Barking Mad
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It was a busy friday evening in the shop, Fred was rapidly writing out next day orders for ingredients to be sent as soon as possible because, like always, we both didn't notice our supply press running low. While he scribbled out messy order forms that we both were hoping were legible, I maned the till beside Fred and hopped no one asked for any help. Just as dodgy looking gang of kids rushed into the shop, Ginny appeared with Hermione hot on her heels. "Hey" I welcomed happily, the girls both smiled and came straight over.
"Need any help?" Ginny asked glancing at Fred confused, before cocking an eyebrow at me. "We've got all evening" she explained hopefully.
I smirked at her pushing her behind the till "You're a true angel" I murmured to her as she pulled on funky bumblebee hat with a laughed
"What are little sister's for?" she asked, she gazed at the clock carefully counting her hours as always. Before eyed over Fred shoulder to see what he was doing, nosey too.
"Maybe some free labour?" I joked, Ginny laughed writing her starting time down on the log book Fred and I started up for Ron and Ginny when they decided to work for us occasionally. Turning to Hermione she smiled "What do you think kid wanna get employed?" I asked with a grin, she flushed slightly.
"Actually Elizabeth been having trouble with some of her entrance essays for Hogwarts" she explained acting weird, I glanced at Ginny who just rolled her eyes "She wouldn't ask for my help but I thought if I just turned up she couldn't turn me down." she explained in a quick rant.
I nodded slowly, "Well actually she said something about the library" I explained, which was a lie technically since she never actually told me. We'd come down to having a message board in the kitchen as a form of communication since Tuesday, thankfully she was using it to tell Fred and I where she was going.
"Oh, right well..." Hermione began glancing around the shop. "Maybe I could help a bit?" she laughed.
"Head's up" Fred called from the corner staring out the window "The mute has returned" he explained eyeing the girl as if she were Ludo Bagman showing his face near our shop.
"What is he talking about?" Hermione asked looking out the window to see Elizabeth walking past "ELIZABETH!" she shouted waving brightly, the pretty blond glanced up confused, but her pouty lips broke into a smile when she seen Hermione and she same straight into the shop, the bell chiming as she did.
"Hermione what are you doing here?" she asked shocked, it didn't go unnoticed by me that she didn't even glance in my direction and she even bothered to give Ginny a smile! "Where Harry and Ron?" she asked eyeing the shop.
"Oh they decided to waste the day playing Quidditch again" she laughed, running a hand through her her hair, I'm not shocked that Hermione felt self conscious around Elizabeth, the girl looked outstanding in her dress "I thought I'd come with Ginny and maybe catch you" she explained looking over at the Ginny who was holding a page up for Fred to read easier while she held a hand on her hip.
"You gave up a day of quidditch training?" Elizabeth asked amused to my baby sister "You seemed like a hardcore fan from the day we played at the Burrow"
"We've been playing quidditch all week my arms are jello" Ginny explained with a smirk, and I noticed how the page shook slightly in her hold "playing as chaser while you're brother's pretty good keeper is hard work."
"Try being the moving target for a beater" Elizabeth countered, Ginny made a painful face and both girls laughed, until the realized what they were doing and stopped.
There was an awkward silence while Elizabeth glanced at Fred who was ignoring all of us still writing orders rapidly. "Want to come upstairs?" she asked turning to face Hermione. "I wont be great company, I'm forcing my way through a Troll project which just keeps going. I mean mountain, river, dungeon, forest trolls are all different with different histories and all unexpectedly mundane." Hermione laughed, shaking her head with a knowing smile on her lips.
"You're in luck, I'm a kind of troll dictionary" she grinned, Elizabeth faked cheered as she led the bushy haired teen through the shop.
"Can't wait" she commented sarcastically, as the back door snapped closed behind her.
Ginny smacked her lips and eye'd me carefully "She didn't say much to you did she" she stated suspiciously placing the page down, Fred growled in response "or anything really" she pointed out with a huff, glancing the way Elizabeth had gone.
I glanced at my baby sister "Yeah, she's not talking to either of us" Ginny scoffed eyeing me.
"Very teenage of her" she pointed out twirling her finger around in her hair thoughtfully, "though suppose she is more my age than yours after all" Her words just reminded me again how Elizabeth was still underage and I shouldn't even be thinking of her in a sexual way. Ginny glanced behind me as the bell chimed "Dean! I haven't seen you all summer!" she smiled brightly.
"Ginny hey!" the muggle born, Gyffindor greeted "Fred, George" he smiled as he made his way over to Ginny. Glancing around the shop I found that the dodgy teens where in the skiving snackbox area, sighing I made my way down to make sure they weren't up to anything.
Fred and I really needed to start flicking through the employee C.V's that started to build up for a full time sales helper, maybe an employee would remember to order supplies on time and maybe I'd even get to have more free time.
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Sighing I rubbed my eyes, "Hermione I think I'm three paragraphs away from planning a mastermind plan to evaporate all Trolls and any proof of their existence from this world" I moaned pushing my face into my notes, Hermione just laughed, humming along to 'People help the people' by 'Birdy'.
"Come on, you need to get these done if you want to come to Hogwarts with me this fall" Hermione encouraged, then the girls stomach made a huge growl, causing me to point at her and eye her moodily as she flushed.
"We're hungry, great excuse to stop this madness!" Hermione pushed my threatening finger out of her face with a smile.
"I suppose I could eat" she murmured, closing over the ancient book I'd borrowed form the library. "Besides," she started as she stood and fixed her long tee over her pale jeans "All the essays I've read are at, in my opinion, at the outstanding grade level, exceeds expectations at the very lease"
I scoffed standing and flicking the skirt of my lilac sundress over my legs, "thats because these are my N.E.W.T subjects, It's all the rest of it I'm worried about" I sighed grabbing my navy cloak "come-on I'm treating my tudor to dinner" I smirked yanking open my bedroom door.
"But even just you're N.E.W.T subject choice is impressive" Hermione claimed pulling her denim jacket on and following me, her style was still very muggle for my taste.
I laughed "Impressive? Come on, my choices are random and useless in the modern world" I pointed out walking towards the kitchen to write on the comical message-board Fred had thought up.
"I thought we were going out ?" Hermione asked point to the front door.
"We are" I explained turning into the kitchen, Fred, George and Ginny sat around the dining table talking "You like seafood right?" I called as I wrote 'il Pomodoro' on the board.
"Love it" Ginny yelped, turning I spotted George's elbow slinking away from her side suspiciously .
Fred rolled his eyes "Yeah, it's about time you made a take-away request" he pointed out.
Hermione appeared at the door tying up her hair "Oh great, everyone can come" she smiled, I placed a fake smile on my face.
"Okay, well it's Robin Hood's Bay, you know in Yorkshire" I pointed out walking past Hermione into the living room while everyone grabbed coats. "I'll bring Hermione and we'll wait for you there before getting a table" I explained taking her arm, if Hermione hadn't been in the flat I would have just outright said no to the twins and Ginny coming. But Hermione thought George and I were a couple, a happy couple, why wouldn't I want him to come? "il pomodoro" I called rather loudly and Hermione and I were lost in travel.
As we landing in the restaurants lobby, a man slowly came over and took our jackets "Signore, si può continuare nella stanza anteriore, se lo si desidera." Hermione and I gazed around the room, the double story ceiling was impressiveand blue and black essence of the building very cool. (Ladies, you may continue into the front room if you wish.)
I smiled gratefully at the middle aged Italian. "Oh stiamo aspettando più nel nostro gruppo" I explained as the fireplace came to life and the twins and Ginny appeared. "Parli del diavolo" he laughed and helped the three of them out of the jackets also. ( Oh we're waiting for more in our party, Speak of the devil)
"Lets go get some grub" Fred grinned taking Ginny's arm and making his way towards the front room, I found the host's table while the other four eye'd the pretty restaurant floor, we could see into the chef's kitchen from anywhere we sat as it was displayed in the centre, waiters and waitresses rushed around the room in white, I smiled it hadn't changed at all since I was here last.
I smiled at the young female house "Tavolo per cinque, prego" she nodded writing down something on a page before grabbing five menus. (table for five, please)
"In questo modo, signora" she smiled leading the way. (This way, lady)
I turned to the other four who caught on and followed the host and I, thankfully we were early and the place was quiet, or we would've had to wait god knows how long at the bar for a table. "We're lucky it's quiet" I told Hermione as we sat at a round table close to the chef's kitchen.
"Cosa sarebbe ognuno vuole bere?" The host asked after she handed out the menu's. (What would everyone like to drink?)
"Una bottiglia della casa bianca per me" I explained with a smile, before turning to Hermione expectedly. (A bottle of the house white for me)
"Uh" she glanced at the host "What did you ask sorry?" she asked with a nervous smile.
The host laughed glancing at me while I realised that I was the only italian speaking guest then she smirked at Hermione "Oh, mi dispiace signora, your drinks?" Hermione smiled glancing at me.
"I'm having white wine, you can share if you want" I explained off handily, "And we're so not going back to the trolls after this, I'd rather sell my soul to demons." Hermione thought it over "You too Ginny, feel free to jump on the alcho bandwagon"
"I'll have some of her wine" Hermione explained politely "and a water"
"If it's okay" Ginny eye'd Fred, who shrugged with a cheeky grin "I'll have some wine also"
"perfetti, sinori?" the host asked eyeing up the twins intrigued.
"firewhiskey" the twins explained together.
"Oh sorry sinori, only italian beverages here" she explained softly "I can get you something similar to fire whiskey if you wish"
"What ever you think sweetheart" Fred flirted, the women smiled at his charm and went away while the five of us opened up the menu's.
"Gosh, this is quiet a extensive menu" Hermione pointed out her eyes glazing over the list, "Have you eaten here before Elizabeth?" I placed down the menu, knowing I was just going to get the chef's specail, to look at Hermione.
"I think I've eaten in this place for every single one of Dylan's birthdays, My mother went into early labour during the opening night, about twenty six-ish years ago" I laughed Hermione gasped and giggled holding her tummy "He refuses to go anywhere else, he even invested in it when it started to fail a couple years ago. He was terrified it would close" I told her. The host returned with our drinks following her on a floating tray. "Grazie" I smiled as she poured the wine.
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After we ordered, Elizabeth slowly drank a glass of wine with her starter then she loosened up and started to talk to Hermione more freely and still somehow found away to ignore Fred and I. Ginny and Fred where talking a about pro's and con's of Ginny taking up ghoul studies, so to understand the Burrow's attic ghoul more, as an extra-curricular subject in Hogwarts for her sixth year. While Elizabeth was laughing sincerely at Hermione's story about Ron's fear of spiders.
"Oh any chance I get in Hogwarts, that is if I get in, I'm so using his arachnophobia against him" she laughed reaching to take last sip of her wine but paused to say "really like a girl?" Hermione giggled and nodded causing Elizabeth to shake her head disbelievingly before she caught a passing by waiter's eye "mi dispiace signore, abbiamo potuto fare con un altro bottiglia di vino" she smiled finishing her wine as he nodded while eyeing something on the table.
"What do you mean if you get into Hogwarts?" I asked confused, I half wondered if she would ignore me even with Hermione here "You're father told us were going to Hogwarts now" Hermione cocked an eyebrow at me puzzled, before gazing back at Elizabeth, who for the first time in three days looked over at me.
"You didn't tell him?" Hermione asked her bewildered, Elizabeth stared at me, her eyes hard, she was still very much upset with me and it was obvious "It's not that big of a deal Elizabeth, I wasn't even shocked when you mentioned it" Hermione encouraged, Ginny glanced to the blond girl on her left curiously.
Elizabeth sucked in a long breath, "I have a sort of entrance exam, before Dumbledore will let me become a student," she paused while the waiter reappeared with an other bottle of wine, he refilled her glass and left, then she continued "I've to sit a W.O.M.B.A.T" she explained ignoring us while she sipped her chilled white wine.
Ginny looked as lost as I felt as her eyes flickered between Hermione beside me and Elizabeth. "It's The wizards' ordinary magic and basic aptitude test, spelling wombat, it comes in three written parts. The has different grades, Elizabeth is sitting grade three, the hardest."
"Why sit the hardest?" Fred asked surprised Elizabeth cast him a stare before turning back to her wine, "surely an outstanding in grade one would show Dumbledore you're capable for acceptance to Hogwarts?"
"You know about this test?" I asked shocked, Fred shrugged sipping the Italian drink the host had brought us.
"Conor was mentioning something about it being required in magical law firms now, just so whichever firm you're joining knows that you have a basic knowledge of everything. They're things in the test from everyday magic to magical history, it's really a overall examination of your knowledge of our world." he explained to me, "Connor just about passed the second Grade."
"I'm not surprised since most of his energy goes towards keeping girls chatted up" Elizabeth pointed out, she face disturbed as she glanced at Fred.
"I've been thinking about taking the exam just to have something interesting on my resumé" Hermione added softly trying to lighten up the conversation. I was confused, Mr O'Connor told us that Elizabeth was going to Hogwarts I was sure of that.
"But I thought that you've been spending all you're time writing the required essay's for summer, the ones all Hogwarts do ?" I questioned and Elizabeth nodded with a sigh.
"She was" Hermione answered quickly when she notice that Elizabeth didn't seem like she was ever going to answer me "But that's just for her N.E.W.T choices"
"Then where is this W.O.M.B.A.T test come from?" I questioned irritated.
"I got a letter from a Professor McGonagall about a week ago telling me that Dumbledore wishes me to take a W.O.M.B.A.T. I need to make a passing grade to be accepted into Hogwarts, but I need a passing in grade three to keep alchemy for my N.E.W.T's." she paused, "Dad doesn't know of it" she added carefully, glancing at me.
I stared at her confused, Alchemy wasn't a favorite subject in Hogwarts, or anywhere I thought, it was so complex and time consuming for a N.E.W.T choice. "You should heard her N.E.W.T subjects" Hermione explained as our main course arrived.
"Oh do spill Hermione" Ginny laughed sarcastically taking a sip of wine, but the joke was lost to little Granger.
"So there's alchemy and arithmacy," Hermione paused thinking, "herbology and care of magical creatures" she turned to face Elizabeth uncertain "Is that it?"
"potions" Elizabeth added picking up her fork and twirling it, Ginny stared at the pair of girls confused.
"What the bloody hell are you going to do with that lot?" Ginny asked confused "there isn't a job, unless you go into teacher, that I can see from that bunch. And you've only taken five subjects, even I'm taking six, I mean what about defense against the dark arts and charms?"
"I was never fond of dark arts, that was Lorraine's thing" Elizabeth explained with a small smile playing on the corner of her mouth "We've all got talents for different things"
"But what about charms then and transfigurations? You've just taken electives for your N.E.W.T's" Ginny started up heatedly, she always did get flustered when she didn't understand things, Elizabeth jumped over her a little flushed.
"Herbology and Potions are core subjects and you only need two for the N.E.W.T's, beside charms and transfiguration were boring" she defended then glanced at Hermione who looked put out, "lets drop this and enjoy the food" she sighed.
"Ronald was telling us about your possible new line of products" Hermione pipped up smiling at the pair of us "Baby pranks was it?" I glanced at Elizabeth who glanced at Hermione then to Fred and I slowly before looking away.
"It's just baby toys with a twist really and a little magic thrown in for good measure" Fred explained excitedly "We think it'll would be a slow product to move but hilarious all the same"
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After Dinner Hermione and Ginny took the Floo back to the Burrow first, We were next, but as Fred stepped up to use the fireplace, I decided I couldn't go back to London yet.
"I'm going to have a drink in the bar" I explained , my comment stalled George as he yanked on his jacket. "you don't need to join me" I added carefully eyeing il Promodoro's bar area, "I'll only stay for one or two, and I seen a friend inside already" I pointed out.
George glanced at Fred and something seemed to exchanged between the two before Fred broke out in a grin "I don't mind for a drink, do you Georgie?" Fred asked with a smirked, as he stared down at me as he past.
"Sounds like a plan Freddie" George laughed following his brother into the bar, I stared shocked at the pair in the empty lobby as made their orders with the bartender.
I fixed my cloak over my arm before stepping into the quiet bar, Victoria waved and rushed over brightly, her sparkling cocktail dress catching my eye "Oh Ivy!" she squealed excitedly, her curly red hair framed her pretty freckled face, "you'd know Ah've missed you so much" she smiled her irish twang hidden under her posh accent. She tugged my hand as she brought me over to the other teenager she was with "You remember Mitchell Murphy of course?" she teased.
Smiling I took Mitchell's polity outstretched hand "How could I forget that face" I laughed pulling him into a hug which he returned with a chuckle. "owls on strike again, I see" I teased him as we all sat down.
Mitchell chuckled and dropped his arm over the back of Victoria's chair. "More like writers block, ever since Patrick and you've stopped speaking Oi don't know much of what you're up too" I nodded understanding. Victoria, Mitchell and I knew each other from play dates, us three being near enough the same age and from the Irish pureblood families. All of us the same age were just thrown together. Mitchell and I had grown closer than I had with the others, he was how I gotten to know his brother Patrick, who was a few years older than us yet as immature as we were, now that I thought about it.
I sighed "well I've nothing too interesting, I've moved to England, and I'll be attending Hogwarts this fall" I explained Victoria gasped shocked, a little over dramatic as always but she did know how much I loved Drumstrang. "But what about both of you! I swear even while I was in Ireland at the being of Summer I hardly seen either of you properly"
Victoria smiled bright and grabbed hold of Mitchell's hand "Well we've decided that we've outgrown our friend relationship" she explained with a giggle "You'd be shocked how romantic dees Murphy men can be" she explained in a overly loud whisper. "Even tonight, he's taking me 'ere for dinner just because"
"Summer's going to be over soon and I just thought that we could spend it having fun before I'm in back in 's Private and Vicky here is in Beauxbatons till Christmas" he pointed out, I smirked eyeing Mitchell as he tried to rationalize his decision "nothing romantic about it" he defended quietly.
"Oh Ah disagree" Victoria laughed before all her smiling all came to a halt as she eye'd something behind me "Do you know dem Mitchell?" she asked quickly turning to her boyfriend.
"Naw, Ivy do you know..." Mitchell began but someone interrupted him.
"Elizabeth, we got you what the bar tender claims is the best Italian liquor" George laughed, I turned and found him holding out a tall glass. Smiling I took it and he then held his hand out to Mitchell, the younger man eye'd the lanky ginger carefully.
"Oh Victoria, Mitchell this is Fred and George Weasley, you know from Weasley's Wizard Weezes?" I asked hoping that would jog there memories, Mitchell smiled he seemed to recognize the name and took George's hand then Fred's. "These are two of my childhood friends from Ireland, Victoria Cromwell and Mitchell Murphy " I explained to the twins.
Victoria busied herself with her red hair, feeling young next to the two older men "Oi'm afraid i'll have to look up this shop" she stated seriously before leaning into me "But Ivy how do you know them?" she searched.
I felt my face heat up "Oh well you see George, he's my..." I glanced at George frustrated, was roommate appropriate?
"Boyfriend" he lied for me smoothly, and to Fred's credit he made no move to show his mood for once "we met near the beginning of summer"
"He wouldn't be why you moved to England wud he Ivy" Mitchell asked amused, "Pa mentioned something about you moving in with a man"
"Ah you didn't!" Victoria gasped, her gaze falling to my fingers around my glass checking for a ring, I refused to roll my eyes at her. "quiet improper" she teased taking the last sip of her pink, bubbly cocktail.
"Oh Vicky we're living in the twenty first century," I pointed out a little hotly "people live together all the time, and the mansion at home is empty and boring without it's not like it's anything improper, Fred lives there too" I pointed between the twins.
"Mr Murphy's party?" I glanced around to see the Host call, but the pretty women didn't take her eyes off Fred as she stared into the room and Fred's reason for staying late was now made clear as day.
"It was great to see you Ivy" Victoria smiled standing up, I stood with her, feeling very under dressed in my sundress while she stool prim and prober in a sparkly cocktail dress "If someone 'ad told me when we were al' eleven heading to different schools dat you'd be the one av the group av us," she glanced lovingly to Mitchell "an' the other's too, to become the rebellious wan Oi would have laughed." I felt ym heart drop, did she really think I was the one to fall from grace? "And Oi don't mean it as an insult, I'm glad you're 'appy, like me" she leaned in and kissed my cheek before she walked ahead of Mitchell back into the lobby.
"She means well" he advised shorting glancing at his girlfriend with less admiration that she had him, I wondered how long that relationship was going to last. "Still she loves to stir trouble an' drama like always," He shook his head amused "Will you be around for Sunday mass?"
"Should be, haven't you heard about the miracle? All three triplet couples are pregnant, don't be shocked if you see every O'Connor from all faces of the earth attending mass this Sunday" I teased fixing my dress subconsciously.
"No Oi hadn't but it's something to celebrate" he laughed pulling me into his arms for a hug "Till next time Ivy" and he left with a waving, smiling Victoria.
"Nice company you got there" Fred pointed out as he took Mitchell's seat and George took Victoria's.
"Oh shut up" I snapped rubbing my forehead before taking a large sip of the warm sweet drink in my glass, "What is this?" I asked shocked, it was quiet delicious.
"No idea, the lad spoke no English" George explained with a yawn, "Fred do you even know what that time that girl get's off work?"
Fred grinned kicking his feet out in front of him "Doesn't really matter does it, we're going to wait until she is off work what ever the hour " he pointed out determined, I rolled my eyes.
"Miss O'Connor?" someone interrupted, glancing to my left I found Mr Zabini, I jumped to my feet shocked placing my drink down "Well I say, I thought that was you child" his italian lithe hidden well under a layer of his pompous manner, he chuckled eyeing my outfit.
I felt my face heat up "Mr Zabini, do you know Fred and George Weasley?" I asked, the older, well-off and arrogant man who basically looked down his nose at the twins.
The twin's made no move to get up as they pretended the exchanged went unnoticed as they chatted "I believe I've met them at a function before" He muttered turning to face me, his brown eyes alit. "still a fan of il Promodoro?" he asked excitedly "I still remember your brother's seventh birthday here, the place booked out and filled to capacity for him coming of age."
"I was only a child" I pointed out politely "My memories aren't as clear as my siblings"
"As they wouldn't be" he nodded in agreement "Well I shall let you return to the Weasleys" he explained snootily, "Goodnight miss O'Connor" he smiled kissing my cheek before walking away, I fell into my chair exhausted sipping my drink slowly.
"You know you've got many smarty pants friends" Fred claimed, I glanced at him frowning, George eye'd us cautiously "I mean that irish girl was all proper this and rebellion that, and now you've got Zabini Senior looking down his nose at us" he pointed out seriously "Don't you get sick of all the rules and hierarchies? I think its all fucking mad"
"It's just part of it" I explained sipping the warm drink with a sigh, closing my eyes and blocking out the world, Fred and George started up an other conversation and I was glad they left me out of it, because I couldn't force myself to be nice to Fred anymore and I wouldn't even try with George.
Half an hour later, Fred got the host to join him for a drink, while George and I left for the Flat. We took the floo together, but once we where back in wizarding London things were back to being as cool as ice between us as they had been before we left. Without a word to George, I turned and walked down to my room, I cleared up my troll project and changed into my bed clothes. My last thought before falling to sleep was thinking how this whole arrangement was going to be incredible difficult if I slowly started to hate George, and he started to despise me for it.
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Pushing my hair out of my face Saturday morning I glanced at my watch, it was before seven but the Flat seemed to be alive with energy. People were laughing and cheering and there was things being knocked over and they're was something squeaking. Jumping out of bed I yanked on a pair of dark denim shorts, a bra and a black jewel neckline, peplum top before
stepping out of my bedroom there was a crash from the living room. Quickly making my way down hall, I found my self completely thrown from the sight inside the Living room.
"Zahra" I whispered, the dog was between the twin's chasing a toy froze to look at me, before excitedly barked loudly and leapt onto the couch and then to me. Falling to my knees I let the dog whimper and lick my neck and face in greeting "I've missed you too" I whispered petting her soft fur, staring deep into her eyes. Looking up I found my self smiling at the twins "is she staying?" I asked hopefully.
"Yup" George nodded shuffling on the spot "It's only right" he explained rubbing the back of his neck, the toy squeaked catching Zahra's attention and she bounced off to attack George for the toy, who laughed and passed it to Fred who was too distracted to throw it back and got impatient Zahra jumping at his feet for the toy. "She's kinda excited" George muttered as I stood straight again.
"She'll settle if you give her the fecking thing" I pointed out smiling, as George came to the door to stand with me. Fred flung the toy onto the couch and Zahra leapt at it merrily "Oh George, thank you" I explained gratefully wrapping my arms around his waist, he tensed under my touch and I pulled away quickly. "I'll make sure she behaves" Walking into the room I sat next to the dog and she lay on my lap. "good girl" I murmured scratching behind her ear. Was this George's way of apologizing? Shyly glancing back to him, he stood leaning against the door smiling at Zahra before winking at me and disappearing from view, my heart jumped.
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