Primeval Abroad
Chapter Two
As soon as Connor got home, he was greeted by his wife, Abby. Smiling, she gave him a quick peck on both cheeks.
"I'm so glad you're home, Con. Nick and I have been sorting through travel brochures trying to decide where we should go."
"Alright, well I'll give you a hand with that then" said Connor, following his wife upstairs. As they entered the livng room, they found baby Nick on the sofa surrounded by travel brochures. He had one in his mouth and was tearing into it with his new milk teeth.
"Oi, don't eat that, Nick" said Connor. He crossed the room and gently pulled the brochure out of his son's mouth. There was a tearing sound and part of the brochure was free, the rest remained in Nick's mouth. As his son chewed on that bit of brochure, Connor took a look at the rest of it, it appeared to be a travel brochure for -ain.
"Well, that puts Spain off the list" said Connor.
"Don't worry, there's plenty more options here" said Abby sitting down next to Nick, still thoughtfully chewing on the rest of the Spain brochure. She picked up another brochure and looked at it thoughtfully, meanwhile, Connor had a look at another one.
"How does Hawaii sound?"
Abby didn't answer.
"Well, maybe we'll come back to that one" said Connor, picking up another brochure. "What about Paris, the romantic city?"
Abby still didn't answer.
"OK, well then, how about Pukhet? Lovely weather at this time of year."
Abby stood up and turned to her husband.
"Actually Connor, I was thinking about maybe going here this summer." She held up her brochure, it was one for the Galapogos islands.
"The Galapogos?" said Connor inquiringly.
"Well, you see, I remember when I was about eight years old. My mum was in one of her rare generous moods and she decided to take us to the Galapogos for a holiday. Jack hated it, I mean after all, he was never much of a nature lover. But I just fell in love with it, and that's where I got my love of lizards from. And I was just thinking, it would be a great place to take Nick. I mean when you think about it he already quite likes lizards and snakes."
"Gets that from you" said Connor.
"Yes well anyway, I just think it would be a nice place to take Nick to."
Connor turned to Nick.
"Well Nick mate? What do you think, do you wanna go to the Galapogos?"
Abby handed the brochure to Nick. Taking it in his tiny hands, he stared at it for a few moments, entranced just as his mother had been when she first laid eyes on the real thing all those years ago. Then he spat out the piece of the Spain brochure and clapped his hands together.
"I'd say that was a yes" said Abby.
Connor got up and picked his wallet up off the table.
"Well, I'd better get myself down to the travel agent's then."
As he left the flat, Abby sat down next to Nick.
"I think you're going to love the Galapogos Nick. You're going to see all those beautful islands, and there'll be loads of penguins and sea lions and giant tortoises."
Suddenly there came a chirping sound and Rex landed on the sofa in front of Nick, who giggled and cuddled the ceolurosauravus.
"Rex" he gurgled.
Abby smiled.
"Yes, I think there will be quite a few of Rex, although I'm not sure they'll have wings."
