Grabby over her morning sludge "Husband, I need a collab with Lick paints, where can we paint?"
Benpecked (puts down his Bunty for Girls annual) "Nowhere, my handmaiden, we are skint. Until I can punt out these Toppling Toys, we have 10 x less money than the people on the beach at Sandals"
Grabbuca Salt "But Daddy I want a Lick Collab, all these Insta wannabes have one and I've been featured in the Mail. I don't care how, I want Lick now!
Benpecked (grabbing hold of Bunty for Girls annual as it almost bounces on the table due to flipper quake) Grabbuca, sweetheart be reasonable, since you made that 8p donation to charity for the Pileshit playframe we are skint. I've two kids, your chia habit and a pergola roof to disguise I can't afford to do up the guest room"
Grabbuca "But I need the engagement, the only person offering me gifts is some one man band blind company, I want the big names!"
Benpecked (rolls sleeves even higher than usual) Nope I have no money as I have to pay your brother a wage too and keep my business partner sweet now I've crashed my way into his livelihood. I can't afford to do up the Guest room, plus as I have to sleep in there when you aren't wanting to conceive a child, I like it bland in there. Nope can't do up the guest room"
Grabbuca Salt "OK I'm going to buy a tester pot of Lick paint out of my pocket money then and paint the landing. I'll call it a nursery space and the gifts will come gushing in again"
Benpecked "won't be enough paint in a tester pot"
GS "there will if we don't paint near the radiator properly or cut in around the edges"
VOILA JOB DONE