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"Would it be okay if I invited Edge for dinner tonight?" Bec asked shyly at breakfast.
Bridget looked up, and doing that, sloshed milk over the side of the bowl. "Yes! Yes! That's okay, isn't it?"
Bec wiped the sponge over the milk and threw it at the sink. "Does anyone have any objections?"
Guy surveyed the table. "Nope. No one. What time is he coming 'round?"
"Who's cooking tonight?" Garry asked.
"I am", Loren spoke up quietly.
"How about I invite him for six?" Bec suggested.
"That sounds good", Adam said.
"Bec, can we go out for a picnic today?" Guy said. "I promise we'll be back by three thirty to do our chores and get ready for when Edge comes".
"That's fine. Garry, any objections?"
"Nope".
While the kids ate breakfast, Bec went into the office and punched Edge's number into the phone.
"Hey", Edge said cheerfully- Bec suspected he had just come back from his morning run. That always put him in a good mood.
"Hey Edge", she replied, just as cheerfully.
"Bec!" Edge sounded pleased. "How are ya? To what do I owe this call to?"
"Okay, firstly, who even says that? And secondly, I was wondering do you want to come over for dinner tonight? The kids are dying to meet you and I don't want to be the blame for five dead teenagers".
Edge was smiling- she could tell. "I say that and I'd love to. I'm looking forward to meeting the kids- you've told me all this stuff about them and yet I don't know them personally. What time?"
"Six?" she suggested. "The kids are going out today, but they'll be back. Loren's cooking, which is lucky, and it should give the other kids enough time to make the house look half decent".
"Ah yes, school holidays". Edge laughed.
"They're bored. They live on a beach and are training even more, but when it's raining they're cooped up in the house, picking on each other. Adam finds the fact that Bridget puts milk in the bowl first instead of the cereal absolutely hysterical and uses that against her in every opportunity".
"Like you and Heath and the birds?"
Bec gave a full body shudder- she was deadly scared of birds and Heath Carroll had teased her every moment of the day. "Yep. Like Heath and the birds".
"Everything has to be perfect!" Bridget commandeered, hands on her hips. Loren and Cassie stood behind her, in identical poses.
"Girls!" Bec called. "Calm down! There's plenty of time!"
"But it has to be perfect, Bec!" Loren protested.
"My little romantic", Bec smiled. "No, girls, seriously, calm down. Take deep breaths and slow down, Bridget's gonna have a heart attack".
"Okay", they sighed.
"I'm going to go and check on dinner", Loren told the, before heading down the stairs.
It was at that moment that Cassie saw Adam come out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around his waist. Her eyes bulged.
"Adam! Get dressed!" she hollered.
"Cassie!" Garry yelled from downstairs.
Cassie slunk downstairs, afraid what he was about to tell her.
"Cassie Cometti", Garry said. "You're gonna have a heart attack! There's plenty of time before Edge gets here- God, one would think he's your boyfriend!"
In the kitchen, Loren burst out laughing. Really, only Garry would say something like that.
There was a knock at the door and everyone in the Solar Blue boarding house lost their minds.
"I'll get it!" Bec said, moving towards the front door as Cassie tumbled headfirst down the stairs. "God, Cass, can't you go one day without injuring yourself?"
Cassie looked up at her sheepishly. "Sorry, Bec". Adam pulled her to her feet.
"Careful, Pigeon", Garry warned. 'Pigeon' was Cassie's nickname, and had been long before she made it into Solar Blue. No one knew how she got it, all they knew that it had stuck.
"Hey Edge", Bec said cheerfully, opening the door.
"Hey", Edge said warmly, wrapping her into a hug. "It's cold out there tonight! You look gorgeous".
"You don't look so bad yourself", she teased gently. "Come on in. These are the kids. Bridget".
"Hey", Bridget said.
"Loren", Bec introduced.
"Hi", Loren giggled quietly.
"Adam".
"Hey, nice to meet you". Adam shook Edge's hand enthusiastically.
"Guy", Bec added.
Guy pumped Edge's hand up and down. "Bec, I know I promised and said I'll wait until after dinner but can I please have your autograph?"
"Sure", Edge said, sounding amused.
"And that's Cassie", Bec finished.
Cassie giggled uncontrollably, just managing to wave. Adam shot her a Look.
"Nice to meet you all", Edge said politely. "Hi Garry, nice to see you again!"
"You too, mate, you too". Garry shook Edge's hand. "How's everything on the circuit?"
Bec closed the front door, as they headed into the lounge room.
"God, nothing's changed", Edge remarked.
"Actually, it just looks the same", Bec said. "Everything's totally different".
"Lounges are about as comfortable as they were four years ago!" Edge said, pulling Bec down with him. She sat on her feet, resting against her boyfriend.
"Probably", she agreed.
Loren slipped into the kitchen, to check on dinner.
"So. Tell me. How is everything?" Edge said. "Sorry, it's just Bec has told me, like, everything about you and it was like I already knew you. Even though we met approximately thirty seconds ago".
Adam smiled. "Everything's been good, man".
"There's a comp soon", Guy added.
"Cool! A local one?"
"we're driving four hours", Garry said.
Edge laughed. "I gather its not a local one, then!"
"Dinner's ready!" Loren called.
They entered the kitchen to find a casserole dish full of beef stroganoff and a pan of rice.
"Smells good, Loren!" Edge complimented.
"She's the chef", Bec said, making the blonde blush. "Aren't you, hon?"
Cassie started giggling, as they took their usual seats at the table.
"I'm assuming this is Charley's chair?" Edge guessed.
Bridget nodded.
"Have you heard from Charley lately, Loren?" Garry teased.
Loren blushed harder, as Adam served rice for her. "Nope".
"Neither have I", Bec said.
They continued to eat and chat, like they'd known each other for four centuries.
"Well", Edge said, standing up. "I better be going, I'm working tomorrow. Bec?"
"I'll walk you out". Bec stood up and moved closer towards Edge.
"It was nice to meet you all", Edge said politely, addressing the kids.
"You're going to have to come over when Charley's back", Adam spoke up.
"Yeah, I will", Edge smiled. "Bye Adam, see ya Guy. See ya another time, girls".
"Bye", Cassie said cheerfully.
"See ya!" Bridget added.
"Bye", Loren whispered.
Edge and Bec headed towards the door, hand in hand.
"I'll be back in a minute!" Bec called, as they heard the front door slam.
"Don't do it", Garry said, laughing.
But he too was heading towards the big window.
Edge leaned in to kiss his girlfriend when she suddenly turned away. He was bewildered.
"Bec?"
"Teenagers. And Garry", she mumbled. "Walk. Fast. Away from the house. Let's go down to the beach. Right now. Run. Go, go, go!"
Edge, laughing, pulled her down to the beach- like he had when they were sixteen.
