Closed; Roger & Lily

[lavender_x]

Returning to work was the first normal thing Lavender had done in weeks. That morning she had felt anxious as she got herself ready but forced herself out the door. But once she arrived at the practice field, camera out ready, she felt newly empowered. The team had greeted her like one of their own

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[rkdavies]

When Lavender knocked, there was a small commotion from inside. Something very obviously fell over, though nothing shattered. There were a couple muffled voices than the sound of feet pounding on hard wood floors.

When the door flew open, Roger was already saying "Remember the rule! We don't answer without checking who it is first!"

But it was too late. The door was already open and a tiny brunette was standing in the doorway staring up at Lavender.

"Lavender! Hi!" Lily's entire face lit up as if she'd just seen a long lost friend.

[lavender_x]

It would have been impossible to ignore the commotion going on inside Roger' flat. Lavender's head titled to the side and it never registered that Lily could be over.

But then there she was, beaming up at her.

"Lily! Hey there," she said, doing her best to match her smile and not look as surprised as she felt. She held up the bag of food, not really knowing what else to say. "I brought dinner!"

[rkdavies]

"Good! Daddy was going to try to cook, but he shouldn't and I told him so, and he doesn't believe me." Lily explained, bouncing back away from the door to let Lavender in.

"Lily Davies!" Roger yelled as he rounded the doorway from the kitchen.

"It's okay! It's just Lavender! See?" Lily pointed as if that were completely necessary and Roger couldn't see without the direction.

Roger shook his head but settled a hand in Lily's hair. "I see." He stopped looking so ridiculously fond at Lily and looked up to smile at Lavender. "Hey. Did I know you were coming?" He didn't think so, but sometimes he got his wires crossed, especially when he was gearing up to head out of town for a match again soon.

[lavender_x]

She was completely torn between running back down the hall and trying to find her place in this little picture-esq family moment. Her heart skipped a little as she watched Roger with his daughter. It was like watching a movie - it didn't feel completely real.

"No, sorry - you weren't," she said awkwardly, scratching at the back of her head with her free arm. Lavender forced a smile. "I thought I would surprise you but I didn't mean to-"