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elbow, when the door chime sounded.  It was still very early in the day so he wondered who it could be.
    “ I’ll see who it is.  Do you want me to send them away?” he asked Addie.
    “ No, I’m expecting visitors,” she replied with a smile. 
    He gave her a questioning look and went to open the door.
    When he saw Grace and her Ankida , he smiled.  This wasn’t an interruption―they were family.  “Are you going to watch our movie marathon with us?  I’m not sure what Kylan is picking out,” said Rune.
    “ I’m not sure.  Addie just called and asked us to come over.  I’m up for a good movie,” answered Jett, as he led Grace to a recliner near Addie and then took a seat on the nearest couch, Justyn following behind.
    “ Where’s Jalen?” asked Addie.
    “ He took Sugar for her morning exercise.  He’ll bring her along in a couple of minutes.”
    Rune had returned and asked their guests what refreshments they might like, when the chime sounded again.  Turning back to the door, he was surprised to see Granny Mac and her Ankida , as well as Jalen and Sugar.  Of course, now Granny Mac was Beleti Glynnis of Purgat.
    “ Hey, Granny Mac, glad you could come over so early,” Addie called out.
    “ Anytime you need me, honey, night or day, I’m there,” she answered, before leaning over to give her granddaughter a kiss on the forehead.  Then she walked over to kiss her other granddaughter, and found a seat on the second couch.
    Rune went back into the kitchen to bring out some coffee and various Danish.  He was starting to get a little suspicious.
    Grace leaned over and grabbed a couple of the bite-sized breakfast quiches on Addie’s plate.  “I love these, especially the bacon and cheese ones.”
    “ Rune’s gone to get pastries, but he’ll bring us more of these and the mini hash browns, too,” said Addie.
    “ Do we have any coffee-flavored protein shakes?  I’d like to fool my brain it’s getting the caffeine it’s begging for,” said Grace.
    “ That’s what I’m having. I’m sure Rune will bring you one; he’s really thoughtful that way.”
    The two sisters and their grandmother ate their food and gave updates on how they were feeling , since they were getting close to delivery.
    Kylan came back.  “Has Arjun returned?” he asked the warrior on duty.
    “ No, Commander, but Lady Grace and her Ankida , as well as Beleti Glynnis and her Ankida arrived for a visit,” he said.
    Kylan raised his brows in surprise.  It was still very early in the morning.  He was wondering what Addie was planning when Arjun came back.  They waited together, discussing the status report Arjun had received when the warrior they sent off with the dogs, returned.  Kylan had not had time to tell Arjun about the visitors so Arjun got a surprise when he entered the lounge area. 
    Addie and Grace were listening to Jalen update Addie on the training progress of Sugar’s pups.  Sugar and all of the pups had been altered so her Great Danes would be the only ones of their kind on HeVan.  She looked up and saw Arjun and Kylan standing in the entry.
    “ Oh, good, you’re here.  What movies did you bring?” she asked Kylan.
    Kylan relaxed and smiled.  “I remembered hearing some of the warriors discussing a movie about an archeologist.  I thought I would like to see a movie about the job you intended to take back on Earth.  Then I discovered there were four movies about this archeologist, called Indiana Jones, so I brought them all,” he said and handed the bag with the movies to Addie.
    Addie and Grace exchanged looks and tried to keep their faces straight. 
    “I’m glad you picked out those documentary films on one of our most famous archeologists.  It will be nice for you to see the type of job I turned down in order to come with you,” she said and gave her grandmother a wink.  “But before we get to the movies, I need you to update me on what happened last night.  Tell me why we are