"Yeah, yeah, just a guy, got it. That's nice, buddy, grab a box and haul it to the elevator--" Mr. Dawson glared at the newcomer and said very clearly, "and then come back immediately for another one. Do not pass go, do not wander off to collect two hundred dollars, and do not stop to collect a beer."
"Joe, I would never make you chase me down with a cane."
"Yeah, yeah, no jokes about get outta my yard. This is me telling you to keep your ass on the yard and on the job."
Mr. Dawson was laughing as he threatened, however, so Jay and Neil glanced at each other, grinned, and told the newest stranger, "There's cold beer upstairs in the fridge. Marco picked it up when we called in the 30 minute ETA."
"Oh, well, in that case. Boxes it is. Such faith, Joe." He hefted a box of architecture magazines, gave it a betrayed look that Jay was pretty sure was completely false, and headed in.
It took half an hour before Nona found out he was Adam Pierson.
It took two days of cooking after that to make the dinner that no one ever explicitly said was a thank you. But Nona pulled out the old family recipes for it.
*hee* I love it. I'm pretty sure Marc's family doesn't quite know what to think of this strange man with the big nose. But he killed Henslowe so all is good.
Yeah, that sums it up! ::amused:: And by then Marc's put on another five or ten pounds, after eating his way through Greece and Italy and Denmark. The family's a *lot* happier.
Grateful and not specifically discussing why, but oh, yeah. Grateful. Glad you enjoyed the Joe & Adam banter, too -- Neil & Jay thought it was hilarious.
"Joe, I would never make you chase me down with a cane."
"Yeah, yeah, no jokes about get outta my yard. This is me telling you to keep your ass on the yard and on the job."
Mr. Dawson was laughing as he threatened, however, so Jay and Neil glanced at each other, grinned, and told the newest stranger, "There's cold beer upstairs in the fridge. Marco picked it up when we called in the 30 minute ETA."
"Oh, well, in that case. Boxes it is. Such faith, Joe." He hefted a box of architecture magazines, gave it a betrayed look that Jay was pretty sure was completely false, and headed in.
It took half an hour before Nona found out he was Adam Pierson.
It took two days of cooking after that to make the dinner that no one ever explicitly said was a thank you. But Nona pulled out the old family recipes for it.
Reply
Reply
Reply
I also really love that icon.
Reply
Reply
How unexpectedly touching! Joe & Adam banter was awesome as usual, but what really got me was Nona--and how grateful *I* would feel in her shoes.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment