Post by Alex Vipond on Jul 22, 2015 13:26:56 GMT -8
Ian Lighter: ::he didn’t think he'd ever seen Alex sleep, but at least he was taking a break at the pool hall::
Alex Vipond: If Ian saw Alex sleep, Alex would wonder why the fuck he was in his room, because that would just be pervy. In the meantime, Alex was racking the balls, a glass of whiskey on the counter nearby where he could keep an eye on it. Didn't need anyone trying to ruffie him. "You gonna break?" Alex pulled the rack out from around the balls and then stepped back, a glance out the front windows to the McLaren parked out there in the lot. That was his birthday present from his sissy. He was gonna watch it.
Ian Lighter: Fine by me. ::he chalked his stick, then setting the cue on the table, took aim and aimed the ball right down the middle for a solid break::
Alex Vipond: Alex picked up his glass, and took a sip of his whiskey, watching as Ian broke. The double order of fries that he'd ordered, greasy bar food - had to love it, was brought over by one of the waitresses.
BoundByDrkness: Nicole came driving up and slowed when she spotted the all to familair red McLaren. She grinned and rather than pass by, pulled in to a parking spot. She killed the engine, slipped out and locked up before heading inside. Big bright pretty blue eyes began to look around, once the fashiable high end sunglasses were removed. Nicole spotted her brother and his friend Ian at a table and neared them, but kept enough distance between herself and them, to keep from messing anyone up in their game. Smile and wave offered to both. [d]
Ian Lighter: Oh, hey Nicole.
Alex Vipond: And yes, he'd ordered ranch dressing, lots of it, to go with the two pounds of French fries he'd ordered. Hey, he was planning on more people, his sister was not one of the one's he'd planned on but then she didn't eat all that much... or... at all. "Hey." Alex looked back at Ian to see what, if anything he'd dropped into the pocket on the break.
BoundByDrkness: "Hi Ian. It's nice to see you again. Doing well?" she asked. Glance to her brother then and she maintained her sweet smile. "Hi. Was passing through. Saw your car and thought I would stop in to say hello." No, sadly Nicole didn't eat. At least... not everything her brother was able to eat. Maybe in time. [d]
Alex Vipond: "Grab a stick, Adrienne's on her way, we can play teams." reaching for his drink again, he lifted it, took a sip and then looked back at Ian and the table.
Ian Lighter: Doing good, Lady. How're you?
Wrinkled Black: See, now, Nicole was nice. Adrienne had every intention of making Alex mess up if given the opportunity. Had to be the right one, though. She was actually already there, sort of. Parked in the Range Rover across the street, she was frowning as she read something on her phone, brows forrowed. Eventually she sighed and turned off the engine, tucking said phone and her keys into the pockets of her low-rise jeans. She hadn't mustered the courage yet to go maternity shopping. After looking both ways, she trotted across the street and through the parking lot, pulling open the door and stepping inside.
Ian Lighter: ::no balls went in but a couple of shots were lined up::
BoundByDrkness: "I'm doing well, thank you for asking." she said to Ian. "Just been keeping myself busy.. " she left it at that for now. Details could be shared if anyone asked. Glancing back to her brother when he asked for her to get a stick. Blonde brows arched. "Me? Play? Oh I don't know. I've never been good at this..." she bit at her lip nervously. "I'd make for a poor play partner." Nicole was like... that one lil fat kid who was always the last to be chosen when it came to most games. She looked from them to the sticks and back, debating. But then Adrienne entered and she smiled big. "Hi Adrienne." [d]
Ian Lighter: Hi Adrienne. How are you feeling?
Alex Vipond: Pushing from his lean, Alex eyed the table, then pointed to the four with his stick and the corner pocket as he leaned over the table, arm drawn back in an easy swing as he took the shot. Straightening, as the four dropped, he looked over at his sister. "It's all about the angles." Geometry, physics, it was the egg head's game, besides chess. When Adrienne walked in, he smiled at her, and yeah maternity clothes would be needed soon, but he was kind of liking the way things were filling out, all the way around.
Wrinkled Black: Of course he was. She grinned all around, pushing a hand through her hair in a frazzled sort of way to get it out of her face. "Hey, guys. Better today, thank you, Ian." Thank God for small favors. "Tell me you're kicking his ass." Asked of Ian with a jerk of her thumb in Alex's direction.
BoundByDrkness: Nicole almost... almost cracked up when he said it was about the angles but she managed to refrain somehow. Don't ask. "Um...okay." she replied as she moved over to take up one of the pool sticks. She came back over toward the table, just standing there and holding it like a lost soul but chuckled at Adrienne's words to Ian about her brother. [d]
Ian Lighter: To early to tell, but Ill do my best. Im better at ping pong, actually.. ::a grin to her:: I just broke, so its not to early to add players
Alex Vipond: "We just started." he stepped over toward her, a kiss dropped to her lips as he smiled and then he swatted her ass, and yeah maybe, just maybe, left a bit of a white chalk handprint on her ass, before he went back to the table. Lips pursed as he regarded it, and then he pointed to the two. "Side pocket, off the rail. Since Adrienne's talking shit, she can join you in trying to kick my ass, and Nicole can team up with me." Alex looked from the table to Adrienne. "And we can make it interesting..." Oh the shit eating grin he gave as he leaned over and sent that two rolling, with a bank shot into the side.
Ian Lighter: Oh Adrienne, I htink we'[re in trouble now, sweetheart.
BoundByDrkness: Brows perked up and she had this surprised look on her face. Oh dear God. She really wanted to help her brother win but she wasn't sure that was possible. She bounced her way over to his side though and smiled to Adrienne more before glancing down. Head cant at the bump or... was that bump? Maybe it was the way her clothes were fitting. She didn't ask though and patted Adrienne on the back. "Just remember, you're after him, not me." Chuckled followed. Yeah, Nicole already knew she wasn't any good at this but she'd give it her best try for her brother. [d]
Wrinkled Black: The kiss was returned with a grin, which turned into a laugh as she smacked his hand away. Jerk. "Oh, man. I was going to suggest the three of us against him." She sighed heavily but went to hunt down a stick. She paused at Alex's suggestion and she pointed at him. "We are not playing strip pool." Putting out it out there in case anyone got any funy ideas. She grinned at Nicole, chuckling. "No pressure, right?"
Alex Vipond: Alex eyed the layout, then gestured to the five. "Far corner." He leaned over the table, taking aim, adjusting his stance slightly and then he sent the cue ball rolling into the five, which hit the left edge of the pocket, then the right, and rolled back away from the pocket a good three inches. Okay so yeah, he'd gotten cocky. Straightening, he looked at Adrienne. "Your shot, Baby, you guys have stripes." he offered her his stick, because.
BoundByDrkness: "Right!" she replied with an amused smile. She looked to her brother with that expression that pretty much said. 'If we lose, don't kill me.' She stepped back though since it was Adrienne's turn. [d]
Wrinkled Black: Lips twitched at Alex's cockiness and she eyed his stick for a moment before she stuck her tongue out at him and grabbed one of her own. Approaching the table, she studied it for a moment, eyes squinting briefly. "Ten in the corner." She gestured to the specific corner with her cue before taking a lean. It took her a second to really aim, then she lightly hit the cue ball. It bumped the ten, which slooowly rolled toward the pocket, teetering at the edge before finally dropping into the pocket.
Alex Vipond: Pulling his stick back, his hands rested on it as he leaned his ass against the wall, on top of which was the counter that held his drink and those fries... which by the way, he dug into once more as he watched Adrienne line up her shot. There was a reason Alex enjoyed pool so much, and well, this was just part of it. His lips twitched as Adrienne leaned over the table. "Sweet." The shot or her ass, was anyone's guess.
BoundByDrkness: Nicole was watching how everyone was holding their sticks and taking in their stances. It had been ages since she had done this and long enough to where she had mostly forgotten how things worked. Watching Adrienne though, she smiled though as Adrienne's ball went in to the pocket and glanced to her brother, smirking and shaking her head. What a goof ball. [d]
Alex Vipond: Hey, you can pick your friends. Relatives you were stuck with. "There's a party this weekend, at the beach. I've put the invitation out there for everyone."
Ian Lighter: Good shot! To Adrienne.
Wrinkled Black: "Thank you." She grinned, regardless if the compliment was for her ass or the shot. She winked at Ian, nodding at him to let him take a turn.
BoundByDrkness: She did have a pretty goofy brother but he was her brother so. And despite how goofy he was, she still loved him. Thought came to mind. If she felt this way about Alex, he was sure to have simular feelings abou her, only, maybe instead of thinking her goofy, he likely wanted to strangle her half the time. [d]
Alex Vipond: "Baby, you shoot until you miss. Or scratch, whichever comes first." or win the game, but running the table wasn't necessarily going to happen.
Ian Lighter: Yep.
Wrinkled Black: She blinked. "Even with teams?" She'd never really played teams, but she shrugged and pushed off the lean she was just about to take. "All righty, then..." God she would so love to win before the others got in any more shots, but she wasn't that good. Mediocre at best. Hence why she ended up potting the que ball rather than the fourteen she'd been aming for. "Damn it.."
Alex Vipond: "Nicole..." Alex looked at her, one brow rising. "You like parties. Can you plan one for us? An announcement party..." He picked up another couple of fries, dipped them in ranch and popped them into his mouth, chewing slowly as he regarded his sister. "And it's your shot..." he chuckled as Adrienne scratched. "Take the cue ball," he pushed from his lean, hand wiped on the ass of his jeans to get rid of the French fry grease and then moved to the head of the table. "When someone scratches and you're up next, you bring the ball to the end of the table you break from. You can tell that end by the dot in the middle of it." He showed her the dot. "Now, you can put the ball anywhere on this end of the table, but it has to be above the diamonds..." he showed her the diamonds on the side of the table. "And we have spots. Don't aim for the striped ones." He left the cue ball on the table for her and moved back to the pony wall, retaking his lean. "Go get 'em, Tiger."
BoundByDrkness: She stood back and watched as Adrienne and her brother spoke and see! Nicole would have been lost on that too! When Alex mentioned a party and announcement, blonde brows arched and she regarded him for a long moment. But train of thought was momentarily interrupted as he then informed her, it was her turn. Nervousness! Okay, she could totally do this, right? She listened to her brother and yes, she felt like the ditzy blonde. Correction, she was that ditzy blonde. Never mind that! With her brother's instructions and guidance, she nodded and took the cue ball, placing it below the dot, but above the diamonds as she eyed the yellow 1 ball. Trying to line it up as best as she could. She took her stance and then her aim and thought a moment. "One ball in the side pocket?" it sounded more like a question because she wasn't sure if she called it right. She drew back the stick, and with a jerk forward, hit the cue ball which ended up hitting the one ball and just when you thought it was going to not make it cause it slowed down. it dropped in.
Ian Lighter: Nicole absolutely aim for the striped balls!
Alex Vipond: "Don't confuse her, she's a natural blonde."
BoundByDrkness: She looked to Alex, “Did I do it right?" she asked and then pointed at Ian! "Don't confuse me!" Sticking her tongue out at him. [d]
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne snickered, taking up a lean beside Alex and giving him an elbow in the gut. "Be nice, you two. Nicole, don't listen to either of them." They may be on opposite teams, but girls gotta stick together! "See? You got this!"
Alex Vipond: "You did." Alex chuckled. "Okay, pick your next shot."
Ian Lighter: ::he chuckled:: Adrienne, wait we don’t play unto Nicole misses a shot.
BoundByDrkness: She blinked and let a giddy giggle escape. "Wait! I go again?!" Oh boy... she flashed Adrienne a cheesy smile before turning and looking at the table with a studious gaze. "Hmmm... " after a pause she nodded. "Okay, 7 in the corner pocket." She did the stance and took aim and with the jerk back and then forward, hit the cue ball. However, she wasn't so lucky this time as it hit to soon and bounced off the side. "Drats!" [d]
Wrinkled Black: "Yeah, yeah, I got it now." She waved Ian off, snickering.
Alex Vipond: "Oh, and leave the 8 ball alone until all the other spotted ones are sunk...." Just in case she wasn't aware. "Ian, you're on deck."
BoundByDrkness: "Right." to her brother. Smile but then she was looking at him seriously again. "So you want a party for an announcement?" she asked. "What kind of announcement?" she asked. Was her brother getting engaged again? Did this mean wedding bells? Ooo! Dresses! LOVE Dresses! [d]
Alex Vipond: "Well, we were waiting for the first three months to be over with, but figure by the time we get a party arranged, that will be done." He smiled and looked at her. "A birth announcement." he nodded, not entirely certain how she would take that, all things considered.
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne smiled as she watched brother and sister. And in case Nicole needed clarification, she slid her hand under the small bump that was just noticeable when she flattened her shirt like that, her grin playfully sheepish.
BoundByDrkness: Nicole blinked. Like... several times. The expression mostly blank so it was kind of hard to tell if there was any sign of sudden sadness or happiness willing to give way. "A... a birth announcement?" she asked. Blues looked between Alex and Adrienne and then yes, the imaginary bump wasn't so imaginary now. She looked very confused. How was it possible? But then emotion took over, shoving logic out of the way. At least for a moment. "I'm going to be an auntie?"
Alex Vipond: The logistics he'd explain later, since it went beyond simple birds and bees, but he nodded. "Yes, you are going to be an aunt. He's due the fourth of February."
BoundByDrkness: Was that moisture in her eyes? Yup. But it wasn't yet known if they were happy tears or not. And then her brother confirmed... "That... wow...." she was kind of speechless really. She never thought this would happen. Seat! She needed a seat! Nicole was reaching back and grabbed on to whatever was close by before she was smiling and sitting down. Of course, there was a little sadness in those teary eyes but she was happy for the most part. [d]
Wrinkled Black: "Yup, Aunt Nicole." Adrienne bit her bottom lip as she watched Nicole, glancing to Alex and sliding a hand up his back before looking back to his sister. "It's...definitely a surprise, for us, too." To say the least. But a happy surprise!
Alex Vipond: Alex slid an arm around her and hugged her. "I'll explain later, but for now, just know that he's thus far healthy and doing well."
BoundByDrkness: Nicole was blinking and tears raced down her cheeks as she looked to Adrienne. A hand lifted to cover her mouth. It was bitter sweet to say the least but yes, she was very happy for Adrienne and her brother. She just needed a few minutes to let this sink in. Her brother spoke up and she stared. "It's a him?!" she asked from behind her hand. More tears! [d]
Alex Vipond: "Yes, which we will announce at the announcement..." he looked at Adrienne. "We were announcing then, yes?"
Wrinkled Black: She couldn't help snickering. "If you can manage to keep mum until then, yes." Adrienne then looked back to Nicole with a soft smile. "I'm only eleven weeks, and after having some really bad luck in the past, we haven't wanted to be too public about it." While her losses hadn’t been quite as tragic as Nicole's in terms of the how, they were still there and weighed heavily on the heart.
Alex Vipond: "I think I can keep quiet for another couple of weeks. I mean the only ones who know are us four and the doc." he paused, "And maybe the clerk in the paint section of Home Depot...."And Callie..."
BoundByDrkness: Her brother had hugged her and one arm had remained around him. Tight hug had been returned but arm remained loose. Oh my! This was a lot to take in but at least it was good news! Hand lowered from her mouth and she wiped away at the tears with her other hand. Smiling a bit and softly chuckling at what Alex and Adrienne were talking about. [d]
Alex Vipond: Alex's eyes rolled upward as he contemplated. "Lana knows.... and Mars knew, but he guessed.... But Lana doesn't know the gender..." Alex looked over at Ian to see if his eyes had glazed over or what. "Dude!"
Ian Lighter: ::kinda sorta, the women had started to leak from their eyeballs, never could figure out why they did that when they were happy::
Wrinkled Black: Hormones.
Alex Vipond: "Your shot man."
Wrinkled Black: Her eyes rolled. "Like I said, if he can keep mum.."
BoundByDrkness: Nicole nodded as it was shared on who knew and what they knew. At the mention of Mars though, she frowned. She had meant to be here for her brother and to pay her own respects to the man, but business had managed to keep that from happening. She fanned herself, stood and then turned to give Adrienne a hug. She wouldn't touch her belly because it was rude to do so without asking or without invite. So she turned to her brother and gave him aother hug. Okay. She
Ian Lighter: The 14 ball was laying against the bumper not 18" from the corner pocket, he almost had a clear shot, but it would work better if he banked off the red ball, so he lined up the shot, hit the 3 which careened into the green and white ball and nudged it closer to the pocket, but would it go in? ::he held his breath::
BoundByDrkness: was okay. Good thing it wasn't her shot. She can't focus! [d]
Alex Vipond: "Dude, you're supposed to hit your own first." Alex pushed from his lean, a kiss given Nicole's head, and then another dropped to Adrienne's lips as he moved to chalk his cue and eye the layout of the table. That fourteen dropping into the pocket did him a favor and he leaned, swiftly, decisively, as he indicated with the stick, which ball and pocket, he then sent the three into the pocket after the fourteen.
Ian Lighter: I was aiming for the 14, Not supposed to use other balls to line up shots?
Wrinkled Black: Nicole's hug was returned tightly, her smile wide. And there were few people allowed to touch the belly, but aunties were allowed! "It's some stupid pro rule, Ian." Snort.
Ian Lighter: ANd if the 14 went in, how come you took a shot?
Alex Vipond: "You can use other balls, but you have to hit your own first. Say for instance...." he pointed to the balls. "I want to get five into that corner, but see here? Your eleven is in the way, but... I can get the five off the eleven, but I have to hit my own first, which means this one...." he pointed to the seven. "Is the one I am going to aim at. I'll kiss the five off the eleven off the seven ball." He looked at Ian. "Because you hit the wrong ball, first, which forfeits your turn. It's like scratching."
Ian Lighter: That just sucks.. :: he dramatically tossed his arm up:: Good grief!
Wrinkled Black: While Alex explained, Adrienne went to chow down on some of those fries he'd ordered. "It's also obnoxious." Mumbled around a mouthful of fries.
Ian Lighter: :: to Adrienne:: Sorry
Alex Vipond: Alex eyed the felt, and yes he even licked his thumb, don't gross out, and made a spot on the felt where he needed to hit the ball, and then he leaned, "Physics and geometry...." He took aim and took the shot and it was a bit of poetry in motion, really it was, as one ball hit the next in succession. Sadly, the only ball that went down was the eleven. Alex just leaned there, staring for a long moment. "Well fuck me."
Ian Lighter: Not my type man.. besides your lady would get jealous.
Alex Vipond: Sighing, he straightened. "Yeah well, I'm not supposed to be helping the opposition either." He chuckled and then looked at Adrienne. "Your shot, Baby."
Wrinkled Black: "Just a little bit." With a smirk, she pushed off the wall and approached the table, getting Alex back for the chalk mark by smacking his butt with her greasy fingers. Neener, neener. "Thanks, sweetie." Said with a cheeky grin, for the eleven ball. The nine and thirteen had lined up neatly near a side pocket, though she had to be spot on with her shot. Leaning in, she tapped the cue ball, which hit the thirteen. She'd hoped to get both in, but the thirteen only bumped the nine in and the cue ricocheted off so she couldn't try again. Frowning, she stepped back to study the table for a moment to figure out her next move.
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled and plucked up some fries, dipping them and then popping them into his mouth. He glanced toward the bar as he lifted his glass and drained it, a wave given the waitress, and then he was looking back at the table.... Okay so he was looking at Adrienne's ass, head canting like the RCA Victor dog.
Wrinkled Black: The eight ball was in her way, damn it, so she best she could do was hit the fifteen with the cue and send it bouncing off the wall, nowhere near a pocket. Even worse, the cue left off with a perfect shot for Nicole to take. "Damn it.."
Ian Lighter: Good try Adrienne.
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled and nodded. "You did good, Baby." He slipped his arm around her as the waitress came back, Alex ordered a double order of chicken tenders to go with the two pounds of fries they were eating. Man could not live on potato alone. Not even if he was Irish, which Alex wasn't. As Nicole got settled in to take her shot on the seven, Alex watched her, all but holding his breath. As the guppy dropped, Nicole had to reassess the table, and as she did so, Alex looked back at Adrienne, his voice low. "That went a lot better than I expected."
Wrinkled Black: "Thanks, boys." She grinned to them both, tacking on a bottle of water to Alex's chicken order. Turning to watch Nicole, she smiled as she leaned a little to hear him. "You're her brother, she can't not be happy for you." Had Adrienne been a big fan of one of her brother's choice of wife? Not particularly, but she was happy that he was happy.
Alex Vipond: "Well yeah..." He nodded, and then watched as Nicole lined up her next shot, sunk the five and then missed on the six ball, which left it Ian's turn.
Wrinkled Black: "C'mon, buddy!" Called out for Ian with a grin before settling her head on Alex's shoulder. Content little kitty, she was.
Alex Vipond: Alex slipped his arm around her, watching as Ian ran the table, clearing their remaining three balls before he lined up on the eight. "You may well have it with this shot." he smiled as he looked at her, and then dropped a kiss to her lips, before he leaned his head against hers on his shoulder.
Wrinkled Black: "Can't have you running around too cocky, you know." She grinned, but was soon flinching as Ian missed the pocket by an inch. But at least he didn't scratch, they were still in the game! Since it was Alex's turn, she sat upright and gave him another kiss. "Don't fuck up." Beam!
Alex Vipond: He smiled at the kiss and dropped another one to her lips before he moved to the table and studied it. He then tapped the bank, and then the pocket he wanted to sink the eight into, and leaned to take the shot. Watching it roll across the table, hit the bank and then roll toward the corner pocket, Alex watched it, brow rising as it neared the pocket.
Wrinkled Black: While he was gearing up for his shot, Adrienne snuck up behind him as quietly as she could, leaning juuuust close enough to lightly blow in his ear, but he'd already hit the ball. Worth a shot!
Alex Vipond: That's okay, that breath blown in his ear was enough to have his eyes closing, the ball forgotten as he straightened, which was likely a good thing since it hit the bank and rolled back, lined up perfect too. Alex was smiling at Adrienne, his arm slipping around her waist. "Tease."
Wrinkled Black: She grinned up at him, trying for innocent but failing miserably. "But you love me." One more kiss given before she was nudging him out of the way. She had an eight ball to putt. Making sure Alex was keeping his distance with a glance over her shoulder, she then focused on the ball, leaning in to line up her shot. With a light tap, white bumped black and once again she thought she hit it too lightly, but the eight ball rolled into the pocket. And hands went up triumphantly. "Woohoo!!"
Alex Vipond: He held his hands up, as of to say look, nothing up my sleeves, and then he was resuming his lean against the pony wall, just in time for those chicken tenders to arrive. He plucked one up, dipped it and bit into it, and then huffed air around it because the fucker was hot. He almost missed the shot, but looked back just in time to see the victory dance. Alex chewed, while clapping, and then he gave a "Congratulations!"
BoundByDrkness: Nicole was there, mostly, the news kind of hit hard but she was doing okay. Much better than perhaps even she thought she would with it. She stood back though, watching and listening to them and smiling. "So you want me to host this.party huh?" she asked. "Are there certain requests? or certain definite no nos?" [d]
Alex Vipond: "Well we had this idea to do cupcakes to reveal the gender. You know, blue filling that can't be seen from outside the cupcake..."
Wrinkled Black: Ian was given a victory high five before she put up her cue stick and joined Alex around those tenders and her bottle of water. "And rock star themed." Any big surprise there? "Kind of like an album release, you know?" Seemed rather fitting.
Alex Vipond: "Yeah, lots of vinyl and musical notes and guitars and shit." he nodded.
BoundByDrkness: "Okay so... cupcakes. Hidden blue filling. Music themed. Record release, huh, yeah, that's a nifty idea." she replied. She chuckled and looked to her brother. "And so I have one month to get this together, right?" she asked, before looking from him to Adrienne and back. [d]
Alex Vipond: "A month? I gotta keep quiet for a month?" Alex looked between them, as he broke off another piece of the chicken strip and dipped it. At least this time he didn't burn his mouth.
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne bit her bottom lip, looking between them as well. "Or...maybe a couple of weeks?" Her eyes widened as she realized just how short noticed this was. "But I can help!" They weren't about to load it all on Nicole, even if it was her forte!
BoundByDrkness: "Couple weeks... a month... I'm alrigh with either. It's whatever you two decide." And yeah, she was going to need help with this. All to thankful Adrienne's willingness. "I think between myself and Adrienne though, we'll do well to together to have it happened on time. With whatever is decided." she nodded. [d]
Alex Vipond: "Cool. I think the guest list is going to be the hardest part." Mostly because most of their friends had jumped ship, and who knew if or even when they'd be back. Somehow he doubted their return. It wasn't like they'd even bothered to pick up a phone to speak a word, either. "Chez, Griff, Dare, Sasha, Callie, Ki, Seija, Derrick, Styx, TC if he can make it, um...." Alex couldn't think. Half of those people weren't even in town.
Wrinkled Black: "I'll see if Nan and Jasmine can't make it, either." Sadly, Adrienne hadn't made too many friends yet that weren't already friends of Alex's. Any relationships she started to build at Google fell by the wayside, as they'd barely formed to begin with.
Alex Vipond: "Okay, question. Meghan is going to find out, sooner or later...." he looked between his sister and girlfriend and no, he had no clue how to handle that one. The whole thing was new territory for him.
BoundByDrkness: "Well, all we can do is try." she replied and shrugged her shoulder. She listened and nodded as he startd naming off people. Trying and hoping to comit all of this to memory. Cause she didn't have a note pad or anything. [d]
Wrinkled Black: "Do you think she'd want to come?" Adrienne shrugged for her own question. "At the least send her an invitation so she's not out of the loop.." She wouldn't mind if she came, even if it did get a little awkward.
BoundByDrkness: She had went quiet letting Alex bring up a concern of his. She let Adrienne answer first before offering her own reply. "Eh... I really don't know what to say in regards to that. Especially since you had both wanted kids when you were together. And if I remember correctly, had been looking in to options." she frowned. "I don't know what the final decision was between you two but... " she nodded toward Adrienne. "I think at this point, maybe Adrienne is right?" [d]
Alex Vipond: "I don't know. I don't know what the protocol or the etiquette is for these things." Listening to the both of them he nodded. "We had. And some of those methods were pretty damned radical and ... dangerous in point of fact. She didn't want me to risk it." He looked around to make certain Ian was out of ear shot before continuing. Once assured he looked back at Nicole. "The whole reason this even came to be was because of Rissy. The heat she infused me with, the warmth, from her and her blood... Elevated my temperature enough that my sperm matured." He dragged his hand through his hair, a light scratch given the back of his head before he dropped his hand. "I don't want this to be an issue, but if she's not informed, it could be." Kind of a damned if you do and damned if you don't thing.
BoundByDrkness: Nicole listened and mouth was lopsided in thought. Hmmm. Yeah, definitely a sticky position to be in. When he explained that Rissy was the reason for all of this, she blinked, a little confused. "I know Rissy was Fae... and that Fae blood is like, for us... crack cocaine. It's addictive and yeah, makes you feel like you're an Olympic God. But... how was it possible to last the length of time from when she was here until you two.... " she glanced between then. "Ahem.. you know..." and did a little finger gesture of sorts between Alex and Adrienne. One of those la la la moments one had to endure. [d]
Alex Vipond: "It wasn't just her blood..." because face it, blood alone wasn't going to jack up his temp. "We were sleeping together." So yeah, eat, sleep, fuck, and his temp went damned near to normal human levels. "I'm still a little elevated. All I can think is that prolonged exposure, over the years has done something..."
BoundByDrkness: Well, she suspected it wasn't just blood but it still didn't explain how the time laspe between the last time he had beeded Rissy or fed from her, had lasted as long as it did, for Adrienne to end up pregnant. She'd never heard of it but it didn't mean it couldn't exist or wasn't possible. Kind of like one of those first known medical cases of its time, thing. "Well, I think Adrienne is right. All you can do at this point is send her an invite and see what happens. She'll either show or she won't. And I don't think anyone involved here should be offended. Meaning, she should be offended for you wanting to include her with an invite and you guys not be offended if she doesn't show. It's one of those... having to wait and see what happens situations. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Wrinkled Black: "I'm still trying to process it myself." Said with a reassuring smile. It was a miracle, no doubt about it. Adrienne was otherwise quiet as she listened to Nicole, nodding along. "It's definitely worse if she were to find out another way."
Alex Vipond: "And...." he paused, "There really wasn't a great deal of time between Rissy and when Adrienne and I got together." Yes, he'd been out tom catting. Four women in the space of a month. Two of them concurrently. Yeah he was looking up at the ceiling, and around, studying the make up of the room without really seeing it.
BoundByDrkness: Another la la la moment. Can she shake the image from her head please?! She looked to Adrienne and nodded. Agreeing, finding out another way would be really really bad. After hearing her brother, she just stared blankly. "Um.. right well! Party plans in motion." Moving on now! "So I should probably go... maybe start looking for places to host it. Make a list, share with Adrienne and make a choice. Then we'll worry about the theme and decorations and all." [d]
Wrinkled Black: Cough. "Slut." Cough. She was grinning, though, looking sideways at Alex and tossing a wink his way. She then shifted so she could pull her phone out of her pocket. "Nicole, I've got your phone number, but why don't you put your email in?" She brought up her contacts, selected 'Nicole' and handed it over to her. "I saw a couple of ideas on Pinterest that could be fun." Seriously, she needed to get to work and stop wasting her time on Pinterest!
Alex Vipond: Alex smirked at Adrienne. "I admit, I went a little ... crazy for a while." Banged chicks and killed dudes. Not his finest moment. Not the worst by far, but not his finest.
BoundByDrkness: Nicole nodded and smiled and reached over to take the phone from Adrienne. She tapped in her email and saved it before handing it back. "Pinterest... I don't know what pintrest is." Don't shoot her. [d]
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne just laughed, shaking her head. "It's dangerous, is what it is, stay away." She shot off a quick email--the message a simple 'Let the planning commence! ;-)"--so that Nicole would then have her address as well.
BoundByDrkness: She chuckled and nodded and when her phone buzzed, informing her of an incoming email, she read it of course and was grinning and nodding. As for her brother's.... shenanigans? She couldn't say a word because well, no one was perfect. She still loved him. And he was a grown man. His life, his choices. Lets hope that if Nicole ever gets a idea to have her own fun in a similar or in simular ways, he'll be just as accepting of her short comings. [d]
Alex Vipond: "Okay so, now that we have the basis of a plan, let me know if I need to do anything." he nodded. As for anything Nicole may or may not do, so long as she didn't leave a mess, or harm the innocent, it was all good.
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, we will." This wasn't like wedding planning of days gone by where the man sat back and watched while the women freaked out. Fortunately, Alex wasn't really the type to do that anyway. Smiling to Nicole, she leaned in to give her another squeezy hug.
BoundByDrkness: She could be a good girl. Really she could! "Well, I should probably get going then. I'll catch up with you both soon though. But call me if either of you need anything. Okay?" She leaned in giving both Adrienne and her brother a hug. Kiss to the cheeks too. [d]
Alex Vipond: The hug and kiss was returned, a squeeze given Nicole. "be careful." Not just in what she did, but there were idjits out there.
BoundByDrkness: "I will." she assured him. She gave that squeeze back of course and then stepped back from the couple, turning on her heel and giving a wave as she left the pool hall. Into her Burgatti and once the engine was roaring to life, she was gone. [d]