And that little smile? Mysterious as it was, made the whole situation seem a lot more natural. That's what big brothers are for. That made her smile shyly, she glanced at her feet a moment before smiling back up at him. "That's kind of cool. . big brother. Yeah, I like that." She was suddenly overwhelmed with a voice she had heard in her dreams throughout her childhood, she'd once brushed it off as just a figment of imagination.
"Happy Halloween, Boo."
She swallowed as dull, warm realization oozed into the pit of her stomach. This was no joke. It was no laughing matter. He was really, truly her brother. She'd believed him before but now. .now she knew. Now she knew for herself. She decided not to mention it. Rubbing her arms through the warm material of the hoodi out of nervous habit. "I am a little hungry, and you're right, I guess we do need to talk about some things."
She paused, not knowing exactly how to go about this next bit but she looked off into the direction he had motioned in where the diner was. She looked at him once more, bending her arm hesitantly to offer it to him to link with his. Laurie, tho easily frightened, had always been a rather easy-going child. She figured if he didn't want to, he didn't have to, but it was polite to offer, and deep down she was looking to find what sort of contact between the two of them was comfortable. Deep down she was beginning to find some trust for him. She knew she just had to be careful with it.