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[mister_hart]

It had been several weeks since the prophecy child's, my niece, brother whom I suppose is also my nephew had his little vision and took Liliana away from the firm. He and Angel's son plaguing her mind with evil thoughts of Wolfram and Hart, the project, and well, myself. Of course the project they were perfectly honest in telling the girl she was

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[ms_aries]

Yay! My niece was in the building. I couldn't wait to properly get to meet her. Oh she was a beautiful girl, and we had so much in common. I was curious as to how she managed to find her way to the law firm, but mostly I wanted to bring her a present.

Luckily I'd just returned from my afternoon shopping trip and had plenty of things that I could share with the beautiful teenager. Looking through my bags, I found the perfect Prada purse for the Osborn heiress. If there was one thing I approved of it was her father's influence on her sense of fashion.

Making my way through the halls, I knocked lightly on the door before stepping into the office with a warm smile. "Alexia, baby, it's so good to see you again." Without giving her a moment to register who I was, I wrapped her in my arms for a quick hug and kissed her cheek before stepping back. "As luck would have it, I just came back from shopping so I have a present for you. Really, we should make a date to do shopping, lunch and a trip to the spa. You should see the new herbal soaks and massages they have now. It's fantastic for the skin, and nothing takes away the aches of dealing with life quite like spending money and being pampered." I held out the purse for her. I had no doubt that a daughter raised by Harry Osborn would appreciate the quality of the handbag.

I looked at my brothers and quickly realized who was responsible for this family reunion. Oh I was beaming with pride. Aidan had brought the girl home to her family. James would have to get over his annoyance and jealousy and give the boy a pat on the head and a treat later. He had exceeded expectations had he not?

[osborn_heiress]

I didn't know what to think about James and there was no way in hell I was calling him Grandpa or something. He probably wouldn't like that anyways, he doesn't look a thing like a grandfather. In fact, he looked like everybody else in the family. Except those eyes, he had the same eyes as my Aunt Gracie. That made me like him a little more, although I couldn't exactly see him baking cookies.

Suddenly the door flew open and I had a pair of arms wrapped tightly around me. My eyes got a little bigger and I took a step back as I realized that this must be my aunt. The one that my parents really didn't like very much at all. She seemed nice though, and she bought me Prada! I looked it and instantly saw that it was genuine and a smile lit up my face as I looked at her. She was WAY better than James and Aidan. They were nice too, but not fun like she was.

"Thank you." I said politely as I slung the purse over my shoulder and couldn't help but think how it complimented the rest of my outfit. It was like she just knew how to accessorize, just like Daddy.

"Shopping sounds like fun, it's not always so easy for me to get out of the hotel though." I explained to her with a frown which totally sucked! I wanted to go to the spa and shopping with her. She was so pretty, I liked her hair. Everybody in our family has really good hair.

"I'm sure your mother just needs some time to come around." James smiled at me.

"Have you met her?" I asked him with an eyebrow arched in his direction. "She's not going to come around. She even sends bodyguards to follow me around at school."

[mister_hart]

"At the Hyperion, of course," I told my brother with the same smile he shot at me. You'd think he'd get over any aggravation he was feeling since at least the girl was here. All he and Dominique had done at Thanksgiving was cause more trouble with Faith and everyone else.

Just then Dominique came into the room all smiles and carrying a wonderful purse with her that she immediately gave to Alexia.

Dom shot me a smile and I straightened up a bit. At least someone appreciated what I went through to get Alexia here inside the building.

Yes, her mother would be upset the second she found out where her daughter was.

"I'm sure she only thinks of it like she's protecting you and your brother," I said casually. Protect her from what? Us? Frankly, the girl needed more protection from those she was living with than the three of us.

[mr_lupus]

I watched carefully as Alexia almost seemed to glow beneath Dominique's words. Promises of spas and shopping, I had to resist the urge to roll my eyes. Yet, if that's what appeals to the girl it would only be made more easy to win her over. I felt as though that approach should work just as well on Grace, but that girl was a tornado of torment. Alexia, was the bright shining sun.

Clearly, a shopping and spa date would have to be arranged, whether Faith and Grace liked it or not.

So was this a kidnapping or had Aidan simply snatched upon an opportunity already in progress. I had the feeling the latter was the truth as I didn't have a barrage of anti-heroes barging through my door.

"A great many mistakes were made at your parents' expense, Alexia. It's no real wonder why they're cautious concerning you and your brother. You are of course blossoming into an adult, it's always hard to see your children grow up." I mused as I leaned against my desk, appreciation directed at Aidan in forcing the hand of this impromptu family reunion.

"Hmm." Alexia only shrugged and started walking around my office looking at everything and sometimes reaching out to touch something. Picking up things and looking at them before setting them down. "I like your office," She said to me. "This is where the portal to the island is, isn't it? In this building."

[ms_aries]

Aidan was finally beaming now that he had approval from both myself and James. Oh it meant more when it came to James of course. He was a bit of a daddy's boy when it came down to it.

"It is. I didn't bring candy with me this time, but you would think your parents would remember it was your brother and you that found a way off the island. Do you miss it, sweetie?"

I had a feeling she did. It was her home once upon a time. I walked over to her and took her hand in my own. She was a beautiful girl and I finally had a bit of estrogen to help balance out this family full of testosterone.

"We could go back sometime if you want. Of course your parents wouldn't approve, but then they really can't chastise about running off to beaches, right? Granted, the island is no Bora Bora, but it has it's charm. You must miss it very much because it was your first home."

[osborn_heiress]

I smiled at her when she reminded me that she'd been the one to give Tyler and I candy before we raced off into the jungle. We found the stupid portal in that jungle, all because we'd run off to play. I looked up at her when she took my hand in her's.

"I do miss it. Nobody likes the beach anymore except Aunt Cordy. I love it there though." I turned towards her. Would she really bring me back there? "I wanna go there. Can you take me?"

"You want to go there right now?" James asked curiously from behind me and I looked up a little bit.

"Yeah. Can we? What's the big deal. Who knows when I'll be left alone long enough again to go out like this. They'd never let me go back there."

I looked up at Dom and she seemed like she wanted to be agreeable. It wasn't spas and shopping which was fun too, but it was what I wanted. I wish Tyler were here too.