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looked to the window. "That was a close call out there. I think you should refrain from trying to kiss me while we're in the driveway here, don't you?"
"Sure thing, Sprite," he assured, taking her hand to walk with her towards the dining room. She didn't fight him, which made his heart beat just a tad faster with happiness.
Reaching the dining room, Trevin pulled out her seat for her; she murmured 'thanks' as she sat down and he took the seat next to her.
As they waited on Anna and Douglas, Trevin decided to tease Charlotte.
"Hey, I have a question for you."
"Yes?" She took a sip of the water her mother always served with dinner. "What is it?"
He smirked. "If I can't try to kiss you in the driveway...does that mean I can try to kiss you elsewhere?"
Before she could even scowl at him, her mother’s laughter filled the room.
"I don't want to hear it, you two. Now stop this talk before Douglas comes back in the room," she commanded, sitting down to the left of Trevin after placing the pork chops at the center, leaving Douglas the chair at the 'head' of the table.
Looking at both of them, Anna smiled while Charlotte blushed and Trevin started chuckling.
Douglas walked in and looked at scene with the all too keen eye of a child. "What is so funny?"
"Nothing, sweetie. Grandma was just teasing me. Now take a seat so we can eat."
Shrugging, Douglas sat down and started chattering away about his visit to the mall in the city with his grandma, his audience seemingly paying rapt attention.
Underneath the table, however, Trevin placed his hand on Charlotte's leg and left it there.
~*~
After finishing dinner, Charlotte and Anna were cleaning up when Douglas ran up to them. Trevin came in behind him and leaned against the door frame, regarding them all with a small smile on his face.
"Mommy! Can I go outside and play until it gets dark? Please?" His eyes were filled with excitement as he practically danced around the kitchen.
"Sure, sweetie, but remember to stay in the backyard." With that, he ran up to her and hugged her leg, then ran out of the back door.
Laughing, her mother smiled at Trevin, whose eyes had followed Douglas out of the door. "Isn't he just the cutest kid you've ever seen? He reminds me so much of Charlotte when she was a kid."
He joined in on her amusement with a chuckle of his own, nodding his head in agreement as Charlotte stood there blushing. "She certainly was that cute and still is." He winked at her.
Her blush deepening, she shook her head at both of them. "Now I know that you two probably shouldn't be in the same room in the future; that way you can't talk about me like I'm not standing right here." In a childish gesture, she stuck her tongue out and then laughed along with them.
After leaving the room for a moment, Charlotte returned with the last of the dishes, placing them in the sink where her mother was washing them. Picking up a dish cloth, she was about to start drying off the ones already in the strainer when her mother stopped her.
"Shoo! I've got a handle on these. You two should go and talk. I'm sure there is a lot both of you need to say. I don't mind getting Douglas into bed as well, if you want to go out that is."
Before she could respond, Trevin grinned. "Thanks Mrs. Reylin, that's very kind of you."
Charlotte gaped as her mother winked - winked! - at Trevin, who winked back before grabbing her hand and started pulling her from the room. Realizing she wasn't going to escape his grasp, she yelled back to her mother, "Yeah, thanks mom!"
The sound of her laughter followed them as they walked away.
Trevin, thrilled that Anna seems to think him spending time with Charlotte was a good thing, stopped at the front door to put on his shoes. Having left her shoes on when they had come inside earlier, Charlotte put on her jacket again before speaking.
"I'll be back in a moment, I am going to go say goodnight to Douglas so he doesn't worry," she said, not waiting for him to answer
"Sure thing, Sprite," he assured, taking her hand to walk with her towards the dining room. She didn't fight him, which made his heart beat just a tad faster with happiness.
Reaching the dining room, Trevin pulled out her seat for her; she murmured 'thanks' as she sat down and he took the seat next to her.
As they waited on Anna and Douglas, Trevin decided to tease Charlotte.
"Hey, I have a question for you."
"Yes?" She took a sip of the water her mother always served with dinner. "What is it?"
He smirked. "If I can't try to kiss you in the driveway...does that mean I can try to kiss you elsewhere?"
Before she could even scowl at him, her mother’s laughter filled the room.
"I don't want to hear it, you two. Now stop this talk before Douglas comes back in the room," she commanded, sitting down to the left of Trevin after placing the pork chops at the center, leaving Douglas the chair at the 'head' of the table.
Looking at both of them, Anna smiled while Charlotte blushed and Trevin started chuckling.
Douglas walked in and looked at scene with the all too keen eye of a child. "What is so funny?"
"Nothing, sweetie. Grandma was just teasing me. Now take a seat so we can eat."
Shrugging, Douglas sat down and started chattering away about his visit to the mall in the city with his grandma, his audience seemingly paying rapt attention.
Underneath the table, however, Trevin placed his hand on Charlotte's leg and left it there.
~*~
After finishing dinner, Charlotte and Anna were cleaning up when Douglas ran up to them. Trevin came in behind him and leaned against the door frame, regarding them all with a small smile on his face.
"Mommy! Can I go outside and play until it gets dark? Please?" His eyes were filled with excitement as he practically danced around the kitchen.
"Sure, sweetie, but remember to stay in the backyard." With that, he ran up to her and hugged her leg, then ran out of the back door.
Laughing, her mother smiled at Trevin, whose eyes had followed Douglas out of the door. "Isn't he just the cutest kid you've ever seen? He reminds me so much of Charlotte when she was a kid."
He joined in on her amusement with a chuckle of his own, nodding his head in agreement as Charlotte stood there blushing. "She certainly was that cute and still is." He winked at her.
Her blush deepening, she shook her head at both of them. "Now I know that you two probably shouldn't be in the same room in the future; that way you can't talk about me like I'm not standing right here." In a childish gesture, she stuck her tongue out and then laughed along with them.
After leaving the room for a moment, Charlotte returned with the last of the dishes, placing them in the sink where her mother was washing them. Picking up a dish cloth, she was about to start drying off the ones already in the strainer when her mother stopped her.
"Shoo! I've got a handle on these. You two should go and talk. I'm sure there is a lot both of you need to say. I don't mind getting Douglas into bed as well, if you want to go out that is."
Before she could respond, Trevin grinned. "Thanks Mrs. Reylin, that's very kind of you."
Charlotte gaped as her mother winked - winked! - at Trevin, who winked back before grabbing her hand and started pulling her from the room. Realizing she wasn't going to escape his grasp, she yelled back to her mother, "Yeah, thanks mom!"
The sound of her laughter followed them as they walked away.
Trevin, thrilled that Anna seems to think him spending time with Charlotte was a good thing, stopped at the front door to put on his shoes. Having left her shoes on when they had come inside earlier, Charlotte put on her jacket again before speaking.
"I'll be back in a moment, I am going to go say goodnight to Douglas so he doesn't worry," she said, not waiting for him to answer
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