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[ooc: "Okay. Let's go see Uncle Charlie."]

The front door opens to a wee girl who's been to the bar many times before . . . and a woman who has not.

"See, Mummy?" Megan Pace says gleefully, as Karen Pace looks about in wonder and confusion.

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"Yes. Sunny's a girl about her age. You should meet them."

"Yes, I should." She rests her lips on top of Megan's head, and then starts laughing quietly.

"Liam . . . I'll try to think of something to say to Charlie other than 'I'm glad you're not dead,'" she says and gives Liam a sidelong look.

All is forgiven.

She gets a small smile. Message received, with relief.

"He'll be glad to see you."

"I'll be glad to see him. Particularly since he'll tell me what you've been up to here."

Liam grins innocently.

"What makes you think I've been up to anything?"

"Because the Pace brothers always get up to something when they're together. It's genetic."

Darien wanders in.

Clair'd given him his shot for the week, but he'd gotten back almost immediately. That's why he sees them near the door.

He grins wide and wanders over, rubbing the top of her head gently before kissing her cheek.

"Hey, munchkin. How you doing?"

He puts a hand out, for a shake or a slap or whatever, for Liam.

"Hey, man. What's happening? Good to see you."

A nod to Karen.

"Ma'am."

Liam grins over at him, slapping his hand.

"Karen, this is Darien. Darien... meet my wife."

"Hello," Karen says, holding out her hand. "I've heard a lot about you."

He blinks and looks at Karen before shaking her hand.

"The good stuff, right?"

"Megan's been talking, apparently", Liam puts in, reaching over to ruffle the little girl's hair.

"And drawing," Karen says. "She outlines you with the silver crayon."

He grins and gives her another kiss to the cheek before looking to Liam.

"Bright kid you got here, Liam. Sees it like it is."

Liam grins. "That she does."

Megan beams at them all, happy and content.

"I'm missing something," Karen says. "How are you silver?"

He smirks and steps back before letting the Quicksilver overtake him...and disappearing.

Karen boggles.

And wouldn't you know it that this is when Charlie chooses to make his entrance?

Brother? Check.

Neice? Check.

Sister-in-law looking like a deer caught in headlights?

Oh, dear.

"Hey," he says, approaching the little group.

Megan squeals and throws herself at him.

And Darien appears in a flutter of Quicksilver and does...pretty much the same thing.

Karen does not squeal or throw herself at him.

She does continue boggling, though. He's really alive.

Charlie catches Megan in one arm and Darien in the other and gives them both kisses.

Darien's are much longer.

"Um, hey, Karen," he says when he can speak again. "How're you doing?"

Liam... hadn't told Karen Charlie and Darien were dating yet.

He shoots her an apologetic look.

"I'm--I'm just fine, Charlie," she says, and then laughs at herself and stands up to hug him. And Megan. And the invisible fellow.

And for heaven's sake, she's known for years that Charlie preferred boys. Probably knew it before Liam did.