The Vigilante Damsel in Distress

Chapter 24

A/N: This song is pretty fitting.  Like Goodbye Earl there's some vigilante action going on.  I only knew the original version so it's my first time listening to this duet version with Pat Benetar.

My sister was one her way with her girlfriend.  I was finally going to see her again and she'd meet her little brother/nephew.  She was aware that Bjorn sees me as his mother so he'd meet her as his aunt.  My Uncle Jesper was also arriving tonight to spend the holidays with us all.  I strapped Bjorn into his baby seat before getting into the driver's seat to leave for the airport.  I was picking up my sister and her girlfriend alone.  My men wanted to let me have the reunion uninterrupted.  I drove to the airport and parked.  I took a deep breath and just sat clenching my steering wheel.

"Mum's ok?" Bjorn asked from the backseat.

I took a relaxing breath and released my clenched hands from the steering wheel.

"Yes my mini Viking.  I'm fine." I said with a smile as I got out.

I went around the car and got Bjorn out and carried him into the airport to wait for my sister.  After fifteen minutes a crowd came out of the gate and I spotted a beautiful brunette walking towards me.  She looked like her mom before she turned into a monster.  Then I saw the cute pixie next to her.  Not a pixie from height as she was definitely taller than me and was more an average height but pixie from her pixie hair cut with green dyed into it.  I smiled warmly at them both as they came up to me.

"Bjorn this is my sister and her GF which makes them your aunts.  This is your Aunt Marie and Aunt Karen.  Marie and Karen this is Bjorn." I said.

Bjorn reached out to Marie and made grabby hands and her eyes widened as they met mine.  

"He wants you to hold him." I said with a proud smile as I handed him to Marie.

"Karen this is my little sister that I've told you about, Sangrida." Marie said as she took Bjorn from me.

"It's so nice to meet you.  Marie told me so much about you and you're so brave." Karen said as she pulled me into a hug.

"She's brave too.  I was told what you did in order to protect me Marie.  Thank you." I said.

"It was all I could do Sang because she would have killed you sooner or later." Marie said.

"Was she a Twex?" Bjorn asked as he followed he conversation as best he could.

"Yes she was but Northy Poo has already slayed her." I said and Bjorn nodded his acceptance.

We talked in the car as I drove us to our grandparents.

"I can't believe we have family that we never knew about." Marie said as I pulled up.

Once we were safely with in the gated property I put Bjorn down who immediately took off running for the porch shouting for his gwammy and gwampa.  I smiled at his pronunciations.

"I love him already." Marie said as she was also smiling.

We walked in to see Bjorn had already gotten into the Danish butter cookies Elsa had made.

I introduced Marie to her Aunt Elsa and Uncle James and finally to her grandmother Freja also with her Aunt's father Peder.  I played with Bjorn while Marie got to know her family with Karen.  They were showed their separate parents as just like Owen and I they weren't going to let them have the same room until married.  After an hour of talking my grandfather James left to pick up his son from the airport.  Everyone else arrived while we were waiting for James and Jesper.  I introduced my sister and Karen to my guys, Dana, Ian, Daniel, Kevin and his wife.  Finally James arrived back with Jesper.

"Marie this is your cousin, Jesper.  Jesper this is your cousin Marie." Elsa introduced the two.

We then sat down to dinner together.  My grandparents had put together a traditional Danish feast so we could learn our heritage. 

"So Marie you graduate this summer, correct?" Jesper asked.

"Yes.  I'm so ready.  I can't wait." Marie said.

"What are you plans?" Jesper asked.

"Ah well.  Actually I've already been job hunting for jobs here in my field and I've accepted.  I'll be able to help Sang with her Vigilante work.  I've been going to school for a degree in education and I've accepted a teaching position at De Le Salle High School.  Teaching is my passion but it'll help me spot kids who might need Sang's help." Marie said.

"Oh Marie, I can't wait to have you around!" I said excitedly.

"You can help us out with our Bed and Breakfast during the summer when don't have school hours to help your income." James offered.

"I'd love that.  Thank you." Marie said.

"How about yourself Karen?" Jesper asked.

"I'm studying marketing and advertising.  So that's what I'll have my degree in this summer.  I don't have a job lined up yet so I'll take the available service industry jobs until I find one.  I love creating though so I look forward to getting into the advertising field." Karen said.

"Bring me your portfolio this summer and if I like your work and ideas you'll have a job.  We have an interior decorating business that goes back many generations in Denmark.  When our grandparents Jesper and Freja moved here they started a branch of the company out here so we get genuine Danish custom made furniture pieces and rugs and such.  So make an advertisement for our company and if I like it and your portfolio you might just have a job." Jesper said with a smile.

"You have yourself a deal." Karen said with a decisive nod.

"And darling if he likes your work I'll trust his judgement and let you advertise our Bed and Breakfast business." Elsa said happily.

After dinner we began laughing and talking with Christmas music playing as we decorated together as a big family.  Corey put me in Raven's shoulders who then stepped up on a step stool so I could put the star on top of the Christmas tree.  We stepped back and everyone began clapping at the finished work we created together.  Bjorn was already passed out on the sofa.

"He can stay in his room here." Elsa said softly when she spotted him as well.

"I'd like that as well." Marie said.

Sean who was the first to become his father gently picked Bjorn up and carried him up to the room dedicated to him.  We began cleaning up after decorating then everyone who wasn't staying at my grandparent's place began leaving.  Victor came with me as he planned on staying the night with me.

"How have your Danish language lessons coming?" Victor asked referencing Freja teaching me her first language since they'd all moved here.

"Good.  I can now mostly follow along when they all speak it but I can't speak it yet." I said.

I was determined to know it and have another language under my belt.  We got home and showered together before going to bed where we fell asleep in each other's arms. 

A/N: If the family connections are confusing you...you aren't alone.  What a messy family tree.  😂🤦‍♀️

I'm going to eat something and then start Original Sang next then my True Blood fanfic and then I'll be done for the day/night.