After making sure most of the kids were in the house, Finnegan placed his soccer ball on the porch and walked inside and into the chaos. He greeted everyone then kissed his wife on the forehead before plopping onto the couch next to Rocco and putting his feet up on the coffee table. Clearly, this was going to be one hectic summer. He had never had so many children at his house before. He was used to his quiet home with his wife and 13 month old son. This was something entirely different.

Dustin scowled at Sam as she walked in with her sarcastic comment, but he hugged her all the same. He would have felt weird hugging anyone else without a shirt on, but Sammy was like family. And there was no way he'd be putting a shirt on right now. He was too comfortable and he hated clothes. If he could have his way, he'd walk around with nothing on but a pair of boxers. That, however, was unrealistic, even in his own household. Savannah would surely put a stop to that if he ever even tried.

Before he could even answer Sammy, he heard her. Elizabeth was here. In the flesh. Dammit. What to do what to do?! He glanced at Rocco who seemed to also have that same shocked expression on his face as she came walking into the room. Crap. And Lex was here! Now, Lexi's revenge didn't seem to bad to him anymore...

Rocco chuckled lightly at Dusty, but he seriously felt bad for the poor guy. Well, he had a stalker after all. Rocco had never had a stalker. All he had was a bad nickname which he heard muttered by one of Dusty's friends. Not only did they have to point him out, Savannah had to poke him and tell the whole room his nickname. "Thank you, O Hilarious One," he said sarcastically, poking her back in the ribs.

Man, there were a lot of people here. Most of these people he didn't know, but that really didn't matter to him. He was extremely friendly and it didn't take long for him to make friends, just like his best friend. He leaned back on the couch, scratching his own bare chest, and struck up a conversation with Finn about how well his Gaelic football team was doing.

Nicodemo was roaming around as soon as he got out of the fireplace. He followed his brothers until they were all together crowding around their sister. This place was..strange. He wasn't used to so many strange people, but he knew he'd have a good time. That's what his mother said at least. His fingers involuntarily found his chestnut curls and began twirling them ever so slightly as he placed a small arm around Celestyn.

Oh hell. Just as Dusty was about to sit down after he stood up from shock, Elizabeth came bursting through the crowd of people and curled her arms around him. Again, this wouldn't have bothered him...if he were wearing a shirt. But no, she had to hug him when he was half naked. Perfect. His mouth formed an 'O' shape as he scowled at Savannah for her comment. "Erm...yep, I'm here." What else was he supposed to say to that? Of course he was here. He was breathing wasn't he? He wasn't a ghost. And this was his cousin's house! "Uhh I dunno. I didn't really tell anyone I was gonna be here." Wasn't that the truth. He never told anyone he'd be here except his family. Duh! He was with his family. Oi vay. Elizabeth then pulled him down with her back onto the couch, sitting right in between him and Rocco. Rocco gave her a dirty look, but she didn't notice. She was too busy staring at Dusty. Oh crap.

Rocco bit his lower lip and shrugged, unable to come up with someone to help his best mate. He wished he could help him, but then again, it was all quite funny, even though it bugged Dusty to his very core. 'Dunno mate' he mouthed to Dusty as he exhaled and ran a few fingers through his dark brown hair. Hah, this summer was going to be...interesting.

Finn chuckled lightly at Elizabeth's entrance, but he was soon distracted by the ringing of their telephone in the kitchen. Jumping up, the 23 year old shouted "I got it!" and skidded across the tile floor, scooping up the phone and placing it at his ear. "Seamus! 'Ow's it goin' bro?" he asked, smiling at the fact that his little brother was calling. "Mmhmm...wha'?...when?..." His smile quickly transformed into a frown as Seamus kept talking. "Dusty...righ' 'ere..." his twilight blue eyes ran over the face of his younger cousin, "We'll be righ' there. Didja call Axel?...Righ'." He hung up the phone so suddenly and forcefully he almost knocked it out of the wall.

Pushing his way back into the living room, he grabbed Dusty's arm and pulled him upright. "Le's go," he growled, dragging him towards the door. There was absolutely no time to waste. They had to act now.

Just as he thought his summer life was surely over, a strong hand pulled him up and he was face to face with Finn who was pulling him towards the door and telling him they were leaving. "What the hell man? Where're we going?" he asked. He wasn't even fighting with Finn. It must have been important if he was talking so forcefully.

"Out," Finn answered shortly. He nodded at Eli then whisked Dusty out of the door and aparated in the front lawn.

Rocco stood in front of the couch with his mouth wide open and his eyebrows raised after Finn had taken Dusty out of the house and aparated into a completely different and unknown place. "Is anyone else as confused as I am?" he asked the group. He sank back onto the couch next to Elizabeth and looked at Eli for some comfort. He was worried. What was going on? Why had Finn taken Dusty so abruptly? What a mystery.