As Maria took Keith to the kitchen Lance and Rachel went upstairs to lances room as they both sighed and flopped on the bed.

"So you ready for tonight?" Rachel asked laying her head on lances stomach and she held the jacket tighter.

"No,"

"You know he won't hurt you, he's not allowed to drive and he's on probation," she looked up at her brother and Lance stared at the ceiling.

"Doesn't matter, he can still scream at us, verbally abuse again, drink and not get caught, yell at mom-" "we're older, we can step in now, Marco and Luis are coming home and Veronica won't take his shit either," Rachel sat up and turned to him.

"Should I tell Keith the truth?" Lance sat up as well.

"About that night?" She whispered.

"All I've said was that dad was drunk driving and got caught," Lance shrugged and Rachel looked at him softly.

"Your choice man, I know with what happened Lance it hurts you more but... It happened to me too, I thought you where going to die Lance," Rachel wrapped her arms around her twin brother tightly and he held her.

"I know, that's why I'm confused and overwhelmed, I don't know what Im doing rach," he mumbled into her hair as Rachel touched his back softly and closed her eyes remembering the scar that lingered on her brothers back.

"Let's just see how tonight goes, be subtle with Keith so John doesn't go fucking insane," Rachel smiled messing up his hair but saw Leo and rosy run in as Jess and Keith followed smiling.

"Tia Rachel! Tio Lance guess what I made at school?" Rosy jumped into lances arms as he caught her and Rachel tickled Leo and he laughed quietly sitting in her lap.

"Oh? What happened to uncle and aunt?" Rachel smirked at her as she tickled Leo's sides.

"Mama said that's what it means in Spanish, I like the way papa talks like that," Leo smiled shyly as Keith walked in and Jess set a hand on his shoulder with a smile and went back down stairs.

"So what did you made at school?" Lance asked as he smiled at Keith and patted the spot on the bed next to him.

"I got to make a bracelet made out of beads, papa said you and Tia might be sad today and I could only make one..." Rosy frowned a little as she held out a yellow and pink sparkly beaded braclet on a blue rope.

"Pink looks better on me anyways," Lance whispered in her ear and rosy giggled as he put it on and Rachel stuck out her tongue at him.

"So when do we meet John?" Leo asked looking up at Rachel.

"Um tonight kiddo, aunt Veronica and uncle Luis are coming tonight, you get to show them what you learned," Rachel smiled at him as Keith sent Lance a worried glance.

"They won't be here for another two hours sooooo... Who wants to watch princess and the frog?" Lance asked smirking and rosy raised her hand high.

"No fair that's a girls movie," Leo pouted.

"I agree, little bias," keith smirked and grabbed lances laptop.

"Password is blue balls," Lance said covering Rosys ears and Keith turned red as he looked at the twins in disturbance.

"It's so no one else has the balls to tell mama," Lance smirked and Rachel glared.

"You know none of us can say that in front of her," she hissed hitting his arms and Leo looked at them confused.

"What does blue balls mean?" Leo asked.

"Go ask your dad," Lance smiled evily and the seven year old got down and walked away curious to know the new term.

"I can't believe..." Rachel's jaw dropped as rosy wasn't interested in the conversation as she and Keith picked out a movie on Netflix.

"He's a boy, he'll learn it in at least four years and hopefully learn a valuable lesson," Lance smiled at her deviously.

"And that is?" Rachel asked flatly.

"It's all fun and games until it happens to you," he grumbled looking at the movies as well.

"Can we watch Rudolph?" Rosy asked with a spark in her eyes.

"That's a Christmas movie?" Keith said and the twins looked at him with murder as Rachel made a throat slicing motion.

"Good thing it's my favorite holiday," he coughed awkwardly as rosy smiled and Lance clicked on the movie as the four of them got situated on the bed. Lance wrapped his arm around Keiths shoulders as the pale boy didn't fight it as the bed was to small for him to have distance between them. Rosy sat on Keiths lap as Rachel laid her head on lances leg while the lap top was on his shins for them all to see.

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As the movie ended Rachel grabbed rosy and laughed running out as the girls giggled down the halls and Lance stretched his legs and arms with a groan.

"When's the last time you've had a home cooked meal?" Lance got up smirking as Keith got up and ran his hand through his hair.

"Um I don't know? Seven years?" Keith blinked thinking it through actually.

"Well this is perfect then, my ma's cooking brings everyone to peace, especially Christmas, mmmm you've never had mash potatoes like that," Lance spun as he walked backwards in front of Keith smiling.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Keith snorted putting his hands in his pocket.

"I'm just excited to have you over, my mom loves it when I have guest," Lance shrugged as he turned to walked down the stairs normal.

"Even if they're fake boyfriends?" Keith crossed his arms.

"... Fake or not, she still appreciates sharing her home, she'll be your heaven or your hell. Unless your her kids there is no in between," Lance smirked and stopped at the bottom of the stairs as a tall man stood in the middle of the living room where Rachel was holding rosy and Leo was by Jessie.

He was well built as he had a truckers mustache down his face with hair combed back and dark blue eyes Keith almost missed as brown. He was a lot darker than Maria and almost shared the same skin tone as Marco and Lance.

"Dad..."