His New Wife

༺ ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 ༻

"You idiots are making this mission harder and harder..."

    Tom enters and Mona looks over, smiling. "Tom! You're not all beat up!" The eyeless male blushes in embarrassment. "I guess Edd told you about that..." He smiles. "Yeah...for once, the conversation was civil...didn't even raise our voices." Edd smiles softly, drying his hands off before handing the dish towel to Mona. "That's a nice change of pace...you seem happy about it too, Tom." He nods, messing with the strings on his hoodie. "Yeah. Believe it or not, I do miss being friends with that stupid commie. Well, I'm going to my room. Let me know if you guys need anything." Tom waves to Mona and Edd before going up the stairs and disappearing. Mona smiles at Edd. "I'm going to check on Tord. I'll be back in." The brunette waves as she walks outside. Tord was still standing on the deck, finishing the last bit of his cigarette. "Darling? Are you okay?" Mona asks softly and the Norwegian man looks over his shoulder at her. "Hm? Yes, I'm fine dear. Did you come out here to check on me?" He smiles and places a gentle kiss on Mona's nose, which scrunches in slight disgust. "Yeah...but seriously, brush your teeth before you try to kiss me, smoke breath." Tord chuckles and holds his fiancée close. "I will, I will." They stand in silence before Mona speaks up again. "...How much longer...? Y'know, until the mission is over?" She shifts as Tord looks at her. "I just...I miss Norway, I miss the base, I miss my mamma and my brothers, I miss Patryk and Paul even though they aren't that far...being here is nice and your friends are wonderful but..." Tord cuts her off, nodding. "I know, min kjære...just a few more days and we'll be on our way back. Okay?" Mona smiles, nuzzling into Tord's neck. "Yeah, okay."

   A few hours pass and Matt finally comes home. "Oh you wouldn't believe how awful work was today!" The ginger gushes, dramatically laying across Edd's lap, causing him to snicker. "How awful was it this time?" "Yeah, you seem to get more dramatic each time you get called in on your day off." Tom's voice says as he comes down the stairs. Matt sits up, mouth open in mock offense. "Dramatic? ME? How dare you!" He wails and Mona lets out a snort. "Is this normal...?" She giggles and Edd sighs. "Yeah, unfortunately." "Well I never! I'm a blessing and you all should be honored to see my beautiful face every day!" Mona lets out another snort and nods. "Yes yes, you're right, Matt. We're terribly sorry." "That's more like it!" He huffs and lays back down on Edd's lap. Mona looks around, now noticing that Tord was missing. "I'll be right back." She smiles, making her way up the stairs. She looks around before spotting Tom's bedroom door open. "Tord...?" She gasps as her fiancé jerks her in. "Mona, min kjære, why are you up here?" Tord lets go of her, turning back to the wall that was opened to reveal a lab. "I was...just wondering where you were." Tord sighs softly and turns back to face Mona. "I appreciate that Mona but I need you to keep distracting them. Tom wouldn't be happy if he knew I was in here." Mona chews on her lip before nodding. "Okay just hurry down...I'm not good at that." Tord smiles and kisses her nose. "You'll do great."

    Mona comes back down the stairs, seeing the boys watching TV all huddled together. She smiles a bit before Edd speaks up. "Are you okay Mona? You're just kinda standing there." "Ah! Yes, I'm fine. What are you all watching?" She takes a seat next to Tom as Matt sits up. "Professor Why." He snatches the TV remote from Edd. "It sucks." Mona jumps as she feels something land in her lap, only calming when she hears the cat's rhythmic purrs. "I didn't know you all had a cat." She says, petting her fur gently. "She's Edd's cat. Her name is Ringo." Tom says, scratching the grey tabby behind her ear. Ringo purrs louder, soon making her way to Tom's lap. Mona giggles, perking up as Tord comes down the stairs. He was holding some sketch paper and pencils. "Hey Tord—what!! You raided my room? Seriously?" Edd sounds annoyed, but in a playful way. Tord grins at his friend before sitting on the floor beside Matt. "Sorry Edd. I have to keep my wonderful artistic skills at their peak!" He sits the paper down, humming as he begins doodling. Mona watches him intently, the room filling with silence until Tord's phone rings. "Oh! Let me answer that." He presses the phone to his ear as he stands. "Ja? Selvfølgelig fikk jeg tegningerne. Jeg har nettopp sendt dem til deg..." Mona watches him walk away, head tilted in confusion. Blueprints? Blueprints for what? "I can't be the only one who thinks Tord is acting weird." Tom pipes up once the red clad male was out of earshot. "Yeah, he's been really jumpy and coarse since he's come back. Not to mention he only speaks Norwegian when he's hiding something." Matt hums, holding up a compact mirror as he fixes his hair. "Isn't that how he kept my surprise party a secret?" Edd chimes in. As the boys continue talking Mona stands and goes to investigate, unnoticed.

   Tord whips around when the sliding doors open, relaxing when he sees it's Mona. "Vi snakkes senere, Patryk." Tord hangs up and smiles at his fiancée. "My darling! What can I do for you?" Mona purses her lips. "What was I hearing about blueprints...?" Tord smiles and holds Mona to him by her waist. "You will see soon enough, my love." He kisses her cheek. "For now, I have good news." Mona perks up. "Oh?" Tord's smile grows wider.

"This mission should be finished by week's end."