Outside Oklahoma City, Wednesday evening

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Trudy had said Eliot and his family were going to be her guests, so he wasn't allowed to cook dinner. He'd said she shouldn't have to cook it either, and they'd both refused to make everyone eat leftover funeral casserole.

So Eliot pulled the rental car — rental van, because four adults was a lot to fit into a sedan and renting a van was almost tradition — into the lot of a little mom&pop Italian restaurant.

"There's Tru's car," he said as he set the parking break and turned the car off. He looked back towards Kathy and Parker. "Y'all ready for this?"

[ooc: FAMILY DINNER TIME! For those who know, and epic slow play.]

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"You both didn't look at me," Parker said, meditatively. "I thought you guys were interested in each other for a while."

Well, she'd sort of been right?

"But you kept impressing me. 'Cause you didn't change into anyone else, anyone worse later on." She took a breath. "You like them? Eliot's family?"

[geniuswithasmartphone]

As much as Hardison would have been okay continuing to talk about how great he'd been, Parker's question took precedence. "I like 'em," he promised. "The guys are kinda quiet an' it's hard to get a bead on 'em, but Trudy's great an' you'll love Cassie. Ellie's pretty nice, but a civilian."

Well, they were all civilians, but Ellie very much so.

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So the nephew and brother-in-law could use some smiles, but Parker could relax with Trudy and Cassie. "Ellie's not here tonight though, so. Okay. Got it." Another small smile, and she squeezed his arm. "I'll bring them presents next time."

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"No diamonds," Hardison reminded. It was automatic at this point.