Q & A 10
"Why is it so loud, daddy?" Meredith covered her ears and shouted as she stared at the big jet taxiing down the runway.
"Because it has such big engines. It has to be strong enough to carry all the people into the sky."
"It's so big. Why is it so big? I see them sometimes, and they're really little."
Spike picked his daughter up as they looked out the airport window. "That's because they're so far away when they're up in the sky. They only look tiny. They're really this big."
"The lights are pretty. I like lights."
"That's so they can land the planes in the dark, like tonight."
"Oh." She looked around the airport. "Where's mommy?"
"Mommy went to the washroom. Remember? You said you didn't have to go." He cocked his head to the side. "Do you?"
"Nope. Not now. Where's Uncle Rupert and Auntie Anya? Are they here yet?"
"Not yet." He walked into the terminal and pointed up to the electronic sign. "See? That says that their plane has been delayed. They'll be another fifteen minutes at least, and they have yet to come through customs."
"What's customs?"
"That's where they check your suitcases and passports and such when you come from another country. Uncle Rupert and Auntie Anya are coming from far across the sea." He pointed to the board. "See, there's flights from the Netherlands, and Canada, and Brazil coming in. At least, that's where they come from originally."
"And England. They come from England." She hugged him. "Are you from England? Can we go?"
"You know daddy's from England. And I'd love to take you, you and your mom. Maybe someday, if we can cough a few extra bob from the council of wankers." He put her on the ground. "There's a spot on the bench. Let's sit down and wait." He took her hand and led her to a seat, where they both waited for Buffy. "Uncle Rupert and Auntie Anya have a surprise for you."
Her eyes lit up. "Is it a pony?"
"No, it's not a pony. Something even better." He saw her coming across the floor. "Look, here's mommy back."
"Yay!" She ran to her, reaching up her arms. "Mommy, can you take me to the bathroom?"
"Why is it so loud, daddy?" Meredith covered her ears and shouted as she stared at the big jet taxiing down the runway.
"Because it has such big engines. It has to be strong enough to carry all the people into the sky."
"It's so big. Why is it so big? I see them sometimes, and they're really little."
Spike picked his daughter up as they looked out the airport window. "That's because they're so far away when they're up in the sky. They only look tiny. They're really this big."
"The lights are pretty. I like lights."
"That's so they can land the planes in the dark, like tonight."
"Oh." She looked around the airport. "Where's mommy?"
"Mommy went to the washroom. Remember? You said you didn't have to go." He cocked his head to the side. "Do you?"
"Nope. Not now. Where's Uncle Rupert and Auntie Anya? Are they here yet?"
"Not yet." He walked into the terminal and pointed up to the electronic sign. "See? That says that their plane has been delayed. They'll be another fifteen minutes at least, and they have yet to come through customs."
"What's customs?"
"That's where they check your suitcases and passports and such when you come from another country. Uncle Rupert and Auntie Anya are coming from far across the sea." He pointed to the board. "See, there's flights from the Netherlands, and Canada, and Brazil coming in. At least, that's where they come from originally."
"And England. They come from England." She hugged him. "Are you from England? Can we go?"
"You know daddy's from England. And I'd love to take you, you and your mom. Maybe someday, if we can cough a few extra bob from the council of wankers." He put her on the ground. "There's a spot on the bench. Let's sit down and wait." He took her hand and led her to a seat, where they both waited for Buffy. "Uncle Rupert and Auntie Anya have a surprise for you."
Her eyes lit up. "Is it a pony?"
"No, it's not a pony. Something even better." He saw her coming across the floor. "Look, here's mommy back."
"Yay!" She ran to her, reaching up her arms. "Mommy, can you take me to the bathroom?"