<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Ravi;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">Colin seemed... distracted. Was it because of her nerves? Or because of how beautiful Ardy was? Or, well it could be any number of things. And worrying over that wasn't going to help anyone, least of all her. When he gave her a smile of encouragement, his hand on her knee she softened into a true smile as well. There was no reason to doubt Colin, he was always honest with her and insecurity about his love wasn't something she wanted to entertain. In fact she was rather good at working past those, it was just the insecurities that came from her own lacking qualities that haunted her like demented ghosts. <br/><br/>Ardelia provided a fresh breath though, someone who had more adversity in her life than Beth had ever had to face and was so utterly nonchalant about it. Did the teen have any idea how strong she was? Likely not, and that made Bethany admire her young friend all the more. Though she didn't hide a shudder at the thought of living off fried chicken and ramen noodles, for surely that couldn't be healthy on one's stomach. The dark haired girl's comment about her apartment balanced humor and admiration with concern. A couch and a microwave? Even if she could manage to keep her current place it clearly wasn't somewhere safe, stable or healthy for her. And that gave Beth the needed platform of 'this is the right thing to do' to work up her nerve, even as a fake ID was mentioned. <br/><br/>Delicately she put her napkin on the table, blue gray eyes warm as she gave a soft smile to the younger girl. "I wanted, or rather, we wanted to see if we could help you get back on your feet as it were. I know we haven't known each other long but it's been long enough that I feel comfortable extending this invitation. We cleaned out one of the extra bedrooms, Colin was a gentleman and moved his office to the basement instead of mine in fact. I... " Beth laughed, realizing she hadn't just simply stated what she was offering yet. "You could consider this a safe place to stay, if you wanted."<br/><br/>The oven timer went off, leading to her head turning toward it before she pushed to her feet, "That would be the pie, I'll just pull it out while you think it over."</span></span>