Finnick remained where he was, keeping his arm around Annie as she turned in against him for an instant.
"I suppose it is cold out here," Finnick agreed with a teasing smile. He guided Annie up the rest of the steps first, keep a hand on her lower back. He followed just a step after her. The warmth of the house was a welcome sensation -- even if he was almost immediately attacked by Sara, who threw her arms hastily around his neck. Coral followed not seconds later, jumping onto his other side.
Mags was already at the kitchen table. Aerona and his father lingered near the stove, but his mother went to Annie right away. Finnick could barely hear what she was saying, although it sounded to be something along the lines of how both he and Annie needed to better, paired with a warning to the girls to give him space to breathe.
"Did you get your presents?" Finnick asked when their arms were no longer around his neck.
"What?" Coral asked, eyes instantly alert. "No."
"Huh," Finnick said. "Maybe they got sent back on the train then." He shrugged. He took the opportunity to kiss his mother on the cheek, smiling at her as well.
"No, they didn't!" Coral said at his back as he turned and took Annie's hand, leading them to sit beside Mags.
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"I suppose it is cold out here," Finnick agreed with a teasing smile. He guided Annie up the rest of the steps first, keep a hand on her lower back. He followed just a step after her. The warmth of the house was a welcome sensation -- even if he was almost immediately attacked by Sara, who threw her arms hastily around his neck. Coral followed not seconds later, jumping onto his other side.
Mags was already at the kitchen table. Aerona and his father lingered near the stove, but his mother went to Annie right away. Finnick could barely hear what she was saying, although it sounded to be something along the lines of how both he and Annie needed to better, paired with a warning to the girls to give him space to breathe.
"Did you get your presents?" Finnick asked when their arms were no longer around his neck.
"What?" Coral asked, eyes instantly alert. "No."
"Huh," Finnick said. "Maybe they got sent back on the train then." He shrugged. He took the opportunity to kiss his mother on the cheek, smiling at her as well.
"No, they didn't!" Coral said at his back as he turned and took Annie's hand, leading them to sit beside Mags.