Published: 20th May, 2018
Length: 1,000 words

Iris and Pauline are on their holidays!

It's only a fortnight's house-sitting, but it'll do. The sun's cracking the flags, there's not a whisper of wind. And who needs fancy seaside resorts, anyhow?

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Written for a Sparkly Badgers' Friday #flashfiction challenge.

Part of the Hiding Behind The Couch series. What A Scorcher! is a stand-alone story with no real spoilers, but for those who like to know these things, it takes place in the summer after Reunions (Season Seven) and To Be Sure.