drowning my thoughts.

Navi Naval, Princess of Maldonia. *she curtsies, grinning broadly*

Pleasure to meet you, Navi. Wait... princess? Oh um, should I...? *he bows and then straightens up, nervously rubbing the back of his neck* I’m Rhett Talley. 

“The name’s Aaron. Aaron Le’Mer. And who might you be?”

“Pleased to meet you, Aaron. I’m Rhett, Rhett Talley.”

Jackie huffed and stuck her tongue out at him.  There wasn’t much that made her feel insecure, but her small stature was one of them.  She desperately wished that she was taller.  

Rhett couldn’t help the small chuckle of amusement that fell from his lips as the girl stuck her tongue out at him. 

“I know that, but old hag is really mean. I don’t like that nickname either. Try again.”

“Fine, fine, you’re so choosy. Do I at least get to know your real name? It might be easier to come up with a nickname that way.”

“Well I’ve thought dumber things before. If you were a ranger, that’d be pretty cool though. I thought I was a space ranger as a kid. No-no I’m fine. I am a lot tougher than I look, apparently just kid sized.”

A small chuckle escaped Rhett as he tilted his head to the side, “A space ranger? That would be pretty cool. Unfortunately, neither one of us are space rangers. Or maybe I am -- you’d never know if I were telling the truth or not.” He teased. “Kid size isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I’m glad that I didn’t hurt you though, I wouldn’t have been able to handle the guilt.”

“Y-yeah. I-I am fine th-thank you for asking.”

“Are you sure? I mean… I did kinda yell at you which was probably out of line.”

“No time for a break. If this wedding is going to be the best wedding ever I can’t afford a break. Maybe after the wedding. So no distractions allowed either.”

“There’s always time for breaks and distractions, even when you have something as important as a wedding to focus on. Just one little break might do you some good and help you clear your mind so that you can make this the best wedding ever.” A small smile formed on Rhett’s lips as he nodded, affirming his words. “How about we go get you some coffee or something?”

“You have so much to learn, young padawan.”

“I promise I won’t let you down if you let me in on your secrets. What’s the first step in becoming charming?”

“Does anyone understand exactly why people decorate for Christmas right after Halloween? I mean…seriously?”

“I suppose it’s because people always need something exciting to look forward to. Christmas is always enjoyable and there’s not really many Thanksgiving decorations for people to put up.”

Is it? I have not even gotten the name of the man I bumped into yet.

Oh, right. Where are my manners? The name’s Rhett, Rhett Talley. And you are?

“Playing hide and seek. The screaming was to distract whoever was counting”. 

“Hide and seek? Isn’t that game just for children? Though I suppose that is a good technique if you’re looking to win the game.”

Maybe I want to crash into handsome men. Maybe it gives me a good way to meet them.

I suppose that’s true, especially in this case. It seems like it’s worked and this is your lucky day.

Why’s that?

‘Cause bumping into people isn’t exactly the nicest thing? Why wouldn’t you watch where you’re going?