TIFFIN 3

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I thought the song Power by Little Mix was perfect for Kristina's clan. So glad it's growing!!
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With a growl, Ezekiel rushed from the living room, opening the front door. All he emitted was a confused groan as he stepped back. 

At first, I saw a man I recognized very well- minus the red speedo he'd adorned at the strip club.

Raybans.

He wore his signature glasses, along with his designer skater clothes. Amidst entering, he rushed towards Rose, kissing her forehead like some long-lost lover.

Behind him followed another man I'd never met. He was extremely good-looking, with a chiseled face that must have been fit for the gods and a bundle of wavy brown hair. If I didn't know any better, I would have guessed he was a movie star.

I was taken aback when the super-man look-alike took Brendan's face in his hands, kissing him on the mouth.

Jesus. I never knew about any of this!

"Are you okay?" Raybans demanded, surveying Rose's face some more. "You're not hurt, are you?"

She laughed.

"It's not me that's in danger. I'm okay."

"I told you to check in with me," Brendan's beau stated gruffly.

Brendan giggled, fussing with his purple scarf.

"I know, baby. I just needed to see my friend. She's expecting by the way."

With all the conversation going on, I felt overwhelmed. I stomped my foot.

"Excuse me? I'm so lost!"

It grew silent until Rose broke the ice.

"I'm sorry, Kristina. I meant to tell you this, but you've been off the radar. Raybans and I have decided to work things out."

Raybans raised a brow, mystified.

"Raybans?"

Rose snorted.

"I'm sorry honey," She turned to look at me again, "His real name is Harold. He doesn't like many to know that, so consider yourself lucky."

I nearly chuckled as I stared at him. He definitely did not look like a Harold. No wonder he was embarrassed by it. Clearly, Rose didn't give two shits.

After another moment of awkward silence, Brendan spoke up as well.

"This is my boyfriend, Darrien. I met him at the strip club Harold works at. They're good friends-"

I couldn't help but groan. I knew it. I fucking knew it.

Only Brendan could find a man at a strip club. 

Now that I looked at Darrien, really looked at him, he appeared a few years older. Damn.

"Clearly there's a lot I missed," I said.

Not being able to take much more, Ezekiel cleared his throat.

"As I can see, you have mentioned the present problem with your men, so I suppose I should catch them up on the plan with the swat captain."

"Swat captain?" Harold demanded.

E groaned.

"Yes. To make it short, my girl Kylie who has been taken is someone I care for deeply. My family has connections and we are having the swat team perform a sting on the warehouse she's being held at. Your, um, significant others want to come to visit the swat headquarters. But if you object-"

"Not this shit again!" I screamed. "Either you take us all to meet the team or it doesn't happen at all!"

After a moment, I was glad to see that Darrien didn't have any objections to the plan.

"Alright. When do we meet with this captain?"

E grinned.

"In a few days. In the meantime, Shall I run to the market to fetch some spare ribs?"

I nodded enthusiastically. Yes. That sounded wonderful. 

Thank you all for reading!

I'm so excited to reveal the gender of Kristina's baby!

Also, who's ready for Hero to come back???!