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Jan. 25th, 2008 09:18 pm"OPEN THIS DOOR BOY!"
Guppy opens the door, his uncle barging straight in. Behind the very angry man, his mum mouths 'Sorry' at Guppy as she rocks the crying baby.
"You touch me, Holly calls the police." Guppy says firmly, looking his uncle in the eye and glaring. "How dare you come around here shouting the odds? What do you want?"
"I want to know what you were doing in my garden at twenty past seven."
"I wasn't."
"Don't lie! Who else would it have been?"
"Hey!" Holly comes down the stairs and joins in the glaring. "Twenty past seven?" She looks at her watch. "So you're saying in fifty minutes Guppy has got back here, showered, changed his clothes, dried his hair, which in itself takes forever, made me a cup of tea and still had time for ten minutes of relaxed and very pleasant sex, which you three just interrupted?"
Everyone except the baby goes bright red. Especially Guppy. Holly continues.
"If Guppy had been running through your garden in flood season he'd be totally filthy. It was dark, you must have seen someone else. Now apologise."
His uncle apologises, very reluctantly. Guppy moves towards his mum.
"How about you stay for a cup of tea, I haven't seen Ani all week. I did come to the gate at around seven, yes, but you weren't letting me in."
His mum passes the baby over, without any sign of reluctance. Smiling, Guppy holds his little sister gently and they head into the sitting room. The little girl stops crying at once, nuzzling her head into Guppy's shirt. He tries his luck.
"Do you guys really have a dog now?"
"Yes." His uncle looks at him sharply. "Butch."
"Why? Is it a good idea to get a new dog when you've got a tiny baby in the house? Especially one fierce enough to warrent you putting a sign up."
"The dog is locked away before I bring Anita out." His mother says firmly. "The gate is to protect against the thugs Darvesh was working with before."
Guppy nods. Seems fair enough, he supposes.
"Can I have the combination, for emergencies?"
"Of course." His mother says immediately.
"But not in front of her." His uncle says, glaring at Holly, who rolls her eyes.
The rest of the conversation is uncomfortable, but Guppy makes the most of being able to hold his sister and find out how she's doing. But he has to let her go again eventually, and it's hard. Holly slips an arm around him as he waves them goodbye.
"Bubbles, do me a favour? Next time you're going to use one of those interdimentional things to cheat time, tell me first so we can get our stories straight."
"Did I mention you're wonderful?" Guppy kisses her, and not just because his mother is watching.
"I think we should carry on where we left off, then you can tell me again." She grins and shuts the door.
Guppy opens the door, his uncle barging straight in. Behind the very angry man, his mum mouths 'Sorry' at Guppy as she rocks the crying baby.
"You touch me, Holly calls the police." Guppy says firmly, looking his uncle in the eye and glaring. "How dare you come around here shouting the odds? What do you want?"
"I want to know what you were doing in my garden at twenty past seven."
"I wasn't."
"Don't lie! Who else would it have been?"
"Hey!" Holly comes down the stairs and joins in the glaring. "Twenty past seven?" She looks at her watch. "So you're saying in fifty minutes Guppy has got back here, showered, changed his clothes, dried his hair, which in itself takes forever, made me a cup of tea and still had time for ten minutes of relaxed and very pleasant sex, which you three just interrupted?"
Everyone except the baby goes bright red. Especially Guppy. Holly continues.
"If Guppy had been running through your garden in flood season he'd be totally filthy. It was dark, you must have seen someone else. Now apologise."
His uncle apologises, very reluctantly. Guppy moves towards his mum.
"How about you stay for a cup of tea, I haven't seen Ani all week. I did come to the gate at around seven, yes, but you weren't letting me in."
His mum passes the baby over, without any sign of reluctance. Smiling, Guppy holds his little sister gently and they head into the sitting room. The little girl stops crying at once, nuzzling her head into Guppy's shirt. He tries his luck.
"Do you guys really have a dog now?"
"Yes." His uncle looks at him sharply. "Butch."
"Why? Is it a good idea to get a new dog when you've got a tiny baby in the house? Especially one fierce enough to warrent you putting a sign up."
"The dog is locked away before I bring Anita out." His mother says firmly. "The gate is to protect against the thugs Darvesh was working with before."
Guppy nods. Seems fair enough, he supposes.
"Can I have the combination, for emergencies?"
"Of course." His mother says immediately.
"But not in front of her." His uncle says, glaring at Holly, who rolls her eyes.
The rest of the conversation is uncomfortable, but Guppy makes the most of being able to hold his sister and find out how she's doing. But he has to let her go again eventually, and it's hard. Holly slips an arm around him as he waves them goodbye.
"Bubbles, do me a favour? Next time you're going to use one of those interdimentional things to cheat time, tell me first so we can get our stories straight."
"Did I mention you're wonderful?" Guppy kisses her, and not just because his mother is watching.
"I think we should carry on where we left off, then you can tell me again." She grins and shuts the door.
