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The characters of Methos, Richie Ryan, Connor MacLeod, and Duncan MacLeod belong to DPP. This fan fiction is for entertainment only; there is no profit involved.
He strolled nonchalantly through the compound, pushing his hands deep in his pockets while his eyes seared even deeper in thought.
The gangly retriever-mutt loped along attentively, tongue hanging out in that I am so happy to be alive~~and with you look of adoration that Connor had to chuckle quietly to himself.
But � he had other plans on his mind and he was determined to see them through.
Sharz and lynnann sipped Mango slushies by the pool as the heat index rose. �Hmmmm� what IS Connor up to?� Sharz wondered out loud.
Without even looking, lynnann pointed the garden hose toward the dragon in the moat to shower the cool water in her direction. The rainbows she created with the morning sun made k�lynn twinkle excitedly in the tree overhead.
The other clansibs were around trying to stay cool.
MacNair and lahoffy drifted around on their floaties hoping to benefit from the sporadic showers offered by lynnann.
Denise was trying out the new gutters with Richie. The cup holders worked great, but it was just too hot to talk about lists, or music, or numbers.
Janne and Vidalia sat with Methos and dangled their feet in the water. Methos grinned every time he was able to flick sprinkles of water up at the girls with his toes.
It was even too hot for hayden�s mayhem so she rested in the shade with Sheeza while Duncan squirted them with the infamous Super Soaker.
The lazy quiet was only occasionally interrupted by the buzzing of cicadas rising with the shimmering fever of the day.
No one heard the muttered Gaelic oaths as Connor struggled with the awkward box behind the garage. The dog sat at attention watching the proceedings and wagged his tail encouragingly. It only took four trips to the tool shed, one air-compressor hooked up to the T-bird and two patches from the �enclosed kit� before the former blacksmith had assembled and constructed this latest surprise for the girls of the compound.
When everything was ready to go, Connor smiled and nodded to the dog which trotted off to the pool where he found the garden hose laying unattended next to lynnann. He picked it up gently in his mouth and headed back.
I don�t know whom, but somebody noticed the green hose snaking its way around behind the garage and the curious clansibs rose as one and followed its trail.
There, behind the garage was one triumphant Scot, a happy tail-thumping hound, and a
Wham-O Super Geyser Slip �n Slide!
The fun and cooling off began in earnest then! Clansibs and immies grabbed hands and feet and toes and ran shrieking down the tunnel of cooling waters. Their delight and merriment echoed off the sides of the mountain for hours that day.
Conner watched and listened and chuckled once again and then he bent down and whispered in his co-conspirator�s ear, �I sure like that wet t-shirt look, don�t you, boy?�
pacemCDC
July 6, 2003