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[ShadowHunteress]

((We can skip to her birthdya iff you want, my brain is just, not all here right now haha. I have a headache that's got me having issues writing lol

[Boomer]

OOC: Okay! Rainer and Maria can be an official thing too.
BIC:
A few weeks passed by and it was now Alessa's tenth birthday. Mary had decided to let Alessa slip one day on her blood draw. She had been up all morning cooking Alessa's favorite breakfast, which was the family's Sunday breakfast. A surprise party was planned, so Maria was in charge of taking Alessa out to a few stores while everyone else got ready.

[ShadowHunteress]

((Okay))
Rainer helped Mary cook, enjoying being in a large crowded house, his mother would also be coming soon, and he hoped Alessa liked the surprise. He smiled over at Mary, "It'll be wonderful for her to have a birthday for once." he said as he looked back at the banana bread he was slicing.

[Boomer]

"Yes, it will..." said Mary softly, humming some, "I want this to be the best day of her life." Henry had gotten up and started wrapping Alessa's presents in the garage. The little pups didn't know what was going on because they couldn't keep a secret to save their lives. Mary tended to the sausage and bacon, then drained the grease to start on the gravy. "What time is she arriving?" she asked, "I can have Henry pick her up at the airport."

[ShadowHunteress]

Rainer chuckled, "She should be here around eleven, but she'll make her own way, trust me, she doesn't like anyone dotting on her, she likes making her own way." he said as he looked at Mary with a smile. He got the banana bread slived and wrapped before he got to cutting fruit. Max was out in the garage with Henry, helping him with presents, and Matt was happily playing a came of clue with the pups. "You have a really great family Mary, and I am so glad you guys are letting me in it."

[Boomer]

"I can respect that." said Mary quietly, nodding some. She started on the gravy and kept an eye on the biscuits in the oven. Mary pricked her ears as Cybil accused Vincent of being the murderer in their game. "Thank you..." she said softly, "I'm grateful that you've been so kind to my sister and her daughters. We'd have a serious problem if you treated her otherwise." As Mary pulled the biscuits from the oven, she started on making fried and scrambled eggs.

[ShadowHunteress]

Rainer chuckled softly, "It is a good thing I am not a foolish man." he said as he glanced over at her, "But I do have a question, how did you meet Henry?" he asked, they were a surprising couple to say the least, he would have never imagined them together.

[Boomer]

"No, you most certainly are not." she said softly, her focus on the eggs. Mary flicked her tail in thought. "Well... it was close to a year ago now." she said thoughtfully, "I had been floated down to the ER. It was, oh, maybe one in the morning when Henry arrived with a broken leg. He said he had been hit by a car and limped to the hospital. I was... still getting over some personal things, so I naturally wasn't looking for another man. I could tell straight away that he was smitten, with the way that he would watch me. Nothing rude, of course. Once he recovered he gave me his number, and things continued from there."

[ShadowHunteress]

He nodded as he looked at her, "I just would never have pictured it, but I am glad you two are happy." Rainer told her with a smile before getting the table set and starting to put the food out. He was glad they were letting him stay, that Max was letting him being in Alessa's life. He hummed as he got things ready, he was hoping Alessa really would love her day.

[Boomer]

"I wouldn't have ever imagined anything ever working out, but it did." she mused, "Henry is wonderful to be around." Mary got the rest of the food to the table, then went around the house to call everyone to breakfast. The little pups ran into the dining room while Alessa came out a few moments afterwards. She still found it odd to eat and not have a blood draw done.