James had told Charley to meet him at the fast food joint at the PX, it was crowded, but they had a large selection, so she could get whatever she wanted. BurgerKing, A Chinese Place, Subway, and even some Pizza. The young man knew that they had their own battles for the next few years. With two kids, whom he loved dearly, and the fact that he could be sent anywhere, well... He dreaded being away from Charley. Oh Sure, he could just disappear and be by her side at a moment notice, but he was sure they would have the magical community in the military heavily watched. And the idea of doing that would mean having a way to get back as soon as something happened. It certainly wouldn't be easy... Not easy at all. Oh well, for now, they were mainland and not some place separated by a different coutnry and war.

Suddenly, she was there, right before him, all big belly and everything. Her older brother was sure to hate him even more now, but to be honest, James didn't marry the man, he married Charley. James smiled brightly at her, leaned over and kissed her cheek. Military uniform meant no PDA, but a small peck on the cheek wouldn't get him thrown under the bus. “James... How long do you have before you have to go back to work?” The man smiled brightly at her.

"I don't. Not today anyway. I am off the rest of the week so we can move and get into housing without any problems." The man said as he offered her a french fry. "I found out that the clinic has a magical department... They are looking for healers." He knew she was excellent at that, especially since she had been training at one of the best hospitals in the magical community.

James was happy to see her, but he wished she had brought Luka. The little boy was his Joy and he knew he was in love with the boy even if he wasn't his blood. It didn't matter to James, Luka was still Charley's son and that made him, his son. Even though he was sure that Renee wanted him to vanish, James was going no where. The man would just have to live with it or kill him. James wasn't going anywhere, he was going to stand with Charley, love her, protect her, and provide for her. And the military was his way of doing it. It was his life and they were a part of his life too.

The man smiled as she at some of the fries and he took one himself, popping it into his mouth and enjoying the salty taste of it. It was rather good and they were soft. He wasn't a huge fan of the crunchy ones. He would rather have a soft one and as he grab another one, he dunked it in some ketchup and ate it as well. "They probably wouldn’t want to hire me until I finished up with some maternity time.” James nodded and figured it would be after their son was born. "I can understand that. They don't want you risking yourself and I like to be able to see you safe at home... Speaking of Home, I found a few houses... The post housing has a few open and then there are a few off post. I got the keys to all of them, so we can go check them out one at a time, but would you rather be off post or on post?" The man asked as he dangled a key ring of five keys in the air.

“Luka is spending the weekend with my family so we can get the new house put together.” James smiled and leaned back into the chair. "Mom was asking when she would get to keep him. I told her I would talk to you... And of course my sister wants to baby sit Luka when we go in for the delivery... Again, I said I would talk to you." James loved his family and the way they treated Luka... It made him so happy.

James knew there was some tension, but he also knew it was a matter of trust. Charley trusted her family more and he understood that, it was her family, though some of it treated him like an outcast. James tried hard to just brush it aside, but it was hard when each time they were around they never had a good word between each other, but Renee had a problem with him. James wasn't sure what it was, but it was still there. It was just a step at a time, which was normal, so he just let it go. Sooner or later, she would understand everything was fine and that his family loved her and Luka like Family.

As he held up the keys, he smiled at her. "I think off-base, if I'm being honest." James nodded and put it on the table. "I only have one I found, problem is the money they want up front with it... It is about $2000 total for the first month... It included a deposit, first months rent, and the last months rent." Sure, he knew it would be a lot for Charley, but he wasn't going to hide anything from her. The man put the keys down and grabbed a french fry from the pile on his plate.

Then it came to his family. "I don't know James." He tilted his head slightly, wondering what she was meaning by it. "I'm just trying to figure all of this out as best as I can and it's not like you're ever home anymore." James glanced down sadly. It was true, work got him up at five in the morning and then he came home to get ready at eight in the morning and then came home for lunch before finally coming home at five-thirty in the afternoon. "I know, I'm sorry... I have left you alone in this, when I don't mean to do that." The man said to her as he touched her hand. "Hey, once we get a place, Mom is coming to set up a few portals to your place and my place, that way we can go any place without much effort." Sure, they could just disappear, but sometimes the effects hurt the children and he didn't want to take that chance.

"I'm sorry my love." The man smiled and rubbed his thumb over her hand. "It is fine my dear. You're under enough stress." The man said to her and smiled. "I'll call your mom about when she can take Luka, or even come to stay with us when this one is born." James smiled at her and patted her hand.

The man watched as she took his burger and he smiled at her before realizing what he had done. "I'm sorry Charley, I got so into talking I didn't even realize my mistaken... I got the burger for you, my Sergeant doesn't want me eating burgers... Tell me that is to keep me from getting fat." The man realized his mistaken and looked around for a moment before back at Charley. "Can I get you anything else? What do you want to drink or maybe a dessert." He knew that she had been having a hard time keeping food down due to the morning sickness, but he had also been gone a lot in the morning and the last few weeks, he had been away from her due to trying to get into his new unit. The man looked at the Keys to the nice house off post, he wanted that house, but there were some loops to jump through and if he could convenience her to this idea, then they would get the house he knew she would love.

He also knew about her sessions with a therapist and he hoped it was helping. "How have your sessions been? The man asked as he looked at her. "Do you and your therapist need me to do anything like come to one of the sessions?" He would do anything and listen to anyone if it helped them. He knew things had been rough, for her especially, but he didn't want to lose his Cajun Gypsy.

"So you gave me an option, even when there really wasn't an option." The man shook his head and smiled at her. "I am telling you about that house because I want it and I know you will love it... It is in the middle of the forest, surrounded by a lot of forest... The problem isn't just with the money, it is also the fact that the owners still live there and will for the next two months... I'm selling some of my herd back home to use for the first months rent and all that stuff... We just have to figure out something for the next few months, until they move cross country." The man explained before he went on. "They are military too, but they buy houses in each place and rent them out to bring in extra income, but they don't move until later... They are willing to hold it for us an extra two months so we can have it." And it did help that the guy knew his father from when they were in the same unit.

"On base is fine then, James." James looked at her for a moment, he knew she wasn't happy with him at the moment and he knew he had to fix that. "It will only be for two months, then we will move. I want you and the boys to be with me so I can see you guys. These last few weeks have been torture without you and my son to spend the evening with... So, will that work? Let the other family move out and we can move in?" He hoped that it would make her happy. If not, they could come up with another solution. If she would rather stay with her family until that house was ready, he wouldn't mind that at all. He would be completely fine with her staying with her family and he would come over every night he got off work.

"You don't understand, James... I'm Romany, family is everything to us... I am close with my family, almost unhealthily close with them, but I wouldn't have it any other way. They're good people and it's weird that you and your family get so upset having them around." He listened to her and was kind of wounded that she thought he got upset with her family. He loved her family. Both her parents were amazing, her sisters were great, her brother and hi had tension, but that was something that would need to be worked on between them. She could tell her brother what to do, so sooner or later, the two would need to sit down and just talk. "Charley, my family loves your family, they just don't like to intrude. The way I was raised, my grandmother never called my mother, she always called my dad. It was the same with my family, my mom's mother rarely called my father, it was always my mom she called. But my family always wonders when we can all get together... Actual, I think my mom would love to have a huge party just with our families so everyone can get together." James said as he munched on another french fry and glanced to his left when he thought he saw someone from his unit. "And I love your family. You know I never get upset to see them." They are the family he loves to be a part of. His family is his world, but her family is a part of him now too.

"I'm not stopping anyone from coming over to help with Luka, to help me prepare for this baby, but no one in your family seemed to want to help. They just want to take Luka away from me and run back to Alabama." James looked down and then back at her. "My mom, my sisters, my brother, my father. They've been helping me out. Your mom doesn't even talk to me about minding Luka, she just talks to you." James looked at her for a moment and then back at the table. He didn't want to pick up on the wrong words. "I'm sorry... The reason I was relaying a message is because I called her yesterday and we brought up the subject about spending time with Luka and my sister asked when she heard us talking about Luka and the baby... Mom never suggested taking Luka to Alabama, I actually asked if her and my sister would like to come up here for a bit but I said I would talk to you... That was when she asked if she could keep Luka." James explained, hoping to settle down the conversation and show Charley he didn't mean to hurt her in any way.

"Yes, I'm under a lot of stress. We're about to have a second baby and our marriage... I feel like our marriage is slipping." James felt his heart race to his throat. He pushed the fries over slightly and touched her hand with his own. "And I want to save it, but I can't be worrying about pleasing your family, my family and everyone else in the damn world while we work on things." James kept his hand where they were and then looked at her. "Then, lets fix things... Together... Lets quit worrying about everyone else and worry about us and our problems... I'm sorry, you're right... So, lets take our lunch, get on the road to go and see that dream house and just... Talk it all out."

ooc // Okay, so I tried to use everything you suggested, but with my luck... I made it worse :(