Thank you Liz1967 for your review. I'm actually getting into writing this now. I should have just asked for your help sooner. Anyway enjoy the next Chapter.
Chapter 2
The Doctor arrived just as Judy and Sandy were leaving. Judy took him through to the livingroom where Jean and Lionel were waiting.
"Lionel, Mum. Dr Stone's here."
"Oh thank you for coming Doctor." Lionel said.
Dr Stone came through and took a seat on the coffee table and started to examine Jean's ankle. He gave a small squeeze to where bruising was beginning to appear which caused her to grimace in pain. She looked at Lionel and he gave her hand a small squeeze for support.
"Well Doctor, how bad is it."
"Well Mrs Hardcastle, you have a bad sprain."
"So it's not broken."
"No, you're lucky. You'll need to stay off the foot for a few days but you'll recover."
"Oh thank god."
"I'll just bandage it up for you and then I'll be on my way."
"I'll go and make some tea, will I." Lionel said.
"Please love." Jean smiled.
"Not for me Mr Hardcastle but thank you."
Lionel went and made some tea for Jean while the Doctor bandaged up her ankle. When he walked back through the Doctor was just packing up his case.
"Right well, I'll be off then. Now remember what I said. Try and stay off the foot for a few days, you need to rest."
"I'll try."
"She will Doctor, don't worry. I'll make sure she does."
"Good. I'll be off then."
"I'll see you to the door."
Jean started to pour the tea while Lionel escorted the Doctor out. He came back in and sat down beside her and noticed worry on her face.
"Well you heard what he said." Lionel spoke up.
"Yes."
"You've to stay off that foot and rest."
"Lionel."
"You do as he tells you."
"Penny and Stephen are coming tomorrow."
"Well we'll call them and put them off."
"Are you mad."
"When we explain what happened I'm sure she'll understand."
"This is Penny we're talking about Lionel. My spraining my ankle will not put her off coming tomorrow."
"So what do you want me to do then."
"Clean."
"Beg your pardon."
"Well I can't do it, can I and the girls are out."
"Have you gone mad."
"Well a little housework won't kill you, will it."
"Well it nearly did to you."
"Lionel please."
He looked into her eyes and could see how nervous Penny made her and he couldn't say no to her.
"Oh all right then."
"So where do I start."
"Well I've done the polishing and hoovering in here. I started on the stairs until I fell. You just need to do the last few steps."
"Very well. I'll get started now."
Jean watched as her Husband went into the hall. It was a few moments passing and still there was no noise.
"Lionel, what are you doing." She yelled.
"I'm looking for the on switch."
"It's just underneath the handle."
She heard him tutt a few times before he eventually found the button and the hoover began. Everything seemed to be going fine with the task until she heard him swear.
"Lionel what is it."
"Nothing." He grumbled.
"It's not nothing. You're grumbling, what's wrong."
"How do you turn it off."
"What."
"The hoover."
"What do you mean, you turn it off the same way you turned it on."
"Oh, right. That makes sense I suppose."
She laughed to herself as he walked through after putting the hoover back in the cupboard.
"There, all done." He said, as he took a seat beside her.
"Have you really never used a hoover before." Jean asked, lookinng at him bewildered.
"Not really, no. Never needed too."
"Well what did you do when you lived alone."
"I had a woman come in."
"Oh I see and that's why you suggested to me not so long ago to get a woman in."
"I was only trying to be helpful."
"Ofcourse you were." She smirked.
To Be Continued…
