Kissa leans into Gabriel and he runs his fingers through her hair. She closes her eyes and sighs.
A smile crosses his face and he leans back, his head resting on the seats head piece (forget what that's called).
He looks to Silver, blinking once.
My girls
Cage bounces inside with Miki. "eeeeee! I can't wait for you guys to meet Robby! She's so sweet. What if we make donut ice cream?"
Silver watched the rest of them go and once they were out of sight in the store, she glanced back at Gabe. He was watching her with his perpetually sleepy eyes. After a moment's hesitation she clamored back to his seat and curled up on the other side of him than Kissa.
"Oh my goodness yeeees." Miki said. "Man, we might end up with like ten gallons of ice cream. So need… sushi, bacon, trail mix, donuts… I think we're missing one. And then just milk and cream and…" she paused, striding down an aisle. "Cage, do you know ice cream is actually made? Cuz I don't."
Cage shrugs, “Eh, I’ll google it. Anyways, maybe Ben knows. He makes food a lot.” He strolls down the isle. “AH! Miki! They have pumpkin donuts!!!”
Gabriel slips his arm around Silver and sighs, leaning his head on hers. Kissa lays her head in his lap, her eyes shut and her breathing quiet.
Miki nodded. "Okay, that'll work. YES pumpkin donut ice cream! Get those ones." she handled him a donut box and headed for the milk section.
Silver sighed, snuggling into him and closing her eyes as she felt the weight of his head leaning on hers.
Cage grabs a package of trail mix as they head to the milk section. “You you think we should get one with lots of seeds?” He asks, looking over the ingredients.
Violet scans her things, paying for it and bagging it up. She holds her phone between her shoulder and cheek. “No no, Ben. The white one. Get the white one. Yes. She’ll like it better.” She picks up a few bags and repositions to hold the phone with her hand. “Yes, Love. Okay. Make sure you grab Gabriel one too.”
Miki glanced over his shoulder. "He likes nuts and raisins and fruit so… I don't know maybe? Gabe eats such weird stuff." She grabbed a gallon of milk and a carton of cream. "Bacon and sushi next. I don't know how to shop for sushi so you can figure that out, Cage. I'd probably get something nasty."
Cage beams, bouncing a little. “I love sushi. Spider Rolls are amazing.”
He looks over the small selection of sushi, picking one out. “Here. This’ll do.”
“No, Rachel said she won’t need me again till-“ she pauses as a young man offers to carry her bags. She smiles. “Oh yes. Thank you so much, Dear.”
She turns her attention back to the phone as she walks. “He offered to carry my things. Oh calm down. I’ll be home soon. Bye.” She hangs up and instructs the man to set the bags beside the car.
"Spider Rolls?" Miki asked. "Who names food spider rolls?" She grabbed a package of bacon and headed for the cash registers. "I think we need to hurry. Violet's probably done."
Silver started, her eyes flying open when she felt the grocer set the bags on the ground beside the back tire. She put her hand on Gabriel's leg, hoping he wouldn't jump too.
Cage shrugs. "They taste good and that's what matters." He scans them along with the trail mix.
Violet opens the trunk, setting the bags inside. She winces after seeing them asleep inside.
"Sorry!" She whispers apologetically.
Miki paid for their food and grabbed two bags, heading out to the car.
Silver nodded to Violet and put her finger to her lips.
"Hey, Vi!" Miki called, running up to the van before Violet could close the back. "We made it in time." She tossed her bags in the back and waved to Silver. "Hey Sil-"
"SHH" Silver hissed, carrying the sound straight to Miki's ears. She glared at her sister and pointed toward Gabe's sleeping head.
Violet covers her own mouth momentarily, before taking Cage's bag from his hand and shoving it in the trunk. "They're sleeping. Be quiet." She whispers to Cage and Miki.
Cage smiles. "Aww they're cute!" He whispers, squishing his own cheeks. He climbs into the seat in front of them, buckling.
"I got Gabriel some snacks." Miki stage whispered as she climbed in. She sat beside Cage, forgetting that the front seat was empty with the other three squished in the back.
Silver nodded and lay her head back down in Gabe's shoulder, her eyes drifting closed.
"They're so weird but they're so adorable when they're not fighting." Miki whispered to Cage.
Cage giggles quietly. "Let's keep them." He whispers.
Violet buckles in the drivers seat, glancing back at her kids before starting the car and heading out of the parking lot.
Cage pulls out his phone. "Can I invite Robby for supper now?"
Vi nods. "Yes, go ahead."
Gabriel quietly sighs, rubbing Kissa's back rhythmically while he sleeps.
"Well it would be sorta awkward to not keep them by now." Miki laughed. She leaned against Cage's shoulder to shamelessly watch him text Robby. "What's her number? Can I tell her hi?"
Silver dozed off, not quite fully asleep; just conscious enough to enjoy feeling the other two so close to her.
Cage smiles. "Sure, here." He hands her the phone. "She wont mind."
Gabriel opens his eyes to watch as the world skids by out the window. He blinks slowly and rubs Silver's back, keeping her close and in a tight embrace.
"WAT really??" Miki gasped. She whipped out her phone and copied Robby's number. "Oh my word what should I say??" She started typing hi Robby! This is Miki. I'm Cage's sister…friend…person…thing. "Man, what am I even to you, Cage?"
Silver hummed happily and rubbed her face into his shirt.
Cage shrugs, taking his phone back. "Tell her you're my friend. Maybe send a photo of us so she believes you, haha."
A few minutes pass and Violet pulls the car into the driveway, shutting it off and climbing out to grab the groceries.
Miki laughed. "Oh good idea." She edited her text so it just said 'friend' and hit send. "Oh my word why am I so nervous." Miki wrapped her arm around Cage's shoulders and snapped a picture, sending it to Robby with the word proof.
She climbed out of the car and helped Violet grab the bags. She was almost to the door when she stopped and looked back. "Are they gonna come in or…?"
Cage smiles big for the picture, then climbs out, grabbing his sushi and walking inside quickly, humming Christmas songs.
Violet waves a hand. "No, no. They're fine. Leave them be. They usually behave."
"Okay." Miki bounded into the house and set her bags down, picking up her phone to text Robby again.
I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU
"You sure I won't, like, scare her away or anything, Cage?"
Cage works on getting everything into the fridge and freezer. "Oh yeah, you're fine. Miki," He turns around to look at her. "I'm her boyfriend. You're definitely safe."
Violet picks up a few things, walking them to the bathroom and putting them on the shelf. She walks back to the kitchen, putting a few things into their cabinets. "Ah, Miki? Will you get the laundry from Cage's room and my room and throw it in? I was going to switch it before I left but didn't get the chance."
"Yupyup!" She raced up the stairs and grabbed all the dirty laundry she could find in everyone's rooms. She paused in Ben's room, surprised that there was nothing, even in the hamper, but shrugged and went to Vi's room
And found all of Ben's clothes.
On Violet's bathroom floor.
Slowly she gathered up all the dirty clothes and brought them down to the laundry room and returned to the kitchen. She pulled out her phone and wrote,
are
vi and ben married
And texted it to Cage.
Cage checks his phone. He goes to squeal, but stops himself.
Imma have fun.
He texts back: No?
But right after sending it, giggles and sends another
I'M JUST KIDDING YES THEY ARE SO SO HAPPY YOU KNOW
For 0.3 seconds Miki's heart left her body through her shoes, but then it came back in full force.
DUDE
whEN??????
also yo that was the best joke but you ruined it dork
Cage bursts out in laughter across the room, but instead of speaking he returns to his phone and write up a text.
I KNOW I KNOW SO SAD I RUINED IT. They got married the day before yesterday. Violet told everyone I thought. You might've been asleep of in the bathroom when she told Sil.
Miki grinned, making a face at him, and texted back.
WHY DIDN'T WE GET TO GO
wait no it's ben's wedding. duh nobody went
Cage giggles, biting one of his nails while he texts back.
All they did was sign papers and say vows. OH I WONDER IF THEY TOOK SECRET PHOTOS
Violet walks back into the room, pausing to raise an eyebrow at them.
What on earth? These kids.
She shakes her head with a smile.
Miki snorted. Ben would never.
"Ahem." She said allowed. "Shouldn't we get going in that ice cream, Cage?"
Cage nods, sending one last text.
He would for Vi.
Violet looks over them one more time, before turning around and putting a few more things away.
"Ben will be home soon and he has a few things you can help carry in Cage."
Cage nods, walking to Miki. "Will do, Vi."
Miki started browsing through Ben's cookbooks. "Vi, does Ben have a recipe for ice cream?"