Snowed In❄️

Declan came with a steaming mug of hot chocolate and a few bars of Toblerone. He laid them at my table and walked to the side of the room dedicated to the electronic devices and plucked my tablet. He updated a few contracts and laid it on the table. He then proceeded to charge his phone before walking out of the office to yell at the junior assistant for not reserving the restaurant like he had requested yesterday. Then he called his wife and daughter to see if she was in school like she was supposed to.

Phillip watched as Declan set one appointment after the next before he stormed off to the floor below us. Half an hour later he arrived with a bespoke ensemble for my lunch appointment. He called my driver and had him take me to a brand new restaurant. After a nine course meal and a signed contract later I was on my way back when Declan asked me if he could take the weekend off. His wife wasn't feeling so well. He would like to nurse her back to health. I told him to take as much time as he needs to nurse her back to health. His job will be waiting for him. He is irreplaceable.

Dash called to tell me that there is a snow storm headed in the next few days. The others were going to Washington DC so I was ordered to get my butt over too. I asked Xander to get his essentials and come with me. Diana was already packing since she graduated from high school and was already trying to figure out which college she was going to. Security and Phillip hopped in but Jasmine took some will power to convince. I had to use the sad face and declare her my sanity. She finally decided that I wouldn't last five minutes without her. So as much as she hates lockdown she hopped on board too.

The security watched with amusement as the war table was set. The next order of business was checking the integrity of the locks, inventory of the groceries and medical supplies. Which meant the other did laundry. A few hours later the house was set for storm season. The kids checked out to prove that they have finished their designated tasks. Diana proudly said that the clothes are washed, dried, ironed, folded and parcelled. Everyone who heard her say it laughed.

Declan called to let me know that his wife was not feeling so well. I can hear Carolina vomiting uncontrollably. I remember when that feeling in my sick days so I wished her a speedy recovery and Jasmine took the phone and the two talked about random things as Edge handed out walkie talkies. Edge made it clear, "Remember if anyone loses his or her comms is going to spend the entire storm season scrubbing every single toilet in this property." Posh made noises that imitate vomiting. Sasha happily rubs her hands together. Dash gave a raspberry. The triplets talked loudly trying to come with a plan to hide Edge's walkie talkie. Lena and Benji were flipping burgers and grilling steaks. Ems stuck her tongue out as she accepted hers. Di and Fin took the walkie talkies absentmindedly so I quietly clipped the walkie talkies on their belts. Both gave me a kiss on the cheek before sipping piping hot coffee.

Cole and Basher were going to some sort of litigation so Edge dropped theirs on top of the file. I clipped theirs in their belts and Edge cried, "Hey cousin fight fair." I rolled my eyes as I went to give Bats and Bob theirs. Both of them pulled out wet wipes and grabbed the antenna and used another to wipe the entire surface area with another. Edge just shook his head as he gave Diana hers. Then he directed his attention to Xander and GG. Both took theirs with a face of amusement. Burgers were cooked and everyone sat down to eat. The steaks were the next course followed by chocolate lava cake.

Then came the comedy segment of the evening. Each one displayed their most hilarious road sign discovered. The most popular was the upsidedown image of a motorcycle to indicate that they must park here. For the life of anyone no one could figure out how to park a motorcycle upside down. GG said maybe it is a sign that the road ahead is dangerous and could cause accidents. The triplets were discussing the maintenance of the road while the others scrolled their phones to beat this one. Edge wanted to which moron was commissioned to put up that street sign since the guy had one job and he did it backwards. Then came Sembi. His picture was a warning look out for falling gazelles. Sometimes the wildcats like to leave up there after eating. Diana said, "Shouldn't they leave a warning sign for wildcats." Sembi threw her chocolate and gave her a wink.