#(chat | daniel)

Lying there on the couch with a bag of chips next to him, Leo's glassy red eyes glanced over at the eldest Bolton as he chuckled to himself.  “Fuck man, what blend was this?”  He asked.  Usually, Leo could handle his weed but whatever Daniel got hit him big time that day.  Reaching in his bag, he grabbed a few chips and quickly popped them in his mouth as he chewed louder than he realized.  “Alright Bolton, what have you been up to?  Are you still running the family pub? Or what?  It feels like I hardly see you, besides when we get lit.”  Not that he minded, he knew Daniel was a busy man and truth be told.  Leo had been rather busy himself with his hookups with the somewhat newcomer werewolf in town…if you can even classify Taurus as a newcomer since he settled in months ago.

Somehow, Cassidy managed to have a night off at the diner and the kids were all spending the night at one of their friend’s houses.  It was as if everything fell into place.  Usually, the younger Bolton boy would hide away from the world in his small broken down house, but he needed some time with his eldest brother.  After all, it felt as if the only time they managed to get with each other as of late was at the family dinners.

“Are you going to let me in?”  Cassidy questioned with a soft smile seeing his brother open the door.  Once inside, his eyes lingered over towards the larger man.  “What’s that smell?  Are you cooking up something new tonight?”  Although his brother was a genius in the kitchen, Cassidy still had the taste buds of a four year old and preferred the basic bland foods.  “Do you think you can pick up the twins on Tuesday this week?  I couldn’t find anyone to switch times with at the diner.  If not, I’ll see if Willow can do it.”  He commented, hoping his brother could do it.  Last thing he wanted was to ask Willow for a favor.

As he settled in, he relaxed on the couch just glad to have a moment to breathe.  “How are things?”

It was nearing closing time when Grayson stepped through the doors into his family pub.  There was no particular reason he decided to show up, besides he wanted to check in on his older brother.  Grayson knew Daniel, the man carried the world on his shoulders and did his best to take care of all his siblings and placed too much on his plate at times.  As he walked towards the counter, he could see there were just a few people left in the establishment waiting, finishing up their drinks before they headed somewhere else since the last call had to be about ten minutes ago.  The moment he sat up on the barstool, he flashed a smile towards Daniel.  “How are you doing?  I thought you could use some help closing up tonight.  All I ask is just a beer in return.”  He chuckled as he gave his older brother a playful wink.