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"i just want things to be good between us. always." she admits, unsure what she'd do without the other. rhegan lets out a soft laugh, her nose scrunching at the slight teasing. "yeah, let's go."

"things are always going to be okay between us, rhe. we jut have to make sure that nothing ends up coming between us ever, we can't allow it. deal ?" she'd smile over at her. "was hoping you'd say that." alex would say, motioning for her friend to follow along with her in the same direction. "haven't had my caffeine all day, so it's an absolute necessity now."

“ right, and when your new guy wants to fight me over it, you know which of us you'll support or will it just depend on the day? ” flynn jokes, best effort channeled in to not letting his eyes roll at the thought of the other male.

'"oh come on.. no one's going to fight you. i'll make sure that doesn't end up happening. besides it's not like he's got my location or anything." she would shake her head at flynn playfully, her arms crossed over her chest. "if i didn't want to be here, i wouldn't be."

sawyer wasn't the best when it had came to traveling around. usually, she ended up going with a couple people. but this time? when josie had agreed to go along with her, she couldn't wait. "the escalators?!" she would ask, still glancing around to see if the other blonde was anywhere close to where she'd been waiting. "oh, there you are!" she would exclaim, the happiest of smiles now appearing on her glossy lips. "there you are! thought you were going to be late! or worse.. decide not to show up or something!" she would laugh a little as sawyer began to hurry over to josie, wrapping her arms around the blonde. "i missed you! i'm glad you were able to make it."

rhett felt his entire body tense the second she admitted she tried moving on. it hit him ugly. like somebody had shoved a wrench straight between his ribs and twisted hard. his jaw flexed while blue eyes stayed locked on her, stormy and sharp beneath the fluorescent glow spilling out from the building behind them. he had absolutely no right feeling possessive anymore. they were broken up. messy and ruined and standing here pretending they knew how to let each other go when neither of them had figured it out yet. but christ, hearing another person even existed in the same sentence as tatum made something hot and irrational crawl straight up his spine. his hands flexed uselessly at his sides before one dragged roughly through damp hair instead, rainwater still clinging to the dark strands. “you tried movin’ on?” rhett repeated lowly, almost disbelieving, like the idea itself pissed him off more than it should have. and maybe that made him selfish. maybe it made him an asshole. because part of him wanted to demand details he had no claim to anymore. who was it? did he touch you? did you think about me while he did? the thoughts came vicious and fast before he swallowed them back down hard. instead rhett stepped closer again, close enough now that the tension between them felt like a live wire sparking in the rain. his eyes flicked briefly toward her glossy gaze before settling there completely. softer for half a second. dangerous the next. his throat tightened slightly when she admitted she couldn’t get rid of him. that she didn’t think she wanted to. and rhett knew that feeling too well. he knew exactly how impossible she’d become to escape. his gaze dragged slowly over her face before he finally spoke again, quieter this time. more dangerous because of it. “what if i don’t want you to move on?” the confession hung heavy between them while rain tapped softly against pavement around their feet. “what if i can’t stand the thought of somebody else gettin’ the parts of you that used to be mine?”

tatum could see the way his body tensed when she spoke. the last thing she wanted to do was upset him, but she was being honest. trying to get over their breakup and what they had was the most gutwrenching thing she had truly ever been through. somedays were easier than others. the thoughts of him would consistently stay at the back of her mind. anytime she tried going on a date ? all she could think about was rhett. majority of the time she couldn't even bring herself to go on them because she didn't even know if she could do it, if she was ready. it was never the same. it would never feel the same. and they more than likely wouldn't make her feel the same way that rhett had. no matter what she tried.. it always came back to them.. it came back to him. it shouldn't of ended up this way, not being able to let the other go. but it wasn't something she was able to help either. tate just didn't know how to do it. she gave up trying. her eyes began to scan his,. "yeah.. i tried. i thought i would've been able to. but every time i tried i was reminded of all the reasons why i just couldn't do it." you would think that the two people who decided to breakup would've been able to find their way separately. but it made her realize how wrong of a decision it was. tate didn't know how to just treat him like another ex boyfriend. she missed every little thing about him. every single detail. the way that he had smiled at her, the way he used to look at her, how his hand felt in hers, the way his arms felt like she would always be safe; no one else was ever able to give her the same feeling. no one ever will. no one would ever be rhett. "it's what made me realize that i just can't move on from you, rhett. i don't know if that has been quite obvious enough to you.. but i can't." she'd say with a low sigh, her heart felt like it was about to beat out of her chest. apart of her regretted saying that she had even tried moving on. because if another girl were to exist in the sentence as him, she'd feel the heaviness in her chest, weighing on her. as if someone was reaching in and trying to pull it right out. when he stepped in closer towards her again, she couldn't stop keeping her eye contact on him, her gaze immediately softening when she had heard those words. as if they had been the only words she was hoping to hear for a while now. she'd never felt about anyone the exact way that rhett had made her feel. "i don't want to." she would say in a low tone of voice. "i can't.. if it's not you, it's just not worth it." she'd pause for a moment, trying to keep her composure better than she had been moments ago. not even looking up to notice the rain that had fell, her focus remained on him while she spoke. "nobody else could ever get those parts of me.. not now, not ever. they've always been yours. i just... i don't want to get close to you if i'm going to end up losing you again. apart of me isn't sure i'd be able to go through it again, i can't.." she shook her head, not wanting to even have to think of that possibility.

addison was someone that was able to put on the best act ever. she was going to make sure that the surprise didn't come off as being too ruined. "don't worry, i got it covered." unfortunately enough for addison ? she had been nosey herself one to many times. "i promise, it won't be ! " she'd say, nodding her head. "i'll just simply make it seem like i'm surprised and had no idea that this was being planned in the first place. i know exactly what to do !"

savannah was starting to get used to things here again. something about beng home again felt simple.. yet nice. and getting to be around beau ? that was simply just the highlight of it all. at first, she really wanted to try out life in the big city. let her dreams start coming true. and as fast as they started to ? they only fell apart even quicker than that. "i've never lost your number, so i'll be sure to keep that in mind. and if it's you that's making me laugh, i could surely use it. i've been needing an extra reason to smile more these days as it is."

“ i thought you weren't allowed to talk to me anymore? ”

"maybe i shouldn't be. but then again.. when have i exactly been one to follow the rules ?"

"right. i'm sorry." there was nothing about stza that could hurry. he was never the type to cut to the chase. he didn't want to, but stza knew that it was likely that all he would do is waste her time with a lead in and she'd just end up even more mad at him because of that. "it can't, but we both know i'll end up not being able to use the ten minutes properly." a brief pause, "you okay if i wait here? wait for you?"

"no, it's fine. i'm just trying to get through the rest of my shift and i'm not quite sure if i'll have enough time to chat." she'd reply honestly, glancing back up at stza from what had previously had her attention at first. " maya nodded her head at stza, checking the time on her watch to see that she just had about 45 minutes to an hour left of her shift to finish up with. " if you're okay with waiting nearly about an hour for me to finish then that's fine by me. i won't make you come all the way back."

“ i think this is more important than whatever you’ve got going on. ”

"i didn't think you'd come here if it wasn't something important. like i said i've got sometime to spare. so, tell me.. what's the reason that you came all this way ?" maya's eyebrows raised up on curiosity. her entire full attention was on vincenzo now. "it's not about anything like... bad, right ?"

rhett’s hand stayed firm at the small of tatum’s back even after they slipped away from the noise, guiding her down the dim hallway behind the bar until the muffled music and crowd finally dulled into something distant. the second they were alone, he dragged a hand down over his face hard, exhaling through his nose like he was trying to get his own chest back under control. because fuck, this was not what he expected. he’d come over ready for a fight. ready for her to shove him off, scream at him, maybe throw that drink in his face if she really wanted to make a scene. he could handle angry. angry made sense. but tears? seeing tatum cry because of him made something cave in low beneath his ribs so hard it nearly pissed him off at himself. his oceanic eyes found hers again almost immediately, softer now despite the tension stretched tight through him. “you think this shit’s been easy for me either?” the question came rough, quieter than usual. honest in a way rhett hated and often felt uncomfortable with. his fingers flexed once against her side before falling away completely so he wouldn’t crowd her too much. as though he remembered he lost the right to touch her. “i spent half our breakup losin’ my goddamn mind every time i reached for my phone to text you before rememberin’ i wasn’t supposed to anymore. every place i went still felt like you were there.” a humorless laugh slipped out of him as he shook his head once, gaze dropping briefly to the floor before climbing back to her. “and then i see you with somebody else tonight and suddenly i’m right back at square one again. i can’t fucking stand it.” he stepped closer despite himself, stubborn habit winning over common sense like it always did with her. “the back and forth’s killin’ me too, tate. i just don’t know how the hell to stop wanting you around.”

tatum wanted to yell.. to scream, to be angry. because apart of her still was at the fact that the thoughts of rhett still lingered over her. she didn't want the eyes on her.. especially considering the fact that they were in public. the blonde wasn't really even too sure what else to do. maybe if they weren't around so many people ? she was trying to be better at keeping her composure. something she didn't realize how badly she'd been failing at until right now in this very moment with rhett standing in front of her. it was almost as if she just wasn't able to push this feeling down for some reason. it had felt like one that was consistently right there. no matter how hard she tried to forget him ? what they once shared ? she couldn't do it. he consumed nearly almost every thought she'd had. her eyes locked onto his when his fell back onto hers again, never diverting away during the entirety of him talking. "i don't know... maybe i thought you were having an easier time with it than me." tatum wasn't really sure what she thought. but she couldn't keep pretending like it didn't bother her. or eat away at her even when she didn't want to think about them.. or him. "do you know how many times i picked my phone up out of habit ? there were so many times i almost did call you.. or text you. message nearly all typed out before deleting it. but then reality set in again and you weren't there anymore." she could no longer go to the usual spots they used to go to. it was all just memories she didn't think she could let herself revisit again.. it just seemed so.. empty. "i was trying to move on.. a friend said it would be good for me to try and i did. it wasn't the same.." she'd admit. "it just didn't feel the same like it should've. and then you came over.. and it made me realize how many bad decisions i seem to keep making." in a way, she probably would've reacted the same way if she saw rhett with somebody. her eyes watched as he stepped closer to her, a silent deep breath being exhaled. eyes feeling as if they were getting glossy with tears about to fill, but the last thing she wanted to do was tear up again. "it would make it so much easier if i knew.. but i don't. i can't just get rid of you, rhett. and i don't think i want to, it's too hard."

“    right.    wouldn’t    want    me    walking    in    to    an    empty    place    ,    huh    ?    ”    has    to    find    humor    in    it    ,    to    prevent    from    crumbling    under    the    weight    of    it    all.    steps    closer    anyways    ,    reaching    for    one    of    the    bags.    “    c’mon    ,    let’s    just    get    it    done    …    since    i’m    sure    you    wanna    get    out    of    here.    ”

"well, no. i figured that you probably would've appreciated to have the heads up before you didn't find me when you got back." celeste thought she was making the right decision here.. but now she was almost second guessing herself. even if every part of her had told her that it was best if she just.. went. masking her emotions so she wouldn't have to feel every single one of them at once. "yeah, well, um thank you.. for, you know, helping me... it's probably best if i just went now."

celeste thought that maybe this was what they needed. time without each other.. maybe eventually ? this would've made them come back stronger or the two would've realized that this is actually what was needed. "i think that's a good idea." this wasn't an easy decision at all.. but it seems like the best one to have been made. this didn't have to be forever.. but just for now. "distance may be what's best for us. things work out the way that they're supposed to anyway.. at least that's what i hear."

rhegan's top row of teeth are lightly chewing on bottom lip, slowly nodding as alexandra speaks. "okay, yeah. . . i think we can." a soft breath of relief, smiling. "that sounds great, it's on me."

" i'm glad that you said that.. that's what i was hoping to hear from you. " she'd happily smile, a nod of her head followed at rhegan's words. "i was hoping so.. that's sure one way to make it up to me, after all. " alex's tone of voice only playfully joking. "so, you up for heading there now ?"

hudson pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming in already from this conversation that had just started. "when have I ever said this is what I wanted." he asked as he looked at her, raising his eyebrows. "this is exactly what I mean by being overdramatic. you're literally pulling shit from thin air."

celeste had let out a sigh, she wasn't trying to be dramatic. she was trying to be realistic and keep it simple. for herself and also for hudson.. but maybe she overthought it too much. "okay.. i wasn't trying to be overdramatic... i can see how you'd think that." feeling as though it was almost too late now. "what is is that you want, hudson ?" that question was one that she more than likely should've been asked to begin with and maybe they wouldn't be having this conversation right now.

"i would not say by any measure you are mean. they say the same about me." the briefest of pauses. "they're right, i would say." it was not as though they were proud of this. it was just a realistic stance on how it was they operated. most people saw a lack of emotions as mean in some form or another. "merely an observation, not my intent to further something between us that wasn't meant to be," she clarified with a slight jump in her heart beat. "perfect. lead the way then."

"see ! that's what i always thought but i feel like other people don't seem to think so, at times." an eyebrow raised in raven's direction. "but you've never really been mean... i'd say you've been honest. and that's not really a bad trait to have, you know ?" because it really wasn't. at least blair truly didn't seem to think that had been the case, at all. "i can understand that, don't you worry ! just think of it as a fun day out." blair didn't want to jump into anything either or scare raven away at all. "you've got it. let's go !" the excitement had her clapping her hands together, before heading for the door and turning the doorknob to allow for raven to exit first."