[oom] Couldn't Conquer The Blue Sky
Now it's the same room but everything's different,
You can fight the sleep but not the dream. Weather With You / Crowded HouseIt's been a week.
Kim came to visit and the trip to the zoo somehow turned into a shopping trip downtown. He isn't quite sure how that happened, but it was nice to spend time with her. He had worn a new jacket he'd picked up at a friend's store out in Woodland Hills, and she got in her head that a new jacket required new shirts and new shoes. His wallet paid the price, but it was fun, playing dress up with his little girl.
Even if he was the doll being dressed up.
Lenora met them for lunch at the Farmer's Market, the vast sprawling complex of shops and stalls that was nothing like the once a week produce market he'd taken Veronica to.
"What's her name?"
Lenny's question brings Mills up sharp. "What?"
"Her name. What's her name?"
"Who's name?"
"C'mon, dad." Kim thumps him in the arm playfully. "You haven't bought a new jacket since before the wedding." Lenora & Stewart's wedding. "So? What's her name?"
"Maybe I have a job interview," he muses over the top of his iced tea glass.
Lenny rolls her eyes and scoffs. "Bryan, it's about time you started seeing someone."
"I'm not seeing anyone." He is clearly the worst operative in the history of any government service anywhere, as he can't help but smirk at both of them.
Kim's laugh rings in the covered courtyard, and it's one of the most wonderful things he's ever heard. Lenny just smirks and sips her mineral water, watching him with a look that makes him wish he'd never let her go in the first place.
Mills looks down, his smile wistful as he wonders just what it is with him and formidable women.