He laughs like he has no idea what Alvo is on about.
"Yeah, all right. You've got a deal."
He means it, too. If any of them actually get around to doing anything about it, which — let's face it — isn't very likely. Bax won't be the first to back down. It'll take some convincing to get the missus to agree, but he's had plenty of practise at that already. Convincing her to trust him, not to fight around the girls, not to spend so much.
"I'll even call Rick," he says, like a bolt out of the blue. "Yeah, not a problem. I've been meaning to call him anyway."
He scratches his nose and shifts a little uncomfortably. Not that he's about to say any more on that. He smiles blandly, and nods to Quinn.
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Date: 2012-03-28 09:25 pm (UTC)"Yeah, all right. You've got a deal."
He means it, too. If any of them actually get around to doing anything about it, which — let's face it — isn't very likely. Bax won't be the first to back down. It'll take some convincing to get the missus to agree, but he's had plenty of practise at that already. Convincing her to trust him, not to fight around the girls, not to spend so much.
"I'll even call Rick," he says, like a bolt out of the blue. "Yeah, not a problem. I've been meaning to call him anyway."
He scratches his nose and shifts a little uncomfortably. Not that he's about to say any more on that. He smiles blandly, and nods to Quinn.
"So long as you wouldn't rather the honour, eh?"