"No, they don't. He didn't like it much." Swinging his legs, Ben grinned up at her from his perch on the too-tall-for-him chair. "But he stopped bein' mad at me after a couple days."
Reaching over (and very nearly falling out of his chair in the process) Ben gave her a manly handshake. "Valmae's a cool name. Where's Ten-uh-see? I live in Scotland. Only sometimes I live in London with Mummy, but I like Scotland better."