#ruby thread; 01

"Okay, I know I've been promising you I'd read this book a long time ago, and I promise I've tried about seven times now-" a pause as she removed the book from the shelf, eyebrows raising in an attempt to be stealth like. "- but this is a lot of copies of one book for a town like Kismet Harbor." Running into Ruby here had been a complete accident; the two had met awhile - likely ten years or so at this point - and while they'd kept in touch the best they could, it was never a shock when contact would be lost. Madeleine almost preferred to keep it that way. The less people in her life the better; she'd lost so many already, the thought of losing more was nearly unbearable. So when she'd ran into Ruby in Kismet Harbor of all places, it had been as if they'd never lost contact; and of course one of their first out tings together was none other than Kismet Harbor Library. Madeleine had all the research to do for her journalism entry and honestly not nearly enough information considering she'd already been here a few days at this point. So, what better way to learn the history of the town then to research it in the archives of the library. "You think anyone here has read it?" she questioned. "And do you think any of them know this is really the towns finest gem?"

"Wait!" Anli paused in her tracks, eyes fixated on a booth at the market that had all sorts of trinkets and stained glass pieces. Stained glass was something to always catch her eye, and that piece just happened to represent a mother and her daughter; tugging at Anli's heartstrings. Not that she had anywhere to put it, that was besides the point. "I just love spring time." she sighed. "It allows for meet ups with great people like you. And this weather is to die for." she stated., inhaling as if sniffing the air would bring the weather into her lungs. She'd probably regret that later. "But also how are you settling back into town?" she questioned, taking a step towards the booth she'd been eyeballing, hands already on the stained glass art piece before she returned her attention to her cousin. "You need to come let me see that new place once you finally close on it!"

"Hey there." she smiled, offering the other a wave as they entered the property of the home they'd set up to meet at. Haven had a gift bag in her hand - a welcome package that had at one point been actual baskets but had turned into something much easer to carry later in her pregnancy - and despite the fact that she'd normally not show up wearing leggings to a showing, her growing bump made things slightly difficult to dress in her old clothes these days. She'd been on 'maternity leave' since the Christmas season, and while she was barely doing two showings a week these days, she still had numerous emails to get through, one of which had been how she'd been in contact with the other anyways. "Ruby, yes?" she asked, wanting to make sure Ruby hadn't sent someone on her behalf, and Haven extended a hand towards the other, both to shake and to give the welcome basket to them as well. They could search through it later; she was sure they'd want to see the tour first. "I have to say this house has only been on the market a couple days." she admitted. "You're my first showing, actually. What drew you to this one?"