"Hmm? Oh. Uh...." He hadn't been swimmin' in so long he didn't even remember. "Maybe? It's been a long time since I went swimmin' Miss Verty." He was still very excited, but he was trying to be more subdued 'cause he didn't want to upset her and say they couldn't go.
"It would be polite." Marlowe said easily, with another nod, but unbenownest to him, there was a small frown on his face. He really liked Uncle Theo and Auntie Padma- he just really liked Miss Verty, she was his new mum. In fact, he knew he should start calling Miss Verty 'Mummy Verty' cause with the babies he didn't want to make them confuseuled- but he sometimes remembered his real Mummy and it made his heart heart a little to know she wouldn't get called that, even if she didn't like him much.
He looked at Miss Verty when her voice got a little quiet, and he picked Monster up (carefully) and held him out. "Do you want to hug Monster Miss Verty, he'll make you feel better." He made him feel all better usually, and she seemed said in the way she said her words.
"I do miss home Miss Verty, but if Mister Monty'll get better here then it's okay." Marlowe finished with a small smile and a nod. "I want him to get better." After all, if Miss Verty was his new mummy then Mister Monty was his dad- not really his 'new' dad cause his old one he'd never seen or met before, but that was okay, Mister Monty and Miss Verty were better then good then seeing his real dad lots of times.