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Post by Tori on Mar 9, 2011 12:30:09 GMT -5
Max smiled with a nod. He knew at once that she never intended on having some kind of eating disorder. It just sort of happened. And he believed that. "That's good, then. You're progressing already." he smiled at her with a praise. "Baby steps is always a good thing, Nai." he grinned, glancing over at Arielle still sleeping peacefully before snacking on his own plate again.
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Post by Mia on Mar 9, 2011 12:36:31 GMT -5
Naomi nodded, lowering her head again. She continued eating bit by bit, getting through a little less than half her meal before she couldn't eat anymore. She grabbed her shake, sipping on it slowly as she pushed her food away. "If I eat anymore I'll puke." She muttered.
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Post by Tori on Mar 9, 2011 12:47:17 GMT -5
Max finished up with his burger and had started with his fries again about the same time Naomi was done with her meal. He leaned over slightly catching a good glance at how much she had eaten. "You did good." he praised, sounding as though he was praising a toddler for eating their vegetables. "Alright, that's fine. I'm getting full myself, so I'll ask for a couple boxes and we'll get ready to leave." he directed, taking his last bites of fries before slurping down the rest of his shake. Once the waitress was walking their way, Max waved his hand over to her, asking for a big box to place the rest of Naomi's food in, then for the check. Once she left pursuing her orders, Max turned back to Naomi with a grin. "I really am proud of you. Do you feel better?"
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Post by Mia on Mar 9, 2011 12:56:17 GMT -5
"Thank you." Naomi blushed lightly, feeling like a little kid at the way he was praising her. "Yeah, I feel a little better. Better than I was before I came here at least." She smiled, taking another sip of her drink. Once the waitress came back with their boxes and check, Naomi placed her food in the box. "At least I won't be wasting it." She muttered, looking up at Max.
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Post by Tori on Mar 9, 2011 19:41:27 GMT -5
"Well, that's good. I'm glad." he smiled at her, thanking the waitress for the box she had set down for them. Max grabbed the box and handed it over to Naomi to start filling it. "You wanna start filling up the box while I take care of the check?" he asked, not really looking for a response as he set the box next to her plate anyway, getting out his wallet next searching for the right amount of cash plus a tip.
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Post by Mia on Mar 9, 2011 19:46:03 GMT -5
Naomi let out a soft hiccup-sounding burp, blushing a bit. "Excuse me." She giggled, quickly finishing with her food. She rubbed her belly as she waited for Max to get the money. She opened her mouth to talk, but promptly closed it again. She was going to admit that this was the first real meal she'd eaten in at least two days but decided against it, not wanting to worry Max any further. "Max? Do you think it would be okay if I stayed with you tonight?" She didn't really want to go home. She really wanted to stay with Max and Arielle as long as she could. If it were her choice, she would never leave them.
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Post by Tori on Mar 9, 2011 20:20:05 GMT -5
Max looked up quickly, chuckling lightly at Naomi's small burp she gave. "You're excused." he chuckled, a wider smile forming his lips again as he finally got the right amount to place in the tray, setting the tip beside the total. He slid out of his seat, picking up Arielle for she was still in a deep sleep, her binky still stuck in her mouth while clutching onto her giraffe in her tiny arms squeezing its neck. He was waiting for Naomi to follow him back out the door, when he heard what she was asking him. That made his smile all the more brighter then. "It's funny that you asked." he started, grabbing the baby bag from the floor since Naomi seemed to have the leftovers, "Because, I was gonna ask you if, maybe, you were willing to come live with me. It's totally up to you of course, but, just so that you know you have the option to stay with us."
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Post by Mia on Mar 9, 2011 20:28:10 GMT -5
Naomi's eyes lit up as Max spoke. "Really?" She remembered him asking her if she would live with him when she was still pregnant. "I would love to move in with you." She smiled up at him. "I would be able to be closer to you and Ari." They reached the car and Naomi turned to lean against it, taking the baby bag from Max so he could put Ari in her car seat. "Plus," she added, "it will make us even more of a family."
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Post by Tori on Mar 10, 2011 20:48:19 GMT -5
Max let out an even wider grin hearing just the answer he was looking for from Naomi. "That's great!" he perked, heading over to strap the sleeping baby back into her car seat. Once she was settled in, he slid into the drivers seat, waiting patiently for Naomi to follow. "I completely agree with that, too. One perfect, little family. That's all I need now." he grinned, turning the key to start the engine heading back onto the streets again. "Oh, I guess I should tell you that I'm sharing an apartment with my brother and his daughter right now. But you would be sleeping with me in my room. Which is perfect, cause Arielle's room is connected." he explained carefully to her, a smile forming back on his lips towards the ending, knowing Naomi would especially love being so close to Arielle even at night.
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Post by Mia on Mar 10, 2011 23:48:28 GMT -5
Naomi slid in the passenger seat and buckled her seat belt. Soon they began to drive down the street and she laid her head back against the seat, turning to look at him. "Oh alright." She smiled. "As long as I get to be with you both." She glanced back at a still sleep Ari, glad that she would be closer to her daughter. Naomi didn't think she'd be able to leave her again, even for a few hours.
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Post by Tori on Mar 10, 2011 23:52:20 GMT -5
Max continued along the drive, getting closer to the neighborhood houses again as he glanced at the rear view mirror just to see how Arielle was doing. Still asleep, I see. he smiled to himself, turning his direction back to Naomi before building up the silence even more. "So, how's your family? Haven't heard from Shane in a while."
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Post by Mia on Mar 10, 2011 23:57:30 GMT -5
"A bit disgruntled after coming back to find MABTown gone, but we've settled in. My mom is so crazy. As soon as we stepped foot into our new house, mom kicked us out and told us to explore town. Of course, the only thing I could think of doing was seeing you." She knew Shane and Max had kept touch a little bit after leaving for vacation, and that's how she had gotten Max's address. At the mention of her older brother, she gave a tiny sigh. "Shane been...acting a lot more "Shaneish" lately. He's started to become more unruly and I don't really know how to help him. He was like this when he was younger but we thought he grew out of it. The move must have snapped something inside of him."
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Post by Tori on Mar 11, 2011 0:08:59 GMT -5
Max listened to her story and nodded, chuckling lightly when she started explaining how her mom was so crazy. "Well then, I guess it was a good thing that you got out of the house then, huh?" he teased slightly, patting her leg, with a light stroke in the end, as a frown suddenly appeared at the mention of how Shane was doing. "Shaneish?" he repeated, trying to remember how he exactly was in person from the last time he's seen him. He has texted him a little to help stay in touch, but that seemed like so long ago, he almost forgot what he was like. "Well, maybe I can get through to him. A little guy to guy talk, ya know?"
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Post by Mia on Mar 11, 2011 0:13:33 GMT -5
"Yeah. He's taken to doing super dangerous, life threatening things again like he had before mom adopted him." Naomi sighed again. "Maybe. It would help." She blushed a bit when he touched her leg, turning her head to look out the window so he couldn't see it. She didn't know why she blushed, it was a bit annoying.
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Post by Tori on Mar 11, 2011 0:19:26 GMT -5
Max sighed, turning into more into a groan of frustration. "Ah, Shane. What am I gonna do with you?" he shook his head, disappointed in the boy, as if he were sitting beside him right now. Max glanced over at Naomi who seemed to have turned her head once he touched her leg. He thought he saw a bit of red forming her cheeks, but couldn't be too sure as he turned onto his street, nearing closer to his house again.
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