"Oh, he's polite," she says, smiling slightly. "But we'd better get him into the kitchen before Mamá finds out. This way."
They lead him further into the house, even though the very walls seem to lean in slightly, watchful.
"Too bad Juli's asleep already," Pepa says. "Between the two of us, we might get some tea going, if we're lucky."
"How's Dolores?" Bruno asks softly.
"Out like a light. She seems okay, just... sleeping really hard." A small cloud forms over Pepa's head. "She's all tucked in and has half a dozen night-birds watching her." She makes a frustrated sound and waves the cloud away. "So I'm not going to worry."
"Let yourself worry, Pepa," Bruno answers, sounding as though it's something he's said a million times.
"Fretting's not going to do anything useful, though," she counters.
The kitchen is still brightly lit and she makes her way to the cookfire, locating the kettle and filling it with water. "Sit, you two."
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Date: 2022-03-03 01:26 pm (UTC)They lead him further into the house, even though the very walls seem to lean in slightly, watchful.
"Too bad Juli's asleep already," Pepa says. "Between the two of us, we might get some tea going, if we're lucky."
"How's Dolores?" Bruno asks softly.
"Out like a light. She seems okay, just... sleeping really hard." A small cloud forms over Pepa's head. "She's all tucked in and has half a dozen night-birds watching her." She makes a frustrated sound and waves the cloud away. "So I'm not going to worry."
"Let yourself worry, Pepa," Bruno answers, sounding as though it's something he's said a million times.
"Fretting's not going to do anything useful, though," she counters.
The kitchen is still brightly lit and she makes her way to the cookfire, locating the kettle and filling it with water. "Sit, you two."