A Birth day

Jack and Jess both chuckled at the comment and Jack nodded. Looking at Rober Edwrad and Simone with Caprice Jess stood up and walked over to simone " awe shes cute" Jess aid and smiled " this outfit is super sute on her" she said to Simone " don't listen to the men , you are cute " she said to Caprice and looked at Angus with a knowing grin and chuckled.

Jack just sat and sipped his drink that the crew person had brought for him. " that would be sute another little Angus running around, or two if its twins" Jack teased him " but Im sure she won't be an angstiy teen she has too many people to set her right." He finished as Jess sat back down " nope we can't have another" he said and Jess laughed.

"wasn't thinking that, my times done, you know that" she sid and ksssed his cheek " and I am so glad it is" she said softly to Simone and Tara " I can have the fun but none of the consiquenses."

"Now, wait a second," Angus said. "I've already got five. Khaat's already called dibs on having ten. I am not signing up for having to add another five bedrooms onto the duplex."

"What if Ruby has other ideas?"

"She can figure out how to have the next five by herself," Angus laughed, teasing. "I refuse to do ten."

"She needs to shoot for sextuplets then," Marcus teased, and Angus looked at Marcus as if he'd lost his mind. "You said you weren't having five. What about having six or maybe octuplets?"

"She would be telling you right now to go get your head examined because your cheese didn't just fall of your cracker, it's completely gone, Mate," Angus said, as the servers arrived with breakfast plates.

Breakfast were really inventive breakfast tacos, stuffed with scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese, and topped with a fresh pico de gallo. It was served with cheesy hash brown potato casserole, and with fruit salad alongside, and a most unusual s'more version of a danish. It was tasty and healthy and filling. The servers delivered plates to the tables, refilled coffee and tea and brought juice to those who wanted it.

"This is quite a spread," Evan said. "They clearly have gone all out for us. "And I love the idea of a breakfast taco. This is something that we might be able to do at home."

"I don't see why not," Tara said. "But I'd never get the danish figured out."

"I could do that, I think," Angus said.

"She hasn't had your regular cinnamon rolls. You'll have to make some the next time we visit."

"I could do that. The boys have tried to get me to make them--every day, but they are a bit of wok. Not sure I'd want to do them every day, and if i made them that often, everyone would be tired of them," Angus said.

"The boys have a bet about which one of them can eat a whole one and in under an hour," Marcus said.

"Oh, that doesn't sound wise at all," Angus said. "I don't think anyone should do that. I might have to try to deter that one.'

Jack and Jess laughed at Marcus as he teased Angus then Jess laughed as Angus spoke of Ruby telling Marcus to check his cheese "Oh I think she would" she said and smiled at Angus. Both admired the breafast and smiled " this looks perfect" Jess said as she took some and began to eat " taste divine as always, compliments to the chef" she said and the crew man smiled " but I agree Angus if you can make this , I'm eating at yours" she said as Jack took some for his breakfast and began to eat.

Once done they both sat back and smiled " I should head out to St Mungos" Jess said standing up a she kissed Jack then moved to Caprice making her giggle before she loked at every one " I'll see you all at home and Angus this was a pleasant day and perfect out come for all." she said then waved good bye as she aperated to St Mungos leaving Jack sat smiling and shaking his head.

" As nice as it is here we realy should get back once every ones finished eating though" he said " so whre are you headed Evan? back to your home?" he asked wondering if they would head to the main house for some time or head right back to their home.

"I talked Evan into taking a couple days off after yesterday," Tara told Jack, "so I think we're just going to go home and spend a couple quiet days with some rest and relaxation."

"I feel fine," Evan said, "but a long weekend is never a bad idea, so I told her I'd take a couple days off for a four day weekend.

"I'm glad you all stayed for breakfast," Angus said.

"We can take the kids home with us if you want to visit a little with Evan," Edward said.

"I think Evan needs some recovery time yet today," Angus said. "I think we'll be heading home too. Evan and Tara, you don't ever need to wait for an invitation. You come when you like."

"I'm gonna hold you to that," Evan said.

"Get your things, Guys," Angus told the kids. "We have to go. You lot have to get to work--and on time." The kids went and picked up their bags and said goodbye to Evie and Faith.

"You coming with us, Jack?" Marcus asked. as Michael, Edward, Kate, Simone and Robert got ready to go. Ginger got Caprice from her high chair, and the kids went to stand with Marcus and Angus, readying to go home.

"You guys know how to port, and you've got your certificates and your portkeys home," Angus told Sam and Victor. "You two want to do the honors and port us all home?"

"You mean it? You'd trust us?" Sam asked.

"Why not? The worst you'd do is splinch us," Angus shrugged. Sam rolled his eyes at Angus, and Angus laughed.

Jack listened and nodded " a little down time can do wonders " he said and chuckled then looked to Marcus and nodded " yep , as nice as this place is I miss my own bed" he said and chuckled as Angus asked Sam and Victor to aperate them home " yeah , got to do it some time on your own" he said smiling at them as he accioed his bag and Jess'e and palced them over his shoulder as he waited for them to take them home.


Apearing back at the yard infront of the main house he chuckled and headed to the main house to drop off the bags " not bad , you didn't splice us thats a talent." he said and chuckled as he disapeared into the house.

Yu and Jessie walked out with Finn and Cris bounding out behind them and over to Angus. " did everything go okay? you found him alive right?" Jessie asked

Angus was glad to get home, and when they landed, Anise and Ginger gave the guys high fives for a successful trip.

"Thanks, Jack," Sam said. "We really did work hard on that business. We knew that was important to get right."

"It showed. Nice work," Marcus told them, taking Caprice from Ginger. "If you leave your bags on the porch, we'll take them in for you. You'd lot better get off to work."

"I'll try to have some sort of lunch for you at noon if you like," Angus told them. The kids nodded, dropped their bags on the front porch and hurried off to work.

"It all went fine," Marcus said. "Evan's alright. Believe it or not, Gelding's been quiet lately because he heard about some sort of pirate treasure that he thought they could recover that would make it worth his time to take time away from his primary business. So he was doing some underwater business. We found Evan being held as a hostage of sorts in an old sub wreck at the bottom of the sea. We got him out, treated him for the bends, and he's back home safe and sound. That's the nutshell version. The good thing is that Evan's safe. The bad thing is that the authorities are shutting down Gelding's underwater operation, so that means their Paris enterprise will no doubt fire back up again.

"How have things been at your house? You lot getting on okay without much translation help?" Angus asked them.

Jessie smiled as Marcus told them how Evan was and he breathed out in relife "that's good to know, so it's good and bad at the same time" he said then heard him ask about how things had been "Good I learned more words we copped with Yu's help too" he said smiling as he watched Cris hug Angus. " He did miss you though," Jessie said smiling.

Yu moved to take the boy's bags inside and up to their rooms " Finn got into a muddy puddle and I had to wash him and that was an experience that Cris and Yu both found funny" he said smiling " other than that it's been quiet." he added as he pored a fresh cup of tea for Angus and sent it to rest next to him. " fresh brewed tea?" he said smiling.

"I'm glad it worked out," Angus said, as Cris came over and hugged him. Angus hugged him back. "
Ce mai faci?"

"Bine, dar au nevoie de mai multe cuvinte. Vreau să mă cațără în copaci, dar știu doar să mă cațără pe cei mici," Cris said. Angus nodded.

"Cunosc pe cineva aici care te poate învăța, dacă nu le deranjează," Angus replied.

"Am învățat cum să-i fac să dea din cap spre mine. Dacă le pun o întrebare și dau din cap în timp ce eu întreb, ei doar dau din cap pentru că nu știu ce spun. Așa că dacă aș fi vrut doar să spună da, asta aș putea face," Cris rolled his eyes at Angus, and Angus laughed out loud.

"Dar nu o vei face, nu?" Angus asked. Cris shook his head, sighing,

"Cris wants to learn to climb trees. He states he only climbs little ones. I think you have a choice," Angus told Jessie and Yulong. "Let him keep trying to teach himself or we can see if Michael would teach him how to climb safely. The odds of you keeping a boy from climbing a tree at all are probably pretty slim, but Michael could probably give him some age appropriate trees to climb and some safe skills if you like. Unless you two already climb."

Jessie stood and listened to Cris talk to Angus and smiled but nodded as Angus interpreted " I think I'll leave the teaching to Michael, hes good at climbing, whereas for me I'd fall and break an arm or something " he said and chuckled " so I don't have a problem with him climbing trees" but for now este timpul să o văd pe Kate." he said and smiled to Cris who he saw had a grin across his face " he's missed Kate and being able to go to the studio to draw." Jessie chuckled " hes filled a sketch book while waiting for her and your return" he moved to sit next to Angus and Cris taking out the sketch book to show him.

Angus looked through the sketch book. He saw definite improvement in Cris's artwork. He hadn't spent much time yet with Kate, but he was learning perspective. Angus took his time going through the book and discussed each sketch with Cris, and Cris was eager to hear what Angus had to say. He told Angus he wanted to spend more time with Kate to learn more. Angus told him that Kate was probably back now.

As he was looking through the book, Angus saw Michael outside, so Angus got up and shouted to Michael and asked if he would teach Cris to climb a tree when Cris was done with Kate. Michael simply looked at Cris and nodded. Cris was excited.

""His skills are getting better every day. Clearly, Kate is working with him on perspective. See here, this bucket he drew? Here's a similar shape back here, that he drew before he worked with Kate. See how the front line and back line of the bucket aren't quite in the right perspective? Now, look at this sketch that is a lot more recent. Look at the front and back lines of this cylinder shape. Much, much better. He's taking everything she tells him to heart, and it looks like he's practicing.

"Ai nevoie de mai multe cărți de schițe sau creioane?" he asked Cris, and Cris shook his head no.

"Kate mi-a cumpărat o cutie întreagă de cărți de schițe și o grămadă de creioane," Cris replied. He caught sight of Kate walking to the studio.

"Cris!" Kate said, with a big smile. "Vino să mă vezi! Mi-ai lipsit!" Cris took the sketchbook and dashed across the yard to see Kate, and she gathered him up in a big strong hug, as if she hadn't seen him in ages, and gave him a kiss on the cheek, and simply went into the studio with him.

"I think Kate is probably the kind of grandmother most kids would dearly love to have," Angus smiled. "She was genuinely thrilled to see him. I doubt we'll see either of them much before lunch."