Trust // Hannibal Lecter (1)

the freeze

When they got to the freeze Harvey was sat waiting on a stone wall texting his colleague about the big case tomorrow. He was tackled by Esme. She ran up to him hugging him tight.

'Hey peanut!' he said letting her go and warpping an arm around his sister. 'ice cream and fries kind of night huh?'

'We just had therapy it is well deserved.' Kitty told him as they made their way to the window to order.

'-oh and three orders of large fries.' Harvey added to the order.

'mine with cheese.' Esme said bouncing up and down.

'make one with the least gross cheese you got.' Harvey added smiling down at her. esme was like katrina baby and therefore Harvey treated esme like family, it was easy really. Esme was a perfect kid. She was kind and fun and talented. Harvey knew how hard it was for katrina at first transitioning to a new life with a family that didn't care about her that treated her more like a slave then a nanny but as soon as esme was born it was like katrina had a purpose and a passion she had lost. Harvey paid for their food and they went back to sit down and wait. Hannibal saw them.

'I love this song!' esme shouted grabbing katrina's hand and pulling her into the checkered floor of the outside ice cream shop and started dancing around.

'you love every song!' Harvey corrected.

'This one is top ten!' esme told him jumping around as katrina laughed, bobbing her head as she spun in circles with esme.

Hannibal watched them, silently observing. They weren't putting on a show for him that's for sure. They were this comfortable in their own skin. No caring what the rest of the world thinks. It was refreshing.

'I got a reeses pieces, mnm, chocolate lover...' the waitress called from the window Harvey jumped up.

'chocolate-o-holic!' katrina coughed as he passed by.

'a strawberry cheese cake blitz' katrina moved to the counter as well. 'and I cotton candy, extra sprinkle cone.'

'we ordered Fries as well.' esme reminded the waitressa s she grabbed her cone from her.

'coming right up sweetie.'

'one had cheese on it!' she called after her.

'go sit with harvey, I'm gonna get napkins.' Katrina said handing her blitz to harvey as she waited for the fries. She started pulling napkins from the holder when she finally saw Hannibal. He looked away but it was too late. 'Dr. lector? What a nice surpise.' Of course she would think it was a coinisedent and not him following them, normal people didn't believe the world was an awful place even if they had awful things happen to them.

'Hello Katrina. Lovely seeing you again... I thought tonight was so perfect I might take a walk.'

'and your stomach told your head you needed ice cream too?' she said wht alugh and oh how he loved her laugh. Her simle. Her voice.

'yes, exactly.'

'well, they do have some of the best crinkle fries but do not get the cheese. Its disgusting. Esme loves it but trust me. get them plain and dunk them in ketchup.' She said with a nod to esme.

'three orders of fries. One with cheese.' The waitress said popping her head out the window again.

'thank you,' katrina said grabbing the bag from her. 'but don't take my word for it,' she opened the bag. 'try. You will fall in love.' She warned with a teasing smile. He stuck his hand in and pulled out a fry. Slowly put itin his mouth.