"Holy hell, I really needed this." Wren said as she sat down on the warm sand and looked at her friend. "Ever since we've been back, all I've been doing is working." @rededgerpstarterblog

"So did I." He looked at her and smiled. "I'm glad we were able to do this." He added. "How's work been for you, though?"

"Oh my gosh, it is so good to see you!" She smiled at her friend. "I am so excited to just let loose and have no worries, how about you?" @rededgerpstarterblog

"It's good to see you too, Tessa." He smiled and hugged her and laughed. "Oh, you know I am always down for that." He told her. "We're two peas in a choas pod, you and I."

"I know it's the middle of winter, but my God, this is like the perfect beach day." Nicole smiled and looked at the person she was with and smiled again. "Don't you think?" @rededgerpstarterblog

"Nicole, I will never turn down a chance to go to the beach, it's such a nice time to go. Especially since tourist season hasn't kicked off."

"Do I want a shot of tequila, a shot of vodka or something else?" Devin asked the person she was out with. @rededgefashion

"Why not do a shot of both and regret the consequences, however shitty they may be, in the morning?"

"Renting this boat was amazing idea." Illiana said with a smile and looked at the person who had agreed to get a rental boat for the day. "I wish the water back home was this blue, it feels like a dream." @rededgerpstarterblog

"I agree with you, I don't think I would have done this if you hadn't convinced me."

"Ugh, this place is beyond amazing." Elena smiled as she spun around to take in as much as she could. "I am honestly going to cry when we have to leave here." She laughed. @rededgerpstarterblog

"I think I'm going to cry too. I really am loving it here." Julian looked at Elena and smiled at her. "What's been your fvaorite part of this trip?"

"That is very true." Noah said with a laugh. "We are very lucky to live where we do and always have access to good food."

"That's true, most people are not that lucky." He agreed and looked at him. "How are you doing though? Are you enjoying Italy? You and Nyla been having a good time?"

Veronica held his smile without softening hers, comfortable under the attention. “Most people think like me,” she said lightly. “They just do not say it out loud.”

"Well if they said the queit part out loud, they would be judged and nobody here wants to be judged, which is very ironic if you ask me." He laughed. "I've been here and not here, but being away from here made me really miss here so that's why I came back. I will say though, New York and California very two different worlds and I love them both."

"Hey, what's up?" Declan asked the friend who had come into his house. He had been watching TV and just been having a lazy day. He put his hat on backwards and looked at the person. "Need me to kick someone's ass?" @rededgerpstarterblog

"No offense, but you gotta stop acting like everyone wants to fight." Julian teased with a laugh. "What's going on and what's got you on edge?" He asked with a chuckle.

Veronica laughed, low and unbothered, like the idea genuinely amused her. “Control is a spectrum,” she said smoothly. “I am perfectly capable of letting chaos happen. I just prefer knowing where it comes from.”

Julian smiled as he heard Veronica's words. "You are very right, Veronica. Not many people think like you do." He said to her with another smile. "What brings you to town, if you don't mind me asking?"

Veronica’s smile sharpened just a touch, like she found the answer reassuring rather than cautionary. “Sensitive is not a word anyone has ever used for me,” she said lightly. “Attention does not bother me. Control does.”

"Oh you're one of those people that has to be in control then?" He raised a brow. "And if so, then you might be shit out of luck when it comes time for you to do a challenge." He added. "No, it feels like just everyone ends up on the blogs because whoever runs it, is just bored and has nothing better to do with their day."

Veronica let out a short laugh, genuinely entertained, not offended in the slightest. “Good to know the town comes with a warning label,” she said easily. “I have dealt with worse than bored people with keyboards.”

"Welcome Veronica, I'm Julian." Julian smiled at her and shrugged. "Depends on how sensitive you are. I personally don't think that that the blogs are that bad, but I know other people who hate being mentioned."

"Hey, I really appreciate you meeting up with me on such short notice." Noah said with a smile to his friend as they stood outside Sienna's Place. "How are you doing? Anything new and exciting happening with you?" @rededgerpstarterblog

"Man you don't have to thank me at all. I really needed something good to eat and Sienna's always has really good food. Then again, I haven't found a single place in Red Edge that has bad food."

Veronica stepped into town like she already belonged there, sunglasses pushed up into her hair, expression calm and unapologetic. New places never made her nervous. They never had. People usually figured out who she was before she had to explain it.

"Well that depends on not only who you are, but it also depends on if whoever runs the gossip blogs, like Sins of Red Edge and whatever the fuck the other one is called, wants to get under your skin or not."