themadmaiden

Title: A Chat
Fandom: Adventures in Wonderland
Characters: Alice, her mother
Prompt: 057 Lunch
Word Count: 491
Rating: PG
Summary: Alice talks to her mother
A/N- Alice's age: 24

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A Chat

“So, Alice.” Her mother said in a firm tone as she took a bite of a sandwich. “I hear you have a boyfriend.”

Alice had just taken a drink of juice at the moment but at her mothers tone she started choking.
“What?” She managed to get out after a few minutes of coughing.
“Your sister tells me she saw you taking a walk with a young man in the park yesterday.” Her mother looked over at her with a raised eyebrow. “Just when were you planning on telling the rest of your family this?”

Alice eyes were wide in shock. “I don't know what you're talking about.”
“Don't play dumb with me young lady. I'm your mother I'm allowed to know these things.”

Alice held up her hand's as a sign of defeat. “Mother I think you're a little mixed up. I was walking in the park yesterday but I was only walking with a friend of mine.”
“Really.” Her mother said looking at her suspiciously. “Who is this friend then?”
“Mother I'm old enough to have friends without you knowing them.”
“I'm your mother, who is he?”

Alice took another bite of her sandwich as a delay tactic. How on earth could she tell her mother that her friends name was the Mad Hatter?
“He's a friend from school.” She said after she had finished her sandwich, saying the first thing that popped into her head.
Her mother didn't look convinced. “Really, I think I would know them then.”
Alice shook her head quickly. “No I met him in university, he was a drama student.”
“Really?” Her mother said again, though not as skeptically this time.
“Yes, he's a really good actor actually.”
“And his name is....?” Her mother prodded and Alice had to stop herself from rolling her eyes, she had been hoping her mother would drop that point.
“Hatter.” She burst out and her mother gave her an odd look.
“What did you say dear?”
“Hatter, his name is Hatter.”
“I assume you mean his last name.” Her mother replied stirring her cup of coffee thoughtfully. “Oh, is he one of those eccentric types of actors?”
“You could say that.” Alice replied breathing a sigh of relief. The Mad Hatter was eccentric so it wasn't totally a lie.
“Well.” Her mother said picking up both her and Alice's plate. “That was a lovely lunch Alice, next time bring your boyfriend so I can meet him.” She walked over to the kitchen sink while Alice stared after her.

“He's not my boyfriend.” She called out, after a moment.
“Of course not dear.” He mother said sweetly from the sink. “My mistake, bring your friend to met me next time.” Her tone however made it clear that she didn't really believe her daughter. 
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Alice dropped her head on the table and sighed, somehow she didn't think she was going to hear the end of this one for a while.