Chapter Twenty One

Jo ate her breakfast while Smudge still slept on the sofa, she didn't have the heart to wake him up & turf him off, especially when he looked so cute

 Joshua started the day, as always, gardening

 Having finished eating, Jo chatted to her work colleagues on the phone while Smudge ate

Once he had finished tending the garden, Joshua ate some of the pancakes Jo had made earlier using the produce from his garden 

 It was Saturday so he went to the nearby park to meet Tamara for a date

They spent some time together in the park, chatting and so forth 

Before Tamara suggested they head over to Hans Tavern & Cafe 

They had some delicious drinks

And spent the afternoon dancing together

Before ending their evening in the hot tub up at the Lodge

 Back home, after she'd finished chatting on the phone, Jo lavished attention on Smudge, brushing his coat well

 After a while though, Smudge got bored and decided to go down to the park and try fishing

 As well as spending some time hunting

 Whilst out adventuring he met a wild horse 

Before going back home where Jo played with him before she went to bed 

Joshua was late home and hungry when he got in 

The next morning was his birthday and he slid down the stairs excitedly 

He went straight outside to look after his growing garden 

While Jo spent some time reading

 Before getting to work on upgrading the shower so it would clean itself 

Smudge went hunting 

Unfortunately, Jo had to go to work that afternoon and she knew she was unlikely to be back in time to see Joshua grow up, so before she had to leave she gave him his present and a cake and told him to invite Tamara over for dinner as she knew he wouldn't want a party 

 

Joshua had grown some better quality fruit and vegetables so he decided to plant it and see if he could grow some better plants

 As the afternoon drew on he phoned Tamara to invite her over 

 They had a small birthday celebration

Just Joshua, Tamara and Smudge 

Joshua grew up shy, but seemed rather impressed with himself all the same 

 Jo made it home just after Joshua had grown up and the three of them sat down to eat birthday cake together

After eating their fill, Jo spent some time chatting to her son's girlfriend while Joshua cuddled Smudge