Easter Break

[littlest_gilbert]

Elena was in Iowa, and while he was on the road and would be in LA as Easter hit, Elena insisted that he come to her.

In Iowa.

So he was on a greyhound back to the land of.... okay, Jeremy wasn't really sure what Iowa was known for, but it had to be known for something.

He arrived Friday in the mid-morning, and texted his sister when he arrived. It was a tiny roadside station, and thankfully it was actually in the sixties so he could sit on his duffel-bag with his sketchpad on his lap and was working on drawing the landscape while he waited.

Comments

[littlest_gilbert]

"Alright, farmboys."

He gave her a look. "Seriously? Are all the men in Iowa stupid?"

[braveandstupid]

"Just because they're not interested in me doesn't mean they're stupid, Jer."

[littlest_gilbert]

"Come on, if they aren't even trying to flirt, they're a bit stupid. Not that you have to date back, but they just obviously don't have any taste."

You're his sister, Elena. He is proud of you and knows you're going to make some nice, human man happy one day.

[braveandstupid]

Maybe she will. But for right now, she's glad they're not flirting. "Well, none of them are interesting me either, so it all works out."

[littlest_gilbert]

Jeremy just rolled his eyes.

"Alright. Just remember if I'm enjoying my life to the fullest, you promised you'd be doing the same."

[braveandstupid]

"Who says I'm not? I am having a great time. I have a good job, good friends -- life for Elena Gilbert is awesome."

[littlest_gilbert]

"As long as you're happy... but I'm still going to find ways to tease you."

[braveandstupid]

"I expect nothing less."

[littlest_gilbert]

After a bit longer, he started to play with the seat, leaning it back and trying to get his feet up on the dashboard. The car was too small for him.

[braveandstupid]

Elena glances over to him and rolls her eyes. "We're not going that far."

[littlest_gilbert]

"Your car is still too small. I need room!"

[braveandstupid]

"Oh my God it's five minutes. You can't sit still for five minutes?"

[littlest_gilbert]

Jeremy grinned to himself, but put his feet back down and just wiggled in his seat a moment to resettle himself.

[braveandstupid]

Eventually they pull up to her apartment building and she swings her car into her parking space. "See? Five minutes."

[littlest_gilbert]

Jeremy jumped out of the car and stretched. "So how much does this place run you?"

[braveandstupid]

"About four-eighty? Which isn't bad, even if it's only a single bedroom."

[littlest_gilbert]

"No, that isn't bad at all. You'd be lucky to get a couch in LA for that."

[braveandstupid]

"Makes Iowa seem better by the minute, doesn't it?"

[littlest_gilbert]

Jeremy made a sour face. "It's going to take more than that."

[braveandstupid]

"Well, what else would it take?"

[littlest_gilbert]

He thought a moment. "How far to the nearest Starbucks?"

[braveandstupid]

She pauses to think. "About a mile?"

[littlest_gilbert]

"Really?" His eyes light up just a bit. He was figuring that it would be a 20 minute drive. "Maybe there is some hope for this place after all."

[braveandstupid]

She laughs. "Since when are you a Starbucks junkie?"

[littlest_gilbert]

"Since I started working concerts that start in the evening, wrap around midnight, and we have to be on the road the next morning at the crack of dawn and I'm usually the roadie sent to go get drinks for half the band."