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Tweak says, "It's FRAHNkensteen."

Coop (existing) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-11-01 23:41:00

Who: Lisa and Roger and Brighton
What: dinner time at the Davies residence
Where: see above
When: Tonight! or, the night after Halloween, for reference
Rated: Low because of young ears

Lisa felt like she had just left Roger's flat. It had only been a few days, but it felt like she might be overstaying her welcome. It was weird because she'd never felt like that before. She was usually at his flat more than twice a week. He wasn't always there, though, so she wasn't sure if things would be awkward. After all, they'd established some sort of dating agreement between the two of them at their last outing. But it had been so long since Lisa had actually dated anyone that she didn't know the rules-- if there were rules.

She was prepared, though. With a steaming dish of macaroni and cheese and hot dogs, she knocked confidently-- or what she hoped was confidence. She was anxious to see Roger again. And more importantly, incredibly curious as to what he planned on telling Brightion, if at all.

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	existing 2009-11-04 02:29 am UTC (link)
	"Broccoli?" Lisa was confused. She never made macaroni with broccoli. Though, she supposed, she probably wasn't the only one who cooked for Brighton, which kind of made her jealous. "Nutrition is for boys who want to grow up strong like their dad." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-04 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"Nana gives me carrots," Brighton explained. "Yeah," Roger said, "But carrots have different vitamins than green vegetables. You like green beans though, right?" Brighton nodded. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-04 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"I'll have to bring some green beans next time. I cook them with bacon so they taste extra good." She took a sip of water and glanced at Roger. Things were definitely different than they were the other day. Obviously it had to do with Brighton. He probably didn't want to tell him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-04 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Roger finished eating his macaroni and started clearing away his plate. He took Brighton's as soon as it was done, dropping the dishes all in the sink. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-05 12:23 am UTC (link)
	She took her last bite, chewed and stood to bring her plate over to the sink as well. "I could wash these if you'd like?" She asked. She usually did the dishes when she babysat anyways. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-05 03:56 am UTC (link)
	Roger put his hand on her back. "It's alright. We'll leave them for later. We should talk to Brighton before he has to go to bed, right?" That had been the plan tonight, after all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-05 04:10 am UTC (link)
	Oh! So they were going to talk to Brighton? Lisa had just assumed that Roger didn't want to tell him. "If you're sure," she said, because she wanted to gauge his reaction. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-07 12:04 am UTC (link)
	"I mean..." did she not want to? "He's gotta find out some time, right? And I'd rather him not think we feel the need to keep it a secret." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-07 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Lisa smiled at him. "You're right. Let's tell him." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-07 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Roger turned and pointed to the hallway. "Okay Booger, teeth, pajamas, pick out a book. We'll be right in." They could talk to Brighton when he was ready for bed, then read him a story to help him get settled to sleep. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-07 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Lisa washed her hands while Roger spoke to Brighton. She was starting to get butterflies in her stomach. Telling Brighton was like making it official. There was no going back after that. She was excited and nervous at the same time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-07 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Brighton ran off to go brush. Roger turned back to the sink and rested his hand on her back. He could feel her heartbeat through her back. "Are you okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-07 04:31 am UTC (link)
	Lisa nodded and smiled. "Just nervous." It was a big step, wasn't it? "What if he..." Well. It wasn't about liking her. "What if he doesn't like the idea of us together?" She looked up at him with big eyes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-07 04:32 am UTC (link)
	"Why wouldn't he?" Brighton adored Lisa, right? It should be no problem. "I mean, he likes you, I don't know why he'd be bothered by it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-07 04:35 am UTC (link)
	Lisa exhaled a sigh of relief. "You're right." She leaned into him. "He likes me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-07 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"Why wouldn't he?" He leaned over and pressed a kiss to her temple. Roger was still getting used to the idea of dating again, but despite his charming, flirtatious nature, he was a domesticated man at heart. He'd settle into it. He needed this. "You learned to make macaroni and cheese for him." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

existing
2009-11-08 05:36 am UTC (link)

She closed her eyes at his kiss, smiling to herself at how lucky she was. "I'm just nervous, I guess," she said, again. "It'll go away once we tell him. It's just so..." she paused, not wanting what she was about to say to come out wrong. "It's a big step, right?" Did it feel soon? Not at all. But she wanted to make sure Roger was okay with it. As long as he wasn't going to freak out tomorrow about telling his son, then she was all for it. "Are you ready for that? Are we ready for that?"

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	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-08 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, it's a step, but it's not like we're getting married, right?" Uh, that idea he couldn't handle right now. That was too far ahead. "I mean... I don't... you know what I mean." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-08 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	Lisa nodded. Maybe they were both nervous. "You're cute," she said, leaning up to press a gentle kiss to his lips. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-08 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	Roger closed his eyes and kissed her. He heard little feet run from the bathroom to the bedroom. "Sounds like he's ready," Roger said as he pulled away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-08 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Alright." Lisa breathed in deep. "Let's do this." She started towards Brighton's room. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-11-09 04:20 am UTC (link)
	Roger sat down on the edge of Brighton's bed and patted his leg through the comforter. "Lisa and I have something we wanted to tell you before we read you a bedtime story, okay?" Roger glanced over at Lisa and took a deep breath. "You know how Mr. Duke at the candy store has his girlfriend, Sarah?" Brighton nodded. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-11-09 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Lisa stood next to Roger, a hand lightly on his shoulder. He seemed to have a good idea where he was going with his lead in, so she stayed quiet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

learnedinthelaw
2009-11-09 04:30 am UTC (link)

"Well, if you're okay with it, I'd like Lisa to be my girlfriend."

Brighton seemed to think about this for a long time before speaking. "She your first girlfriend?"

Roger shook his head, "No, but I haven't had a girlfriend since you were born."

"Oh. Well. Okay. So long as you don't give someone else your cookies at snack time and make her sad, 'cause Lisa's my friend. Okay?"

Roger laughed, relieved. "Alright. It's a deal." he shook Brighton's hand.

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	existing 2009-11-09 04:36 am UTC (link)
	Lisa laughed and lightly squeezed Roger's shoulder. She took a seat on the bed as well and looked through his book collection. She already knew every book he owned, and probably had half of them memorized. She looked back at Brighton. "Any questions you want to ask us, or do you just want us to read you a story?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)