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Tweak says, "mwah"

Jane Silverman (nursesilverman) wrote in genome_project,
@ 2012-06-15 12:02:00

Entry tags:

ariella silverman, eden adler, june 2012, toby silverman

Who: Ari & Eden, maybe Jack, Toby, and Scott too?
What: Shabbos dinner and a semi-shidduch date!
Where: The Silvermans
When: Friday night, 8pm
Status: Incomplete

Everything was perfect and set. The table already had the candles lit on it; the challah was covered on the table and the wine was waiting for everyone to say kiddush; Ayelet had set out the best dishes and silverware. Everyone was just coming back from shul, including her own kids and husband who she'd coerced into going to minyan this week.

It may be Shabbos but there was something different about this one. Toby may only be 16 but Ariella was already hoping to set him up with a young lady. She was in no rush to have a wedding or become a grandmother, but in their community, it wasn't uncommon for someone Toby's age to be at least looking at girls who could make a lovely wife and keep a kosher home. Plus, it didn't help that all of Ari's neices and nephews and her friends' kids in the community were getting married and having kids of their own already. She knew Toby wasn't really into that whole scene but Ari still had high hopes that he'd grow to like it eventually.

In no time there was a knock at the door and Eli ran ahead of Ari to answer it. "It must be the Adlers," she said excitedly as Eliyahu pulled open the door to let them in. Ari stood behind him and smiled from ear to ear. "Gut Shabbos!"

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iamthelegacy
2012-07-03 03:12 pm UTC (link)

Tobyhad just had a talk with his dad. For the moment he was feeling good but not great about everything. On the upside, he'd managed to invite Jack oveer for the evening to keep attention off the ridiculous wedding plans that were going on behind his back. He was only sixteen for Pete's sake! and frankly, Eden wasn't his type. Even today, in a sundress that looked more like it had come out of Sarah's closet than hers. Did someone brainwash her.

Instead of make a scene in front of the moms and stuff, he handed the silverware of to Ayelet (who did not seem happy at all to take it and gave Toby a very suspicious look, to which he rolled his eyes). He walked over to Eden, and with an extra bright smile for the audience said, "Hello Eden. Can I talk to you for a minute?" And with that he grabbed Eden's arm and tugged her towards the hallway.

Once out of earshot he dropped the hokey grin, "So, did they brainwash you or something? What's the deal here?"

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riot_girl_eden
2012-07-03 08:27 pm UTC (link)

Eden was still wearing that bright innocent smile, when she saw Toby. She knew she was friends with him for a reason since he returned the bright smile then tugged her into the hallway. Once they were out of earshot she chuckled,

"Oh Toby, trying to get me alone already." She tried to quiet her laughter when Toby asked what the deal was,

"No they didn't brainwash me, don't worry it's still me underneath all of this. This is all part of my master plan. It's the fun I was talking about. Don't worry though it won't get you grounded, I might, but you'll be safe. Also after what I do, you telling them about you know who won't be as big as a blow. Trust me, after tonight I will be out of the running for your future wife...you can bet on it."

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iamthelegacy
2012-07-04 01:15 am UTC (link)

Eden and her plans. He wasn't sure about this, he had enough on his plate already. Frankly, she was making him uneasy. But whatever. The whole evening, in his opinion, was teetering on the edge of a cliff before it even begsn. Best to just sit back and let it all unfold and look surprised when it all went to shit.

Toby sucked a sharp breath in through his teeth, "Okay, as long as you've got everything under control, I guess I'll just let you do your thing." He offered her the crook of his arm to go back into the dining room, "You do look nice though, despite the brainwashed thing."

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riot_girl_eden
2012-07-04 05:05 pm UTC (link)

Eden could tell that her words of assurance did nothing to calm Toby, but honestly she would be the one who came out as the bad one in this situation, and that is just how she wanted it. She was the bad Jewish girl...or actually non-Jewish girl. However she'd play the part to make their parents thing the whole marriage was going to happen then crush it before the night was over.

She placed her hands on his shoulders hoping to calm him somewhat, "I do Toby, trust me, I have everything under control here. Just follow my lead and then act surprised and horrified then you'll come out fine. Trust me I think you'll know when to act surprised and horrified." Eden rolled her eyes when he offered her the crook of his arm, but decided to take it, it would give both their parents a thrill. She laughed slightly when he said she looked nice despite the brainwashed thing, "Glad you approve honey." With that she fixed that fake bright smile on her face as Toby led her out to the dining room where their families awaited.

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nursesilverman
2012-07-04 05:21 pm UTC (link)

As Ari and Rachel made their way into the dining room, they stopped and watched Toby take Eden aside. Their heads turned simultaneously towards one another and they smiled like two goofy little children. While the two kids talked, Ari set the dishes she had full of food onto the hot plates that adorned the table and took the ones that Rachel had as well to down in their proper spots.

"What do you think they're talking about?" Rachel said in a whisper to Ari. She shrugged her shoulders and smiled, "Hopefully Eden's saying that she wants to come back to Yeshiva in the fall." The two of them beamed and took their seats at the table. Each of the men were at the heads of the table, with their wives to their right, with spots for the four kids on either side of the table. Eli had decided to hop into the chair right next to Ariella and Ayelet took the one beside Eli. It left two open spots, side by side on the opposite table with Rachel Adler.

Ari and Rachel eyed each other from across the table and smiled. The night couldn't be any more perfect than it was turning out to be. "Toby dear," Ari passed over the metal kiddush cup to him with a small matching plate beneath it. The cup was overflowing with a sweet wine that Ari had been saving for a Shabbos like this. "Make kiddush?" At that, she stood up and everyone else at the table followed suit.

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iamthelegacy
2012-07-06 12:08 am UTC (link)

Apparently they weren't waiting for Jack. It sort of figured. Toby reluctantly accepted the cup from his mother. He wasn't crazy about being the center of attention. It was something like stage fright. He was very good at going through the motions though, so he wasn't exaclty worried about saying anything incorrectly. He probably would have had to do it twice though, had Jack been there, reciting kiddush in English for Jack after already saying it in Hebrew, thus lengthening the time in which everyone's attention would be on him.

Once finished doing his part, he drank from the cup and passed it to Eden, since he'd not so subtly been seated next to her.

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