Not So Innocent

Chapter 20

EPILOGUE

"Come're you little monsters!"

Stark yells at our two little four year old twins.

The troublesome redhead duo shrieks and laughs, almost getting caught by

their father.

My husband growls lightly as they get away and continue running up the

driveway to my parents house.

"The hats aren't that bad," he exclaims holding up the caps with his favorite

football team logo on it.

"You know they wouldn't wear it. They like Kain and Kalona's team way

better."

Stark scowls.

"Only because their the favorite uncle's, but I'm their dad! They're supposed to

advertise my team!"

What is it with men and pushing their team opinions on other people. The

Basilisks are undefeated six seasons in a row.

As the kids reach the top of the porch steps, the front door flies open and my

dads embrace their grandchildren.

"Pete! Polly! Look how much you've grown!"

I roll my eyes knowing they saw the kids last week, not to mention every week

since they were born.

"And there's my beautiful daughter," daddy Kai holds his arms open for me.

"Hey Daddy."

I give a hug to my other dad too before walking inside to greet my brothers.

After distributing kisses to everyone's cheek, I begin to hug those that my

brothers either married or have dated in the past four years.

Grey, Arobynn, Jonah, James, and Ragnar have all gotten married. Jonah has

two sons, both five and a half years old and Grey's wife has a girl on the

way. Kalona and Aedion brought their girlfriends, but Gio, Kain, and Rowan

remain single.

Maybe I should set them up with some friends.

Pushing the thoughts aside, I give my two nephews a kiss on the forehead

and they run off to play with Polly and Pete.

"No more green slime!" Jonah calls after the boys who are bad influences on

my kids.

I shiver thinking about the green goo the boys filled a balloon with. They stuck

it up the rear end of our chicken at dinner so as soon as Daddy Jack stuck the

knife in... Well you can imagine.

My hair was green for two days after that.

As usual, we all sit in the living room and chime in on how the businesses are

doing, the kids, and we tease the single boys about finding girlfriends, to

which they both cringe.

"Or... I could not spend my money on a greedy gold digger only to dump her

annoying ass in a month," Gio growls.

Some laugh and others nod, but the girlfriends of Kalona and Aedion look

scared and alarmed.

I grin realizing they've just been outed. So, they want money? So, they want to

waste my brothers time? Jokes on them. My brothers are the least romantic

people on the planet and they wouldn't even bother buying a girlfriend gifts,

even if it was her birthday. They're the ones wasting their time.

The evening is going well, but we decide to put off the family football game

until after dinner. Thank God it can be recorded.

Right on time at six sharp as always, I hear the call.

"Boys! Dinner is ready!"

All the boys race to the kitchen, leaving the wives, girlfriends, and myself

behind. The new girlfriends give each other alarmed looks and I giggle with

my brother’s wives. We all get up to move to the kitchen, sitting at the huge

dinner table that has since my childhood, expanded enough to fit thirty

people.

Sitting down we all look around until my mother asks, "Where are the

children?"

Nobody gets the chance to go look for them because a moment later, the

entire room is encased and everyone in it is covered with...is that...Yep.

Slime. At least this time it's purple.

"KIDS!!!"