<div class="floatleft">(http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n520/undisclosed2you/E%20char%20pics/tumblr_lvqhasF2EU1qfacr7o3_250-1.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Melinda Lacey Halliwell<br/><strong>Type:</strong>Witch/Whitelighter<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Halliwell Manor<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Wyatt, Chris, Andi<br/><em>I'm so in the doghouse for this.</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Melinda’s head tilted to the side as she listened to Andi speak on his family history. It sounded quite different than her upbringing, and she couldn’t help but notice his pattern of speech and even manners when sitting down in the chair. He seemed like one of those old men that visited the library despite his young appearance. He took to the need for rushing or rather being unwanted in the house with a pleasant smile. “Well, that sounds very nice.” Her mouth opened to ask another question, something along the lines of if he ever went back to visit Ireland, yet at that exact moment Brie walked into the sitting area. She chewed her lower lip apprehensively as the coldness of her cousin’s voice sent a shiver down her own spine. The question was a valid one. How did he know that Brie would be at dinner tonight? Dark brown eyes turned toward him as if waiting for some reasonable explanation. Perhaps, he backtracked through her records. No, that didn't sound plausible since a contractor did not have the time for that type of research.<br/><br/>It was then that the meeting with Andi spun completely out of control. Bianca appeared inside of the room, and within a second Brie froze the mortal into place. “Whew.” She felt sweat on her hands since the knowledge of the reason for a mortal being randomly inside of the house was her own fault. Curiously, she peered at Andi's face, and there was not an ounce of shock on his face. He didn't see Bianca enter the room.<em>Dammit to hell and back</em>. She cursed mentally in her mind since it appeared like her niceness nearly cost the family their security. Bianca’s language on Andi did not surprise her since she’d heard worse things come out of Chris’ fiancee’s mouth on other occasions. There was barely enough time to explain since Brie went into an explanation. Embarrassment flushed Melinda’s face since she felt absolutely horrible. Two acts. She committed two actions in one night to ruin the family dinner. Great. She glanced between Brie and Bianca as the young woman shimmered out after a few heated words. Despite her need to burst out into some type of explanation or rather apology, Melinda remained quiet and calm since they needed to proceed through this meeting as if nothing happened. With the ease of an actor, the friendly smile returned to her face as she turned her face back to Andi for when Brie unfroze him.