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Annabelle had made sure to get out of class and down to the courtyard as quickly as possible. She had a favorite table and if she was late getting down to it, someone was usually seated there and due to her shyness she wasn't able to bring herself to sit with them. Today she'd made the mad dash and won, sitting at the table and bringing her own home made lunch out of the messenger back that she always carried. The young woman had barely managed to get the container open and her fork in her food before someone had called her name and sat down next to her. It took her a moment to get over her shock, but once she did she wished she hadn't, Marcus was sitting with her! A light blush crept over her cheeks as she settled her fork down and smiled weakly. "Oh, sure. I don't mind." She answered before scooting over a little. "You m-make your own too?" She asked, gesturing at his bag with a curious blink.

"Well...I don't know many students that want to go through the trouble of cooking, so it might be a little strange." She replied before looking down at her own container filled with food. Her nervousness increased slightly, what would he think of such a slight girl like herself eating so much? "Oh, uhmm I've just got some left over beef stew that I made for my grandparents last night. I got one of the lunch ladies to heat it up a little so it wouldn't be....cold." She finished not wanting to mention the two rolls and bag of cookies she was hiding in her messenger as well. "What do you have?"

She nodded her head, taking a small bite of beef and chewing it quickly before answering. "My grandparents can't really manage the cooking, so I do it for them. They like it and I like making them happy." She smiled softly before looking up at him suddenly, her blush increasing a little. "Well...if your dinners taste as good as your cupcakes...I'd love to try it." She answered before leaning down and pulling out the bag of cookies. "In turn, I'll share some of my home made cookies."

When the container was offered to her she blinked, unsure for a moment what she was supposed to do, before it dawned on her to take it. "Thanks." She held the container carefully, as if she thought she might break it. She grabbed her fork, looking up at him for a split second as she stuck her fork into a bit of the steak and brought it to her mouth. She took a bit to chew and taste the food before swallowing and smiling up at him. "This is really good, I'm kind of jealous...I don't really have a handle on steak yet." She told him before pushing the bag of cookies toward him on the table.

Seeing him blush sent butterflies rushing around in her stomach. Sometimes she just couldn't get over how cute he was when he looked a certain way, and with that trail of thought she shook her head. "Oh I'd never think of eating all of your lunch!" She put the container down like it was on fire and shifted a bit in her seat, fiddling with her skirt. "I uhm...I'd like your help though...if that's okay."

Instead of taking more like he'd said she could, she stuck to her own stew. It wasn't that his food wasn't good, it was just to weird for her to share it with him. After all she had a huge crush on him, it was just to good to be true, that and she had a habit of eating to much without realizing it. "O-oh..." Her eyes fell to her stew at his suggestion, her teeth chewing her lip as she thought it over. "Well...I wouldn't mind, but I've..uhmm never been to anyone’s house before." She lifted her head slowly, expecting him to laugh or be weirded out.

"Well, my parents moved around a lot when I was younger. I didn't really have a chance to go to friends houses...I didn't really have time to make friends either." She took a few more bites out of her stew before looking up at him and smiling slightly. "I wouldn't mind if they were around, sisters are a wonderful thing to have I think. I kind of wish I had some or even a brother. It was kind of lonely growing up." Once she realized that she was rambling she cut herself off and looked back down at her food.