Glad at least that Beth was letting them help, she had to wonder why Colin hadn’t suggested it. But then Beth seemed to have old fashioned values and those values hardly leant towards chivalry in Ardy’s experience. Nevertheless he’d seemed more than happy to back her up in helping, so perhaps he was more accommodating Beth’s views rather than pressing his upon her. Ardelia didn’t have much experience with healthy relationships, her mother had been single for as long as she could remember and her only significant relationship had been the antithesis of anything healthy. Once the food was on the table, the brunette slid into a seat and didn’t waste much time in eating. That didn’t mean she didn’t listen to what was being said, she was just hungry.<br/><br/>A crooked smile at his welcome she smiled genuinely when he said they didn’t eat like this all the time.<br/><br/>“I guessed that, you’d be the size of houses. Or I would at least if somebody put food like this in front of me. My willpower with food is non-existent. I’m just lucky food is so expensive or I’d be a whale.” She turned her eyes to Beth “seriously, this is amazing food!”<br/><br/>Serious conversation, she wasn’t used to it and she took a moment to adjust to the fact that she really was eating with grown ups now. No belching during meals, no crude jokes, she didn’t belong here at all. But it might be entertaining to fake for a night and geography was a simple enough topic.<br/><br/>“Moved to Jennings when I was fourteen from down south, Louisiana girl, took me a very long time to shake the accent. And even now when I get annoyed or excited it comes out. What about you” eyes met Beth’s “I don’t think I’ve ever asked where you’re from before.” In truth she and Beth never discussed much of consequence, small talk and jokes, teasing, but never really a genuine attempt to get to know each other. Beth asked questions, Ardelia dodged them expertly.