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Post by Hallie on Dec 25, 2007 12:55:51 GMT -5
Hallie nodded. "You got anything I can stand on?" she asked.
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Post by Benjamin Barker on Dec 25, 2007 12:58:02 GMT -5
*He laughed a little.*
"No, you can just lean out one of the windows in front."
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Post by Hallie on Dec 25, 2007 12:59:12 GMT -5
"Oh, duh! Sorry, brain turned off for a moment." She leaned out the window and held the sign in place.
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Post by Benjamin Barker on Dec 25, 2007 13:07:13 GMT -5
*He hammered it in quickly as possible so that she wouldn't have to hold it much longer. When he was done, he stepped back, smiling.*
"There--now it's official."
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Post by Hallie on Dec 25, 2007 13:09:02 GMT -5
She grinned. "Congratulations."
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Post by Benjamin Barker on Dec 25, 2007 13:09:40 GMT -5
"Well there's still the wallpaper to get to..." *He held up two scrapers.*
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Post by Hallie on Dec 25, 2007 13:10:54 GMT -5
She took a scraper and got started on a particularly peely patch of wall.
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Post by Benjamin Barker on Dec 25, 2007 13:11:58 GMT -5
*He worked beside her, whistling again.*
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Post by Hallie on Dec 25, 2007 13:13:24 GMT -5
As she worked, Hallie hummed along to Ben's whistling.
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Post by Benjamin Barker on Dec 25, 2007 13:15:57 GMT -5
"You are in a merry mood today, Mister Todd!"
*When the rooms were done, it was getting close to nightfall.*
"Oh... wow. It got late really fast." *He said, a bit incredulous that it was really sunset. And that the view out the largest shop window was spectacular--a sunset over Paris.*
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Post by Hallie on Dec 25, 2007 13:20:13 GMT -5
Hallie gasped. "Sunset?"
She couldn't go out at night—she never knew when Daniel would be on the prowl.
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Post by Benjamin Barker on Dec 25, 2007 13:21:01 GMT -5
*He nodded.*
"Is something wrong?"
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Post by Hallie on Dec 25, 2007 13:23:12 GMT -5
"I don't think I'll be able to make it home before dark, and I really can't go out at night."
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Post by Benjamin Barker on Dec 25, 2007 13:24:52 GMT -5
"Well, my hotel is only right around the corner... I'm sure they have a spare room." *He suggested.*
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Post by Hallie on Dec 25, 2007 13:26:40 GMT -5
Or not. "Alright," she said with a smile. "I'm sure Clara knows enough to get to the shop."
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