"Eh, not in this high of magnitude. She's always been a little bit jealous of who I date, though. She's just... I don't know. Afraid of losing people." Castor shrugs, and then realizes that he's defending Nichole again. He groans, disappointed in himself.

Castor shakes his head quickly. "No. No, not at all. Nina, I mean that. I... I was never really in love with Nichole. Any feelings I have for her are strictly on a friend basis... She's like my little sister."

erica wakes up on the couch with virginia asleep beside her. erica carefully gets up and starts getting the stuff for breakfast together. "castor and nina have been gone a long time...do you think they are fighting about me again?" she asks a ladle.the ladle doenst respond,but listens intently."i doubt that is it,miss erica." she makes the ladle say in a screechy voice." they wouldnt have left virginia with you,if that was the case...say,you doing anything later,toots?"

"you cheeky ladle!" erica whispers and plunges it into the pancake batter. "drown,you son of a bitch!" she says as she stirs the batter.

Erica lights up when Virginia wakes." Good morning,my little cookie! Did you sleep well?"
Erica pours two glasses of orange juice for them and flips another pancake.

Erica brings the pancakes and all their friends to the table. " best sleep in years,miss Virginia. I'm going to have to borrow you for sleepovers more often." Erica giggles and hugs Virginia.

Erica smiles and pushes her pancake around." I would love that,Virginia.i bet your grandma is the coolest. But if I went with you,my....girlfriend would get lonely." Erica braces for the assured question Virginia will ask.

Erica thinks for a bit.she was pretty sure it would be inviting disaster,but....Erica smiles when Virginia was content with the idea of girls having girlfriends. " well,we would have to ask your daddy. He may not want all these people crammed in his house." Erica takes. Bite of Virginia's pancake. " yours tastes better than mine!" She giggles

Erica takes her plate and flings it out a porthole. " I'm invoking aunt's privilege. We're sharing now." Erica laughs.

" her name is Natalya. " Erica says with a smile." She has blonde hair,much like you. Only it isn't curly."

Erica nods. " very. She is also very kind." Erica pours them both some more orange juice. "Almost as pretty as you." Erica touches Virginia's nose.