#rivervale_lodge

"Neither do I" he mutters thoughtful

A pause. "...it's nice when she's here, ain't it?"

"Yeah she's... a sweet lady" Ahems "Cooks a bit spicy, but you like that. And..even when she doesn't she's...well, she's the only one of us who makes the right noises during the scary parts of a movie" fond smile

She laughs. "You tell her that one?"

"Ha... " a true grin "Tove might try to stop if I did."

"Stop what? did I Hear my name?" Tove calls out

"Well, alright, maybe keep it quiet... HEY TOVE!"

"Well met you two, practicing I see? " Tove comes up with a sweet smelling basket

"Yeah. Trying to get a block right..."

"Oh, bad time for donuts then " She tisks

"Oooo..." Dagmar leans, trying to get a peek. "What kind of donuts?"

"6 glazed, 3 Chocolate covered, 2 strawberry filling, and one messy powered with lemon inside" SHe says

"Chocolate?" She reaches, then remembers. "Can I?"

Tove looks to Jaymes, "May she?"

Jaymes nods "Sure, I think we were done. You two go inside, I'll put the gear up."

"Thanks!" She snags a donut. "I canf 'arry you bas-het.." She holds out a hand for the basket, speaking around a mouthful of chocolate.

"Thank you," SHe says and hands it over, "Looking forward to school?"

"Mmph." She shrugs, walking along. "Be nice if I get classes with Sy and Sylvi."

"I hope you do, what about Symon? " Tove inquires as they open the door

"Sy's been in mom-prison. Well, step-mom."

"Study study study."

"Well, school might be a relief for him. Odd, his step mom seemed nice to me"

"Well, she can be nice and still be a LOT. She doesn't give him much room to breathe."

"Mmm I feel sorry for him. Maybe we should leave one of the glazed to decay for him? A few days?" Tove moves through the house like she could walk through it blind folded.

"Yeah, he'd like that I bet."

She moves one glazed to the side, "So, is chocolate your favorite?"

"I think so. Ever have the chocolate ones with the cream inside?"

"Those ones might be better, but chocolate is really f-... really good on its own."

"It is," She nods "I think I'll have just one... you want the last one?" A small box marked 'Sy' is prepared for that glazed

"Well, Jaymes might want one...."

"Good point, let's see. " Tove smiles and looks towards the door. Her eyes light as he comes in almost as if on cue.

"Jaymes, do you want the last chocolate one? Or one of the jellies?"

He looks over the ladies, then says "Glazed is fine with me. I like chocolate fine, but about the same as glazed." Clearly this man does not have an understanding of the glory that is chocolate

"There's lots of glazed." Agreeably... and she takes the last chocolate.

Tove savors the chocolate, and makes a pleased sound.

"What is it with women and chocolate?" Jaymes asks

"Did you make these, Tove?" Then a shrug for Jaymes. "It's good."

"Actually, Sally Mae and I did. She's on a cooking frenzy. I helped." she says

"Yeah? Good fringe benefit." Her hand hovers.... lemon!

"Well, she's in a bad mood, nasty break up" She sighs

Huffs. "See? Dating is stupid. Makes everybody get upset."

"I'm never gonna date nobody."

"im good with this" Jaymes says

Tove gives Jaymes a glare, then she turns to Dagmar "It can lead to heart ache, but it can also lead to happy lives. Take a look at Olgar and Kerri."

"Well, they're happy, sure..."

"But, like, I don't hafta."

"Well, they dated before they married" She points out

"And no," She agrees, "You don't have to."

"I mean, I guess it is okay if other people date, but then if they break up they act all crazy."

"Well, sometimes they act crazy when they don't break up too," She says "It's just part of life. Songs about love have been around a long time for a reason."