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Who: Kat, Aoife, and Victor
What: Devils man :|
Where: Victor and Kat's Place
When: Sunday
Warnings: Talk about burns and Lucifer, TBD

Knowing that Victor needed a hand was hardly a problem. She could only imagine what he'd been through, so she'd stayed with him. That and she worried for him. But Aoife had said she'd drop by, and it would be nice to see her cousin. Especially now she was worried about her grandfather too. She'd decided not to share it with her sisters or mother until he did, because she didn't want them to worry either.

She was idly poking at some cereal when she heard the bell, and opened the door. She smiled to Aoife and tugged Ace back. "Hey you. Come on in. Thanks for stopping by."

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"Hey," Aoife answered, worried about her cousin and friend. She bent to pet Ace and then straightened up to pull Kat into a hug. "Jesus, you okay?"

She really appreciated the hug and closed her eyes while she was held. "No. It got worse. Apparently my grandfather's gotten mixed up in all this. He's going to go to them." With a shaky sigh she drew back. "I'm stuck in between panic and more panic. And worry. And then worry about the baby, and I would just very much like a break."

"Fucking hell," Aoife breathed. "I'm sorry. But look, okay, this is what we're going to do. We're going to go sit and breathe okay? And I can make you some herbal tea?" She knew if Kat was pregnant she couldn't have caffeine, but that probably wouldn't help at the moment anyway.

"And since Vic's injured, I can make you both something to eat." Aoife was an amazing cook and she loved to feed people.

She smiled gratefully at her cousin. "Thank you Aoife. I haven't told mom or mys sisters yet. About anything. Everything's all sorts of fucked up." She motioned Aoife inside and into the kitchen. "Food would be nice. I've been poking at cereal for a few hours. I know I need to eat."

"Yeah, everything is kind of fucked up, but look...for now we can focus on the good things and the things we can make better. Victor is okay and we're going to keep you calm because you're going to give me a new little cousin!" Aoife was really excited about that.

She chuckled, "I've been trying. Speaking of, I'll go collect him. Make yourself at home." She went into the bedroom and poked her head in and smiled. "Hey. Aoife's here if you want to come say hi"

When Kat left, Aoife turned her attention to the kitchen, trying to find the right thing to make for them.

Victor had been lying in bed, racked with memories of nightmares which all seemed to end in him burning to death. He was glad to be home though and he gave Kat a wavery smile. He felt so guilty for getting her grandfather involved in all of this. He hadn't meant to. "Of course I'd like to see her."

He dragged himself out of bed, wincing as his burned skin protested the movement. Before he headed out of the bedroom though, he went to kiss Kat's hair. "Love you."

"Love you too," she gave him a worried look. Facing your worst fear and then living through it had to be terrible. She worried. "Vic, do you need to see someone?" She glanced back to where Aoife was before looking back at him. "I'm here for you but I don't always know what to say or do. I'm worried."

"I think I do," he said honestly. He was no stranger to therapy, and after his wife had died, he had taken anti-depressants to keep him from getting too bogged down in the horror of it all. If things continued on like they were now, he might go back to that. He had a child on the way, he couldn't lose himself to this. "I'll look into it when the burns heal a little, okay?" he assured her.

"Okay." She reached up and gently kissed him. She smiled to him then, "and don't feel bad." With a sigh she went to take his hand before walking back into the kitchen and gave her cousin a smile.

"Victor!" Aoife abandoned her ingredient gathering to go hug (gently) her friend. "Oh, darling."

Victor lowered his face into her hair and he rested there for a moment, letting Aoife's calming aura surround him. Then he backed away and raised his eyebrows. "What are you up to?"

"I'm making you some food, don't you dare argue with me or I'll get shrill!" Aoife cautioned and Victor chuckled.

"I wouldn't dare."

"Go sit, you were just in hospital you ridiculous man. You want herbal tea too? Any kind you want in particular, Kat?"

She'd found her seat on one of the counter chairs again and sat down as the two greeted each other. "Just plain for me or I'll have a revolt on my ass." She rolled her eyes before smiling. "It blows I can't have anymore caffeine. I really miss coffee. So what are you making?"

"Honey mustard chicken and rice," Aoife answered, rounding the counter to switch the kettle on. Victor seated himself next to his girlfriend and he gave Aoife an amused look.

"You've been here all of ten minutes."

Aoife beamed at both of them. "I know, right!? But I'm helpful and awesome so be thankful. We're going to stay calm because it's better for babies!"

It sure sounded tasty, "sounds pretty tasty. Thanks Aoife." She chuckled to Aoife's cheer and comment. "Is this the monthly meeting of fuss over Kat meeting? Tiny alien was fine after I decided to jump off a steep cliff so we should be alright."

"It's the monthly 'Aoife is really quite motherly and yet not the one having the baby' meeting," she winked at them. "And oooh, was cliff-diving creepy?"

She chuckled to that, "I can use some motherly Aoife." She nodded, "yeah. Only did it once but now I can say I have. Jamie was the thrill seeker there."

Aoife finished up the teas for Victor and Kat and she carried them over to her friends. "Mint and lavender tea for you, Victor. It's calming."

Victor chuckled, "calming is definitely what I need. Never thought I would be face to face with Lucifer before. Twice."

"That is pretty fucked up. Not fun like flinging yourself off a cliff." Aoife went back to cook up the chicken. "I met this girl named Adelaide the other day and she does all these extreme sports and now I want to go hang-gliding. Though it could be because she's really damn hot."

She nodded and took her tea, letting it cool for a moment. "It is very much fucked up." she also felt like it was her fault, even though she knew it wasn't.

She grinned at Aoife's comment, "trying to impress someone by trying to fly. That's definitely something. So besides being really hot and liking extreme sports is she nice?"

Victor reached over and he rubbed Kat's back fondly.

"She is so nice. And she knew my mother was Aphrodite because we kinda met through her because she's one of those Upper East Side rich families. Like totally Gossip Girl. Anyway, turns out she's Europa's daughter. We're seriously everywhere. And oh goodddddd she looks good in these scoop neck gowns she gets around in when not flinging herself off mountains."

She raised her eyebrow to Aoife's gushing and smiled at Victor. "Someone has a crush. And yes I agree. Apparently Greek people still go around pretending to be rabbits." She smirked, "Says she, while pregnant."

Aoife burst out laughing as she browned the chicken. "Not me man, though you know...mostly with women which makes it hard to make the babies."

"I would think so," Victor agreed. "So are things looking good with this daredevil girl?"

"Oh she's probably straight, but I am content to watch from afar. Or from behind while hang gliding."

To that, Victor laughed so loudly it echoed off the walls.

It was good to hear Victor laugh, so she grinned as well. "Well her loss if she is straight. You're awesome. You deserve all the daredevil ladies."

Aoife stuck her tongue out cutely and then she grinned and wrinkled up her nose. "I am pretty awesome," she agreed before dousing the chicken with the honey mustard sauce she had mixed up. "Did you take hundreds of photos in Greece?"

She nodded, "I did indeed. They're on my computer if you'd like to look because pffft at getting them developed right?" The lunch was starting to smell really good and she realized she was more hungry then she'd thought.

Aoife poked at the rice in the pot and then smiled at Kat. "Definitely I'll look at them later. I want to go on a vacation. Maybe back to Ireland to visit the family. Since Dad died it might be nice to see them."

"Oh sounds like a good plan," she offered her friend a smile, "and I've always wanted to see Ireland. I hear it's gorgeous. If you do go, take pictures."

"Always! I could show you my photos from when I used to live there too, but they're mostly selfies because I'm hot," she said with a wink. The food was finished and so she dished it up for them. "Here we go!"

She laughed to that, "That you are. I'd still love to see them." Gratefully she took the plate. "Thank you so very much Aoife. You didn't have to do this. But it is delicious."

"Pfft, this is what I am awesome at," she said, stealing a seat and tucking in herself. "Oh fuck I'm good!"

Victor laughed and he nodded, "you rather are."

"Now for focusing on good things. Have you even thought about names? What about Faloolah!? Oh oh! Caoilfhionn! I mean, it's pronounced 'keelin' but you should see how it's spelled. No teacher would ever know how to say it. Ah, Irish names."

"Yes, you very much are. We should keep her," she offered to Victor. "I'm sure Ace won't mind."

She chuckled and shook her head, "poor teachers but yes we have. We're going to name the baby after Victor's folks so we'll have a name once tiny alien decides on a gender. Well genetics do anyway But thank you for the suggestions."

Aoife snickered at the idea. "I'll just live in the pantry."

"Awww, that's awesome! I like the idea of venerating parents. And to be fair, my suggestions weren't real suggestions," she said with a wink. "I was going to go on to Syder or Spruce. Willhimain!"

Victor raised his eyebrows at her. "Are you just making these up?"

"I am," she admitted.

"Would we have a pantry left?" She offered with a smirk. "See I figured it was something like that but I didn't want to sound silly."

"Probably not, I'd fill it with like...Moroccan spices and stuff. God I love Moroccan. Then Victor and I could fight over the kitchen."

"It would be a vicious battle. With whisks," he said with a nod.

She chuckled, "I see no bad side to this, considering I would devour the delicious results." Smiling she finished her lunch and rose to set the plate away

Aoife and Victor finished theirs off as well, and then went to shove the plates into the dishwasher. "Well if you want me to cook you dinner tomorrow too I can do that. Give you two more time to rest?"

Shrugging she looked to Victor. For her it was up to him. "Doesn't bother me if Vic doesn't mind. I'm sure relaxing can be a good thing."

"You don't have to, but- I have to admit being near the stove when it's on hurts." He had the air conditioner pumped up as well because the heat outside made his burned skin throb.

"Then of course I'll do it, don't be stupid. I love you guys, I'd do anything to help you out." She beamed at both of them. "Want some dessert?"

She shook her head, "no thanks. I can help with some of it but some stuff makes me nauseous. Haven't quite figured out if it's psychosomatic or tiny alien related. And thank you Aoife. I appreciate it a lot."

"Fair enough," she said with a smile. "Tiny aliens stop acting up after awhile, right?" she asked. Being pregnant sounded horrible.

She nodded, "Around 12 weeks it should ease up a little. Then I just got to wait until 20 weeks before we can hear a heartbeat. That's going to be pretty epic. Also advance apologies if I get moody."

"Oh whatever," she said, waving her hands around. "I won't mind. I live with Aphrodite."

"I know, still. I feel like I ought to apologize. I've just been reading up on what may all occur and I don't want to snap at people too much." She shrugged, "I'm weird."

"I think you're wonderful," she informed her cousin. And it was true, she really did.

She smiled and went to hug Aoife, "aw, thank you. That's really sweet of you."

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