Kris chuckled at Dem's surprise over being whispered about. She thought he'd have known as much. Didn't girls swarm around him like the other hotties? If not, then there was either something seriously wrong about Hogwarts girls, or he was not as good as he looked. Maybe he had an attitude problem or something... But as far as she could tell, all that was off about him was that he seemed uncomfortable and that could hardly count as a flaw. She knew she could be a bit... much, sometimes. But ah well. Worst case scenario he'd not talk to her once Brad was here and she'd play nice and not push him. They were mates after all, so he'd probably be more comfortable when Brad arrived.<br/><strong><br/>"Yeah, you know..."</strong>she said loud enough for it to reach the boy as he chased the candy out of the kitchen.<strong><em>"Merlin's grace, did you see Dem today in class? I wonder who he's taking to Jeanny's birthday party? Does he have a girlfriend? Ohmygod I saw him scratch his tummy and ohmygod abs!"</em></strong>Kris copied a conversation from the other day with matching boy-crazed enthusiasm and gasps, then laughed by the end of it and leaned backwards to see out to the hall where he was headed back. One of the things that came with being best friends with boys was the complete lack of those kinds of conversations. Talking about boys, sure. Gasping and giggling about them in the common room? Not so much.<br/><br/>She grinned at him when he came back and sat down, turned to the cooking and had only been facing the stove for all of a minute when she heard Brad's voice behind her. She blushed a little at his choice of words though they probably meant nothing.<em>Glad you could join us</em>, he said to his mate like the two of them were... Well, were they now? An item? Things had been said the other day but she didn't just want to assume that he wanted to follow up on them. Maybe it had just been a way to get her to where he then<em>oh so</em>got her. But as she thought it, he poked fun at her for all the food and then soothed her moment of doubt by wrapping her in those big arms of his and bring his lips to her skin in a way that had her instantly melting and wanting to forget all about food and company and just give him a house tour, starting with and never leaving the bedroom.<strong>"Hey,"</strong>she murmured and then he thankfully pulled away before she completely lost her cool.<strong>"If you want a drink there's a glass in the cupboard behind you,"</strong>she told him as he propped himself up on the counter where she'd left a clear path so she'd be able to reach for glasses and Dan's booze without dipping her clothes into food.<br/><br/>Kris was blissfully unaware of any hot and heavy happenings between the two boys and so she had no reason to tiptoe around the display of her own attraction to the blond, big lipped charmer. She beamed him a smile, eyes lit up at his mere presence but let's not tell her that...<strong>"I think we should just dig in. There are plates on the table. Grab one and..."</strong>She gestured around her and then gave a small exasperated sound as she wondered how she was going to tell them what was what.<strong>"Nothing is poisoned,"</strong>she said and winked at Dem, fingers slipping onto Brad's thigh and running smoothly up the clothed muscle in an idle and somehow familiar manner. She didn't even realize she had until the physical memory kicked in and gave her a solid drumbeat where her heart had been peacefully tick-tocking. She licked her lips and glanced up at him, then cleared her throat and pulled away.<strong>"...Everything is absolutely delicious."</strong>A cheeky grin, some swag in the way she poised her hip, and a whole lot of excitement building in those green eyes at the idea of seeing their reaction to the various tastes and blends. The girl didn't waste any time and strolled over to get her own plate, and began piling small portions of different kinds of foods on it, happy like a kid in a candy store for... more than one reason.<br/><br/>