Sitting at a table with Trev to her left and the stranger on her right Ona ate her omelette thoughtfully looking back and forth between the two males who were talking , well Trev was talking and the kind man just listened asking questions every once in a while.
"So then" Trev stopped to munch on bacon before going on in his story. "we went to this rodeo where Mama met Slater and they dated for a while so we followed The Rodeo for three months" Stopping long enough to stuff a large bite of toast in his mouth Trev than grabbed his glass of milk and gulped it down. "But before Mama broke up with him I got to ride on a bull!" As he set his glass of milk down he lost his grip and it fell right onto Trowa's lap.
"Trev!!" Ona exclaimed. Jumping from her seat she grabbed a handful of napkins to soak up the mess. "How many times have I told you to be more careful?"
Turning red Trev whispered "I'm sorry"
"Calm down, no one was hurt" Taking the handful of napkins from Ona Trowa cleaned himself and what had dripped on to the floor. "I need another trip to the bath room" Standing to leave he turned to Trev, as though an after thought, and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry"
Sitting back down in her chair, she propped an elbow on the table than held her face up with that hand. 'He's perfect for us' she thought, and then she sighed thinking of the reality of the situation. 'But how do I get him to see that?' For her age she knew what was right and wrong and also the truth of Trev and her own life.
"Heehe, he's funny" Turning to see what Trev was talking about she saw him watching a dog out side the window. The dog was large, shaggy, and covered in mud, and trying to get a cat. The calico ally cat was hiding behind a flower pot in the window sill, just barely out of reach from the Dog.
"Oh, the poor kitty." Seeing how thin the cat was Ona grabbed a piece of bacon and headed outside.
Coming out of the bath room Trowa expected to see the two children eating quietly at the table. Instead he found it empty, about to panic he caught a glimpse of Ona's navy blue sweater outside of the window. Running outside for the children he noticed they were running after a dog.
"HEY YOU HAVEN'T PAYED YOUR BILL!" the shop owner shouted out of the door shaking his old fist at the runaways.
"I'll come back!" Trowa called back over his shoulder trying not to lose sight of the youngsters.
*In the Preston Hotel* Standing in the bath room of her rented room for the conference Relena rehearsed her speech to her reflection in the mirror over the sink. "Their are many people who I owe a great debt of gratitude, a debt I'm a afraid I may never be able to pay back in full, how ever I shall try. These people have given me much more than money but rather their time, loyalty, devotion and trust. If I were to break that trust I could never truly pay them back. And since I value them as individuals and also their undying trust I can not vote with Senator Ishino." Starring blankly into the depths of her own eyes she tried to imagine how the others would react. Did she list all of her reasons clearly? "Errgh" she growled. Leaving the bathroom and her reflection Relena kicked off her shoes. "What is wrong with me?" She asked out loud. No reply. Tossing her notes onto the nightstand she flopped down on her bed. "This isn't even a difficult decision, or conference" She stated to the empty room. Rolling onto her side she plucked at some blanket fuzz. "Perhaps Noin is right" She stated softly as she recollected the last time she'd been in contact with her sister-in-law. "I'm burning out and it's my own fault"
Sitting up Relena stretched her arm's above her head trying to remember Noin's exact words "If all you have is work... but no fun.. no.... what was the last part?" Shrugging Relena decided she'd rather not think about it. Spotting a glass cup on the end table "I am thirsty" Relena decided to get some pop from the machine in the lobby. Not bothering to put on her shoe's she headed out the door and down the hall. Just as she was down the steps and in the Lobby a calico cat came straight towards her. The ally cat jumped up onto her shoulder and then down behind her and kept on running. And then, there was a huge, shaggy, muddy dog. The mutt was chasing the cat, and headed right for Relena.