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"Nah, let her sleep," Lance said, waving a hand. "I'm just here for the boys." He looked around and gave a little nod. "Your place is possibly the cleanest of anyone else's on my rounds." He dug out a notebook. "Right. Let's get the formalities out of the way." He started reading through...

Lex finally agreed to let Dark pay for part of the baby gate and promised to get back to him on the price once she'd sourced the materials. Then, triumphant and excited, she went straight to her forge to get to work. The next day, the twins dressed nicely, though Xander had to be talked into...

"We'll make it messier for you so you have something to clean up," Xander told Dark, standing up. "Guess I should head out to my shop unless Cooger calls with a job I can go on." "There are some apps where you can sell used clothes online. Maybe I have some pieces that are worth something,"...

"True. He always calls if it's important," Alec said, relaxing a little. Lance texted back a confirmation for one of Dark's proposed times. "So, when is going to happen?" Xander asked. "Today or tomorrow or when?"

"You don't think there's a problem there, is there?" Alec asked worriedly. "Doubt it," Xander assured him. "Like you said, it's probably just the usual check-in." "In which case, he probably texted now rather than later to give you the chance to get first dibs on his schedule," Alec grinned...

"It might just be a regular visit. It is about time for a check-in," Alec suggested hopefully. "Funny that he texted you rather than calling Dark." "It's early. He probably figured we'd ignore it until we felt like answering," Xander said.

"Really?" Alec asked, brightening. "Thanks! I'll see what I can find." "Cooger might let you join us on some jobs," Xander suggested. Daizi's phone received a text. It was Lance, first apologizing for the early text and then asking if there was a time either that day or the next that he...

"I have work, too, and maybe we can update some modeling pictures," Xander said with a nod toward Alec. Alec smiled. "Thank you for taking pity on me. My plans are to do a bit of practice and be Xander's model!"

"It's never too early to stress," Alec grinned, but he did put away his phone. "Any plans for today?"

"Most of them break down to a smaller size," Alec assured her. "I can store it under my bed. They come in different sizes, so I'd need one I could comfortably stand in with my arms out, but not strained. Renting's not a bad idea. I'll look into that!" Xander patted Alec's shoulder. "You'll...

"Yes," Alec heaved a sigh, "but it'd be so much easier to practice if I had one! At least basic moves, like twirling. The hoop, not myself. I can't even twirl it properly yet." "Don't worry. We'll figure it out. Maybe I can give you a raise and more modeling work," Xander said, patting his...

"A Cyr wheel," Alec sighed. He turned and showed Dark the wheel he was looking at. The cheapest one had three zeros behind the first number. "I need a job to support my hobby."

"That was the cheap one," Alec said weekly, not looking up or answering Dark yet. He swiped a couple of times and showed the screen to Xander. Xander actually gasped in shock and sat down. "No!" "Yes," Alec said grimly. "Average?" "Yep." "How?" "Quality craftsmanship?" "Better be damn...

The next morning, still feeling quite satisfied that they'd given Dark the best Father's Day they possibly could, the twins got up at their usual time. They'd already gotten bored of sleeping in, especially Xander who had things to do and and a job to fulfill. Alec was looking at his phone as...

Alec and Xander wandered into the living room and half collapsed on the couch, taking the opportunity to relax until Dark returned. They looked forward to seeing what was next, feeling there wasn't much excitement left after the excitement of that morning. What more could possibly happen after...

"If she's that tired, maybe she'll just go right back to sleep," Alec suggested. "Or maybe she'll be fine there? If you put her in the nursery where she won't be bothered?"

"That was fun!" Alec grinned and finished off his water. "I can't wait to do it again. After a nap!" Xander chuckled and started helping to put things away. "Right. How about a bit longer than just a nap? Like a couple of days." "Fine, spoil-sports," Alec said, taking the water bottles to...

"Yeah? They're all coming here?" Lex asked, impressed. She grinned. "Then I hope you're even louder and more annoying than my family." She raised her paint can. "I should get to work and let you get home. Sorry for holding you up so long." Xander smirked at Lex's encouragement. He was...

Lex nodded with a little shrug. "Fair enough. Yeah, that was my idiot cousin. My house is an alcohol-free zone, and he thought it'd be funny to 'sneak,'" she made exaggerated quotation marks with her fingers, "a couple of six-packs into my house. Then just laughed when I was mad, his mom...

"True. It'll be easy to hunt each other down for unpaid promises," Lex chuckled. "How about tomorrow after lunch? I'll come by and we'll chat about it." "As long as you don't punch anybody," Xander muttered dryly. He hadn't meant for Lex to overhear, but she did. Her expression tightened...