Imperial College London, London, England:
Chayton had gotten up early and rode in with Mouse when she went to work. He was going to meet up with some of his friends he made when he decided to move to England to become like his grandfather.

Sure, he could have joined the Army or Marines and gone to work either with the FBI or the US Marshal service. But he wanted to follow in his grandfather Bounty’s footsteps and join MI 6. Plus, attending college in England was better than returning to the states.

After Mouse drops him off, he meets with several of the guys he meets at college. It took him a few months to adjust to how the British called things. Also, a few people thought he was from India instead of Native American.

That had been a massive surprise to many people he met. While he and his friends are catching breakfast, he gets a text message from Mouse. He reads it, and tears form in his eyes.

Sara was enjoying a breakfast sandwich and noticed tears sliding down Chayton’s cheeks. She has known Chayton since she first met him at college.

“What’s wrong, Chayton?” Sara was curious.

“I’ve just been informed that my great-grandmother passed away last night.” Chayton wonders when did Mouse find out.

“I’m sorry to hear that, Chayton.” Sara looks at Chayton with sadness in her eyes.

“Us, too, man.” Roger had heard Chayton talking to Sara.

“Thanks.”

“Hey, Chayton, was your great-grandmother Native American like you?” Richie was curious.

“She has some Native American blood but wasn’t Native American. She was mostly European and had some Irish in her.”

Everyone looks at him with puzzled looks on their faces. They knew Chayton was Native American but thought his great-grandmother would be Native American.

“The Bounty family adopted me. I have Native American relatives I keep in touch with.”

“So, this was your adopted great-grandmother?” Thomas was curious.

“Yes, but I don’t think of her like that. My family has relatives in England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Germany, Romania, and other countries. They are spread out over here and in the United States.” Chayton knew the Bounty family had relatives all over Europe and several other countries.

“Isn’t your mother a cop?” Richie was curious about Chayton’s family.

“Yes, she’s a K9 police officer with the Caldwell police force.” Chayton knew his mother was doing what she loved to do.

“What does your father do?” Thomas wanted to learn more about Chayton.

“My birth father is dead. He died of cancer, like my birth mother. My adopted parents, Julia Bounty, is a cop, and Christmas Bounty is a school teacher.”

“Are your mothers, lesbians?” Sara has never heard of a lesbian family before.

“Yes.” Chayton wasn’t ashamed of his mothers.

“Wow!” All the guys at the table were impressed and confused.

“The grandfather you told us about, does it bother him that his daughter is in a lesbian relationship?” Richie finishes off his drink.

A smirk appears on Chayton’s face. He looks at Richie “neither of my grandfathers cares. My grandfather Jack Bounty is open-minded and loves his children. My Native American grandfather likes my adopted mothers. You have to remember that the Native American culture isn’t so snobbish or judgmental as Christianity or any other religion.

Among the Native Americans, people like my mothers are considered two-spirited. That means they possess male and female spirits inside of them.”

“That’s a unique way of looking at being gay.” Sara has never thought of it that way before.

“There’s more to it, but my people have always known that there are people like my mothers, even among us.”

Julia’s & Gina’s House, Caldwell, Montana:
Julia had the day off from work and enjoyed some downtime at the house. Christmas had taken the munchkins to school with her. The only people at home with her were Jessica and Tammy. Her housekeeper Katz had the day off.

“Thanks for coming over, guys.” Julia looks at her friends Jessica and Tammy.

“I’ve always wanted to see where you lived, Julia.” Jessica has known Julia for the last five years. Julia always came to her store to check up on her and her employees.

Julia asked if she and Tammy could come over and spend the day with her. She jumped at the invitation. She knew Tammy wanted to see where Julia lived as well. Julia knew a lot about them, but they didn’t know much about her.

They knew Julia had three children; Julia’s oldest, Chayton, was studying in England. They also knew Julia was married to another woman.
Tammy had found that out when she spotted Julia and her wife, Christmas, at R7. Both of them were dressed to the nines, and there was no way you couldn’t see they were married and were lesbians out on the dance floor.

“You sounded slightly upset when you called us this morning, Julia. Is everything okay?” Jessica looked at Julia as they sat in the den.

“I’ll be okay. I just learned from my father that my grandmother died this morning in her sleep.” Julia still couldn’t get over the fact that her
grandmother was dead.

Mrs. Bounty had helped her and Gina overcome what was done to them. She accepted the two of them and gave them a lot of love and support. Her grandmother never said anything negative about her being gay or marrying another woman. If nothing else, she had been very accepting of her.

“We’re sorry to hear that, Julia. We’re you and your grandmother close?” Jessica has never met Julia’s grandmother before.

Julia stands up and walks over to an old fashion photo album she kept on the bookshelf. There were several others, but this one was the first one she started.

“We were very close.” Julia opens the photo album to the pages dedicated to her grandmother.

She handed the album to Jessica, so she and Tammy could look at the pictures. This was the first time Julia had ever allowed anyone to see photos of her past.

“Thanks.” Jessica looks at the pictures on the page.

When Julia was younger and was riding a horse, her younger sister Gina was on top of another horse, and there was an older woman with them on another horse. You could tell she was different from Gina and Julia. It looked like they were out somewhere on the property.

“Your grandmother looked like she was enjoying herself.” Jessica and Tammy could see a big smile on the older woman’s face.

“She was. My grandmother loved riding horses, shooting guns, and gardening. You should see her flower garden in Ireland.” Julia loved her grandmother’s garden.

Jessica and Tammy look at more pictures in the photo album. They were amazed at the quality of the photographs. Tammy looks up towards Julia “when is the funeral?”

“In two weeks in Ireland. My grandmother already made the arrangements before she died.” Julia reaches down by her chair and scratches
Sphinx’s head. He was lying by her chair and watching the other women.

“How long will the funeral take?” Jessica has never attended an Irish funeral before.

“Three days. My grandma can’t be buried until the whole Bounty clan has viewed the body.” Julia knew it would take some time because of her family’s size.

“How big is your family?” Tammy was curious because she knew most supernatural clans weren’t that big.

“Let’s just say my family has been around for some time.”

Gina’s Place:
Arnold holds Gina against his chest. He knew how close Gina and the rest of her sisters were to their grandmother. The news Mr. Bounty informed everyone about this morning saddened everyone in the family. He knew Gina and Julia were extremely close to Mrs. Bounty. She had helped Gina overcome what had been done to her. Before they got married, Gina had told him about her past.

He already knew some of what she told him. The thing was, it didn’t change how he felt about Gina. He had fallen in love with her the first day he met her at school.

Gina returned home after her father informed her about her grandmother’s passing. She got the girls up and ready for school. Since they attended the same school, Christmas taught at. She sent them with Christmas. Her housekeeper had the day off as Julia’s housekeeper did.

After the kids had left, she broke down and cried. Arnold had called his law office and informed them he wouldn’t be coming in for a few days. This was okay since he was a law firm partner, and the cases he worked on were delayed until September.

He held his wife as they sat in the living room. He lets her cry against his shoulder. Gina might be a very deadly woman, but she loved her grandmother very much.

“At least your grandmother won’t have to suffer anymore, sweetie.” He rubs Gina’s back and tries to calm her down.

Gina knew this day would come one day, but she wasn’t expecting it to come this soon. Cara Bounty meant the world to her. If it weren’t for her, she wouldn’t be the woman she is today.

Gina manages to get her emotions under control. She was still upset at losing her grandmother, but she couldn’t mourn her all day. Her grandmother wouldn’t want that. Gina pulls a tissue from the box of tissues Arnold got for her.

“When will the funeral be, sweetie?” Arnold looks into Gina’s eyes.

“In two weeks. First, they will put the casket on display for three or four days for everyone to pay their respects. Afterward, they will lower the
coffin into the grave next to grandpa’s casket.”

“I thought the family had a family crypt?” Arnold remembers hearing something about that.

“We do. We have several. However, grandma wanted to be buried next to her husband.” Gina knew her grandmother wanted to be beside her husband.

“Well, I hope when it’s our turn. We are buried together.” Arnold places a kiss on Gina’s forehead.

“Me too, sweetie. Me too.” Gina snuggles against Arnold.