dinner at john and bobby's

[offthebeatenpath]

Em had been surprised when John first mentioned the possibility of her coming to dinner sometime, and when he called to actually invite her she was even less sure how she felt. But Jag had gone back to the circus for awhile - after assuring Jake, Ollie, and Em he'd be back sometime, who knew when - and that made it easier for her to say yes.

A bottle of wine would've been an obvious host gift, but she didn't know this John and Bobby well enough to know if they drank wine at all, or if they did, what they preferred. So she took a chance that neither of them were vegan... or diabetic, made up a batch of bourbon marshmallows and homemade graham crackers, and boxed them up with some chocolate bars for a s'mores kit. It was either that or some flambé-able ice cream topping, but those did better made immediately before lighting and serving, so she went with the s'mores.

As she headed up the walk, Em worked her way through the first few Askani meditation patterns to settle her nerves and put her feelings in some kind of order. It seemed to help, some, and after a slow breath, she pushed her hair behind her shoulders and out of her face, then rang the bell.

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[cold_blueeyes]

Since John had been prepping and cooking food, Bobby had taken on the task of tidying the house. They did a pretty good job of keeping it clean, so there wasn't a lot to do, but he'd run a vacuum over the rugs, dusted a bit, made sure that jackets and shoes were hung up and put away, that sort of thing. That meant that he was closer to the door when the bell went off, and he was the one that answered. "Hey, glad you could make it," he greeted her with a bright smile as he pulled open the door. "Come on in."