The Tiberius J. Swann Education Facility

Who: Godric and Blake
What: Spending time together
Where: The BGH
When: Evening
Rating: TBD

First there had been dinner, then there had been shopping and by the time all was said and done, Godric was tired but satisfied. The house wasn't ready for a boatload of children just yet, but if they showed up tonight they could make do. It was a solid start. Tomorrow they could stock up on groceries, canned noodles and sauce and ravioli and boxes of macaroni and cheese, various nonparishables that children enjoyed. But for tonight, they could finally just sit down and relax. Everything had been brought upstairs and was organized (sort of) in the room and maybe later on in the night Godric would build the bookshelves and tables that were planned for the older child room.

For now, though, he could sit next to Blake on the sofa and let the demon choose whatever channel they were to watch, and be content with an arm around his shoulders. Blake had been extremely helpful tonight, animated and smiling and checking off his list with excited fervor. It was pretty cute to witness how happy he was about the prospect of children. "So," Godric said after a moment of channel flipping, "is this what you imagined when you said you wanted a house full of children someday?"

Who: Nox and Ana
When: Wednesday night
Where: her apartment
What: drinking!

Ana seemed to be down on herself and a little lost. She'd been keeping people at bay for so long, that it was difficult to cope with how close some of them had become recently. She wasn't ready to lose someone else she cared about, but it was a risk that was impossible to avoid. She needed to let go of those fears and simply enjoy the present. That's what Nox was trying to do. He knew he wouldn't have an eternity with Belle, but there would hopefully be many more happy years, and he planned to enjoy them all. Ana would have to learn to do the same thing. If her heart belonged to Adam, then so be it. It wasn't designed to last, but it was good right now, and that was what she needed to focus on.

But she could think about all that later. Right now, he was happy to provide a distraction. He understood what it was like. Nox couldn't say that he'd never turned to alcohol as an escape from reality. And human liquor just didn't do the trick. Ana was sure to appreciate the Hell liquor he had left over from the wedding. His father had brought several bottles. A few vanished with Hesper, but Nox kept some for himself. He carried one over to Ana's building and knocked lightly on her door.

Who: Billy and Keely
What: Trying to soothe the fury of Keely
Where: Billy's apartment
When: Night
Rating: PG 13


Billy was pacing back and forth in his apartment, wringing his hands and trying to smooth down his hair. He was nervous. Poor Keely was so unhappy, and she was angry, and Billy knew Keely was scary when she was mad. And he felt horribly guilty because Declan thought that he and Keely were messing around, which of course they weren't. But Billy liked Keely. A lot. A whole lot. And now he was wondering if it was obvious, and Declan could tell and that was why he was jealous. But Keely would never cheat on Dec, of that Billy was certain. She loved him too much. She talked about him all the time, and how she never really got to see him, and how she missed him, and things they did as children. His two good friends were fighting now and that made him feel bad, and he just so happened to be falling for one of them and that made it worse.

When the knock finally came on the door, Billy almost jumped out of his skin, smoothing his hair down one last time before taking a deep breath and opening the door. God, Keely looked so sad. She didn't even have to say anything and Billy could tell how unhappy she was. "Come on in," he said quietly, trying to smile for her.