dr. jane cooper (andadoctor) wrote in musingslogs, @ 2010-12-21 02:16:00 |
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Entry tags: | alfred pennyworth, watson |
Who: Alfie and Jane
What: Christmas shopping
Where: Some obscenely high-end mall
When: Saturday (12/11)
Warnings: None
Saturday had dawned crisp and cold, and Alfie had managed her first real night of sleep since Luke had been taken four days before. She had spent Friday fending off press and police at Thomas’ apartment, where she’d set up shop after she’d dismissed the servants, and despite the long day of answering questions and being evasive, she had managed a blessed, full night of sleep in one of the guest rooms.
When the sun streamed in the window on Saturday morning, she considered calling Jane and canceling. There was little doubt there were things to be done, more questions to answer, money to move back to its original place; she should cancel. But she had not seen her granddaughter since Thanksgiving, and she was (admittedly) looking forward to spending time with her. And the company presents did need to be purchased for Thomas, Inc. It could be considered a work outing, if she looked at it in just the right way.
In the end, she’d showered and dressed down in jeans and and a cashmere sweater, and she’d called for a car to bring Jane to Aubade. It left her, she knew, with a few minutes for coffee and to try to cover up the circles under her eyes from the previous week’s happenings - a mostly fruitless endeavor. She sighed as she looked in the mirror. There was no hiding that many nights of wakefulness, not at her age. At least she wouldn’t have to hide happenings from Jane. She knew her granddaughter worked for Thomas, and she would therefore know about Luke.
She slipped on her coat, a scarf and gloves, and she please, if you woulded her way through the collected members of the press in the lobby, only stopping to address them when she was outside the building, the car (and, she hoped, Jane) waiting at the end of the walk. She assured them Luke was resting, and if they had any additional information they would be privy to it.