#GourmetSnack

Lauren breezes in like nothing is happening. She is carrying a parcel. “Morning!” she shouts. “This was on your doorstep, Mills.”

I open the parcel and realize it’s the gourmet snacks Lydia Portancia promised for Dave.

I look at Lauren. She seems to be completely unfazed by everything that is going on. I, meanwhile, am standing here holding Trout Infused Gourmet Treats with a Hint of Sea Bream Broth and feeling completely bewildered.

While Rod and Mum are talking about their favorite type of peanut butter (my mum is claiming she’s crunchy!) I sidle up to Lauren and sort of snarly whisper, “How do you feel about this? Aren’t you completely weirded out by it?”

Lauren looks serious. She explains that she absolutely was freaked out when she saw them kissing. In fact, that’s why she didn’t tell me for HOURS, BUT when she sat back and thought about it, she realized it was actually a bit lovely. She looks at me very sweetly, puts her arm around me, and says, “I think you just need a bit of time. I love your mum. She loves my dad. We are sort of sisters, anyway. This is good news, isn’t it?”

I scrunch up my face. Sensible Millie says, Get over it. Don’t worry about it. Mum always comes out on top. and Lauren is right. Toddler Millie, who lives deep inside of me, does not agree. Toddler Millie is currently having a huge tantrum and throwing her Dancing Elmo at Rod.

At times like this, it’s good to get away from the scene of conflict.

I give Lauren an arm squeeze and pry Dave from Rod’s arms. I tell him I will bring her back in a minute. I take Dave and the gourmet treats to my bedroom. I do need to vlog more. Mum is right about that, even though her taste in men, and therefore all her opinions about everything, are currently under question.