I've been trying to cut down on the amount I snack, but this is proving difficult as I have chocolate in my room =-D . Anyway, I started thinking about food supply issues with creatures and this emerged. I haven't updated recently (sorry) as I've been doing work on a new story 'Boxed and Locked' (shameless plug). Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Primeval. Or a lettuce.
"Riiight. Big party is it?" Abby smiled nervously, fiddling with the edge of her jacket and nodded at the grocer. "You're not on one of those weird new diets, are you? Eat nothing but... lettuce and carrots for three months. Because..."
"No. Just a party."
"With a lot of salad and nothing else?"
"It's a healthy party. You know how it is. Summer is coming up and we all need to fit into our... summer clothes?" Abby internally berated herself for turning the statement into a question. The grocer stopped and leant on the counter.
"Sweetheart, my niece got caught by one of those diets and before long..."
"I'm not on a random diet," she said emphatically. "Just a party." The grocer raised his hands in surrender and went back to packing the items – nine lettuces, twenty carrots, ten cucumbers and about two dozen large tomatoes. As soon as he was done, Abby grabbed the bags and rushed, yet still walking, to where Connor was waiting outside in the car.
Abby open the door, thrust the shopping in the back and slammed the door shut behind her. Connor bit his lip in silence, as Abby strapped herself in, before she turned to Connor.
"Next time I say 'Rex, Sid and Nancy have two meals a day', they get only two meals a day. Understood?"
Connor nodded and hurriedly pulled out.
Next time, he wouldn't leave the cupboard open.
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