addlogcon: Hehe, yeah, sort off- actually it has bitten both of them, I mean both Joe and Rupert... ;) You don´t have to, I´ll post the next part now!
Captain Weirdo: Thank you very much- well, it´s always hard to try and do something more or less original with so little basic, it´s only the two movies after all but at least I´ve tried :) Hehe, yeah, Rupert is going to be fun- you know my favorite to write are amusing synical dialogues, so here Clarisse can have them with both Rupert and Josef.
"Darling, what a nice surprise."
"You sound as though I was neglecting you completely" Clarisse complained, causing her husband to laugh out loud.
"I´m sorry, I didn´t mean to make it sound like that- so tell me, how are things?"
"Well, I have met Amelia again today, I hope she´ll meet your expectations when you came here."
"Of course she will, after all she is your granddaughter."
"Uhm- yes- well we are not every much alike."
"What a shame" the king replied and Clarisse smiled, if anyone had listened to their conversation they might actually had believed to listen to a couple very much in love, rather than to one that had perfected the art of setting up a show over the years.
Of course she knew that Rupert thought of her as an attractive woman but there had been other other´s he had found more appealing at times, in the beginning it had hurt her but now she had gotten used to it, had accepted that her marriage wasn´t a madly passionate one and maybe it wasn´t even bad that way, they hardly ever fought or even got upset with each other, her husband was always there to talk to and listen to her, to comfort her or give her his opinion of things, it was a sensible, comfortable arrangement.
"Do you know when you will be here yet?"
She asked, hoping to distract him from the rather long time it had taken for her to say something.
"I´m planning to leave two weeks from tomorrow, that´s if nothing goes amiss of course."
"Yes- so do you have anything scheduled for your time here?"
"Not yet but you know how it is, there will be something or the other that can´t wait."
"Most likely- how is Maurice?"
"Missing you of course- I still think it was good to leave him here, though, it is a rather long flight."
"Yes and it´s unbearable hot here, I wouldn´t fancy wearing fur in this weather."
Rupter laughed again and Clarisse smiled, pleased that after all this time she could still amuse him.
"How is Josef?"
Clarisse was surprised at her husband´s question but discovered from it instantly.
"Not so good, I made him look after Amelia while we are here."
"I bet he´s not happy about that, after all he considers every moment not spend in your company wasted."
The king calmly stated, making Clarisse gasp indignantly.
"Rupert, how often do we have to go through this."
"We can´t do it often enough, Clarisse, I´m telling you, it´s the only reason he hasn´t gone off to work in some more interesting place years ago."
"You are wrong, Rupert, Josef is a good friend and that´s it- I don´t want to argue now, please."
"All right, Sweetheart, I will drop it then- are you going to see Amelia again tomorrow?"
"Yes, I am, I´ll have to ask Josef to teach her how to dance."
"As long as he only teaches her" the king mumbled and Clarisse rolled her eyes.
"Are you implying I need someone to teach me dancing?"
"Of course not, Darling."
"Well, good, I didn´t think so."
"I´m sorry, Clarisse, I shouldn´t have said that."
"Well spotted" she replied acidly, then said "I think I´ll go to bed now, I´m awfully tired. Do you have much to do?"
"It´s not bad, I think another two hours and then I´ll go for a walk with Maurice."
"That´s a good idea, Dear, tell him that I miss him, will you?"
"You want me to be seen talking to your dog?"
This time it was Clarisse who broke into a fit of giggles, the idea of Rupert walking in the garden and chatting animatedly to her French poodle was simply hilarious.
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