One Day (Rated G)

She sees him watching her as he walks into the inn with his father. His master too, notices it, but he doesn't see the others. She sees them all watching her, the lone female in a room full of males, and even if she doesn't she hears tales of them anyway. Her brother is always watching, but he knows better than to bother her about him: the one she has known for an age; the one who intrigues her. She gazes over the crowd to the table where he sits, where he always sits, and wonders if ever she'll sit there too. The dark haired one catches her eye and smiles, nodding towards him. He knows. Perhaps he knows about them both. One day.

Rosie laughs and turns her attention to the hobbit waiting to be served.

"And what can I do for you today, master?"

"Four of your finest please, Rosie lass."

She meets the Gaffer's eyes as she pours the ales. One day she would find the courage to ask him, or Mr Frodo ,whether she might possibly have caught Samwise's eye.

One day.