Mj didn't speak Chinese but she could assume by Mao’s body language that Lou’s brass way of speaking had not sat well with the fiery woman. Mj started to laugh and leaned on the large knife for support “It means you should probably watch your mouth around a lady you old fart,” Mj yelled over the top of Lou and the older woman stopped mid rant to laugh so hard she grab
The large seasoned butcher folded his arms across his chest at the sight in front of him, “well that’s just great, now you’re a cackling hen like the rest of em” Lou grumbled and Mj rolled her eyes “you are such a drama queen” she said and Mao laughed even louder “you are a queen” she cackled and slapped Mj’s shoulder a few times before heading for the door “you are his assistant once more, keep him out of trouble” she mumbled as she made her way back into the more populated parts of the kitchen.
Suddenly the tin alarm of a telephone rang off the walls and Mj noticed for the first time that there was a phone hung by the door. Lou excused himself and answered the phone, Mj noticed that the blonde man kept stealing small glances at her. “My name is Mj” she said matter of factly and the blonde shook his head “you are the assistant” the blonde said to Mj, not offering up his own name
Mj opened her mouth to speak, she watched as Dante’s eyes darted behind her and she turned her head to see three very slender very fit females walking toward them with pitchers of what looked like lemonade, they marched past Mj without greeting and one of the girls even bumped into her before shooting her a sideways look. They walked up to Dante and offered him a pitcher, Mj watched as Dante gave them an appreciative smile and snatched one of t
It was silent as they continued to eat but the two kept stealing glances at one another and every now and again Dante would take a spoonful of macaroni salad and feed to Mj, who would roll her eyes but accept the bite every time. “You know I could make us lunch tomorrow if you want” Mj offered through the bite in her mouth, breaking their silence. Dante looked up at her and smiled “you gonna spoil me like that every day?” he asked and she laughed, shaking her head and swallowing her food “it’s just lunch Dante, if you want me to make it for you I will.”
Mj was out of breath from running and laughing, and as she rounded yet another tree she watched closely as Dante scooped Adler off the ground and planted the boy on his shoulders, “you better just give up Mj, you know we are gonna catch you” Adler squealed joyfully from atop Dante’s back and Mj leaned up against the tree, breathing heavy. She put her hands up in surrender “Ok I give up, you win just don'
As the pair disappeared Mj set her attention on Azreal and Lila, the Alpha stood with his arms crossed grinning at the pair that had long disappeared from sight. Lila looked at Mj and shook her head, “thank you Mj'' she said and Mj laughed “Calix beat you to it already but you are welcome,” Mj noticed a flash of what might have been jealousy in Lila’s eyes, but it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared and she had to wonder what Lila’s relationship was really like with Calix, or if the one she had with Theron was something as unheard of as her shift.
Mj crossed her arms and waited until Lila was out of the room before she set her attention on the teenage girl still sitting on the floor cradling her hand, “are you gonna help me up or just sit there and stare at me” Briella barked and Mj leaned forward setting her elbows on the table and her chin in her hands “actually I was thinking about getting something to drink, maybe when you get that spoiled ass off the floor you can join me for another glass of bitch,” Mj kept her voice light and sweet but made sure her words had bite, and from the angry flush that was creeping over Briella’s face Mj was very pleased with the ou