A fresh start?

Alex nodded, "Someone that cares a lot makes a better bodyguard."

Dante nodded and walked into the garden.

"You would hope so." Artemis nodded.

Jasper followed, smiling when they reached them. "Hey there."

Alex nodded, "I'm pretty sure Jasper would be a good bodyguard."

Kari smiled, "Hi daddy, hi papa!"

"Assuming he doesn't get distracted."

"What are you up to?" Jasper asked.

"I would like to think he wouldn't... But I think we can train that out of him if we have too."

"I'm drawing." Kari answered with a smile.
Soren looked up from his phone and smiled.

Artemis nodded. "Yeah, I guess so."

"Oh, drawing what?" Jasper asked.

Alex gave a small laugh, "You'll love being able to boss Jasper around..."

Kari smiled and showed her father, "This."
Dante smiled and walked over to Cole.

"I'd get to do that?" Artemis asked, trying not to grin.

"Oh." Jasper smiled, crouching to look properly.
Cole didn't look up at him, though he knew Dante was there.

Alex chuckled softly, "When we're training him yeah."

"What do you think daddy?" Kari asked with a smile. "Its for my art class."
"Hey Cole." Dante said as he sat next to his oldest.

"Oh, alright then." Artemis chuckled.

"It's good." Jasper smiled.
Cole tensed slightly, looking down at the grass. "Hey papa."

Alex gently kissed Artemis's cheek.

Kari smiled happily.
"What are you looking at Cole?" Dante asked.

Artemis smiled and wrapped an arm around Alex's waist.

"How long have you been working on this for?"
"Nothing." Cole mumbled.

Alex smiled and wrapped his arms around his neck.

"About three days." Kari smiled.
"What's wrong?" Dante asked Cole softly.

"I love you." Artemis smiled before kissing him.

"Oh wow." Jasper said.
Cole sighed and looked up at him, a bruise on his face.

Alex kisses back as he leaned up on his tiptoes to make it easier for Artemis, he smiled when they pulled back for air. "I love you too Arty."

Kari smiled, "I want to get it perfect."
"Cole! What happened little one?! Who hurt you?!" Dante asked near panicking when he saw it, how could this happen to his little one! He carefully pulled Cole close, he needed to make sure Cole was okay.

Artemis grinned and held him close.
"Do you really have to do that here?" Jacen asked them teasingly.

"I'm sure you will." Jasper said.
"I-I'm fine!" Cole quickly said, stubbornly trying to pull away.

Alex stuck out his tongue childishly and said, "Yess."
Frankie chuckled softly. "At least their not as bad as Jasper and Dante can be."

Kari smiled before glancing over at Dante and Cole.
"Cole you have a bruise on your face, that isn't fine!" Dante said still half panicking, "What happened?" He carefully tightened his grip.

Jacen pulled a face. "True... those two do get pretty bad."

Jasper frowned when he heard Dante's voice and turn to look as well. "Dante...?"
"It's nothing. I'm fine."

Frankie made a face, "I'm surprised we don't need to brain bleach yet..."

Dante looked at Jasper, "He has a bruise on his face Jasper..."

Peter sighed as he left his "son's" room and went to go look for Aiden, he had made a hard choice.

"Yeah..." Artemis and Jacen both said, pulling faces.

"What? Why?" Jasper asked, looking worried.

Aiden was in Peter's office, cleaning up some of the files.

Alex giggled softly at that, "Well we're all smart enough to clear a room when they get started."

"I don't know... Maybe we should wait to tell them til we find out Jasper."

Peter walked into the office, "Aiden..?"

"What are you laughing at?" Artemis asked.

Jasper nodded. "Yeah..."
"Tell us what?" Cole asked.

"Yeah?" Aiden said, looking up.

"Your faces." Alex said as he stuck out his tongue.

"Tell us what papa?" Soren and Kari repeated after their brother.
Dante looked at Jasper.

"I think we should... Let Caleb meet Jacen..." He said softly, looking a little sad. "He's not happy here..."

"What about them?" Jacen asked.

"Later." Jasper said.

"Oh. He's not?" Aiden asked.

"They look silly like that." Alex answered.

"Papa please tell us now?" Kari asked, giving her cutest pout.

Peter shook his head, "He keeps asking about his papa..."