"Hard work cannot give you family nor love," she counters. Those are wishes she'd made in holidays past. She'd come across family by chance. Finding the Dregs and making a place amongst them had truly been the best gift. They are her home now. She now wonders about love as she looks at Kaz. She knows her feelings. They've not spoken so explicitly about them, but they have an understanding, she thinks.
She smiles fondly at Kaz. He's always thinking of the next scheme, the next opportunity. She admires his sharp mind. He can see the bigger picture and put all the pieces together. "A rather handsome bastard, you are," she teases. She tells him not of the rumors and words the Barrel has for her. Genya Safin and her fiery red hair and refined elegance had raised brows amongst the other gangs. They assume she's a whore of some sort, some even say she's his whore. She pays no mind to that chatter. She knows what she is and who she is to Kaz and the others. That's enough for her.
"But you've never quite had my flair for decoration and allure," she winks. She raises her drinks in toast. "I'm happy to offer my help. I do enjoy putting together a good party." Which is essentially why these specials are. She charms and flits around with smiles to draw the customers in and to spend more and more.
Determined to succeed, and somehow some people think I still have a heart for it.
Typos happen. I don't hold moments of shit grammar against someone. If you need to feel better about yourself, Jesper and I once at four in the morning had a far too long conversation about the spelling and pronunciation of lasagna and liaison. Some words look wrong even when they're right.
Kate "Cowgirl" Bishop. Has a ring to it now that you called yourself it.
You talk like those things are mutually exclusive.
See? This is why I'm proud of calling you 'my boys'. Only you guys would be both such a smart pair of drunks and totally adorable dorks at the same time. Yeah, I said you're both good and adorable. Deal with it.
I think this holiday of ours definitely needs candy cane and cane dildos, strawberry shortcake on tits and at some point somebody needs to throw ninja stars.
Also, something is getting set up on fire. I can't say when or where, but it's happening.
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