First Date (closed)

[Pie]

He nodded and brushed at the air with his hand as if to move the sad topic out of the way. "Let's talk about somethin' else," he said.

[Fae]

She smiled when he did it, was like how she changed a topic and she reached out and took his hand, letting her cheeks flush before she nodded. "Aye, somethin' else. What was it like fer you-- growin up.. ya had so many siblin's I can only imagine.."

[Pie]

Pie grinned and curled his fingers through hers, resting their hands on the table between them. "It was...I don't know, loud? Everybody was always shoutin' at everybody else. Not angry or anything. Just, with that many people in one house, you kinda have to shout to get heard."

[Fae]

She chuckled, chewing on her lip as she thought about it shaking her head. "Was so quiet, even when it was just Gran and Granda. Though Granda was a talker ta be sure, got that gift from 'im."

[Pie]

"That must've been nice," he said, smiling at her. "Though I guess life in Ireland is a bit different than life here in New York."

[Fae]

She nodded and gave him a small smile, "Lived in a Village, knew everyone... then moved ta Kildare which is a bigger city near dublin but still a village... grew up in a pub."

[Pie]

He laughed. "In a pub? And you don't care much for drinking?" He brushed his thumb over his hand as he talked. "Though I guess if you're around something too much, you can get sick of it. I can't stand the way celery smells now. My pa sells so much of it that the house always reeks of celery."

[Fae]

She shook her head with a laugh, "aye well people in Ireland despite what they say don' drink a lot like that-- the pub was like a meetin' place. there was music an' dancin an' food... oh so much food. An' there were games sometimes. Was like Tibby's only with drink.."

[Pie]

"Sounds like my kinda place," he laughed. "Your family owned the pub?"

[Fae]

She nodded, "Aye they did.. was always runnin' round or helpin out.."

[Pie]

"Bet that was fun. Better than livin' in a grocery like me," he said, shrugging, then glanced up as a waitress finally came by their table.

[Fae]

She turned her head and ordered what she wanted, though it wasn't much it was more than enough for her. she shook her head about somethings and tilted her head. "I think it'd be fun too, Niko. always helpin people."

[Pie]

He chuckled after he ordered, sitting back but keeping her hand in his. "You'll see for yourself. It's a lot of shouting and a lot of vegetables and fruit getting tossed around."

[Fae]

His hand was so much bigger than hers, she found her fingers swallowed and didn't mind one bit. "A food fight all the time then, aye?"

[Pie]

"That's the gist of it. When all five of us kids are at home, it's an all-out battle." He grinned, remembering. "My sister's got the strongest arm of all of us, if I'm bein' honest. She can chuck a tomato harder than anyone I've ever met."