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[flippin_peachy]

Yes but not in the way you're thinking.
I'm the legal guardian of a young man and it wouldn't do for him to see me in such a state.

[sickofroses]

That IS less scandalous than a wife waiting at home for you. Would it truly be so bad for him to see you that way?

[flippin_peachy]

Considering that he's also my boss? Yes.

[sickofroses]

Were you in service to his parents?

[flippin_peachy]

I was yes, but they were murdered a few years ago and I was named his legal guardian.

[sickofroses]

Oh, that's absolutely dreadful. My deepest condolences.

[flippin_peachy]

Much appreciated, Miss.
I've known him since he was a baby so he's become something of a son to me.

[sickofroses]

How old is he now?

[flippin_peachy]

Sixteen.

[sickofroses]

Sixteen! Practically a man. Are you sure he's not sneaking out and getting into a state on his own?

[flippin_peachy]

Oh I know he is, or was for a little while, but thank god he's smartened up.

[sickofroses]

And did you do the same at that age?

[flippin_peachy]

Course I did, but it's a bit of a different situation.

[sickofroses]

Is it though? Does he know?

[flippin_peachy]

He's the son of a billionaire and thus his private life is always something that newspapers want to know about, so yes.
Quite a bit of a different situation than mine where I grew up in east London and was a nobody.

[sickofroses]

Hmmm yet I suspect 'do as I say not as I do' is still not as effective as you'd hope, though I'd bet you're not terribly open about your sordid past~

[ Given she has her own guardian who worked/works for her parents, wild guess on her part. ]

[flippin_peachy]

That's where you're wrong, Miss. I'm very open about my past with Master Bruce, how else would he know that I'm not just talking out of my ass?

[sickofroses]

Oh he's definitely better behaved at that age than I was, then.

[flippin_peachy]

Quite the little minx, were you?

[sickofroses]

Excuse you - I still AM.

[flippin_peachy]

Right, my apologies.

[sickofroses]

The point is, if I had known about any sordid past of Protesilaus, I would have been insufferable. He's not the type, though.

Or maybe that's just what he wants me to think... I should ask his wife.

[flippin_peachy]

Make sure you ask her after a few glasses of wine, I bet she'll reveal more that way.

[sickofroses]

A brilliant plan. She likes me, too.

[flippin_peachy]

Course she does, I suspect most people like you.