Walking in to the kitchen Kate put the last of the bags on to the table. Rolling her shoulders as the bags were heavy and she had carried 4 of them in without any help. Despite saying she was leaving it Coles were low on pumpkins and it was hard to find ones that weren't bashed, bruised or going slimy. She had thankfully managed to find 6 that were a decent size and didn't have any blemishes or bumps on them.
"what's that?" Mike asked walking in to the kitchen placing a mug in the sink.
"Pumpkins to carve for Saturday" she smiled opening the bags so they didn't sweat and start to go manky.
"how many did you get!?" mike asked
"8" she smiled "they were on Bog off"
"right and what are you going to put on them all?"
"on the porch and garden" she smiled
"okay" he grinned. He knew better than to argue with Kate over this. "brew?" he asked switching the kettle on
"please" she smiled walking over to him
"so what are you going to carve in to them this year" he smiled
"i have a few ideas that I have found on Pintrest" she smiled
"mummy" grace came running in to the kitchen
"yes" Kate sighed rolling her eyes at mike
"can I help carve one of the pumpkins?" she asked
"err" Kate paused "are you going to do it correctly?" Kate asked
"yes!" Grace protested against the accusation that she would do it incorrectly.
"alright then you can help" Kate smiled "go and get a bin bag" she said grabbing the large knife from the block
Grace returned in minutes with several bags. "i didn't know which one you wanted so I brought one of each" she smiled sweetly.
"thank you" Kate sighed taking the thick black one laying it over the table. It wasn't hard to just pick one bin bag.
Turning to grab a second one so she could put all the flesh that she pulled out of the pumpkins. Turning back to the table she saw Grace picking up the knife and aiming it towards the large pumpkin,
"GRACE!"Kate called "put. The. Knife. Down." she said #
"put I want to help. You said I could help" grace folded her arms in defiance.
"you can help. But you need to do what I ask not what you think you should be doing. Right go and get the large spoons please" Kate said picking up the knife carefully cutting in to the first pumpkin.
Grace came running back over holding 2 of the large serving spoons. "here we go mummy" she said climbing up on to the chair.
"right then if your helping you need to scoop out all the stuff from inside that pumpkin" Kate smiled placing it in front of her before cutting in to a second pumpkin.
"ewwww" Grace screeched pulling her hand out.
"what's wrong" Kate sighed placing the spoon she was holding down.
"it's all slimy" grace said jumping down running off grabbing the tea towel off the side, before running in to the living room to watch cartoons
"GRACE!" Kate called after her daughter "i thought you wanted to help" she sighed
"it's too slimy. I hate slimy" grace said
"and yet you can't make enough slime" Mike said rolling his eyes towards kate smiling. Picking up the spoon grace had discarded
"i thought this was to American for mighty mike Flynn"
"i can carve a pumpkin McGregor." he said picking up one of the patterns she had printed off. He turned it one way and the other trying to figure out what it actually was. "and what is this one supposed to be?" he asked
Reaching over she eased it out of his hand. "it's Dracula about to bite the young maiden" she grinned
"right" Mike nodded pretending understand
"there's Dracula and there is the maiden" she pointed out.
"Ah I see it now" he smiled tipping the last of the seeds and pulp in to the bin liner on the table. As Kate taped the picture to the pumpkin, she had in front of her.
Looking up she could hear the printer spitting out a sheet of paper. Mike walked over picking it up.
"what's that?" she asked as she poked the little pricking tool along the outline of her picture.
"my pumpkin "design he grinned taping it to the pumpkin he had just gutted.
"care to share" she said trying to get a look.
"nope you will have to wait and see" he grinned
"oh really. Are you turning this perfectly fun innocent activity in to a competition?" Kate grinned
"what's a friendly competition between husband and wife every now and then" he grinned "and this one will be better than yours" he added
"oh, Flynn you're on" she said moving her pumpkin around so he couldn't see
Later that evening once darkness had drawn in Kate smiled "ready" she said handing Mike a small battery-operated tea light. Turning the light off in the kitchen she smiled as both pumpkins lit up beautifully. Her vampire looked really affective and really spectacular. You really could see him going in for the bite.
"well lets see yours then. Unless you messed it up and your too embarrassed to show me" she teased
"nope here we go" Mike said turning it around to reveal the Hammersley badge with Thor and their motto.
"wow" Kate smiled "that's not half bad" she said looking closer although what's wrong with this bit?" she asked
"what bit?" Mike said looking closer
"well this bit Thor's hammer is wonky and well that arm is fatter than that arm" she grinned
"well its artistic licence and the cat was sat on the printer so she must have wobbled it so it came out wonky"
"excuses, excuses" she smiled as Grace walked in looking up at the pumpkins
"oh really. You really think the Prince of darkness is better than the Hammer God."
"wow mummy you are so clever" she declared "that is amazing"
"i do try sweetheart" Kate laughed
"and what about mine?" Mike asked looking over at the 6-year-old.
"what is it supposed to be" Grace cocked her head to one side
"its the Hammersley's badge" Mike said "look there is the mighty Thor"
"Daddy!" she said seriously "that's silly. Halloween is supposed to be scary" she said
"oooh Burn" Kate grinned from over by the kitchen counter. "guess that makes me the winner"
"that's only one nil. Let's see what the others have to say." he smiled as Chris walked in followed by Nicole.
"what's for dinner?" Nicole asked.
Looking at her watch she hadn't realised how late it had got. "um I'll ring for a pizza In a minuet" she smiled "but question whose pumpkin is better mine or daddy's" she asked
"well yours is actually scary mum so as its Halloween then yours"
Smiling Kate turned "two –nil I win" she grinned
"you like daddy's pumpkin don't you Chris" Mike said lifting Chris up in to his arms "there is a ice cream in it for you"
"oh that's a low blow Flynn bribing your son with ice cream"
"mummy's pumpkin" Chris clapped his hands
"looks like the kids have spoken. I win" Kate grinned
"this time. And I suppose it is quite effective." Mike smiled "I'll go ring for this pizza then" mike said pulling the pizza menu from the draw.
Turning off the little battery candles Kate smiled it did look affective. Dracula and his victim somehow made a chill run up her back. Rubbing her hand along her neck where he would attack. She didn't see mike walk up behind her snaking his arm around her waist kissing in to her neck. She melted back in to his arms smiling completely under his spell.
"pizzas on its way" he whispered
"way to kill the mood" she laughed pulling away from him. Turning the candle off in her pumpkin.
"so what else have you got to do." he asked
"haunted house, pirate ship, wolf howling at the moon and tombstones" she said spreading out all the templates she had
"well Gracie has a point you are clever"
"more than just a pretty face" she grinned as he pulled her close. "and I was only teasing yours is pretty cool and I suppose it is only right we have a little bit of Hammersley on display after all she is the reason we are here today" she smiled
It was true, if she hadn't have been transferred 14 years previously then they wouldn't have rekindled their romance and none of this would have happened.
so hope you like this. the pumpkin Kate carved is the same one my mum did a few years ago for a Halloween party i was going to and everyone loved it as it was really effective. it is one of my fav pumpkins we have had. (she also did a haunted house which we had a mini flashing strobe sort of light so in the pumpkin it looked so good and like the house of Dracula him self.) anyway i hope you like this. next will be Halloween its self so enjoy
