Her eyes danced with enthusiasm, Nina's own pride was infectious. The younger brunette tried to block out the fact that Carter was still in the picture. It felt wrong on so many levels, the man just wasn't good enough for her sister. She'd seen the skanks that the man brought home. Pointing to both Nina and Carter in the picture.

Carina: You know that still plays games with my mind right... wrong on so many levels Na.

The other woman merely rolled her eyes at the immature behaviour from her sibling.

Carina: But if she isn't the cutest most adorable little person, well right after me of course.

Carina laughed to let Nina know that was a joke on her part. Her niece really was beautiful.

Carina: Thank God she looks like you though, she'd have had problems when she was older if she had Carter's coarse curly wig he likes to call hair. God she's going to be a heart breaker

Nina smiled, rollling her eyes at her sisters words "Iv never veiwed him as family Ria"she stated with ease, because it was truth, she had left long before he had become a perment figure in her fatehrs life and then her sisters, but it had been a mistake, now and then, shaking her head she took the picture back from her sister, sliding it back into her purse.

"She is right" She stated "And Carter wil kill everyone who even looks at her" She stated softly, biting the inside of her lip, she looked over at her sister and gave her a smile, she couldnt believe she was here, in LA, staying with Carter of all people, and she hadnt known. SHe shook her head, knowing that anything Ria would do would be to piss Carter of.

"Ria is he still dealing" She questioned knowing her sister would tell her the truth. Carter had told her no, but she couldnt get the 'mechanic' out of her mind.

Carina couldn't help but shrug her shoulders, she wanted to ease her sisters obvious worry and say no. Problem with that was ordinary people don't have random people calling them at all hours. Nothing was ever in the house though, it was kind of an unwritten rule. No one was allowed to bring any weapon or illegal substance where his child lay her head.

Carina: In all honesty Na, i just don't know. I mean theres kind of a rule that no one bring anything harmful to the place his child sleeps. That implies though that he's still mixed up in harmful things.

Her mind wandered over the last few days. He'd been really annoyed about something and was roaring something about killing the idiot. It had passed though and he was as calm as he'd ever been. There were a number of small little things though.

Carina: You know how it is Na, you can never really get all the way out once your in. I doubt he's stopped entirely, he's used to the money but i think he's just bank rolling things as opposed to getting his hands dirty. He seems to have employed new people to get their hands dirty. I don't hear much though i'm sent out or to my room when they are in the house.

Nina could feel her heart pounding within in her chest, praying the answer was no, half knowing it was going to be yes. Shaking her head she swallowed, her answer was not what she wanted to hear, but it was good enough the second he even went down that root he'd loose his daugther so fast. She nodde her head at her sister and smiled

"Thanks RIa" She stated she looked around her club and licked her lips, "I should get back, the Nanny gets of soon"She stated shooving some money over the counter to the guy behind it,

Carina lightly grabbed her sisters wrist before the other woman could leave. She knew her sister had responsibilities but she'd only seen her for a few minutes. She accepted that Alyvia would always be the most important thing in her sisters life but she couldn't let the older woman leave just yet.

Not least until she gave her sibling a way to contact her, or several. Ones that didn't include going via their father. Holding out her phone so Nina could see what the younger woman wanted she smiled.

Carina: You can't leave until i have a way to keep in touch.

Her smile radiant as her big sister hands her own phone over Carina programmes in her three cell numbers, her email, her bbm username and pin. Using the phone to give her personal mobile a missed call she kisses her sisters cheek before storing the number.

Carina: I'll come see tiny when i'm sober ok?

Nina smiled nodding her head, watching as her sister programmed her things into her phone before Nina did the same thing with her, letting out a tiny breath she lent forward, capturing her younger sister into a huge hug "I miss you Ria"SHe whispered, smoothing her hands through her hair like she had done when she was younger. Swallowing she looked at the sister she hadnt seen in a very long time, with one final glance in her direction she slid of the bar stool.

"Dont get to drunk"She stated, knowing that her sister was already close to tipping from sober to drunk, shaking her head she gave her one last look before making her way through the bodies on the dance floor, many thoughts running through her mind.