Violet Rose

16

Friday

"Have you heard from William yet, he hasn't responded to the invitation" Violet asked Tim as they walked into the station together.

Violet had dropped Alex and Ben at day-care and had run into Tim on her walk over.

"He's trying to swap his shift, but it's not looking good." Tim said, holding the door open for Violet to walk through.

"And why didn't he just call me and tell me that himself?"

"Because he is terrified," Tim said with a small smirk, following Violet into the front desk area of the station.

"Terrified of what?"

"You"

"ME! Why is he terrified of me?"

"Mostly Lela but you as well" Tim said while looking at Violet, who looked a mix between shocked and confused. Something you don't see very often.

"Me, terrified of me. I mean Lela I understand, but why me?" Violet asked herself.

"Ok" Tim said, stopping at the stairs. Turning Violet around so she was facing him.

"Terrified wasn't the right word but sometimes when you two are angry, you tend to go silent. Like deadly silent with those narrow eyes, it's like you're looking into our souls." Tim told her.

"See, that look, right there" Tim said smiling at Violet who was now giving Tim that very look.

Violet continued to give Tim the look for a couple more seconds before turning around, walking up the stairs without saying anything.

"What!?" Tim shouted after her, which only made Violet turn to face him once she was at the top, still giving him the look then continuing to walk to her office.

Tim just watched Violet walk away, confused about what just happened.

"What did you do?" Wade asked Tim, walking towards him.

"Why do you say that?" Tim asked, playing dumb.

"Because she didn't look happy, so what did you do?" Wade said as the pair started to walk towards the change room, ready to start the day ahead.

"Why do you think it was me!" Tim said, acting offended. Wade just looked at him waiting for a response.

"Ok, fine. She asked why Will hadn't responded to the party invite yet. He's trying to change shifts and he didn't want to tell Violet yet so I might have mentioned he was terrified of her. More so the look, her and Lela both have when they're angry" Tim explained.

"I can't imagine she would be angry at him for missing the party, is he really that scared of her?" Wade said while opening his locker.

"Scared of her, no. He just didn't want to promise anything yet." Tim said, opening his own locker.

"That's understandable, but why did you say he was scared of her then?"

"Because it's a lot of fun getting him in trouble" Tim told him, with the biggest smile Wade had seen him have in a long time.

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Tim and Lucy were in the shop. Tim was finishing paperwork and Lucy was on her phone looking for presents for the boys.

"Do you think the boys would like this game for their birthday?" Lucy asked Tim while turning her phone to show him.

"Why are you looking at presents for the boys?" Tim looked over at Lucy confused.

"Well I can't go to the party without a gift," Lucy said.

"You're going to the party?" Tim asked, looking annoyed at the thought.