Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 3, 2008 1:16:23 GMT -5
"I love you too," he whispered back with a wide grin, not wanting to wake anyone and deal with questions about what they had been doing out that late with his sleeping bag. He took a step backwards towards his own tent, but waited until she got into her own safely before actually heading towards his small dome. He turned back towards her and smiled, not sure if she could see it, but still happy to know she was still fairly close, before throwing his things inside and crawling in afterwards.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 3, 2008 1:42:14 GMT -5
With the tent zipped back up and Drew heading off to his tent, Felicity stepped over Lindsay only to have her ankle grabbed as she was trying to step over her younger cousin. "Cherry!" she shouted at the girl in a whisper. Why was the redhead up so late anyway? And in fact, that was the very question she had waiting for Felicity. After she promised Cherry she wouldn't go to sleep right away, the blonde was allowed to settle in for the night with a long talk about what she and Drew had been doing up. And of course, she had to admit to the snuggling and the kissing otherwise the looming threat of being told on would be set in place.
The discussion felt like it went on forever as Cherry plagued her with questions and inquiries relating to her relationship with Drew and her cousin's with her boyfriend. After what felt like a couple of hours Felicity was allowed to drift off, only to be woken what felt like minutes later and was in fact an hour.
She heard people moving around outside, heard them trying to be quiet, but because of the over-cautiousness of their movements, it was louder than if they'd gone through with a bugle horn. The boys were up and packing to go fishing. She didn't even have to peek outside the tent to know her dad was loading up the boat, Harold was handing the fishing gear off, and others were scrambling for some hot tea and coffee and scourging for something to eat before fishing.
She could also hear Stephan outside of Drew's tent calling to him to wake up. She would be next and both girls would kill her when she told them she wasn't going. They'd be woken for nothing.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 3, 2008 2:41:23 GMT -5
Drew had zipped his tent back up, spread out his bed roll and after pulling off his shoes and his jeans and crawling inside his sleeping bag, lay awake for a good hour before drifting off. It seemed like only moments before he heard stirring outside and as he sat up and rubbed his eyes, he heard someone calling his name.
"I'm up," Drew yawned, getting some shorts on and a clean t-shirt before unzipping his tent and looking out into the early morning. He ran his hand through his hair, hoping it wasn't sticking up too badly, and grabbed his tennis shoes to put them on. He pulled on a sweatshirt and ran his hand through his hair again before crawling out of his tent and making his way to where the most activity was happening. "What can I do to help?" he asked, not exactly sure what needed to be done and feeling a little bad that he hadn't gotten up earlier.
Of course, the reason he had over slept had been well worth it. He glanced over towards Felilcity's tent and wondered if she'd be getting up soon.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 3, 2008 2:56:41 GMT -5
Hearing the call of return, Stephan turned away from the boy's tent and started making his way around checking on everyone else. His last stop was his sister's tent, knowing how cranky she was when woken from mid-dream, but Felicity was inside the same tent as always and he couldn't very well not get his cousin up and ready to go. First off, she'd be mad at him and so would his uncle.
"Felicity!" he called out in a loud whisper, having gone around away from the door and toward the back of the tent where he knew the blonde slept. For whatever reason she insisted on sleeping furthest in though she was normally the last one in the tent. Crawling over everyone must have been a fun time for her.
"Felicity!" he called again and she finally answered him by poking her head out the door of the tent and walking around to see him. Her sandals were on her feet, pajama pants slightly crooked from movement while rolled into her blankets, Drew's sweatshirt still hung loosely, and she'd pulled on an old cap to hide her own messy hair.
"What?" she asked him as loudly as she dared, making him jump and turn toward her with a look that said she was in trouble. With a smile and giggle in tow, Felicity took off running away from her older cousin while he chased her around and around until he finally gave up when he caught the smell of coffee by the fire. He was one of the only one of the Hjort's that actually drank the stuff, everyone else preferred the taste of warm cider or tea.
"You can run back to my truck and bring her over here," Harold told Drew with a quick smile and tossed his keys over to him. It was easier to unload the fishing gear that way and since Ib was busy packing things accordingly, Harold was trying to balance everything he could that Ib kept handing back to him because it wasn't in the right spot, and everyone else was busy searching for something to eat, other than Felicity who was running around, that left Drew.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 3, 2008 23:46:37 GMT -5
"Really?" Drew asked and despite his surprise, he still managed to catch the keys, only to drop them when he caught sight of Felicity running around. It was hard not to be distracted when the brown-eyed blonde was so close and looking like... well, looking like Drew had imagined when he daydreamed of waking up with her in his arms.
He sheepishly picked up Harold's keys and trotted over to the truck, only to remember he had to go around to the other side when he realized the steering wheel was on the right. He had had his license for over a year now, but hadn't gotten many opportunities to actually drive in that time, and never in the UK, so he was a bit nervous. He hadn't packed his glasses, thinking that he wouldn't need them, but he figured that for just moving the car a few yards, they really weren't necessary. He almost called over to Harold to tell the man that he wasn't used to driving on the left, but decided that he could manage fine.
Even with a reminder that everything was opposite from what he learned, Drew still managed to hit the gas instead of the break, causing the truck to lurch where it was parked. Finally getting a decent feel of the vehicle, he managed to move the truck over to where Harold needed it. Carefully putting the truck into park, he exited from the right hand side, taking a deep breath in relief that he had managed to do the task with few problems.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 4, 2008 0:23:35 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Harold trailed off, giving Drew an odd look. Sure he knew he was from the states, but he figured he probably knew how to drive, even if he didn't have his license, and he wasn't driving on a road or anything, just on a trail and across the grass to get to where he and Ib were. After that he could go frolicking around or eat breakfast, it didn't matter too much to him. As long as the gear got to the boat and his truck made it to him. There weren't even any hills for Andrew to roll the truck on.
Seeing him drop the keys, Harold's eyes looked around and caught sight of his sister-in-law just being herself and he rose an eyebrow at the retreating boy. Would he have to have a talk with Felicity to make sure they weren't doing anything? He knew she got in late the night before, woke up when he heard the two walking by his tent, but he wouldn't say anything to Ib about it, heck, he and Raquel were doing more than looking at stars by the time they were dating for six months, but they'd also been a lot older.
When Drew finally made it to the truck and lurched, Harold chuckled, Ib frowned, and Felicity giggled. She was a little surprised to see Drew climbing into the cab since she wasn't eating and didn't have sticky hands yet, but it didn't bother her; her dad didn't like her behind the wheel anyway, he preferred her not driving at all, but she was planning on going for her license before summer was over.
Getting over to where the boys were loading up the boat, the blonde held her hands out to Harold to relieve him of a few of the things he had, only to get a shake of the head and be told to help with finding some food to fend off the hunger pains until the real breakfast was served. Rolling her eyes, she turned to go back to the fire, making sure to nudge Drew with her shoulder as she passed.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 4, 2008 17:09:38 GMT -5
Drew went around the truck to return the keys to Harold, giving a small giggle as Felicity nudged him and reaching out to poke her in the side as she walked away.
He had heard the mention of food, but didn't think it would be so cool if he went off to feed his belly when there was obviously work to be done. He wasn't sure exactly what needed to be done or where the Hjorts needed things to go, but he was pretty good at taking directions. "What else?" Drew asked Harold as he handed back the keys. He could help and then eat later.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 4, 2008 18:35:21 GMT -5
Giggling when Drew touched her, Felicity hurried to where the boys were digging through things and gently slapped at their hands, only to have that turn against her and be bored down by her family pinning her and tickling her good. Something about how they were hungry and weren't taking orders from a silly girl on what they could or could not eat.
After a few minutes they remembered she was on duty that night to serve dinner and let her up with a number of apologies and they even bowed to her feet asking for forgiveness. At least they hadn't woken anyone by tickling her and making her shriek and laugh. Of course, as always she forgave them and started digging around for sausages, eggs, and toasting bread. They could sausage and eggs on warm bread.
"Why don't you stay up in the bed of the truck and pass what we need down as we call for them?" he asked the boy, managing to free a hand and put his keys away. He wouldn't be taking them out on the lake, but was fine with them in his pocket while still on land in the boat. Ib had finally arranged what he needed to and started pulling the tackle box from Harold's arm, in which Harold asked Drew for the other two stored in his truck. "Just the tackle boxes, I think they're in front of the right wheel hub...don't quote me on it though."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 4, 2008 21:52:10 GMT -5
Drew clambered into the back of the truck, stepped around the miscellaneous gear, and looked for the tackle boxes. He thought he had a good idea as to what they would look like, but wasn't entirely sure. He found a couple of boxes by the wheel, popped one open quickly to make sure it was what he was looking for, and pulled them both up. He carried them to the tailgate and placed them on the edge, as he waited for new instructions. He caught a glimpse of Felicity digging around in the coolers and smiled at the sight.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 4, 2008 22:00:04 GMT -5
Because of Harold's full arms, Ib had to step off the boat to get the tackle boxes and place them where he wanted them stored at. After rearranging all of them, he relieved Harold of a bunch of his gear, a few life jackets for those that couldn't swim and those afraid of water, an ice box that he placed under one of the seats so they could keep the fish fresh, it'd been filled with ice that morning. It didn't take long to arrange everything where he thought it easiest to reach.
"Alright, Andrew, I need the fishing poles," he told the boy, ignoring him as much as possible. Harold was a buffer at the moment, but he looked like he needed a good cup of something strong to keep him up.
Felicity found what she needed and talked Stephan into helping her warm the bread as she skewered a bunch of the sausages and passed them around to have the boys sizzle them well while she broke the eggs and made sure they cooked out flat so they could throw them into makeshift sandwiches.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 6, 2008 1:16:28 GMT -5
Drew gulped nervously as Felicity's dad spoke to him. It was probably the most the man had spoken to him in the last 24 hours and the Ravenclaw was a little surprised to be addressed directly.
He rummaged around the bed of the truck, finding the poles with little difficulty, and grabbing them up carefully. He wasn't too used to handling the rods and while he was sure they weren't as flimsy as they felt, he still didn't want to break them, or tangle any lines accidentally. As he walked them over to Mr. Hjort, he could smell the sausages cooking and his stomach grumbled in anticipation of breakfast.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 6, 2008 21:43:10 GMT -5
Watching the boy hand over the poles, he wanted to make sure he didn't break them. They weren't very breakable, being some of the best available in London, but he couldn't afford to replace any either. At the moment he was worried about the poles breaking only because he had extra line as a good fisherman always should being one never knew if the fish would break the line or not.
And once the piles were stored Ib looked over to Harold. Everything they needed was packed, the only things missing were live bait stored in the cab of his son-in-law's truck and the boys who were going fishing.
"All right, let's grab something to eat and then get out there before they stop biting with the sunlight," he told both and Harold got ready to take his truck back.
At the fire Felicity had the eggs done and the boys were taking sausages off the skewers and wrapping them with flat eggs in bread. Not their favourite meal but it worked and would be worth it considering they'd have a good breakfast once all the women were up and had fed the kids.
"Felicity, you just about ready?" Ib asked his youngest, wrapping an arm affectionately around her shoulders. And while she wanted to answer, her eyes traveled to Drew first, did he want her to go or would he be all right without her?
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 7, 2008 17:52:53 GMT -5
Drew perked up at the mention of food and followed the group to fire. His stomach had already started grumbling as the smells of breakfast wafted over towards where the truck was, but at the sight of sausages and eggs, his mouth started watering as well.
Focused on the meal and trying his best not to be rude about taking his share, he almost didn't notice Felicity's glance. He made no response except fopr a small shrug, not sure why she was looking at him. He thought the had settled the matter the previous night and besides, he really didn't want her dad thinking he was telling her what to do.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 7, 2008 19:58:29 GMT -5
"I don't really feel like fishing," Felicity answered the older man after seeing Drew response. While they'd decided on the matter the night before she wanted to make sure he hadn't changed his mind. Though, nothing bad seemed to have happened at all, in fact, her dad wasn't glaring at him right then, so she wondered if maybe he was all right with Drew being there. Well, the man had invited him, but he looked a bit more relaxed than usual when Drew was in his presence. Then again, he was getting the chance to go fishing. "I though I might stay behind and play with Freddy some since I've missed him and haven't had time to yet."
Glancing down at his daughter, Ib shrugged. That was fine by him, especially if that boy was going fishing, it meant he wouldn't have to strain his eyes to keep a watch on them while he was out on the lake. "All right then, thanks for getting up and cooking for us princess," he said softly and leaned in to place a kiss on his daughter's forehead. "I'm surprised you did."
Letting go of Felicity Ib walked around the small fire that was going to speak with Stephan about the prospects of the best fishing spot for that morning. He wasn't worried about Felicity's decision, she'd stayed behind before, it just surprised him since he was sure Andrew was going.
As soon as her dad let go, the blonde made her way over to Drew and nudged him once more. "Good morning."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 8, 2008 0:45:41 GMT -5
While Mr. Hjort was speaking to Felicity, Drew had been eyeing the food waiting for his opportunity to snag one... maybe two or three. Mr. Hjort didn't seem upset that Felicity was staying behind and Drew briefly wondered if the man was making plans to dump the Ravenclaw's body in the lake without his daughter knowing.
The freckle-faced blonde came up to him and gave him a nother nudge which took his mind off of food for a while and made him snicker. She looked awfully cute in her PJs and he suddenly felt a little self-conscious near her. "Hey..." he answered with a crooked smile. It was hard not to think about lying under the stars with her just hours earlier. "Morning."
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