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[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

((skip to when he comes home?))

((Or not :P))

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((i was just about to do that))

Dinner was already eaten when their dad finally came home. "What'd I miss?" he asked, as he always did when he walked in the door.

((what would they talk about?))

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

Riley and Matt walked over to him in wolf form and wagged, then pulled him over to Ayyana.

((i thought addie was mad at crys? :P))

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

Mimi wrote: ""And then you just kind of moved into my house. You'd get yourself injured a lot, and I'd likely be the only one around who'd be able to provide medical care. You were a little intimidated by magic..."

"That last part sounds familiar.." he muttered.
((i had this idea that chris would find the cross that he used to wear and be like 'wtf is this? -tosses into lake-"))

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((was she? i don't remember anything. :P))

"I see Riley's one of the pack now. What happened?"
Ayyana smiled up at him. "Glad you're home, hun."
"What did I do?"

((good idea! XD))

Addie nodded. "Yeah, that was more recent."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

((she was, she was all like "omg, she's mad at you for that, what a bitch mehmehmehh"))

Riley and Matt took a couple steps back in order to watch better.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((vaguely remember that))

"When did you start insulting me in front of the kids?"
"I did what?"
"You heard me."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

((so yeah. do you want to do that?))

Matt and Riley watch and shall continue watching until I say they do something different.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((sure. you start?))

"What did I do?"
"You were telling the kids how annoying you think I am."
"That never happened!"
Ayyana looked over at Matt and Riley for verification.

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

Crys was wandering around by the edge of the woods, considering entering but unsure of what she would say if she found Riley.

He wasn't saying it to us.
I think he was talking to himself, actually.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

Addie could smell another person as she walked away. Oh, she had a few words for this scent.

"Watch what you say around the kids!"
"It's not my fault! I didn't even know they were there."
"You're a wolf, you should have been able to smell them."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

((*mental image of addie yelling at a branch crys brushed against*))
Crys thought she'd smelled someone familiar, but she wasn't sure. Anyway, she tried to ignore her werewolf senses as much as possible.

Yeah, dad.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

((XDDDD))

It was easy enough to catch up with the scent. "Where are you heading to, hmm?"

"Matt, you can't even smell a deer two feet in front of you."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

Crys shrugged, not noticing Addie's tone.

I can too!!!
He can!!!!!! See, mom, dad's insulting Matt too now!!! And it's not even true!

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"You dunno?"

"Whoa, hey, there's no need to yell, you two," Ayyana said, then turned back to her husband, smiling mischievously. "You're going to have to watch your mouth, you know."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

Now Crys noticed. "If you're going to yell at me, I don't want to hear it. Go away and leave me alone."

Yes there is!
There is!

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

She picked up her pace and stopped in front of Crys. "I think you do want to hear it."

"Okay, okay, calm down."
Ayyana fake-punched his shoulder. "I know you're a big wolf in the pack, hun, but you don't have to go asserting your dominance everywhere."
"That's what you tell me all the time."
"Clearly it hasn't stuck."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

Chris shook his head. "I didn't think I would talk to Dad again," he said, mostly to himself.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"What?"

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

"Really? Because I doubt it."

Mom, dad's mean!

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"You'll get it sooner or later. Why not now?"

"That sums it up nicely. Hear that? You're mean."
He sighed. "I did hear that. How'd you get the kids to like you better than me?"
"I'm clearly more likeable."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

"Why not later?"

She is.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"It'll hurt more." She shrugged.

"Thanks."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

"No."

Riley wagged at her.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Just as stubborn as Riley, aren't you?"

She bent down to kiss him on the head. "My kids are so great to me."
"And I get nothing, I see."
"For now, yeah."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

"I'm worse, according to Matt."

Riley and Matt rubbed against Ayyana.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Did he say that? Well."

Their father sighed, holding his hands up in surrender. "Okay, okay, you win."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

"Yeah. So if you don't mind...." She brushed past Addie and sped ahead.

Yay!
Go mom!

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"I don't think so," she said in a rush, keeping pace easily enough.

"Thanks, I couldn't have done it without you."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

Crys gave up and ignored her.

They licked at her.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"No, you listen to this. Do you know how much you hurt him?!"

"Okay, okay, we get it, everyone loves Mom. Stop making me feel bad."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

Crys sped up a bit.

Matt and Riley continued fawning over Ayyana, cuddling and licking and wagging and completely ignoring their father.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Why would you do that to him?"

Ayyana laughed. "Do you think that's enough?" she asked quietly.
"What did you say?"

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

She tightened her lips and tried to tune out Addie.

They both shook their heads, smiling.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"He's not going to get much better, you know that right?"

"Nothing, hun," she replied, grinning. "Nothing you'd want to hear."
"Now you have inside jokes? This isn't high school."
"Oh, don't even get me started."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

He'd get better. Riley would move on easily enough. He could act as dramatic as he wanted, but in time, he'd forget.

What's wrong with high school?

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Do you know long he was depressed before he found you again? He never once got over it. He had other relationships, sure, but he was always sad for you. Every single day. And hell if I let anything that doesn't have to happen hurt my family."

"It's not always fun, let's put it at that."

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

Crys sped up some more, jogging at this point.

Well, neither is anything, right?

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"You have to know this. He'll never forget you. I always asked him why he stayed to attached, even when he thought you were dead. And he can't help it, you know? You're throwing it all away for some stupid religious superstition nonsense!" And she'd had her fair share of interpersonal problems on that count, she reflected bitterly, lengthening her stride so she didn't have to run.

"Aren't you having fun?"

[♥ Rachel♥, Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?]

"I did not tell him to break up with me, Adrianne."

Yeah, but not 24/7/52.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"You let it happen!"

"When did they learn how many weeks are in a year?"
"They're too smart for you, hun," Ayyana retorted.

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Nothing," he said, then looked up at her and smiled.

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"No, really, what?"

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"I was just saying that I never thought I would talk to my dad again."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"You remember that?"

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"You just told me.."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"You remember your dad, I mean."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Well, yes."

[Michelle, Where's your sense of adventure?]

"Interesting."

[Just Plain Ray, Cause it's nine in the afternoon...]

"Why?"