Strawberries On Top (ch4)

Some of you made guesses as to what Weiss' father said to Ruby. Find out if you were correct!

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY.

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								Chapter 4.

The following day, Weiss worked the morning shift together with Blake once again.

She excitedly told the dark-haired girl about yesterday, how Ruby had come through and saw Weiss against the odds.

Blake already knew; Yang had been texting her all the while as Ruby had raced into the ice cream shop. But she kept quiet and happily listened to Weiss talk.

And Weiss didn't know why she was telling Blake everything - she just felt she had to tell someone, and she would much rather tell her than Sun.

Blake smiled all the while as she listened to the little story.

"So you guys kept the promise after all. That's really nice."

"I'll say," Weiss nodded. "And Blake, you should've seen the look on her face when Papa gave her those coupons. It was adorable!"

Blake had half a mind to tell Weiss that she was being pretty adorable right now, talking so eagerly about Ruby like this.

"I bet she'll use one today," she guessed instead.

"I think you're right," Weiss agreed.

Just before noontime, Ruby and Yang entered the shop. The older of the two was at the front this time, which was a little odd, considering Ruby was typically at the head of the pair in her eagerness to get to the shop. But it was understandable that she was a bit bashful today, considering what had transpired between herself and Weiss yesterday evening.

Weiss hadn't told Blake about that, and part of her believed Ruby hadn't told Yang yet either.

It was their little secret for now.

The girls behind the counter waved a little to Yang, and the blonde grinned at them before muttering something to Ruby behind her. Whatever she said seemed to have the girl remembering she was in her favorite place in town, and Ruby peeked from around her sister's side, her eyes going instantly to Weiss'. Weiss gave her a small smile and nodded back to her.

"Good morning, Ruby," she said.

The brunette squeaked a little before scurrying up to the counter after Yang.

"Yeah! G'morning, you guys!"

Yang and Blake each leaned over the counter to share a brief kiss, while Ruby and Weiss were subjected to having their cheeks turn pinker and pinker by the second.

"So..." Weiss said after a moment to move things along. "What will you be having today, Ruby?"

The question seemed to put the girl back into her usual mindset.

"Oh, right! I'll have a chocolate and a strawberry and a vanilla scoop today! And then with the unlimited toppings I'd like nuts, gummy bears-"

"Alright," Weiss stopped her. "I merely needed to know what kind of ice cream you'd like today. I know your toppings, Ruby; I'm no amateur."

Her words were said with a small smirk and a quick wink before she turned around to grab the designated cup and start scooping ice cream.

Blake took care of Yang's order, sharing a quick glance with Weiss when they watched Ruby pull out one of the coupons. Yang took her ice cream cone in one hand and patted Ruby's head with the other.

"My lil' sis is a hero!"

"Y-Yang, quit it! No I'm not..." she mumbled. "Weiss saved me."

"And you stuck around to ensure I was alright," Weiss reminded her. "So you are my hero, Ruby."

The brunette blushed redder than her extra strawberry. She dipped her head and said nothing as Yang ushered her to an empty table.

As the sisters moved away from them, Weiss jumped when Blake promptly whispered in her ear.

"Gosh, what happened yesterday with you two? I've never seen Ruby so... red before."

"N-None of your business!" Weiss piped, giving Blake a light shove.

The taller girl laughed a bit and stepped sideways.

"Sorry, sorry. You're right, it's none of my business. Just my girlfriend's little sister and my coworker hooking up."

"We've done no such thing!"

"Not yet."

Now Weiss was just as red-faced as Ruby had been, and Blake chuckled to herself; she couldn't wait to see this happen.

So when Sun walked in just a minute later, she decided to take action.

"Sun!" Blake called to him with a wave. "Perfect timing. Weiss was just about to take her break and I'm just clocking out."

"What?" Weiss blinked in confusion. "I planned to wait another hour or so before I-"

"Oh, really?" Sun said, slipping behind the counter and grabbing his apron. "Yeah, sounds good. Just leave everything to me! You guys go take a break."

"Great," Blake said, taking off her apron and hanging it on its hook. "Let's go." She grabbed Weiss' hand and started leading her past Sun toward the end of the counter.

Weiss stumbled behind her.

"Go where? Blake what are you-"

"You're taking your break. Now," she decided.

"W-What-"

Weiss cut off as she was pulled around the tables, realizing Blake was taking her to the sisters' table. The two looked up from their ice cream when they saw they had visitors. Yang grinned around the spoon in her mouth and moved her chair over.

"Yay! Siddown, Blakey! Take a load off!"

"Thanks."

Blake took the seat offered to her and released Weiss' hand.

The white-haired girl stood there awkwardly for a moment, having no available seats to pull up.

Only when Yang nudged her sister beneath the table did Ruby realize she needed to take action.

"Oh! Um... h-here, take my chair!" she said. She quickly stood and grabbed another one for herself before sitting down, and slid the free chair over to Weiss.

The older girl thanked her quietly before sitting beside Ruby, though her eyes were still trained on Blake, silently demanding what the meaning of all of this was.

But her coworker seemed to have forgotten Weiss existed for the moment, as Blake's attention was now entirely on Yang.

The older pair chatted quietly for a moment, leaving the other two in stiff silence. Ruby hadn't touched her ice cream, and it was beginning to melt by now. Weiss nudged her side and told her to eat it just before Yang spoke up again.

"Oh, hey so, since Blake's off for the rest of the day, she and I are just gonna have a quick little date, alright? You two just stay here, and we're gonna go to the other side of the shop for a little privacy."

"What?" Ruby squeaked.

"Don't worry! We're gonna be right over there. You two just sit tight for like ten minutes, okay? That won't be so hard, will it?"

"And Weiss," Blake added as she stood up. "Sun's on duty and there aren't even any other customers right now. So don't worry about work. Just stay out here and relax for a bit."

"Yeah!" Yang grinned. "Ruby gets lonely sometimes."

"Yang, shut up!"

The blonde and her girlfriend wished them a temporary farewell before scurrying to the other side of the shop and taking seats there, leaving Ruby and Weiss alone.

Both girls were blushing and muttering to themselves.

"I don't believe her..."

"She planned this..."

Then they both looked up at one another, exasperated about their respective grievances.

"Yang would totally pull something like this."

"I've only known Blake a short while, but somehow I'm not surprised."

They were both pouting now, having found a common interest in grumbling about the other two girls enough to ease the bit of awkwardness in the air.

"Anyway," Weiss said with a sigh. "You should finish your ice cream before it melts. I'm not about to leave you sitting here alone, so don't worry about that."

"Thanks."

Ruby took another scoop of chocolate and strawberry, sprinkled with all of her favorite toppings that Weiss knew by heart. The older girl couldn't help but lean forward a little, resting her elbows onto the table and placing her chin in her palms.

"Is it good?" she wondered.

Ruby almost scoffed, as though the answer was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Of course it's good! No, it's fantastic! I really meant it when I said this is my favorite ice cream place ever! And it's gotten even better since you started working here," she said with a smile.

Weiss felt her heart thump a little faster.

"It's nice to watch people enjoy the ice cream I prepared for them," she murmured. "But it's most fun to watch you, and to know you like it. Despite the blasting air conditioning in this place... seeing you enjoying my ice cream makes me feel a little warmer."

She couldn't believe she'd actually gone and said it aloud, but she just felt so comfortable in talking to Ruby.

The brunette fidgeted a bit in her seat and chuckled softly.

"Yeah! It's really super yummy! And it didn't used to be this good. I know it's a whole lot better now because you're the one making it for me, Weiss!"

The smile she gave had a few sprinkles decorating it, and Weiss' heart skipped again.

"Alright..." she muttered, looking down. "Just finish eating it, you dolt. And wipe your mouth."

She said as much, but took the liberty of doing it herself, picking a fresh napkin from the dispenser on the table and leaning across to clean off Ruby's lip.

But Ruby hadn't been expecting this at all. Too look up and find Weiss suddenly so close to her-

"Ah-"

The cup of ice cream slipped right through her hand, and splattered directly onto her shirt and lap. She shrieked.

"Waaaah! Oh no, nonononooonoonoooo! The ice cream Weiss made for me is ruined now!"

Weiss stood instantly and skirted the table.

"What happened? All you had to do was hold still!"

"Well, it was kinda hard to do when you were s-so close like that..."

"Oh, so now this is my fault?"

"Kinda! 'Cause you're so pre-" Ruby stopped herself and slapped a palm over her mouth. Weiss quirked an eyebrow, but this was no time for words.

"Whatever," the older girl mumbled. "Just take these and clean yourself up, will you?"

She handed Ruby napkin after napkin from the dispenser as the brunette removed the cup from her lap and put it back onto the table. She did her best to wipe of her red shirt, but her mini skirt was white and clearly showed every single stain. Ruby whimpered at all the wasted ice cream – that she'd obtained for free, no less.

"My strawberries..." she wailed. They'd fallen onto the floor and rolled, certainly inedible now.

Weiss picked them up along with the cup of voided ice cream and all of the napkins before bringing everything to the trash. Ruby closed her eyes, unable to watch as everything was thrown away. She only looked up again when she felt a hand on her arm pulling her up.

"Come on," Weiss said. "Follow me."

"B-But-"

Ruby stumbled after her as Weiss set a brisk pace for the counter. The little ordeal had caught the attention of the other three people in the shop.

"Hey!" Sun called over. "You okay there?"

"We're fine," Weiss reassured him before dragging Ruby to Blake and Yang's table. The two older girls were clearly struggling between amusement and concern, and something told Weiss they'd witnessed everything and had been giggling to themselves all the while.

"Wow, sis," Yang snorted. "Smooth~"

"Shut up!" she wailed.

"What a waste..." Blake murmured under her breath. "Of the free ice cream and of the chance we gave them."

She hadn't meant for anyone to hear, but obviously Weiss had. Her blue eyes met gold, and Blake could see a faint amount of irritation present, but for the most part it was determination that filled her co-worker's eyes.

Weiss had a plan.

As she went about explaining it, the other three listened.

"Since you two are so intent on having your date," she said, her eyes flashing back and forth between the girls at the table. "Then how about you make yourselves useful?" She then turned entirely to Yang. "You don't live far, right? You and Ruby walk here every day, don't you?"

"Yeah," Yang nodded. "We live right-"

"Good," Weiss cut her off. "Then stay right here and get ready to start running."

She left Blake and Yang staring after her dumbfounded as she took Ruby's arm again and led her to the counter.

"Uh, W-Weiss?" the girl stammered. "What-"

"Just trust me."

Ruby said nothing more, merely following Weiss' lead as she motioned Sun aside and slipped past him. She grabbed Blake's apron along the way, and Ruby realized Weiss was taking her back to the little hallway where she herself had gone to fetch the ice pack a few nights ago.

Weiss led her past the mini-fridge and to a small bathroom where she paused outside the door. She turned to Ruby and handed her the apron.

"Here. Put this on and take off your skirt. Your shirt can be salvaged because it's red, and it wasn't stained too much anyway."

"Huh?"

"Are you even listening?" Weiss chided. "You're lucky you wore leggings today or else you'd be in a predicament. Take off your skirt and put on the apron. It's Blake's, so it'll cover you to your knees. We'll have those two run back to your house to throw the skirt in the wash and fetch you something else to wear and bring it back. Until then, you can cover yourself with the apron and wait outside with me, or you can hide back here alone. Your choice."

Weiss spoke quickly and confidently about her plan, and it took Ruby a moment to catch up and comprehend her words. She nodded slowly and accepted the apron.

"O-Okay."

Weiss held the door open for her and then closed it once Ruby was inside. She waited, standing guard, even though no one other than Sun would need to come back here.

It only took a minute before Ruby opened the door and emerged, now wearing Blake's white and blue apron over her red shirt and black leggings, her stained skirt in her arms.

"It looks good on you," Weiss commented before taking the skirt.

She slipped behind Ruby and went to the sink, running some hot water and doing her best to scrub out the excess ice cream, but most of the chocolate and strawberry stains had already seeped into the material. She turned the water off and dried Ruby's skirt with paper towels before coming back to her.

"As I feared, you'll have to wash it specially with bleach when you get home. So we'll have your sister do that for you. You just stay here with me and wait for her."

She took Ruby's hand again and led her back out to the shop, slipping once again past Sun and out from behind the counter. Ruby could only mumble a small question.

"Why are you going through all the trouble, Weiss? You didn't have to do all this..."

Weiss paused and looked back over her shoulder.

"Of course I did. If not, you'll have to walk home in a sloppy skirt. And besides, this gives you sister and Blake some time to be alone, doesn't it? That's what they wanted, after all. Albeit they'll be working up a sweat in the process."

Ruby offered a tiny smile and followed her the rest of the way to the table where her sister was waiting. Blake was surprised to see Ruby wearing her apron, but Weiss explained the plan to the both of them.

"Makes sense, right?"

"Yeah!" Yang agreed, taking the skirt from Weiss. "I'm impressed you thought of all that so quickly!"

"While I appreciate the praise, the sooner we can get this done, the better."

"Right!" Yang grinned. "You ready to run, Blakey?"

"As I'll ever be."

Yang turned back to her sister who was standing behind Weiss, muttering about how weird it felt to be dressed like this.

"Hang in there, Rubes!" Yang said, ruffling her hair. "We'll be back before ya know it!"

"Okay," Ruby nodded. "Thanks, you guys."

"Don't thank us! Thank Weissy here for comin' up with the idea!"

"What did you call-"

"Okay, see ya in a few!" Yang hurriedly herded Blake toward the doors and rushed out after her before Weiss could snap at her.

The white-haired girl merely sighed before turning back to Ruby. Her eyes also flashed back to Sun who was leaning lazily against the wall with his eyes closed.

"Sun!"

A quick, loud call of his name had him jumping awake.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Would you fetch me the cleaning supplies? Ruby and I'll clean off the tables since there aren't any customers right now."

"Oh, sure thing." He ducked down for a minute to gather the spray bottle and paper towel rolls before handing them to Weiss over the counter.

"Thank you." She turned back to Ruby and quickly corrected herself. "Oh, what am I saying? Sorry. Of course you don't have to clean the tables. You're a customer, after all. I just spoke without thinking because you were in-uniform," she said. "You can just have a seat."

"N-No, I can help clean!" Ruby offered. "I mean, there's nothing else to do anyway, and I'd feel bad if you were just working by yourself to clean up all these tables. Lemme help!"

Without waiting for an answer, she took one of the spray bottles from Weiss and ripped off a few paper towels before scurrying over to the nearest table to start cleaning. Weiss smiled fondly and followed after her.

They cleaned the chairs as well, and at one point, Weiss left the tables to Ruby as she herself got a broom and began sweeping the floors. No other customers came in, and Sun was clearly feeling bad about letting them do all of the work.

"I'll get the outside tables!" he called, grabbing another roll of paper towels before heading out the door. Weiss gave a deadpanned stare to his back and caught Ruby's eye, counting down.

"Three... two... one-"

"Oh!" Sun popped back in through the door. "Forgot the spray."

Weiss handed him a bottle and hid a smirk.

As Sun went outside, Ruby found she was alone with Weiss once more. She knew Mr. Schnee was in his office doing work, and probably wouldn't come out unless he needed something.

Weiss continued sweeping and Ruby helped with the tables. She'd gotten used to the way the apron looked on herself, even if it was a bit long.

It was then Ruby felt she could ask a question that had been on her mind for a while now.

"So, Weiss... You work here all day long? Every day?"

The older girl shrugged and nodded.

"Yes. Usually, Sun or Blake take the first half of the day and the other person takes the second half, but I'm always here. My father drives me, so I stay the entire day with him."

"That sounds like a lot of work for you every day."

"It's not so bad once you get used to it. It's a consistent schedule at the very least, which I very much appreciate. And besides..." She walked slowly toward Ruby and paused in her sweeping to smile at her. "It's worth it every day if I get to see you."

Now that they were alone again, they both seemed to remember that they'd kissed yesterday.

On the lips.

Ruby swallowed thickly, feeling herself blush.

"Ah, that reminds me, Weiss..." she stuttered. "I-I've been meaning to ask this, b-but what..." She paused again and took a deep breath before meeting her crystal-blue eyes. "What are... we...?"

The white-haired girl blinked once, but she wasn't all that surprised by the question. She'd been debating it herself for several days now, after all.

She didn't give a direct answer, but leaned the broom against the wall and left it there as she closed the distance between Ruby and herself. Leaning forward, she pressed a feather-light kiss to the girl's cheek and murmured.

"What do you want us to be...?"

Ruby was disheartened that the kiss had been so short-lived. She wanted more...

"I-"

Her response was cut off when the doors opened, and a few customers filed in through the doors. Her silver eyes were distraught as they met Weiss' again, guilty that she'd failed to answer right away. But Weiss reassured her with another kiss to her hair.

"It's fine," she said. "Tell me later." She picked up the broom and a roll of the paper towels before nodding to Ruby. "Help me put everything away, would you? Then I can start serving these people."

Ruby quickly grabbed the remaining supplies and followed her behind the counter to put everything in its place. Being back here was permissive for employees only, but she'd already done it several times within the past few days, and she knew where everything was located.

Weiss hurried back to the restroom to wash her hands as the customers were deciding on their ice cream, and Ruby quickly followed her lead.

When she emerged from the bathroom, she found Weiss ringing up the orders for a mother and her three children. There was an older woman still looking at the ice cream, squinting at the flavor names past the glass. The woman looked up through her glasses and caught sight of Ruby.

"Excuse me? Could you help me, dear?"

Ruby froze, her eyes going wide as she looked behind her, only to find no one else was there. And Weiss was still at the register and Sun was outside so-

"M-Me?" She pointed to herself.

The old woman nodded.

"Yes, dear. Could you tell me what flavor this is? I can't quite make out the words."

Ruby realized she'd been mistaken for an employee since she was wearing Blake's apron. She flashed a glance to Weiss who was still busy with the chatty mother and hyper kids. Ruby didn't want to make this lady wait, nor did she want to put pressure on Weiss to hurry with her own task.

"Sure!" Ruby said, putting on a bright smile. "I can help you! That's cookie-dough ice cream!"

"Cookie-dough? Do you happen to have anything with mint, deary?"

"Oh yeah! We have mint-chocolate-chip ice cream right here!" Ruby said, pointing to the proper container and speaking as though she owned the place. She'd been here enough times to know it by heart anyway.

The old woman smiled.

"Wonderful. Then I'd like a small cup of that, please."

"Okie-doki!"

Ruby was a bit nervous about scooping the ice cream – she hoped this was okay.

She took a small cup and put in one and a half scoops, knowing that was the designated amount for a "small" order. Just tidbits she'd picked up after months of being a regular here.

"Oh! And would you like to try the extra toppings? They're super yummy and it's just one dollar extra! There's gummy bears, nuts, powdered sugar, sprinkles, whipped-cream, cherries, cookies and – my personal favorite – strawberries!"

The old woman laughed a little.

"Well, these old teeth of mine can't handle nuts or gummy things very well. But some whipped cream sounds nice."

"Comin' right up!"

Ruby went about fixing the woman's order for her just as Weiss finished with the mother and her children. Ruby sent the old woman to Weiss to pay for her food, and then watched her take a seat at one of the tables.

It was then Weiss went to her, and Ruby grew instantly flustered.

"Was that okay? I-I mean I know I'm not an employee or anything, but my hands were clean and I knew how much to give her and I know where all the toppings are and I didn't want to make her wait but I also didn't wanna rush you and-"

"Ruby-" Weiss smiled and hushed her with a quick kiss to the lips. "Calm down. You did wonderfully."

"I-I uh..."

"Wonderfully indeed," said a new, deeper voice. Ruby looked up with a small squeak as Weiss' father emerged from his office. "I saw everything from the cameras. I was going to come out to help with things myself, but once I saw you were going to handle it, I stayed put to watch. And I'll say you did quite the perfect job. Though I am sorry about your clothes getting ruined."

"It's alright, Papa," Weiss said. "We took care of things. Her sister should be back any moment now with Blake and something for Ruby to change into that she can wear on the way home."

"Even so," he said. "I feel I should apologize somehow, since your free ice cream coupon went to waste..."

He was silent for a moment, and Ruby went stiff, as though she were standing before a police officer. Weiss slipped into place next to her and patted her back to calm her down.

"I've been thinking..." Weiss' father said. "Since it's getting hotter now, we'll be getting more customers, and we'll only ever have two employees on duty at any given time. And Weiss works all day, so I'd like for her to be able to have a bit of a longer break if possible. So then..."

He looked down at Ruby and smiled. "You seem to know all there is to know already, Ruby. Would you consider working for me this summer?"

Weiss had to react quickly to catch the girl and prevent her from falling flat on her back.

"R-Ruby?" she yelped.

"Yes?!" Ruby cried. "I-I mean like not even as a question but like yes, oh my gosh?! Yeah, yes yes yes a million bajillion times yes? I'd love to work for you, sir, I mean like it's only ever been my dream job for my whole entire life and especially recently because I'd really like to spend more time with Weiss too if that's okay but I wasn't sure about how to ask you or bring it up even though I already spoke to my parents about it and they said it was a good idea and-"

"Splendid!" the man said, clapping his hands. "Then when you stop by tomorrow, we can discuss things further. Just let your parents know tonight that you've already guaranteed yourself the job."

"R-R-R-Really?!" she peeped softly, not wanting to disturb the customers. "Oh my gooosshh th-thank you sososososoooo much, sir, oh my gosh-"

"I'll be glad to have you on-board."

With that, he returned to his office and closed the door.

Weiss was still supporting most of Ruby's weight, as the brunette had gone limp with disbelief and excitement. But Weiss was at her limit with holding her up and wheezed a plea.

"R-Ruby, please-"

"Oh my gosh, Weeeiiiss~!" She quickly threw her arms around the white-haired girl and nuzzled vigorously into the side of her neck. "Weiss, Weiss, Weiss! I- I get to-! Y-Your dad just asked me to-"

"I know," she grunted. "I was here. I heard everything, Ruby." She patted the girl's back lightly. "I'm glad you're so excited about it. Which brings me to my next point about some of the things you said-"

But Ruby was too excited to listen.

"Weissss! I get to work together with you! I get to work my dream job with my dream girl!"

And she kissed Weiss full on the lips, just as the doors opened and Sun, Blake, and Yang returned.

The customers watched too, blushing and chuckling. And Weiss knew her father was watching as well.

Everyone was watching them now.

She felt she might die.

But she could save that for later.

For now, she simply returned Ruby's embrace and kissed her back fully, without restraint or regret.

It was a moment later when everyone started to clap and Yang squealed, and that was when Ruby pulled away and nearly fainted from embarrassment. Weiss clung to her again, to keep the both of them from passing out, muttering "dolt..." into her ear before kissing it.

Nothing about their relationship was left to anyone's imagination anymore.

Blake went to the two girls to help them stand again, and Yang tossed Ruby a fresh skirt to change into. The brunette skipped back to the bathroom to put it on and remove Blake's apron.

In the meantime, Weiss leaned against the wall and clutched her chest as Blake rubbed her shoulders for her and smiled widely.

"S'about time!" Sun said. "We were all wondering when you two'd fess up and get together."

"Which reminds me," Blake said. "You owe me twenty bucks."

"Aw man..."

"Y-You two were betting?" Weiss shrieked. She swatted her coworkers away and huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.

Ruby emerged a moment later, dressed in her fresh skirt and handing Blake her apron to hang up once more. She hugged Weiss again and kissed her cheek.

The white-haired girl glared the audience into turning away before she reciprocated.

It was a few minutes later until Yang could pry her little sister off of Weiss.

"You'll see her again tomorrow, okay?"

"Oh," Blake perked up. "But until then, Weiss, shouldn't you give her your number?"

Ruby squeaked again. Yang chuckled.

"Rubes, ya already smooched her. Don't get flustered over just getting her number now."

Weiss huffed and puffed like a big blushing wolf, but wrote down her cell phone number for Ruby nonetheless.

"I-I'll text you tonight!" Ruby promised before skipping out of the shop behind her sister.

Blake insisted Weiss sit down for a while and take another break to collect herself and slow her heart down. She sat beside the smaller girl, smiling and patting her back all the while. Blake kept the teasing to a minimum, though she knew for certain that Yang wasn't being as kind with Ruby.

When Weiss finally had composed herself enough to get back to work, she was understandably distracted for the remainder of the day, her mind preoccupied with thoughts of Ruby and what was to come tomorrow.

Even after Blake and Sun left, her father poked fun at her about the kiss Ruby had given her in front of the entire shop. Weiss whined at him playfully on the car ride home and at dinner that night.

When at last she laid down in bed and turned off the lights, she saw her phone light up with a message:

/Good night, Weiss! I'll see you tomorrow!/

She saved the number in her phone as Ruby's before sending a reply:

/Goodnight, Ruby./

Her heart was thumping all the while as she waited for sleep to come, nervous and more excited for tomorrow than she ever had been before.

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A/N: An ice cream shop would totally be Ruby's ideal place to work and get a girlfriend, and you can't convince me otherwise.