I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down
On a bed of roses
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He was quite sure fists would begin to fly the second Tumbler let go of Shania, but the woman seemed compliant for once. He wondered at what had changed, but passed it off as he got to work uncorking the champagne bottle and pouring glasses. "That it was." He replied to Angelina as he set glasses down in front of each crew member. For Shania, he poured ginger ale into a flute and set it in front of her. Hopefully, in her drunken state, she wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
He leaned against the bar as Angelina spoke, toasting the couple. He raised a coke, grinning at the two. "To Toby and Laurie!" He took a sip as Angelina continued, filling Tumbler and Tori in on the current events. And then she welcomed the crew with short but touching words, and it was almost surreal as the crew broke into applause. He smiled and set his coke down, joining in, loving the sheer togetherness of it all. He then moved to Angelina, eager to keep busy. "You go sit down, relax. I'll take care of the dishes until they're ready to head out."
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He looked at the rowdy crew before them, shaking his head. "Rowdy would be an understatement." While the group had mellowed, it seemed they had retained at least some of their old spunk. Enough to give eachother hell, at least.
When Laurie spoke of never getting stranded with him, he got a devlish idea...it'd be pretty romantic to be up in the mountains when the truck 'accidently' broke down in a way he couldn't fix...they could camp up there under the stars and then when morning came, why, turns out the truck would be fine! He'd save that little idea for summer, he thought. "Well, ya never know..." He said with a smirk.
He glanced over his shoulder at the thud, watching Tumbler put the drunk hothead to rights. He shook his head, silently wishing Freb all the luck he could get. The mocha skinned man would need it. He then gave a mock glare to the few that were chuckling about the cake, understanding the joke but wishing to shield Laurie from it. He liked her innocence. "Ya'll shut up." He said, distracting his love with a kiss.
Then their family was toasting them, and he reached out, entwining his fingers with Laurie's as he grinned like a madman. He flipped Memphis and Tumbler off with his available hand, chuckling. "Thanks you guys. A lot." He said sincerely. The idea of creating life with Laurie was powerful, and he couldn't wait to start their life together.
Angelina then spoke again, first filling in Tumbler and Tori, and then welcoming them home. He appreciated her words, finding it sweet of her to take the time to do so. So he began to applaud as well, letting out an enthusiastic hoot of excitement. "Hell yeah!"
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