I don't own the 7H characters. (Thanx for all the reviews, it really helps
to know what you guys think)
'DING DONG!' the doorbell sounded. Eric opened the door to see the Carlson's standing on the doorstep.
'Good evening,' he greeted and ushered them inside.
'Thank you' Robert replied. 'This is our daughter Tia,' he introduced.
'Hi!' she waved, then shook his hand when he offered it.
'This is the family,' he introduced Lucy, Ruthie, Sam and David. 'We have two boys, they're doing their homework and our oldest son and daughter have moved out,' he explained about Matt and Mary.
Lucy went to the stairs and called up 'BOYS YOU'D BETTER GET YOUR BUTTS DOWN HERE!' She went back to the hallway and grinned, 'They'll be down in a minute.'
Robbie was the first one down, 'Hi,' he greeted when he saw the strangers. 'Oh hi,' he said again when he saw Tia.
'Oh, you two know each other?' her father asked.
'Yeah, we... uhhh. met this morning outside the office,' Tia explained.
Simon came bounding down the stairs a few seconds later and stopped short when he saw Tia, and his face reddened a little. 'Hi,' he said simply.
'You done chem yet?' Tia asked with a teasing tone.
'Nearly done,' he blushed further remembering the classroom ordeal.
'So you two know each other too?' Eric asked.
'Yeah, Tia's in all my classes but phys-ed,' Simon explained.
'Sweet,' Lisa said, she was always trying to sound like a young person and saying the same things.
'Nice place you got here,' Robert observed.
'Thanks, would you like a tour?' Annie asked.
'Yeah, that would be nice.'
'Good, you kids take Tia, Kieran, and Jake into the living room,' Annie instructed.
'I wanna go with you,' Jake grabbed his mum's hand.
'Me too,' Jake grabbed the other.
'Ok just Tia then,' Annie lead the Carlson's into the kitchen to begin the tour, as Tia and the Camden kids went into the living room, and scattered around the sofa's.
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'Have you done question 3 yet?' Simon asked.
'Yeah, I finished all of it,' Tia answered.
'I'll be right back,' Simon darted up the stairs.
'I have a feeling he's gonna need some help,' Lucy laughed then stopped when she saw Tia's blank expression. 'Where you form?' she asked changing the subject.
'Colorado.'
'Why'd you move so late in the semester?'
Tia didn't have to look at Robbie, she already knew he had a wide grin on his face. 'My mum transferred here because of work, she got a placement in the accounts office,' she paused then added 'Are all you guys nosy? You ask so many questions,' she joked.
'Sorry, we don't realise we're doing it,' Lucy replied. She was doing all the talking for them all, Ruthie and the boys were silent.
Simon came back into the living room with his chemistry folder. 'Wanna be a Good Samaritan?' Simon asked sitting next to Tia.
'That's code for asking for help, isn't it?' Tia grinned.
'Well yeah, does that mean you'll help?'
'Ok,' she took his folder and opened it.
'We'll leave you guys to it,' Robbie said signalling Lucy, Ruthie and the twin to leave the room.
'Simon's got a crush, hasn't he?' Ruthie asked when they were out of earshot.
'Yeah, so we're gonna leave them alone, ok?' Robbie asked and waited until the all nodded, 'Good!'
'I see, what you need to do is put a large number 3 by potassium, and then it all evens out,' Tia explained about chemical equations.
'Cool, so basically all I need to do is add numbers by them and I'm home free?' Simon asked.
'Pretty much. Tell you what, if you get it done by tomorrow I can check it for you,' she offered.
'That would be nice,' he smiled. Their eyes locked for a moment, but the dinner call broke the spell.
'DING DONG!' the doorbell sounded. Eric opened the door to see the Carlson's standing on the doorstep.
'Good evening,' he greeted and ushered them inside.
'Thank you' Robert replied. 'This is our daughter Tia,' he introduced.
'Hi!' she waved, then shook his hand when he offered it.
'This is the family,' he introduced Lucy, Ruthie, Sam and David. 'We have two boys, they're doing their homework and our oldest son and daughter have moved out,' he explained about Matt and Mary.
Lucy went to the stairs and called up 'BOYS YOU'D BETTER GET YOUR BUTTS DOWN HERE!' She went back to the hallway and grinned, 'They'll be down in a minute.'
Robbie was the first one down, 'Hi,' he greeted when he saw the strangers. 'Oh hi,' he said again when he saw Tia.
'Oh, you two know each other?' her father asked.
'Yeah, we... uhhh. met this morning outside the office,' Tia explained.
Simon came bounding down the stairs a few seconds later and stopped short when he saw Tia, and his face reddened a little. 'Hi,' he said simply.
'You done chem yet?' Tia asked with a teasing tone.
'Nearly done,' he blushed further remembering the classroom ordeal.
'So you two know each other too?' Eric asked.
'Yeah, Tia's in all my classes but phys-ed,' Simon explained.
'Sweet,' Lisa said, she was always trying to sound like a young person and saying the same things.
'Nice place you got here,' Robert observed.
'Thanks, would you like a tour?' Annie asked.
'Yeah, that would be nice.'
'Good, you kids take Tia, Kieran, and Jake into the living room,' Annie instructed.
'I wanna go with you,' Jake grabbed his mum's hand.
'Me too,' Jake grabbed the other.
'Ok just Tia then,' Annie lead the Carlson's into the kitchen to begin the tour, as Tia and the Camden kids went into the living room, and scattered around the sofa's.
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'Have you done question 3 yet?' Simon asked.
'Yeah, I finished all of it,' Tia answered.
'I'll be right back,' Simon darted up the stairs.
'I have a feeling he's gonna need some help,' Lucy laughed then stopped when she saw Tia's blank expression. 'Where you form?' she asked changing the subject.
'Colorado.'
'Why'd you move so late in the semester?'
Tia didn't have to look at Robbie, she already knew he had a wide grin on his face. 'My mum transferred here because of work, she got a placement in the accounts office,' she paused then added 'Are all you guys nosy? You ask so many questions,' she joked.
'Sorry, we don't realise we're doing it,' Lucy replied. She was doing all the talking for them all, Ruthie and the boys were silent.
Simon came back into the living room with his chemistry folder. 'Wanna be a Good Samaritan?' Simon asked sitting next to Tia.
'That's code for asking for help, isn't it?' Tia grinned.
'Well yeah, does that mean you'll help?'
'Ok,' she took his folder and opened it.
'We'll leave you guys to it,' Robbie said signalling Lucy, Ruthie and the twin to leave the room.
'Simon's got a crush, hasn't he?' Ruthie asked when they were out of earshot.
'Yeah, so we're gonna leave them alone, ok?' Robbie asked and waited until the all nodded, 'Good!'
'I see, what you need to do is put a large number 3 by potassium, and then it all evens out,' Tia explained about chemical equations.
'Cool, so basically all I need to do is add numbers by them and I'm home free?' Simon asked.
'Pretty much. Tell you what, if you get it done by tomorrow I can check it for you,' she offered.
'That would be nice,' he smiled. Their eyes locked for a moment, but the dinner call broke the spell.