Alice grinned. "What if I want to call you Gruffalo?" She had no idea where the suggestion came from but she was feeling a bit silly. She couldn't help but to notice he was only eating the red skittles and grinned. Alice reached for the M&Ms and opened them up. "This is costing me nothing!" she pointed out with a laugh. "You're letting me stay in my pajamas, in my bed. You brought cand-" her arguments died on her lips with a laugh when he went on. "Oh well if that's how it is," she said with a teasing smirk, laying her head on his chest. There weren't any arguments there, really.
"You guys should learn how to ask. I think it would have gotten you all a lot further in life. Or your past lives." She knew he was joking and stayed playful, but Demeter would not let the concept go. She hook her head. "No, not a simple concept. It's a horrible one! She had no choice and he was my own brother-" Alice hated it when she started talking that way. It made her feel insane. She promptly stopped.
"$5,000?" she coughed lightly, laughing. "Damn. That is two month's worth of income for me," she said before she really though about what was coming out of her mouth. Alice actually flushed a little at the confession but stayed rather still, hoping not to draw attention to it. Instead she grabbed up the remote and flipped the channel. She wasn't in the mood for sports coverage.
Obviously there were down-falls to your father owning a private jet. "Ew. A little overbearing? Probably wasn't too happy that you took a week off to slum it down the eastern seaboard, hm?" His suggestion made her laugh and she sat up to see him better. "Nah, she won't be around long anyway," she teased. "But when I said you would have to slum it here, I wasn't being literal. Plus, I can't have you spying on all my comings and goings-" she teased. In all honesty, despite the fact she was no prone to jealousy- she had a feeling it would work the other way around.