Hayley

[thisismybar]

Ric was... happy. Being able to sleep with Hayley -and really just sleep, god knew the sex wasn't lacking- even with Damon acting as a guard dog, had been good for him. No new bodies turning up, not missing chunks of time, those were pretty good, too. They weren't quite enough for him to let his guard completely down, but he didn't think there was going to be a whole lot of sleeping going on tonight, anyway.

And if there was, well, tonight Hayley would be even more equipped to play guard dog and take care of him. Elijah's reassurance helped keep that one metaphorical and mildly amusing.

He dumped the last load of camping gear onto the ground, and looked up at the sky to check the weather. "I don't think we're going to have to worry about being rained on tonight, but we should probably set up the tent." Who knew what tomorrow would bring,and it would be easier to relax somewhere enclosed. And limit bugs.

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[littlewolf_girl]

"Well, I mean, his reputation is pretty terrifying in the supernatural community," she agreed. "I was worried the first time he walked in, but...he's been really nice." She shrugged, and she was still not used to people being nice to her, honestly. Not like that. "Whatever the scary in the reputation, though, he doesn't have one for fucking around with people's heads or hearts. If anything, the opposite. He plays it straight with people. If he says he's interested, it probably means he genuinely interested and likes you."

Damon gave her a little bit of a look, as if dying to ask whatever she'd heard out there in the community that those of them here seemed to be so out of the loop.

[thisismybar]

"I'm pretty sure fucking around with someone's heart's only likely if it's to tear it out. I'm not buying total honesty yet, though. Call me paranoid, but I still want a call back before morning, or I'm coming after you."

[littlewolf_girl]

Hayley couldn't really blame him for that, so she fell silent with a bit of a shrug.

Damon rolled his eyes a bit, but gave him a smile. "Yes, dad."

[thisismybar]

"As long as you don't start asking me for the car keys and an allowance.... I'll take it." He liked Damon alive, god dammit, and protective didn't begin to cover it. He might kill Damon, but no one else was allowed to. "Thanks for the reassurance on that front too, Hayley."

[littlewolf_girl]

"Like you'd ever give up the car keys," Damon retorted with a roll of his eyes. Really--he was touched and warm and fuzzy Ric cared, but he wasn't going to say it.

"No problem." Another little shrug, then a question. "Is there more food?"

Her body had just gone through hell and repaired itself--she was starving.

[thisismybar]

"I might, under the right circumstances. To you... maybe not." He leaned over and kissed Hayley lightly before he stood. "There's more food. Damon, can you drag that fire back to life while I get bacon and eggs?"

[littlewolf_girl]

Hayley returned the kiss, cradling her coffee again. Damon glanced a the for doubtfully, but then moved and snagged more wood and set to coaxing it back to merrily crackling.

"There's bacon?" Hayley's eyes had lit up a bit at that--the eggs were FAR less interesting...

[thisismybar]

"There's a lot of bacon. There's also ham. I'll try to remember steak, next time." Because, yeah, he got the meat that. He was at least starting to learn.

He rummaged around the cooler, then bag, and came back with a pan, a spider to set in the fire, and a bag full of cold, but not frozen, groceries and paper plates and plastic forks. Spatula. Minimum requirements, really.

[littlewolf_girl]

Hayley's eyes lit up and she grinned. "Then you'll be spoiling me..."

Damon looked amused. "So the carnivore thing...not just when furry?"

Hayley gave him a look, mostly at being called furry when she almost killed him. "Not just then, no."

[thisismybar]

Ric paused setting the cooking stuff up, to give Damon a bit of a bemused look. "As long as you keep calling her the furry...."

[littlewolf_girl]

Damon gave him an innocent look. "I didn't call her a furry," he pointed out.

"However you phrase it, could we maybe stop talking about fur?"

[thisismybar]

Ric gave her a sheepish, apologetic look and made an honest, but bad, effort to change the subject. "If we keep this up, we're going to end up painting hearts on trees or something...." This being awkward conversations. He didn't think there was enough alcohol here to totally save them. Though he could use a drink (of course).

[littlewolf_girl]

She gave a little snort. "They'll send the sheriff after us one day if we keep that up..."

Damon smirked. "No worries--she likes me."

[thisismybar]

"I'm not sure anyone would notice tagged trees, anyway.... This town's got bigger problems." He started the bacon, putting it into a hot pan. "And she really does like Damon."

[littlewolf_girl]

"Have you heard anything about the water tower?" She asked, looking at both of them.

[thisismybar]

Ric nodded. "Some of the kids are talking. They're confused and pretty accurately guessing that whoever did it was really drunk, or really high."

[littlewolf_girl]

Hayley giggled. "Just the kids?" She kept waiting to see if the town would paint over it.

Damon looked amused. "Liz asked me if I knew anything about it--not suspecting us, by any means, but I guess she figures I lurk around outside at night or something."

[thisismybar]

"I don't really talk to adults all that much," Ric added, with a shrug. "Work hazard, I think. You probably hear more than I do."

[littlewolf_girl]

Hayley shrugged a bit. "No one's said that much at the Grill, really. A few 'crazy kids' comments here and there, but they must have done most of their discussing during the day..."

[thisismybar]

He flipped the bacon over, then frowned at her a little. "It's sad that Damon's the connection to Mystic Falls gossip." He thought about it a second. "Actually, no it isn't."

[littlewolf_girl]

"Hey!" Damon protested. "Someone has to pay attention to what's going on..."

Hayley flashed him a wry smile. "It's probably more sad that as a bartender and waitress I don't know more."

[thisismybar]

"I spend time in that bar. People are not there to talk, most of the time." Just get drunk. No, wait, that was him.

[littlewolf_girl]

Hayley snorted a little, though not in disagreement. They really weren't there for chatting, no, though they were a little too handsy, sometimes.

"Maybe we should be hanging out at the beauty salon or something."

[thisismybar]

"I... have no idea what goes on in there." Interestingly, he looked to Damon for that one. Like Damon might actually know.

[littlewolf_girl]

Damon gave him a look back, " You think I do?"

"Well, I sure as hell don't," Hayley said, gaze fixating on the bacon.