Karoliena sighs happily with cassie in cuddle range. Karoliena whispers,as she didnt want to betray jodys trust. " jodes said you smile so much more now. She is adorable in how much she loves you.....aunt gia near threatned me if i hurt you.. its been that rough,cassie?" Karoliena asks in a concerned tone.she puts her leg on top of cassies,as if to claim her. She thinks for awhilr before answering the mom question. " in an ideal world? I think i would. I can see the twins saying it. But jody? I think i will always be lady to." Karoliena chuckles. " a terror? You better quit talking smack about my buddy!" Karoliena jokes and kisses cassies hand. It felt good making long term thoughts about the 5 of them.

Ooc: work wifi is batty right now and my phone doesnt get reception in the office,so if i disappear,that is why.

Karoliena laughs. " oh if only Jody knew how much I love her mom.she wouldn't have to worry." She assumes its just a child's way of speaking . "Never" means " once in awhile." Karoliena bites her lip to keep from frownig when she hears the toll Cassie's past has taken on her. She had just assumed Cassie let it roll off her back and kept trucking. " shit. No wonder Gia was super protective of you. You poor thing. " karoliena hugs Cassie to her tightly. " Cassie,you should know its not you. You are the most easy to love person I know. Jason was a dick and katie was a total cunt apparently.." Karoliena says softly. Since Jody is around.karoliena smiles at the little girl. " she can call me lady forever. It's adorable. Whichever is easiest for them. I never want them to feel obligated in any way. However,you are obligated to love me."

" she probably wouldn't have asked me for water, she would have tried to smother me with a pillow." Karoliena chuckles. Jody was young,but probably more than capable of making her displeasure known concerning her mother's welfare.karoliena closes her eyes and enjoys Cassie's touch. "Yes,adult Gia. I may have bonded with Jody quickly,but I don't think I can get babies to talk yet. " karoliena grins. "Oh Gia made it very clear you were under her protection. She hinted that you had had some unpleasant relationships and that I better be another one. " karoliena explains. She silently hopes she didt just end up starting shit between Gia and Cassie. She kisses Cassie's cheek and then lip. " I love you too,Cassie. You know what they say? third time is a charm?" She giggles. Oddly karoliena never felt jealous of Cassie's Ex's,possibly since she knew they weren't even close to her league. Cassie you are going to make me cry,sweetie. Karoliena verlinden. Never cries. " she says,looking down and wiping her eyes on her shirt.

"eyes just like her mom's. she can get whatever she sets her heart on." karoliena smiles,looking into cassie's eyes. "i never plan on being mean to any of those children.except when they are on punishment. i cant be an easy mark. we're united against them during those times. i dont want us having little hoodrats." karoliena chuckles at the idea of the summers children running amok and being trouble makers. karoliena shrugs and traces the veins on cassies hand with her finger. "i barely know the woman outside of being my label boss....but i think she is scared you are making a mistake with me. lets face it.....i dont keep the most honorable of company. and my past relationships have been,um unique. she is probably just looking out for you." karoliena holds cassies cheeks as they kiss.it was a different sort of kiss. barely a hint of lust,but full of love. having one of cassies children in bed with them,it felt very much like a family. "me too. i am glad jason gave you wonderful kids...and katie...well,who knows what she gave you. appreciation for girls? but i am glad they didnt work out,and that we will." karoliena scoffs at cassie with a smirk. "i wasnt crying! karoliena,mistress of the dark does not cry!" she dabs her moist eyes with the sheet.

she smiles and touches the sleeping jody's foot."what a little cutie." karoliena finally asks.shes been wanting to ask for awhile,but didnt think it proper. "do you get on well with your parents?" she asks quietly,not knowing if its a forbidden subject or not. "yup. a cassie and kari should be able to handle 3 summers offspring...if not? military school!" karoliena giggles. being vehemently anti military,this is the last thing she would ever suggest. karoliena smiles at cassie as they speak about gia.it felt nice to know that this friendship was off limits to her. "she just wants whats best for you,cassie. thats what i got out of it.i think she wanted to make sure i wasnt with you for my career,the money,or the mind blowing hanky panky." karoliena cracks up. even though jody was asleep,she wanted to clean it up a little bit.karoliena bites her lip again to keep it from quivering. "i love you so much too,cassie. its like someone finally...gets me,you know? i can say whatever crazy thing i have on my mind,and you wont judge me. i've never had a friend,much less a lover like that. it is amazing. just amazing." karoliena shakes her head. "no.i refuse,cassie.i will not cry." karoliena smiles at cassie. determined not to weep.

"I think she will. She looks so much like you now,it would be impossible to lose that. " karoliena kisses Cassie's cheek,glad to have been welcomed into this with such open arms. " awful person? Nooooo. You were just spirited. That's nice these little munchkins have grandparents. My parents? No. I don't get along with them. I'm the black sheep of the family. They sort of disowned me when I ran off to join a band and not the orchastra." Karoliena smirks and shrugs cutely. "As if people throw panties at the bass player during the 1812 overture" she adds.. Karoliena brings Cassie's hand to her cheek and nuzzles it gently. " maybe ask Gia directly? I barely know the woman,so I have no idea if this would work. But she doesn't seem like one to beat around the bush." Karoliena giggles at the double entendre. " I'm so glad I signed up for the deluxe package.i was going to go cheap and just get the basic Cassie package. But I had a coupon And couldn't pass it up!" Karoliena grins at Cassie." We make an ideal pair. I never would have guessed you were the one for me. At last until about 10 minutes after meeting you!" Karoliena laughs,.pleased as she can be with life. She listens to Cassie and nods slightly ." Fine.. There they go." She says still with a little giggle as tears roll down her cheeks. " I will treasure your heart always. You can have mine...it's got a few more miles on it. But it should be good ." She Lets more tears flow. "Damn you,Cassie." She laughs.

Karoliena shakes her head. " you are beautiful,Cassie. Beautiful,yet still cute. Few people are both. We are going to have such trouble when Jody is a teenager. We will wish she was ugly then!" Karoliena grins at the idea of ugly kids being easier to keep from all the pitfalls of teen hood. Karoliena puts her arm on Cassie's shoulder and brings her close. " shhh. It's the past. People change. You had to do all that to become the woman you are today." Karoliena says brightly. " do you think your parents would like me...oh lord,your father doesn't have Instagram does he?! " karoliena makes her eyes wide and gasps. Thinking how funny a conversation that would be.she nods and looks from Cassie to Jody,then out the door where the twins sleep. " all the family I need.plus I doubt any of you will be as greedy and backstabbing as the verlindens. Though they are wealthy. If my father woke up with your money and mine? He'd kill himself out of despair." Karoliena giggles and makes like she is playing her bass. " you are so kind,Cassie.though it I was still playing orchestral music, I could use the bow to spank you."she raises her eyebrows mischievously. " so she is always like this when upset? I'd hate to think I was causing trouble between you and your friend." Karoliena says,looking down slightly. She can't help but wonder if Cassie was with someone less....karoliena,if Gia would be the same towards her. Karoliena looks thoughtfully towards the ceiling. " well I do like kisses and the boob squeezing. The booty groping bonus is nice too!" She grabs Cassie's butt and grins. "Maybe that is it. Gia thinks we plunged into this too quickly? We are just two girls who know exactly what we want." Karoliena smiles and wipes her eyes again. " keep that heart safe. I haven't let many people hold it. Especially not all of it at the same time. It feels so good to let go around you. I love you so much,Cassie." Crying was rare for karoliena. Early on it was hammered into her that it was a sign of weakness,as were most emotions.

Faith looks up at the house out of the window of the cab, letting out a small sigh. "Now or never, huh, George?" She asks the driver, who responds with a grunt. She wasn't even sure if his name was George. Not that she really cared anyway. She sees Kai waiting for her and smiles a little bit, knowing that he was probably just as - if not more - nervous about this meeting as she was. Faith pays 'George' and then steps out of the cab, straightening her skirt. Her shopping spree had been a successful one - successful here meaning that she had found a skirt that she liked that hung at her knees and a sweater that covered most of her tattoos. She felt as prepared as she ever could for this. "Hi, darling," Faith says softly as she walks up to Kai and takes his hand.

Faith smiles up at him, looking over his clothes and new haircut. "You look very handsome tonight, Kai," she says honestly, grinning a little when he kisses her cheek. She looks up at the house again, the whole thing seeming much more menacing now that she was out of the cab and right in front of it. She lets out a small sigh and nods. "Yeah, I suppose I am..." She says back, giving his hand a little squeeze as she follows him through the gate.

Faith smiles at him when he tells her that she looks beautiful, seeing just how nervous Kai is. Definitely more nervous than she was. She grips his hand as tightly as he was gripping her's for assurance. "It's going to be fine," She whispers, trying to be as encouraging as she could possibly be. She looks down at her outfit once more, straightening out any imaginary wrinkles that she thought she saw again before standing straight up. "Yeah? I feel like I'm back in prep school... Fucking hell..." She giggles a little, fixing her hair.