☾✵ --- baby doll

shay wrapped his arms around the blonde as he felt her cheek against his neck. “that sounds sucky, and i can definitely provide a little sunshine. here, let me––” he cut himself off to grab the contents she held, relieving her of her carrying duties, “––take these. and we can go get you an ice cream cone because no one needs a coffee on a hot day like today when you can have fuckin’ ice cream. am i right? yes. the answer is yes.” he let out a laugh as he put his long arm around her shoulders and lead her toward the ice cream shop around the corner. 

“i never doubted you, dear.” pressing a kiss against his cheek, her thumb smudging away the faint remnants of pink left in its place before cupping along his jawline for a moment. smiling brightly up at him as he took her script, she nestled against his side, arms wrapping around his waist as his fell in a comforting weight on her shoulder. “i think i’m having caffeine withdrawals,” she complained lightly, sticking her tongue out in distaste. “ice cream might cure my ailments. but you have to promise me your full attention for the rest of the afternoon, i absolutely refuse to share. so tell me, darling, how have the past--” she quickly calculated the time that’s past since she last saw him, “49 hours been?” 

  “I’m am extraordinarily proud of you, minding your own business, just one fight with Cait - I almost don’t believe in.” Picking up a wine glass, he rolled his eyes. “Oh trust me, you didn’t miss much. ‘On behalf of my father, who regrets not being here, thank you all for coming, blah blah, here’s a whole lot of money in his name, blah blah, someone please get me a drink’.” 

“You should really have more faith in me.” Serena kept her expression innocent, doe eyes wide. “I’m a stand up citizen. Trouble just seems to follow me of its own accord.” Her mind flashed momentarily to the array of drugs and alcohol tucked into the corners of her room. “You’re right, that is much more boring than I had imagined. I want a shout out in your next one. Something really heartfelt.”