Blue Christmas

Part 6: All shook up

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"And then he just left!"

Leaning back Osgood did her best to avoid the flailing arm as she did her best to keep out of reach of the sloshing tea cup, the last thing her or little Miss Mae needed on top of that surprise was to be scolded as well. Still it could have been worse; at least she hadn't opened the wine. An angry ranting Missy was one thing, an angry pissed ranting Missy and she would need to alert the military.

"What he left you on the street with two babies and just took off?"

Ouch

A sharp pull with alien strength on her loose hair had Osgood swallowing a rude word. Not for the first time this evening she might add, she had smothered more than one or two after Missy's sudden arrival derailed her original plans for the evening.

"Yes without so much as a goodbye!"

One thing that certainly hadn't changed when Missy had become human was her love of playing to an audience and Tess was ably providing that much to Osgood's own annoyance. Her sort of...fine her girlfriend was making all the right noises in all the right places and didn't seem in the slightest put out that what was meant to be their evening had been gate-crashed by some crazy brunette and her demon children.

"Missy could you?" Osgood pleaded eyes brimming with tears as Mae's tugging turned into some vicious tug of war and Osgood could literally feel each individual hair being ripped out from the root.

Rolling her eyes at having her story cut off just when it was getting to the good bit Missy leant forward and untangled Mae's little fingers from her Skip's messy locks. "No sweetie don't hurt the Pet."

Osgood caught Tess's confused glance yet this was hardly the time to explain just why Missy called her that amongst her other menagerie of nicknames. Besides she was just relieved to have the mini Missy taken away before she went bald, a relief that lasted all of a few seconds before a drooling Sam was plonked down in her lap and proceeded to slobber all over the nice silky blouse that Kate had given her for an early Christmas present.

"So what are you going to do?" Tess asked taking a sip of her tea, her hazel eyes darting between Missy and Osgood.

"Well I was hoping..." Missy trailed off fluttering her eyelashes pleadingly in Skip's direction.

"Oh." The penny dropped and Osgood felt her cheeks flush. "You mean stay here."

"Thank you Skip it is so kind of you to offer..."

"But I di..." Osgood stuttered yet she knew it was a losing battle when Missy blatantly ignored her and carried out.

"I was so worried what I was going to do I mean poor little me out on the streets in this weather with two small children who had already been abandoned by their father."

Giving into the inevitable Osgood couldn't help but smile as Missy laid it on rather thick. "Missy I am sure The Doctor will be back."

"Well who says I want him to come back!" Missy huffed blue eyes flashing in warning. "After pulling this what makes you think I will ever forgive him? I should never have listened to you in the first place..."

"Missy!"

"Well it's true you were the one who convinced me to go after him Skip."

"Yes but I never thought he would do this." Osgood replied quietly. "I mean he came after you when I told him you were in danger and I saw how distraught he was when you were shot..."

"Wait what?" Tess spluttered practically spitting her tea back into her cup. "You were shot?"

Waving it off as if it were nothing, an everyday occurrence Missy merely nodded. "I survived obviously, but what Mother wouldn't when their children were threatened. I have a skill set my dear and I used it." She added dismissively before turning back to Osgood and her insinuation.