Arriving in France (Part Deux)

[broadsword_babe]

Continued from here.

"We need to discuss something rather important..."

She isn't sure whether it is his tone of voice or his choice of words, but every wall she has ever hidden behind suddenly snaps right back into place.

"Oh?" she asks, trying to be nonchalant. "And what's that, then?"

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[broadsword-babe.livejournal.com]

She doesn't mind being that close to him at all. It's a reminder both how close she came to losing him as well as the fact he decided to stay.

"Fair enough," she replied, smiling. "I was thinking something along the lines of chicken in a white wine sauce with some celery and carrots thrown in. It'll have t'cook for about an hour. So, we can do a bit more of a tour until it's ready or whatever..."

[iris-angel.livejournal.com]

"I believe a tour is in order. I would like to see the stables and all of the hard work that you put into them."

He looks at her, "I just wonder what happened to the people that were supposed to look after this place. We aren't going to find some dead bodies laying about, are we?"

[broadsword-babe.livejournal.com]

"Tour it is," she replies, stepping away from him. "Michelle and Henri are only here part time. Maybe once a week? I asked Michelle to stock the pantry and fridge before we got here. Henri must have cleaned up the yard."

As she's talking, she pulls out the ingredients and puts them on the counter: chicken, carrots, celery and onion.