Disclaimer: Not mine- can I be Ella's babysitter?
A/N: Ok so I felt like posting something, "Out of Africa" was the rerun tonight, and this was sitting on my hard drive. Italics aren't working. Stupid asterisks.
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*Hello…*The tinny recorded voice was cheerful and decidedly feminine. Elizabeth cursed to herself. No wonder he had only given his cell number.
The recording continued.
*You've reached Cathy and Ed. Sorry we missed you…*Cathy and Ed. Cathy and Ed. Cathy and Bloody, Shagging Ed.
*But leave your name and number and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!*Silence.
Hang up. Just hang up. Oh, bollocks.
"Oh, hello, *Ed.* Elizabeth- from last night, you know. Erm, you seem to have left your watch over mine. Quite nice, actually; must have been a gift… Anyhow, I thought perhaps I could run it over now. No matter; I'll watch for you at work tomorrow. Looking forward to it! Goodbye."
She slammed the phone down and glared at it. "Wanker," she spat.
"Moooommmmmyyyyyy!" The cry came from upstairs.
"Coming darling, Mummy's coming."
