As promised, I've just updated "Innocent" again, so Chapter 13 is up and ready to be read. :D
Here's an excerpt:
Tonks blinked at the door that said Ted Tonks. “It’s moved. When-?”
“Last week,” Jim said. “Some idiot from advertising decided he wanted a better office so your dad swapped.”
“Why?”
“Because Parker would have quit otherwise and he’s too valuable,” Jim sighed. “Ted doesn’t mind much, I don’t think. He’s only here on afternoons anyway.” He knocked and pushed the door open.
“That and the less space I have, the tidier I have to be,” Dad said as they walked in.
Tonks took one look at the desk and smiled. “Dad, you don’t know how to be tidy.”
Dad hugged her. “I do so.”
“I’ve never seen it,” she said. She cleared a little patch on the desk and put the basket down. “Besides, I’m a slob and I certainly didn’t get it from Mum.”
“True,” Dad said. His eyes landed on Jim and he chuckled. “Oh, Jim, you didn’t need to carry that. You should have made her do it.”
“It’s fine, really,” Jim said. “Besides, she carried the cat.” Canis hissed to remind everyone he was there.
The phone rang. Dad had to shift several folders and his briefcase to get to it. “Ted Tonks speaking,” he said. “Yeah, there’s room.” He gestured wildly with one hand. Tonks recognised the old gesture and grabbed a blank sheet of paper and a muggle pen and passed them to him. He smiled and fumbled with the lid. “Mmmhmm.” He scribbled something down and then paused. “No!”
“Last week,” Jim said. “Some idiot from advertising decided he wanted a better office so your dad swapped.”
“Why?”
“Because Parker would have quit otherwise and he’s too valuable,” Jim sighed. “Ted doesn’t mind much, I don’t think. He’s only here on afternoons anyway.” He knocked and pushed the door open.
“That and the less space I have, the tidier I have to be,” Dad said as they walked in.
Tonks took one look at the desk and smiled. “Dad, you don’t know how to be tidy.”
Dad hugged her. “I do so.”
“I’ve never seen it,” she said. She cleared a little patch on the desk and put the basket down. “Besides, I’m a slob and I certainly didn’t get it from Mum.”
“True,” Dad said. His eyes landed on Jim and he chuckled. “Oh, Jim, you didn’t need to carry that. You should have made her do it.”
“It’s fine, really,” Jim said. “Besides, she carried the cat.” Canis hissed to remind everyone he was there.
The phone rang. Dad had to shift several folders and his briefcase to get to it. “Ted Tonks speaking,” he said. “Yeah, there’s room.” He gestured wildly with one hand. Tonks recognised the old gesture and grabbed a blank sheet of paper and a muggle pen and passed them to him. He smiled and fumbled with the lid. “Mmmhmm.” He scribbled something down and then paused. “No!”
Chapter 14 will be up a week from now, and there will be a message up to let you know. :)
Enjoy!
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