46
"It's not the end until it says the end"
Ton was standing there looking at the book Ianto was laying out with interest, "It's really the last ones? We are almost there? I mean … I like the cake one at the beginning like I asked but … the colours might not all match. Do I have much more to do?"
"Well … you did give your brother the last word which was sweet of you but yes … maybe you get one more so you can finish on an odd number" Ianto said as he considered "Always best to end on an odd number I think. Odd is more interesting."
"I agree" Ton smiled as he settled back to watch his Taddy put a couple of pages around the other way, the book covering the entire run of one wall on the special boards Taddy had them on and the colours seemed right all of a sudden. Tadda was so good at this. Ton frowned "I think I need to think about this .. .I mean … it's important, the last page. Imp gets the last saying though, his poem or whatever. He is the baby brother. He is the last word really."
"Yes love, he's not given it to me yet but I know he is working on it."
"So … when will it be the end?"
"When it says so on that last board there that is empty. I think an entire page with those two little words" Ianto agreed and Ton hummed happily,
"It's not over until it's over. It's not the end until it says The End. I like that!" Ton said as he tapped a finger to his chin pensively. Tadda does that sometimes when he is thinking. It seems to help.
"Thought you might" Ianto said softly as he turned to watch his Best Boy stalk a cat by the windows. This book had been long and hard, time consuming for Ianto who sweated each page and photo more than Ton did. Now came the hard part.
Ianto had to sell it.
And damn it all … he would push all the way.
Until the bitter end.