Day Of The Funeral
Gina’s bedroom, Lup Castle, North of Dublin, Ireland:
Gina wakes up and finds Misty snuggled against her. Misty’s face was buried between her breasts, pressed against her body. She felt Arnold’s arms holding her. Even though he wore Pjs, she could feel his manhood pressed against her bottom.

Misty wore a one-piece footsie that made her look like a little wolf cub. It even had a tail and a hoodie with wolf-shaped ears. She looks down at her sleeping daughter and was glad they had used the nanites to correct her bladder and color blindness.

Arnold wakes up and kisses the back of Gina’s neck. He looks at his wristwatch and notices they still have an hour or so before they have to get up. He felt Gina squirm when he leaned in and kissed the back of her neck.

He knew Gina was devastated that her grandmother had died, and today, they started the viewing process. Which, according to his wife, would take up to three days. He knew Misty was sleeping next to Gina.

He could understand why Misty was sleeping with them. She was a shy girl and clung to Gina. He knew Gina didn’t mind and could understand why Misty was like her. Jennifer and Arabella were sleeping together in the same bedroom.

He knew Julia’s daughters were sharing a bedroom as well. Chayton had stopped by, and Jack had spoken to him and Haylee about riding next to the clear funeral wagon.

“How are you feeling this morning?” Arnold knew Gina was suffering from a cold she caught at work.

“I’ll be okay.” Gina hated when she got sick. She knew she had caught a cold from someone at the Phoenix foundation.

One of the teams she sent to Argentina returned with two members sick as a dog. She knew every team member had all their vaccines. She wouldn’t allow any team to enter an area without being vaccinated against viruses or diseases.

“What time are we meeting your parents for breakfast?” Arnold knew they were having breakfast with Jack and Debbie.

“At eight o’clock. What time is it now?” Gina didn’t want to turn around to face Arnold.

“It’s five thirty right now.” Arnold looks at his wristwatch.

Gina looks down at Misty’s sleeping form and didn’t want to wake her. She knew Misty wasn’t a morning person. Neither was Jennifer or Arabella either.

“Misty, it’s time to wake up, sweetie.” Gina gently shakes Misty’s shoulder.

Misty buries her face tighter against Gina’s chest. She didn’t want to wake up yet.

“Come on, sweetie. We got to get up and get ready for the day.” Gina picks Misty up.

“I’ll go and wake Jennifer and Arabella.” Arnold gets out of bed and heads toward the room Jennifer and Arabella are sleeping.

Julia and Christmas’s bedroom:
Julia felt Haylee sleeping next to her while Catori was snuggled against Christmas. They had crawled into bed with them in the middle of the night. Julia knew both her girls felt safer near her and Christmas. If Roxy or Sphinx were here, they would have stayed in bed with the animals surrounding them.

Julia’s alarm goes off on her cell phone. She reaches over and hits the snooze button. She didn’t want to get up and face the day. She was already missing her grandmother and knew it would get tougher from here on out. She had a rough three days ahead of her.

When the alarm goes off again, she turns it off and slowly exits. She looks over towards Christmas and notices she has woken up as well.

“Good morning, sweetie.” Christmas looks at Julia and how messed up her hair is. Her poor wife has had a rough few days and knew the next few days would be hard for her.

Julia looks towards Christmas’s naked body “morning.”

“Do you want me to dress Haylee?” Christmas knew Haylee would be escorting the funeral wagon today with her brother.

“Would you? I’ll dress Catori and get her ready for the funeral.” Julia could use a strong cup of coffee right now.

“No problem.” Christmas wakes both girls and gets them moving.

Jack and Debbie’s Room:
Jack looks out the window in his room. He didn’t get much sleep last night. He knew his mother was heading to a better place, but his helplessness frustrated him. There was nothing he could have done to prevent her death. Sure, he had been resurrected to come back and finish the job he had started. But he wishes his mother had been given a second chance. He looks over towards the bed and spots his sleeping wife. The twins were sleeping in the same room with them.

Alyona had volunteered to look after them, but he didn’t want to burden his daughter. Neither did Debbie either. He knew Chaos was back at the ranch protecting it. He could feel Julia and Gina waking up and moving around. It was strange that he could feel the presence of his kids, even when he wasn’t near them. He knew where they were and what they were doing.

He’s been feeling another presence lately but couldn’t identify it. The feeling had been stronger when he arrived yesterday. He was too busy meeting with Mona and the elders to track the feeling down.

He feels Debbie waking up. A smile appears on his face “morning, sweetie.”

“Morning to you as well. Couldn’t sleep last night?” Debbie gets up and wakes over to her husband.

“Yeah, I was thinking about my mother.” Jack pulls Debbie down onto his lap and kisses her on the lips.

Debbie returns the kiss and knows how close her husband is to his mother. She knew it made Jack feel useless, and she knew that was something her husband wasn’t good at handling. Jack was a fighter willing to do whatever it took to solve the situation.

After kissing Jack, she holds her husband. She would do anything for her mother-in-law to come back. She holds him for a way and lets his musky scent surrounded her.

After a while, Jack releases his wife and looks into her eyes “we better get ready for the day. The girls are already awake.”

“Which means our grandchildren will be coming to check on us.” Debbie kisses Jack before getting off his lap.