Corrine Bertrand (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
amityville_sweetheart) wrote2005-11-26 03:07 pm
amityville_sweetheart) wrote2005-11-26 03:07 pm
Two days before Thanksgiving...
Ah, Florida. Warm weather all year long, even in late November. Home of beautiful palm trees, the Mouse, warm, sandy beaches... and bugs big enough to count as the state bird. Ew.
Glancing at the clock, Corrine makes a left at the last light before her sister's house. She'd turned off the heat to the rental car hours ago, and only an hour after that the windows had gone down. It was nice to feel the cool breeze through her hair and not be shivering, but the farther and farther they drove into the warmth of Florida, the more anxious she got. This would be her family's first time meeting Caleb, and his first time meeting them.
If at all possible, she wanted to avoid screaming matches or fist fights, but she had a feeling by the end of the day it'd be inevitable. Just for safety's sake, Corrine had insisted that they stay at the hotel only 20 minutes away. Angela's house was more than big enough to accomodate her and Caleb, but she had a feeling her older sister would probably try and offer them seperate rooms. Not to mention it gave them a place to escape if the family got too unbearable.
Corrine waits patiently at a stop sign before turning into a residential neighborhood. The yards are spacious, every house has two car garages, and there are children playing football in a yard. The driveways are either packed with cars or completely empty, and with a nervous sigh, Corrine pulls the car into the third house on the right.
Turning off the car, she turns to Caleb. "Well, we're here." A nervous smile. "Ready?"
Glancing at the clock, Corrine makes a left at the last light before her sister's house. She'd turned off the heat to the rental car hours ago, and only an hour after that the windows had gone down. It was nice to feel the cool breeze through her hair and not be shivering, but the farther and farther they drove into the warmth of Florida, the more anxious she got. This would be her family's first time meeting Caleb, and his first time meeting them.
If at all possible, she wanted to avoid screaming matches or fist fights, but she had a feeling by the end of the day it'd be inevitable. Just for safety's sake, Corrine had insisted that they stay at the hotel only 20 minutes away. Angela's house was more than big enough to accomodate her and Caleb, but she had a feeling her older sister would probably try and offer them seperate rooms. Not to mention it gave them a place to escape if the family got too unbearable.
Corrine waits patiently at a stop sign before turning into a residential neighborhood. The yards are spacious, every house has two car garages, and there are children playing football in a yard. The driveways are either packed with cars or completely empty, and with a nervous sigh, Corrine pulls the car into the third house on the right.
Turning off the car, she turns to Caleb. "Well, we're here." A nervous smile. "Ready?"
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To the girls, "And you just got a new cousin! You don't need one from me!"
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She digs in her pockets, producing the car keys. "There's presents in the trunk. Go, ya little..." The rest is mumbled.
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To Angela. “They’re certainly a rambunctious lot, aren’t they?”
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"Dave encourages the girls to speak their minds. I normally do, too, but sometimes... well." She gives Corrine a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, Roary. What they left out was me punching Dave in the arm for that one."
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“You’ve certainly a lovely home, Ms. D'Aubigne. And the neighborhood, is certainly a departure from Kenton.”
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"Thank you," she says curtly. "Ugh, how I loathe Kenton. What a boring place. And so cold in the winter. Dave actually picked this place, though... too many people for my tastes."