christina rosier (chrstina) wrote in mudbloods,
@ 2013-01-29 15:56:00

Okay, so this was definitely a terrible idea, but Christina was doing it anyway. She'd skipped the camping trip with her brother and Narcissa and now she was standing across the street from the restaurant and it was just after seven. She was going to go in and then she'd be on a maybe date with the Headmaster of her school who was technically old enough to be her father, if he's knocked someone up in high school.

Christina took a deep breath and crossed the street. She hadn't gotten dressed up for nothing. She could always just change her mind about volunteering in the office if this turned weird. Weirder. Christina stepped inside the restaurant, glancing around until she saw Tom, tucked away in a quiet corner of the place, and made her excuses to the hostess as she walked across the room to greet him. She definitely hadn't misunderstood the invitation, right? "This place is nice on a Saturday at seven," she said, stopping beside his table.

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chrstina
2013-01-30 09:03 am UTC (link)

"The Blacks are the most repressed group of people I've ever been around," Christina said, shaking her head. "Everyone except Narcissa's cousin Sirius, and the rest of the family thinks he's crazy because of it."

She thought about it for a moment. "If I could have any bottle in the world? A Chateau Latour Pauillac 1990 or 1994, but even if I could find one they're still $800 a bottle. My family's well off, but I don't have that sort of allowance money."

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riddles
2013-01-30 09:05 am UTC (link)

Tom took a mental note of the bottle she wanted. While he wasn't extravagantly rich like the Malfoys, he had made a bit of cash with some of his other endeavors that didn't involve being a Headmaster. He could maybe swing a bottle of it.

"That's a very expensive bottle. I'm sure you'll have your hand on it one day." Tom told her with a smile. "You can start saving up with the money you'll earn working in the office."

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	chrstina 2013-01-30 09:11 am UTC (link)
	"Money?" Christina repeated, giving Tom a surprised look and then laughing. "Really? That's even better. I thought I was going to be doing it for free. For the job experience." She ate some more of her salad. "I'll start a bottle fund. Maybe by the end of the school year I'll have enough saved to start trying to track a bottle down." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

riddles
2013-01-30 09:16 am UTC (link)

"It'll look good on applications for university, but you'll be getting paid as well." Tom smiled at her and how happy that seemed to make her. "I'm going to be working you hard, Christina. You shouldn't have to do it all for free."

Tom took another bite of his salad. "I think that sounds great." He told her. "I like that you have so much drive and ambition, Christina."

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chrstina
2013-01-30 09:27 am UTC (link)

Christina clamped down on the instinct to make a dirty joke about Tom working her hard. That was Evan talking. Not first date with her Headmaster material. "Of course. I refuse to be one of those girls who just goes to college to find a husband who wants to be a lawyer. I'm going to go to business school and take over the vineyard with my brother. Maybe have my own wine merchant business too. I haven't decided yet."

She smiled at Tom. "I like you," she told him. "I like that you don't think I shouldn't have dreams of my own. A lot of the boys I meet are like that. They're just raised thinking they're the centre of the universe."

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	riddles 2013-01-30 09:34 am UTC (link)
	"Well. I was raised by a one-eyed woman who didn't like me very much." Tom pointed out with a laugh. "In a foster home with thirty-five other kids. I believe everyone has to have dreams." Tom reached over and touched Christina's hand. "I like you too. More than I probably should. Does that bother you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

chrstina
2013-01-30 09:40 am UTC (link)

Christina shook her head, brushing her fingers against Tom's again. "If it bothered me, I wouldn't be here and I wouldn't have accepted the job working for you after school," she pointed out. "It would bother me a lot more if you didn't like me."

She looked down at their hands for a moment. Tom was older, but he was nice. And older meant he was mature, which boys her age really weren't. "I know you're... older, and you're the Headmaster, but you're not that old and it's not like you're a teacher."

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	regularblack 2013-01-30 09:42 am UTC (link)
	Tom laughed at that thought. "I'd be a very horrible teacher." He told her, shaking his head. "I'm too lazy to do something like that. I'm smart enough. I'm talented. But, I'd rather other people do all the work for me." But, he smiled at her. "You're legal, but you're still one of the students. Which makes things complicated." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chrstina 2013-01-30 09:46 am UTC (link)
	Christina nodded. "I know," she said. "I knew even coming here tonight could be risky, but I really wanted to. Evan and Narcissa have been teasing me for having a crush on you." She tucked a bit of her hair behind her ear, rubbing her thumb against Tom's. "Is it too complicated for you to want to see me again?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	riddles 2013-01-30 09:54 am UTC (link)
	"No. It's not complicated." Tom told her, shaking his head. "It's not complicated at all. It may be a bit complicated if you tell Narcissa. You run the risk of her telling her sister about it and Bellatrix would love nothing more than to ruin my life." He shrugged and glanced around. "As long as you're okay seeing someone like me. I'm fine with it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chrstina 2013-01-30 10:00 am UTC (link)
	"I won't tell Narcissa. She's too much of a gossip," Christina said, shaking her head. "And I don't want to be responsible for ruining your life. I like you too much." She raised an eyebrow at Tom. "Someone like you?" Christina repeated. "What's that? I think I'm fine with it, but clarify for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

riddles
2013-01-30 10:05 am UTC (link)

"A Headmaster at an all girls academy. An orphan with no sense of a real family." Tom told her, looking her over as he took a drink of his water. "Someone who forgets to eat and sleeps in his office a lot of the time because he just doesn't feel like going home."

He gave her a faint smile. "An old man like me. If you can handle all of that, I think we're going to have fun together."

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	chrstina 2013-01-30 10:14 am UTC (link)
	Christina shook her head, smiling back at Tom. "You're not that old. The rest of it is just... facts about you. I can handle it. I want us to have fun together." She picked up her wine glass again. "We'll have lots of time to get to know each other in between you working me hard after school." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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