Marcus was shocked by the hug, but was so used to both his sister and the children that his reaction was to hug her in return. He smirked slightly at her blush, but changed the subject. “Would you feel too awkward staying with John and the children while we search for a way to provide for them, if TamLin were to go with us?”<br/><br/>“She should come help with the heist!” TamLin suggested excitedly.<br/><br/>Marcus frowned. “She doesn’t have any experience with this sort of thing. It would be dangerous.”<br/><br/>"She'll be fine. I was."<br/><br/>"I let you decide before dragging you into a thieving mess. You show her the same courtesy. It's not as lighthearted of a thing as you like to pretend it is, TamLin." Marcus's tone was not harsh or loud but it was obviously annoyed and could be described as grumpy.<br/><br/>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br/><br/>Aria laughed slightly as Phoenix took the lead when they reached the bedroom. The grin on her face quieted suddenly when she found herself on top of him, staring down into his eyes. The thought to kiss him was almost visible as it flashed through her mind and her eyes softened slightly. Instead she leaned down so her face was in the crook of his neck and curled against him. “No real need for blankets with you around,” she commented, trying to break the moment so that it wouldn’t plague her mind.<br/><br/><br/>((Ooo. I like the idea of both too. I think I will let you have the hunters for now and set up the fae court here soon instead. So we can get some competition going before collaboration.))<br/><br/>{{My work shuts down in December. Something about it being their worst season and loosing money. So I’m off visiting family. Originally I thought I’d have lots of time to do rping. But apparently snow kills their internet}}