Les Smiles

Lester is just like Victor remembers and for once that was a good thing. A ball of sunshine and affection. “I mean you don’t have to, but that would be amazing. I’m as inept with all that stuff as you can get” Victor laughed and then blushed a little at the compliment “says the model” As they walked through the apartment he showed Lester around “It’s mostly just spacious and sadly won’t be here for very much longer the way it’s going” He was about to offer Lester something to drink when he heard the news “Wait, what? What happened? Are you okay?”

“It is the holidays, and they didn’t cost me anything. These people want a chance for me to name drop them whenever I can in interviews so they send me boxes of this stuff. I packed a lot of it in case someone hinted they were interested. My intuition strikes again,” Lester said with a chuckle. He leaned against his friend and gave a nod. “I wish this place would stay up and open. I would move back for good,” he sighed thinking about it. He looked over at Vic and gave a nod. “Yeah, I’m good. We just grew apart. I was the one making the money, I was also working all the time. Traveling. Absence also makes the heart grow weaker. We left on good terms, there is no bad blood between me and Hayden.”

Wesley was back at the gym for the second time today. He wasn’t by any means the same sort of work-out beast he once was, but recently with all the happenings in the building and being around everyone from the past, he was feeling a little more stressed than usual. “How many sets do you have left?” He asked the guy working on the machine he was eyeing. “don’t mean to rush you, just wanted to see if I should start somewhere else.”

“Same” Victor smiled “I mean I was fully intent on never stepping foot in this place again, but it felt wrong not coming back for a last hurrah” When Lester cups his face in his hands he keeps his eyes on him “Then, believe me, it’s only by sheer luck” he teased “I mean I fully plan on getting your skincare routine before you leave”. Showing him around he wraps an arm around Lester’s waist as they walk “Busy” he said “taking care of my little brother and going back to school takes a lot more work than one might think” He looked up at Lester “What about you?”

Lester laughed and gave a nod as he had the same idea, coming back just to see the old faces and maybe a couple of new. “My skincare routine, I actually could give you some bottles of stuff I use, I have way too much,” he said with a nod. “But you should test it out, I would hate to give you something that would break your pretty face out,” he said with a wink. He put an arm around Victor as they walked, he was excited to be looking around his new place. “Wow, I want to live here,” he said as they walked. “I’ve been busy too, working mostly. Hayden and I divorced a year ago,” he said casually, not wanting to make a big deal of it.

Being pulled into the hug Victor stumbles a bit before getting his balance and returning it “Me too” he said “about you,of course. I had no idea you were coming back”Smiling up at Lester it felt really nice to have a familiar face that was also friendly with no bad history attached “I mean a couple more stress lines I’m sure”Shaking his head he stepped aside to let the blonde in “Not at all. Come in”

“I didn’t think I was going to be coming back either, but I heard this place had a month or so left and decided to come take a look,” Lester said with a grin. He reached up to let his hands cup both sides of Victor’s face as he looked him over. “I don’t see any stress lines on you,” he said before letting them slid down to his shoulders. He gave a nod, walking in and looking around. “How have you been, man?”

With Kevin at the daycare Victor had used the time to get caught up on schoolwork. Rubbing his eyes to help him focus he was relieved to hear the knock and have a distraction.Going over he opened up to see an old, but welcomed face “Lester?” he asked ‘that’s really you?”

When the door opened he couldn’t help the smile that grew on his face. He chuckled and gave a nod, pulling Victor into a tight hug. “It is me! Oh my god, I’m glad to see you!” he said as he held onto the male. Slowly he pulled back, wanting to get a good look at the other. “You haven’t changed a single bit since I saw you last,” he beamed. “Are you busy?”