Morningstar Manor

Nia was playing with a bucket of water and a child sized watering can, 'helping' by watering the tomato plants she and Charlie had planted in their tenant's plot. And while she was occupied Charlie was taking the opportunity to splash some paint around on a board and asemble a rough sketch of whatever happened to be in his head today.

The painting had started off being of the flowers in the border but the face of a red haired woman kept intruding and he couldn't make up his mind whether it was Ceri or Samantha, Nia's mother. He shook his head and splashed on more paint, wondering what he was trying to tell himself.

Emily got off the subway train on the obviously named Botanical Garden stop, and found her way out of the station. She wasn't sure if she was at the right side of the building to meet Vincenzo, but at least she was on time. She found her cell phone from her purse, and since she did not see him around yet, she decided to give him a call.

Maybe ten feet away, but the other side of a group of tourists, the familiar thrum at the beginning of the Dr Who theme started. Amarie had put it on Vincenzo's phone for a joke and he'd never got round to taking it off.

It cut off and, "Hello - Em?" His voice came from her phone. "Where are you hun?"

Emily turned around trying to spot where she had heard the familiar ring tone. "I think I'm really close because I heard your phone ringing. ( Oh, oh I see you now! )