For Butterfly and Thomas
Mike hadn’t woke up Butterfly or Thomas when His mom and brother arrived. It was still early in the morning. After helping them both inside Mike sat down with his mom and let her hold Dolores. While she chatted cheerfully with her granddaughter, Mike caught up with Bob. They were deep in a conversation about his latest stunt and how to better execute the airplane crash. Mike trusted his brother’s opinion and took his advice very seriously.
After a short talk Mike went out to their truck and brought in the bag of gifts his mom and purchased for Butterfly and the children. Mike had a suspicion that his brother had a hand in one particular gift for Thomas. That got both the men laughing over memories of Mike when he was still a child. He was happy to have his family here. Besides Thomas, Butterfly and Dolores, these were the only people that didn’t bring up his instinct to kill. Even Butterfly triggered it at times but for much different reasons than most. Mike made them some coffee and settled into the living room again. He just made small talk with them as they asked about his new movie, Dolores and the boy they hadn’t met. His mom knew something of Butterfly, even if it was only that she drove him crazy in the right and wrong ways. As they talked all three kept their voices down. Bob was now feeding Dolores and Mike had relaxed more than most would have seen him ever.
After a short talk Mike went out to their truck and brought in the bag of gifts his mom and purchased for Butterfly and the children. Mike had a suspicion that his brother had a hand in one particular gift for Thomas. That got both the men laughing over memories of Mike when he was still a child. He was happy to have his family here. Besides Thomas, Butterfly and Dolores, these were the only people that didn’t bring up his instinct to kill. Even Butterfly triggered it at times but for much different reasons than most. Mike made them some coffee and settled into the living room again. He just made small talk with them as they asked about his new movie, Dolores and the boy they hadn’t met. His mom knew something of Butterfly, even if it was only that she drove him crazy in the right and wrong ways. As they talked all three kept their voices down. Bob was now feeding Dolores and Mike had relaxed more than most would have seen him ever.