Escape to Brian Quinn's

Sophia looked at Brian and smiled. "Thanks Brian, I just love kids!"said Sophia softly as she let out a yawn but fought to keep herself awake. "Mmm.... something smells good!"said Sophia smelling the air which smelt like steak. "Yum steak, one of my favorite meals!"said Sophia happily but then looked at Robert and her mother. "Is it ok if I have steak?"Sophia asked them softly. "I don't see why not Sophia, but we have to get an ok from Robert he knows what best for you then I do."said Emmanuelle. Sophia turned to Robert. "Is it ok if I have a steak please?"Sophia asked giving him her famous puppy pout. "Be strong Robert, don't givein!'said Emmanuelle laughing. "She gets to me and prbably Matt every time with that cute puppy pout!"said Emmanuelle smiling.

"Actually, I see no problem with it. There are a lot of nutrients in red meat. It would be good for her," Robert said. "If you want steak, then steak it is." Robert said. "Just make sure you keep it balanced with lots of vegetables and some whole grains. I try to encourage people to have fruit either as their dessert or in their dessert because of the vitiamins there too. I don't encourage what I call 'empty calories' except on special occassions. And at least 8 glasses of water a day--in addition to any other beverages you have. Now I can just get Khaat to start doing that again, I'd feel like I truly accomplished something. I've had pet birds that eat more than she does. Oh well, we'll get that right too somehow.

"Most of our meals here are apparated in from Sparks, Sophia, so if there is something special you'd like either tell Brian, or if you don't see him, have your mom tell him. He does all the ordering on that. Any other questions?"

Jessica was working in the kitchen she hummed softly as the twins lay asleep in the bouncers close to her she didn’t want to let them out of her sight for a moment , their oneies changed for clean ones both babies fell asleep.

She moved preparing the veg, for the cooking the stakes still wrapped in the paper she had bought them in from the butcher now sat on a steel tray oiled and flavored with a special barbeque sauce she had made that morning . Stopping she smiled at Caitlin as she whimpered in her sleep but never woke Nicolas just pulled a face and kicked off his blanket rreactching out she covered him back over . washing her hands she contunued to cook she gasped as archangel stood clsoe to the sausages his talon catching one and he flew way his wings brushing catins cheek but she just giggled.

Jessica sighed and continued to cook and hum to ehr self .

Khaat decided she could not stay in bed if she were to actually go to azkaban tomorrow. She took it upon herself to get up and to walk, carefully, downstairs. It was just a bit longer alone than it had seemed when she was with someone.

Brian was just arriving downstairs with Andrew when his senses began to pick up on someone silent behind him. He turned around and saw Khaat just coming into the living room. "'S'cuse me!" he said quickly and flew as fast as he could go to her. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" he said, bolstering her quickly. "Khaat! Your father is going to kill you."

"I can't stay in bed forever, and certainly not if I'm going out tomorrow," she said.

"You won't be strong enough to go anywhere if you push it. Come sit. Now." His tone was firm--ordering. He led her to the sofa and lowered her there. "I will not defend you from this when your father blows his stack. Be prepared."

"When I find out what? " Robert asked, coming in. He looked at Khaat and frowned. "How'd you get down here?"

"On my own two feet," she replied.

"Khaat," he said in a reprimanding tone. "You really do need to wait for help just for a couple more days. If we do go tomorrow you won't be on your own anyway, so what is the rush to push yourself?"

"I do not intend to be carried in and out of there tomorrow. I intend to walk."

"You are not going to pull off looking totally healthy, so ifi that's your thought, that's not reasonable."

"No, but I can look like I'm getting better."

"Oh, agreed," he sighed, resigned. "You can stay down here for awhile, but not all evening. You don't need to overdo it."

"Brian, do you have any muggle sodas?" Khaat asked.

"Yeah, I'll go get you one. If you behave while I'm gone," Brian said.

"Fine," she agreed.

steven sat in the chair feeling his eysa drooping the more he sat but he felt too exausted to move, with a deep sigh he placed his cup and plate down on a table and rested his head against the side of it , he could not help but drift in to a restful sleep listening to the sound of brian and Khaat walk into the room. With his stmach now filled with several steaks and coffee he had no trouble falling alseep .

Khaat enjoyed her small, lean steak immensely. She hadn't had a good steak in months and months. It took a lot for her to enjoy her food again. It really did take her a lot for her to stop seeing the food she got at Sparks just to get Rob to cook for her. The first couple bites of her steak had been a struggle, delicious as they were, while she had Rob on her mind and how badly she missed him. Then Brian brought Abbey downstairs and laid her on the sofa beside her. Abbey was just what she needed. She was the joy in Khaat's life right now, and just having Abbey near brought her mind back out of the past, away from missing Rob, into the present again. He had just seemed to know how to bring her back around.

That had helped her be able to focus on her meal, but she was still a slow eater. It took her as long to finish her one plate as it did for the men to finish theirs, with seconds. Steven fell asleep in the chair across from her. She saw Brian go over and nudge him and send him off to his room to bed, promising to cover for Steven that night so he could sleep, since Steven usually did night shift.

Personally, Khaat was hoping for a little time, when Jessica finished in the kitchen, to have a bit of time to talk with her. It didn't seem like they had had a moment since Khaat had had Abbey. Not really. Not to just sit and talk. And Khaat missed that.

jessica chuckled from the kitchen seeing a very tired steven trudge up the stairs , now the steak things had been cleared and the kitchen was clean she took her cup of cranberry juice , something she had taken a liking to and moved into the living room "hey Khaat good to see you on your feet, sort of " she said siting down beside her as she placed the two bouncers with the twins in front of her she smiled at seeing Abby "shes an perfect doll " she said brushing the cover from Abbys face "how are you doing , from what jack said you had a very wrought time " she smiled warmly at her.

"It was a hard time. I think it was the stress of finding out what Rob really was like. I plan on going to Azkaban tomorrow to see him. My father thinks I'm crazy, but I really do need to see him. We're still married. I refuse to treat him like he's treated me. I know he's going to be bitter, angry, and cruel. I will only see more of his evil side tomorrow, but I think part of me is just done. I don't think he can honestly hurt me anymore.

"You know Brian has asked me to move here permanently with him. I can't think of a more beautiful place for Abbey to grow up. And right now, I am enjoying the privacy. I don't see a lot in Hogsmeade for me anymore--except a lot of prying eyes. You know how small towns can be. The only other thing that would make this more of a done deal for me is if you and Jack lived closer. Then I would have all my friends around me, and I would probably put the Hogsmeade house up for sale, much as I've loved that little cottage from first sight.

"I've missed you, Jess. You and Jack both. I'm sorry it took this to get us to find some time for each other, but I am glad you're here."

Jessica smiled to her "we have been thinking for a while moving out to the country , for out kids you know , the fresh air and fresh food would do them good " she thought for a moment then sat back "is their any places up for sale around here or does Brian have an extra place he could let us stay in , that house is all right but its going to get cramped once these two want there own beds" she said smiling at Nicolas as she tickled his tummy as he watched both her and Khaat giggling . His sister staid quiet. Jessica suddenly remembered something and stood up back in a minuet she said heading out side.

She returned quickly grinning as she did "Jacks agreed he said if we can find a place out here we can move closer , he thinks there’s a small farm for sale its a little run down but he said fixable the main hose was re done but the owners went bust " she lent forward and hugged Khaat , "it will me so nice I could keep you company while the men are away and Abby can play with the twins once thee older" she said grinning to her "and you and I can talk about how the men don't do things for us"

Khaat laughed. Then she said, "I know the farm you're talking about, but the house might be a little small once the kids get older. There is another place, about midway between Daddy's and here--just only about 5 miles in either direction--that I think would maybe suit you a little better. The house has 6 bedrooms upstairs, a huge kitchen and dining room, a formal living room, a modern finished basement with a family room and a room that could be used as a playroom, and a couple of extra rooms on the ground floor that you can use for whatever you want. The house just needs some wizarding modifications because it was a muggle vegetable farm. It has lots of field for crops, a barn, a silo for grain storage, several outbuildings, a small woods--maybe 2 or 3 acres of woods. It's been empty for a couple years because the muggles went under financially, so my guess is that it would go cheap. It would need some repair after sitting a couple years, in addition to the wizarding modifications. And if you want animals, you'll have to modify the barn too. I'm sure Steven and Daddy would be great at giving you ideas on how to upgrade the place. You two really should go see it."