Chapter 2: Amy
Typically, for the first week of the summer holidays, it pissed it down.
Despite that, it was also unreasonably hot and humid. All the windows and doors were open during the day, and Molly sulked on windowsills, offended by all the sodding water.
Mike liked the peace, though, especially after that mess of a trip north of the border. Takeaway every night. A good lie-in every morning while Stephen went on his ridiculous runs. And the days in front of the telly, feet up, working through their lesson plans in perfect silence, punctuated only by, “Fancy a cuppa?” and, “Pass us that pen.”
Plus it was a week of Stephen wearing his reading glasses, which Mike had to admit were a good look on him. Very Tenth Doctor.
After the barb that Bastard Black had thrown their way, Mike ha
