Eden

"I'm thinking we gotta go way bigger," he says with a shit-eating grin. "Full on Ocean's 11. Or... Ocean's 2 I guess." Samir shrugs. "But I'm guessing Aurora Bay doesn't house any priceless diamonds, so we might just have to use our brains to get, like... a discount at one of those tourist shops on the beach. Maybe a free ice cream scoop from that one little stand..." He smothers a faint smirk, eyes staying on the blonde. "How you been?" @edenxoconnell

"I think you're right. You know, there are a lot of rich celebrities in town. Let's just maybe not rob my brother and his girlfriend." Eden joked. "Ice cream discount is doable! Or we could just keep asking for ice cream samples until we're full."

“ I know. Trust me there are plenty of times I don’t want to post the stories I end up getting. If k don’t do it someone else will. I know that’s a shitty reason but it’s a complicated job “ Juno admitted knowing she was kind of hypocritical. She would play both sides at times and never exactly won at any point. At some point she was really going to analyze if she was a good person or not

"Is there one you regret the most? If at all.." Eden knew it was certainly prying but she was curious and honestly figured she wouldn't mind answering. There was a small part of her that was curious if she'd mention Arkin, considering so many awful things had come out about it. She wouldn't know if the woman before her had written something though because she made sure to stop reading it all.

Late nights weren't unusual for Henry. The library may have closed at a decent time, but he had always been someone who loved to stay up late. These days his late nights were spent with Josie or in his office working on his book. There were some days that he needed out of his office, especially since the house was still a mess and his home library was in absolute disarray. Laptop bag across his shoulder, he walked up to the counter.

Eden's lips twitched into a smile when she saw it was Henry who'd arrived to order. She set her book aside and moved closer to the counter to take his order. "Rough night?" Her brow rose as she said it.

A late evening return from New York had Bradley more than wide awake, and a stop by Driftwood on her way back towards Aurora Bay Drive might just be able to hit the spot.

"You want almond and coconut milk?" She asked for clarity as she placed her book to the side. "And do you want a little bit of sweetener in your matcha or are you good with it how it comes?" Matcha was certainly an acquired taste for some, and the amount of times Eden had been told it tasted like grass after someone ordered it made her feel the need to ask someone exactly how they wanted it. Personally, she loved the drink.

"A coffee, silly," smile beaming as she wanders to the counter. Hardly taking the time to process that the other was a little preoccupied with that book in her hands. "My daddy says that he's a regular here and you guys should know his coffee order since he's been gettin' the same thin' for ages? You know, Dennis? 'Bout six foot, looks like angry bird that's in desperate need of gettin' his beard trimmed up? And he's always got this big ugly cowboy hat on.. if that helps ring any bells."

Eden looked up at the woman over her book as she listened to her rambling on about her father's coffee order. Sure, Eden had spotted a man in the shop with a cowboy hat on before (how couldn't she notice that?) but she didn't care one bit about memorizing people's orders, no matter how simple. "Just a black coffee then?" She marked her page and placed the book on the counter with a quit thud and started typing in the order on the point of sale system. "Honestly, I don't really care if you drink hot chocolate in a thousand degree weather." Because Eden honestly couldn't care less about what her customers did or did not do as long as they weren't mean or annoying.

"Don't worry" Nikki sighed "By know, I'm pretty convinced it's genetic. Hot on the outside, messes inside" she said. Unfortunately, she wasn't joking either. "I don't want you to feel like you're alone, you know..." Nikki said honestly. "I came to you because I love you and I know you won't hold anything I say against me. And I'll never hold a word you say against you either. Ever." Nikki said sternly.

"I think you're right about that one." All of the O'Connells and Keatons had their own issues, and it felt like they were constantly falling apart. It was a large reason why Eden didn't want her own kids. She knew there was so much baggage their family had and she didn't want to be responsible for putting an end to the cycle.

Helena flashed her a small smile and placed a hand upon her arm. "He sounds like a prince. I'm sorry that all of that happened but it's never too late, right?" She was hoping to look at the bright side of things. Helena believed that if people should be together, things had a way of working out that way. "I mean, there's always other nice guys too but I just don't want you to lose hope." Some fate in things working out was healthy, she felt.

The woman’s words had Eden’s stomach twisting, because she knew there was no hope for her and Robbie. Sometimes she worried that if soulmates were real she’d ruined her chance with hers. She always hoped there wasn’t just one person for her. But then again, she and Robbie were even younger than they are now when they started dating, so maybe she’d fallen too hard too fast, which only made her feel more insane.

“ which is crazy cause I wasn’t like a huge superhero guy growing up. Yet here I have a niece named Harley Quinn. I just have beef with Captain America honestly. Sam is just a more fitting image for the shield. He at least cares about his friends and loved ones “ Nelson admitted as he glanced back over to her

“I’ve always liked them.” Eden loved any fiction that would be her escape from her lonely childhood, which is how she became the nerd she was now.

"Well, I'm obviously here 'cause I know how much making me that matcha latte is gonna save you from this current misery." Dominic said, chuckling lightly as he leaned against the counter. "I also got some beef with you for not making it to my birthday gettie."

"Oh yes, I've only made eighty-five other matcha lattes today, but yours is special because its you." Eden rolled her eyes playfully as she grabbed her steaming pitcher. "I'm sorry, you know I hate people. Love you. Hate other people. Just to clarify." Her lips pulled into a grin. "I'm sorry, I haven't felt very social.'' Not that Eden was an extrovert by any means, but she'd been feeling extra reclusive lately.

closed starter for: @edenxoconnell where: driftwood coffee "Ayyy," Samir grins wide as he approaches the register where Eden is working, holding out his arms like an old friend. Granted, there is a counter between them. "How's my favorite accomplice to a minor, victimless crime doing?" He says this with all the warmth in the world, and all the volume, too.

Eden braced herself for another painful customer interaction when she heard someone approaching, but when she looked up and saw who it was she couldn't help but laugh. "Dude, its been forever. When's our next heist?" Helping her get that stupid stuffed dinosaur at the summer carnival had made her birthday even better last year.