Jerome was completely and utterly excited. The Baudelaires were coming today, he had always wanted children. Hopefully he could love them and not feel so bad about Esme.
He walked into a blue room so wrapped up in thought that he didn't notice when he bumped into Esme. But it didn't help that darkness was in and he couldn't see a thing.
'Oops, sorry dear," He apologized quickly.
"Watch where you're walking! I mean glass figurines are in and their easily breakable and expensive." She stated crossly. She was holding a sparkly glass shoe in her hand.
"Sorry Dear." Jerome apologized again. Esme looked up in what light she had she noticed a stray hair sticking up. She licked her thumb and smoothed it down.
"God, that was bothering me." She explained. Jerome felt her smooth hand slid over his face, he was watching it happen in motion. "My goodness, Jerome! Being tidy and trim is in right now and you're incredibly out! I'll fix it…." She sighed. First she straightened his neck tie, then she reaches her arms around him and re tucked in his shirt. He resisted the urge to hug her, he could smell her hair. Then starting at his shoulders she reached out her hands and smoothed out his suit dusting him off. He closed his eyes as her hands trailed down the front of him and then she did the same to his pants. "there." She said as she finished standing back up. He heard the noise of approaching feet and he did a small happy dance on his way to the front hallway. That was the most action he'd had in years. He thought to himself as he opened the door to three tired looking orphans.
He walked into a blue room so wrapped up in thought that he didn't notice when he bumped into Esme. But it didn't help that darkness was in and he couldn't see a thing.
'Oops, sorry dear," He apologized quickly.
"Watch where you're walking! I mean glass figurines are in and their easily breakable and expensive." She stated crossly. She was holding a sparkly glass shoe in her hand.
"Sorry Dear." Jerome apologized again. Esme looked up in what light she had she noticed a stray hair sticking up. She licked her thumb and smoothed it down.
"God, that was bothering me." She explained. Jerome felt her smooth hand slid over his face, he was watching it happen in motion. "My goodness, Jerome! Being tidy and trim is in right now and you're incredibly out! I'll fix it…." She sighed. First she straightened his neck tie, then she reaches her arms around him and re tucked in his shirt. He resisted the urge to hug her, he could smell her hair. Then starting at his shoulders she reached out her hands and smoothed out his suit dusting him off. He closed his eyes as her hands trailed down the front of him and then she did the same to his pants. "there." She said as she finished standing back up. He heard the noise of approaching feet and he did a small happy dance on his way to the front hallway. That was the most action he'd had in years. He thought to himself as he opened the door to three tired looking orphans.
