LONDON CALLING

Ruby chuckled as Robert teased Abby making the day so much brighter she thought "I'll stay here, I have baking to do" she said smiling and thankyou simone and Edward for bringing half my things here." she said nodding at her " I did notice the wardrobe in Angus and I's room was a bit more fuller too." she smiled " I didn't mind, I was going to do that after Angus came home but now I can just spend it with him and relax" she stood up and walked over giving simone a hug as thank you.

Hering the ofer of bringing things back Ruby stood up and picked up the book she go from the book store she wrote a note and smiled " I need this returning and exchanginf ro this book.." she showed him the note with the nake of another book wrote on it." if you don't mind that is." she handed him the book and smiled. " oh and maybe pick up some of those fudges Angus likes."

"Not a problem, Dear," Simone said, "I'm always glad to be useful."

"Of course," Marcus said. "I know what he likes." He tucked the book in his jacket and then he and Robert took Abbey and apparated to Honeydukes.

Jonathan was delighted to see Robert and Marcus arrive with Abbey. He took Abbey from Robert and gave her a big hug and he took her straight back to the candy kitchen, motioning Robert and Marcus to follow. Jonathan helped her to take a pretzel rod, roll it in melted caramel, then in chocolate and then in Jonathan's new sprinkles. It was beautiful.

"Now, watch," Jonathan told her. "Lumos!" He used a simple lighting spell, and the sprinkles on the wand lit up. "Now, wave your wand." She waved her wand, causing rainbow colors of light to form a wave shape in the room, and they rippled before they faded.

"Jonathan, it's brilliant," Robert said.

"They'll make shapes too, if you want. They rather work like frogs. They have one good spell in them, and that's about it. After all, you really want to be able to eat them, right?"

"Absolutely. Those are going to be fun," Robert said.

"How soon can we get enough to take back to Brian's?" Marcus asked.

"Well, how about you lot go shop for your candy, and I'll make some up for you to take with you. If Khaat and Brian like them, I'd say we can have them ready and into Sparks by the end of the week."

"They're going to love them, especially Khaat. She's going to be completely over the moon with them."

"Jonathan, you may hear a rumor about your jellybeans," Robert said.

"Meh, already know about it. And I've quality checked all my candy. It isn't coming from here. If somebody's got tainted jellybeans, then one of their trusted friends isn't so trustworthy, but I thank you anyway. I'm not overly concerned. I have asked someone from the Department of Magical Accidents to check them, and they took a sample of each of my candies early this morning. I think we're going to be fine," Jonathan said.

"Let's go fill up a big basket full of candy," Marcus told Abbey, taking her out to the front of the shop and picking up a basket. She began taking big handfuls of candy and chucking it in the basket. It made him laugh. He had to slow her down and get her to only get the candy she really wanted. But, for Abbey, that was all of it. Jonathan and Robert watched Marcus try to get Abbey to not buy a pound of every candy Jonathan had, and it was all they could do not to laugh themselves silly.

"I should go help him," Robert said

"Why?" Jonathan laughed. "Let him struggle. I want to see who wins."

"She will," Robert said confidently. "She has him wrapped around her little finger, and she loves it."

"She loves him."

"Yes. She does."

"I think she loves every one of those one million people in your house," Jonathan said.

"She does. It gives her family. Without them, it would just be Kate and me and Khaat and Brian for her. That's all. Brian's brother and sister are too far away. And Kate and I neither one have anyone now but Khaat and Brian. Now she has a huge family."

"And she just includes Claire and I and Marcus's children right in that."

"As well she should," Robert said. "Oh, can you include whatever fudge Angus and Michael both like?"

"That's not a problem. They like it all," Jonathan laughed.

Ruby saw them leave and smiled as he moved to the kitchen to prepar making teh cake for the mens return well all but one. She was still mad at her brother but mnissing Angus, she'd even taken to sleping with his pillow under her so she could smell his scent as she slept. Making two baches of cake mix she pored them both into greased bacing tins and put them in the oven to cook while she wa waiting she made the cheese cake and some scones placing one in the fridge and the other on a baking tray while she waited.

Now she sat to wait for the cake to cook she looked at the garden and walked out teh back door to it, dead heading some flowers she picked some ripe fruit and herbs as she was going to make cheesy scones with herbs as well. "Edwrad are all your plants okay?" she asked seeing him in the garden too." some of mine a whilted a little and Im wondering if I put them in the wrong place."

"They're in fine places," Edward told her. "Some of those herbs are a bit more thirsty than some of the others. They just need more frequent watering, my dear. Come see what I did over here. I did a bit of different organizing just to make it easier for me. This row here--these are all those plants you're having trouble with. I put them in one row together so that I know this darned row I have to water every single day. The others, I can just water as they need it. You can either just learn which ones need watered every day, or we can shuffle them around a bit so that you have a system for those that are thirstier than the others. Whatever you think works for you." Then he motioned to her. "Come try this." He pinched off just a tiny leaf off one of the mint plants. "Smell it, and then just eat the leaf, just as it is." It was a tiny leaf off one of the chocolate mint plants. It smelled like a peppermint patty, with chocolate and peppermint. And, that was very much like how it tasted too. "I think Robert will be able to make a superb tea with this," Edward told her.

When the train pulled into the station in Calais, Angus was determined on apparating back to London. He couldn't stand another two hours in a muggle vehicle. Michael was fully supportive. He did catch a glimpse of Brian and Jessie as they got off the train. Michael gave Brian a simple hand signal that Brian could immediately figure out they were done with the muggle travel. He knew that meant that they were going to apparate the rest of the way, but they would need to find a safe place away from all the muggles to do it.

As they walked through the trains station in Calais, Angus was drawn to a couple of the shops that were located in the stations. And he saw something in one of the shop windows that he wanted. He stopped Michael, and they went into the shop together. England could wait just a few more minutes.

"They're ditching the bus," Brian laughed, mentioning it to Jessie. "I thought they would head straight home, but it looks like they're making a bit of a side trip first. What do you want to do?"

Ruby listened to Edward and followed him she saw his plants thriving " hum I see" she said " I could do that, be a shame to lose them for lack of watering" she said thn folowed him to a plant where he took half a leave of " oh thats smells devine, I think it would mae an ausom tea" she said as she popped it in her moth and chewed it " oh yeah must have Michael make a tea from this." she chuckled and smiled as she knelt beside the plants.

Jesie followed Brian off the train his duffel bag over his shoulder as he followed . He caught a signel of sorts but didn't now what it ment until Brian spoke " ah , all right I agree being cooped up wasn't nice and a coach is even smaller, so I don't blame him one bit." he saw them go to a shop and sat down on a bench to wait " so we wait or will they catch up?" he asked looking up to Brian from where he sat his bag between his legs now.

"I don't think we need to wait," Brian said. "They know how to apparate home from here. We can do what we want. If you want to head home, we'll do that. If you have any errands you want to do on the way, we'll do that. If I do anything, I might stop at a florists' when we get back into England and get closer to home and get Khaat some roses. I know its only been a week, but jeesh, it feels like its been a month. I really don't want to get the flowers here. Have you ever seen what happens to roses if you try to port from France to England? It isn't pretty. You might as well buy a dozen roses and then stick them into a box fan. Its just about the same thing."

Jessie nodded and stood up " alright, and no I don't have anything I need to do" he said " can we just get back and get this over" he said looking at Brian " I know Robert has something pland to reprimand me for my behaviour so please can we just port back." he said shifting from one foot to the other as he looked at Brian. " that and I realy want to sleep in my own bed for a little while at least." he gave a sigh and shifted the dufffel bag on his shoulder. It was now he saw what shop they had gone into and he said nothing but turned his back to it.

"That's fine," Brian said. "Let's go home."

Robert and Marcus and Abbey finished in Honeydukes, and loaded down with candy, they apparated home.

"ROOby!" Abbey was excited. She grabbed one of the wands out of the bag and dashed over to Ruby with it. "Looky! Looky what Papa John maded. It does real magic!" She proudly handed Ruby one of the new candy wands.

"Use a lumos spell with it, flick it just a little, and watch what happens," Robert told her, setting the large market basket of candy on the kitchen counter. Simone and Edward, finished finally with their tasks, came back over, and Simone worked on putting together her beef wellington, while Kate stepped in to help by making a wild mushroom risotto and some asparagus with an elegant hollandaise sauce.

In the jewelry store, Angus told the jeweler he wanted the sapphire and star ring that he'd seen in the window. The jeweler got out the ring, and Angus had Michael take a look at it. Satisfied with the quality, Michael nodded. Michael helped Angus negotiate the price, and Angus paid cash for it on the spot. He tucked the ring into his pocket. They left the jewelry store, and Angus told Michael that this was not the ring that he believed everyone wanted to see him give to Ruby. Angus knew what he wanted for that, and he told Michael exactly what he wanted. Michael nodded. He knew exactly where to find what Angus was describing.

Brian apparated them back to England, and he made a stop at the village florist near the estate. He went in and he bought her two dozen red roses. The florist wrapped them carefully, and Brian was glad of that. He knew they only had a short way to go now to get home but he didn't want them ruined all the same.

Ruby had just finished putting the finishing touches to the cake when she ehard some one aperate in it was then she heard Abbys voice call out to her and saw her run in with  bag smiling . Taking one she did as Robert had tld her and it sparkled as she waved it and gave of rainbo colors. " wow thats beautuful" she said " how about we add one to the cake for our special guys so they ca see it too" she said and gasped at how may bags they had " wow thats a lot, youdid rember the fudge right, among all the other sweets and treats?" she said chukaling as she saw Marcus with them " here let me take some off you hands " she opened a cupboard and took out several large jars to put them in.

Jessie nodded and ported back to Roberts front porch he waited for brian as not wanting to go in alone. But it was Jack who spotted him and grabbed him not too hard around the back of his neck and walked him inside.

"look what I found outside" he said " where are the others?" he asked 

"there coming they had things they had to do, I didn't so came right back." he said placing his bag on the floor. Now Ruby saw him and looked at Simone " please lok after Abby I have something I have waited to do." she said Now with him in her sights she walked over raised her hand and slapped him so hard he stepped back into Jack who held him still " thats for being a pratt once again, How dare you, just how dear you!" she shouted at him " Angus would never, and I mean never do what you implied, I spoke to Ana too shes a lovly woman." she paused to stop her sef from crying and spoke again " Jessie as you older sister Im telling you our father screwed you up and you need help." Jesie stood quiet not saying a word as he knew deep inside she was right.

"I know" was all he said before looking at Robert " I acept what ever you want to do to me, I messed up again." he looked at Ruby " I'll get help, Brians been helping on the train he made me do puzzles and take photos too." Ruby looked at Jeffery then motioned him forward.

"Jeffery this is Jessie my pratt of a brother, the man you came to see." she said and stepped back to leave the two alone while she went to hers and Angus's room to compose herself.

Nobody said a syllable when Ruby confronted Jessie. Robert was sure similar scenes had probably played out between Ruby and Jessie before, but Robert was also sure Ruby was within her rights to be angry with him. Robert had no intention of taking any disciplinary action until Jessie had talked to Jeffrey.

"Jessie," Robert said quietly, "No missions work until this is resolved. I want you to meet a friend of mine. Jeffrey, This is Jessie. Jessie, this is Dr. Jeffrey Burnstein. You wanted help? Well, this is the guy."

"Nice to meet you, Jessie," Jeffrey reached out his hand to shake hands with Jessie. "Let's go find a private place to talk." Kate popped the tops on two bottles of soda, handed one to Jeffrey and one to Jessie and pointed them out to Brian's stocked farm pond. There was a bench under the oak tree that overlooked the pond, and another under the maple tree. And it was far enough from the house that there was no danger of them being overheard.

"Thank you, Kate. Come on, Jessie. Let's go outside," Jeffrey said, heading out the kitchen door