Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one who’s all right.
270
Room for One More
“Deece and I were helping Gilen adjust to his new home.”
Nonny rolled his eyes. “He’s fine now.”
“Care to join?”
“Duh.”
“I’ll let Deece know to expect you. Michael is sometimes there, too.”
“He’s all right.”
Jacques explained, “We stay over at Deece’s if he’s due for tending.”
Nonny hummed in a suspiciously disinterested way.
“You… know about tending?”
The boy snorted. “There’s another condition.”
Subject changed.
Jacques said, “Tell me.”
“I get to keep calling you Jacques. No dumb titles or stuff.”
“Continue apace,” he invited graciously. Though he’d not noticed before. Nonny never called him Uncle Jackie.
Posted: June 30, 2021
Prompt: Home, suggested by bonhomie
Words: 100
Summary: Jacques Smythe brazens his way into Stately House and shows no sign of departing. Like it or not, Lord Mettlebright has himself a butler. An Amaranthine Saga Serial. [Humor, Drama, Family] Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Lord Mettlebright’s Man tag.
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Nonny is standing his ground and negotiates like a pro. I am impressed.
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If he ever does, it will be special. I think this is the start of a beautiful relationship.
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Things that make you go hmm…
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