Yiayia loves to be with Lycea and Nathan. She looks forward to their visits and always insists on fixing them brunch. Nathan loves her homemade coffeecake, and he always drinks her tea- even though he does it mostly just to be nice. Lycea's grandmother has invited them up to her house again, and they have accepted. She lives quite a few miles away from Beacon Hills, but the couple would have gotten there an hour ago if they hadn't taken a little detour…

Lycea quickly pulls up her jeans and hands Nathan's t-shirt back to him. It's a little cramped in the back of the vehicle, but it was totally worth it. Nathan smiles and kisses her before he makes his way back into the driver's seat. She falls into the passenger's seat beside him and begins reapplying her makeup.

Nathan pulls out of the camping area behind the small rest stop and continues on the way to Yiayia's house. He turns to his girlfriend and grins. "My dad would kill me if he knew we just had sex in the back of his Jeep."

"Why does your grandmother like me so much?" Nathan asks as he pulls up in the driveway.

"I don't know, but she really does love you. You made such a good impression with her- much better than I did with your family."

"Oh, come on." Nathan reassures her as he closes his door and walks around to the passenger side to open her door for her. "They love you now!"

"Yeah, well, at first they hated me." Lycea does a final check of her clothing before heading up to the front door.

Yiayia welcomes them with multiple hugs and multiple kisses. She hurries them into the small parlour and sets about cutting them each a slice of coffeecake. "It was warm two hours ago, you know, when you were supposed to be here."

"We got caught in some traffic, yiayia."

"I bet it will still be delicious," Nathan smiles.

"Well, of course!" The old woman hands him his plate. "Tea?"

"Yes, please."

She shuffles out of the room to grab the teapot and some teacups.

Lycea turns to him. "Why do you drink that stuff?"

Nathan shrugs. "She thinks I really like it. I've had it every time we've been here. I hate to come out and tell her it's disgusting now."

"Just tell her. I don't see how you can stand to swallow it. She used to offer it to me, too. The smell of it alone is enough to knock you out." Lycea shudders.

"It's not that bad."

Yiayia soon returns with Nathans tea. He thanks her and drinks it. It really isn't that bad… It would actually taste kind of sweet and delicious if it weren't so bitter. The three of them sit and talk for a while. The woman shows Nathan an old photo album full of Lycea's baby pictures. Nathan enjoys it, but Lycea is thoroughly embarrassed. That's how she usually ends up feeling on these trips to see her grandmother. She loves her dearly, but every single time they visit yiayia says or does something completely mortifying.

As the couple start to leave, yiayia offers Nathan some tea to take home with him. He politely refuses multiple times. They get in the old Jeep and head off down the road. They drive through a small state park and "see the sights" for an hour or so. Then, they head to a gas station and use the coin operated machines to sweep, wash, and steam the back of the Jeep, so Stiles will be none the wiser about the things his son is up to.

Nate and Lycea stop for ice cream and end up playfully smashing the soft serve into each other's faces. They both love days like this. They're completely by themselves and can do whatever they want. It's fun to just do whatever. Once, on their way back to Beacon Hills, they stopped at a random movie theater and saw a random movie. It was a foreign comedy about… something… they don't really know. They didn't pay attention to the subtitles and instead whispered their own dialogue to each other.

But, today there's no movie, just ice cream. Soon, the day is almost over and they have to head back home. Nathan drops Lycea off in front of her house. Her mother is enjoying the coolness of the evening by planting some new petunias in the landscaping. She looks up and waves at Nathan. He waves back with a smile. He assures Lycea that he'll see her tomorrow and pulls back out into the street.

A dark grey car pulls out into the street behind him.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

As always, thanks for reading! Comments are always appreciated. I'd love for you to leave me some suggestions on what to write! I'm not sure how to finish out this section of my series, but I already have Part 7 written! I'm so excited to post Part 7- it's a little different than these past few sections. It's a little darker like "Dying Embers" was, and I love it! But, in the mean time, please comment and leave me suggestions on what you'd like to see!