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Maybe it was the day that made Wally dread going home, it was cold and wet. As much as he wanted to make an excuse for not coming home, he didn't have one. So there he was fumbling to find his keys in the grey hallway. Once he stepped inside he was immediately greeted by an unpleasant smell. "Linda are you trying to cook, again." The only thing he was greeted by was a loud grunt and a flour covered Linda walking his way. "I love your make up, looks delicious babe." He gives her a hug and kisses the top of her forehead, "Funny, you smell like wet dog by the way." He lets out a small chuckle, but looks at the mess in the kitchen. "So I guess were eating out today."
She gave him a sheepish smile and cleaned the flour of her face. "Can you clean the kitchen I have to change clothes." He nodded and took out the broom to clean it all up. "Hey Linda have you seen my credit card, I was looking for it yesterday." She suddenly entered the room with an innocent look on her face, "Ya I didn't tell you I was going shopping." Wally let out a long sigh, "How many clothes can one person have, isn't this like your third shopping spree."
"The stuff wasn't just for me some was for the wedding, and others were absolute necessities." She walked to the living room and curled into the recliner chair. "Linda the wedding is in a couple of months, you can't just take my money whenever you want." She hissed, "So it's your money now, Mr. West." He groaned, "No Linda, I am sorry I just had a bad day that's all." She glared at him and turned her attention to the TV. "Do you want Chinese food or pizza?" She looked up and shook her head, "I want sushi from that place down the street."
"It's raining Linda, and it takes an hour for it to get ready." Linda looked up and pouted, "But I want sushi, nothing else." He knew she wasn't going to win this one, so he grabbed his coat. "The same as usual, or do you want to try the California roll." She smiled at him and gave him a quick pick, "The usual hurry back I'm starving." He left the building and entered the Japanese restraint, "Hey La'gaan, can I get an order of spicy tuna roll." He then proceeds to look at the menu for something else. "Hey chump anything else." He was out of his trance, "No that's it, to go please."
"It'll be done in thirty minutes, we'll call you." He nods and goes outside to see the pizza parlor is still open. The place is always filled with kids drooling over the pretty lights this game has or how many tickets this one gives out. He was hungry and he sure didn't want raw fish wrapped in seaweed. Just moments in and he was already being pushed around, by kids. One in specific, "Hey mister, I like your hair." He looked down to see a little girl with blue eyes and red hair. "I like yours too." She smiles at him and takes his hand. "Are you alone here mister?" Wally looked down at the girl leading him to who knows where, "Yes I am and you can call me Wally."
"My names Lian and you can eat with me and my aunt." He smiles at her persistence, "Do you think it's going to be okay with your aunt." Lian leads to their table while nodding her head, "Ya just don't make her grumpy." He laughs and they are near the table, "Aunty Arty, I found somebody." Artemis is still on the phone talking to Jade telling her that Lian is fine, "Yes Jade she is fine, she's right here… okay, bye." Artemis turns around, "Hey munchkin, who did you find." Artemis turned around and her eyes went wide, "Baywatch what are you doing here?" Artemis took Lian's hand and pulled her closer to the table, "I can ask you the same, harpy." Lian shook Artemis hand, "Can we keep him please, Aunty Artemis."
"Lian I am pretty sure Mr. West has better things to do." Artemis glares at him and Wally just scoffs, "Come on Aunty, he's alone and there is no more seats." She pouts and looks at Artemis, "Come on Ms. Queen, please." They both started pouting together, "Fine just because there's nowhere to sit." Lian jumped up and down in pure glee, while Wally just smirked. "Didn't know you had a soft spot, Arty." She resisted all urge to slap that smirk off his face, "Shit up, Baywatch."
"Be nice Aunty Artemis." Lian gave her a stern look and looked at Wally who was already on his second pizza. "How do you know my Aunty, Wally?" Wally looked to see the little girl who was trying to eat the hot pizza. "Your Aunty Artemis and I work at the same place." The table then settled into awkward small talk and just hearing the noise that Wally made when he ate his food. "Aunty Artemis I'm bored can I go play the games." She nodded and let Lian go and play, "So Artemis who are you?" Artemis sighed, "Out of all the things you could've said how are you is the first. If you must know I'm fine, just sitting next to a pain in my ass." She huffed and looked at Lian, "You could be nicer; I mean at least you're not sitting next to a loud-mouth harpy."
"You are the most aggravating person I have ever met." Wally puts his hands in the air in defeat, "I'd rather be aggravating than uptight." He smiles when Artemis gets flustered. "I am not uptight." He gets up and walks towards the dance machine where you replicate the characters, "Prove it." Looking at the machine she shakes her head, "This proves nothing." He takes her hand in his and leads her, "It proves if you're uptight or not, and it amuses me." The game starts and Artemis misses almost every step, "This game is pointless and stupid." Wally laughs while looking at Artemis pout. "You are seriously blaming the game, come on one more time. Remember right, left, up, left, and down." Artemis smirked, "Have you played this before, you are awfully familiar." He blushes and looks at the screen. The song was Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen.
Artemis was getting better at the game, and Wally couldn't help but look at her smiling. Then he heard her laugh, that husky genuine laugh that made his heart flutter and made him so weak in the knees. He missed all of the dance arrows, but he couldn't help but marvel how happy she was. The game ended and Artemis had won, "The student has become the master, West." She smiled at him, "No fair, rematch on air hockey." She smirked, "Let's do it, Lian come on." Lian skips to her Aunty and watches them play until a winner was declared. "I beat you carrot top."
"You cheated, I am not sure how but you did." They walked outside and Wally looked at his watch, "I really need to go it was fun Lian and Artemis, we should do it again." Artemis looked at Lian trying to hide her blush. "Yeah we should, bye." They walked towards their car and left a dazed Wally. "Yo West, we called you two times already your sushi's been done." Wally then remembered Linda and sushi, "Oh shit, I am so sleeping on the couch today." Wally got his food and ran to his apartment building. She was still watching TV and glaring at Wally, "You finally came, and I waited here for hours." She was screaming at him and she threw a shoe at him. "Seriously a shoe and I'm sorry Lindy." She rolled her eyes and took the food, "You're sleeping on the couch." She locked herself in her room and left Wally in the den, "As if I haven't slept here already."
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