This is my first fanfic, and I wrote this with one hand due to a hand injury, so please be patient with grammar and spelling errors. Feel free to comment and make suggestions! Also, I do not own Fried Green Tomatoes or the characters, I'm just a fan. They belong to Fannie Flagg. If anyone is interested in this story continuing please let me know and I'll do my best.

Alabama Sweet Tea

Idgie Threadgoode was lying in the grass outside of the big white house that belonged to the Threadgoode family. It was a typical summer day for Alabama, hot and humid, but tonight it had cooled off to the mid-fifties and the dew made everything seem cool and damp. The only light was from the sky full of stars above her and a faint trace of light coming through one of the upstairs bedrooms. She took a deep breath smelling the wet sweet corn from the garden in the thick air. She pulled a cigarette out of her pocket and lit it, blowing smoke rings in the night sky until the sounds of Ninny and Sipsey cleaning in the kitchen were replaced by the songs of bullfrogs and crickets.

After she knew the kitchen was clear of people to ask questions she quietly walked into the house and put a kettle of tea on, being sure to stir in some of the fresh honey she collected last week. She grabbed two of Mama's tea cups, filled them, and headed upstairs, avoiding the sixth stair that always squeaked. She knocked softly on the door that led into what used to be Cleo's room. She listened carefully but didn't hear a response even though there was light coming from under the door. Balancing the two teacups in one hand she slowly turned the knob and opened the door. When she entered the room she saw Ruth in a long white nightgown lying on the bed reading what Idgie assumed was her Bible. Idgie couldn't breathe and forgot where she was for a moment, nearly spilling the teas on the floor but never taking her eyes off of Ruth. At the slight sound of glass hitting glass Ruth looked up from the book and upon seeing Idgie, she smiled. Idgie took a deep breath, walking closer to the bed and Ruth.

"I, ugh, well, I um, you see it's kinda damp out tonight and I thought since it was your first night back in Alabama and Whistlestop since we were both kids you might enjoy some tea with some honey that I got last week in it. But, I didn't mean to interrupt your readin, by all means, I'll just ugh, drop off your tea and get outta your hair." Idgie said as she moved to give Ruth a glass. Ruth chuckled softly and looked the blonde in the eyes while taking the glass, being sure to wrap her fingers around Idgie's as she took it.

"Still a bee charmer I see, Idgie. You weren't interuptin anything. Just been a long day and I couldn't sleep so I thought reading might help but warm tea and honey is better. Why don't you sit on down here next to me and drink your tea with me. Idgie looked in those chocolate eyes and before she knew it, the Bible was on the night stand and she was on the bed next to Ruth. They sipped their tea in comfortable silence for a few moments and Ruth placed her head on Idgie shoulder.

"Idge, what are ya thinkin about?" Ruth asked softly.

"Awe, nothin much, just that summer you stayed here and the night of your birthday party. You gettin drunk as a skunk, playin baseball and poker, and swimmin in the river with me." Idgie looked down at her glass and took a sip. "You kissin me, me screamin at you for leavin. It seems like a different lifetime ago."

Ruth smiled and put what was left of her tea on the table next to the bed. She turned so her whole body was facing Idgie, dangerously close.

"Now, look, young lady, if memory serves me correctly" she said as she grabbed Idgie's glass and placed it on the table "and I'm pretty sure it does since it was the best night of my life by far" her voice getting sultry she shifted so she was above Idgie but they weren't touching. "I was not the only one 'drunk as a skunk' that evening. We both had to sneak in this house and try to get past your Mama so she wouldn't think you were being a bad influence on me." Idgie grinned and tried to speak but Ruth placed a finger on her lips. "I'm not done yet, as for that kiss. I don't remember hearin any complaints about it" she said as she moved so her mouth was mere inches away from the younger girl's below her. Idgie moved up slightly, their mouths now close enough that Idgie could taste the sweetness of Ruth's breath. "If I remember correctly, you swam off before I could give my complaint." She said with a fake huff of anger. Above her, Ruth moved one of her hands through Idgie's shoulder length blonde curls. "What was your complaint, Miss Threadgoode?" Idgie closed her eyes and opened them expecting it to be a dream but when she opened her eyes Ruth was still on top of her with one hand in her hair, now sitting on her lap, waiting for an answer. "Well, Ms. Jamison, I had two complaints: one being the location of the kiss and the other the length. Ruth shifted in Idgie's lap and Idgie wasn't sure if she was still breathing. Ruth grabbed Idgie's hand and gave it a kiss, slightly longer than the peck she had given her on the cheek all those years ago. "How is that, Ms. Threadgoode? That was a change in both length and location, your two complaints." Idgie moaned. "God, Ruth, you know that's not what I meant." Ruth moved the hand that was in Idgie's hair and placed it on her jaw. "Careful Idgie, you go usin the Lord's name in vein again and I'm gonna have to wash your mouth out with soap." Idgie sighed a "yes ma'am" as she gently placed her hands on Ruth's hips, encouraging her to get closer. When their bodies were touching Idgie mumbled "you're never gonna give me a proper kiss are ya?" Ruth laughed quietly as she leaned in. " I thought you learned a long time ago to never say never to me".