Is this destiny?

"It\'s nice that your brothers are here.", Sarah told Emma when they started stretching.

"Yeah. We invited them, but I didn\'t think they will come so soon. I have so many things pending about this rehab center, and now I need to plan something for them to do.", Emma responded. "Mike is eager to stay by my side and help me out, but Ryan and Sean expect entertainment."

Emma loves her brothers, but she is super busy. At the same time, she feels guilty just to tell them to go and find something to do on their own.

"Look at that big goofball…", Emma laughed while watching Mike throw bite-sized meat pieces in the air, making Kitty jump to catch them. "Can he overfeed Kitty?"

"No, she gets plenty of exercise…" Sarah thought for a second about what Emma said related to her two younger brothers. "If Ryan and Sean want to go and check out the city, I can get some of my kids to go with them."

"Really? Wouldn\'t that make me a bad sister?"

Sarah laughed. "No." She touched her ear stud. "Allen, Julius, come to the training ground as soon as you can."

Sarah saw that Emma is looking at her and explained: "Not sure if you remember them, Allen and Julius are two boys, about the same age as Ryan and Sean. They can spend some time here and see if they get along well. If they do, then they can go and have boys-time-out and you will not feel guilty. My boys can go with Ryan and Sean and they will make sure that everyone comes back without a scratch."

Emma smiled. "Thanks. Make sure to warn them: Ryan and Sean can be mischievous."

Allen and Julius arrived few minutes later. Sarah introduced them to Ryan and Sean and spoke to Allen and Julius: "Can you show them the playroom? After that, the four of you can go and spend some time in the city."

Allen and Julius nodded in understanding.

"What will we do in the city?", Ryan asked reluctantly. He was hoping to spend time with Emma.

"You can do whatever you want.", Sarah responded. "Talk about your interests in the playroom. In the worst case, you will not find anything in common between what you want to do, and we will figure out something else."

All four boys nodded in understanding and went to the playroom together.

"Do you think this will work?", Emma asked Sarah with concern in her voice. She noticed Ryan\'s lack of enthusiasm.

"I haven\'t seen a teenager who can resist my playroom. That will be a good ice-breaker. As for going out to town… we will find out in an hour or two." Sarah is confident that they will get along well. Ryan and Sean are friendly and bubbly, and Allen and Julius didn\'t meet a single person they can\'t get along with.

Also, Sarah is aware that Allen and Julius are juggling too many things since they became generals in the army of Chaos, and she hopes that they can treat this as a day off.

…

After the exercise, everyone freshened up and got back to the table which was re-stocked with fresh items and chilled beverages.

Charlie\'s bodyguards who came for the training were happy to see that there was a second table set up for them.

Sarah knows that they are technically hired help, but she can\'t bear to let them stand on the side and watch while everyone else is eating. Charlie warned Sarah that she is spoiling his men.

"Hmph! Treat them badly and they will become my men.", Sarah responded jokingly.

"Miss!", one of Charlie\'s men called to Sarah. "Are you hiring?!"

"Don\'t you dare!", Charlie roared.

Everyone laughed.

Aiden, Jeff and Steve joined the group as well. They finished their sync-up and were in a good mood.

"What did I miss?", Aiden asked Sarah when he took a seat next to her.

Sarah looked at him already chowing down on a French toast and smiled. Based on Aiden\'s expression, she can tell that the meeting with Jeff and Steve went well. She hopes that he gets more rest and maybe they can go for that vacation they talked about.

Sarah pointed at Mike who was relaxing on the bench nearby with Kitty\'s head in his lap. "It seems that Kitty made another friend."

"What is that?", Sophia asked Felix with a frown while pointing at the bruise on his upper arm. He tried hiding it under the sleeve of his t-shirt, but it was not long enough to hide it completely.

"You should see the other guy.", Felix said smugly.

Sophia rolled her eyes. "Why would I care how many bruises Charlie has? My only concern is you."

Despite being scolded, Felix showed a big smile which revealed his dimples.

"Bruises?", Emma\'s ears perked up and she looked at Charlie. "I thought it\'s a friendly spar. Why are you two bruised up?"

"It happens during a spar. A real man does not complain over a bruise or two.", Charlie said coolly.

"I didn\'t complain.", Felix responded immediately. "My Mrs. saw it herself."

"Men never grow up.", Sophia told Emma.

"That is true.", Bridgette confirmed. She knows how Steve gets excited about sparring. He missed it today because of the meeting, otherwise he would be there exchanging blows with Felix and Charlie and sulking when it\'s not his turn.

After finishing their (second) breakfast, Emma and Sarah went to check on Ryan and Sean who didn\'t return after leaving with Julius and Allen.

They found them in the playroom, shouting excitedly.

Ryan and Julius were in the flight simulator and Sean and Allen in the formula 1 racing simulator. Both provide seating and controls for 2 players, and the boys were taking turns who gets the fighter jet and who gets the formula racer.

"We are heading back.", Emma told her bothers when she got their attention.

"Do we have to?", Ryan and Sean asked in unison.

Emma glanced at Sarah who laughed while responding: "No, you can stay if you wish."

"Are you sure?", Emma asked, feeling guilty just to leave her brothers in Sarah\'s care.

"Yes.", Sarah confirmed. "They can play here as long as they want or go out to the city. When they are done, we will send them back."

"Awesome!", Ryan and Sean said in unison, making Sarah laugh.

She found it entertaining that the twins talk in unison a lot. And they are equally excited as well.

Before Emma left, Sarah wanted to confirm what the boys are planning, so that Emma is aware of it.

They said how they still need to check out the VR gear and pinball machines also. And they want to go surfing, and hiking, and to the Hollywood sign, and to the observatory, and…

"Can they do all that in one day?", Emma asked Sarah.

Sarah shrugged. "They can stay overnight if they want and return tomorrow. We have rooms they can use. When is their flight back?..."

Emma was happy to see that her brothers are having fun and that she gets the time to focus on her things. It will work for everyone.

Sarah assured Emma that it\'s not a problem to have her brothers stay. "I have so many kids here, only two more will not make much of a difference."

Emma found it entertaining that Sarah calls Ryan and Sean \'kids\'. They are only one year younger than she is!

Mike had a hard time saying goodbye to Kitty. He promised to the panther that he will come back again. Soon.

"Should I tell him that Kitty will find another \'scratch person\' as soon as he is out of sight?", Sarah whispered to Emma while they watched emotional Mike.

"No… Let him think that this is special for both of them.", Emma whispered back.

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