Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Undercover Lovers ❯ The poop bird ( Chapter 68 )

Chapter 68: The pout bird

 

When he was released Squall sat up and smiled at the two gorgeous blonds opening up his arms he said, “Who's got loves for me this morning?” Seifer sat down behind him and drew him in close and watched as he was mobbed once again by his brothers and little sister Ellone.

 

Carrie had gone into the kitchen and filled two mugs with steaming cups of coffee and walked back into the living room just as Squall had asked his question. Placing the cups on the coffee table she flew across room and landed in his lap, where she greeted him with good morning loves as well.

 

After Ellone had given Squall hugs and kisses she scuttled back over to the couch and sat back down by Yazoo. She hadn't joined them on the floor-tickling Squall even though she really wanted too, but she remembered the words of her Grandma Seagill that ladies didn't behave like that. Somehow with the logic that only a child could come up with Ellone Loire surmised that since Yazoo hadn't got down on the floor and wrestled around that he must be a lady too. Then there was the fact that he was very, very pretty.

 

Cloud had watched silently and smiled fondly down at the floor where his former lover was still being smothered in hugs and kisses, plopping down on the floor he smiled shyly at Squall and asked, “Is it okay if I have loves for you too?”

 

Squall reached over and grabbed Cloud in close and hugged him tight and gave him a friendly kiss on the mouth and replied, “You know it is. By the way what are you guys doing here?”

 

Cloud laughed, “Oh I had a hankering for strawberry waffles and I don't have a waffle iron and I know that you do so I disturbed Yazoo's beauty sleep and told him we were coming here for breakfast. I hope you don't mind?”

 

Clouds brilliant blue eyes sparkled with joy at the memory of earlier that morning, he had woken Yazoo up and told him what he wanted to do and watched as his silver haired lover stretched and arched his back rising sinuously off the mattress. Swinging his long sinewy body off the bed he strolled nude over to the closet and yanked out a black tank top and black jeans and went into the bathroom to get ready.

 

When the bathroom door opened and Yazoo stepped out he looked like he had just spent five hours getting ready instead of five minutes. He had glared good-naturedly at him and growled, “I hate the fact that you can do that.”

 

After a quick run to the market they arrived at Squall's where Cloud used his key to get into the house. Going into the kitchen he was in the process of making a pot of coffee when Carrie and Shauna walked through the door. After good mornings were exchanged and the inevitable question, “What are you doing here?” was answered they settled down in the living room to wait for Squall, Seifer and the children to wake up.

 

The wait for the children was short and they tumbled out of the bedroom. When they saw Cloud the boys immediately pounced on him, since they knew he was always good for a wrestling match, while Ellone went over and joined Yazoo.

 

Seifer stood up and went over to the coffee table and snagged up the two cups of coffee that Carrie had sat there for he and Squall and carried them over to where Squall was still stretched out on the floor. Holding out one of the cups he waited for Squall to add the sugar to it then exchanged it with the one he was still holding. Smirking at Cloud he said, “Waffles huh?”

 

Cloud smirked back and said, “Yes and there are strawberries and whipped cream.”

 

Seifer caught the end of his tongue in the corner of his mouth. He could think of better things to do with whipped cream then put it on waffles but he didn't say so in front of the children, so he dropped an eyelid down and gave his lover a lusty wink.

 

Squall gave him a look of mock outrage and growled, “Behave yourself.”

 

Seifer stuck his lower lip out as far as it would go and started to pout, “You take all the fun out of life Sweet Cheeks.”

 

A tug on the waistband of his sweats caused him to look down and to see Ellone. Leaning down he came face to face with her his blazing green eyes met her doe brown. Ellone reached her finger out and shoved Seifer's lower lip back in and said, “Don't pout Seifer, or the pout bird will fly by and poop on your lip. Right Squall?”

 

Squall snorted with laughter and said, “That's exactly right. Remember that's what happened to A.J.”

 

Ellone's sweet little giggles were joined by Carrie's merry laughter. Seifer looked over at Carrie and said, “Okay explain Care Bear.”

 

Carrie quickly told about a family gathering they had had and something had happened where A.J. hadn't gotten his way and he had started to sulk and pout. And how Squall had looked at him and told him to stop pouting or the pout bird would come by and shit on his lip. A.J. had scowled at Squall and somehow managed to stick his lip out even further and a seagull had chosen that moment to fly over and had dropped its load on A.J.'s lip. He had sputtered and started to shriek that it wasn't funny. The family had chuckled when it first happened but really started to laugh when Ellone had innocently pointed out to the howling man that Squall had told him what would happen so he had gotten what he deserved.

 

Seifer raised an eyebrow and said, “You've got to be kidding?”

 

Carrie laughed again, “No, I'm not! Sometimes justice is served up so sweetly.”

 

Seifer threw his head back and laughed just imaging what her ex-fiancé had looked like with a healthy dose of bird crap on his lip. The room was filled with laughter when the rest of the occupants joined in.

 

Shauna sobered first she was suddenly assaulted with feelings of guilt. Her husband was in treatment and here she was laughing and having a good time, when she should be worried about him. Uttering a quick excuse me she turned and fled into the kitchen.

 

Squall cast a questioning look at the swinging door and untangled himself from the mass of arms that still held him offering a smile he said, “I'll be right back.” Then pulled himself to his feet and followed his stepmother into the kitchen.

 

When Squall entered the kitchen he found that Shauna had her back to the door and was by the sink, he saw that her shoulders were shaking and knew instinctively that she wasn't laughing but crying. Crossing over to where she was standing he touched her on the shoulder and asked softly, “Shauna what's wrong?”

 

Shauna turned and buried her face in Squall's shoulder and sobbed out, “I'm a horrible person.”

 

Squall ran his hand down the back of her head and asked, “What makes you say that?”

 

Pulling away she looked up into the concerned face of her stepson and hiccoughed out, “The reason that I am horrible is that I'm having fun while my husband is rehab.”

 

Squall smiled down at her and raising his other hand wiped the moisture off her cheeks, “Shauna that doesn't make you horrible.”

 

She argued back, “Yes it does.”

 

Squall continued smiling and shook his head no and reiterated the fact, “No it doesn't. Do you want to know what I think?”

 

“What?”

 

“I think that dad would actually be relieved that your not worrying yourself sick over him. Shauna have you really cried yet?”

 

She thought about it and other then that brief bout of hysterics she hadn't cried yet. She answered him, “No. I haven't really cried yet. I haven't had time and I have to be strong for the children.”

 

Squall drew her back into his arms and rocked her back and forth and said, “They're not here now.”

 

Shauna wrapped her arms around his waist and placed her head over his heart and started to cry. She cried out all her anger, frustration and sorrow on the warm brown skin of her stepson's chest.

 

Squall felt her start to calm and placed a soft kiss on to of her head and said, “Feel better now?”

 

She drew away and smiled up at him tears still sparkling in her eyes, “Yes.”

 

He smiled down at her and stroked the back of his fingers down her tear stained cheek and said gently, “Good, now no more tears and no more worrying about dad okay?”

 

She smiled up at him and said, “Okay. We were going to visit Laguna today are you going to come along?”

 

Squall let out a long deep breath and replied, “As much as I'd like to, I can't.”

 

Shauna nodded her understanding and said, “I understand, and I'll tell your father that you're working.”

 

“Thank you. Now I imagine that we have hungry people do you want to help me make waffles?”

 

“Yes, I'd like that.”

 

“Good. Why don't you slice strawberries and I'll get batter started.”