[Evil Tink]

Solomon appeared in the kitchen, leaning on the wall with his arms crossed over his chest. He watched Anne silently while she worked on the cake, "Client or boredom?"

Anne sighed, glancing back, "Client. And you're making mess up my tree. This is the second one now." She threw it in a pile of fondant scraps then rolled a new one and began to cut the leaves to make it look like an evergreen, "You know, that was uncalled for."

"What was?"

"Teleporting him without warning; ignoring him when he really needs you most; and your overall 'jack ass-y' attitude." She never looked away from the tree as she spoke. Once it was finished, she placed it in a stand with about five others. "Holden has had nothing but horrible things happen to him his whole life, and now that he as a second chance that is not starting out well, you need to do everything you can to ensure it turns out well. The poor kid is starting to remind me of Hayden for Christ's sake; he so afraid of everything he hears right now."

She slammed the special scissors on the granite counter, leaning on it with both hands, cutting Solomon off. "It's not that simple Solomon!" it was rare that Anne ever raised her voice, yet alone to Solomon. "He can't just get over things like you! He's not some guy who's been around for over 500 years like yourself! He...he..ugh Solomon I'm so furious right now, I can't even think straight to yell at you!" She whirled around, stepping over and prodding him hard in the chest with her finger, "You go find him, dammit, and you make things right! I will not tolerate this tension again! The last time you two split I was about to split myself! Fix it now Solomon." With that she went back to her cake.

Solomon stood here, mildly surprised as she went back to working on the cake. He's never seen Anne so angry. He sighed, leaving the kitchen. She had a point, but still, Holden was acting ridiculous right now. He rolled his eyes as he went upstairs to one of the studies. With another sigh, he flopped onto the couch, laying back and covering his closed eyes with his arm. I hate it when she's right...