❛ I spent a good minute or two laughing about it when I picked it up from the guy’s stall. I knew that I had to buy them — If only for that derpy bird, ❜
He laughed again, this time joined by the sound of the kettle whistling in the background. He left his spot by the table only to come back with the pot, pouring out enough of the hot water into their cups before setting it down on a hot pad. Taking the tin of tea, Gilbert popped the cap open and offered it to his sister first before taking a teabag for himself and plopping it into his steaming cup.
❛ But I’m still waiting on the day I come across that original teaset on an antiques market or something. It happened once before with something else I owned so— ❜
Gilbert gave a shrug, letting a beat of silence pass before he spoke again, ❛ … Are you planning to move out with him any time soon ? ❜
She takes the cup, curling her hands around it as she feels her fingertips getting cold-- probably mostly because she had woken up out of a dead sleep, chewing her tip as she listened to him..and the silence. Not like it wasn’t unbearable, but something about it-- that wasn’t Gilbert-- made it uncomfortable.
The question that followed made her look up, look to the side for a moment and let out a little bit of a ‘tch,’ as she’s thinking back to the conversation her and her boyfriend had not too long ago over the phone. Kat’s closing her eyes and resting her head on her hand, setting the teacup down.
“...In a month or so. As soon as I go through the rest of the legal stuff..court stuff..all of that. I’m more worried about us just settling in with each other before we think about living together, you know?”
She’s finally taking a sip. The drink is definitely appreciated by his little sister.
“Not like I don’t trust him, you know at this point I trust him basically with my life, but I just need to know that..he’ll be the right one through and through. He’s good with the kids too..but I don’t want to just jump right in like nothing happened...I gotta assess the damage”
There’s another little pause from her. It’s obvious she’s thinking deep about something.
“I know Max is showing signs of...something. I don’t know what, but I know this whole thing..and seeing..that asshole act out in front of him like he did..messed that kid up. I know that Ruby won’t remember anything, though. She’s only a couple months old.”
