Together with Jens and Linda, Björn sat behind the PC. He was at their place. They had eaten together and just now they had watched the movie of Tilda's first year. Jens had filmed her a lot and now he had made a compilation of it.
"It was fantastic!" he said. "It's incredible how fast it goes. That's the cliché of the century, of course, but it's true. Before you know it, she'll be all grown up and have kids of her own. It's the same thing with this one!"
He put his hand on Linda's knee and stroked it briefly. Linda smiled and put her hand on his for a moment. It was a moment of deep connection and he was incredibly proud of his oldest child.
A moment later, Jens pointed to the screen. "What is this video, Lindus? Can we remove it?"
Linda leaned forward. "Which one? 'Happy mom'?"
"Yes."
She flew up. "No, don't remove it! It's a video of mom. I made it secretly."
Jens and he both looked at her.
"What do you mean secretly?" Jens asked.
She smiled briefly and looked at him. "You gave her that iPod for her birthday, right, Dad?"
He nodded. "Yeah, sure."
"Did you put any music on it already?"
"Yes, I had already put a few things on it myself and Anna had as well. She wanted some modern stuff on it. She thought it was tragic that I had only put 'old people's music on it,'" he explained, quoting his youngest daughter. "It would be damaging to your mother's brain,"
Linda and Jens burst out laughing.
"Are you still so happy with your second family or has the euphoria set in a bit by now?" inquired Jens.
"Had Anna put Nickelback on it?" Linda asked.
"Yes, that one, yes! How do you know?"
With a secretive smile, Linda reached for the mouse. When the arrow indicated 'Happy mom' she double-clicked.
The image grew larger and from a distance he saw Agnetha in her own home. She was dancing. Linda could be heard approaching with the camera and giggling.
When she reached the back door, it became clear that Agnetha was singing along loudly. She had the iPod in the back pocket of her jeans and was waving her hands in the air. It reminded him of the clip from Summer Night City. For a moment, a tingle went through him. He had always loved the way she moved, although she had always felt insecure about it.
Both on the video and in real live, Linda chuckled. On the screen, she gently opened the back door and walked a little closer.
Agnetha danced across the room and sang at the top of her lungs:
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head
Scream 'Are we having fun yet'
Yeah, yeah, are we having fun yet?
She moved her head back and forth and her hair danced wildly around her. With both arms she pretended to play the drums, fairly spot on too. And then that voice. Completely loose and relaxed. No one was listening, she probably thought, but meanwhile the camera registered Linda's giggling.
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Voyage 2002
FanfictionABBA set in 2001 and later. What will their voyage be like? Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid have known each other since 1969. They have been through a lot together - a lot. ABBA came to an end, but Björn has been working on a new deal. Will th...
