mickey all but skipped to the car hand in hand with angel, free hand coming to cover her mouth as she attempted ( and FAILED ) not to crack another smile. the dramatics to deliver her to the passengerâs seat of the convertible were SILLY, but APPRECIATED, and she found herself giggling softly once seated. sheâd missed little things like this.
â aaaaand⌠?? â  she repeated in the time he took to pause between words, the news that followed only exciting her more.
â ME ?? in chargeâa thâRADIO ?? â what a PRIVILEGE !!
his request to know what she had been up to lately is met with the tiniest shrug of one shoulder. it HAD been quite sometime, but, had she anything to show for all of that time. legs crossed as she appeared to really ponder the question. tried to pull any significant happening from her memory.
â  âs been a long time, yeah, i⌠âve been workinâ, really. two jobs goinâ fâme..OH !! â suddenly she sat straight, turning to him with the same excitement she had expressed about their trip. â we puâ on a musical at thâschool i work at - big hit. never saw kids so excited abouâ stage shows. â she informed, beaming with pride that her project had gone well without much issue.
------â no way--a MUSICAL!?â Â
sheâd lit him up now. angelâs eyes were squished with how much that made his smile grow, how his cheeks pushed up at his lower lids. and not only from the adoration he always held for kids (which had always been potent in its pull on him) , but from how clearly Mickey seemed to have gotten a kick from it as well. seeing her happy was a far more personal joy for him, and it tickled him pink to see the  p r i d e  that was exuding from her from it.
â aw man, wait but does that mean I missed out on it? you were out here runninâ baby broadway and I couldnât even catch a show? â Â
by then the wind had picked up from their speed, working a pleasant breeze that accompanied the spring weather perfectly for a ride like theirs and sending their hair in gentle flutters behind them, Â
â Please tell me you guys still have a few more shows--or like, at least got some DVDs I can get!â