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[indent][indent]There have been a plethora of things that had occurred since the Mossos Family arrived at the Huntsberg Thanksgiving gathering that could easily take top billing as being the most surprising. There was the grimacing expression that Audrey had given them when they were out in the front porch before they had officially joined the party.  The arrival of the Human-sized Megaphone was another that Alexandros would add to the list of events that were noteworthy. Though, to his and Audrey’s knowledge alone,  quite possibly the highest on that list was how they had a genuine conversation and made headways in their relationship (meaning there actually being one).

Their new-found union has brought them some unwanted comments. First, it came from his family - well, Ava mostly - about what exactly happened. Her exact words were: what the fuck happened up there, Alex? A time and a place, Ava. A time and a place. Though, Alexandros couldn’t help but feel better going forward. He did his best to contain they had all sat down and even when Eli had come strolling in with that Heather woman. It didn’t take him long to notice that they were high on something. He honestly wasn’t surprised that Eli would get high. He was, however, surprised that he would choose to do so knowing full well that, if this dinner doesn’t go well, their mother would blame him. 

He let out a low sigh, catching Ava’s attention. [color=mediumturquoise]“What’s the matter?”[/color] She whispered.

[color=dodgerblue]“Nothing,”[/color] Alexandros quickly waved her away. 

He didn’t need the hassle of alerting their mother to what was happening before her eyes. She probably knew that Eli was high on something. His usual choice is marijuana, but Alexandros had seen people high on weed and what he saw wasn’t that. Eli usually was mellower than usual when he had a few puffs of a marijuana joint. This was not what Alexandros saw. It was a different kind of high. Eli was talking and actually smiling. 

My, foolish little brother. You’re going to get us both in trouble.

To save face for at least one moment, Alexandros would engage in small talk with Arthur and some of Audrey’s other relatives, but that didn’t last long at all.

[color=mediumturquoise]“I would have to respectfully disagree.”[/color] Ava opened up her mouth in response to Miranda’s comment about a woman having to keep a little mystery. [color=mediumturquoise]“You fancy sorts and fakes want to keep people guessing, but that’s pretty dumb if you ask me.”[/color] Ava dug into a piece of ham and as she still had half of it in her mouth, she continued, [color=mediumturquoise]“fu-ing bi-ches should ju-t lay it a-ut th-re.”[/color] Half of all that was inaudible due to Ava’s lack of ladylike manners. Though, she finally swallowed and finished. [color=mediumturquoise]“Sorry, that ham was a bitch to get through. What I was going to say is keeping mystery just for the sake of playing mind games is honestly the sign of weakness. If you have to play games to keep a man’s or woman’s attention, then maybe you aren’t all that interesting.”[/color] Ava said, stabbing her fork into the ham, keeping her eyes locked on Miranda.

Everyone whose name ended with Mossos looked at Ava. Balthazar looked at her with what looked like a bit of pride but also fear quickly replaced that when Adrianna turned to him. Georgi wasn’t exactly sure what to do, but he was trying not to freak out. Eli wasn’t exactly responsive. He was too busy snickering to himself as he enjoyed the show. Adrianna, however, she seemed to be at her breaking point.

And, just like that, Alexandros had abandoned all hope once Ava’s big mouth entered the fray. 

He had made a mental note to do some sort of damage control. To think, Alexandros, of all people, was the one who could save this dinner from diving into complete anarchy. Just as he had decided that, however, more women decided to open their mouths. Thankfully, this wasn’t directed towards Ava. It wasn’t directed any of his family of the female gender. In fact, it wasn’t directed any of his brothers or his father. No, it had been centered on Alexandros. Or at least the glances he got from the one called Romina and the Human Loudspeaker’s older sister that was just as coked up as Eli was.

[color=dodgerblue]“So this is where we are, huh?”[/color] Alexandros muttered to himself

About to say something, Adrianna shot Alexandros a glance, subtlety shaking her head. Leaving his gaze, she did nothing in return to Ava. Disappointment was high from mother to daughter, though, as Ava happily ate her food, she didn’t seem to care. Alexandros could have sworn he heard her cheerfully humming to herself.

Adrianna, though she wanted to berate Ava in front of everyone here, it was bad enough that she embarrassed the family with her disgraceful actions. ADrianna wasn’t going to add salt to the wound. Instead, she ignored Ava and would respond to Elisabetta. [color=9966cc]“Well, it’s all about location, location, location, is it not?”[/color] Adrianna said, giving a smile. [color=9966cc]“Mossos is a worldwide brand that seizes the moment where it’s most lucrative. Beverly Hills has a large market and the richest clients for our company are here on the west coast.”[/color] She stated, talking briefly about their family’s business dealings. [color=9966cc]“Plus, I cannot lie and say the view isn’t a nice addition.”[/color] She admitted, finding herself chuckling.


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