ojandtostitos commented on blueridgemod's post in blueridgeschool:

"I-I'll think about it," Tatum lied easily, lowering her head a bit and keeping her eyes on her still half-full plate as her mother turned on Rath. She felt bad for him, but it would have been a lie if she said she wasn't relieved by the moment of peace it brought. It was even better when she gave up on him and a lovely silence settled over the table.

There was a few moments of it, before Madeline was clearing her throat and Tatum knew something bad had to be coming. What her step-mother said, however, made her choke on the mouthful of juice she had just been swallowing. Her eyes were wide as she stared first at Madeline, and then hastily at Sera. She could tell the brunette was fighting very hard to hold in her giggles, and she knew the glint in her sister's eye. She was so beyond fucked.

"Uhm," she began shakily, her voice already cracking. "Uhm, we did, but we.. w-we're talking, and we're just t-taking a little break. We're like, good.. like so good, don't even worry! He's like, c-cute and I.. totally am totally into him. For sure," she went on, barely able to keep track of what came out of her mouth. It sounded like a jumbled plea, but her father hadn't even looked up from eating, so it must have been working. He didn't really interfere in love life, unless she was single. It was only then that she had to put up with the constant questions about when she'd find herself a strong 'quidpot' player to go steady with.