He grabbed a blanket and pulled it over them,noticing it was getting late.Caden turned the TV off and cuddled into her side,eventually falling asleep.

Did everybody look younger asleep?Or did Caden just look truly happy alseep tonight?

Rose slept peacefully, dreaming of the night he had proposed

Caden slept peacefully,a loud knock on the door waking Murphy and the dog barking,Caden shutting the dog up and grabbing a knife and putting it behind his back,answering the door.He gasped,a figure in the door who he knew,who could bring him to tears.

Rose sat up slightly, tired, and watched Caden. She stood up, now on-edge, and followed him quite a few paces behind. She watched from the railing of the staircase

"Caden?" The voice asked in Russian,Caden setting down the knife and wrapping them in a hug tightly.He retreated after a moment,eyes shocked as he leaned against the door frame. "Why-b-how?" He asks in the language,the figure shrugging. "Viktor,why'd you come here?" Caden asks in slow english,Viktor just sighing. "Their all being idiots over in the land,dropping bombs on people.I just left since it sucked." Viktor replied,accent gone,sounding straight american.Caden just looked at his brother,same blue eyes,short,dark brown hair,and atleast 5'11 - 6'1. "C'mon dude,haven't seen you in what?16 years?I'll get us some drinks,you just come in for now."

Rose listened, half-confused. She waited to see what Caden wanted her to do. She hoped he would want to introduce them, but she didn't know this man.

"Are you sure?" Viktor asks,hesitating to come in. "Yeah man!Come on,your fine.Im chill with you being here." Caden answered in russian,grabbing two glasses and filling them with scotch,not brandy.He led Viktor to the back porch and went back to Rose,explaining everything before heading back out and talking with his brother,them laughing almost the entire time as the scotch made its way in.

Rose had just nodded when he explained, going back up to the bedroom so they could catch up.

Viktor eventually left at 6AM,finally have found a apartment in the city.Caden stood and put out his cigar,grabbing the glass and sipping the last sip of scotch and gagging.Warm liquor was disgusting.He stumbled to the door and made his way inside,almost tripping as he trudged upstairs,flopping onto the bed and falling under,empty glass still in his hand.

Rose sighed when he fell asleep- or whatever you called it- and went to grab the glass. She took it downstairs, and put it in the sink before doordashing him breakfast for when he eventually would get up.