"Of course!" Ruby said when Loki mentioned the 'friend' discount. "I would not accept your money here, especially not after I invited you. Isn't that how friendly dates work?" She patted the counter. "Sure you wouldn't like some cake or a danish or something to go with your hot chocolate? Because I mean, if you're going to indulge you might as well go full on sugar coma, right?"
Ruby laughed as he swiped his finger across the top of the whipped cream in an attempt to keep it from getting on his nose, a concession Ruby had to allow for how adorable it might've been otherwise. She often got the sense that she saw sides of Loki that probably weren't necessarily unavailable to other people, but sides that perhaps people didn't expect were possible. "Aww," she said when he took a drink and only got the tiniest bit of whipped cream on her nose, picking up a clean, dry towel from under the counter to pat at the tip of his nose with it. "There. Still so dignified, even with cream on your nose."
She was pleased that he liked her hot chocolate, of course, and she preened a bit in happiness when he said she would have to make some for his mother. "I would love to," she said. "I would love to meet your mother, period. However, I think I'd be more nervous than I've ever been in all my life." She looked up at the familiar sound of Granny's voice, and over to where Granny spoke to someone else, but kept her eyes on Ruby and Loki all the while. "That's my Granny," she whispered to Loki, then, louder, "Granny. Come meet my new friend, Loki."
Granny's lips pursed as she made her way over to Ruby and Loki, looking at him over the top of her little granny spectacles in a way Ruby often thought Granny assumed made her look intimidating, but it so rarely worked. "Hello," Granny said. "Are you staying in town long?"
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Date: 2014-05-28 04:33 pm (UTC)Ruby laughed as he swiped his finger across the top of the whipped cream in an attempt to keep it from getting on his nose, a concession Ruby had to allow for how adorable it might've been otherwise. She often got the sense that she saw sides of Loki that probably weren't necessarily unavailable to other people, but sides that perhaps people didn't expect were possible. "Aww," she said when he took a drink and only got the tiniest bit of whipped cream on her nose, picking up a clean, dry towel from under the counter to pat at the tip of his nose with it. "There. Still so dignified, even with cream on your nose."
She was pleased that he liked her hot chocolate, of course, and she preened a bit in happiness when he said she would have to make some for his mother. "I would love to," she said. "I would love to meet your mother, period. However, I think I'd be more nervous than I've ever been in all my life." She looked up at the familiar sound of Granny's voice, and over to where Granny spoke to someone else, but kept her eyes on Ruby and Loki all the while. "That's my Granny," she whispered to Loki, then, louder, "Granny. Come meet my new friend, Loki."
Granny's lips pursed as she made her way over to Ruby and Loki, looking at him over the top of her little granny spectacles in a way Ruby often thought Granny assumed made her look intimidating, but it so rarely worked. "Hello," Granny said. "Are you staying in town long?"