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Seeing as Jack was discussing her, Ted could look at her again.
Sweet.
“Yeah, I noticed that too. What do you think is going on there?” Ted acted the innocent.
“I think it’s Lenny. He’s been sweet on her for a while now, and lately I’ve been wondering—”
“The hell you say!” Ted hadn’t meant to roar, but it had come out that way.
Jack walked away laughing, and Ted was so close to following and denying what he knew Jack thought, but that would prove the opposite, so he made himself stand still and swing his basket.
The kissy sounds coming from the Trainer float made him raise a finger.
“Umm, Ted flipped the bird,” Gracie said in a loud voice that carried everywhere in that exact moment Major Gripper chose to stop talking.
Shit.
“Sorry, Gracie, that was very naughty of me,” he said. “Uncle Jack was being mean.”
She was sitting on the side of the float with Dylan, dressed as her favorite character, which happened to be a small pink pig called Peppa. Dylan wore an FBI shirt and jeans, and Luke his firefighter uniform.
“Where’s Mummy, she having a lie down?”
“I heard that, Hosking, and let me tell you, I’ve been up all night changing diapers and being a milk bar, so don’t mess with me..”
Piper looked beautiful dressed as some Grecian goddess in a white flowing gown, her hair a mass of curls.
“God’s truth, Piper, you look peaky,” Ted drawled, which made the men on the float hoot with laughter.
“My mummy looks beautiful.”
“Yes, she does, honey.” Ted leaned in and kissed Gracie’s cheek.
“Okay, Teddy Bear, you go on back to your jungle now, and we’ll catch up soon for a beer,” Joe said, dressed as a barman. Bailey was playing the piano.
“So no theme again this year?” Ted looked at each family member. Rory was a cowgirl in a short denim skirt and checked shirt.
“We never have a theme, we’re simply known as the sexy Trainer/Howard float,” Joe added. “I added you into the mix, Dylan.”
“Appreciate it,” Dylan said.
“How come the rest of us have to have a theme?”
“We’re the bad boys/girls of the town, remember?” Jack said. “Rebels who don’t follow rules. It’s always been that way.”
“I’m protesting,” Ted muttered as he headed away.
“Nice shorts, big boy. You be careful of your jewels in those. Wouldn’t want your prowess affected.”
“I didn’t notice Teddy Bear had jewels on him, Uncle Jack.”
Ted was laughing when he reached his float.
They rolled out to Mayor Gripper’s float blaring the hornpipe.
“My head already hurts.” Lenny had his fingers in his ears.
The first part of the street wasn’t too full, so Ted relaxed slightly and gave out sweets. He waved, and even started to enjoy himself… a bit. He’d never participated in the parade before, or even watched. It wasn’t his thing; all those people made him shudder.
