Family Secrets – Part 3
Now they were home, as soon as Archie pulled the car up on the drive, both Duncan and Shelley raced inside. "No Shell out the way" Duncan yelled as they both tried to get in the door at the same time. "No Duncan, let me in first" Shelley yelled back, trying to squeeze through the door. "Hey come on you two don't fight" Lexie called back from the car. Duncan had one last strong attempt and got through. He bounded upstairs, taking them two at a time. He knew he had to get back on that computer and find out more, he couldn't stop thinking about it all day. Shelley was close behind him; he could hear her yelling his name as she followed him. He reached the door to the computer room and ran in and slammed it shut right in Shelley's face. He heard her muffled crying behind the door, and could see the handle moving as she tried to get in. He stood with his back against the door, as he tried to reach the computer screen. "Dun...can! Let...me... in" Shelley was screaming behind the door. "No Shell, go away" Duncan screamed back. His hand reached out as far as he could, "nearly there...just a little bit more...ah there we go" Duncan said to himself as he strained to reach the computer screen, while holding the door.
The screen flashed on and again Duncan saw the e-mail from his uncle Paul come up on the screen. Shelley was still screaming outside so he knew his father would be up soon. Quickly Duncan hit the print button and then exited the e-mail. Shelley was quiet now and he could hear his fathers voice coming up the stairs. "Come on, come on PRINT! PRINT!" Duncan shouted at the movement of the printer. Just as he heard footsteps coming up to the door, and the door handle turned and opened. Duncan snatched the piece of paper from the printer and hid it behind his back. "Hey dad what's up?" Duncan smiled a fake smile. Archie looked around suspicious, "Duncan" he said deepening his voice. "What?" Duncan alleged worriedly back quickly. "Why wouldn't you let your sister in here?" Archie asked as Shelley appeared behind his legs. Duncan gave Shelley an evil stare, "She can come in here" Duncan said relaxed. "YEY" Shelley yelled jumping behind Archie. Duncan pushed pass them both "I'm now leaving".
Shelley dropped her smile. "But I wanted to play with Duncan, daddy" Shelley said tearfully looking up at Archie. "Come on princess, why don't you go see if your mother will play" Archie said leading Shelley back down the stairs.
Later that night in bed... "Lex" Archie said turning over to face his wife. "Hmm..." Lexie said placing her head on Archie's chest, as she closed her eyes. "I'm worried about Duncan" Archie spoke stroking Lexie's hair. She held her head up and looked into his eyes "Worried about him?" she said shocked. "Yeah...well I mean he hasn't been himself today...going off by himself, not wanting to play with Shell or spend time with us. And earlier I went in to the computer room and he was acting really weird" Archie said confused. "It's properly just a phase" Lexie said shutting her eyes again, "Go ta sleep" Archie didn't say any more but he felt Lexie fall asleep, carefully he lifted her off him and laid her down on her side. He then turned over and lay awake worrying.
Next morning... Lexie was down in the kitchen getting breakfast ready. "Duncan! Shelley! Breakfast!" Lexie shouted from the bottom of the stairs. She laughed as she saw Shelley come down the stairs. "What have ya done ya Bampot" Lexie giggled at Shelley's appearance which consisted of wonky pink pig tails, then dressed in a pink top with blue shorts. "I got dressed myself," Shelley said proudly. Archie then walked down the stairs "Been taking fashion tips from your mother have you Shell?" Archie laughed. Lexie gave him a cheeky smile "Watch it you" she laughed. "Arch you staying for breakfast?" Lexie asked as he got to the bottom. "No I have to just go and pop into the hotel for a few hours" he smiled kissing his wife goodbye. "Ok then see you later" she laughed giving him a little tap on his bum. "Shell do you want some raison toast?" Lexie asked opening the cupboard. "Nah, it's too hot, can I have a mango instead please," Shelley said doing a cheesy smile. "Ok then, well sit yourself down at the table and I'll get ya one" Lexie whispered laughing. Duncan came into the room carrying a book. "Do ya want any brecci mate?" Lexie asked trying to fit in with her son. "No thanks mum, I'm doing history homework" Duncan replied trying to sound believable. "I see..." Lexie laughed. "Actually mum, could you help me" Duncan asked hopeful. Lexie laughed but was happy at the fact that her son had asked her to help. "Yeah sure honey" Lexie said sitting down. "Ok... What's a laird? That's the first question," Duncan asked smiling. Lexie's stomach turned, "Erm...a laird" she said chocking on her drink. "Yeah a laird" Duncan said smiling; trying not to let out that it wasn't anything to do with his homework. "Let me see" Lexie said trying to take his book. "NO, No mum" Duncan said shutting it quick. "Don't you know?" he asked again, his brown eyes wondering. "Well yes I think it's a land owner of a large estate...but that's more in Scotland...why are you doing it for your homework here?" Lexie said confused. "Thanks mum" Duncan said getting up quickly and walking out the room. Lexie stood there confused. "Mummy? Mum? Hey mum!" Shelley shouted trying to get her attention. "What, Oh?" Lexie said coming back to reality. "My mango?" Shelley asked sweetly. "Oh yeah sorry honey, I'll just get it" Lexie said getting up.
Now they were home, as soon as Archie pulled the car up on the drive, both Duncan and Shelley raced inside. "No Shell out the way" Duncan yelled as they both tried to get in the door at the same time. "No Duncan, let me in first" Shelley yelled back, trying to squeeze through the door. "Hey come on you two don't fight" Lexie called back from the car. Duncan had one last strong attempt and got through. He bounded upstairs, taking them two at a time. He knew he had to get back on that computer and find out more, he couldn't stop thinking about it all day. Shelley was close behind him; he could hear her yelling his name as she followed him. He reached the door to the computer room and ran in and slammed it shut right in Shelley's face. He heard her muffled crying behind the door, and could see the handle moving as she tried to get in. He stood with his back against the door, as he tried to reach the computer screen. "Dun...can! Let...me... in" Shelley was screaming behind the door. "No Shell, go away" Duncan screamed back. His hand reached out as far as he could, "nearly there...just a little bit more...ah there we go" Duncan said to himself as he strained to reach the computer screen, while holding the door.
The screen flashed on and again Duncan saw the e-mail from his uncle Paul come up on the screen. Shelley was still screaming outside so he knew his father would be up soon. Quickly Duncan hit the print button and then exited the e-mail. Shelley was quiet now and he could hear his fathers voice coming up the stairs. "Come on, come on PRINT! PRINT!" Duncan shouted at the movement of the printer. Just as he heard footsteps coming up to the door, and the door handle turned and opened. Duncan snatched the piece of paper from the printer and hid it behind his back. "Hey dad what's up?" Duncan smiled a fake smile. Archie looked around suspicious, "Duncan" he said deepening his voice. "What?" Duncan alleged worriedly back quickly. "Why wouldn't you let your sister in here?" Archie asked as Shelley appeared behind his legs. Duncan gave Shelley an evil stare, "She can come in here" Duncan said relaxed. "YEY" Shelley yelled jumping behind Archie. Duncan pushed pass them both "I'm now leaving".
Shelley dropped her smile. "But I wanted to play with Duncan, daddy" Shelley said tearfully looking up at Archie. "Come on princess, why don't you go see if your mother will play" Archie said leading Shelley back down the stairs.
Later that night in bed... "Lex" Archie said turning over to face his wife. "Hmm..." Lexie said placing her head on Archie's chest, as she closed her eyes. "I'm worried about Duncan" Archie spoke stroking Lexie's hair. She held her head up and looked into his eyes "Worried about him?" she said shocked. "Yeah...well I mean he hasn't been himself today...going off by himself, not wanting to play with Shell or spend time with us. And earlier I went in to the computer room and he was acting really weird" Archie said confused. "It's properly just a phase" Lexie said shutting her eyes again, "Go ta sleep" Archie didn't say any more but he felt Lexie fall asleep, carefully he lifted her off him and laid her down on her side. He then turned over and lay awake worrying.
Next morning... Lexie was down in the kitchen getting breakfast ready. "Duncan! Shelley! Breakfast!" Lexie shouted from the bottom of the stairs. She laughed as she saw Shelley come down the stairs. "What have ya done ya Bampot" Lexie giggled at Shelley's appearance which consisted of wonky pink pig tails, then dressed in a pink top with blue shorts. "I got dressed myself," Shelley said proudly. Archie then walked down the stairs "Been taking fashion tips from your mother have you Shell?" Archie laughed. Lexie gave him a cheeky smile "Watch it you" she laughed. "Arch you staying for breakfast?" Lexie asked as he got to the bottom. "No I have to just go and pop into the hotel for a few hours" he smiled kissing his wife goodbye. "Ok then see you later" she laughed giving him a little tap on his bum. "Shell do you want some raison toast?" Lexie asked opening the cupboard. "Nah, it's too hot, can I have a mango instead please," Shelley said doing a cheesy smile. "Ok then, well sit yourself down at the table and I'll get ya one" Lexie whispered laughing. Duncan came into the room carrying a book. "Do ya want any brecci mate?" Lexie asked trying to fit in with her son. "No thanks mum, I'm doing history homework" Duncan replied trying to sound believable. "I see..." Lexie laughed. "Actually mum, could you help me" Duncan asked hopeful. Lexie laughed but was happy at the fact that her son had asked her to help. "Yeah sure honey" Lexie said sitting down. "Ok... What's a laird? That's the first question," Duncan asked smiling. Lexie's stomach turned, "Erm...a laird" she said chocking on her drink. "Yeah a laird" Duncan said smiling; trying not to let out that it wasn't anything to do with his homework. "Let me see" Lexie said trying to take his book. "NO, No mum" Duncan said shutting it quick. "Don't you know?" he asked again, his brown eyes wondering. "Well yes I think it's a land owner of a large estate...but that's more in Scotland...why are you doing it for your homework here?" Lexie said confused. "Thanks mum" Duncan said getting up quickly and walking out the room. Lexie stood there confused. "Mummy? Mum? Hey mum!" Shelley shouted trying to get her attention. "What, Oh?" Lexie said coming back to reality. "My mango?" Shelley asked sweetly. "Oh yeah sorry honey, I'll just get it" Lexie said getting up.