warning: my family is nuts (Morrisen fam)

I had invited all of them, mum had seemed a bit unsure at first, closing the restaurant for the night meant a loss of profits. But finally she had gave in, my nagging winning her over she had looked at me with a hard look before rolling her eyes and running a hand roughly over the crown of my head. We were both as stubborn as each other, but when it came to me she always seemed to fold early, most likely not wanting to start a fight that might turn into a war, taking casualty after casualty until we both hurt each other beyond repair.

I was excited at the thought of the whole family coming together, it had been what felt lie a lifetime since we had all sat down in the same room, and I was especially excited to see some of the tension between certain family members and Annie Morrisen herself. I, myself, hadn't had much of a chance to speak with her in the recent years, not that I had gone out my way to contact her and visa versa. But mum liked her, though if you were to ask her, she would swear that her skills with the knife were far superior than my cousins.

"Mum, they will be arriving any moment now! I told Adam that the party started at 7, and you know Adam and free food. He'll be here right on the dot- did you get the mini quiches from the oven?"

"Relax, Ari, everything looks good." She wipes her hands on her apron, coming to stand next to me. "You did good kiddo."

I smile back at her, looking out into the restaurant, lights were dimmed and the soft hum of music filled the room. "Yeah." I say, satisfied. "I did. Between you and me, Mum, I hope at least one punch is thrown-"

"Ari!" She scold, shaking her head as she moves back into the kitchen.