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Tweak says, "Supercollider? I just met her!"

Coop (existing) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-10-13 22:17:00

Who: Lisa and Roger
What: doting on Brighton and NOT being awkward
Where: Roger's apartment
When: Tonight!
Rated: TBD

Lisa hesitated. She looked down at herself to make sure she looked nice. It was the advice of some people she was friends with to look fantastic at this dinner. She wasn't exactly sure why, but something about showing him what he was missing out on. It sounded pretty petty to her, but she followed through with it anyways.

Taking a deep breath, she finally knocked. Holding the warm pan of lasagna (Brighton's second favorite meal, because she wasn't going to bring mac and cheese after Leanne), she waited for Roger to open the door. She had a key, but felt it more appropriate to refrain from letting herself in.

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	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Roger came back with said plates and started serving lasagna off Brighton's dresser. "Hey, what did Lisa bring you?" "Madlibs!" It was the most excitement he'd shown all week. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 03:49 am UTC (link)
	Lisa let out a light laugh. She'd forgotten how adorable Brighton was. "I thought maybe you and your dad could work on those." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:54 am UTC (link)
	Roger handed a plate to Brighton with a little piece of lasagna, cut a big one for himself, and then grabbed the third plate. "How much do you want, Lisa?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 04:02 am UTC (link)
	"I'll have as much as you're having, I suppose." It wasn't news that Lisa liked to eat. She'd long ago decided that dieting was severely overrated and that men liked healthy girls with a nice appetite. It wasn't really working out for her but it was too late to change her habit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Roger handed Lisa a plate and sat on the bed to eat. Brighton was very quiet while he worked on his sliver of lasagna. Roger's only sound was the sound of chewing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 04:17 am UTC (link)
	"Do you like it?" She asked Brighton. She'd learned how to make it just for him. It had taken a lot of convincing for Marcus to give her the recipe, but she'd gotten it out of him eventually. It was rather good, Lisa thought, as she took a bite of her own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 04:28 am UTC (link)
	"It's better than a restaurant," he said. He put his plate down on his lap and Roger took it away. "Were you at the hospital for the 'splosion?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 04:32 am UTC (link)
	Lisa nodded slowly. "I was in the cafe." She wanted to tread the ground softly. She wasn't sure what was appropriate to say on the subject. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 04:35 am UTC (link)
	"I was in Dad's office. The ceiling fell in." He would one day brag about how he survived the ceiling caving in, but right now there was fear in his voice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 04:38 am UTC (link)
	"I heard. Your Dad was very brave," she said, taking another bite. Once she chewed and swallowed, she added, "Your battle wound looks like its healing well." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 04:40 am UTC (link)
	He nodded. "Yeah but I'm tired." "That's because it takes a lot of energy to heal." Roger patted the top of his head. "We'll let you sleep, okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 04:43 am UTC (link)
	Lisa smiled and took the plate from Brighton's hands so he could settle into bed. She leaned forward and kissed his forehead before taking Roger's plate and the platter and heading into the kitchen to start the dishes. She figured it was the best way she could help out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 04:56 am UTC (link)
	Roger came into the kitchen and put the lasagna in the icebox. "Thank you for bringing dinner." Roger hadn't felt like cooking since the accident. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 04:58 am UTC (link)
	"My pleasure. I missed Brighton a lot, so it was nice to spend some time with him. He looks like he's doing well, considering. It breaks my heart to see him like that, but it could have been so much worse, I guess." She wiped at the clean plates with a towel to dry them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"I missed you, too," Roger said in a very late response to her journal comment earlier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 05:04 am UTC (link)
	Lisa paused her drying for a second, obviously taking his comment in, before resuming again. She wasn't sure what to say, so she didn't, just in case he wanted to continue. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 05:21 am UTC (link)
	He brought the knife to the sink and washed it off. "Didn't realize how lonely I was until you stopped coming around," he admitted in a hushed voice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 05:30 am UTC (link)
	"I didn't realize it either," she replied. "About me, I mean. Same thing. You know." She was getting nervous and flushed. She was drying the same plate, even though it was already dry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:27 pm UTC (link)
	Roger got a pair of glasses down. "Do you want something to drink?" He had water, juice, cider, milk, but no liquor in the house. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe just some water," she said, placing the dry plates in the cabinet where they belonged. She moved to the table and sat down. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	Roger came back with two glasses of water and sat opposite her. "I'd offer you something stronger, but I've emptied the flat of all that." Which probably made his loneliness more noticeable. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Seems like a sensible idea, considering," she answered, though she couldn't help feeling slightly hurt by it. He obviously realized his mistake and decided not to repeat it. She took a sip of water. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	"I used to only hurt myself by drinking too much..." he wasn't sure he needed to say more than that. He felt awkward saying more than that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 03:49 pm UTC (link)
	He didn't need to say more. She understood. He was hurting her. She nodded but didn't know what else to say. Instead, she took another sip of water. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	"How've you been?" He asked before quickly occupying his mouth with a drink of water. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)