Not So Happy Birthday (Peter, Open to anyone there, the more the merrier, do whatever!)

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The cruise for Peter's birthday was absolutely perfect. Peter loved it. He loved that he got to spend the time with his friends and family and there certainly were a lot of those around tonight... He was thrilled to hear Spectre and Derek Sherinian playing, and Deirdre sang occasionally too. It was wonderful. Even if he had doubled the amount of pain killers he was taking just to numb his stupid aching head. Once he was headache free, he was able to enjoy himself immensely. He had a wonderful chat with Dimitri and Sergei, and he laughed as Tasha danced with Hope and Fiona all at once. He danced with Aly too. And then with his daughters all in turn. Even Caleb wanted to dance, but only so he could stand on Peter's shoes and get a 'ride'. Lavannah was sitting by the railing chatting with Gavin, though she was watching Johanna with someone else who Peter recognised was Will. Evey kept running up to Will and then darting away again to chat with Deirdre and her girls as well. Every time there was a break in the music, Spectre was followed around by Jacinta and Edward Montgomery, and they proceeded to parent him. He looked oddly pleased. Abigail and Stuart were dancing and looking quite happy. Even Robert looked okay, though he hung back away from the action. Thomas was talking with Mary and Kat who was rolling her daughters back and forth in the stroller as she talked. People were everywhere, dancing and laughing and eating.

And then Peter started to feel a little strange. He excused himself from Aly's presence and he slipped down under the deck into one of the small hallways so he could lean up against the thin wall. It might be that he was just a little motion sick, but the cruise had ended about twenty minutes ago and the boat was now docked. It was gently rocking back and forth, but nothing major. And still Peter felt incredibly dizzy. He put a hand to his head and he crouched down a little, willing himself not to be sick.

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[appearstobe.livejournal.com]

Kay, having finished making a phonecall, returned to her seat by the bar with an apologetic smile. All the things she'd been worrying about for weeks had taken some toll on her, and she hid a yawn of pure fatigue behind her hand as she listened to the conversation around her.

[twilightrobe.livejournal.com]

"Hey there, babe." Tamm wrapped his arm around Kay's waist and held her close, then kissed the side of her head. "Speakin' of reasons to love London. You boys met my girlfriend, Kay?" He addressed the question to Emilio and Jean, as he knew Kay and Pierre were already good friends.

[unturning-world.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Kay!" Emilio extended a hand and a cheerful smile. "It's wonderful to meet you."

[appearstobe.livejournal.com]

Kay smiled lightly and shook his hand. "It's great to meet you too," she said politely.

[just-indulge-me.livejournal.com]

"Tamm's girl!" Jean called from his stupor. "Hey, it's Tamm's girl! Hey, Tamm's girl!" He gave her a big grin and a wave.

"Her name's Kay, Jean," Tamm repeated with indulgent patience. It was impossible how long it would take to fray, given his tone. It could be seconds, it could be months.

"Kaaaaaaaaaay!"

"I think that's with less A's," Pierre pointed out.

[unturning-world.livejournal.com]

Emilio shook his head. "That's my flatmate." He told Kay. "Usually he's more...well I was going to say usually he's more sober, but that's a lie..." And he smiled an indulgent smile.

[appearstobe.livejournal.com]

"Each to their own," Kay said with a laugh and a little shrug of her shoulders. "It's good to see so many people looking happy tonight," she said, moving slightly in her seat to watch the people who were dancing.

[twilightrobe.livejournal.com]

"Damn right," Tamm agreed. "These people sure as hell deserve it." He smiled to catch sight of Kat tormenting Alessa. They were such a gorgeous couple. They seemed to have attracted some older woman's attention, too. Interesting. "You want another drink, darlin'?"

[appearstobe.livejournal.com]

Kay shook her head. "No, I'm fine," she said with conviction. "Though I'm going to drag you over to dance at some point soon," she told him, taking his hand in hers and squeezing it lightly.

[twilightrobe.livejournal.com]

"Oooh, I like your plan better," Tamm said with a grin. Kay always looked beautiful when she danced, and there was no one here to spoil their evening like their had been at the Snake and Dagger.

Pierre laughed softly, as the idea of Tamm dancing was always amusing. He was actually a better dancer than one might suspect, he was just so... manly, most of the time.

[unturning-world.livejournal.com]

Emilio smiled at Pierre's laugh. "Hey, how is Delilah, Pierre? And Matthew, I have to come by to see him soon. I could come tomorrow if you'd like."

[eligible-boy.livejournal.com]

"I'd love it if you would!" Pierre responded enthusiastically. "Matthew is always thrilled to see his Uncle Emilio." He lowered his voice as he continued. "I'm actually kinda worried about Del though. She was good for a while, but she seems to have gone back into her mood again. Won't tell anyone what's wrong. Whatever it is, I don't like it."

[unturning-world.livejournal.com]

Emilio put a hand on Pierre's arm. "I know that you will be there for her when she is ready. Maybe she just needs time?" He felt bad that Pierre's girlfriend wasn't happy and well. Pierre deserved so much. And Emilio liked Delilah very much. She deserved so much too. "I'll come by tomorrow. This sort of thing happens to a lot of women after they give birth. It's an adjustment period for everyone."

[eligible-boy.livejournal.com]

"Yeah... you're right. Thanks, man." Pierre took his friend into a tight hug. "I'm sure Del will be happy for your visit, too. You're always great to have around." His expression turned to one of concern. "How about you though, how are you doing?"

[unturning-world.livejournal.com]

Emilio sniffed. "I'm...floundering." He shook his head. "Didn't get a loan." Emilio looked up at the stars and he sighed. "So I'm working a lot and so is Jean...he's such a great friend..."

[eligible-boy.livejournal.com]

"Shit, man, I'm so sorry to hear that." He gave his friend another hug. "Hey, if there's anything at all I can do to help, I'll totally be here for you."

"Yeah!" Jean declared, and wrapped an arm around both other men's shoulders. "Good friends, such good friends. Yeah."

[unturning-world.livejournal.com]

Emilio chuckled and he hugged drunken Jean tightly. "I know, Pierre, thank you. Money's just a bitch. Isn't it, Jean?"

[just-indulge-me.livejournal.com]

"Bleeeeeh, bitches!" Jean said loudly. "Don't need that shit!" Then he started to sing, the lyrics of his own devising. "Weeeeee're all verygoodmates... We don't neeeed moooooooney cos it's SHIT."

Pierre wasn't quite sure whether to laugh or cry.

[appearstobe.livejournal.com]

Kay responded with a quick roll of her eyes towards Pierre, and she stood, dropping Tamm's hand. She turned to give him an expectant look before moving over to where everyone else was dancing.

[twilightrobe.livejournal.com]

Kay knew that what she wanted, she received. "Catch you in a bit, guys," Tamm said to the Frenchmen. He smiled lovingly to Kay and followed her out onto the dancefloor, getting into the groove of the music as he walked.

[appearstobe.livejournal.com]

Kay smiled as she turned to see that he had followed her, even though she'd expected it. She placed her arms loosely around his neck and beamed at him as she started to move to the music. "Having fun?" she asked him.

[twilightrobe.livejournal.com]

"Couldn't be better," Tamm responded. Dancing here with Kay, surrounded by his friends and one of the best parts of his family - his little sister - how could he be anything but having fun? "This could last forever, and I'd be okay with that, y'know?"

[appearstobe.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I know," she said gently. "It was such a good idea to do this for Peter, I hope he has a great birthday." Kay moved onto her toes to reach up and kiss Tamm, and she continued smiling at him.

[twilightrobe.livejournal.com]

"Lookin' at this place, these people, I don't reckon it could be anythin' but. Tasha and Aly really outdid themselves for this." He grinned and lifted Kay to twirl her about, just for the hell of it. "I'm so glad you were here for it, my love."

[appearstobe.livejournal.com]

Kay giggled a little as he picked her up, and she nodded. "They're clever, thinking of this," she said, now looking around the place. She wouldn't have thought that this was a boat, it was huge and gorgeous.