They were sitting across from each other at some fancy restaurant. He had a glass of champagne and she had sparkling water .
It was quite . Neither of them talking even though the whole point of this dinner was so they could talks about her family's medical history and the outlines of their deal.
She picked at the bread they gave out and he toyed with his phone . The silence was annoying the hell out of her .
"You know , for a comic book guy ... You're really businessy " she said talking her bread and cutting it .
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"The only comic book related thing you have in your office is your Darth Vader mug ... You don't have posters all over ... How come ?"
"My office is meant to be the only business place in the whole company.... That's why" he said.
She rolled her eyes then looked at the people around her . All in fancy clothes and on their new phones .
"What do you say that we go somewhere more causal ? I know this little diner ... It's nice and quiet and you can actually see" she suggested.
"Okay" he said and then they went.
"Rey ? Honey is that you?" A woman with a checkered apron said when they walked in the door.
"Hi Becky" she said and hugged the woman . "This is my ...-"
"I'm her friend ... I'm Ben " he said sticking out his hand to shake hers.
"Well... How about we get you two a booth in the back ? It's a little busier than normal ... Ever since Cal made that new special for Tuesday nights" she smiled and brought them to the back.
"Ice tea , two slices of lemon , light crushed ice ... And what about you ?" She asked Ben .
"Coke" he said and she walked off.
"See you do take coke " she said recalling how she asked if he was high when he asked her.
"I drink coca-cola ... Not the drug" he shook his head.
"So ... What do you want to know about the Kenobi's ?" She asked .
"Hold on" he said and then brought out a folder with papers. "Okay go ahead" he had a pen and paper with check marks on them.
"You're gonna check mark off me ?" She asked .
"Cautious " he said . She rolled her eyes "any history of drug or alcohol abuse in your family?"
"Hmm... No ... Not blood relatives" she answered .
"Did you or any of your blood relatives have heart disease? Or problems ?"
"My great grandpa did but he put butter and salt on everything" she told him. "We're from Texas ... So the kid is gonna be addicted to buttery fatty foods ..." She smiled .
"Did you have braces as a child?"
"No ... I had a night guard but that's cause I ground my teeth during my awkward years"
"I did too..." He said she nodded and he went on asking questions .
"So ... What'll it be?" Becky asked coming back.
"Chicken fried steak salad easy on the chives ... Light ranch on the side" she said to Becky.
"How bout you honey?"
"Number 6" he said and she walked off.
He asked her more questions ... All about her family . "Does most of you family have brown hair?" He asked .
"No " she shook her head "my mom and dad were both redheads ... And my brother too ... But me and my cousin both have brown hair ... We have some blondes ... My uncle and some of my aunts ..."
"And eye color?" He asked .
"Everyone has brown or black... I have hazel" she said .
"I can see that ... Do you have any vision problems?"
"No ... But you do " she took a sip of her tea.
"What ?" He asked .
"You wear contacts... I can tell when you don't wear them because your eyes aren't as glossy ... And you're glasses are both near and far sided ... My old roommate used to have them like that... So if anyone has bad eye sight its you not me ... Also ... You mix up your blue and black pens ... And you'll wear a navy the with a black suit and vise versa ..."
"Okay so I have bad eyesight" he admitted. "Are boys or girls more common in your family?" He asked .
"It's pretty even ..." She said "Both sides"
"Okay ... What about multiple births ? Twins , triplets ?" He asked .
"Oh geez " she rubbed the back of her hand . "A couple twins on my dad's side ... And a pair of quadruplets on my moms... But that's her second cousins so it'll be okay"
"Quadruplets?" He asked .
"It's very rare for us to have quadruplets" she calmed him down . "Come on you have more questions ... Ask them !" She took a bite of her salad .
"Okay ... These ones are more personal... Especially if it's a girl"he said "when did you first start growing breasts ?"
She looked at him with a 'really? You're my boss' look . "It's a real question that's on this thing my doctor gave me ! Okay ... Answer the question !"
"I was a late bloomer... Not until I was 12..." She sighed "I got made fun of ... And if you must know my growth spurt in my chest hit on my 13th birthday and most women in my family are big busted "
"Okay ... This makes this question even more awkward... When did you get your first period ?"
"When I was 11... I thought I was dying ... It's actually funny if I think about it ... But that's enough about me menstruating" she shoved the conversation elsewhere .
"Okay ... Any history of mental illness?"
"Only me ... Anxiety and when I was a teenager I was depressed ... That's when I first started drawing comics"
"Interesting ... What age ?"
"Hmm...14... Right after my brother left for the military... In fact I haven't seen him since ... Well two Christmas ago" she said .
"Okay ... Any cancers in your family?"
"No " she said .
"Great ... And this is the most important question ... Who would win in a fight ... Batman or Superman ?" He asked .
She smiled and laughed "superman ... He has actually powers while Batman just has strength and some reflexes... And if it's light outside superman would win in a blink of an eye since he gets his powers from the sun"
"Thank god !" He sighed "some one agrees with me !" He added.
-A.N.-
I know nothing about comics ... I really don't .... I know musicals and Star Wars ... So I had to ask my brother ... He told me so thanks Leo !
-Joey
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