((No worries, Parker; it was over a month ago when I wrote that. And, besides, he was only there for a second.

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Even though Jake looked at her for only a brief moment, she flushed and gave the tiniest of smiles before looking down to the carpet below her feet.
Marco grinned as he watched Jake and Cassie, getting out of the way of the incoming birds but taking the remote control with him, still flipping through channels, wondering if there was any news of the day's fiasco on the local networks.
Elayne moved to stand by the window but out of the way, ready to close the glass after they entered. "Will Tobias be coming inside as well?" she asked Jake, not wanting to shut anyone out of the house.