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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:54 am
 Parker Loupohl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦" Wh-what?" He shook his head vigorously, forcing his shyness to take the backseat as he spilled the beans about what really happened after the date. " I thought you surely wouldn't want to see me again. I mean, I lit a guy on fire. I figured you thought I was the worst dork ever made." He rubbed the back of his neck, looking away. " I just... I guess I didn't think I was worthy of you after I ruined our first date." Ellery waved a hand dismissively. " Don't be. I promise, I won't get totally involved in her relationships But I might need you to distract me from time to time. You up to the task?" he challenged. " What, another? Aren't you tired of losing?" he asked, although by now, they were probably neck and neck. Still, he ordered more shots and grabbed Cecil's discarded shot, tossing it back. " I'm down three. You need two more to catch up." Sawyer blinked as the two started a drinking contest, then shook his head before looking back to Cecil. " Me too. But you don't have to stay sober tonight for me. It's Parker's wedding, Cecil. Get trashed. I'll carry you home after." Parker scratched the back of his neck. " You know I can't drink," he reminded, although that scotch on the top shelf looked really good. Fortunatelyl someone came up to set him to rights. " I'll tell your dad if you start," warned a man with a camera, grinning as he approached the newlyweds. He patted Parker on the back, then gestured to Aysun. " You better take care of my nephew here, got it kid? Or I'll have to come and set you to rights." ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:21 am
Aysun Court׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×Charlotte took a moment to think of the correct response. " It certainly wasn't the best date I'd ever been on," she agreed. " Even if the waiter had never caught on fire I believe you would have found another way to make a mistake, from how nervous you are. Still, it wasn't the worst date ever." She closed her eyes, unable to believe what she was about to say. " If you'd like, why don't we retry that first date?" " Oh?" Fredrich mused with a quirked eyebrow and a hidden smirk. " And what would that entail?" " You can't cheat like that," the Sin hissed. Deciding to get Leon back, a purple snake coiled around his neck like a tie, numbing his mouth. " There we are. No drinking until I get ahead by five," Nikolai grinned deviously as the bartender gave him his shots. " Are you sure?" Cecil asked. He didn't feel like it was fair, but... Well, the couple behind him was making alcohol look really good. " Ah, that's right," Aysun murmured sheepishly while scratching his cheek. You'd think he'd remember something important like that, but the rush of the wedding scattered his thoughts. " Alright then! I won't drink either!" he declared before spotting the man that approached them. Aysun blinked then smiled. " Nephew? You're Parker's uncle?" ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:36 am
Parker Loupohl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ It was as if the gods themselves were smiling upon Ray. He almost couldn't speak, almost threw up all over the woman, but swallowed both his excitement and his vomit and tried to act cool. He wanted to say it sounded nice to him, but unfortunately, he just wasn't cool enough to say it without being a complete and utter dork. "Absoflutely!" he replied, immediately hating himself as his smile fell and his hand covered his face.
Did... Did he really just say absoflutely? Oh God, this was a nightmare.
"Feel free to use your imagination, darling," answered Ellery, his hand slowly sliding down to Fredrich's behind and sneakily pinching it. "Oh, and when we get home, get that pair of handcuffs out of your desk and bring them to our room." He winked, then stepped away to greet Lock as he walked in.
Leon grunted as his mouth was numbed, immediately glaring at his husband. "Cheat!" he tried to say, although it was rather mumbled. However, he knew Nikolai knew what he meant to say.
"Yeah," said Sawyer, ordering a shot for Cecil. "Besides, I like it when you get drunk. You get really clingy and cute," he laughed, setting a hand on Cecil's thigh.
The man nodded with a wide grin that matched his big brother's. "Unfortunately," he teased, punching his nephew's shoulder. "Who woulda thought my sweet little Parker would get married before me?"
"Not for lack of trying, Uncle," he reminded, making the man wince. "Aysun, this is my uncle, Rory Loupohl. He's the guy that's been photographing our wedding."
"I passed up a shoot in Athens for this, so you better be grateful," he said, ruffling Parker's hair. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:51 am
Aysun Court׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×Charlotte looked at Ray while ignoring Reggie's laughter behind them. Had she been a less stoic person she would have smiled at that excited smile and those bright red cheeks. Instead, she held a gloved hand out to him. " Would you like to dance?" she asked. Nikolai merely grinned. He cupped a hand around one ear and leaned towards his husband. " What was that, darling? Terribly sorry, I can't seem to hear you." After enjoying a mocking laugh, he down five shots back to back then released the snake's grip. " There... That leaves me with three ahead," he said, his speech starting to slur. The cop smiled despite his blush. " I'll just have one drink. I won't get drunk," he promised while ordering the first thing he found on the menu. Now that Aysun thought about it, Rory did look a lot like Sawyer, only less intimidating and more smiles. " It's nice to meet you," he greeted. ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:59 am
Parker Loupohl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Feeling like Cinderella at a ball, Ray eagerly placed his hand in Charlotte's and nodded. "Yes!" He wasn't really that good of a dancer, but Charlotte was asking him. He couldn't say no to the girl of his dreams.
Clenching his fists, Leon shook his head in warning at the Sin once he was released. "Fine. You wanna play?" He turned to the bartender, grabbing a big glass and ordering four shots inside the glass. Once it was full, he downed the whole glass, all shots co-mingling inside, then slammed down the glass and turned to laugh at Nikolai. "Now I'm ahead!" he mocked.
"As long as you don't try to kill yourself like those two are, drink as much as you want," encouraged Sawyer, ordering himself a soda.
"You too, cutie," he said, leaning back to snap a photo of the newly married couple. "How's it feel being married?" he asked.
Parker didn't have to even think about his answer. "Like a dream come true," he said, turning to Aysun to kiss him. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 3:11 am
Aysun Court׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×Curling her slender fingers around Ray's, Charlotte lead him to the dance floor, where few couples danced. She set her hands on his shoulders and looked at him once they began to sway slowly. " You've been enthusiastic lately," she said. Reggie smiled at Ray. The guy was a major dork, but he had to give him credit, he did score a date with a hot chick. Suddenly, his warning senses went off and he turned to find his parents starting another drinking contest. " Not again," he groaned as he made his way over to them. He needed to stop them before they both ruined their livers! Nikolai winced as he watched Leon guzzle alcohol like it was water. Gritting his teeth, he ordered two of Leon's previous order. One glass in each hand, he leaned back and gulped down the alcohol, ignoring the burn down his throat and the knot forming in his stomach. Hunching back over the counter, Nikolai wiped away stray drops from his chin and forced his purple snakes to bite him so he would be too numb to be nauseous. " You'll... You'll not win," he hissed at Leon, his Russian accent beginning to surface. " I don't think I could, even if I wanted to," Cecil laughed lightly while sipping on his drink. Ah, it tasted even better than he thought! Aysun was about to answer when he saw Parker out of the corner of his eye. Smiling despite his faint blush, he met him halfway and kissed him. No matter how many times they kissed, he'd always see those fireworks. " I couldn't have said it any better," he grinned against his husband's lips. ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 3:19 am
Parker Loupohl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ "Lately?" he snorted, immediately hating himself for sounding like a huge dork again. Ray tried to find his inner Reggie, but couldn't summon enough coolness to stop himself from saying something he'd been told never to. "This is a dream come true for me. I've had a crush on you since I was six years old," he revealed, blushing brightly and looking away.
Unlike Nikolai, Leon couldn't cheat with snakes. Instead, he had to use skill alone. Ordering a whole line of the tequila glasses, he grabbed two and grinned cheekily. "Watch me, my love," he replied in Russian before drinking the alcohol, ignoring the burn and focusing only on winning.
"You know, I remember the first time we all went out drinking. Do you remember who carried who home?" he asked, certain that Cecil's frame was too light to carry Leon.
Rory wiped away an imaginary tear. "You guys are making me wish for love," he fake-whimpered before taking another picture. "Although it would be rather hard to find love what with me travelling all over everywhere."
"Maybe Mr. Waltz has a brother?" he tried to suggest. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 5:08 pm
Aysun Court׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×She couldn't help herself, she smirked at the confession. She moved her hand to gently grab Ray's cheek and turn his face to face hers. " I've never interacted with you for more than ten years. How could you have gotten a crush?" Nikolai snarled at Leon and tried to swat at him, only to pick the wrong copy in his vision. He ordered a round of shots, but as the nervous bartender readied the cups, Nikolai reached over and swiped the entire bottle. He tilted his head back and guzzled down the bottle, leaning away so Leon couldn't take it from him. " Stop it!" Reggie scolded his parents. " You're both going to get alcohol poisoning at your own son's wedding!" " I'll tell you when I've had enough!" Nikolai yelled in Russian. " I pretty much did most of it," Cecil said while stirring the ice around his drink. " You helped with Leon until he made fun of you for losing your drinking competition, then I had to keep you two from strangling each other." " He doesn't," Aysun answered almost too quickly. He looked at Parker and smiled bashfully. " What? It was before we dated and, I mean, have you seen Mr. Waltz? He's gorgeous! They both are!" ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:21 pm
Parker Loupohl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ His blush deepened as she touched him, his cheek feeling the warmth even through her gloves. No matter how many times he heard people refer to Charlotte as a cold beauty, he would fight to the death about how warm she really was. "W-well, right around when I got adopted, you and Parker came to pick up Aysun and take him to the park. You were the prettiest person I'd ever seen in my whole life." His shoulders hunched a little as he grew ever more bashful. "You still are."
"Aysun will understand!" he insisted, before lookign over to his son and son-in-law. He paused, looking down at the alcohol they'd already ingested, then sighed as he set down his bottle. "Not at Aysun's wedding," he said, nodding to Reggie.
Sawyer scoffed. "I didn't lose. I forfeit the competition so that I wouldn't be too drunk to have my way with you when we got home!" he insisted.
The lawyer raised an eyebrow his his new husband, then laughed and set a hand on the small of his back. "I guess you're right. I had a crush on Mr. Waltz before I realized he was a man," he confessed, referring to the shorter Waltz who stood at the bar, giggling as the bartender flirted with him. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:37 pm
Aysun Court׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×Charlotte smiled lightly. She had had plenty of people talk to her like this, but with Ray it was different. Usually when people talked to her like this they were confident that it would have some effect on her. With him she could hear the authenticity in his voice, the fear of rejection and glinting hope at the same time. She wondered if this was how her father felt with her mother. " Are you saying you give up?" Nikolai snickered in Russian to his husband, clearly already taken by the alcohol. He was tugging at his shirt to release the heat that had suddenly hit him, and a crimson blush covered his face. " Come on, it's Leon we're talking about," Cecil deadpanned. " He wouldn't give up until he wins!" He pointed a thumb behind him to the couple for emphasis. Aysun laughed. He couldn't blame Parker. There were times that he would've considered being a top for Mr. Waltz. Looking over, Aysun sighed as he saw his parents with a clutter of empty shot glasses scattered around them. " Well you did say there wasn't enough drinking," he muttered to Parker. ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:46 pm
Parker Loupohl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Suddenly realizing how girly he sounded, the young man cleared his throat and tried to think of what Reggie would say in this situation. He couldn't think of a single thing. "I don't really know how to flirt with you," he admitted. "Or with anyone. Reggie's better with girls than I am."
"I'm saying I'm the better parent," he replied, crossing his legs and leaning back on the bar. Turning to Reggie, he was about to speak when he noticed Ray and Charlotte dancing. He blinked twice, then pointed. "Wh-what's happening over there?" he asked.
To this, Sawyer had to nod and agree. "I don't know, though. I think he just gave up." Sawyer watched the couple for a minute, then leaned closer to Cecil. "The next wedding we go to, let's not allow them near the bar."
"I said drinking, not bingeing," he replied, setting a hand on his hip and shaking his head disdainfully. "I swear. Should we take them to the back to sober up a little?" he asked
Rory intervened. "No need. Big Bro's getting ready to kick a-s if they don't start behaving." He gestured to his brother, who was already taking off his suit jacket and rolling up his sleeves. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:18 pm
Aysun Court׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×" I didn't ask Reggie for a dance, I asked you," Charlotte reminded. " I've never been one for flirting. It's irritating to listen to. Just be yourself. I like it so far." Even if she felt like she was smiling, her face was still a stoic mask. While Nikolai both cussed out and flirted with Leon in Russian, Reggie looked over his shoulder to his brother. " Oh, Ray got asked to dance with Charlotte, the Waltzs' daughter," he explained then looked back at Leon, grinning. " She even asked him on a date, believe it or not." " Well I don't know, I think they're pretty fun!" Cecil giggled as he spun around in his seat to face the lawyer, three empty glasses beside him. He couldn't taste the alcohol in the drinks he got, so he just kept downing them! When Sawyer removed his suit jacket, Cecil beamed and leaned over to hug him. " Ohhh, you look ssso cool!" he hiccuped and nuzzled him. " Yeah. Besides, Reggie's there to look after them," Aysun assured. ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:38 pm
Parker Loupohl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ "Even though myself happens to be a huge dork?" he asked, smiling enough for the both of them. He knew that even if her outside wasn't smiling, her inside was, and that was all that mattered.
The father was shocked. "What, really? Our little Ray with a Waltz? They'll eat him alive." He looked back to Reggie. "You aren't gonna let him do this, are you? I mean, she's so far out of his league, he's gonna get his heart broken."
So this was what it was like, dating an alcoholic. He laughed, holding Cecil up and rubbing his back. "Okay, maybe you've had enough to drink," he chuckled.
"Yeah, look how well that's going," he pointed out, hand on his hip. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:47 pm
Aysun Court׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×" I'd rather have the company of a dork than someone that uses pickup lines they found on the internet," she answered. Reggie held his hands up. " Don't look at me. She was the one that asked him out!" Nikolai got up from his seat and swayed a little before swinging an arm around Leon, mostly to keep himself up. " How'd ya drink more'n me 'n still not be drunk?" he grumbled in Russian while leaning against the man. " Noooo!" the officer whined, wrapping his arms around Sawyer's neck and cuddling up next to him. " Hey, my parents aren't the only ones, you know," Aysun smirked and pointed to Cecil. ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ☂ ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º× ׺°”˜`”°º×
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:02 pm
Parker Loupohl ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Ray grew quiet, the smile on his face enough to say how happy he was. It was like angels were singing and doves were chirping. Nothing could ever make this moment end, or make it anything more than wonderful.
Except the napkin that fall out of his back pocket with loopy handwriting that was addressed to Charlotte.
"Hm." He shook his head, then caught Nikolai with an arm. "Fast healing, remember?" he asked, then sat Nikolai down and looked around. "Where's Ezekiel when I need him?"
He laughed, holding on to the police chief and keeping him close. "I love you, lush~" he murmured into Cecil's ear.
"One out of two is better than both," he replied, then reached to pinch Aysun's behind. "Come on, let's go have our first dance, then make Charlotte tell everyone in here about how she knew we'd end up together from the very beginning." ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
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