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Meet the family (with first_in_time)
Ian frowned as he pulled up outside his parent's house. "What's Tom's car doing here?" he said, mainly to himself. He wasn't supposed to here, as far as he knew. And he was sure his parents wouldn't have invited him and Barbara to Sunday lunch if they had other guests. "He didn't mention anything about being here," he said to Barbara ( Read more... ) -
The important first date (for first_in_time)
"I think that's a record for the amount of time John's spent in the bathroom," Ian commented, looking up at the clock, having heard the bathroom door open, followed by John tramping down the stairs. Up until now John had never really cared that much about his appearance, so Ian was amused by him doing so now because there was a girl involved. When ( Read more... ) -
Not a girl (for first_in_time)
"I don't want to see the baby," Katy said when Ian opened the front door to her and Alice. "I don't care about another boy cousin." She sounded moody ( Read more... ) -
What's in your wardrobe (for first_in_time)
Sometime this morning John had turned from a sweet boy hugging Barbara and wishing her a happy Mother's Day, into one that wasn't going to do as he was told. Currently he had crawled behind the sofa and was sitting there laughing ( Read more... ) -
Birthday party
Ian yawned as he went into John's room and turned the light on. "I'll make you a deal," he said to John, as he picked him up, "I'll get up at six o'clock if you'll sleep until seven o'clock by the time you're two ( Read more... ) -
Mambo number one
Ian made sure he was dressed for the occasion. Not that he thought John or his girlfriend would care whether or not he was wearing a tie, but it was an important dinner and important dinners required ties. It was John's first proper girlfriend (the girl they'd teased him about when he was six didn't count). John had only had good things to say ( Read more... ) -
Man on the Moon (Trans 9 RP for first_in_time)
It was a rare period of quiet on Stacy. It was probably just the calm before the storm, but Ian intended to take full advantage of it. He'd invited Barbara to the media library. They were supposedly there to see what might be of use for Youth Services and had taken over one of the pods, but Ian had quickly got sidetracked and now he came across a ( Read more... ) -
Dinner. With aliens. (for first_in_time)
They were only going to the couple over the road for dinner, but that still required some dressing up. Or at least a clean shirt and a tie. The Smiths had always been friendly, especially to John. They always gave him sweets when they saw him and exclaimed over everything he did, so it wasn't a surprise that he liked them. Or that he wanted to go ( Read more... )