Carter Reunion Vo.2

Putting Plans into Motion

''Ollie and me at Art class, love and miss you xx'
Along with a selfie of Linda and Ollie at art class
Mick smiles widely and removes his tears from earlier
Mick sits down on the bed as he clicks onto the picture and zooms into their faces with a wide smile on his face with slight teary eyes
Mick begins to type a reply saying
'Love that! See you soon baby, I love you both very much xx'
Mick hears the hoover starting up and turns his head
Mick picks up his phone and puts it in his pocket and enters the living room where Johnny and Nancy are
Nancy is Hoovering and Johnny is tidying away rubbish and papers
Mick stares in shock and steps down into the living room
You alright dad
Yeah...erm what have you done with Johnny and Nancy
They both smile at their dad and don't say anything
Mick begins to talk as Nancy turns off the hoover
Oh yeah ur mother just text me with a photo of her and Ollie at art class, bless them
Aww that's sweet
Yeah I think ollie was painting something by the state of his clothes
They both smile
I miss him, I miss your mum
Johnny and Nancy look at each other suspiciously
What was that
What that little look between you two
Nothing.-Johnny
You sure yous ain't planning something
What ever gave you that idea -Nancy
Well Johnny said this day was going to be special, last night, then yous two were plotting something for his morning I'm sure of it, you make my breakfast, now you tidying and you're saying it's nothing..
Johnny and Nancy have plain expressions
Come on do you really think I'm that stupid, tell me
Well we weren't gonna say anything but
I knew it, I knew there was something going on, DI Mick Carter, was right, I've watched too many crime dramas with ur mum not to figure it out, mick sits down on the chair
What
Well go on then cos I'm gonna find out anyway aren't I?!
The thing is we..Johnny looks puzzled
We can't tell you
I ain't gonna wear that nance
No I'm being serious
Well how long have I got to wait before I find out
Erm a couple of hours I think
You think
Nah nah definitely by tonight pop, trust me forget about all of this and it'll be worth it when it happens okay?
Ooookay, but I'm warning you cos my eyes are peeled yeah?
Nancy puts her thumbs up and smiles sarcastically
Mick pretends to go down the stairs then comes back up
Johnny shuts the door
Now that was too close Nance
Tell me about it
Nancys phone vibrates
Ahh it's
Check outside to see if dads there would ya
Daaaad please
Johnny sees his dad with a glass against the wall listening
I was checking
Checking?
Checking the wall to see how sturdy it was after the leaks and it seems good to me no worries
Mick then makes his exit briskly
The glass goes in the kitchen Dad
Yeep I knew that
Mick takes the glass into the kitchen then goes down the stairs to the bar
He's sneaky he is
Right it was mum weren't it
Yep, omg she says she's leaving the pub in Watford now
We'd better get a move on
Right Johnny you get dad up here and lock the door yeah? Oh and you'll need to put them cardboard bits from the barrel store and puts them up against the windows in the living room
Why are we doing this
Trust me right I know from experience even if u lock someone in here they might look out the window and see them outside whilst dancing to Dancing queen
What are u on about, Dad hates Abba
trust me, remember  that time lee came home from Afghanistan for mums birthday surprise but she knew he was back
Ahh
cos she saw him out the window so pretended that she was ill, so he had to stay in that box
You really have thought this through
Yep down to the T Johnny now chop chop mums coming
Alright they both exit the living room
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Right Johnny get dad up now and I'll cover for him down in the bar okay? 
Okay and since when did u become boss lady
Since I realised it's the only way you get things done
So you'll do that now yeah
Yeeep
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Johnny approaches his dad at the bar