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WHO: Sally Blevins and Sam Guthrie
WHERE: the Institute's kitchen and then who knows
WHEN: today around lunch time
WARNINGS: derpyness and jello anxiety
SUMMARY: Sally tries to make Sam lunch. It doesn't go quite like she expected.
FORMAT: parajello

It was Mother's Day, and as much as Sally tried to ignore the day whenever it came around, she'd decided to make Sam a special lunch. She remembered how hard her first Mother's Day without her mom had been, and even if his mom hadn't actually died, she still wasn't present in the City to celebrate the holiday. So she'd made chicken salad sandwiches, potato salad, and a fruit salad from scratch. As soon as the jello was ready everything would be set.

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"Sure," Sam grinned, and pulled her down to her bed. He settled them nicely, and kept an arm around her shoulders. "How's this?"

"Perfect," she told him, and rested her head on his shoulder. "She used to smell like lilies, my mom. I think it was perfume but I've never found the exact scent anywhere."

"Coulda been perfume...maybe some kinda lotion," Sam smiled softly. "Mah daddy always smelled like coal."

"I just smell every new scent I come across," she giggled. "I'll find it one day. I don't think I've ever really smelled coal. Do you like that smell?"

"Not really," he laughed. "But it can be better smellin' than farms, sometimes."

"That's kind of a scary thought, Sam," she giggled harder. "My mom loved cheesecake. Especially if it had fresh strawberries on top. What did you daddy like?"

"Apple pie," he chuckled. "Apple pie and ice cream."

"I'm a fan of that one too," she grinned. "I liked when we got it that one time. I think that was the best pie I'd ever had. Not possible to actually find in the city."

No where she'd seen at least. "Did your Daddy always work at the mines?"

"That was real, real good pie," Sam agreed. "And yeah, he did. Ah mean, he worked on the farm too, but the mines kept him most busy."

He paused.

"Did your momma have a job?"

"Did you and your siblings do a lot of chores on the farm?" she asked, always curious about country things.

"And yeah, she had two. She worked as cashier at the grocery place and did then after she was done that she was a waitress at a diner. I used to go there when I was done with school and hang out."

"Ah bet that was nice," Sam nodded, stroking her hair a little. "And yeah, we all had our stuff to do. Me, mah brothers, and mah sisters."

"I got free fries," Sally told him, and closed her eyes. She felt content. "That sounds nice too. Everyone helping each other out to get things done."

"Has to happen so things get done," he pointed out. "Didja ever want brothers and sisters?"

"No," she replied honestly. "I didn't want anyone else younger than me growing up like I did. No one else needed to hear all that yelling or see what I saw."

He frowned, and kissed the top of her head. "Were the X-terminators like your family?"

"Yes," she looked up at him. "The Morlocks were too, but well, everything ends."

She looked away, frowning. "They were though. At least for a little while, and I'll never forget any of them. I don't ever forget those I've lost."

"Me either," he told her quietly. "Ah'll rememeber ever single person Ah've lost. Forever. Ah think...Ah don't think you can forget."

"I'd be worried if we could," she whispered, and hugged him tightly.

He hugged her back. "We won't. Not ever."

"Never," she murmured, closing her eyes again. "What did your daddy like to do for fun?"

"Spend time with mah momma," Sam smiled fondly. His parents never really had time for much more.

"That's really cute," she grinned, and nuzzled him. "No wonder you turned out so sweet."

He grinned, looking down at her. "Mah siblings turned out good too. All of them."

Well...Joelle had her troubles, but she was still a good seed.

"I think that says something about how well you were all raised," Sally told him. "I kind of envy that a little."

"Ah bet your momma tried," he told her. "Ah bet she tried with alla her heart."