whydowescream (whydowescream) wrote,
@ 2011-09-20 03:03:00

Serious Business. Also Food.
Ruth and Jay had agreed to meet at Top Dog in Berkeley at 4:30.

Ruth entered at 4:25 in her favorite denim skirt and a blue blouse, sat down, and set her books aside primly.

She made herself not look at her watch again.

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	rockchalk 2011-09-21 01:49 am UTC (link)
	He moves over and snuggles up with her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 01:54 am UTC (link)
	And snuggling shall be head, as they watch for a while the wacky adventures of the daughters of a 19th-century Unitarian minister and the boy next door. ...Not that Ruth has a thing for this film or anything. "Glad you could make it," she mutters, the side of her face pressed against him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 02:04 am UTC (link)
	He kisses her cheek, then turns back to keep watching the movie. "Wouldn't miss it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 02:06 am UTC (link)
	And Ruth snuggles, and watches, and laughs, and recites along at parts. "Remember when we were nine and we did them all for Halloween and made you dress as Laurie? You looked adorable in the suit Mom made." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 02:10 am UTC (link)
	He groans. "Don't remind me. Mom has never let me live that Halloween down." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"It was incredibly cool, and you know it." And ample evidence that Team Morgenstern brooked no refusal. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 02:26 am UTC (link)
	He shakes his head. "No, Ruth, it really, really wasn't. I did it for you and your sister being so excited. And have been being asked if I wanted to go as Wonder Woman or Power Girl every year since." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Ruth 'hemphed' slightly. "Well, I appreciate your putting up with it for us in a world that can't appreciate classic literature, then. Laurie was the most handsome and generally terrific boy in the history of Victorian-era books for little girls." And she hugs Jay tighter as the general wholesomeness-fest on screen continues. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 02:43 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "And for you, I'd do anything, you know that. My... mom is just not very into literature." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whydowescream
2011-09-21 02:57 am UTC (link)

Ruth fights hard against an uncharitable thought, the question of whether Mrs. Jill is very into anything beyond cheap liquor. That was completely inappropriate to think, even though she'd never say it. She just clutches Jay a little more.
Eventually, she's laughing a little at the haircutting scene. recalling her own childhood attempt to act on... very outdated information regarding hair donation. She buries her face in Jay's chest. "I would like to point out how clearly it is cool when they do it."

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	rockchalk 2011-09-21 03:12 am UTC (link)
	He understands the thought. He loves his mother, he really does. He wihes he could help her. But... yeah. He grins at the comment, and her burying her face. "Ok, there is that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whydowescream
2011-09-21 03:37 am UTC (link)

And she happily snuggles as they continue to watch, as eventually there are more serious parts than just wacky hijinks.

And eventually, when they come to Laurie's little rant of frustration and envy culminating in "And if Beth had a lover, I would despise him, too. I have always known I should be a part of your family!", Ruth finds her fingers kneading harder into Jay's shoulders and arms.

But hard feelings are sorted out, and happy endings come amidst the tragedies -- Ruth always cries a little with Beth dies. She can't help it.

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	rockchalk 2011-09-21 03:42 am UTC (link)
	And, as before when this happened, he strokes her hair gently and comforts her while the movie dies down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 03:44 am UTC (link)
	She catches her breath again, and kisses him. "Thanks. I'm such a sissy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 03:54 am UTC (link)
	He returns the kiss. "Maybe, but you're my sissy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 03:56 am UTC (link)
	She laughs. "You put up with a lot," she says softly, her hand in his hair. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"I really don't. You're the one with the patience of a saint." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 04:07 am UTC (link)
	"Don't sell yourself short. I know a lot of the choices you could have made. ...Jay, I want to talk to you about something." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 04:14 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "You'd mentioned talking. What's up, love?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"This is going to be weird, but..." Ruth bit her lip slightly. "I don't suppose you've ever read much of Sir Thomas More?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 04:22 am UTC (link)
	He scratches his head. "Uhm... no. Why?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2011-09-21 04:27 am UTC (link)
	"...If you'd somehow read his work this would be a little less silly to try to explain...." Ruth actually gets up, blushing and locks the door. "So. Um. Sex is really serious business, and I know you know I think that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2011-09-21 04:33 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "It is, or is when you really mean it. And... I'm not sure what Thomas More has to do with it... but you have my attention." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whydowescream
2011-09-21 04:41 am UTC (link)

Ruth blushed. "He came to mind because he believed that... once things reached a certain point where two people... might be together for... for the long haul, that it was about time they saw each other naked so they knew what they were getting into. His work was often atypical of it's time but that's, you know, not the important part. The important part is having a serious talk about we want in... y'know, certain regards."

And Ruth, who has had sex ed in both regular school /and/ multiple years of Sunday School, can't believe she's still blushing. How ridiculous is this?

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	rockchalk 2011-09-21 04:48 am UTC (link)
	He's a little surprised she's bringing this up, but realizes he shouldn't be, really. "What we want in the bedroom?" he at least tries to simplify it a little bit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)