peach cobbler bribes -- spence

[ruby]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] Ruby wasn't in the mood to spend the afternoon with her brother. Really, she just had so much homework piling up, and all she could think about was what had happened between herself and Bradley and that wasn't something she wanted to share with either of her brothers. He'd bribed her though with the promise of peach cobbler. There was a little cafe near the bay that served one of the most delicious cobblers Ruby had ever tasted, so she agreed to meet him there. Ruby was the sort of girl who hated being late so she turned up early to most places. Given that, it was no surprise when she had arrived and Spencer wasn't there yet. Taking a small table, she settled into her chair. Ordering herself an ice-tea. Waiting awkwardly for her older brother to show.

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[spencer]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] As if he didn’t feel guilty enough for leaving, he felt he had to bribe his sister to come meet with him. Walking into the little cafe he saw his sister sitting at a table by herself. Taking a deep breath he walked over “hey bumble bee” he said pulling his video camera’s strap from around his neck and set it down in the booth as he slid in. Bumble bee had been his nickname for Ruby since she was a baby, funny enough he wasn’t sure why he’d started calling her that. He wasn’t sure if he should wait for a hug, Ruby had always been happy to give hugs, but Spence wasn’t sure they were still on good terms. Maybe that was why he’d wanted to meet in a neutral zone, no way did he want to go home his first week back. “you still drink peach tea?” he asked nodding towards the tea that the waitress just set down. He politely asked for a cup of coffee with a wink. Sadly enough he hadn’t talked to the little sister enough to know half of what she was up too.

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[ruby]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] Ruby felt a smile tug on her lips as she looked up and saw her brother. The use of her childhood nickname was enough to melt her. Sure she has been upset that he had left, but not everyone was as selfless as Ruby. As Brad liked to point out, she was something of a martyr. Laughing softy, she looked from her tea, to her brother. “Of course I do.” She gave the waitress a smile as she added a peach cobbler with ice-cream and two spoons to her brother’s order. Watching a the young woman walked back to the counter to collect the orders. Biting her lip, she let out a sigh before taking a sip of her ice-tea. Eyes finding Spencer’s. “I’ve missed you.” She admitted to her biggest brother. “It’s good that you are back.”

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[spencer]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] Smiling at his sister’s response he ran his figures through his hair. “you’re old enough to have your own know you know” he teased her. Funny how when Spencer was a kid he was obsessed with people’s germs and thought the idea of swapping spit with someone was just unhygienic and now... well he’d grown out of being afraid of germs. It seemed Ruby wasn’t either. As she said she missed him his eyes fell to the table as guilt panged in his chest “I missed you too bee” he said quietly nodding with his eyes fixed on the table. Collecting himself quietly he looked up with a smile on his face “what’ve you been up too?” he didn’t want to talk about Milly right now. Ruby was his sister he knew how she worked and he knew that she was spending far too much of her time and energy thinking about Milly and likely just neglecting herself. Not to mention his parents were never very good at splitting their attention.

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[ruby]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] "I know." She gave him a gentle grin. "I like sharing though." Taking a sip of her drink, she watched her brother as he kept his eyes down. It would be easy to play the brat and get upset at him for leaving, but he seemed to want to make up for it, so she was going to let him. She returned his smile as he looked up, though it faded as he asked what she had been up to. Why did he have to ask such a hard question? "Just... Study." She offered, fiddling with her straw. "I'm sure your life is far more interesting."

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[spencer]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] Spencer laughed lightly “I hope you aren’t worried about your figure” if there was one thing he knew well far too many people were obsessed with every morsel of food that went into their bodies. His eyes narrowed however when she spoke again “really studying is all you’ve been up to” he spoke with obvious disbelief. He sifted uncomfortably in his seat “not really, I’m much more interested in what your hiding, let’s see your seventeen now right, so… must be boy trouble right?” a small smile spread across his face. He was seventeen once and all he had other than Milly was girl trouble. he knew he didn't want to talk about his life, he'd have to spin stories and work around events, it was all just tiring.

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[ruby]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] That was the problem when you had siblings that knew you particularly well. They could always tell when you were hiding something. Secrets were not the easiest thing to keep in the Honeycutt family. I t didn’t stop Ruby from trying though. Spencer was being persistent, and Ruby had the feeling he wasn’t going to let up. Shaking her head, she let out a long sigh. “Spencer, you were seventeen once, you know what is on a seventeen-year-old’s mind, especially a guy. I’m your little sister. Trust me when I say you do not want to know about any male troubles I may or may not be having.”

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[spencer]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] “so you gave it up then” he said simply, Spence really wasn’t one to judge and as much as he hated the idea of his little sister “being” with someone he knew it’d happen eventually “so do I get to meet him” he teased with a smile. Gosh that was pretty sad, he’d been so out of touch he didn’t even know if Ruby was seeing any one; wait was she seeing anyone. For all things holy he hoped she was going to turn out like him! Sleeping around. Maybe he didn’t want to go there, but honestly if Ruby needed to talk to someone he knew she couldn’t talk to their parents, if anyone was judge mental about sex they were at least when he was seventeen. He’d suffer through it if she needed to talk “you know if you ever need to talk about anything I’m here no judgment” letting out a laugh he continued “hell I can almost guarantee I’ve done worse” he laughed lightly. Just then the waitress came up and gave him a look before setting down the cobbler on the table. Spencer thanked her and began laughing lightly as she walked away; his cheeks flushed pink “well that’s a little embarrassing” he smiled at his sister.

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[ruby]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] Ruby raised an eyebrow at his brother’s comments, then felt herself laugh softly at the look the waitress gave her other brother. Picking up one of the forks, the young woman dug into her half of the cobbler. “Charming..” She grinned, teasing her brother a little. She paused to eat some cobbler, then sighed. “But yes, if you must know... I ‘gave it up’.” Ruby avoided her brother’s gaze, focusing on the cobbler. “If he ever speaks to me again, you can meet him.” She attempted a casual shrug, not wanting it to seem like the huge deal that it actually was.

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[spencer]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] “so you gave it up then” Giving a little laugh at his sister’s comment he decided to follow her lead and pick up his own fork and taking a bite of cobbler from his side. Spencer usually waited for his cue to do things, he didn’t want to be seen as the guy that always needed to go first, and he was patient even when peach cobbler was involved. Raising his head to his sister as she spoke “shit Ruby… I’m sorry” he really was he knew his sister didn’t deserve that. “maybe I don’t wanna meet him, I’ll just go kick his ass for you” he said with a small smirk, trying to encourage her to smile.

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[ruby]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] Ruby dug her fork into the baked treat once more, but didn’t eat any. Instead she toyed with the cobbler with her fork. Suddenly she had lost her appetite. This was exactly the sort of reaction she had expected from her brother. With a low sigh, she put down her fork and shook her head. “I don’t want you to go ‘kick his ass’...” She looked up at Spencer, bitting her lip before continuing. “If you do though, will you please take Thatcher? I’m worried if he tries to alone he’ll be the one that needs medical attention..”

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[spencer]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,310,true] Spencer picked up on the fact that his sister was not taking it the way he would have liked "come on bee, i'm kidding" her next comment caused him to laugh lightly " Thatcher he's the kid with the major crush on you right, little blond one?" it was no secret to the rest of the Honeycutt family that Thatcher had it bad for little Ruby. Though Ruby herself never seemed to pick up on that. "so is this guy big, like the rock or..." he said with a smile, trying to make light of a rather uncomfortable and obviously painful subject for her. "cause i hear the ladies love Dwayne - "the rock" - Johnson" he said putting dramatic effect on his name as he grabbed another bite of cobbler.

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