Bartending!

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Claire steps behind the bar, Seth sleeping in a baby sling around her neck. She wipes down the bar's surface and straightens the extra glasses, smiling at Charlie playing guitar in the corner.



"What can I get you?"





[[ooc: 6:45 EST: Wrap or slow-time from here on out, please *bats eyelashes*]]

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[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

"You could hardly take yourself out of his life, in the circumstances", Liam points out gently. "Charlie's made his decisions."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She stares at him a long moment wondering, How can you not hate me? Look at what I've done to him. But she's at work and that's not the appropriate conversation to have now, so she simply nods and offers a polite smile.

"Can I get you something, Liam? Some food maybe?"

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

Liam looks at her sadly for a second, then shakes himself out of it.

"Um, food... paradoxes?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Sure thing." She hands him a plate and in an obvious change of topic asks, "How's Megan doing?"

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

"Fine, when I was last home", he answers with a genuine smile. "When she was in here last, we met this girl Susan, all of about sixteen, nice kid, and she looked after her for a bit. Megan was very taken with her pet mini-elephant."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Oh?" She raises an eyebrow and smiles, also genuinely. "A tiny elephant, huh? She must have loved that."

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

He laughs a little. "She did. Talked about it all the way home. I'm going to bring her back in soon, to stay a while maybe."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"I'd like to see her some more." She grins. "We need more positive energy around here."

She nods and strokes Seth's little head protectively.

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

"She needs to get to know her cousin, better, too", Liam answers lightly.

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"I agree." She smiles warmly. Even in spite of everything, it still pleases her that her son has a family now.

She reaches out and pats his hand twice. "Do you think the bad stuff's over for awhile?"

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

He nods firmly.

"Yeah. I really do. We're owed some good luck."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She laughs. "Liam, I couldn't agree with you more."

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

He taps the bar with crossed fingers.

"Here's hoping."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She nods. "Maybe we should toast on it?"

She sets out two glasses of water and raises hers in the air. "To better times. Because we're due."

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

He smiles and clinks glasses.

"To better times."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Very good." She grins but then sobers up a bit. "Do you think there's anything I can do for Charlie?"

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

"I think... just be here. Try not to treat him any different."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She nods. "Thank you for always being around when he, when we need you."

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

He shrugs and says simply, "What else is a big brother for?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"I've always wanted a big brother." She smiles shyly.

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

He smiles back.

"Well. Now you've got one."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She grins. "When things settle down here some we should have a dinner or something."

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

He tilts his head, liking the idea.

"For you, me, Charlie and Seth, you mean? Or the others from the island too?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"I've only seen Sawyer still. And he might as well be family. So yeah, just us. Megan too." She grins, really liking the idea.

[youalleverybody.livejournal.com]

"So, the four of us, Sawyer, and Megan. Yeah!"