#bergen_county

Tove has been very busy. Very busy making videos

Outside in the back yard, the she Shed is being built by hand.

Nailing and hammering sounds there

Jaymes frowns during the work...

but the work continues.

They have both been busy. So maybe they haven't noticed how little Sam has been home - there's basketball and horses and patrol...

And yet Jaymes frowns.

A break is called for... and he goes to a phone..and calls his daughter.

"Yeah?"

"You okay?"

He waits for a response.

"...yeah?"

"could use your help assembling the she shed/studio."

a lower voice as if others might over hear "Be nice to have someone working with me i liked."

"...yeah."

"Yeah." He nods. Admitting it "I don't know these people really. Your'e good with shop and They..talk too much"

"Be there in a bit."

"Mm"(good)

Jaymes turns back to hear the chatter and glabber of the boggans and the pooka hired to help. And he sighs. His daughter will be very welcome

Dag does show up - from where? Who knows.

A grunt of greeting/inquiry. ("What are we doing?")

a bit of a smile, well, his lip twitched. He points to a window frame he's working on before it can be put on the wall..."need it straight." (Get the level, we'll handle this. May need your sanding skills)

A bit of a nod and she heads to.

A nod and when she's ready he says "thanks."

Lots of jabber from the other side of the work

Shrug. ("Anytime")

And she gets to work with him - checking the level, working to adjust the frame....

And time passes, it's good to lose track of the rest of the world by sharing a project. Her dad nods, and listens to her suggestions on sanding.

Suggestions made more by gesture than speech, but yes.

he gets it.

and somewhere in the conversation/not conversation, after she'd had a chance to wind down, "ahem" (Been missing you)

Grunt-shrug. ("busy")

Mmmph Brow ("It scares me too")

A look. "Scares?"

A look to her "lucky once? Twice?" ("What if my second kid isn't good like you? What if I don't luck out again? What if I'm not good enough for both of you?")

Dagmar shrinks back.

He says "Hey?"

Shrugs, distressed.

Brow frown

("What did Is say wrong?")

She chews on her thumb. "Nothing."

"something." He says with concern.

"Nothing." She picks up the sander.

Grunt mmm ("I'm here if you want to talk. Love you" ) and then "always will"

Mumble. ("Don't wanna talk.")

She gets back to work, but signs of distress linger.

A nod.

And he leaves it strictly to work. They do get the challenge of sound proofing, and more.

But he does nod approvingly as she does a good job.