dangerous woman

Niklaus took a sip of his drink as he listened to Haven speaking about art. Niklaus had never been good at drawing, or painting back in the days. In fact, he was pretty sure his paintings just turned into blobs when he was in high school. “Can’t say I’ve ever been good when it comes to drawing, but I do love to admire other people’s work. Maybe I’ll have to come check out the art gallery one day.” it was one of the many places Nik hadn’t visited since moving here.

“You’ve definitely got to have a talent for it. There’s only so much practice you can do, you know?” The girl commented, taking a sip from her own drink before she hummed, nodding to his words. “You totally should!” Haven exclaimed, placing her drink back down on the bar top. “I mean, it’s not exactly as lively as this place,” she paused to gesture at the room around them. “But I’ll be there, so that’s a bonus in itself.” Haven winked.

Kissing her cheek again, he just smiled. Haven always had a way to make him smile. That was one of the many reasons why he loved her.

Smiling when Jiao kissed her cheek, Haven then let out a content sigh as they reached his house. “I hope our food hasn’t gone cold. Do you think it’ll be reheatable?”

“Is it weird that I have never felt that way around cats?” he asked, tilting his head to the side as he chuckled.

“Not at all! Cats love you. In fact, all animals love you. You just have a way about you.” Haven told her friend with a laugh.

“ They do even if everyone is against them they seem to get something off of that and I am honestly not sure what it is”

“I really don’t understand. I guess they just want attention and they don’t care what kind it is.” Haven shrugged, shaking her head.

Laughing he looked at her  “ I will, right now his favourite thing to say when I am around is Maon food Maon food, that kid could eat all day and still be hungry”

“He is basically exactly how I was as a kid. I ate all the time. Every photo of me as a kid has some sort of food in it.” Haven laughed.

“It all depends on the personality of the cats. Each cat is different, that is why I love them so much. You never know what you will get” he said and chuckled.

Nodding to his words, Haven let out a hum. “Cats almost freak me out. They make you feel so inferior.” The girl laughed.

“ See I knew I could carry it off! That kid knows how cool I am so he’s giving me some cool nicknames!” 

“Uh huh, yeah. It’s totally cool.” Haven nodded, a smirk on her lips. “Tell him he should be proud of his name skills!”

“Oh wow, that’s pretty cool though.” Niklaus smiled, referring to owning the art gallery. They were definitely two very different businesses, but Niklaus knew how hard it was to run a business. Just because he was drinking and having his fun now, didn’t mean he didn’t have days when he actually had to play boss. He looked over at the bartender that had sold her the two shots and then pulled a slight concerned face. “Yeah, we’re definitely going to die. He totally hates my guts.” the blonde joked before calling that same bartender over to serve them again. “Two whiskeys— thanks mate.” he smirked faintly, waiting for the drinks to be placed in front of them before taking his own. “So are you an artist?”

When he spoke up, Haven let out a laugh, shaking her head. “Damn. Literally the worst case scenario.” The girl playfully rolled her eyes, smiling at the man as he ordered them some more drinks, then smiling at the bartender, watching him for a moment before turning back to Niklaus. “Sort of. I mean, I’m no Picasso, but I dabble. To be honest I’m more interested in looking at other people’s art rather than creating it myself, but I do draw often.” The woman explained with a nod to her own words.

“ It is! But sadly not everyone seems to get that.” She replied honestly as she looks at her. “ I think they like to know how it could really hurt someone because to them it’s a game”

“Unfortunately not.” Haven nodded before she sighed. “Yeah, they thrive off the attention, I’m sure. And other people always seem to call them out, so they enjoy seeing the reaction.”

i have a lot of recording sessions this week but i’m sure we could go to one!,” she smiles excitedly at the other. “oh, they do make the best shit ever, i prefer local coffee shops honestly. and bradshaw makes the best coffee, i mean, have you tried their pride lattes last month?”

“Okay, great! And if we don’t do it this week, we can totally go another time.” Haven replied, not wanting to disrupt any of the girl’s plans. “Local coffee shops are the bomb, they’re way better than any other coffee,” she agreed before nodding. “I did! They were so good.”

“ Nor do I, there is no law stating you have to read, like and comment to everything you see, you have a right to feel how you do but keep it to yourself if you can’t be nice about it!”

“Yeah, exactly. It’s just common manners to be nice to people.” Haven mused with a nod. “Like what do they get out of being mean? Especially when people just ignore comments like that anyway.”

She nodded  “ They do and I honestly have to roll my eyes because they are just acting like children, worse actually at least children are still learning how to behave”

“People online can be so petty. I tend to stay away from social media, unless I’m promoting the business or something. I can’t stand reading all the nasty comments.” Haven rolled her eyes. “I don’t understand why people spend their time being mean to other people.”

“oh my god, please. i feel like i haven’t been one in forever since my schedule got so hectic,” presley frowned for a moment. “it’s where i’m at honestly, when i’m not in the studio or at home. sometimes cuppa joe’s, damn, their coffee brings me home.”

“Alright! It’s a deal. We’ll go sometime this week?” The girl suggested, hoping the girl’s schedule wasn’t as busy this week. “I feel like everyone around here would live in Cuppa Joe’s if possible. It’s lovely there, I could sit in there all day. And their coffee? Truly amazing.”

“I sure hope they get along. Because it really would suck if they hated the new cat. Because I really want more cats, you know? I want all the cats”

“Do cats usually get along with each other or no? I know dogs usually do, but I’m assuming it’s different, with cats being more independent.” Haven asked him curiously.

“i kinda sit in art classes from time to time, you can join me if you want?,” presley says, wiggling her eyebrows at the other. “it’s like what i do on my free time besides being stuck in no strings attached the whole day.”

“I would love to do that! It’s always more fun going with someone than going alone.” Haven commented, smiling fondly at her. “Ah, yeah. I know the feeling. I spend most of my days in Outside the Lines.”