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RICHIE FINALLY DECIDED TO GO back upstairs. A frown still present on his face. His eyes holding a distant look. A couple of photographs hidden away in the pocket of his tracksuit pants.
"Corner," He announced quietly as soon as he reached the top at the same time a feminine voice got closer to him.
"Closer."
The two came to a halt in front of each other. Sydney stared at him, a guilty look in her eyes but she kept her mouth closed, not knowing what to say. Richie sent her a small nod and moved to the side.
"Go ahead," He said softly.
"Yeah..." She nodded and walked over, looking back at him and opening his mouth before she closed it again and hopped down the stairs into the basement.
Richie walked into the kitchen. His eyes looking over the space. Even though they hadn't fully started the proper renovations yet, it was already starting to look different. And he knew it wouldn't be long before he would come to work and not recognise it at all.
"No, Neil."
As soon as he heard Kitty's voice his head turned in her direction. Watching as placed cookbooks into a box, shaking her head as she spoke to her brother, who was bouncing on his heels beside her. He felt his expression softening as he watched her concentrating on stacking the books up to fit them in just one box.
"Oh, come on, you need to start gettin' out there," Neil pleaded.
Kitty rolled her eyes and looked up at her brother, "No, I don't," She told him and before she went to grab more books off the shelf, her eyes landed on Richie standing not too far from them. A small smile on his lips but a sadness in his eyes. She sent him a smile. Not even on purpose. Her mouth just naturally upturned when her eyes landed on him.
She nodded her head at him, gesturing for him to come over.
His legs moved before he could even think about what he was doing. And he made his way over to the two Faks, "What's goin' on 'ere?" He asked, pushing away the sadness he had felt when he was down in the basement.
"Neil's being annoying, so nothin' new," Kitty said, sending Neil a pointed look before she turned back to Richie. Her face contorting with worry, "You okay?"
He cleared his throat and nodded, scratching his nose, "Yeah, yeah. Just needed a moment," He said, waving her off, "What's he doin' this time?" Richie chuckled, nodding his head at Neil.
