From: wantsthesky	Date: February 9th, 2011 04:33 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Ooh!" Colby perked up. Cooking was almost a mystery to her, growing up with a single father of five kids and a job... Ian had had no time to cook for the kids, not that he would have been able to even if he did. The only one in her family who could cook without risking burning down the building was Malcolm, and all he cooked were simple things just for himself. "What kind of food?!"

She tried to eat her salad quickly without stuffing her face in it. "That sounds like some guys I know," she smiled, thinking of some certain family members.

She chewed thoughtfully as she tried to pick a place. "Mm... Either Creole Creamery or The New Orleans Ice Cream Company, Baskin Robbins and Hagen-Dazs are everywhere." She rolled her eyes and nudged him a little, blushing just slightly. She was starting to understand it was just his personality, and that helped her with the flirting.

	From: thatryderboy	Date: February 9th, 2011 11:56 pm (UTC)		(Link)

“What kind of food?!”, Malachi asked, incredulously, “I cook all kinds of food, little girl!” He clicked off on his fingers what he was saying, “Down home Country cookin’, Chinese, Indian, Mexican, Italian, Greek, French, Thai, Barbeque…whatever your little heart desires!”

Wiggling his eyebrows, Mal teased, “It does? How many guys do you know, naughty girl?!” Colby was fun to tease; it made him wish he’d had a little sister. Of course, he wasn’t thinking of Colby as his sister…that would be sick.

“Okay, let’s hit the Creole Creamery”, Mal decided, “Then I can drive you back and you can wonder…”, he used a high girlish voice, “…will he kiss me or won’t he?” He was teasing Colby and it was fun, but in reality, he sure wouldn’t mind kissing the cute little sophomore.

	From: wantsthesky	Date: February 10th, 2011 01:13 am (UTC)		(Link)

That caught her interest. "Really? Where'd you learn to cook all that stuff?" She thought maybe she should look into learning how to cook at least a little. She loved pizza and things like that, but sometimes it was nice to sit at home and eat something real.

She flushed a little at his tease, the connotations of her comment just dawned on her. "I just meant my brothers and some friends!"

Her already red cheeks got redder yet again that day. It was a wonder her face hadn't caught on fire yet. "That's not how I sound," she tried to say as snarkily as she could.

	From: thatryderboy	Date: February 10th, 2011 02:24 am (UTC)		(Link)

“My mom and my Uncle Julien taught me from when I was young”, he shrugged with a proud smile. “I love cooking, it takes me to another place.”

“MmmmmHmmmm”, Malachi teasingly gave her a skeptical look. He wouldn’t keep up the messing with her long, but he wasn’t ready to give it up just yet.

Okay, he had better review that decision about the teasing. Poor Colby looked like her head was going to explode; her face was crimson red. He slipped one long arm around her shoulder and gave her a one-armed hug, “I know, baby, I’m just playing…”, he gave her his best puppy dog eyes, “…forgive me?”

	From: wantsthesky	Date: February 12th, 2011 02:16 am (UTC)		(Link)

"That's so cool," she said, only slightly enviously. "My family lives on take out and stuff, we only eat home cooked meals whenever we go over to either of my grandparents' houses."

She blushed more. "It's true! I grew up with my brothers and all their friends, I've always been surrounded by guys."

Colby dropped her eyes to the floor, trying to force down her blush. "Okay..."

	From: thatryderboy	Date: February 12th, 2011 07:16 am (UTC)		(Link)

When Colby forgave him, Mal kissed her on the cheek and cooed, “You’re a sweetheart, Colby.” He gathered up his trash on his tray and asked, “Are you about ready? The Creole Creamery is waiting for us, angel!”

He looked at the clock behind the counter in Taco Bell; he didn’t want to be too late bringing Colby back to CCI. The last thing he needed was Pendragon on his case about him contributing to the delinquency of a minor or some shit like that.