[littl3chocobo]

he felt ashamed at that and frowned. setting down the spoon he pushed the bowl away, "i am sorry, that is rude of me"

[Honey]

"What? No, it is a great thing. It means I am not as bad a cook as I thought. Plus the more ya eat tha better, it means we will not have a bunch of pea soup leftovers." He lifted his spoon and let the soup fall back into the bowl with little splatter. "I don't think it is fit to eat afta more than a day anyway."

[littl3chocobo]

the lightness of the joke reassured him somewhat and reluctantly he brought the bowl back though he ate as slowly as he could, "i will take your word brady. i have never known leftovers to be a bad thing before"

[Honey]

"Nah, they aren't, I was just makin' a poor joke at the expense of split peas," he offered a smile as he scooped up a spoonful for himself before breaking apart a piece of his bread to eat. "I s'pose they didn't do anythin' wrong though"

[littl3chocobo]

he had nothing more to say on the matter and so let the conversation die. when they were both finished eating he took the bowls from the farmer and waving the man off set to wash the dishes

[Honey]

He thought to help the boy, but it was only a few dishes to wash and they would dry on their own., and when the thought of going to look at the rake came into his head he decided it could wait until tomorrow. Instead he took a seat back at the table to keep the boy company while he washed the dishes. "So how long have you been in town?"

[littl3chocobo]

careful not to slosh the water in the sink he gave a shrug, "'bout a day before i made it here, or at least that is how long i have been in the county, i don't think i could call anyplace without a store and a hall a town"

[Honey]

"Nah, there ain't much a place to call in these parts, it's mostly places here like mine, and there isn't much of a reason ta call anywhere anyway," tipping his chair back he adjusted his hat on his head before he remembered they were inside and took it off, hanging it off of the chair as he crossed his boots beneath the table. "Why'd ja pick here to come of all places? There isn't much to see around here but land and trees."

[littl3chocobo]

he was already halfway through the dishes and felt a little less like he was being a moocher, "as it turns out there are things between 'here' and 'there', i am just in between those two places"

[Honey]

He nodded and when he realized that the boy could not see him he offered his spoken agreement. "Sometimes it feels like ya can be stuck in between tha two for a long time, but if ya have a good place to wait it does not really matter. I just hope ya get to 'there'."

[littl3chocobo]

the farmer meant nothing by it but it still hurt a little to think that he would have to leave this in-between he had found. he knew better but he half had hoped the other would say anything to hint that this place was 'there'. "i s'pose"

[Honey]

Sitting forward to rise, the legs to his chair gave a creaking sound that reminded him of the rocker on the porch, and everything else in the house as the boy reminded him earlier, and rising from his seat with a protest from the chair he stepped closer. "I hadn't meant to upset ya with that I said," he mentioned as he stepped beside the boy at his quiet response, and lifting a hand he set it on the boy's shoulder.

[littl3chocobo]

he did not realize he wanted the touch until he felt the heavy hand rest against him and relaxing against it he worked on the last few dishes in silence. when he was done he wiped his hands on his pants, "i am sorry, i do not mean to bother"

[Honey]

His shoulders rolled into a shrug as he let his hand fall to the wayside as the boy finished the dishes. "You are not being a bother, Gabe. I'm not particularly used to living with people, but it is not bad. you are refreshing."

[littl3chocobo]

he felt strange hearing that and taking a chance reached up and lightly pressed against the thin lips. they felt nice, he stiffened his spine against the expected attack and stared up at the other, "if you knew me you would hate me"

[Honey]

The hand that once laid on the boy's shoulder lifted up to take one side of the face into his hand as he returned the light kiss until the other pulled away. "I'm not going to put in my opinion until I know you, Gabe."