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"I have work, too, and maybe we can update some modeling pictures," Xander said with a nod toward Alec. Alec smiled. "Thank you for taking pity on me. My plans are to do a bit of practice and be Xander's model!"

"It's never too early to stress," Alec grinned, but he did put away his phone. "Any plans for today?"

"Most of them break down to a smaller size," Alec assured her. "I can store it under my bed. They come in different sizes, so I'd need one I could comfortably stand in with my arms out, but not strained. Renting's not a bad idea. I'll look into that!" Xander patted Alec's shoulder. "You'll...

"Yes," Alec heaved a sigh, "but it'd be so much easier to practice if I had one! At least basic moves, like twirling. The hoop, not myself. I can't even twirl it properly yet." "Don't worry. We'll figure it out. Maybe I can give you a raise and more modeling work," Xander said, patting his...

"A Cyr wheel," Alec sighed. He turned and showed Dark the wheel he was looking at. The cheapest one had three zeros behind the first number. "I need a job to support my hobby."

"That was the cheap one," Alec said weekly, not looking up or answering Dark yet. He swiped a couple of times and showed the screen to Xander. Xander actually gasped in shock and sat down. "No!" "Yes," Alec said grimly. "Average?" "Yep." "How?" "Quality craftsmanship?" "Better be damn...

The next morning, still feeling quite satisfied that they'd given Dark the best Father's Day they possibly could, the twins got up at their usual time. They'd already gotten bored of sleeping in, especially Xander who had things to do and and a job to fulfill. Alec was looking at his phone as...

Alec and Xander wandered into the living room and half collapsed on the couch, taking the opportunity to relax until Dark returned. They looked forward to seeing what was next, feeling there wasn't much excitement left after the excitement of that morning. What more could possibly happen after...

"If she's that tired, maybe she'll just go right back to sleep," Alec suggested. "Or maybe she'll be fine there? If you put her in the nursery where she won't be bothered?"

"That was fun!" Alec grinned and finished off his water. "I can't wait to do it again. After a nap!" Xander chuckled and started helping to put things away. "Right. How about a bit longer than just a nap? Like a couple of days." "Fine, spoil-sports," Alec said, taking the water bottles to...

"Yeah? They're all coming here?" Lex asked, impressed. She grinned. "Then I hope you're even louder and more annoying than my family." She raised her paint can. "I should get to work and let you get home. Sorry for holding you up so long." Xander smirked at Lex's encouragement. He was...

Lex nodded with a little shrug. "Fair enough. Yeah, that was my idiot cousin. My house is an alcohol-free zone, and he thought it'd be funny to 'sneak,'" she made exaggerated quotation marks with her fingers, "a couple of six-packs into my house. Then just laughed when I was mad, his mom...

..."How about tomorrow after lunch? I'll come by and we'll chat about it." "As long as you don't punch anybody," Xander muttered dryly. He hadn't meant for Lex to overhear, but she did. Her expression tightened. "Sh**." She glanced at Ivy. "Sorry." Back to the others. "Saw that, did you?"

"Fantastic," Lex grinned. "We'll talk details once I see your gate design. How about tomorrow? What works for you?"

"I can respect that," Lex agreed with a nod. "How about I draw up a couple of potential designs and give them to you when you give me the designs for the baby gate? If you like what you see and want to give it a try, great! If not, no big. Plenty of my project hopefuls don't end up getting...

"I make my work to sell or use for myself," Lex said with a shrug, "or else I'd have to get a job that I liked a lot less, but I only take the work that actually interests me unless I really gotta pay the bills. I never look at whether they're wealthy or not, just if they can afford their...

"You were rather distracted," Lex said in amusement. "I suggested a collaboration between our styles, and you - Daizi, that is - asked about a baby gate." Xander glanced at his parents. "You guys talked gates on the way to the hospital?" The rattle of wheels warned of Toby's approach as he...

Lex pulled a small, tattered notebook from her back pocket and made notes as Daizi talked, asking the occasional question about which plants liked sun versus which liked shade. She took Daizi's advice very, very seriously. "Thank you. After I've figured out what sort of shape I want, I'll...

"Oh, then, Marhaban to you, too," Lex smiled. "I'm just glad you're still talking to me." She gestured to the yard. "I've been thinking about changing up the landscaping and doing less grass and more native stuff since it's supposed to be more tolerant of people who don't want to spend time...

"We have a lot of birthdays to keep track of now," Alec mused, already wondering what on earth to get Daizi. Lex looked up when she heard Dark and straightened with one hand on her back. "Hey, Dark and family." She raised her paint can in a salute. "Happy Father's Day to you, Dark!" She...