Octavius looked up from his reading for a moment. "Fine then, you stay here and I'll go on vacation," he called back to her in a joking tone. Really he would never do that. He got to see her so rarely as it was. He wasn't going to take a holiday without her.
"I'll keep my comments and questions to myself, Miss Di but just let me know when the food is ready at least. Also, try not to make too much of a mess!"