Chapter 767: Bobbi-Lee's Cottage
Monday, March 27th, Morning
The morning was going well as she worked out several concepts, and now she was working on turning them into designs. The music was playing, and the pencil moved with ease. Rooney was scratching at one of the posts in the corner. The day was turning out to be a good day.
Bobbi-Lee Burke looked at her design and started to drum with her pencil. There was something off with the look. For her, designing had been getting harder and harder as she was getting away from the younger generation as she approached forty. Brett has been her window into the world she designed. Bobbi-Lee sighed and looked over the design, then put down her pencil.
Her smartphone rang, and Bobbi-Lee turned around to get it. The screen showed a picture and the name of her sister, Kelly. Bobbi-Lee smiled and nodded, answering the phone.
"What's up, Kells?" Bobbi-Lee asked.
"I can't call my big sister?" Kelly McMichael asked.
"You can, but usually do when you want something," Bobbi-Lee said.
"You wound me, Bobbi," Kelly said.
"So, what do you need?" Bobbi-Lee asked.
"Really, Bobbi?" Kelly asked.
"Kelly Annemarie!" Bobbi-Lee said.
Kelly sighed, "Fine, I do have to ask you something," she said.
"I knew it!" Bobbi-Lee said.
"It's not what you think," Kelly said.
"Then what is it about?" Bobbi-Lee asked.
"Well, you've not been over in a while, and the kids are asking for you," Kelly said.
"Okay," Bobbi-Lee said.
"So, do you?" Kelly asked.
"Do I what?" Bobbi-Lee asked back.
"You know," Kelly said.
"No, I don't," Bobbi-Lee said.
"You can't be serious," Kelly said.
"I've been accused of many things," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Well, how about you come over tomorrow night for dinner?" Kelly asked.
"That wasn't that hard," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Don't judge me," Kelly said.
"I'm not," Bobbi-Lee said.
"So, do you want to have dinner with me and my family?" Kelly asked.
"The whole family?" Bobbi-Lee asked back.
"Yes, unless something unforeseeable happens, Andrew should be there," Kelly said.
"Just you, Phelan, Liv Rian, and possibly Andrew?" Bobbi-Lee asked.
"Yes, and are you coming or not?" Kelly asked.
"What do you think?" Bobbi-Lee asked.
"That you're being tedious and a pain in the ass," Kelly said.
"You're the one that wants me to come over for dinner," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Are you or aren't you?" Kelly asked.
Bobbi-Lee sighed dramatically, "You wore me down; I'm coming," she said.
"Six-thirty sharp, and you don't have to bring anything. I'm not going through that dance with you," Kelly said.
"Okay, I'll be there with bells on," Bobbi-Lee said.
Kelly sighed, "Just be there," she said.
"Okay," Bobbi-Lee said.
Kelly paused for a moment. "So, anything new in your life?" she asked.
Bobbi-Lee made a noise, "Not much, but I have a new neighbor moving in soon," she said.
"Oh really?" Kelly asked.
"Yeah, there's been a lot of work on the house," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Which one?" Kelly asked.
"Mrs. Ivanova's Cottage," Bobbi-Lee said.
"That's fast?" Kelly asked.
"Yeah," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Have you met them yet?" Kelly asked.
"No. They haven't moved in yet," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Any idea when, how many, and the makeup?" Kelly asked.
"No, just that the house was sold," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Have you asked your noisy neighbor?" Kelly asked.
"No," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Are you excited?" Kelly asked.
"Not really," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Why not?" Kelly asked.
"I don't know who they are, and one could be a pervert," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Why so negative?" Kelly asked.
"Not everyone gets to choose their neighbors," Bobbi-Lee said.
"You could've been one of my neighbors," Kelly said.
"And live in a Dower Cottage?" Bobbi-Lee asked.
"Yes, there are several, and whichever you would've picked, I would've renovated it to how you would have wanted it," Kelly said.
"But that would mean my baby sister is my landlady," Bobbi-Lee said.
"Your pride," Kelly said.
"That's part of it," Bobbi-Lee said.
"You have to put it aside," Kelly said.
"I like my cottage," Bobbi-Lee said.
Kelly sighed, "Why do you have to be so difficult?" she asked.
Bobbi-Lee drummed her pencil. "Just for that, I'm bringing dessert, and it's going to be sugary," she said.
"You wouldn't dare," Kelly said.
"Try me," Bobbi-Lee said, disconnected the call, shook her head, and returned to work.