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Date Posted: 18:30:15 01/17/02 Thu
Author: Rowan Silvertree
Subject: Women...sheesh!
In reply to: Sarosh 's message, "Smile and Nod" on 15:00:22 01/17/02 Thu

Rowan was totally unprepared for Tia’s reaction. He was utterly shocked when she ripped her outfit back out of his hands and shoved it at Jeremy, making some haughty comment about him wearing it instead. He watched in dumbfounded amazement as she first pushed him away from her before hurrying out of the tent, her petite form stiff with anger.

“Would you really like to see me in this?” Jeremy asked, finally drawing his attention away from the now empty doorway. Rowan stared at the gauzy outfit in his hands and glanced at his face, embarrassed to see that the kid actually believed her. Mutely, he accepted the bundle of material when it was shoved back into his hands, his mind still whirling over what had happened.

When Jeremy turned to say something to Saras, Rowan found himself wondering briefly what the hell a thong was, but he quickly put the thought out of his mind. Instead, he listened to what he was saying to the genie, kicking himself for not giving a decent description of their trip himself. That was rather rude of him, strutting in here and interrupting the middle of an ongoing conversation. And instead of trying to honestly answer the question he’d heard, he made some offbeat comment that hinted of something entirely different, though fortunately that had gone right over Saras’ head.

He barely heard Jeremy asking where they ought to have their late supper, and was even less aware of Saras’ hopeful response. It’s just that it had suddenly hit him what she’d meant by all that.

“Oh my god,” he said, staring at the outfit still in his hands.

“What?” Jeremy asked, as he and Saras began piling their plates with food.

“Oh gods,” he continued, “Sweet gods, each and every one of them! She thinks I like you!” he spluttered, pointing a finger at Jeremy. “Hell, no wonder she’s been acting so…damn it! She probably even thinks we’re…oh man!”

All at once, that scene in the bedroom from about a week ago flashed back in his head. He saw himself jumping at the chance to give Jeremy a hands-on lesson in romance, and Tia walking in at just the right moment. Then the kid would go and open his mouth to blurt out what they’d been doing, increasing his shame about succumbing to what he considered an unhealthy desire for a boy nearly half his age. And in front of the woman he’d been trying so hard to impress these past few days, too!

“Now, you look here,” he demanded, putting his hands on his hips as he fixed Jeremy with a stern look. “Maybe I have had bad thoughts in my head concerning you, but that doesn’t mean I have any inclination to chase down some teenaged innocent whose only concern is to get laid before his next birthday. Not that there’s anything wrong with that,” he hastened to assure his young friend, “It’s a perfectly normal thing. I was your age once, and…well,” He couldn’t help chuckling, “In fact, I was probably a lot younger than you are when I finally…”

Yeah, okay, maybe he shouldn’t go there. He cleared his throat and tried to regain his composure, which wasn’t so too hard, since he’d grown accustomed to walking around acting more clueless than most medically confirmed idiots were on a good day.

“Anyway, I’m sorry,” he continued. “That’s all I’m trying to say. I’m not really interested in seeing you in this thing or a thong, although I think, judging from the look on Saras’ face, you’d better tell him just what the hell that is before that pretty head of his explodes of his shoulders.”

He winked at the genie before grabbing his own plate and throwing on just a couple slices of bread and cheese. He grabbed a glass of wine at the end of the table, then jerked his head toward the door, indicating that the other two should follow. As they headed outside, he noticed Tia sitting next to Tristan and Marz. She still looked awfully upset, so he started to veer quickly away from her, since at the moment, he couldn’t think of anything decent to say to her.

How unlike me, he thought with a silent laugh of self-mockery. Why should one girl throw his whole act awry like that? It was something to think about, even though he didn’t usually do much in the thinking department.

Well, to hell with that. A Silvertree did not run away from his problems, damn it! Naturally, there were always special cases, usually involving extreme debt or the particularly angry husband of one’s mistress…but on a whole, his family met things head on. So, plastering his old everybody-loves-me-and-I-love-them-back airheaded grin on his face, he walked back on over to where Tia was sitting with the others and sat down as well, Jeremy and Saras plopping down with him.

“Uh…here,” he said, meekly handing her the outfit he’d been so anxious to get his hands on only moments ago. “Sorry about all that.”

He knew there was loads more to say, but for once, his careless tongue failed him. He remained silent, staring down into his plate as he nibbled on the few bits of food he’d tossed on there from the food tent.

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