the 'brook action threads

karen, if you want greer to start it instead, lemme know :D

"Thanks for coming with me tonight," Greer smirked at Rob from her position on the limo seat across from him.  This was her first time attending the Oscars and though she wasn't especially nervous, it was nice having someone she'd known most of her life at her side.  Even if they acted like they disliked each other most of the time.  "Despite your ugly face, your billionaire status might actually help my reputation."

While Meg hated the spotlight, Greer adored it.  She knew very well that she was low on the paparazzi radar right now and that she wouldn't even be shown in the audience during the awards show itself.  That was fine with her because her goal for tonight was to simply be seen on the red carpet.  She and Rob could coyly deny that they were dating and increase interest in her love life.  Hopefully.  At the very least, she was fairly sure that her dress could be one of the most talked about creations by the end of the night.  Floor-length one-shouldered gold silk with a swirling sheer design that started at the shoulder and cut across her breasts before wrapping around her back and cutting across her belly.  Wrapping around again, it cut across one hip, making it obvious that she wasn't wearing a bra or underwear--they would have shown up beneath the sheer fabric.  The dress was kept from being completely scandalous because the gold silk was solid enough to not actually show anything inappropriate--the hint of scandal was enough to get tongues wagging.  Or so Greer hoped.

Keeping an eye on Milton as he busied himself making up a story to go along with the pictures in one of his favorite storybooks, Jen pulled her hair up into a messy ponytail. Though he'd been an adorable baby, though a little louder than she'd expected, as he'd gotten a little older Jen had finally found time to take care of him, and dress up a bit, like she used to. Maybe she'd never dress like she could before the pregnancy, but at least she no longer looked like she'd simply rolled out of bed and put on whatever was closest.

"And then what did Piglet do?" she prodded gently, as Milton took a break from his rambling story.

Before he could answer, someone - probably Rob, Jen had been waiting for him to visit - knocked at the door. Completely forgetting his book, Milton dropped it to the floor and ran as quickly as his little legs could move to the front window, peering out to see who was visiting. Following him slowly, Jen couldn't help a wide smile - he was just so cute, even if he was her child. Honestly, he was probably the only kid who she liked, besides his little friends. Kids weren't really her thing, despite the fact that she was a mom. "Who's there?" she asked.

"Uncle Rob!" he informed her happily.

"Really?" she asked, covering her desire to smile at him with fake shock as he nodded. "We should let him in then," she told him, opening the door. "Hi, Rob," she greeted him with a grin.

"Hi!" Milton automatically hugged Rob. Though he was usually shy around adults, Rob had been around often enough that that was never an issue.