3:27<\/p>\n
It was mostly for that reason that Rowan stopped suddenly on the threshold. Gareth bumped into her as he turned from shutting the front door and looked up to see her face slowly swivel in his direction. As their eyes met he suddenly felt like a naughty child caught with his fingers in the hidden candy stash.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon’t tell me you actually listen to this stuff?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUmm, no?\u201d Gareth replied meekly. \u201cIt’s the beaver?\u201d he ventured. \u201cHe likes a lot of weird stuff. Made me turn off Green Day very first thing and hasn’t let me turn back on since.\u201d He grinned and half bowed in the small space Rowan had left him. \u201cWelcome to my castle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rowan met his eyes as he straightened up and said sternly, \u201cY’all be turning that off now, right? Wouldn’t want to irritate the guest too much, would ya?\u201d<\/p>\n
She stepped back and grinned lopsidedly. \u201cSeriously, y\u2019all can’t know how that there cack-o-phony gits on mah nerves. Reminds me of the not-so-stellar times of ma youth.\u201d She let loose a long shudder and and rolled her eyes before turning to the archway that led to the living room. \u201cSo where\u2019s this here critter y’all’ve been braggin\u2019 about? Been a while since I seen me some beaver close up…\u201d<\/p>\n
As Rowan and Gareth stepped into the living room, the score rolled thunderously into the climax, and they unconsciously stiffed as if the big moment was upon them. Rowan looked slowly around the room, finishing her sweep with Gareth.<\/p>\n
\u201cUmm…\u201d she mumbled, \u201cI don’t know ’bout you, but I ain’t seeing no beaver.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gareth, however, was staring into the corner.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u201cWhere\u2019s the …,\u201d he mumbled. \u201dWhat the hell happened to …\u201d He turned quickly to the kitchen and then headed to the back hallway, still mumbling to himself.<\/p>\n
Rowan caught up as he was coming out of what appeared to be a bedroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not here,\u201d Gareth said plaintively.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just said that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, \u201c he replied. \u201dNot the beaver. The lemon tree. The little bugger\u2019s stolen my lemon tree. That rotten, thieving rodent has made off with my tree!\u201d<\/p>\n
Rowan took a step back in confusion and then bonelessly fell back agains the hallway\u2019s dingy beige wall with huge grin. \u201cWell, now. That\u2019s a different kettle of fish, ain’t it? Can’t have no imaginary beaver abscondin\u2019 with yur foliage, can we? That\u2019s just not sportin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
She opened her mouth to continue but found that her breath was being stolen by the laughter that suddenly began erupting from somewhere inside of her. She leaned against the wall for a few seconds more, snorting and trying to hold it in, until she gave up and slid down the wall to sprawl in a heap on the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gotta say,\u201d she gasped out brokenly, \u201cthis has been a helluva day so far. A hell-uv-a day!\u201d<\/p>\n
Gareth just stared at her with a hurt expression and then whined pathetically. \u201cBut he took my…\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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