Tracy was just casually walking down the street heading to work but was distracted by a for sale sign on her Dad's house whilst Peter had just pulled up at number one when he'd noticed a for sale sign on the front of the house after he had finished a long,night shift mainly doing airport runs and pick ups around Manchester all night.
Tracy approaching Peter, "Ay! Have you seen this? So it's official then, not one massive joke that we thought it was, he's serious about this big move with Claudia."
Peter spoke,"Only just, yeah. Right let's go in and talk to Dad." he told Tracy as they walked into number one to see their Dad.
Peter and Tracy both spoke, "Morning Dad."
"Ah Morning, i gather you've both seen the for sale sign outside then. That's the only reason I can think as to why Tracy's here this early in the morning. Do you want to sit down and we can speak properly? " he told the pair of them as they both sat down on the dining table.
Ken continuing his conversation and asked, "Tea? Coffee?"
"No thanks, let's just get straight into it." Tracy told him.
Peter answered him back,"I'm alright thank you, I stopped off at a lay by near the airport to grab a coffee from one of the butty wagons"
Tracy spoke again,"so you're serious about moving to this retirement village then?its official?" she asked Ken.
"Yeah, you know I've lived on this street for what? 60 years and I haven't really done anything adventurous with my life. I always wanted to when I was young but I never did. I need this fresh start, if I don't do it now, I'll never do it and I don't want any more regrets in my life, I've certainly made a few mistakes in my life time." he told the pair of them.
Peter couldn't help but make a dig at his father's past mistakes, "Yeah you have" clearly thinking about how Ken moved him and his twin sister, Susan away to Glasgow in Scotland to their mothers parents house when they were kids as their Mother, Valerie had died in 1971.
"Peter!"Ken sighed, he knew of his past mistakes and sending his children away was one of the biggest regrets he had in life.
"Sorry, but it's true. I know you're sorry for those mistakes you made. Sorry." Peter explained.
Ken spoke to the pair of them again,"right what I wanted to let you both know, is that I'm giving you both the chance to buy this house off me. It's rightly yours as it is mine, I know how much this house both means to the pair of you." he told them.
Tracy now perking up, "Ooo now you're talking!" as she excitedly told Ken.
"Ay! Tracy, if anyone gets this house, it should be me, I have more connection to it than you have. Plus me and Simon need to keep a roof over our heads!" Peter sticking up for his and Simon's own rights.
He continued,"And besides my Mother's uncle Albert originally owned this house and if anyone in this family was to get this house, it should be me."
Tracy snapped back at him,"Oh save me the sob story" whilst rolling her eyes back at Peter.
She continued,"the only reason you want this place is because the fumes from the pub next door would keep you off the booze."
he fought back of course, "that don't make any sense."
"whatever."she snapped back.
Peter continued his argument,"what you trying to say?"whilst shrugging his arms in the air.
Tracy also continuing her argument,"whatever! you know what, you were never the fastest donkey in the derby were you?" rolling her eyes up as she finished her sentence.
Peter fought back again, "look we need this house more than you do right, you've already got a flat!" he explained to her.
She explained,"Well we need a house because there's more of us."
Peter arguing back again, "Well, Oliver's only little." whilst shaking his head at Tracy.
"Oliver.. Oliver too. "she replied.
"Why who were you talking about?" Peter questioned her.
"Oliver." she told him whilst rolling her eyes at him as if it was a hard question, acting as if she was clearly talking about Steve's child.
Peter snapped back," no you weren't, you were talking about the cat and dog weren't ya?!"he shouted back her.
"Well they need a place to live as well you know!"she moaned at him.
Peter continued, now speaking to Ken who was sat in his chair with his hand over his forehead, trying not to get involved in the heated debate."Unbelievable, do you hear that? She cares more about the animals than she does about Steve's flesh and blood. That's unbelievable." pointing towards Tracy and slamming his hand on the table.
Ken answered back,"Yeah well, just leave me out of this."
Tracy snapped at Peter, "Peter!what do you want a house for anyways? I mean you're nearly at retirement age, why don't you just go with Dad to Shady Pastures or whatever it's called." Peter shaking his head and looking towards his father.
"Tracy.. please." Ken sighed.
Tracy still going on at Peter,"and when matron brings you a nice cup of tea at that retirement village" Peter smirking and laughing at her ridiculous words that were coming out of her mouth.
She continues,"and you better hope they haven't sprinkled a little something into it." the front door slams open as they are continuing to argue with each other.
Ken suddenly chips in, "now, stop it! Both of you." Both Peter and Tracy suddenly silent and shrugging their arms like a pair of stroppy teenagers, Adam walks into the living room.
Adam chipped in, obviously hearing the arguing from Tracy and Peter"Everything okay? Anything I can do?" he asked Ken.
Ken replied back to Adam,"Well, not unless you know a way of me selling this house to one of these two without either of them uttering another word." he explained.
Adam speaking again, "well actually, I may have just the thing. " he replied back to Ken.
Adam suggested to make it fair game, that they should both write down their bids on paper in secret by the end of the week and seal them in an envelope away from each other. Whoever makes the highest bid for the house, will be the new owners of number one.
Peter teasing Tracy,"Make the best man win!" he was clearly talking about himself and was very determined to beat Tracy once and for all.
"Bring it on Bigamist!" Tracy teased back at Peter.
The competition and tension between Peter and Tracy to claim ownership of number one will rise to the highest level possible and when the outcome of the bids are revealed, who will be the new proud owners of number one? Will it be Peter or will it be Tracy? You'll have to read in the next chapter to find out..
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