#itll come back around for them later in which case she'd really be his home

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It was always a funny thing to him when he could tell by the look on her face that something had piqued her interest. Now was no different as he looked up and noticed the way her eyes shined a bit. He'd come to see that look a handful of times by now. It was the same little sparkle he saw from her when they were outside. Almost like her guard was down and she let herself be seen. Though to him even in the dark he could see the sparkle emanating from her. ❛It was the first trip me and my sisters took where we reunited with our mama. It had to be a neutral place so our father wouldn't fight her for custody. At that point they were in a nasty battle over the two of us. He didn't want the one that wasn't his. It was the summer before we started kindergarten at our new school here in the islands so our aunt thought it was a good idea to calm our fears for the first day at a new school.❜ they didn't speak in English at that point and most kids were little bullies so that trip was the time they felt like they belonged somewhere. ❛We stayed at Rio de Janeiro for about a week and that was the time I saw my sisters smile for the first time. We were kids and able to be kids without having to be little adults for everyone else. I fell in love with the sights and saw myself living there. Clearly that didn't happen. I stayed with my sisters. We're a packaged deal. Where they go I do. ❜ honestly now it would be hard to leave them all. With kids and a family built he would feel like he'd be abandoning them. ❛Actually never been to São Paulo. We should go. Maybe I'll get the agency to sponsor a trip. What was your favorite sights to see?❜

A chuckle escaped him as she fired off her questions. It seemed like this was their relationship and it brought him a bit of joy. An eye roll came through and laughed. ❛She's got both girls and boys. Five and five so you could have taken your pick. Though two of the boys love to stick their fingers in noses and three love to stick fingers in outlets. Girls are pretty calm though. ❜ He was, of course, kidding and fucking with her. Pulling chains was also part of their banter. ❛Shoot your shot. But I want to watch. ❜ His controlled laugh slipped as he shook his head.

The little boy in his lap stopped playing with his wrist and made a surprised expression not knowing she knew about NASCAR. Wally bounced him and leaned over to hear what he wanted to hear. Glancing back up he chuckled and cleared his throat. ❛He wants you as his date for the racetrack. ❜ Wally felt the need to further explain what that meant as he moved his face around to keep tot from hitting his face. ❛His second cousins are racecar drivers and have one day every few months where they take the littles on the race track with their tiny cars and they have a ball. ❜ it was also not where he learned how to drive stick for one of his missions. ❛Lion King date. You know you'll be hanging out with us again, right? ❜

❛Lilo and Stitch? Did you like it? ❜ Liar. He whispered as a smirk crossed his face. Farmers market had chuckle already because if he wasn't making a fool out of himself it wasn't a great day. The little boy in his lap turned and started asking for his fruit knowing that farmer market day was when he got to see his girlfriend. Wally shushed him gently and told him his juice packet was in the fridge for later. With that he seemed content enough to go back to laying on his chest. ❛we decided to take the whole lot. Bad idea but each adult had two then I had four. There was a sign that said no one under five and sure, we listened. We thought its a farmer market how dangerous could it be. Turned out it wasn't dangerous at all but fun. They had a roped off area that held every carnival game imaginable. Bounce houses and a spin the rabbit game which, I'd suggest you guys go to first. The first ten winners get to ring the bell on the train for the parade. It's a harvest parade. Kind of like Thanksgiving but not. So we inadvertently foiled their plans because the kids ended up winning the prizes that most adults wanted to take home and now it's not a secret area anymore. Because of us. ❜ His nephew started to laugh because he remembered the because of us moment.

The words that Wally said had some truth about them. Hell, she had even read plenty of books where that typical 'home is wherever you are' line was used, she just didn't understand it. She had never settled in one place to call home, nor did she find home in someone before, how would she know? A nod of her head was all that she could give at that sentiment before a twinkle in her eye came to her amber hues at the mention of Brazil.

It was the first heist she had spearheaded after Jennifer left her on her own and Charlie helped her back up. She was rather proud of it still to this day, with no clues left behind, millions in cash, bars, jewels, and loads of diamonds taken. Word was even one of the strong boxes they had taken that night belonged to a family member of the former governor. Granted the take was shared with all but it was still enough that she lived off of it for a good year. She was barely in her twenties and it felt exhilarating to know that she didn't need Jennifer and could do it on her own. Bringing herself to the moment she found herself in, her curiosity got the best of her.  ❝ Why Brazil? I can't say I blame you, São Paulo is beautiful, have you been? A giant melting pot of a metropolis. ❞

A genuine giggle came from her.  ❝ Adventures? What type of adventures are Wallaby and Lila doing? ❞ She had been called many things before, but Lila? That was a new one she couldn't help but be confused but happy at the same time about it.  ❝ Sacred? ❞ She repeated more to herself than a real question. She did understand that sentiment. Orion was her Oreo, it was because when she came to meet the boy he had been sitting at the kitchen table eating Oreos, most of it on his face than in his mouth. Something about the way he said he wished Anna would be something else but what he did made her want to question why, but she also knew that she would never want Orion to do any of the things she and Charlie had done growing up. She bit her tongue instead.

 ❝ What if that was what I wanted? Use my cute little godson to chat up some of the cute singles in the area? You foiled my plans. And you have to give me Mrs. Jones's number, what does she have sons? Daughters? Are they hot? ❞ It was a jest but she couldn't help it when she was around Wally, always wanting to be contrarian to what he said. She refused to be pinned down to a T, especially by an agent.

 ❝ Ah, Cars. Orion had me sit and watch them all with him once. Nice choice. You might be a NASCAR fan, maybe one day. Or a Le Mans fan. It happens in France and it's 24 hours nonstop, it's quite an event.❞ Orion had begun to lean against his godmother with eyes half open at the mention of his name.  ❝ And I would love to watch Lion King with you anytime. ❞ She tried to repeat it back as best as she could.

Honestly, she liked Luca but it was because she saw a lot of herself and Charlie and even Anna in those kids. Trying their best to make their own way in the world, two monsters are taken in by a caring girl. Shrugging she added ❝ Well, there’s also Lilo and Stitch. Orion made me watch the plan ride over. I don’t really have a favorite, there are some that I’ve seen and have stuck with me but nothing I would label favorite.❞ She had t seen a lot of movies that were family-friendly and she had only started when Orion entered her life a year ago. Her favorite movies were best not said in the present company, especially now that Orion was beginning to wake.

❝ Now, ❞ she settled a bit more comfortably, crossing her legs so that Orion could sit in the little space made by it and lay his back against her. ❝ Story. I need to hear all about his farmer's marker I need to talk Orion to. ❞ The boy began to rub his eyes, equally as curious about this story. He had begun to inherit her want and need for stories through some strange osmosis and was awake now.