Daniel quirked a faint smile. "Jessie likes her too." He sighed and set his headphones down. "I won't be long," he said as he rose to leave.
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"Can get away with 15."
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Daniel nodded and headed back out to reception.
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Angel was leaning back in her chair, yawning.
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"Hey. I'm just getting me and Sam a drink. Want one?" he asked.
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"I'd love one," Angel smiled, a genuine but sleepy grin
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Daniel nodded. "Be right back then." He moved away to get the drinks.
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She watched him, her tiredness dropping her walls. When he returned she looked wonderingly at him, "why do you care?"
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Daniel handed over the drink. "What do you mean?"
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"No one else does, I'm just reception," Shine yawned
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"You're still a person," Daniel pointed out. "Did Lucy leave in the end then?"
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"Mmm, she thinks she's sneaky but..." Angel shrugged
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"Did she give you any grief?" he asked.
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Daniel's lips tightened and he shook his head. "Sorry about earlier. I hope the food you bought didn't get wasted."
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"I could eat that a hundred times over," Angel smiled
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"I just knew you were busy. I wasn't, so it made more sense for me to cover," he said. He glanced at the clock. "Anyway, I suppose I should get back. Bring Sam his coffee... Oh, no, wait, he asked for a cookie as well?"
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"Always some homemade ones in the tin anyway," Angel replied.
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"And where's that?" Daniel asked, glancing at the clock again. He was already running through what would happen after Lunchtime, how much time it would take for him to collect Jessie from school and bring her back here with him before drive-time. He was still worried about inconveniencing Angel again but he also didn't want to upset or disappoint the seven-year-old, who apparently really wanted to meet Dylan.
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"Cupboard next to the sink, hidden behind the mugs, so Lucy never looks, because she never goes near the sink," Angel replied
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"Got it. Thanks." Daniel found the tin and grabbed a cookie for Sam. "What are they?" he asked.
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"Chocolate Chip, I'm surrounded by children," she grinned.
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Daniel chuckled before blushing faintly as his stomach chose that moment to remind him he still hadn't eaten today.
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"Go eat, then do you need to get Jess?"
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"I need to get back to Sam, I was only grabbing drinks, and a cookie for him. Show's not finished," he said, turning to head back to the studio. "I'll grab something on my way to get Jessie."
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"At least take a couple of cookies."
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Daniel hesitated but then grabbed a second cookie from the tin, then placed it back where he had got it from. "Just one. Thanks, Angel." He picked up his and Sam's drinks, and the cookies, and headed back to the studio.