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"You devil" she pulled his hand and gave him a very pointed look as they stood in the middle of the kitchen away from the door.

Jacks mouth quirked and he felt a flush rise to his cheeks as he looked up at his sister who was staring at him waiting for him to tell. He felt like they were children again and she was forcing information out of him, but this time he actually held some power of his own.

Jennifer however couldn't wait, "Well she's certainly no Rosie." Out of all the things she could have said, this shocked Jack slightly. Jennifer had liked Rosie once, a long time ago they had been friends and Jack knew that Jennifer had believed that Rosie was perfect for her brother. However since Jack returned from the war Rosie didn't understand or treat Jack quite the same and this had upset Jennifer. She had told Jack for a long time after that Rosie was not right for him anymore and had encouraged him to accept her offer of divorce when it eventually came. And although she was civil to Rosie's face there as an obvious dislike which had made Jack deeply uncomfortable. It was obvious to Jack now that Jennifer preferred Phryne to Rosie and was suddenly unsure about why he had been so nervous to tell her in the first place. He sat down at the table, and put his head in his hands "no she is not." He looked up to his sister as she sat down beside him wondering what she was thinking.

"What I don't understand it what took you so long."

"Pardon?" He certainly had not expected her to say that

"You have obviously been in love for a long time." He stared at his sister and she stared right back. Jack seemed to forget that Jennifer was his older sister and knew him almost too well.

"And Jane?" Now that was part of the story she really was interested in. Jack had told her previously that Phryne had adopted Jane after a murder on the Ballarat train. She assumed that the girl knew about their relationship, that was why she was there today.

"Jane found out and I thought that it would be a nice idea to introduce you to her…" he stopped realising what his words meant.

His sister smiled at him kindly, "So I suppose I should tell the twins that they now have an Aunt Phryne?"

He paled at the thought, "I wouldn't rush into that." He could imagine her probable look of distaste at being associated to the status of an Aunt, a horrible vision of Aunt Prudence dropped into his brain. "I really don't think she would appreciate that"

"Well Jack, you know I am very happy, but I do wish you told me sooner." He gave her the exasperated look which he often gave Miss Fisher when he knew she was right. Jennifer smiled at him and shook her head leading him back into the living room.

Jane had been lead down a very winding and green garden path full of flowers, past the biggest water fountain she had ever seen in her life, to emerge in the bottom corner of the garden to find a tree swing hanging from a now bare jacaranda tree. The twins had fought over who would go first, eventually they both had a turn and had now convinced Jane that she should climb onto the wooden swing.

"Jane" They looked up to her with massive eyes which Jane noticed were almost identical to the Inspectors. She had been outside with them for over an hour now and had enjoyed immersing herself in their childish games and arguments, "We like you." They said in unison. They both smiled at her and she returned the favour as they took turns to push her back and forth on the swing as a lazy breeze wafted the smell of roses across them and the afternoon sun gave them all a gentle flush to their cheeks.

Jane had become lost in thought about the twins appreciation for her when she saw Archie rip the pink felt hat from Isobel's head and run off towards the house back through the winding garden. The rope swing long forgotten the little girl stood stunned for a moment before she screamed and ran after her brother who had disappeared in a cloud of laughter. Jane who had never had a sibling didn't realise just how much they tended to fight and hopped off the swing to chase after them hoping it was nothing serious. She had just passed a massive jasmine bush when she realised what was coming up next. She rounded the bush just in time to see Isobel jumping into the fountain after Archie while trying to pull the now soaked felt hat from his hands. "Archie, that's mine, give it back."

Jane walked up to the edge of the fountain watching the twins splash around deep in argument for a full minute before her brain processed what was happening. "Ahh I don't think you should be in there." They looked at each other a huge grin pulling at their cheeks as they turned back to Jane. "Help, Help, we can't swim" they began to flail in the water as Jane watched them pretending to drown doing a truly terrible job. Jane shook her head and couldn't help but laugh as they splashed around in the shallow fountain, laughing "Come on Jane" Archie called, "its fun" Isobel called back as they both giggled and splashed each other. Jane continued to watch when she felt a splash of cold water across her face. The twins froze and their eyes widened, Jane wiped the splash off her face before throwing off her hat and jumping in after them.

Jennifer's words swum in his head as he followed her back into the lavish living room to find John and Phryne sitting closely on the lounge a bottle of scotch in her hand as he carefully held two glasses for refilling.

"Silly man, I mean how could he seriously think…" she paused seeing the siblings walk into the room with an identical look on their faces. Jack however looked somewhat more startled than his sister. "Care for a drink?" she giggled and held up the half empty decanter towards them with a wave.

Jack raised an eyebrow but Jennifer beat him to it, "Just how many have you had? We've only been gone for 10 minutes." John blushed looking from his wife to his brother in law, still holding the glasses in his hands "Well Phryne suggested we have a drink to celebrate, and then we had another and…" the man snorted slightly and Phryne joined him as the pair laughed as though it was the joke of the year. It appeared that Phryne could flirt even with his own sister's husband. Jack took the bottle out of her hands and she tried to grab his hand as he pulled away giving her a withering look which she returned before bursting into giggles.

"Jack you give the silliest looks when you're angry."

Jack looked at his sister who shrugged her shoulders (she always was the less serious sibling) and began to search out two more glasses as Jack sat down on the opposite couch.

"Right" Jennifer shook her head in amusement after plucking two glasses from a crystal cabinet, "looks like Jack and I have some catching up to do."

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