{"id":9505,"date":"2017-12-03T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=9505"},"modified":"2020-07-05T19:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T02:25:07","slug":"sylum-advent-2017-december-3rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-advent-2017-december-3rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylum Advent 2017: December 3rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2017.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-advent-2017-check-in\/bar-banner_advent2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2017.jpg?fit=500%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bar-banner_advent2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2017.jpg?fit=500%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8733\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2017.jpg?resize=500%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2017.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2017.jpg?resize=150%2C45&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bar-banner_advent2017.jpg?resize=400%2C120&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/taibhrigh_banner-SylumTeaserSnippets2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-advent-2017-december-3rd\/taibhrigh_banner-sylumteasersnippets2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/taibhrigh_banner-SylumTeaserSnippets2.jpg?fit=500%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,208\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"taibhrigh_banner-SylumTeaserSnippets2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/taibhrigh_banner-SylumTeaserSnippets2.jpg?fit=500%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/taibhrigh_banner-SylumTeaserSnippets2.jpg?resize=500%2C208\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/taibhrigh_banner-SylumTeaserSnippets2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/taibhrigh_banner-SylumTeaserSnippets2.jpg?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/taibhrigh_banner-SylumTeaserSnippets2.jpg?resize=400%2C166&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wordpress-post-tabs tabs_9505_0_wrap wordpress-post-tabs-skin-default\"\"><div id=\"tabs_9505_0\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9505#tabs-9505-0-0\" ><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9505#tabs-9505-0-1\" >Sylum Excerpt - Libera Nos A Malo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wpts_cl\"><\/div><div id=\"tabs-9505-0-0\"><\/div><div id=\"tabs-9505-0-1\">\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> Sylum Excerpt &#8211; Libera Nos A Malo<br \/>\n<strong>Author:<\/strong> Gil Grissom<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Summary:\u00a0<\/b>A new person comes to Salina Cruz.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> PG-13<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n\n<p>Lucas tilted his head back and smiled at Spike when he bit his forehead lightly, the weirdo. \u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat Winthrop bloke is supposed to be coming in today, isn\u2019t he? Do Jack and I need to pick him up still?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nodding, Lucas looked at his phone. \u201cStefan\u2019s scheduled to land in about three hours at the airport in Salina Cruz. He decided on a commercial flight because he plans on hiding out here for a couple of weeks.\u201d He smirked up at Spike. \u201cApparently the people who work for him are driving him insane, so he left his asshole junior partner-slash-brother in charge to sink or swim on his own with the whiners and is taking a much needed vacation. Surfing is definitely on his agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOgling is definitely on mine, then,\u201d Spike said, wagging his eyebrows. \u201cHe\u2019s pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is,\u201d Lucas replied. \u201cI think he\u2019s really looking forward to hanging out here. His family has been Chosen for Bruce for a while, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s ever been able to just really hang out with a big group of Vampires before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, the lot here will definitely be a novel experience.\u201d Spike flopped down into a chair and let his head flop back so he could stare up at the ceiling. \u201cI\u2019d say tell everyone to be on their best behavior, but we all know that\u2019s never going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlus we don\u2019t want to be accused of false advertisement,\u201d Lucas said and laughed. \u201cMay as well let him get the shock over with all at once.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spike grinned at him. \u201cYes, he\u2019s the epitome of class and grace and he\u2019s so very proper. Brought up to be a right proper gentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Border\u2019s motto starts with the words \u2018hold my beer\u2019,\u201d Lucas replied and then shrugged. \u201cIf he doesn\u2019t run screaming after a couple of days, he just might be worth keeping around for more than his investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll find out soon enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>Lucas smiled brilliantly as Spike and Jack strode through the door and into the visitor\u2019s area of his laboratory, Stefan on their heels, eying everything curiously as he hadn\u2019t even seen photographs of Lucas\u2019 labs as of yet, in spite of the fact they\u2019d been consulting back and forth for a couple of years. \u201cWelcome to the madhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jack snorted. \u201cWe skipped the madhouse. We saw no reason to inflict the main house on him without you there to run interference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just couldn\u2019t be bothered to keep anyone from trying to lure him into their own private lairs for their own nefarious purposes,\u201d Spike told him as he slid bonelessly onto the sofa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably for the best then,\u201d Lucas said with a laugh, and he motioned to the chair next to his. \u201cHow was the flight?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAside from the offers of joining the Mile High Club from two flight attendants who didn\u2019t know how to take \u2018no\u2019 for an answer, fine.\u201d Stefan rolled his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trials and the tribulations of the rich and pretty,\u201d Jack lamented, grinning when Stefan leveled a glare in his direction. \u201cHate to break it to you, but even you in jeans and a t-shirt screams old money as odd as that seems. The way you carry yourself speaks of good breeding and a rich boy\u2019s upbringing. An unfortunate side effect is having to deal with assholes with dollar signs in their eyes and an overwhelming need to take a ride on your dick. You\u2019ll just have to learn to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the one we go to when we\u2019re looking for compassion and understanding,\u201d Lucas said dryly.<\/p>\n<p>Stefan laughed softly. \u201cIt simply caught me unaware, because I usually take my private plane wherever I go. If my attendants have an urge to take a ride on my dick, they keep it close to the vest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucas snorted and stood. \u201cCome on. Let me show you what I\u2019m working on right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHah! Take that, bitch!\u201d Vince yelled as Jesse\u2019s half of the screen went red.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse rolled his eyes and tossed the controller on the floor in front of him and stretched out his legs. \u201cYou take games way too seriously, dude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s because he has so little in his life,\u201d Brian murmured from behind the paperwork he was reading on the sofa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBite me,\u201d Vince sing-songed as he stood up. \u201cDon\u2019t hate on me because you suck at this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brian blew him a kiss and Vince rolled his eyes and flipped him off as he walked out of the room.<\/p>\n<p>While Vince knew Brian was just teasing him because sass and good-natured mockery was the baseline of their relationship, he also had to admit that Brian had a point. He didn\u2019t have a lot going for him at this point.<\/p>\n<p>He wandered into the empty kitchen and opened the drink fridge. He grabbed a soda and used the bottle opener bolted to the wall to pop the lid. Walking over to the table in the breakfast nook, he sat down and looked out the window.<\/p>\n<p>The problem was, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. He loved racing and working on cars, but he really didn\u2019t want it to be the be all and end all of his life, even if he potentially had centuries or millennia. And if he learned any lesson from Leon, and from Lucas\u2019 devastation at losing Maturin and Aubrey, it was that there was no guarantee of life whether Human or Vampire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look like you\u2019re thinking thinky thoughts,\u201d Jim said as he slid in the seat across from him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy thoughts are pretty thinky,\u201d Vince murmured as he ran his finger over the lip of his bottle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you need a sounding board, I\u2019m not doing anything right now. Jonathan is off bothering Han and Dom in the garage and Lucas is playing with his new friend,\u201d Jim told him, grinning when Vince snorted.<\/p>\n<p>Vince sighed. \u201cI just&#8230;I don\u2019t know what I want to do. Dom Turned me, which awesome and it was what I wanted, but\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow you have many, many years ahead of you and don\u2019t want to do the same old thing every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering my days consist of getting grease under my nails, playing video games, or staring at the ceiling in boredom, I really, really don\u2019t,\u201d Vince replied and laughed a little. \u201cAnd let\u2019s face it. There\u2019s no guarantee of a long ass life. You know that as well as anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim winced and nodded. \u201cThat\u2019s very true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, and I\u2019d kind of like to make my mark on the world. I don\u2019t want to just be some sort of afterthought or a footnote in the Clan\u2019s history. I\u2019d like to do something that matters. Maybe not to the world at large, but at least to our little corner of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim hummed. \u201cBut you have no idea what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sighing, Vince finished his soda and then dropped his head to the table with a loud thunk. \u201cI don\u2019t even know how to go about figuring out what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same way anyone else does,\u201d Jim said, walking over to the fridge and pulling out two more sodas. \u201cRead. Research. Try out different things. Find out what interests you and if it\u2019s something you want to pursue. Go to school, or take independent courses. If it\u2019s a craft or trade, find someone to do some kind of apprenticeship with. Travel for your studies. You don\u2019t have to stay in one place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim sat down and slid one bottle his way, this one apple flavored. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to find the meaning of life in one day. Have fun figuring it out, and don\u2019t be too hard on yourself. Don\u2019t stress over it, because no one else is going to judge you for it. Well, maybe Brian, but you two judge each other over your choice in hair products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vince laughed. \u201cOkay, point. It\u2019s just overwhelming thinking about it. Maybe I\u2019ll take a trip up to Los Angeles and do some browsing through the bookstores. Do some exploring and expand my horizons or some shit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSounds like a plan,\u201d Jim said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you take these to the sideboard, Vince?\u201d Missouri asked him as she held out two big baskets of rolls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure,\u201d he said, smiling at her as he took them and wound his way through those putting the finishing touches on different dishes. \u201cThere room for these?\u201d he asked Brian, who was adding silverware to each table setting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat end over there,\u201d Brian said, motioning to the sideboard against the shorter wall on the far end of the room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou met the new guy yet?\u201d Vince asked him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNope. Lucas has had him holed up in the labs all day. I had to send Jonathan and Jim down there to drag them out and remind Lucas that the dude\u2019s actually a human and needs to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t remember he needs to eat until he was halfway to being a shriveled prune-looking thing if we didn\u2019t shove blood at him now and then,\u201d Vince pointed out as he set the rolls down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s kind of high maintenance, isn\u2019t he?\u201d Brian asked with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Vince threw his arms open wide. \u201cJust a little. But he wouldn\u2019t be him if he wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The others began filing in and placing the other dishes in their proper places, so Vince got out of the way and headed toward the living room to wait until they were ready. There he found Lucas and another man sitting and speaking quietly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVince! I\u2019d like you to meet Stefan Winthrop. Stefan, this is Vince Matthews,\u201d Lucas introduced.<\/p>\n<p>The other man, Stefan, looked up at him and smiled, and all he could think was \u2018wow\u2019. \u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to meet you, Vince.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou too,\u201d Vince said after clearing his throat, feeling a bit off-kilter but pushing it aside and smiling back. \u201cDinner should be ready soon. Unlike this one, the rest of us will remember to feed you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not a pet,\u201d Lucas groused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re just offended because you know it\u2019s true.\u201d He smirked at Lucas when Stefan laughed.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas sighed. \u201cI have no idea why I like any of you people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we\u2019re just that awesome,\u201d Daniel said from behind Vince. \u201cTime to strap our feed bags on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s Daniel Boone,\u201d Lucas said as he heard Daniel jog back down the hallway. \u201cWe don\u2019t find him funny at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKinky, yes. Funny, not so much,\u201d Vince muttered as he turned and the three headed down the hall. He frowned inwardly at the little jolt he felt when Stefan brushed against him as they walked. It wasn\u2019t physical, but it seemed weird, like nothing he\u2019d experienced before.<\/p>\n<p>A large crowd &#8211; not everyone who was currently housed in Salina Cruz by any means, but still sizeable &#8211; milled about in a sense of controlled chaos, and Vince leaned back against the wall next to the entryway while Lucas whistled sharply, gaining everyone\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Stefan Winthrop. Introduce yourselves as you go along, because there\u2019s too damned many of you. Please, for the love my little black heart, don\u2019t break him. Mentally <em>or<\/em> physically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour faith in us is overwhelming,\u201d Josiah called out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly because I know you so well,\u201d Lucas retorted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, you could always get Spike, Jack, and your Mates together and form a little Vampiric wall around him,\u201d David replied. \u201cAt least until we find enough bubble wrap to roll him up in and shove him in a closet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vince snorted and leaned toward Stefan. \u201cDavid Crockett. Mate to Boone. He\u2019s not funny either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stefan laughed and placed a hand on Lucas\u2019 shoulder gently, a sure sign he knew well Lucas\u2019 tendency to react badly to unexpected touch. \u201cIt\u2019s all right, Lucas. If Bruce hasn\u2019t sent me running by now, I doubt anyone here can manage it. Believe me, Bruce has spent a lot of quality time trying to send me to the nearest mental institution. It\u2019s something of a hobby for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucas sighed and slumped a little. \u201cOkay, fine. Don\u2019t get me wrong. I love all these assholes. It\u2019s just they\u2019re as bad as my Clan, and you wouldn\u2019t think that would be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vince rolled his eyes as half the people in the room preened at that. He was surrounded by weirdos. \u201cNot that staring at Stefan is a hardship, because he\u2019s hardly a sideshow freak, but food? Might be nice for it not to be ice cold before the one person here that <em>actually<\/em> needs it can get to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He ignored the fact that a few people were looking at him oddly and grinned when he heard an all too familiar exasperated sigh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, one would think that all of you were born and raised in a barn,\u201d Missouri said, shooing people out of the way. She smiled up at Stefan. \u201cI\u2019m Missouri. You need anything, you just come find me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stefan\u2019s warm smile toward Missouri had Vince\u2019s stomach doing a little flip. \u201cI\u2019ll keep that in mind. I\u2019ve already been forewarned that Lucas has a tendency to forget to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Missouri sighed and guided Stefan toward the stack of plates. \u201cThat boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vince smiled gleefully at Lucas\u2019 offended \u2018hey!\u2019 and followed along with a shake of his head. He jumped a little when Dom nudged him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou okay?\u201d Dom murmured.<\/p>\n<p>Frowning, Vince picked up a plate. \u201cYeah, why?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour face is doing weird things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vince threw him a flat glare. \u201cAnd your face is just weird. I\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dom\u2019s eyebrows rose as he stared. \u201cUh-huh. Sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a problem. But I think you might need more therapy,\u201d Vince said, rolling his eyes when Dom narrowed his at him.<\/p>\n<p>He ignored the rest of the sidelong glances he kept getting. Being around people he\u2019d known since he was practically in diapers came with the problem of them knowing him so well that when something threw him off even the slightest bit &#8211; like having a man around who was attractive and didn\u2019t make him queasy thinking about his relative hotness factor &#8211; they knew instantly. And he wasn\u2019t about to have the \u2018his smile makes me fluttery\u2019 conversation with the guy right there. Hell, he wasn\u2019t sure he wanted to have it if Stefan flew off to China. He was surrounded by assholes. He was one himself. That didn\u2019t make for good talks about feelings.<\/p>\n<p>After picking and choosing his favorites out of everything, he took a seat across the table and two seats down from Stefan, which actually happened to be his usual spot, and proceeded to ignore the conversation around him.<\/p>\n<p>Or at least he pretended to. He couldn\u2019t quite make himself ignore Stefan when he spoke, and in spite of the fact he knew he was doing it, he froze slightly every time he heard his voice. And he knew damn well Dom and Han at the very least had noticed, since they were on either side of him.<\/p>\n<p>He did his best to slip out unnoticed in the chaos that was the end of dinner, but just as he managed to get out the back door and his house in sight, arms hooked around his own and he was lifted and hauled into the living room of said house.<\/p>\n<p>He glared at Dom and Daniel, the two culprits, as he flopped onto the sofa. \u201cWhat the fuck is your problem?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re acting weird,\u201d Han said as he, David, and Brian made themselves at home. \u201cWe were concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t realize acting weird was a crime in this Clan. We\u2019d all have to turn ourselves in if that were the case,\u201d Vince said, dropping his head back and staring up at the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop deflecting,\u201d Daniel said, nudging him with his foot from where he was sprawled on the floor. \u201cFess up. What\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing, really. Just find the new guy attractive. It\u2019s no big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David snorted. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen you when you think a guy is attractive. You don\u2019t ignore them. You flirt. And you don\u2019t practically hang on his every word while pretending he doesn\u2019t really exist. Try again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes having family sucked. \u201cI don\u2019t know. It\u2019s nothing big. I just felt this little tug toward him, and I felt a little offside around him. In case you didn\u2019t notice, he\u2019s kind of beautiful. I just kept focusing in on him whenever he spoke, and it\u2019s not like I could keep myself from doing it, even when I knew you nosy assholes were watching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No one said anything for at least a full minute, and curiosity got the best of him. Vince lifted his head and looked around to see each and every one of them looking away from him and trying not to smile. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you jackasses?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the exception of Han, I believe that all of us have become well acquainted with that feeling at one point,\u201d Dom told him, clapping him on the knee. 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