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          ‘ kids’ll still disrespect you,  but like,  it’s cuter when they’re that age. ’   fighting words from someone who’s probably going to end up in arguments over petty things with jaxon one day.  sorry,  elyssa.   ‘ def go rescue regardless.  they get a lot of puppies in too,  so like,  you have a huge variety. ’   &  if she could take  ALL  of those puppies home,   (  parents too  &  others  )   she would.   ‘ we can totes go on like,  super cute babysitting dates too.  the park is still a pretty okay place to hang out. ’   is  DATE  really the word you should be using right now,  chlo?  even if you do only mean it in a friendly manor.   ‘ but yesh,  totes.  i think i get him for a few hours next weekend,  i’ll let you know. ’   &  if she doesn’t then she’ll at least  ASK  to take him out for a while.  chloe needs her aunt time too,  ely.   ‘ yeah,  i know. ’   a small nod as she motioned towards the bartender for another drink.   ‘ it just sucks that he’s super pissed  &  i can’t do anything about it because anything i do just makes things worse. ’   quickly,  she sat up straight with a soft shake of her head before facing the brunette completely.   ‘ enough about my drama though.  what else is happening with you?  like,  aside from the whole teacher thing. ’

          ‘ don’t blame you.  high school was bad enough the first time. ’   which was a lie,  chloe had a pretty good time throughout high school.  though she’s very aware not every had as much of a good time as she did.   ‘ i  LOVE  cats.  i love all animals.  i wanna get a dog too,  but like…  the apartment isn’t really big enough for all these bodies. ’   especially since they still lived with amy.   ‘ cat videos are the best though.  i’m gonna tag you in  SO  many now that i know you love them too. ’   literally.  so.  many.  you’re probably going to want to block her on facebook after a while.   ‘ he’s still little,  like,  aside from the whole  six foot  thing he has going on. ’   at least she wasn’t the  SMALLEST.  thanks,  chase.   ‘ but yeah,  totes,  i’ll come see you one day when i have him. ’   regardless of how old charlie was though,  &  what he was doing with his life,  he’d always be her baby brother.  there was no way he was ever getting rid of that title.   ‘ there were some weed brownies,  i may have offered him some  &  a certain ingredient slipped my mind. ’   really,  it was an honest mistake.  the last thing she ever wanted was to ruin chicagos life like that.  a shrug as she took another sip.   ‘ i don’t know.  he hasn’t really talked to me. ’   …   ‘ i’ll drink to that. ’   a small laugh,  one  almost  inaudible as she lifted the bottle to an implied  cheers  before finishing off the few mouthfuls that were left.

          it was nice,  comfortable even.  the fact that they could basically just pick up where they left off many years ago.  even if things  WERE  a little awkward from any potential leftover repressed feelings.  romantic,  sexual,  &  otherwise.   ‘ thanks. ’   &  a grin at the compliment.  she could argue against it,  tell her  no,  you look  more  amazing,  but she’s pretty certain they could settle into an endless cycle of said argument.   ‘ what grade are you teaching?  you’re not like,  suffering through high school right? ’   ‘cause  GOD  high school kids were the  worst.   ‘ uh,  other than spending my days vets office…  i got a cat?  sometimes i babysit. ’   a snort of laughter as she quickly downed another mouthful of her drink before continuing.   ‘ i got chicago kicked out of the army. ’   her parents got a divorce  &  she’s convinced love is no longer real.  no biggie.   ‘ but things are good for the most part.  a little stressful,  but what can you do,  you know? ’  

          ‘ can’t blame them too much. ’   there’s a small snort of laughter accompanied by a playful wink at the others response before turning to the bartender to order her own drink.  a beer,  just like the others.  thanks,  becs.  aubrey would be  disgusted.  almost instantly she turned her attention back to the other girl as she waited for her drink.   ‘ good,  though.  i mean,  the whole not waiting thing,  not the guys. ’   pretty sure she gets that,  chlo.   ‘ you look  amaze,  by the way. ’   there was a slight awkward vibe surrounding the two on chloes side.  considering the way they had left their friendship  &  the fact she now has beca,  it was a little hard to go back to  just  being friends  &  not accidentally slipping back into their same  flirtatious  routine.  thankfully though,  just as if the universe was doing her a complete solid,  the bartender returned with her drink which she promptly downed almost half the bottle straight off the bat.  ah,  to be dependent on alcohol.   ‘ so  –  what else have you been up to? ’   good small talk,  chlo.

          rekindling friendships was always a good time.  especially when the two hadn’t really spoken since their time at barden together,  &  even then it was mostly just a passing hello in the courtyard if anything at all.  in hindsight,  a bar probably wasn’t the best choice,  they should’ve settled with a coffee date seeing chloes recent  history  with excessive alcohol usage.  so,  casey,  please know you’re probably going to regret this,  but chloe will regret it even more in the morning.  she finally arrived at their chosen bar,  pushing past a few groups of people to see the brunette sitting at the bar,  a huge smile spread across her face as she took the seat next to the familiar face.   ‘ hey! ’   god  it had been so long  &  there was a temptation to just pull the other girl into a hug,  but she decided against it.  that might be a little  TOO  chloe for a situation like this.   ‘ you weren’t waiting long,  right?  i’m sorry,  my roommate is a pain. ’  |  @cascydiaz

Chloe: i do, i do. what about you?

Chloe: oh! also!!

Chloe: [insert cute af pic of simba here] i have this little guy. i'm surrounded by cuteness lately. approach at your own will.

Chloe: we could totes do something this weekend? or maybe friday night? my girlfriend usually works super later on fridays, so, no plans etc etc.

casey: oh no, not me. single pringle over here.

casey: oh my gosh! so fucking cute, i'm coming over and i'm going to hang out with you and your cat.

Chloe: not intentionally. i just post a lot of stuff that i forget what i have and haven't posted

Chloe: yeah? maybe one day. we'll see what your schedule is like next time i babysit

Chloe: i mean, we're both in brooklyn so we could definitely be further apart

Chloe: of course! i'm pretty much free most weekends

casey: of course of course. i see someone has a girlfriend?

casey: yeah for sure, let me know.

casey: that's very true, good thing we're pretty close.

Chloe: oh yeah! i forgot about that lmao

Chloe: he's adapting pretty good. a lot better than i was expecting. the whole thing has made him finally grow up a bit so i'm proud

Chloe: i can't believe we're so close and only just now finding out about it.

Chloe: we should catch up some time.

casey: lol do you tend to forget about what you post on ig?

casey: hey good for him, i hope to meet his kid one of these days.

casey: are you close to where i am?

Chloe: charlie! his name is jaxon, he's the cutest little man. baby fever is the worst though, they're cute until they're your own, probably.

Chloe: a lot of the girls have ended up in and around new york, so we do gigs occasionally. other than that, not really.

Chloe: where are you living now?

casey: awww good for you charlie! i saw a picture of him on your instagram! he seems adorable. oh yeah i feel that. how is charlie enjoying the dad life?

casey: oh that's good, nice to know you're still singing.

Chloe: you know it

Chloe: yeah? my brothers girlfriend just had a baby. i'm really feeling the whole wanting kids around thing haha

Chloe: i'm a vet now!! i've moved on from my acapella dreams :P

Casey: oh that’s great, congrats to.... Chicago? Charlie? With these kids, I’m having baby fever myself!

Chloe: i hoard numbers. it's a problem.

Chloe: same!! what're you doing? still dealing with kidlets?

Chloe: i transferred numbers over because one of my room mates kept getting mad at me when i changed numbers and had to re-add hers.

Casey: same old Chloe

Casey: I am! These cuties are gonna give me gray hairs I swear but they’re adorable.

Chloe: o m g

Chloe: hi!!! it's been. so long.

Chloe: how are you doing?

Chloe: but also more importantly: you have the same phone still?

casey: it has been omg you still have my number okay.

casey: i'm doing alright, just working and such, how about you?

casey: hi.

casey: not sure if this is your same number.

casey: or if you even still have my number..

casey: it's casey by the way.