Her Triplet Alphas – Chapter 24: Dolls That Look Like Chasity

Felix

Ma marched me into the living room. Pa was sitting on the couch drinking whisky on ice. Dad and Mom sat next to him. Alex and Calix were sitting on the floor with wrapped presents in their laps like children.

“Sit with your brothers,” instructed Ma. “Get the camcorder, Victor,” she said to Pa. “Camcorder? In this day and age?” Asked Alex, grinning. Pa pulled out his iPhone. *I got a camcorder on this here cellular phone,” Pa informed us. “Where’s Chasity?” Asked Calix. “Where’s the little one?” Demanded Ma. “Go get her, Munch-munch! There’s scorpions in the hay. She could get bitten,” said Pa. “We don’t have a barn, Dad,” said my Dad to Pa. “Well, why the hell not?! You grew up with one,” argued Pa. “CLAUDIA!” Yelled Ma, meaning Chasity. “Veronica, be a dear and go fetch Claudia.” “It’s Ronnie,” said Dad in unison with me saying, “It’s Chasity.” “LITTLE ONE! Where are ya?” Shouted Pa. Chasity came scurrying into the living room.

Pa. “There’s scorpions in the hay. That’s how I spent a Christmas in the

he kids need to be safe, Sonny-boy,” cooed Ma. “Claudia, sit on the floor with your big brothers.

a. “You go first. You’re the eldest.” “Mayor is the eldest,” corrected Ma. “That’s why he’s the Mayor.” “Then why does Munch-munch eat so damn much if he ain’t the eldest?” complained Pa. Calix was beside himself in a fit of stifled laughter. “Hand out the presents to Munch-munch and this little one,” said Pa.

a gave me

r, open you

fully so that it could be preserved.

You want me to croak before I se

umb to injuries, a small list of ailments and poisoning with wolfsbane or silver. Other than that,

long!” Alex reminded Pa.

x opening the gift again.

ox he had unwrapped.

ctor. I’d give him that.

is youngest.”

ix is my youngest,” hissed Mom “You like the doll, Claudia?”

ament? Girl, call me Pa,” said Pa.

hair. “It looks like you, see, Claudia?” Said Ma.

ls, golden skin and brown eyes.

aid Ma. “She’s not your gran, Ma and Pa. She came here at aged nine,” said Mom.

aid Ma, narrowing her eyes. “We know Claudia i

adopted,” quarrelled Dad, getting defensive over Mom.

Dad.

.” “You told me you were forty,” said Grandfather under his breath.

ge you.

est.

gift and giving it to Alex.

nytime, Felix,” offered Alex. “Thanks, Big Bro,” I said.

t!” Said Calix excitedly.

careful with that.” “He’s an Alpha, Veronica,” said Ma. “He might have to shoot people here and there.” “Yep.” said Pa. Dad had his head in his hands. “Thanks so much. Ma and Pa. You’re the best!” Grinned Calix. “Claudia, go ahead,” encouraged Ma. Chasity opened the gift in her lap. It was another gun.

un?” Joked Alex. “I feel left out.” Pa pulled another gift out of the sack he had brought.

never be the eldest,” said Calix, wearing a bemused expression. “Stop complaining and go outside to play with your gun,” said Pa. “DAD!” yelled our father at Pa.

ed gift from the sack. “We got ’em silver and regular. Their skin will just push the regular out if any accidents happen. Now, the silver, be careful with those you hear !” Said Pa, enunciating his last warning.

led his hair.

“Yeah it’s all on the cellular phone camcorder,” confirmed Pa. “Should we watch it over dessert?” Said Ma. “It just happened

wn?” Said Pa to Grandfather.

Calix

, I made sure that Chasity slept in the same bed with us. She sometimes slept alone downstairs in her new room but I couldn’t imagine waking up without her on Christmas morn

wake up with you on Christmas morning,” specified, leading her up the stairs.

think of Ma and Pa?” I asked her.

om’s age so Mom was pissed.

e colourful,” said Chasity as she entered Alex’s room.

o busy?

screen. “Pack stuff,” mumbled Alex. “Urgent pack stuff?” she asked, sitting on his lap. “I guess it could wait,” he said, looking at her.

sneaking suspicion that she liked Alex’s room the best. We seemed to sleep in here the vast majority of the time. It was the neatest room by far, I knew she was afraid of all the eyes in Felix’s paintings and i felt she was biased against my Jurassic Park

l sleeping over?” Asked Chasity.

Alex’s lap but

t’s why we opened their presents tonight,” said Felix, stretching out on Alex’s bed.

ix at me for staring at him. “Nothing much,” I said snidely. “Whoa!” Said Alex and Chasity in unison.

him and put my fists up. Felix jumped to his feet with his fists up, grinning.

Felix, scooping her up into a hug. I hugged her from behind. “We’re not serious, Chasity.” I cooed, patting her curly head.

a human movie with her. “I love movies from the Human Realm! There have a channel called Lifetime…”

acting like you were. Tonight was a night for the latter.

She was brushing its hair. “Aww,” I said.

know I’m too old for dolls but it’s a nice one,” she said she

e here. Alex was looking at Chasity, his expression pensive. She slid the doll under her pillow.

here,” she said. “Do you remember?”

ow that,” added Alex, caressing her cheek.

tear sliding down her cheek. “Hey, hey,” said Felix. “Shh, Baby,” he cooed, k!ssing her cheek and wiping the tear away. “You three cast them into the fire. Why?” She asked.

she was talking about all too well.

rs Ago on C

were actually We would decorate the house together. Felix liked helping with the lights and Alex liked going around straightening ‘crookedly hung’ decorat

came out of nowhere. She just showed up on our doorstep one day out of the blue. Her parents dropped her off.

ople according to my parents but that did not mean Chasity was bad.

olls.

. They were us: Me, Felix and Alex. There was a fourth one. A little pape

n the kitchen. maybe we won’t ever need to hire a cook, sald Dad while he and Mom cuddled near the fireplace.

salted butter, toast, bagels with cream cheese, chocolate chip muffins. The list went on and on. I ate until I was stuffed.

th the speed of Christmas Elf Calix.

doll versions of us. Felix snickered.

play with d

o she couldn’t get it. She did not ju

doll version of him into the fire. Chasity gasped.

her.

er his doll. Felix threw it in the fire. Chasity was upse

ossed it,” I lied. Felix

y dolls with her. Yeah right. / threw the doll version of me in the fire. / threw Calix’s doll in there too. I asked Alex for his but he said he had tossed it already.

. After Chasity ran upstairs, / went to my own room and looked at the paper doll version of her. Chasity was pretty, just like a doll. / smiled at the doll. I wasn’t going to play with it. I was not a wuss. I put it in my draw

lex

id mine. I smiled at Chasity. I k!ssed her forehead. I went into my drawer and got my journal.

ade.

ugged her back, k!ssing her neck and breathing in her delicious scent.

room. “He’s feeling guilty.” said Calix. “Yeah, probably.” I said.

still brimming in her eyes. It was the paper doll version of herself.

d, k!ssing her neck gently. “I liked it. It was pretty like you,” he

“You made the doll version of me ugly as f**

u did!”Insisted Felix. “It had bushy angry eyebrows drawn like two thick straight lines sloping

aid, shrugging.

to draw a paper doll version of Calix.

d Felix.

ed inwardly. I was in with her. I was in love with Chasity.

. Calix was on my other side.

per doll versions of me and her to match with the new Calix and Felix dolls.

a drama written and directed by Chasity. In it we were humans in the Human Realm and only one of us could marry Chasity

g marriage, saying he was the side guy who doll Chasity was truly in love with. She almost married my do

ee dolls and the four of us ran away together after quitting our jobs at her father’s c

about to drift off to sleep. The Paper Doll Drama had tired us out.

Felix

ned the k!ss, nipping her l!p so that she opened her mouth for my tongue to slide in.

gs. I was grinding against her. My member was rock hard.

we were breathless. She had made us wait and work for these k!sses.

to her.

een trying since November 11th and it was not until late December that we had first k!ssed her. She was a sl

for us though not as hard as we were falling for her.

I whispered in her ear. She smiled.

the day you bear my mark and my heir,” I breathed against her earlobe.

t have fallen asleep and I might have been talking

to you,” I whispered.

*s. I nuzzled into the side of her neck and fell asleep.