Meal

Donuts

Soon enough the Coopers were invited to the Adams family for dinner. While both the Coopers and Adams were quite happy with this arrangement, the former with the prospect of finding leisure partners and the latter over the fact that this would increase their social status by many a leap, Mariella made a terrible face at the mention.

"Mommy, is aunt Aaeerya coming over for dinner?" "Yes, sweetheart. Isn't that great? You and I, both will have new best friends." Mommy Adams smiled down at her.Gulping down her less than pleasant retort over this fact , Mariella quietly went up to her room to get dressed in her favorite blue frock.Yes, she hated pink. And she had put her tiny foot firmly down when her mother reasoned with her. 

"Why not pink? I think that's a pretty color on you."

"NO! Back at school Jack said that pink is for girls, blue is for boys. I want to show him even I can wear blue." 

Julianne was just clipping her daughter's hair back when their was a loud knock at the door. "TOM, CAN YOU GET THAT PLEASE?" she yelled down the stairs.

There was a quick shuffle of feet across the wooden floor and the click of  a door opening.Julianne hurried down with Mariella in tow. "Good evening , Aaira." hugging her, she nodded at the husband and smiled "Adam." While the men did their typical hug/handshake Neal came forward , looking dapper in his cleanest shirt and blue jeans. 

Mariella came forward to shake hands with him , discreetly wiping them on her frock afterwards. he entire party trooped inside. The elders seated themselves on couches and chairs for a round of snacks and the children were sent out of the way and up to Mariella's room.

"Leave the door open!" yelled Julianne calling out after the two figures trudging up the stairs.

Reaching her room , Mariella propped down on her bed and left Neal standing at the doorway, hesitating.

"Come on in. I don't want to be rude to you."she averted her eyes at his surprised expression.

"Why not?" Neal approached her curiously. 

" 'Cause my best friend likes you. She asked me to be polite to you and tell you about her. Her name's Fay." Mariella blushed. She did not like this matchmaking business at all but Fay had promised her a week's worth of her favorite Reese's peanut butter cups.

Neal stared at her dumbfounded. Fay? He did not even know a Fay. Besides didn't all girl believe boys had cooties? He wasn't going to be friends with some stupid girls.

"How does she know me? I haven't met her." he mumbled. 

"I told you about how I slapped you the other day and what you said to me. She said she likes you now." 

"What?!"

Suddenly Mariella grabbed a hold of his hand and started pulling him along. For a girl of her size , she was quite strong. "Mommy, I'm going to Fay's house. I want Neal to meet her." "Okay, sweetheart. Be careful." her mother barely glanced her way before turning back. "I saw this really posh looking dress the other day at..."

Pushing open the light blue door of her best friend's house ,also her neighbour , she shoved Neil inside before yelling for Fay to come downstairs. "See what I got you!" she called out gleefully while Neal looked on, bewildered.

There was a pattering of footsteps down the staircase before a head full of brown hair, deep blue eyes and flushed cheeks.Fay.

She ran straight up to Neal and hugged him tightly."Hi! I've heard so much about you.Marie talks a lot about you." 

"I do not!" Mariella interrupted, scowling.

Ignoring her Fay rambled on. "Will you be friends with me? I really want to be your friend." 

"Umm. Sure. " Neal said, still a little off - kilter from the rate at which things were happening

She squealed and kissed his cheek , making him blush. Mariella watched them warily from aside. 

"Hey, Fay? Now that you guys are friends, how about those peanut butter cups?" 

A/N:If you're reading this, I love you.Okay?  ._.