I just woke up. This is the first time since last Tuesday night that I slept more than four and a half hours at a stretch. I feel drugged.

I'm also quite, quite annoyed that when I went to punch the room service button on the phone next to my bed to bring me coffee, there wasn't one.

Nor was there a hot blonde with tattoos in bed next to me.

I want to live on a fangirl vacation forever, kthnx.

Since that's not possible, instead I'll just bore you to tears with this little chronicle of my trip to New York. If you're just here for the fiction, you can skip it.

This is the fifth chapter of Risks, the fourth story in the series that began with Plans, then Decisions, then Desires. There will be one more chapter. Previous chapters are here.

I hestated before putting this warning on this chapter, but my wives and beta said I had to: Angst. It'll be okay. This is the Xieverse and I have spoken.

Speaking of my wives, this chapter is lovingly dedicated to _alicesprings , happier_bunny , and vamphile , for help and inspiration above and beyond the call of wifely duty.

It was beta'd, and hard, by gmta_nz , who rocks my world. Banner and icon by roc_abs .

OMG, while I was away my wife vamphile wrote the funniest crack!fic ever and posted it at qaf_crackfic. If you're not a member, go immediately and join.

It is the story of Irishwolfhound!Brian and Siamesecat!Justin and it is THE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And ummmm I laughed so hard I harmed my internal organs.

Go go go read. It is totally not offensive like assbaby!Jesus was.

You must also read the comments, the author has expanded on the story there.