about. I could focus on shoving my feet in my flip flops and making sure Kai had food and water. OH! Kairi!
"Z! What about Kai!?"
"Eddie is going to watch her. I talked to him yesterday."
"Oh, that must have gone over well. Did he faint from surprise and delight?"
It honestly wouldn't have surprised me if he did. Eddie was hardly around Rinny and I, and when he was, he was super quiet and shy. Bad case of starstruck.
Before I knew it we were past security, and waiting for Danny. I had a latte in my hand, my Kindle propped up against my knees and a scone in my lap. I was content. My head was leaning on Z, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a speck of orange weaving through the crowds. The speck started to wave, and smiled when I realized it was him.
"Hey Danny!"
I jumped up to hug him, sending my Kindle flying. It narrowly missed being run over by a golf cart. He gave a a one armed hug while he rummaged in his bag. He pulled out a tiny box, wrapped up in sliver paper with a pink bow. The tag was half open and I could see messy childish cursive.
"Allison mentioned to the boys that it was your birthday, so they wanted to get you something."
My hands closed around the box, and like a five year old, I shook it. It rattled, and I looked up at Danny like his children might actually be crazy. I have never met the Briere boys, but Allison has told me about them, and how they could be clones of Danny.
"Tell them I said thank you, please?"
He nodded as I shredded the paper on the small box, and opened it to find a bejeweled set of pink ear buds
.
"They asked Lis, didn't they. Aww, Danny these are prefect. Tell them thank you. So much."
My ear buds had broken a week or so ao, and I remembered texting Lis to bitch about it. I still hadn't gotten around to replacing them.
"US Airways flight 1519 is now boarding First Class to Vegas."
A calm female voice woke me out of the reverie I slipped into while waiting for us to board. Danny and Z hopped up once they heard the announcement, but I stayed seated. They looked at me expectantly. Of fucking course we were flying first class. I might never get used to this. We breezed through the line, settled into our seats, with both men graciously offering me the window seat, even though I would be sleeping most of the flight.
Settling into the seat was easy, and I put the armrest between Zac and I up, so I could lay in his lap. I was out before we even took off. I woke to Zac shifting his weight, trying not wake me in case I was still grumpy from the first wake up call I had this morning. I snuggled closer to him, and peeped up through half open eyes.
"We here? Do I need to wake up now?"
He nodded, and motioned to Danny, who was passed out next to him. I grinned and gave him a poke to the rib cage. He jumped a mile high. You'd think he'd be used to it, being a dad.
"We're here. Wake the fuck up!"
He grumbled, and I giggled. We began to leave the plane, and then headed to gather our luggage. I saw I sign with my last name. It was being held by one of those drivers. I pointed to him, and looked at the boys. Z was the one with the answer.
"Lis called and made the reservations, they are taking us to The Mirage. Danny booked the room. And if you bitch about how much this costs, or any of your presents, I am going to have Allison hit you. Hard. Upside the Head."
I glared at them both for the expenses the were about to incur in one 3 day weekend on my behalf. Zac never let me pay for anything, and when Danny was with us it became a pissing contest.
The drive to the hotel was short and uneventful and we were in the gorgeous suite in less then an hour. There were pink and black balloons and cupcakes waiting on the table. I looked at the card attached to the balloons, and all that was there was a Z and a 36. I hugged him again, gave him a sweet but tantalizing kiss, then began to explore the huge space that was my home for the next few days.
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