"I'll have to abstain for a few months anyway, I've sort of made the vow to be .."he groans slightly and sighs, " sober while around the kids ." It was a hard thing to do. Not so much because of addictions. The side effect of sobriety was realizing just how long 24 hours for each day actually was. "That twin secret is safe with me,dear Selene. I wouldn't know either of them,even if they ran over me in a truck." Erich exclaims. He sort of assumed he knew most people in the business. He'd certainly been around long enough. Erich had no juicy things to share. So he felt like a bad gossip. "Somehow,I've managed to see about all of weekend nude. Seriously,the amount of male nudity that I've witnessed..." Erich shakes his head and holds the bridge of his nose. "I guess it'd be concerning if I knew a girl group this well. But far more intriguing. That's all I can offer for gossip. I won't put in a good word for you. None of them are worthy....um.., personality wise. Naked wise...well,you may be interested in a few. " He laughs and takes a drink. Dr pepper was truly the Nectar of the soda gods.

Erich cracks up at selene's suggestion. " Can see it now. A card with money in it...along with a note saying congrats on your new sibling. I'm biologically an only child. So I don't know how this works. Jayne and I never got along until recently." He states. While certainly the person that knew Erich the best,jayne wasn't exactly close to Erich. " Dean will need to know some languages. Takara is keen on talking crap in languages people cant understand. I'll teach Dean the ways of the automobile as well as how to aim the wee wee. Maybe when he gets older,he and I can do something together. Marlena and I are messing about with an old Porsche." He suggests. It's entirely possible their son could have no interest. That was fine too. If Erich learned anything from his father it was to not expect your offspring to have the same interests as you. Erich had no idea how football was played so he and his father has no common interests. " The Best private schools." Erich agrees. "I lucked into my success. You earned yours. I'd much rather dean have options instead of hoping for a lucky break." He says firmly. While he had no interest in pushing his children one way or the other in life, whatever they wanted to do was fine with him. But he wanted them to have that choice. Not to have life make that choice for them. " We produced a child and know nothing about each other's religious beliefs?! What an irresponsible pair! I also believe that oil would catch fire." Erich laughs and wags his finger. Selene's materialism would surely make jesus cry. He looks out towards the window for a moment and back to Selene. It was probably the first time anyone asked him about such a thing. " Well,to fit in with the others,We better call a rabbi." Erich starts, making a rare mention of his adult son. " Personally,me? I don't know what you'd call it. Zen? Buddhist? That sort of thing. Read some Kerouac and got interested in that sort of thing." He says with a shrug. It was more philosophy,but what was religion besides philosophy that'd been hotrodded?

Dustyn is lounging on the couch in a tee and his boxers, covered by a blanket that he and Dallas were sharing earlier. His husband and the boys have gone off to bed but Dustyn stayed up to write some music. A lamp and the TV with the volume turned down light up the dark, autumnal room. He threw his pen and notebook down onto the coffee table, awaiting an incoming call from Den. Dustyn is vaguely aware of his friend's situation but doesn't know too much about it. What he does know is that this phone call is going to be an important one.

His phone lights up and begins to buzz in his hand. "Hello, Den! Me? I'm still very gay and very Irish. Not much has changed. What about you?"

"Honestly? Fuck him. And not in the good way." Dustyn runs a hand through his hair as he gathers his thoughts on the situation. It's easy to suggest things but it's a different reality for the person living it. "Do you have anywhere you can stay? Manipulative people like that don't give up easily. They love power and control. They love ownership and they don't take too kindly to that being tampered with. My suggestion would be to get out as quickly as possible and communicate through lawyers. You can't sit and have grown up conversations with someone like Rashai. He'd only manipulate you into staying. You have to make moves ahead of him."

Today was the day; Serenity had planned having a girls night/sleepover with her friends Lydia and Nina ever since the trio decided to take on the V-Day party together. The three of them together had such a fun time, she genuinely wanted to keep hanging out with them so she immediately started planning this sleepover. She even made sure her home was nice and clean. It wasn't that her home was normally a pig sty but she did want to make sure it was homely and welcoming. Her rather lavish home was in California complete with 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a beautiful infinity pool, and she even made a little studio out of her basement. Of course her favorite area was where she was in now, the kitchen, preparing some finger foods for them to snack on. She admitted, she had no clue what they might want for dinner so instead of attempting to cook, which she wasn't good at anyway, she was going to order takeout once they had all agreed on what to eat. She had some balloons and an array of alcohol at her bar ready for the evenings festivities. It wasn't fancy but it looked like a good time was about to be had there.

She was wearing some cute Minnie mouse pajamas complete with a cute headband that had the minnie mouse ears and even matching fluffy slippers. As she walked around her kitchen, humming, her 2 dogs, Flora and Fauna, were following behind her while her smallest dog, Merryweather was napping on her pillow. "Guys, I can't give you anymore treats or we'll have nothing to eat!" She says, shooing them away lightly.