18 April 2014 @ 08:09 pm
Outside the Condo {OPEN}  
Grant glanced up from his phone when he felt a shadow hang over him and found a giant, behemoth of a man who didn't speak much but grunted a lot at the other two movers. "Hmm? Oh, just put everything in the living room. I'll take care of it all later. Thanks."

He went back to his phone, typing rapidly as he replied to text after text from his mom. He grinned to himself. She was a worrier, always had been, always will be. And this was the first time her only child lived further than an hour away from her. So he was distracted when he heard a crash and looked up to see a hundred year old dresser on the ground.

"Hey! Careful! That dresser is worth ten times your pay today!" The movers all grunted, which Grant assumed was an apology. He swore under his breath, immediately tattling on the movers to his mom who was, unsurprisingly, pissed at the thought of any Middleton furniture being treated so carelessly. He shook his head. It was a shitty old dresser that belonged to his uncle and really not worth getting angry over. He hated the thing anyway -  it was fifty shades of ugly. He hated most of the things coming out of the truck. But appearances are key, and if any of his family happened to come for a visit, they'd expect to see certain key pieces on proud display in his home. Even if the crap clashed horribly with his home.

He sighed and asked how much longer the move would take. When he got a "One more hour" out of the movers, he groaned. Moving sucked. Moving really sucked when you were slightly hung over and wanted a nap.
 
 
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grantmiddleton: [happy] smile[personal profile] grantmiddleton on April 25th, 2014 11:14 pm (UTC)
"Hey, I was only promised that adulthood means making your own decisions, even the tough ones. Like, do I eat this entire tub of ice cream or this whole cake? Or both?" Grant winked.
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[personal profile] alfiehaywood on April 26th, 2014 12:05 pm (UTC)
"That has most definitely happened before. If you ever see me in the store staring at ice-cream, I will no doubt end up with multiple tubs." It had definitely happened in the past. The greatest upside of having such an active lifestyle was that he could indulge himself in all his favourite foods when he probably shouldn't.
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grantmiddleton[personal profile] grantmiddleton on April 26th, 2014 12:37 pm (UTC)
"If I see you in the ice cream aisle, I'll whisk over like an angel from above and whisper 'Get the strawberry' like the good fairy godmother I am." He smiled. "Or cookie dough. My answer will vary, gotta keep it interesting."
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[personal profile] alfiehaywood on April 26th, 2014 12:54 pm (UTC)
"My very own ice-cream fairy godmother - I don't think a man can ask for more in life." Alfie acknowledged with a grin, "I will let you know I have a dislike of bubblegum ice-cream though."
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grantmiddleton: [happy] smile[personal profile] grantmiddleton on April 26th, 2014 01:27 pm (UTC)
Grant made a disgusted face. "Ew. Who thought that was a good idea? Don't worry, I won't steer you wrong."
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[personal profile] alfiehaywood on April 26th, 2014 01:57 pm (UTC)
"I don't know, it's like that bubblegum kids toothpaste - who comes up with it." With a shoulder shrug he started moving back towards to door to head out to the truck, "Well, if you can't trust a cop, who can you?"
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grantmiddleton[personal profile] grantmiddleton on April 26th, 2014 03:47 pm (UTC)
"Someone whose childhood was very hazy. I've yet to meet a kid that loves that stuff." Grant followed Alfie after a quick glare at the movers which said 'get moving what am I paying you for?' "A lot of people would disagree with the cop thing, but there's bad apples in every profession I guess."
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[personal profile] alfiehaywood on April 26th, 2014 03:58 pm (UTC)
"I'm gonna try it on my nephew when he gets older, see if he likes it or not." Stepping into the truck, he picked up a box, careful to get a grip on the underside so everything wouldn't fall out the bottom like on so many comedy shows. "Exactly, you don't let one bad chip ruin an entire meal. That'd mean you couldn't go anywhere or do anything."
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